I'm glad someone agrees with me that Dalton was one of the best Bonds, probably second only to Connery.
After LICENSE TO KILL, I was disappointed that 6 years passed before the next entry. Up until that point, literally for my entire life, you could count on a new Bond film every 2 years. I was even more disappointed after seeing GOLDENEYE, though! If I had my way, the Brosnan films would be buried somewhere in the Sahara desert.
After I read all the Fleming novels, I realized that the first few Connery films were very close to the original intent of the author, both in the Bond characterization, as well as following the plots fairly closely. While nothing like the novels, perhaps half of the Moore films were pretty decent entertainment nonetheless. FOR YOUR EYE ONLY is probably the closest to Fleming among the Moore films.
Dalton was spot on as Bond as conceived by Fleming. I particularly liked LICENSE TO KILL, since it tooks some plot points from Fleming. I haven't seen it in awhile, but I remember the whole business with the shark was out of the novel LIVE AND LET DIE.
Again, if I had my way, I would go back to the source and start making the films very close to the novels. Off the top of my head, only DR. NO, FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE, GOLDFINGER, THUNDERBALL, and ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE (OHMSS) were fairly faithful to the novels. I was delighted when they made the Craig CASINO ROYALE, but I was a bit disappointed in the result. Their hearts were in the right place, though.
Regarding OHMSS, I think this was one of the all-time best Bond movies. George Lazenby did a great job, and it would have been great for him to reprise his role. They got the order wrong, though. This should have come before YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE, as in the release order of the novels. I believe at the end of THUNDERBALL it mentions that the next film would indeed be OHMSS. If you have even a passing interest in reading the Fleming novels, I would recommend reading those 2 novels.
I still haven't seen the last Craig movie.
BTW, who released THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS on Super 8? Was it Derann?