The thread of Bond lists - LIST 157 - Evaluate the FRWL Opening Titles. (see criteria)

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  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    Great lists, @QBranch and @Kerim! :D
  • MooseWithFleasMooseWithFleas Philadelphia
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    I think Dalton willing to go back to get Kara's cello is a rather kind and touching moment.
  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
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    I think Dalton willing to go back to get Kara's cello is a rather kind and touching moment.

    Agreed! Always makes me laugh, too!
    One of the reasons why Dalton is my one of my favourite Bonds.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,179
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    LIST 1: The 007 most intelligent Bond girls
    LIST 2: Your 007 favourite OT sequences by Maurice Binder
    LIST 3: Your 007 most annoying moments in a Bond film
    LIST 4: Rank the Aston Martin cars from the Bonds
    LIST 5: 007's 007 coolest moments
    LIST 6: Rank the non-Barry/Arnold scores
    LIST 7: Your 007 most sexy moments in the Bonds
    LIST 8: The 6 best moments of Bond in London
    LIST 9: The 007 best uses of the Bond Theme
    LIST 10: The 5 worst faces made by the Bonds
    LIST 11: Your top 10 PTS
    LIST 12: The 6 best scenes in OHMSS
    LIST 13: David Arnold's 6 finest moments in the Bonds
    LIST 14: The five nicest folks who ever played a part in a Bond film.
    LIST 15: Ranking the Glen directed Bonds.
    LIST 16: Rank the Blofelds (including NSNA and FYEO)
    LIST 17-65: The 5 worst moments in DN - The 5 best moments in SF.
    LIST 66-71: The 5 best things about Connery's Bond.- The 5 best things about Craig's Bond.
    LIST 72: The 5 best non-Bond roles for Sean Connery.
    LIST 73: Name 7 still living directors you want to do a Bond film.
    LIST 74: Five favourite franchises inspired by Bond.
    LIST 75-80: Five things the Moore Bond did that you never would. - Brosnan - Connery - Dalton - Craig - Lazenby
    LIST 81-85: Your 5 favourite one night stands from the 60s. - 2000s including SF.
    LIST 86: Six things NSNA did better than TB.
    LIST 87: Six Bonds that were significantly weaker than their predecessor.
    LIST 88: Six Bonds that were significantly stronger than their predecessor.
    LIST 89: Rank Arnold's Bond scores.
    LIST 90-114: The five most conspicuous characters (not Bond!) of DN-SF: coolest, prettiest, dumbest, funniest, most tragic.
    LIST 115: Rank your six favourite establishing shots.
    LIST 116: Five 'funny' moments you regret are in a Bond film.
    LIST 117: Rank your 6 favourite 007 moments in America.
    LIST 118: Who are the 7 dumbest Bond girls?
    LIST 119: Rank the John Barry scores
    LIST 120: Which six Bond girls have the loveliest face?
    LIST 121: Rank the M's (including NSNA and CR67)
    LIST 122: Your six favourite 'random' gadgets in Q's lab.
    LIST 123: Your six favourite conditions under which to watch a Bond film.
    LIST 124: Six moments when Bond came closest to defeat.
    LIST 125: 5 most amazing stunts ever performed in a Bond film.
    LIST 126: Six characters you wish had never been in a Bond film.
    LIST 127: Six locations from the Bond films that were totally underused.
    LIST 128: Your top 7 of male actors who have passed away but should have been in a Bond film.
    LIST 129: Your top 7 of actresses of 50 or older who should be cast in a Bond film.
    LIST 130: 7 crew members whose (temporary or permanent) absence can/could be felt most.
    LIST 131: Six favourite scenes with animals in the Bond films.
    LIST 132: Seven mistakes they have made in the Bonds.
    LIST 133: Six things you do a few hours before watching a new Bond film.
    LIST 134: Seven reasons why you are a Bond fan.
    LIST 135: Rank Guy Hamilton's Bond films.
    LIST 136: Your 007 favourite Bond - M conversations.
    LIST 137: Six things your favourite Bond spoofs actually did better than the Bond films themselves.
    LIST 138: Rank the decades of Bond movies.
    LIST 139: List your 6 favourite parties / fun events in the Bond films.
    LIST 142: 6 Best musical moments in DN - GF
    LIST 143: 7 visually most beautiful moments in the Craig films.
    LIST 144: Rank the Kleinman OT sequences.
    LIST 145: Rank the Moneypenny's.
    LIST 146: Your 6 favourite car chases.
    LIST 147: Your 7 favourite Ken Adam sets.
    LIST 148: Which 5 Oscars would you retroactively give MR?
    LIST 149: Top 6 dresses worn by Bond girls.
    LIST 150: Rank the Bonds in the best dressed category.
    LIST 151: Six worst villains.
    LIST 152: Bond's 6 kindest moments.

    <font color=orange size=5><b>LIST 153</b></font>

    <font color=green size=6> <b>Rank the Moore Bonds.</b></font>

  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    7 - TMWTGG

    Makes . No . Sense. Otherwise, nice cast, underrated score, cool funhouse.

    6 - AVTAK

    Some good action, great score, lovely Tanya. Poor plot.

    5 - LALD

    Solitaire... :x The rest is - meh. But Solitaire... :x

    4 - TSWLM

    Brilliant sets, good action, great Moore.

    3 - MR

    What's that? Sorry, I couldn't hear your complaints over the sound of how AWESOME Moonraker is. B-) The locations, the music, the technical achievements, the gorgeous women, ...

    2 - OP

    Wonderful (and underrated) Barry score, beautiful images, great Moore-Adams chemistry.

    1 - FYEO

    Great plot, excellent Moore performance, some marvellous action scenes: a Bond for the grown-ups.
  • 7. THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN
    6. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
    5. MOONRAKER
    4. A VIEW TO A KILL
    3. LIVE AND LET DIE
    2. OCTOPUSSY
    1. THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
  • royale65royale65 Caustic misanthrope reporting for duty.
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    7. The Man With The Golden Gun
    6. A View To A Kill
    5. Moonraker
    4. Live and Let Die
    3. For Your Eyes Only
    2. Octopussy
    1. The Spy Who Loved Me
  • LicencedToKilt69007LicencedToKilt69007 Belgium, Wallonia
    Posts: 523
    7. TMWTGG
    6. Moonraker
    5. AVTAK
    4. Octopussy
    3. LALD
    2. TSWLM
    1. FYEO
  • KerimKerim Istanbul Not Constantinople
    Posts: 2,629
    1. FYEO
    2. OP
    3. TMWTGG
    4. LALD
    5. TSWLM
    6. AVTAK
    7. MR
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    Posts: 16,351
    1. TSWLM
    2. OP
    3. MR
    4. FYEO
    5. LALD
    6. AVTAK
    7. TMWTGG
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    1. TSWLM
    2. FYEO
    3. LALD
    4. TMWTGG
    5. MR
    6. OP
    7. AVTAK
  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
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    7) MOONRAKER
    6) THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN
    5) OCTOPUSSY
    4) LIVE AND LET DIE
    3) THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
    2) FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
    1) A VIEW TO A KILL (so sue me)
  • 1. LALD
    2. TSWLM
    3. MR Ken Adam is the reason this film is so high.
    4. OP
    5. FYEO
    6. TMWTGG
    7. AVTAK

  • MooseWithFleasMooseWithFleas Philadelphia
    Posts: 3,369
    7.) FYEO
    6.) AVTAK
    5.) OP
    4.) TMWTGG
    3.) MR
    2.) LALD
    1.) TSWLM

    I love you Rog!
  • Posts: 12,466
    7. A View to a Kill - my least favorite Bond film; other than Christopher Walken and the main song, everything else falls flat for me.
    6. Moonraker - too silly and weird for my taste.
    5. Octopussy - also very silly and all-over-the-place, but includes a few sequences I really enjoyed.
    4. The Man with the Golden Gun - drags in a few places and has several issues, but also features a few redeeming qualities like Christopher Lee as Scaramanga.
    3. Live and Let Die - very funny, unique Bond title I come back to now and again.
    2. For Your Eyes Only - a cool, basic Bond film that has shot up in my rankings a lot.
    1. The Spy Who Loved Me - most well-rounded and re-watchable Moore film for me.
  • Posts: 7,507
    Good

    1. For Your Eyes Only
    2. The Spy Who Loved Me
    3. Octopussy

    Mediocre

    4. LALD
    5. Moonraker

    Terrible (by Bond standards)

    6. AVTAK
    7. TMWTGG
  • Posts: 7,507
    1) A VIEW TO A KILL (so sue me)

  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    Posts: 13,978
    1. For Your Eyes Only
    2. The Spy Who Loved Me
    3. Octopussy
    4. Live And Let Die
    5. The Man With The Golden Gun
    6. A View To A Kill
    7. Moonraker
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    Posts: 17,798
    1. OP
    2. FYEO
    3. TSWLM
    4. LALD
    5. TMWTGG

    6. AVTAK


    7. MR
  • 1. TSWLM
    2. FYEO
    T. 3 LALD/OP
    5. MR
    6. AVTAK
    7. TMWTGG
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
    Posts: 12,480
    Ah, I love Roger Moore. 8->

    1. FYEO
    2. TSWLM (nearly a real tie with FYEO for me)
    3. OP
    4. LALD
    5. TMWTGG
    6. AVTAK
    7. MR

    #s 5 and 6 pretty interchangeable for me
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    edited November 2014 Posts: 14,572
    007. Gun :)>-
    006. View =D>
    005. OP :-bd
    004. MR >:D<
    003. Die \:D/
    002. FYEO \m/
    001. Spy ^:)^

    It's ALL good!
  • pachazopachazo Make Your Choice
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    7) TMWTGG - I hate to say it but this one is pretty bad.
    6) AVTAK - Not the strongest entry but still has plenty to enjoy.
    5) MR - Catch me in the right mood and I might place this higher.
    4) OP -Highly enjoyable. This is getting difficult now.
    3) LALD - Love the cast, dialogue and music. Wardrobe is quite bizarre in some places.
    2) FYEO - Superb performance by Moore in a great back to basics film.
    1) TSWLM - The shining and defining moment of Sir Rog's career.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited November 2014 Posts: 23,883
    1. TSWLM (thought it was the greatest thing since sliced bread when I first saw it as a kid. It's lost out to FRWL as I've matured, but it's still in my top 5). Did so many things well and firmly established Moore as the current James Bond once and for all. Very lavish production values in the old James Bond way that had been lacking for some time up to then. The Egypt parts were the highlights for me, including Hamlisch's score during that bit. Loved the Lotus, & the villain's underwater lair, & the sharks, & Jaws, & Chandor & ...... it goes on & on...it had escapism, espionage, out of this world villains & set pieces, a destroy the world plot.....everything you could want. Bond at his absolute best, keeping the British end up indeed!

    2. OP - just purely entertaining (I know it's stupid in some places, particularly India, but there's more than enough to make up for that nonsense in the rickshaw & with the tigers, cobra charmer etc. etc). Just ignore that bit. Moore arguably at his best. Colourful villains. Great Barry score. They went all out to top NSNA, & they succeeded. Moore should have packed it in after this & he would have gone out on an all time high.

    3. LALD - George Martin's funky score & the title track are standouts in the series for me. Captures blaxploitation perfectly, which probably only could be done with Roger Moore, who steps into the role effortlessly with his own charm. Unusual villains, and by golly, that boat chase, to this day, is one of the greatest things to come out of the Bond series. I was genuinely shocked when Mr. Big pulled his mask the first time I saw it.

    4. FYEO - disliked it a lot when I first saw it as a kid, because I grew up on Roger as 'super Bond' and this seemed too down to earth for me. However, as I've matured, it's moved up on my list. Bouquet looked stunning throughout, and it went back to an older, simpler Bond feel. Loved the underwater stuff with Kristatos, the sharks & Bond & Melina tied up. Reminded me of Thunderball in those parts & was genuinely frightening. Moore seemed older to me here than in Octopussy though, due to his serious demeanor. Bibbi was a true disappointment, as were the boring villains & lackluster finale (a far, far cry from saving the world from the two previous entries)

    5. MR - a guilty charm. Some stunning action sequences and set pieces (can't get enough of Bond being thrown out of a plane with Jaws in pursuit......incredibly cool, as was the 'g' force simulator). Rio never looked better. I'll never go on a cable car ride again!! Barry's dreamy score was A+. Production values were out of this world. Had many lasts for Bond....the legendary Ken Adam's last set (& it's pretty clear that he's not involved due to the declining quality of villain's lairs since)....the last time the 007 theme was played (bring it back already, it's only been 35 freaking years!)...the last time the great Bernard Lee appeared.....end of an era. Sigh

    6. TMWTGG - Roger Moore looked better than he has ever done in this one. Had some nice spy bits (the parts in Macau/Hong Kong were particularly enjoyable). Let down by the car chase that was a little silly with JW Pepper (& if you want to have a car that flys, at least make it Bond's & not the villain's....and why use a freaking AMC Matador?....why not a Ferrari or something....looked like rubbish....), and of course Goodnight (only Bibbi was worse for Moore). Scaramanga was particularly chilling & of course, 3 nipples!

    7. AVTAK - a terrible disappointment all round, except for Duran Duran & the Paris Eiffel Tower sequence (and even that disintegrated with the unfortunate split Renault aftermath). Truly should not have been made. Too bloody American (& therefore 'pedestrian' to me). Tanya Roberts vies with Denise Richards, Lynn Holly Johnson & Gloria Hendry as the series absolute worst........
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    ! FYEO
    " TSWLM
    #TMWTGG
    ¤LALD
    %OP
    &MR
    /AVTAK
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    @Thunderfinger, since I'm far too lazy to decrypt those symbols, I take it you like AVTAK and MR best?

    (Just joking ;-))
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Good to see you know me better than that.
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    FYEO
    TSWLM
    MR
    AVTAK
    OP
    LALD
    TMWTGG

    View has really been creeping up the list over the last couple years. That and OP were the first Bond films I ever saw so there is a special place in my heart and darn if there aren't some great scenes in the movie. That chase through the streets of San Fran with the fire truck, the ending on the Golden Gate Bridge, the part when Zorin traps them in the office building... there are some great things in this film.

    It's flawed, sure, but Moore really brings it, you gotta give the guy credit, and I love that he stuck around for as long as he did. It would have been better had they had built into the plot the fact he was older but it works fine for me as is.
  • MooseWithFleasMooseWithFleas Philadelphia
    edited November 2014 Posts: 3,369
    Interesting that AVTAK has been trending up on your list. I agree there are some great elements in the film. For me OP and MR have been the biggest movers. So much charm to them.
  • mcdonbbmcdonbb deep in the Heart of Texas
    Posts: 4,116
    pachazo wrote: »
    7) TMWTGG - I hate to say it but this one is pretty bad.
    6) AVTAK - Not the strongest entry but still has plenty to enjoy.
    5) MR - Catch me in the right mood and I might place this higher.
    4) OP -Highly enjoyable. This is getting difficult now.
    3) LALD - Love the cast, dialogue and music. Wardrobe is quite bizarre in some places.
    2) FYEO - Superb performance by Moore in a great back to basics film.
    1) TSWLM - The shining and defining moment of Sir Rog's career.

    Too bloody American? Too pedestrian? Other than producers most that made that rubbish most of the team were British including that B grade director. Chalk this one up to shared guilt.
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