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I am in no way a SF hater, I often defend the film, but if their was one criticism I have of the film it is that while I may love it and see it as one of the greats, Skyfall doesn't really add to the bond films as a whole. It's a supremely enjoyable outing, a great popcorn flick, but I doesn't give you the kind of touchstones that a classic entry would. Think about those first six films, each one has a handful (at least) of scenes, lines of dialogue, characters that will never be forgotten and changed what bond films meant to audiences. Their have been a few films since (LTK, CR) that have managed this, and Skyfall doesn't do it. The film borrows from the past instead of creating for itself. In that respect, it will always be a slight disappointment.
2. CR
3. OP / LALD ( tied)
4. DN/ FRWL (tied)
5. GE / TLD ( tied)
6. QOS
7. OHMSS
8. TND / SF (tied)
9. TWINE
10. AVTAK
Those are the ones I'd be able to watch over and over again.
Very nice list. I agree with nine of those, but I'd also add TSWLM and FYEO.
Slightly amended.
2. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
3. Dr. No
4. Casino Royale
5. Goldfinger
6. Skyfall
7. The Living Daylights
8. Thunderball
9. The Spy Who Loved Me
10. Goldeneye
11. Licence to Kill
12. For Your Eyes Only
13. Tomorrow Never Dies
14. Live and Let Die
15. Octopussy
16. Quantum Of Solace
17. Moonraker
18. You Only Live Twice
19. A View To A Kill
20. The Man With the Golden Gun
21. Diamonds Are Forever
22. The World is Not Enough
23. Die Another Day
2. Goldeneye
3. Goldfinger
4. Casino Royale
5. The Spy Who Loved Me
6. The World is not Enough
7. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
8. The Living Daylights
9. Dr. No
10. Live and Let Die
11. From Russia With Love
12. Quantum of Solace
13. Thunderball
14. Tomorrow Never Dies
15. A View to a Kill
16. Octopussy
17. For Your Eyes Only
18. Moonraker
19. You Only Live Twice
20. Diamonds are Forever
21. The Man With the Golden Gun
22. License to Kill
23. Die Another Day
Sadly.
I think they just wanted to be bigger and badder with the stunts, and thought the audience would continue to lap it up (after all, the box office was improving in $ terms, even though it was falling behind on relative terms in comparison to other box office successes of the day). The disintegrating plane part at the end is just awful, as is the stunt falling out of the back in the helicopter, especially in comparison to the similar, yet phenomenal real work done with the Jeep by Glen & Co in TLD.
In a way it reminded me of the early to mid 80's when many action movies had awful special effects. Some of the Airport movies come to mind - the Concorde one was disgraceful compared to Airport 1975 (or Airport 2) in particular. The Phantom Menace also comes to mind from the late 90's.
They should have realized that it would not 'age' well - which is critical when dealing with a franchise like Bond which has staying power & continues to thrive decade after decade.
True. Add to that poor Director, poor script, poor villan, AWFUL Q scene, invisible car.
1. "London Calling" on the soundtrack
2. Rosamund Pike
The PTS isn't bad, and I even like the Madonna title song when coupled that title sequence. But golly gee...
Words can't describe how bad this is.
Yes I agree. POOR BOND director. I thought 'The Devils Double' was a good film.
2. SF (no loss of gloss or APPEAL!)
3. LTK
4. GE
5. CR
6. TLD
7. FRWL
8. DAF
9. LALD
10. FYEO
11. TB
12. DN
13. Gun
14. Spy
15. QoS
16. MR
17. GF
18. AVTAK
19. TND
20. YOLT
21. OP
22. TWINE
23. DAD
1. Skyfall (+1)
2. The World Is Not Enough (+14)
3. Goldfinger (+1)
4. Tomorrow Never Dies (+3)
5. Diamonds Are Forever (+8)
6. Casino Royale (-5)
7. The Living Daylights (+1)
8. From Russia With Love (-5)
9. Octopussy (+2)
10. For Your Eyes Only (-4)
11. Goldeneye (-6)
12. Licence To Kill (+11)
13. A View To A Kill (+9)
14. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (-2)
15. Dr. No (-6)
16. The Spy Who Loved Me (-2)
17. You Only Live Twice (--)
18. Quantum Of Solace (-8)
19. The Man With The Golden Gun (--)
20. Thunderball (-5)
21. Moonraker (--)
22. Die Another Day (-4)
23. Live And Let Die (-3)
Fun Facts:
- Completely unintentionally, the top two films have the most Judi Dench screen time. I swear that is just coincidence. =))
- The biggest jump is The World Is Not Enough. This was a childhood favorite of mine, as well as the N64 video game based on the film. It has great momentum at times, mostly in the beginning, that draw me in. I don't find the ending as off-putting as some. The whole concept is never meant to be taken as seriously as other titles. In fact, I recently came across an interview of Pierce Brosnan on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon stating that the most ridiculous stunt he ever did was the ski scene in that film. Overall, it's a pleasing watch for me.
- I've given Licence To Kill numerous chances to appeal to me. Certain aspects of it are brilliant and have made me re-think its placement in my rankings. However, the drugs plot, unnecessary gore, and Dalton's tendency to flip his extremely dark Bond portrayal into a more grounded character to be displeasing to me. I feel like Dalton really only achieves the lighter side of the character with Q, compared to his completely balanced portrayal in The Living Daylights.
- I alluded to my interest in Diamonds Are Forever in my previous post. I don't really mind Connery's dullest performance as Bond in an official Eon Production to take away from the excitement of the picture. In fact, I believe if Connery gave it his all and the plot was tweaked, particulately at the end, it could rank among the top Bond films. The plot in the beginning is one of the most exciting. If only they took advantage of it being the revenge of his wife's murder and made the second half amount to more than just catching Blofeld as if he was just another criminal, this would be spectacular.
- Quantum Of Solace has the biggest drop from my rankings when translating over to views. The reasoning is twofold, one is that it hasn't been shown on television as often and with all the other ones I've been watching, haven't had the time to put in the Blu-Ray. Otherwise, I do find some of the action scenes jarring. From a performance standpoint, it could possibly be the best of the Craig era, though. Some of the best moments we have seen from him come from this film, which is why I hold it in higher regard than my viewing shows.
1 FRWL
2 CR
3 GF up from 4
4 OHMSS down from 3
5 DN up from 8
6 SF
7 TLD up from 10
8 TB down from 5
9 GE
10TSWLM down from 7
11LTK up from 13
12LALD
13FYEO down from 11
14QOS up from 16
15YOLT down from 13
16OP down from 15
17TND up from 19
18TWINE down from 17
19TMWTGG down from 18
20DAF
21AVTAK up from 22
22MR down from 21
23DAD
One of the best. I can't understand the love for GE on this site.....members love it. I think it's average at best (plot, actor etc), but it is really loved!
I love them equally.
22. The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)
21. Die Another Day (2002)
20. Moonraker (1979)
19. A View To A Kill (1985)
18. Live and Let Die (1973)
17. You Only Live Twice (1967)
16. For Your Eyes Only (1981)
15. GoldenEye (1995)
14. Octopussy (1983)
13. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
12. Quantum of Solace (2008)
11. Goldfinger (1964)
10. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
9. Skyfall (2012)
8. Dr No (1962)
7. The World Is Enough (1999)
6. Thunderball (1965)
5. The Living Daylights (1987)
4. Licence To Kill (1989)
3. Casino Royale (2006)
2. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
1. From Russia With Love (1963)
This is my latest rankings. They've been pretty consistent for some time, so I'll doubt they'll change. At until Spectre is released anywho ;-)
I like your list, I think we are on a similar wavelength I will put my rankings up again and I think the films will be in similar spost.
1) FRWL
2) OHMSS
3) GF
4) SF
5) CR
6) TLD
7) TSWLM
8) LALD
9) TB
10) GE
11) DN
12) FYEO
13) LTK
14) OP
15) YOLT
16) QOS
17) TWINE
18) TND
19) TMWTGG
20) MR
21) DAF
22) AVTAK
23) DAD
I've got LALD a few places higher where as you've got DN a few places higher, I think I rank LALD higher than most as it was the first one I see and I have a massive soft spot for it and DN does go up and down in my rankings so it will probably go up again next time I view them all.
But I don't think our lists and taste's are too different.
Sorry about that, I get it now. Yeah it looks like I'm pretty much average but my list changes so much apart from the top five (as from 2012) and the bottom five which stay the same, films like FYEO,DN,LTK do regularly go up into my top ten and then drop out again depending on my mood and what film I've just watched etc.