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Bond film ranking tournament. Final results

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  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    TSWLM beats TB 13-12 and DAF 21-4

    Let s do another Connery/Moore round as these matches are naturally the most numerous, this time ten films apart.

    Round 64:

    DN vs MR

    and

    GF vs OP

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

    GF over OP

    Both comfortably.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,523
    DN over MR

    GF over OP

    MR and OP can be some fun, but Connery’s classics are near-unbeatable.
  • JamesBondKenyaJamesBondKenya Danny Boyle laughs to himself
    Posts: 2,730
    DN
    GF
  • JeremyBondonJeremyBondon Seeking out odd jobs with Oddjob @Tangier
    Posts: 1,318
    Easily

    DN
    GF
  • JohnHammond73JohnHammond73 Lancashire, UK
    Posts: 4,151
    DN and OP
  • 00Agent00Agent Any man who drinks Dom Perignon '52 can't be all bad.
    Posts: 5,185
    DN
    OP
  • GBFGBF
    Posts: 3,198
    DN and OP.
    Allthough GF is iconic and probably the better film, I simply enjoy OP a little bit more. Both are very close in my ranking.
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
    Posts: 9,085
    DN and GF
  • barryt007barryt007
    Posts: 19,339
    DN

    &

    OP
  • peterpeter Toronto
    Posts: 9,511
    DN
    GF
  • pachazopachazo Make Your Choice
    Posts: 7,314
    DN comfortably.

    GF, but it's very close.
  • Last_Rat_StandingLast_Rat_Standing Long Neck Ice Cold Beer Never Broke My Heart
    Posts: 4,602
    MR and GF
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,257
    DN

    GF
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    Posts: 23,883
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    TSWLM beats TB 13-12
    Exactly as I thought it would end up. Extremely close, but with an ever so slight edge for TSWLM.
    --

    DN vs MR - A no brainer for me. Although I find MR extremely entertaining and respect it for being the logical conclusion of what Harry and Cubby started in 1962, their first film is a pure classic, and is more along the lines of where I hope Bond will return post-Craig for a restart.

    GF vs OP - a very difficult choice for me. I respect GF for its iconic status, and for creating the template structure which has made Bond a phenomenon for 50+ years. However, I just far prefer the pacing, action and overall story of Roger's penultimate effort, despite its many flaws.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
    Posts: 15,423
    DN
    GF
  • BondAficionadoBondAficionado Former IMDBer
    Posts: 1,890
    DN over MR and OP over GF.
  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
    Posts: 15,169
    DN
    &
    OP
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    Posts: 7,209
    DN and GF, without much trouble.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    Connery easily wins this.
  • royale65royale65 Caustic misanthrope reporting for duty.
    Posts: 4,423
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    Connery easily wins this.

    Make mine a double Connery would you?

    DN trumps MR. And despite my love for OP, GF beats that one as well.
  • vzokvzok
    Posts: 4,045
    DN
    OP
  • Mathis1Mathis1
    Posts: 7,616
    MR
    And
    GF.
  • PrinceKamalKhanPrinceKamalKhan Monsoon Palace, Udaipur
    Posts: 3,262
    Since it looks like the Connery films will win this round I'll vote for my 2 favorite Moore entries in the series:

    MR

    and

    OP
  • GBFGBF
    Posts: 3,198
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    TSWLM beats TB 13-12

    Very close indeed. This also indicates that one person more or leass can decide a lot and it may depend in the end on how long exactly a certain round takes. One could avoid such a thing by defining a victory when one film reaches a certain number of votes (e.g. 13).
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    Not changing the rules now.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    DN beats MR 20-4

    GF beats OP 15-9

    After a couple Connery vs Moore rounds, here they are up against themselves, the second most numerous combination. This time three films and six years apart.

    Round 65:

    TB vs DAF

    and

    TSWLM vs OP
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited November 2018 Posts: 23,883
    TB vs. DAF - A supremely confident Sean and great dialogue in both, but timeless 60's style and elegance comprehensively thrashes early 70's kitsch.

    TSWLM vs. OP - A much closer battle for me, both featuring sublime performances by Rog. Once again, the earlier decade scores a decisive win though on account of its distinctive style and the famous iconic elements in what is unquestionably one of the best Bond films.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,257
    TB

    DAF is the outrageously silly one and possibly, for that reason alone, also the more interesting one. However, technically speaking, TB is a far more competently made, better acted, more "Flemingian" Bond film. It brings the spectacle as well as the exotism. These two alone are enough to beat DAF to a pulp.

    OP

    I really like that film. TSWLM is an exceptionally impressive film but something draws me towards OP.
  • BMW_with_missilesBMW_with_missiles All the usual refinements.
    Posts: 3,000
    I don’t care for either of these two, but TB over DAF

    TSWLM over OP
    OP is good, but TSWLM is near perfection.
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