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BOND POLLS 2015: Best Bond-films "GoldenEye" until "Skyfall" •••FINAL RESULTS•••

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  • writer5150writer5150
    Posts: 154
    1) Casino Royale (well written, well executed)
    2) Goldeneye (some classic elements; fun on multiple viewings)
    3) Tomorrow Never Dies (Great idea, first half was perfect ... and then it fell apart)
    4) Die Another Day (See below before you shoot me)
    5) Skyfall (I like this movie a lot better than it's #5 position would indicate)
    6) The World Is Not Enough (Didn't quite gel for me but I wanted to like it more)
    7) Quantum of Solace (No. Just... no. Too much wrong to list but you could start will a boring villain)

    About DAD: I remember the producers wanted it to be a 40th anniversary film that tipped its hat to all that came before. The Cuba segment (no gadgets) reminded me of a modern FRWL). The action was great. Madonna's song was fine for the ice party but should have been a different song for the main title. The latter half (when things get ridiculous) are a modern version of some of the old Bonds that were equally ridiculous for their time. A lair in a volcano? A spaceship that takes off, swallows other ships and lands again? A satellite made of diamonds? (I'm talking DAD here) I had never heard of a WetBike before seeing TSWLM, and apparently neither had much of the audience I was with as we all started laughing at the silliness. A few years later, they were all the rage. The real legitimate complaint is the parasailing stunt. It was poorly done and gave me a headache because I rolled my eyes so far back in my head. The invisible car, I can forgive -- especially when we've seen flying cars and submarine cars with torpedos that couldn't possibly have fit in the car before firing -- though it could have been done a little more realistically (maybe not always working, being a little visible as it really would to the trained eye, etc.)

    Brosnan versus Craig. Not an issue. Both are great. Both have been perfect for their times. Brosnan never got a truly outstanding script to work with, with he complained about endlessly.

    In my list above, the films after my #2 slot fall down in rank when the other Bond movies are added to the mix. In some cases, precipitously.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    Posts: 17,830
    We can dis TND if we want to
    We can leave this Bond behind
    'Cause you don't fancy it, and if you don't fancy it
    Well you're, no friends of mine...

    :))
  • ThighsOfXeniaThighsOfXenia
    Posts: 1,596
    suavejmf wrote: »
    The performance of Craig over Brozza makes SF far superior to GE. In terms of the scores, Newman is ok but he is a class act compared with Serra.

    I agree that Craig's performance is superior, but GE is the better Bond film.
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    ThighsOfXenia wrote: »
    suavejmf wrote: »
    The performance of Craig over Brozza makes SF far superior to GE. In terms of the scores, Newman is ok but he is a class act compared with Serra.

    I agree that Craig's performance is superior, but GE is the better Bond film.

    Not in this poll. If GE really is such a good Bond film, then it should easily win from SF and its freshness as being the newest Bond film. Apparently, this is not the case. I guess one can say that even after three years the "gloss of being new" is wearing off by now from SF.
  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
    Posts: 5,131
    I think GE is inferior to all Craig's films as is Brosnans performance.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    suavejmf wrote: »
    I think GE is inferior to all Craig's films as is Brosnans performance.
    I would add Connery, Lazenby, Moore and Dalton with all their films as well.
  • SharkySharky
    Posts: 266

    1. Skyfall
    2. Casino Royale
    3. GoldenEye
    4. Quantum Of Solace
    5. The World Is Not Enough
    6. Tomorrow Never Dies
    7. Die Another Day
  • royale65royale65 Caustic misanthrope reporting for duty.
    Posts: 4,423
    1. Casino Royale
    2. The World Is Not Enough
    3. Skyfall
    4. Quantum of Solace
    5. Tomorrow Never Dies
    6. GoldenEye
    7. Die Another Day
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    I'm going to ask the moderator to close this poll soon, but I would like all people to give one final chance to cast their votes in this topic. In case you didn't do it yet. Very soon I will post the final results of this succesful poll.
  • JohnHammond73JohnHammond73 Lancashire, UK
    Posts: 4,151
    1. SF
    2. GE
    3. CR
    4. TND
    5. QOS
    6. TWINE
    7. DAD
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
    Posts: 8,452
    1. SF
    2.GE
    3.TND.
    4.QOS
    5.CR
    6.TWINE
    7.DAD
  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
    Posts: 5,131
    1.CR - By far the best!!!
    2.SF
    3.QoS
    4. GE
    5.TND
    6. TWINE
    7. DAD
  • w2bondw2bond is indeed a very rare breed
    edited July 2015 Posts: 2,252
    I am interested in seeing the final tally!

    Disregard, have already voted
    1. CR
    2. GE
    3. SF
    4. TND
    5.TWINE
    6. DAD - the first half is quite enjoyable. I don't mind the invisible car, and the ice palace is a great lair...something lacking since 1979 which I hope Spectre will rectify. Silva's island is close but isn't an original lair (it's a real location)





    7. QOS

    The score of GE pulls it down, but still top 6 for me. It's very self-depreciating and self-parodying throughout but it's very enjoyable.

    Was reading back at the comments and, some of you are right, I would probably watch TND from beginning to end than SF. SF has dozens of enjoyable moments, but not great to watch without interruptions.
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    edited July 2015 Posts: 11,119
    Hold the presses. We have the final results! It is not possible to vote anymore. A magnificent amount of people have voted in this poll: 89 in total! An astonishing result, thank you all so much.

    Now the results:
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    01. 1041 POINTS -- "Casino Royale"
    02. 0790 POINTS -- "Skyfall"
    03. 0671 POINTS -- "GoldenEye"
    04. 0411 POINTS -- "Tomorrow Never Dies"
    05. 0402 POINTS -- "Quantum Of Solace"
    06. 0340 POINTS -- "The World Is Not Enough"
    07. 0172 POINTS -- "Die Another Day"

    Now let's discuss the results in here as well :-). What do you think of the final scores?

    Just a short summary:
    --> "CR" triumphed with an amazing 1041 points and the Gold Medal
    --> "SF" got the Silver Medal, but still 251 points less as compared to "CR"
    --> Still, the Silver Medal for "SF" is quite strong if compared with the Bronze Medal for "GE": 119 points difference
    --> There was a fight for the 4th place, as you can see. "TND" narrowly triumphed over "QOS", though both are in the TOP 5
    --> 2nd last for "TWINE", but with a maximum number of low scores "DAD" is the big loser
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    Anyone ;-)?
  • SharkySharky
    Posts: 266
    I thought that would be the top 3, but I am one of the ones who slightly prefers Skyfall to Casino Royale. No surprise that Die Another Day is last.
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    edited July 2015 Posts: 11,119
    Sharky wrote: »
    I thought that would be the top 3, but I am one of the ones who slightly prefers Skyfall to Casino Royale. No surprise that Die Another Day is last.


    Still, 19 times it received the maximum of 15 points @Shark ;-). That's a great result! I actually expected GE to take the 2nd spot, given the sentiment for this film on the forum.
  • SharkySharky
    Posts: 266
    I thought TWINE might've squeezed into the top 5 instead of either QOS or TND as well. But I think the final list is pretty much spot on.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited July 2015 Posts: 23,883
    That's a pretty fair result. I had GE ahead of SF (and I could easily switch between the two as SF has gone up in my opinion since I voted) but apart from that, my vote was the same as the final result
  • HASEROTHASEROT has returned like the tedious inevitability of an unloved season---
    edited July 2015 Posts: 4,399
    bondjames wrote: »
    That's a pretty fair result. I had GE ahead of SF (and I could easily switch between the two as SF has gone up in my opinion since I voted) but apart from that, my vote was the same as the final result

    my votes mirrored the final results as well. lol..

    but i think all things considered the voting is fairly accurate in regards to the quality of each film - GE, CR, SF easily are the top 3 of the modern era Bond films.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,257
    I like the fact that CR wins, though I would certainly have placed GE second. TWINE sinks lower for me than DAD I must admit and QOS is seriously a much better film than TND. But I see that came close. ;-)
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    I like the fact that CR wins, though I would certainly have placed GE second. TWINE sinks lower for me than DAD I must admit and QOS is seriously a much better film than TND. But I see that came close. ;-)

    Well, apparently, on avaerage, people on here like SF more than GE :-P.
  • Ottofuse8Ottofuse8
    Posts: 832
    TWINE is definitely a better movie than QOS
  • mcdonbbmcdonbb deep in the Heart of Texas
    edited July 2015 Posts: 4,116
    Ottofuse8 wrote: »
    TWINE is definitely a better movie than QOS

    Foster may have been a misstep but he had a vision and plan for what he wanted. Apted just went in half a$$ed with no real conviction. So I kinda respectively disagree.
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
    Posts: 8,452
    My new ranking

    Skyfall
    GoldenEye
    Tomorrow never dies
    Quantum of solace
    Die another day
    Casino royale
    The world is not enough
  • Ottofuse8Ottofuse8
    Posts: 832
    mcdonbb wrote: »
    Ottofuse8 wrote: »
    TWINE is definitely a better movie than QOS

    Foster may have been a misstep but he had a vision and plan for what he wanted. Apted just went in half a$$ed with no real conviction. So I kinda respectively disagree.

    Might be true, but i definitely prefer the resulting film TWINE over QOS.
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    Gustav_Graves wrote: »
    Hold the presses. We have the final results! It is not possible to vote anymore. A magnificent amount of people have voted in this poll: 89 in total! An astonishing result, thank you all so much.

    Now the results:
    ELTI2H.jpg
    01. 1041 POINTS -- "Casino Royale"
    02. 0790 POINTS -- "Skyfall"
    03. 0671 POINTS -- "GoldenEye"
    04. 0411 POINTS -- "Tomorrow Never Dies"
    05. 0402 POINTS -- "Quantum Of Solace"
    06. 0340 POINTS -- "The World Is Not Enough"
    07. 0172 POINTS -- "Die Another Day"

    Now let's discuss the results in here as well :-). What do you think of the final scores?

    Just a short summary:
    --> "CR" triumphed with an amazing 1041 points and the Gold Medal
    --> "SF" got the Silver Medal, but still 251 points less as compared to "CR"
    --> Still, the Silver Medal for "SF" is quite strong if compared with the Bronze Medal for "GE": 119 points difference
    --> There was a fight for the 4th place, as you can see. "TND" narrowly triumphed over "QOS", though both are in the TOP 5
    --> 2nd last for "TWINE", but with a maximum number of low scores "DAD" is the big loser

    Again, not possible to vote anymore ;-). Above you'll find the final results.
  • mcdonbbmcdonbb deep in the Heart of Texas
    Posts: 4,116
    Ottofuse8 wrote: »
    mcdonbb wrote: »
    Ottofuse8 wrote: »
    TWINE is definitely a better movie than QOS

    Foster may have been a misstep but he had a vision and plan for what he wanted. Apted just went in half a$$ed with no real conviction. So I kinda respectively disagree.

    Might be true, but i definitely prefer the resulting film TWINE over QOS.

    Well I do like both films ..and my heart kinda goes out to both of them. Both films are flawed and should have and could have been so much better. Credit to the filmmakers on both for trying to try something different ....the drama and humanity with TWINE and 70s revenge style and minimalist themes with QOS.
  • royale65royale65 Caustic misanthrope reporting for duty.
    Posts: 4,423
    It pains me to see TWINE so low, but I'm used to that. Naturally CR is the finest modern Bond.
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    royale65 wrote: »
    It pains me to see TWINE so low, but I'm used to that. Naturally CR is the finest modern Bond.

    Same here. TWINE deserved better! And IMO it's still Brosnan's best Bond outing. Like Sean's best Bond outing is TB and Moore's best Bond outing is TSWLM.

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