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  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    This quote by Gracian can well be repeated:

    One half of the World laughs at the other, and Fools are they all.

    Everything is good or everything is bad according to the votes they gain. What one pursues another persecutes. He is an in-sufferable ass that would regulate everything according to his ideas. Excellences do not depend on a single man's pleasure. So many men, so many tastes, all different. There is no defect which is not affected by some, nor need we lose heart if things please not some, for others will appreciate them. Nor need their applause turn our head, for there will surely be others to condemn. The real test of praise is the approbation of famous men and of experts in the matter. You should aim to be independent of any one vote, of any one fashion, of any one century.
  • Agent_47Agent_47 Canada
    Posts: 330
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    This quote by Gracian can well be repeated:

    One half of the World laughs at the other, and Fools are they all.

    Everything is good or everything is bad according to the votes they gain. What one pursues another persecutes. He is an in-sufferable ass that would regulate everything according to his ideas. Excellences do not depend on a single man's pleasure. So many men, so many tastes, all different. There is no defect which is not affected by some, nor need we lose heart if things please not some, for others will appreciate them. Nor need their applause turn our head, for there will surely be others to condemn. The real test of praise is the approbation of famous men and of experts in the matter. You should aim to be independent of any one vote, of any one fashion, of any one century.


    It's beautiful :((
  • Max_The_ParrotMax_The_Parrot ATAC to St Cyril’s
    Posts: 2,426
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    This quote by Gracian can well be repeated:

    One half of the World laughs at the other, and Fools are they all.

    Everything is good or everything is bad according to the votes they gain. What one pursues another persecutes. He is an in-sufferable ass that would regulate everything according to his ideas. Excellences do not depend on a single man's pleasure. So many men, so many tastes, all different. There is no defect which is not affected by some, nor need we lose heart if things please not some, for others will appreciate them. Nor need their applause turn our head, for there will surely be others to condemn. The real test of praise is the approbation of famous men and of experts in the matter. You should aim to be independent of any one vote, of any one fashion, of any one century.


    Superb! 👍

    And yet I’m still the only person with Moonraker at number 1... it’s tragic! 😥😇
  • Agent_47Agent_47 Canada
    Posts: 330
    Max_The_Parrot wrote: »
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    This quote by Gracian can well be repeated:

    One half of the World laughs at the other, and Fools are they all.

    Everything is good or everything is bad according to the votes they gain. What one pursues another persecutes. He is an in-sufferable ass that would regulate everything according to his ideas. Excellences do not depend on a single man's pleasure. So many men, so many tastes, all different. There is no defect which is not affected by some, nor need we lose heart if things please not some, for others will appreciate them. Nor need their applause turn our head, for there will surely be others to condemn. The real test of praise is the approbation of famous men and of experts in the matter. You should aim to be independent of any one vote, of any one fashion, of any one century.


    Superb! 👍

    And yet I’m still the only person with Moonraker at number 1... it’s tragic! 😥😇

    You have it good, Moonraker is still held in much higher regard than my favourite entry. It's cold out here when you love TWINE. [-(
  • Max_The_ParrotMax_The_Parrot ATAC to St Cyril’s
    Posts: 2,426
    Agent_47 wrote: »
    You have it good, Moonraker is still held in much higher regard than my favourite entry. It's cold out here when you love TWINE. [-(

    @Agent_47 aha I like to think of us as the next generation of Bond fans ... a new generation where Roger’s outrageous centrifuge faces and Brosnan’s balletic rope dangling are celebrated as the pinnacle of what Bond has to offer ...

    ...unfortunately the rest of this new generation appear not to have been born yet, but when they are we will be gods, I tell you .... 🧐🤔👍
  • Agent_47Agent_47 Canada
    Posts: 330
    Max_The_Parrot wrote: »
    Agent_47 wrote: »
    You have it good, Moonraker is still held in much higher regard than my favourite entry. It's cold out here when you love TWINE. [-(

    @Agent_47 aha I like to think of us as the next generation of Bond fans ... a new generation where Roger’s outrageous centrifuge faces and Brosnan’s balletic rope dangling are celebrated as the pinnacle of what Bond has to offer ...

    ...unfortunately the rest of this new generation appear not to have been born yet, but when they are we will be gods, I tell you .... 🧐🤔👍

    We'll be something alright :))
  • Mathis1Mathis1
    Posts: 7,507
    Birdleson wrote: »
    I appreciate the diversity in ranking. Some people on here actually get seriously upset and offended by other's evaluations of these films (not as a goof, as I assume @Mathis1 's response was, but genuinely angry); I have seen it.

    You assume correct. I applaud diverse rankings, my own would probably be alien to a lot on here!
    If anyone knows my list I have OHMSS first and DAD last, that was my meaning, but absolutely have no animosity towards anyone's lists.Each to his own and all that! It would be really boring if everyone agreed on here!
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    Posts: 7,139
    Agent_47 wrote: »
    Birdleson wrote: »
    That's the spirit!

    Atleast @GoldenGun will appreciate my list.

    I certainly do @Agent_47! Though QOS ends up a bit low, I do love the TWINE, TLD,GE and TB appreciation ;)

  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    Birdleson wrote: »
    I appreciate the diversity in ranking. Some people on here actually get seriously upset and offended by other's evaluations of these films (not as a goof, as I assume @Mathis1 's response was, but genuinely angry); I have seen it.

    You assume correct. I applaud diverse rankings, my own would probably be alien to a lot on here!
    If anyone knows my list I have OHMSS first and DAD last, that was my meaning, but absolutely have no animosity towards anyone's lists.Each to his own and all that! It would be really boring if everyone agreed on here!

    If we did, there would be a ranking on page 1, followed by 200 pages of "+1".
  • Agent_47Agent_47 Canada
    Posts: 330
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    Birdleson wrote: »
    I appreciate the diversity in ranking. Some people on here actually get seriously upset and offended by other's evaluations of these films (not as a goof, as I assume @Mathis1 's response was, but genuinely angry); I have seen it.

    You assume correct. I applaud diverse rankings, my own would probably be alien to a lot on here!
    If anyone knows my list I have OHMSS first and DAD last, that was my meaning, but absolutely have no animosity towards anyone's lists.Each to his own and all that! It would be really boring if everyone agreed on here!
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    Birdleson wrote: »
    I appreciate the diversity in ranking. Some people on here actually get seriously upset and offended by other's evaluations of these films (not as a goof, as I assume @Mathis1 's response was, but genuinely angry); I have seen it.

    You assume correct. I applaud diverse rankings, my own would probably be alien to a lot on here!
    If anyone knows my list I have OHMSS first and DAD last, that was my meaning, but absolutely have no animosity towards anyone's lists.Each to his own and all that! It would be really boring if everyone agreed on here!

    Agreed. Nothing but appreciation for everyone's ranking. Every movie in this franchise is somebody's favourite and I love that about this community.

    Call me a glass half full type of guy because I enjoy every Bond film, so even if something is at the bottom of my personal ranking it's still a solid entry in my books.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    Posts: 7,139
    I agree about the variety in rankings. It's a joy to go through these pages and discover the diversity of the forum.

    Something I just realised considering Bond rankings. I used to think in order to make a 'good ranking' I should include certain films in the upper region of my rankings, such as GF and CR. I also thought at least one Connery film should be in my top three to have a 'serious' ranking. So it did take me quite a while to compose an honest ranking, 100% representative of my own preferences. Maybe that's just me though.
  • w2bondw2bond is indeed a very rare breed
    edited December 2019 Posts: 2,252
    Just finished my Bondathon in the lead up to No Time to Die

    1. The Living Daylights (0)
    2. Octopussy (+5)
    3. From Russia With Love (0)
    4. Goldeneye (-2)
    5. Casino Royale (0)
    6. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (-2)
    7. Dr No (-1)

    8. For Your Eyes Only (+2)
    9. Tomorrow Never Dies (+2)
    10. Moonraker (+2)
    11. Goldfinger (-2)
    12. Live and Let Die (-4)
    13. Diamonds Are Forever (+1)
    14. Licence To Kill (+1)
    15. The Man With The Golden Gun (+2)

    16. Thunderball (+6)
    17. The Spy Who Loved Me (-4)
    18. Die Another Day (+1)
    19. A View To A Kill (-3)
    20. You Only Live Twice (0)

    21. Quantum of Solace (+2)
    22. Skyfall (-4)
    23. The World Is Not Enough (+1)
    24. Spectre (-3)

    You probably won't be surprised that I'm cautious(ly optimistic) about the next film...

  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    Posts: 7,139
    I nice list you've got there. Even though TWINE and QOS are on the low side, that top 7 is amazing. Especially love where TLD ended up ;)
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    Posts: 16,170
    1. GOLDFINGER
    2. ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE
    3. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
    4. THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
    5. THUNDERBALL
    6. DR. NO
    7. SKYFALL
    8. THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS
    9. CASINO ROYALE 06
    10. OCTOPUSSY/NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN
    11. LICENCE TO KILL
    12. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
    13. LIVE AND LET DIE
    14. GOLDENEYE
    15. MOONRAKER
    16. DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
    17. YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE
    18. THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH
    19. A VIEW TO A KILL/CR 54
    20. THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN
    21. QUANTUM OF SOLACE
    22. TOMORROW NEVER DIES/CR 67
    23. SPECTRE
    24. DIE ANOTHER DAY
  • Max_The_ParrotMax_The_Parrot ATAC to St Cyril’s
    Posts: 2,426
    GoldenGun wrote: »
    it did take me quite a while to compose an honest ranking, 100% representative of my own preferences. Maybe that's just me though.

    That’s a very good point, not just in Bond rankings but life in general - it’s very difficult to be completely honest to yourself when you know there are certain expectations being placed on us. I feel guilty putting FRWL next to last!

    I must try and find the time to sit down and have a good honest proper look at my posted rankings and see if I’m truly happy with them. Of course one issue I suspect we all face is that the list is likely fairly fluid depending on mood, day of the week and wind direction, particularly in the tricky middle section!
  • Agent_47Agent_47 Canada
    Posts: 330
    Max_The_Parrot wrote: »
    GoldenGun wrote: »
    it did take me quite a while to compose an honest ranking, 100% representative of my own preferences. Maybe that's just me though.

    That’s a very good point, not just in Bond rankings but life in general - it’s very difficult to be completely honest to yourself when you know there are certain expectations being placed on us. I feel guilty putting FRWL next to last!

    I must try and find the time to sit down and have a good honest proper look at my posted rankings and see if I’m truly happy with them. Of course one issue I suspect we all face is that the list is likely fairly fluid depending on mood, day of the week and wind direction, particularly in the tricky middle section!

    I always give an audible sigh when I look at someone's ranking and it resembles a list built with RT scores in mind.

  • ThighsOfXeniaThighsOfXenia
    Posts: 1,596
    @Agent_47 I have your #1 as my last(ish) spot, and your #2 is my first spot! Pretty funny.
  • royale65royale65 Caustic misanthrope reporting for duty.
    Posts: 4,423
    ThighsOfXenia wrote: »
    @Agent_47 I have your #1 as my last(ish) spot, and your #2 is my first spot! Pretty funny.

    The variety of being a Bond fan!
  • Junglist_1985Junglist_1985 Los Angeles
    Posts: 1,033
    Update! Did a mini rewatch/marathon recently and have a newfound love for Moonraker. Premise aside, we have peak cinematography, the best score, locations galore, Bassey theme, Adam’s set design - just beautifully done through and through! I do think it helps to view it for what it is: big, beautiful, over the top, absurd, elegant fun. And it never pretends to be anything else.

    1. Casino Royale
    2. From Russia With Love
    3. Dr. No
    4. Quantum of Solace
    5. The Living Daylights
    6. Goldfinger
    7. Skyfall
    8. Goldeneye
    9. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
    10. Spectre
    11. Moonraker (+9)
    12. Thunderball
    13. The Spy Who Loved Me (-2)
    14. You Only Live Twice
    15. Tomorrow Never Dies
    16. For Your Eyes Only (-3)
    17. License to Kill (-1)
    18. Man With The Golden Gun
    19. Octopussy (+2)
    20. The World Is Not Enough (+3)
    21. Live and Let Die (-4)
    22. Diamonds Are Forever (-2)
    23. A View to a Kill (-1)
    24. Die Another Day
  • JamesCraigJamesCraig Ancient Rome
    Posts: 3,497
    Junglist_1985 wrote: »
    Update! Did a mini rewatch/marathon recently and have a newfound love for Moonraker. Premise aside, we have peak cinematography, the best score, locations galore, Bassey theme, Adam’s set design - just beautifully done through and through! I do think it helps to view it for what it is: big, beautiful, over the top, absurd, elegant fun. And it never pretends to be anything else.

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

    Good stuff.

    One can never show enough "love" for CR, FRWL, DR & SF ;-)
  • ThighsOfXeniaThighsOfXenia
    edited December 2019 Posts: 1,596
    Seeing Moonraker's reappraisal warms my heart. I can't help but see it as a trend, a fondness for genuine visual audacity and spectacle, in the face of the monotone dirge that many similarly-scaled modern blockbusters have in terms of aesthetics. There is little of the concern for sight and sound, music, production design. Everything comes second to brand perpetuation. While that certainly was part of MR's production, there's a vibrancy to it that I feel has been lost. Compare its production design to something like Avengers: Endgame, in which the final battle takes place on a muddy digital landscape, and the rest of the set pieces take place in some variation of a parking lot (cheap for location scouting!). MR, by contrast, has its entire budget on screen and in the sound mix. A true piece of pop art, as all of the Gilbert films are.

    The Bond franchise as a whole has evaded this trend, but nonetheless, revisiting MR with more knowledge about cinema, about where popular cinema would go, filmmaking in general, gives it a resonance that many of us formerly dismissed because of its "stupidity."
  • Junglist_1985Junglist_1985 Los Angeles
    Posts: 1,033
    ThighsOfXenia wrote: »
    Seeing Moonraker's reappraisal warms my heart. I can't help but see it as a trend, a fondness for genuine visual audacity and spectacle, in the face of the monotone dirge that many similarly-scaled modern blockbusters have in terms of aesthetics. There is little of the concern for sight and sound, music, production design. Everything comes second to brand perpetuation. While that certainly was part of MR's production, there's a vibrancy to it that I feel has been lost. Compare its production design to something like Avengers: Endgame, in which the final battle takes place on a muddy digital landscape, and the rest of the set pieces take place in some variation of a parking lot (cheap for location scouting!). MR, by contrast, has its entire budget on screen and in the sound mix. A true piece of pop art, as all of the Gilbert films are.

    The Bond franchise as a whole has evaded this trend, but nonetheless, revisiting MR with more knowledge about cinema, about where popular cinema would go, filmmaking in general, gives it a resonance that many of us formerly dismissed because of its "stupidity."

    Yes! Moonraker is a true sensory feast.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    Posts: 7,139
    After some thought, my ranking changed slightly. Should be like this until the release of No Time to Die.

    PLATINUM
    1. The Living Daylights
    2. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    3. Quantum of Solace
    4. Thunderball
    5. Licence to Kill
    6. GoldenEye
    GOLD
    7. The Man with the Golden Gun
    8. The World Is Not Enough
    9. From Russia with Love
    10. Octopussy
    SILVER
    11. Moonraker
    12. Casino Royale
    13. Dr No
    BRONZE
    14. You Only Live Twice
    15. Die Another Day
    16. A View to a Kill
    MISSION COMPLETED
    17. Goldfinger
    18. The Spy Who Loved Me
    19. Live and Let Die
    20. Skyfall
    MISSION FAILED
    21. Diamonds Are Forever
    22. For Your Eyes Only
    23. Tomorrow Never Dies
    24. Spectre
  • Agent_47Agent_47 Canada
    edited December 2019 Posts: 330
    GoldenGun wrote: »
    After some thought, my ranking changed slightly. Should be like this until the release of No Time to Die.

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

    Love this ranking. Completely unique. I need to watch License To Kill again. I think it might improve on my list.
  • w2bondw2bond is indeed a very rare breed
    Posts: 2,252
    GoldenGun wrote: »
    I nice list you've got there. Even though TWINE and QOS are on the low side, that top 7 is amazing. Especially love where TLD ended up ;)

    Thanks! I was close to putting OP on top, but Dalton's performance in TLD was too compelling to rate any lower.

    I used to like TWINE (as a kid) before I knew any better, but apart from the PTS there's nothing enjoyable about it
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    Posts: 7,139
    Thanks @Agent_47! :)

    Yes, considerably @Birdleson. While I like certain aspects of it - namely its characters, golf, the DB5 and Fort Knox - I find the film's atmosphere somewhat lacking. Compared to the Caribbean, Istanbul, the Orient Express or Japan, Kentucky is rather dull. For me that is of course, it's all a matter of perspective. Never liked that barn scene either, it's just too much for me.
    I pointed out before that I always thought I had to put this one as high as I could, but now I just have to be honest and admit to myself I like many other Bond films better.
    But no worries, I'm one of those film fans who prefers Herzog's Nosferatu over Murnau's, so what do I know? ;)
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    Posts: 7,139
    Don't worry I love them both, just one a little bit more than the other :)
  • JamesCraigJamesCraig Ancient Rome
    Posts: 3,497
    Birdleson wrote: »
    That last line is a bit unsettling.

    He's a crazy as Kinski. :-? :D ;)
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    edited December 2019 Posts: 16,170
    1. THUNDERBALL
    2. ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE
    3. GOLDFINGER
    4. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
    5. THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
    6. DR. NO
    7. THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS
    8. SKYFALL
    9. OCTOPUSSY/NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN
    10. LICENCE TO KILL
    11. CASINO ROYALE 06
    12. LIVE AND LET DIE
    13. MOONRAKER
    14. DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
    15. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
    16. YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE
    17. THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH
    18. GOLDENEYE
    19. THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN
    20. A VIEW TO A KILL/ CR 54
    21. QUANTUM OF SOLACE
    22. TOMORROW NEVER DIES
    23. SPECTRE
    24. DIE ANOTHER DAY/ CR 67
  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
    Posts: 17,763
    End of the year ranking:

    1. Thunderball
    2. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    3. From Russia with Love
    4. For Your Eyes Only
    5. The Spy Who Loved Me
    6. Goldfinger
    7. Octopussy
    8. Live and Let Die
    9. Diamonds Are Forever
    10. The Living Daylights
    11. Goldeneye
    12. Licence To Kill
    13. The Man with the Golden Gun
    14. Dr. No
    15. A View to a Kill
    16. The World Is Not Enough
    17. You Only Live Twice
    18. Moonraker
    19. Tomorrow Never Dies
    20. Casino Royale
    21. Quantum of Solace
    22. Never Say Never Again
    23. Die Another Day
    24. Skyfall
    25. Casino Royale (1967)
    26. Spectre
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