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Ow LTK is always near the top, and it always will be. Might as well be in 3rd/2nd/1st spot next time. Absolutely love it and will always do so.
As for SP, I used to dislike it, but I had a great experience with it last time I watched it. It’s a film with great atmosphere and locations. There is also a sense of mystery and the score has grown immensely on me.
I have actually rediscovered my fondness for the Craig films, SF is the only one of his I don’t really gel with.
Ah, something else we have in common!
Still struggle with SF, though am still willing to give it more chances!
1. No Time To Die
2. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
3. Casino Royale
4. From Russia With Love
5. Skyfall
6. The Living Daylights
7. Thunderball
8. Goldfinger
9. SPECTRE
10. GoldenEye
11. Quantum of Solace
12. Licence To Kill
13. Octopussy
14. The Spy Who Loved Me
15. Live And Let Die
16. Dr. No
17. The World Is Not Enough
18. Tomorrow Never Dies
19. You Only Live Twice
20. Moonraker
21. The Man With The Golden Gun
22. For Your Eyes Only
23. Diamonds Are Forever
24. A View To A Kill
25. Die Another Day
Quite a change from when I left the theatre at ten years old proclaiming DAD to be the best Bond of all! These days I prefer a mix of "serious Bond" and "classic Bond" but I find no Bond film to be unwatchable.
Well, except for a certain 1983 entry. I'd take both previous CR efforts over that one!
25: Diamonds Are Forever
24: Die Another Day
23: The Man with the Golden Gun
22: SPECTRE
21: A View to a Kill
20: Moonraker
19: Quantum of Solace
18: Thunderball
17: Tomorrow Never Dies
16: For Your Eyes Only
15: You Only Live Twice
14: The World is Not Enough
13: Live and Let Die
12: Goldfinger
11: GoldenEye
10: Dr. No
9: The Spy Who Loved Me
8: Octopussy
7: The Living Daylights
6: Skyfall
5: On Her Majesty's Secret Service
4: From Russia with Love
3: Licence to Kill
2: Casino Royale
1: No Time to Die
Wow! Nice list, kinda surprised OHMSS isn’t number 2 if you liked NTTD so much! Lots of similarities
My only real issues with OHMSS are 1: same as the novel I'm not super fond of his promiscuity at Piz Gloria and 2: I wish they had trusted Lazenby, who I think does a great job, to perform "as" Sir Hilary Bray rather than having Baker dub all of his lines.
The Classics
Casino Royale
Skyfall
GoldenEye
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
No Time To Die
From Russia With Love
The Spy Who Loved Me
You Only Live Twice
Goldfinger
Solid & memorable
The Living Daylights
The World Is Not Enough
Thunderball
Tomorrow Never Dies
Live And Let Die
Well crafted imperfection
SPECTRE
Quantum Of Solace
Dr. No
Octopussy
Still Bond
A View To a Kill
Die Another Day
Moonraker
For Your Eyes Only
License To Kill
Hard to sit through
Diamonds Are Forever
The Man With The Golden Gun
No Time to Die: A+
Skyfall: A
Licence To Kill: A
Casino Royale: A-
From Russia With Love: A-
Goldfinger: A-
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service: A-
For Your Eyes Only: B+
GoldenEye: B+
The Spy Who Loved Me: B+
Octopussy: B+
Spectre: B
Moonraker: B
The Living Daylights: B
Dr. No: B
You Only Live Twice: B
Quantum of Solace: B
A View to a Kill: B-
Thunderball: C+
Live and Let Die: C+
Diamonds Are Forever: C
The Man With the Golden Gun: C-
I haven’t yet seen Tomorrow Never Dies, The World is Not Enough, or Die Another Day. Planning to watch them in the next month or two.
Very solid ranking you have there. Will be interesting to see what you think of the Brosnan films.
I'd be interested to see your list if you'd be willing to post it again.
Yes, I am looking forward to those Bosnan Bonds. The reason I didn't see them back in their theatrical run is that they got so-so reviews iirc, but given how much I liked GoldenEye I should have given them a go. I also only last week watched for the first time Quantum of Solace and Spectre, both of which I liked overall, even though I could see why they were controversial.
1.) You Only Live Twice
2.) Goldfinger
3.) Diamonds Are Forever (yes, I'm serious)
4.) Thunderball
5.) From Russia With Love
6.) Casino Royale
7.) GoldenEye
8.) No Time to Die (time will tell if this spot holds)
9.) Skyfall
10.) Dr. No
11.) Tomorrow Never Dies
12.) The World is Not Enough
13.) On Her Majesty's Secret Service
14.) The Living Daylights
15.) Spectre
16.) The Man With The Golden Gun
17.) Live and Let Die
18.) Octopussy
19.) A View to a Kill
20.) The Spy Who Loved Me
21.) Die Another Day
22.) Quantum of Solace
23.) Licence to Kill
24.) Moonraker
25.) For Your Eyes Only
Something like that.
Wow happy NTTD ended up being in the upper half.
After a fourth view yesterday I still don't know where to put it. I think I must rewatch FRWL and TB before updating my list.
I have lots of questions about your list, but I'll leave it at two: why is FYEO last? And why is You Only Live Twice first? Genuinely curious, as I like both movies and rank them around the middle of my list. What things for you send one to the stratosphere, while the other seemingly gets buried?
FYEO just never appealed to me. I can't put my finger on it but I can try. Moore isn't my favorite Bond, and that's not my favorite film of his. Moore put into a more serious movie just didn't work for me. As you can probably tell I like the Bond films with a touch of camp, and all the iconic gadgets. Any of the more serious films higher up on my list are because of what I consider to have great action or great storytelling even if they lack a bit of fun.
YOLT is just a fun film and it feels like pure Bond film and I never don't want to watch it. The scenery, gadgets, John Barry soundtrack and characters are all just so appealing to me.
I love Austin Powers and I think YOLT is aware that it's not some cinematic masterpiece of realism and grit. I think the fact that AP parodies YOLT just goes to show how iconic YOLT is as a Bond film. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, they say.
I also think it's important to note that I can find something to look forward to in every Bond film. In FYEO I enjoy the PTS and the 2CV chase.
I will at some point, although at the moment I am still too unsure about where to put NTTD. I am pretty confident it will be in the top ten somewhere, but it could be anything from 1-3 to 7-10 at the moment...
But I can say that we have 8 of the same films in our top tens. I have Dr No and the Living Daylights in favor of Goldeneye and The Spy Who Loved Me.
1. GOLDFINGER
2. THUNDERBALL
3. THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
4. DR NO
5. LIVE AND LET DIE
6. THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS
7. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
8. ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE
9. SKYFALL
10. OCTOPUSSY/NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN
11. CASINO ROYALE 06
12. GOLDENEYE
13. LICENCE TO KILL
14. NO TIME TO DIE
15. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
16. MOONRAKER
17. TOMORROW NEVER DIES
18. DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
19. YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE/CR 54
20. THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH
21. A VIEW TO A KILL
22. SPECTRE
23. THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN
24. QUANUM OF SOLACE
25. DIE ANOTHER DAY/CR 67
Interesting list. Thanks.
There are flaws in Thunderball that have always distracted me, but I haven't seen it in a long time. If you're willing to say, I'd be interested in why you ranked it so high.
It's been a personal favorite of mine since I was around 13. I'm fascinated by it's history, and the events that led to it hitting the screen. Connery is in top form, I love the Bahamas locations, Domino is one of my favorite main Bond girls, and I love Terence Young's style in terms of Bond directors.
It definitively slows down in some scenes, there are several continuity errors and dodgy back projection but I think that adds to it's charm.
Nice to see that someone else here has YOLT as No. 1!
2. Goldfinger
3. From Russia with Love
4. Dr. No
5. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
6. Skyfall
7. The Living Daylights
8. GoldenEye
9. Licence to Kill
10. Tomorrow Never Dies
11. Thunderball
12. The Spy Who Loved Me
13. No Time to Die
14. Octopussy
15. For Your Eyes Only
16. Diamonds Are Forever
17. You Only Live Twice
18. Live and Let Die
19. Quantum of Solace
20. The World is Not Enough
21. A View to a Kill
22. Moonraker
23. Die Another Day
24. Spectre
25. The Man with the Golden Gun
Yes I do indeed. It has everything that I need in a Bond film.
1. The Living Daylights
2. GoldenEye
3. Licence to Kill
4. Goldfinger
5. You Only Live Twice
6. Tomorrow Never Dies
7. For Your Eyes Only
8. The Spy Who Loved Me
9. Skyfall
10. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
11. Dr. No
12. From Russia with Love
13. Thunderball
14. Diamonds Are Forever
15. Casino Royale
16-25 (not ranked)
Live and Let Die
The Man with the Golden Gun
Octopussy
Moonraker
A View to a Kill
The World is Not Enough
Die Another Day
Quantum of Solace
Spectre
No Time to Die
Right. 60s style, great finale, plot, location, action. Hard to top.