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Your favorite Bond title of the Official 25 Films

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  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
    Posts: 12,480
    My favorite titles?

    The Spy Who Loved Me
    From Russia With Love
    For Your Eyes Only
    The Living Daylights
    Goldeneye
  • Perilagu_KhanPerilagu_Khan
    Posts: 2,483
    Probably The Living Daylights.
  • royale65royale65 Caustic misanthrope reporting for duty.
    Posts: 4,423
    You know i've never really thought about this...

    From Russia With Love and The World Is Not Enough are both favs of mine, but my absolutely favorite Bond title is, You Only Live Twice
  • LudovicoLudovico
    Posts: 15,106
    So many to choose from. I love pretty much the first four titles equally. TSWLM I prefer the title to the movie. Same with DAF.
  • SaintMarkSaintMark
    Posts: 7,653
    FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE, a great title for a spy story and covers the content of the book and movie very well. And when it was released a very original title as well.
  • senthilvelsenthilvel
    Posts: 48
    From Russia With Love
    You Only Live Twice
    Diamonds are Forever
    Goldfinger
    Thunderball
    For Your Eyes Only
    Live and Let Die
    The Spy Who Loved Me
  • SoundofthesinnersSoundofthesinners
    Posts: 3,236
    Best: From Russia With Love, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, The Spy Who Loved Me
    Worst: Licence to Kill, Quantum of Solace
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
    Posts: 5,634
    supposed to be only one isn't it ?, but following on from others leads - From Russia With Love, You Only Live Twice, On Her Majestys Secret Service, The Spy who Loved Me, For Your Eyes Only, The World Is Not Enough

    some of those, great titles - lousy content
  • GoldenShadowGoldenShadow
    Posts: 24
    Best:
    - Goldfinger (catchy, brings the topic, the villain and his greed into play)
    - You Only Live Twice (produces interest by making an absurd claim)
    - Live and Let Die (illustrates Bonds deadly efficiency)

    Worst:
    - Licence To Kill (boring, making a pseudo-sensation with something that everybody knows)

    I like Tomorrow Never Dies (there will always be a tomorrow because of heroes like Bond) and Die Another Day (Bond is mortal in principle, but also immortal, he simply dies another day)... :)
  • LudovicoLudovico
    Posts: 15,106
    GoldenShadow wrote:
    Best:
    - Goldfinger (catchy, brings the topic, the villain and his greed into play)
    - You Only Live Twice (produces interest by making an absurd claim)
    - Live and Let Die (illustrates Bonds deadly efficiency)

    Worst:
    - Licence To Kill (boring, making a pseudo-sensation with something that everybody knows)

    I like Tomorrow Never Dies (there will always be a tomorrow because of heroes like Bond) and Die Another Day (Bond is mortal in principle, but also immortal, he simply dies another day)... :)

    I think Tomorrow Never Dies would have been better titled Tomorrow Never Lies, which is a bit more imaginative ad evocative, talks about the uncertainties of the future. I never liked Die Another Day much as a title (and I hated the movie), the Italian translation ''Death Can Wait'' sounded much better. it wouldn't have made the film any better, but it was a great title.
  • EllisEllis
    Posts: 224
    "Live And Let Die" because it describes the essence of who James Bond is. As the lyrics go.....

    "When you got a job to do
    you gotta do it well
    you gotta give the other fellow hell".
  • OHMSS69OHMSS69
    Posts: 2,341
    The titles were always so special 'back in the day'. I have always liked the sound of
    FRWL
    OHMSS
    These two had such a special "ring" to them.
  • Bradford4Bradford4 Banned
    Posts: 152
    Octop***y

    Its a little naughty and a little mysterious.
  • GSSGSS
    Posts: 14
    On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    From Russia with Love
    Dr No
    Casino Royale
  • LicencedToKilt69007LicencedToKilt69007 Belgium, Wallonia
    Posts: 523
    From Russia With Love
    You Only Live Twice
    On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    Diamonds Are Forever
    Live And Let Die
    The Spy Who Loved Me
    For Your Eyes Only

    ...are the best titles.

    Goldfinger,
    Thunderball,
    Moonraker,
    Octopussy,
    The Living Daylights,
    GoldenEye,
    The World Is Not Enough,
    Casino Royale,
    Skyfall

    ... are quite good titles

    Dr. No
    The Man With the Golden Gun
    A View To A Kill,
    Licence To Kill,
    Tomorrow Never Dies,
    Die Another Day

    ...are correct titles. (I may except Dr. No, which is poor)

    The very worst is "Quantum Of Solace", by far in my eyes.

    This was my classification.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    edited July 2013 Posts: 18,264
    Live and Let Die, too.
  • echoecho 007 in New York
    Posts: 6,277
    It's fascinating: sometimes I like the more esoteric titles like The Living Daylights, other times I like the more specific ones.

    Casino Royale is unique and special because it describes the place where the heart of the story resides. Moonraker is also another good one because it is specific.
  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
    Posts: 6,432
    You only live twice.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    fire_and_ice wrote:
    You only live twice.

    Yes, another good one. I second that.
  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
    Posts: 6,432
    Dragonpol wrote:
    fire_and_ice wrote:
    You only live twice.

    Yes, another good one. I second that.

    You only live twice, once when you are born. And once when you stare death in the face.

    If only You only live twice the film had followed OHMSS and stuck close to the novel. You only live twice title evokes a great deal in Bonds rise from despair. One of the main reasons i love that title.
  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
    edited July 2013 Posts: 6,432
    Sorry double post.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    Posts: 18,264
    fire_and_ice wrote:
    Dragonpol wrote:
    fire_and_ice wrote:
    You only live twice.

    Yes, another good one. I second that.

    You only live twice, once when you are born. And once when you stare death in the face.

    If only You only live twice the film had followed OHMSS and stuck close to the novel. You only live twice title evokes a great deal in Bonds rise from despair. One of the main reasons i love that title.

    I agree - sadly I don't think that we'll ever see a faithful film version of YOLT, not even in the Craig era.
  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
    Posts: 6,432
    Dragonpol wrote:
    fire_and_ice wrote:
    Dragonpol wrote:
    fire_and_ice wrote:
    You only live twice.

    Yes, another good one. I second that.

    You only live twice, once when you are born. And once when you stare death in the face.

    If only You only live twice the film had followed OHMSS and stuck close to the novel. You only live twice title evokes a great deal in Bonds rise from despair. One of the main reasons i love that title.

    I agree - sadly I don't think that we'll ever see a faithful film version of YOLT, not even in the Craig era.

    Agree mate, unless the series keeps running for decades to come, maybe Flemings novels will be revisited.
  • forgotmyusernameforgotmyusername
    Posts: 2,782
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    What is your favorite Bond title of all time in respect to EON's official films?

    Mine is probably:

    From Russia With Love



    Mine too and great song.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    Posts: 18,264
    fire_and_ice wrote:
    Dragonpol wrote:
    fire_and_ice wrote:
    Dragonpol wrote:
    fire_and_ice wrote:
    You only live twice.

    Yes, another good one. I second that.

    You only live twice, once when you are born. And once when you stare death in the face.

    If only You only live twice the film had followed OHMSS and stuck close to the novel. You only live twice title evokes a great deal in Bonds rise from despair. One of the main reasons i love that title.

    I agree - sadly I don't think that we'll ever see a faithful film version of YOLT, not even in the Craig era.

    Agree mate, unless the series keeps running for decades to come, maybe Flemings novels will be revisited.

    We can but hope.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    Posts: 16,149
    In honor of the new film's title, I'll do a ranking. I'll throw in a few curve balls.

    Novel titles rank first for me............

    1. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
    2. CASINO ROYALE
    3. ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE
    4. GOLDFINGER
    5. DOCTOR NO
    6. THUNDERBALL
    7. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
    8. DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
    9. THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
    10. OCTOPUSSY
    11. LIVE AND LET DIE
    12. MOONRAKER
    13. THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN
    14. YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE

    Then this rival opus...................

    15. NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN

    Then the short story titles..................

    16. THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS
    17. (FROM) A VIEW TO A KILL
    18. QUANTUM OF SOLACE

    Fleming related titles...........

    19. THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH
    20. GOLDENEYE
    21. SPECTRE



    Eon and Purvis/Wade "masterpieces", a.k.a made up titles that have little or nothing to do with Fleming rank last for me........................


    22. NO TIME TO DIE
    23. LICENCE TO KILL ( I preferred LICENCE REVOKED)
    24. SKYFALL
    25. TOMORROW NEVER DIES (I preferred TOMORROW NEVER LIES)
    26. DIE ANOTHER DAY
  • thedovethedove hiding in the Greek underworld
    Posts: 5,400
    I am not a fan of Licence to Kill way to generic and not to me what a Bond title represents. I also have some issue with Quantum of Solace to me it sounds like the title of a high arty independent movie. I think EON was getting too cute with this film as the title. Plus naming a criminal organization Quantum?

    I love The Living Daylights to me it represents some mystery and I love how Bond references this within the first act of the movie. Wonderful.

    Diamonds are Forever is another great title as it teases what's to come and also have a timeless feel about it.

    Skyfall it has a sense of mystery about it. Then we see Bond's sky fall as he has to deal with being out on his own and presumed dead and then the death of a mother figure. Wonderful stuff in this title.

    I must say that Never Say Never Again is a nice title for me. I think it's playful and with the double meaning of Connery saying he'd never play Bond again I think it's a great title.
  • TripAcesTripAces Universal Exports
    Posts: 4,582
    Live and Let Die.
  • WalecsWalecs On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    Posts: 3,157
    My ranking of the movie titles

    On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    From Russia With Love
    Casino Royale
    Quantum of Solace
    Live and Let Die
    The World Is Not Enough
    GoldenEye
    Skyfall
    Thunderball
    Never Say Never Again
    The Spy Who Loved Me
    The Man With The Golden Gun
    Moonraker
    The Living Daylights
    No Time To Die
    Die Another Day
    Tomorrow Never Dies
    You Only Live Twice
    Diamonds Are Forever
    A View to a Kill
    Licence to Kill
    Goldfinger
    Octopussy
    Dr No
    SPECTRE
  • RyanRyan Canada
    Posts: 692
    Best? On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    Worst? Licence to Kill

    Writing my choices down, I find it interesting that they are the two titles that more or less just sum up what Bond does, yet one is a classic title and the other is just dull. I mean, something like Die Another Day might be a more painfully generic Bond title but I still think Licence to Kill is the most boring title of them all.
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