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Even though I love LALD, CR is one of my favourite films. I have a soft spot for NSNA but it can't compete with TB.
Bond in the Bahamas double bill
TB crushes NSNA. Far better in every aspect.
CR wallops LALD. Apart from the eccentricity factor and theme song, LALD is outmatched (and in many areas outclassed) in everything. Fairly mediocre entry can't stand a chance against the series' finest showing.
TB v NSNA = TB: Why go for the cheap Chinese imitation over the real thing? Not a big fan of TB at all but it trumps NSNA in every dept apart from Largo who is terribly underwhelming in the original but manically unhinged in a fabulous performance by Klaus Maria Brandauer. One of the most underrated villains and possibly a top half ranking if up against all the EON villains.
LALD v CR= CR. Close to perfection v a slice of camp from early 70s 'we're running out of ideas here' Hamilton trilogy.
TB & CR.
Both favourites of mine.
CR is currently #1 in my rankings.
TB is currently #5 in my rankings.
LALD is at #14 (recently moved up 3 places so is moving in the right direction.)
TB
CR
TB is Connery and the 60s.
CR doesn't have Connery but otherwise it's flawless and imagining Sean playing the part, it would even come closer to OHMSS which is my favorite Bond film.
Casino Royale (2006): The greatest Bond film ever made.
LALD: Slightly better in my opinion...
Well said.
Casino Royale over Live and Let Die.
Casino Royale: quintessential Bond.
CR - I really enjoy the heck out of LALD, but CR is on another level.
I figure the Bahamas section in CR was meant to be a tribute to TB(the location, Bond beating the villain at the gaming tables and winning his woman).
Thunderball
Casino Royale
CR beats LALD 24-3
Round 4:
FRWL VS MR
and
OHMSS VS QOS
Yes, same.
OHMSS
FRWL vs MR - while Moore's fourth outing will always have a special place in my heart for the sheer audacity of the undertaking (it's still visually an epic feast that has yet to be bettered to this day imho), FRWL is my firm #1 film. So no contest. It's perfection to me. A relatively unique 'realistic' tight suspense thriller that predates the now somewhat stale formula.
OHMSS vs QoS - OHMSS by far. It's a film that improves with every viewing for me and one that continues to increase in my rankings. It really is classic Bond at its finest. A real achievement which in some ways has an old school Hollywood vibe to it while still being distinctly British. QoS has its moments and there is a lot to like (Kurylenko, Arterton and Almaric as well as a killer performance from Craig), but I can never rank it too high because it comes across as being a bit too influenced by contemporary action fare to me. A bit too busy.
OHMSS over QOS
Another easy choice.
FRWL over MR - Pretty sure I prefer everything about Connery’s second to Moore’s fourth. A Top 10 Bond film vs. a bottom 3 one for my list.
OHMSS over QOS - QOS is a middling Bond in my book, which means it’s decent but still not nearly as good as OHMSS, which is my second favorite Bond film. Again, pretty much everything about OHMSS is preferred for me over QOS.
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OHMSS vs QOS