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  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
    Posts: 5,131
    A really good list @LeonardPine. I guess you and I are always going to disagree on LTK and TB though. I think they are both class and you don't.
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
    Posts: 3,996
    suavejmf wrote: »
    A really good list @LeonardPine. I guess you and I are always going to disagree on LTK and TB though. I think they are both class and you don't.

    Thanks @suavejmf

    That list was more difficult than I thought. Especially when you start moving down the films!
  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
    Posts: 5,131
    LeonardPine wrote: »
    suavejmf wrote: »
    A really good list @LeonardPine. I guess you and I are always going to disagree on LTK and TB though. I think they are both class and you don't.

    Thanks @suavejmf

    That list was more difficult than I thought. Especially when you start moving down the films!

    Your top six are all true classic Bond films though, which I totally agree with.
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
    Posts: 3,996
    suavejmf wrote: »
    LeonardPine wrote: »
    suavejmf wrote: »
    A really good list @LeonardPine. I guess you and I are always going to disagree on LTK and TB though. I think they are both class and you don't.

    Thanks @suavejmf

    That list was more difficult than I thought. Especially when you start moving down the films!

    Your top six are all true classic Bond films though, which I totally agree with.

    Yeah, they never really change in order much! :\">
  • MrBondMrBond Station S
    Posts: 2,044
    It seems like last time I posted a ranking was back in 2013, so there is time for an update:

    1. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    2. Casino Royale
    3. Quantum of Solace
    4. Thunderball
    5. Goldfinger
    6. The Spy Who Loved Me
    7. Spectre
    8. The Man With The Golden Gun
    9. Dr. No
    10. Octopussy
    11. Licence To Kill
    12. Goldeneye
    13. Skyfall
    14. From Russia With Love
    15. You Only Live Twice
    16. Diamonds Are Forever
    17. Live And Let Die
    18. The Living Daylights
    19. Moonraker
    20. For Your Eyes Only
    21. Tomorrow Never Dies
    22. A View To A Kill
    23. Die Another Day
    24. The World Is Not Enough

    The largest drop in quality is between 19 and 20, where the middle part of the list (11-19) are quite interchangeable in terms of enjoyment.
  • w2bondw2bond is indeed a very rare breed
    Posts: 2,252
    Whoopsflootle wrote: »
    I don't think I've done a ranking since Spectre, so now it has had some time to settle in, here goes:

    1. Quantum of Solace
    2. Spectre
    3. Casino Royale
    4. Skyfall

    It's rare enough seeing all of Craig's films at the top (first time I've seen it?) not to mention QoS being your fav!
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,462
    Don't remember the last time I updated, but here is my current ranking:

    24. Moonraker
    23. A View to a Kill
    22. Die Another Day
    21. Diamonds Are Forever
    20. Octopussy
    19. The Man with the Golden Gun
    18. Tomorrow Never Dies
    17. You Only Live Twice
    16. The World Is Not Enough
    15. The Living Daylights
    14. Quantum of Solace
    13. Live and Let Die
    12. For Your Eyes Only
    11. Thunderball
    10. Spectre
    9. From Russia with Love
    8. Licence to Kill
    7. The Spy Who Loved Me
    6. Dr. No
    5. Skyfall
    4. GoldenEye
    3. Goldfinger
    2. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    1. Casino Royale

    I'm pretty confident in most of these positions. It's possible TMWTGG, TWINE, or SP could fall a bit, but for now, this is how I have them. It's the most satisfied I've been with my ranking so far.
  • GBFGBF
    Posts: 3,197

    24. Die Another Day
    23. Quantum of Solace
    22. Spectre
    21. Moonraker
    20. Diamonds Are Forever
    19. Tomorrow Never Dies
    18. Licence to Kill
    17. The Spy who loved me
    16. The man with the golden gun
    15. Skyfall
    14. Dr. No
    13. Thunderball
    12. The World is not enough
    11. Octopussy
    10. Live and Let Die
    9. You only live twice
    8. On her Majesty's secret Service
    7. Casino Royale
    6. A View to a Kill
    5. Goldfinger
    4. GoldenEye
    3. For your Eyes Only
    2. From Russia with Love
    1. The Living Daylights
  • vzokvzok
    Posts: 4,044
    That's one way to get DAD top of the list.
  • JawsIsAliveJawsIsAlive
    Posts: 233
    I've recently written a detailed ranking for my blog, I'd appreciate it if anyone wants to take a look and let me know what they think:

    Every James Bond film ranked

    But here's a simple version for the purposes of the thread:

    1. From Russia With Love (1963)
    2. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)
    3. Casino Royale (2006)
    4. Goldfinger (1964)
    5. Skyfall (2012)
    6. Thunderball (1966)
    7. The Living Daylights (1987)
    8. Goldeneye (1995)
    9. For Your Eyes Only (1981)
    10. Spectre (2015)
    11. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
    12. Dr No (1962)
    13. Quantum of Solace (2008)
    14. Licence to Kill (1989)
    15. Octopussy (1983)
    16. You Only Live Twice (1967)
    17. Live and Let Die (1973)
    18. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
    19. The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
    20. A View to a Kill (1985)
    21. The World is Not Enough (1999)
    22. Moonraker (1979)
    23. Diamonds are Forever (1971)
    24. Die Another Day (2002)
  • MansfieldMansfield Where the hell have you been?
    Posts: 1,263
    Great rankings @JawsIsAlive. We agree (given 4 places) on almost every title, bar Spectre, Tomorrow Never Dies, and The World Is Not Enough. Looking at your summaries of those titles, I agree with your comments about Spectre, but think you are being generous with its number placement given the surrounding titles. For Tomorrow Never Dies, I think Brosnan makes a change from Goldeneye to personalize the role more (for better or worse). The production is on auto-pilot, probably to its detriment from being a classic because I feel like there are some concepts here that are not simply box checking. I can't complain with your The World Is Not Enough summary. It's definitely a title where we as fans either cherry pick the parts we like (I'm in this camp) or just give in to its trappings.

    Also, hi @FoxRox. :)
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
    Posts: 8,392
    Yeah, I love SPECTRE more each time I watch it. I even enjoy the ending, which has a Escape From New York vibe about it. If anything the beginning is the weak bit for me now. Mainly because if the bad CGI/green screens and the yellow tint on everything. It looks cheap. But I love the film as a whole.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,462
    Mansfield wrote: »
    Great rankings @JawsIsAlive. We agree (given 4 places) on almost every title, bar Spectre, Tomorrow Never Dies, and The World Is Not Enough. Looking at your summaries of those titles, I agree with your comments about Spectre, but think you are being generous with its number placement given the surrounding titles. For Tomorrow Never Dies, I think Brosnan makes a change from Goldeneye to personalize the role more (for better or worse). The production is on auto-pilot, probably to its detriment from being a classic because I feel like there are some concepts here that are not simply box checking. I can't complain with your The World Is Not Enough summary. It's definitely a title where we as fans either cherry pick the parts we like (I'm in this camp) or just give in to its trappings.

    Also, hi @FoxRox. :)

    Hi.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    Posts: 17,789
    w2bond wrote: »
    Whoopsflootle wrote: »
    I don't think I've done a ranking since Spectre, so now it has had some time to settle in, here goes:

    1. Quantum of Solace
    2. Spectre
    3. Casino Royale
    4. Skyfall

    It's rare enough seeing all of Craig's films at the top (first time I've seen it?) not to mention QoS being your fav!

    That's how I rate Dan's films!!!
  • w2bondw2bond is indeed a very rare breed
    Posts: 2,252
    chrisisall wrote: »
    w2bond wrote: »
    Whoopsflootle wrote: »
    I don't think I've done a ranking since Spectre, so now it has had some time to settle in, here goes:

    1. Quantum of Solace
    2. Spectre
    3. Casino Royale
    4. Skyfall

    It's rare enough seeing all of Craig's films at the top (first time I've seen it?) not to mention QoS being your fav!

    That's how I rate Dan's films!!!

    I thought you had TLD, LTK, TND as 1-3?
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    Posts: 7,108
    Whoopsflootle wrote: »
    I don't think I've done a ranking since Spectre, so now it has had some time to settle in, here goes:

    1. Quantum of Solace
    2. Spectre
    3. Casino Royale
    4. Skyfall

    So according to you, the latest entries are the best?

  • IncompetentHenchmanIncompetentHenchman
    Posts: 1,817
    vzok wrote: »
    That's one way to get DAD top of the list.

    :))
  • Mathis1Mathis1
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    Slight adjustment to my rankings. I've moved up LALD,MR,AVTAK,DN and DAF!
    And included NSNA. My top 10 is unlikely to change anytime soon! If I was stuck on an island with just those 10, I'd be still a happy man!

    1) OHMSS
    2) TLD
    3) CR
    4) LTK
    5) GF
    6) FRWL
    7) SP
    8) OP
    9) QOS
    10) LALD
    11) FYEO
    12) TB
    13) TMWTGG
    14) SF
    15) MR
    16) AVTAK
    17) YOLT
    18) DN
    19) DAF
    20) TSWLM
    21) NSNA
    22) TWINE
    23) GE
    24) TND
    25) DAD
  • w2bondw2bond is indeed a very rare breed
    Posts: 2,252
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    Slight adjustment to my rankings. I've moved up LALD,MR,AVTAK,DN and DAF!
    And included NSNA. My top 10 is unlikely to change anytime soon! If I was stuck on an island with just those 10, I'd be still a happy man!

    1) OHMSS
    2) TLD
    3) CR
    4) LTK
    5) GF
    6) FRWL
    7) SP
    8) OP
    9) QOS
    10) LALD
    11) FYEO
    12) TB
    13) TMWTGG
    14) SF
    15) MR
    16) AVTAK
    17) YOLT
    18) DN
    19) DAF
    20) TSWLM
    21) NSNA
    22) TWINE
    23) GE
    24) TND
    25) DAD

    Not *too* unusual a list but some interesting rankings there

  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    Agree with the bottom four.Great no 1, too.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,959
    I've done a little tinkering with mine, switched around a couple of movies.

    1.) GE
    2.) DN
    3.) LALD
    4.) QoS
    5.) CR
    6.) OHMSS
    7.) GF
    8.) TSWLM
    9.) FRWL
    10.) YOLT
    11.) FYEO
    12.) OP
    13.) LTK
    14.) TB
    15.) TLD
    16.) AVTAK
    17.) TWINE
    18.) TMWTGG
    19.) DAF
    20.) DAD
    21.) TND
    22.) MR
    23.) SP
    24.) SF
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,959
    @Birdleson, I had to move OHMSS a little higher up on the list, and I swapped TND and SP; I've warmed to the former a good bit lately, didn't belong in the second-to-last spot.
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
    Posts: 9,020
    Another way to rank it is this: chronologically within the points given

    10/10
    FRWL
    GF
    OHMSS
    TSWLM
    FYEO
    OP
    TLD
    GE
    CR
    SP

    9/10
    DN
    LALD
    MR
    LTK
    TND
    QOS

    8/10
    TB
    YOLT
    DAF
    DAD

    7/10
    TMWTGG
    AVTAK
    TWINE

    6/10
    SF
  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
    Posts: 5,131
    A true Bond fan with the high scores.
  • Scaramanga12Scaramanga12
    Posts: 562
    1. OHMSS
    2. TLD
    3. FRWL
    4. LTK
    5. DR NO
    6. CR
    7. TB
    8. GF
    9. DAF
    10. LALD
    11. YOLT
    12. OP
    13. MR
    14. GE
    15.TMWTGG
    16.AVTAK
    17. FYEO
    18. TSWLM
    19. TWINE
    20. DAD
    21. SF
    22. TND
    23. SP
    24. QOS
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    Posts: 16,149
    Scaramanga12 wrote: »
    1. OHMSS
    2. TLD
    3. FRWL
    4. LTK
    5. DR NO
    6. CR
    7. TB
    8. GF
    9. DAF
    10. LALD
    11. YOLT
    12. OP
    13. MR
    14. GE
    15.TMWTGG
    16.AVTAK
    17. FYEO
    18. TSWLM
    19. TWINE
    20. DAD
    21. SF
    22. TND
    23. SP
    24. QOS

    I always have TLD and LTK in my top 10, but it's very cool to see a ranking with them in the top 5. I like this list!
  • Scaramanga12Scaramanga12
    Posts: 562
    ToTheRight wrote: »
    Scaramanga12 wrote: »
    1. OHMSS
    2. TLD
    3. FRWL
    4. LTK
    5. DR NO
    6. CR
    7. TB
    8. GF
    9. DAF
    10. LALD
    11. YOLT
    12. OP
    13. MR
    14. GE
    15.TMWTGG
    16.AVTAK
    17. FYEO
    18. TSWLM
    19. TWINE
    20. DAD
    21. SF
    22. TND
    23. SP
    24. QOS

    I always have TLD and LTK in my top 10, but it's very cool to see a ranking with them in the top 5. I like this list!

    Thanks, yes I am unashamedly a fan of Dalton's Bond. I thought it was going to be difficult to compose a list & while I'm not sure its 100% accurate, it became apparent my list was roughly going to be blocks of the different Bond eras.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,959
    @Scaramanga12, pretty solid Top 10; I'd move around GE, FYEO, TSWLM, and QoS would be nowhere near last place, but our two Mendes rankings are pretty close to one another.
  • Scaramanga12Scaramanga12
    Posts: 562
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    @Scaramanga12, pretty solid Top 10; I'd move around GE, FYEO, TSWLM, and QoS would be nowhere near last place, but our two Mendes rankings are pretty close to one another.

    Yeah I'm conflicted on GE. Sean Bean makes for a great villain but a bizarre score and a bad performance in general from Pierce drags it down a little. It could go up a place or two.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,959
    Scaramanga12 wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    @Scaramanga12, pretty solid Top 10; I'd move around GE, FYEO, TSWLM, and QoS would be nowhere near last place, but our two Mendes rankings are pretty close to one another.

    Yeah I'm conflicted on GE. Sean Bean makes for a great villain but a bizarre score and a bad performance in general from Pierce drags it down a little. It could go up a place or two.

    Everyone knows my GE bias by now, but yes, it's tough to save that score; it has its moments for sure (the graveyard scene, in particular), but 'Ladies First' playing over what was otherwise a well-shot, exciting car chase is disappointing.
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