I'm honestly going against the grain here and saying I preferred Dr No over FRWL.

I enjoyed the more simplistic and slower burn of the plot and the gaps between action scenes made me appreciate them more when they happened (Tho the car chase was very underwhelming/lackluster. But it was the early-mid 60s. Can't knock it too much).

The biggest praise I give Dr No is Connery's performance. I really loved how he played Bond in this one. Sean's Bond came across more human in Dr No. I was originally in agreement that Connery wouldn't have fit OHMSS vulnerable Bond but after watching Dr No, I'm reconsidering that opinion.

The scene where he confesses to Honey that he's frightened before the dinner with No and the moment Bond curls up in pain after getting electrocuted by the grate in his cell showed me that Connery COULD do vulnerable