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Bond film ranking tournament. Final results

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  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    Posts: 7,132
    TB and CR, nothing to do about that I’m afraid.
  • Major_BoothroydMajor_Boothroyd Republic of Isthmus
    edited December 2017 Posts: 2,722
    TB and CR

    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.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,473
    TB and CR would make a great double feature.
  • Major_BoothroydMajor_Boothroyd Republic of Isthmus
    Posts: 2,722
    FoxRox wrote: »
    TB and CR would make a great double feature.

    Bond in the Bahamas double bill
  • CountJohnCountJohn
    Posts: 230
    NSNA and CR
  • ForYourEyesOnlyForYourEyesOnly In the untained cradle of the heavens
    edited December 2017 Posts: 1,984
    These are still easy picks.

    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.
  • TheWizardOfIceTheWizardOfIce 'One of the Internet's more toxic individuals'
    Posts: 9,117
    Another non event. I presume at some point we are going to get some heavyweight ties like FRWL v OHMSS but at the moment this game is just delivering routine thrashings.

    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.
  • barryt007barryt007
    Posts: 19,339
    A no brainer :

    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.)
  • Andi1996RueggAndi1996Ruegg Hello. It's me, Evelyn Tremble.
    edited December 2017 Posts: 2,005
    my picks:
    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.
  • Andi1996RueggAndi1996Ruegg Hello. It's me, Evelyn Tremble.
    edited December 2017 Posts: 2,005
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  • BondAficionadoBondAficionado Former IMDBer
    Posts: 1,889
    Thunderball: Easy win vs NSNA.

    Casino Royale (2006): The greatest Bond film ever made.
  • GBFGBF
    Posts: 3,197
    Thunderball: Easy win vs NSNA.

    LALD: Slightly better in my opinion...
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
    Posts: 7,021
    Thunderball and Casino Royale.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,473
    BondAficionado wrote: »
    Thunderball: Easy win vs NSNA.

    Casino Royale (2006): The greatest Bond film ever made.

    Well said.
  • royale65royale65 Caustic misanthrope reporting for duty.
    edited December 2017 Posts: 4,423
    Thunderball over NSNA. A classic Bondian, if not bloated, epic, vs a hate filled excuse of a film. After all that hard work acquiring the screen rights, NSNA doesn't even follow the novel that closely. McClory really busted a gut trying to get the rights to Thunderball. A greatest hits collection, if I've ever saw one. Each scenario in TB, the novel, has been done better in the preceding Fleming tales.

    Casino Royale over Live and Let Die.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,183
    Thunderball, obviously.
    Casino Royale: quintessential Bond.
  • pachazopachazo Make Your Choice
    Posts: 7,314
    NSNA - There are many things that I appreciate about TB, just as I do with all of the original 60's films. However, I just have a lot more fun with NSNA. It's not half as bad as some make it out to be and even betters the original in some areas.

    CR - I really enjoy the heck out of LALD, but CR is on another level.
  • PrinceKamalKhanPrinceKamalKhan Monsoon Palace, Udaipur
    Posts: 3,262
    Major_Boothroyd wrote: »
    FoxRox wrote: »
    TB and CR would make a great double feature.

    Bond in the Bahamas double bill

    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).
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,473
    TB was my first Bond film so it will always hold a special place in my heart. It’s constantly Top 15 and a potential Top 10 contender on my list.
  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
    Posts: 15,138
    Another easy round.
    Thunderball
    Casino Royale
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    TB beats NSNA 24-3

    CR beats LALD 24-3

    Round 4:

    FRWL VS MR

    and

    OHMSS VS QOS
  • jobojobo
    Posts: 7,507
    FRWL and OHMSS
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    Posts: 25,131
    FRWL and OHMSS are in my eternal top three so they win.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    jobo wrote: »
    FRWL and OHMSS

    Yes, same.
  • Last_Rat_StandingLast_Rat_Standing Long Neck Ice Cold Beer Never Broke My Heart
    Posts: 4,589
    Moonraker

    OHMSS
  • BondAficionadoBondAficionado Former IMDBer
    Posts: 1,889
    Another easy round. Definitely FRWL and OHMSS for me.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    Posts: 23,883
    Why are we making these so easy?

    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.
  • BMW_with_missilesBMW_with_missiles All the usual refinements.
    Posts: 3,000
    MR over FRWL

    OHMSS over QOS

    Another easy choice.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    edited December 2017 Posts: 12,473
    Wow so easy.

    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.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    Posts: 13,978
    FRWL vs MR

    and

    OHMSS vs QOS

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