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  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
    edited November 2015 Posts: 5,131
    MayDayDiVicenzo wrote: »
    Mendes4Lyfe wrote: »
    I know people love to hate on Glen, but IMHO OP, AVTAK and TLD are all classic Bond films. I would take any of them over TB or YOLT, for instance. [-(

    Absolutely.

    All Terrence Young's films are superior including TB. However, I agree that FYEO, TLD and LTK are all great films.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited November 2015 Posts: 23,883
    suavejmf wrote: »
    MayDayDiVicenzo wrote: »
    Mendes4Lyfe wrote: »
    I know people love to hate on Glen, but IMHO OP, AVTAK and TLD are all classic Bond films. I would take any of them over TB or YOLT, for instance. [-(

    Absolutely.

    Al Terrence Young's films are superior including TB. However, I agree that FYEO, TLD and LTK are all great films.

    I agree. The gold standard as far as James Bond is concerned, because Young knew how to extract the best out of Connery (playful but still credible and deadly dangerous.....even the way he moved in a Young film was incredible). Getting the best out of Sean Connery means pretty much getting the best you can get for James Bond imho.
  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
    Posts: 5,131
    You are a man of impeccable taste bondjames. Young also added the panache attached to Bond's dress sence that is absent from Fleming's novels.
  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
    Posts: 5,080
    I'll never "get" Thunderball's "classic" status. Especially considering it came after the exquisite FRWL and GF.

    Thunderball, for me, is a rather over-long affair with very little to maintain my interest for a 2hr+ runtime. Connery is past his prime, Domino is perhaps the most dull Bond girl in the series, Largo makes for an uninteresting villain and the film moves along at a snails pace. Only Barry, Fiona, the SPECTRE meeting and the finale save this film from being a complete borefest.
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
    Posts: 10,591
    tigers99 wrote: »
    I posted on here some time ago, my list is a fluid and changing thing. Here it is revised including Spectre (which admittedly still has my impressionable 1st viewing take on it)

    1. Casino Royale
    2. From Russia with Love
    3. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    4. Dr. No
    5. Spectre
    6. Skyfall
    7. Goldfinger
    8. The Living Daylights
    9. Thunderball
    10. Licence to Kill
    11. GoldenEye
    12. For Your Eyes Only
    13. The Spy Who Loved Me
    14. Octopussy
    15. You Only Live Twice
    16. Tomorrow Never Dies
    17. Live and Let Die
    18. Quantum of Solace
    19. The World is Not Enough
    20. The Man with the Golden Gun
    21. A View to a Kill
    22. Moonraker
    23. Diamonds Are Forever
    24. Die Another Day
    Yes, this is about where Spectre sits for me too. I'll be seeing it again tonight.
  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
    Posts: 5,131
    MayDayDiVicenzo wrote: »
    I'll never "get" Thunderball's "classic" status. Especially considering it came after the exquisite FRWL and GF.

    Thunderball, for me, is a rather over-long affair with very little to maintain my interest for a 2hr+ runtime. Connery is past his prime, Domino is perhaps the most dull Bond girl in the series, Largo makes for an uninteresting villain and the film moves along at a snails pace. Only Barry, Fiona, the SPECTRE meeting and the finale save this film from being a complete borefest.

    Thunderball, for me, is a classic. Connery is still in his prime, Domino is perhaps the most attractive Bond girl in the series, Largo makes for one of the most interesting villains and the film follows Fleming's novel.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
    Posts: 7,407
    Said I was going to wait for a few more viewings, but I think this where I will finally place Spectre.

    1) OHMSS
    2) TLD
    3) CR
    4) LTK
    5) GF
    6) FRWL
    7) SPECTRE
    8) OP
    9) QoS
    10) FYEO
    11) LALD
    12) TB
    13) TMWTGG
    14) SF
    15) YOLT
    16) MR
    17) AVTAK
    18) TSWLM
    19) DN
    20) DAF
    21) TWINE
    22) GE
    23) TND
    24) DAD
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
    edited November 2015 Posts: 9,020
    1. OHM S S
    2. O P
    3. G E
    4. C R
    5. T LD
    6. F R WL
    7. FY E O
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
    Posts: 8,392
    BondJasonBond006 wrote: »
    1. OHM S S
    2. O P
    3. G E
    4. C R
    5. T LD
    6. F R WL
    7. FY E O

    B-)
  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
    Posts: 5,080
    suavejmf wrote: »
    MayDayDiVicenzo wrote: »
    I'll never "get" Thunderball's "classic" status. Especially considering it came after the exquisite FRWL and GF.

    Thunderball, for me, is a rather over-long affair with very little to maintain my interest for a 2hr+ runtime. Connery is past his prime, Domino is perhaps the most dull Bond girl in the series, Largo makes for an uninteresting villain and the film moves along at a snails pace. Only Barry, Fiona, the SPECTRE meeting and the finale save this film from being a complete borefest.

    Thunderball, for me, is a classic. Connery is still in his prime, Domino is perhaps the most attractive Bond girl in the series, Largo makes for one of the most interesting villains and the film follows Fleming's novel.

    I hear this a lot about Domino. Yeah, she's pretty, but what else can you say about her? Auger's performance is bland, the character is bland and she conveys as much emotion as a brick wall when she's told her brother is dead.

    Same with Largo, just not the pretty part ;) He maintains the same monotonous voice throughtout the film.

    Connery is good, but nowhere near is he at the heights as he was from DN-GF. Not the same intensity, not as in interested.
  • Perilagu_KhanPerilagu_Khan
    Posts: 2,483
    BondJasonBond006 wrote: »
    1. OHM S S
    2. O P
    3. G E
    4. C R
    5. T LD
    6. F R WL
    7. FY E O

    Cute!
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    Posts: 17,789
    BondJasonBond006 wrote: »
    1. OHM S S
    2. O P
    3. G E
    4. C R
    5. T LD
    6. F R WL
    7. FY E O

    Ha ha, well played!!
  • mcdonbbmcdonbb deep in the Heart of Texas
    Posts: 4,116
    BondJasonBond006 wrote: »
    1. OHM S S
    2. O P
    3. G E
    4. C R
    5. T LD
    6. F R WL
    7. FY E O

    Clever

  • bondboy007bondboy007
    edited November 2015 Posts: 267
    1) CR
    2) OHMSS
    3) FRWL
    4) TB
    5) GE
    6) GF
    7) TLD
    8) DN
    9) LTK
    10) SF
    11) LALD
    12) FYEO
    13) QoS
    14) TND
    15) SP
    16) TSWLM
    17) TMWTGG
    18) YOLT
    19) DAF
    20) OP
    21) TWINE
    22) MR
    23) AVTAK
    24) DAD

    v Yep, thanks for pointing that out haha. Just made the change.
  • mcdonbbmcdonbb deep in the Heart of Texas
    Posts: 4,116
    bondboy007 wrote: »
    1) CR
    2) OHMSS
    3) FRWL
    4) TB
    5) GE
    6) GF
    7) TND
    8) DN
    9) LTK
    10) SF
    11) LALD
    12) FYEO
    13) QoS
    14) TND
    15) SP
    16) TSWLM
    17) TMWTGG
    18) YOLT
    19) DAF
    20) OP
    21) TWINE
    22) MR
    23) AVTAK
    24) DAD

    Guessing from your list you meant for #7 to be TLD?

    Admirable list ..thanks for sharing.
  • MansfieldMansfield Where the hell have you been?
    Posts: 1,263
    Initial Spectre ranking. It's an unreliable placement that may change with future looks.

    1. Casino Royale
    2. Skyfall
    3. From Russia With Love
    4. Goldfinger
    5. Spectre
    6. Goldeneye
    7. Dr. No
    8. For Your Eyes Only
    9. The Living Daylights
    10. Tomorrow Never Dies
    11. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    12. Quantum Of Solace
    13. Octopussy
    14. You Only Live Twice
    15. Thunderball
    16. The Spy Who Loved Me
    17. The World Is Not Enough
    18. Diamonds Are Forever
    19. Live And Let Die
    20. The Man With The Golden Gun
    21. Licence To Kill
    22. Die Another Day
    23. A View To A Kill
    24. Moonraker
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,462
    My first ranking upon seeing Spectre - not sure how it will hold up, but here it is for now:

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

    Note I also moved From Russia with Love above Thunderball for the time being. Both are practically tied, but my current mood leans to the former.
  • HASEROTHASEROT has returned like the tedious inevitability of an unloved season---
    edited December 2015 Posts: 4,399
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  • AntiLocqueBrakesAntiLocqueBrakes The edge
    edited November 2015 Posts: 538
    Reserve the right to change. Going back again Sunday.

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


  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
    Posts: 5,080
    Birdleson wrote: »
    After seeing SPECTRE tonight, and watching the other three Craig films in a row last Sunday, here are my temporary updated rankings. I will see SP again this weekend and, hopefully, my opinion will have changed. Main criteria; one must enjoy oneself when watching the movie.

    1. GOLDFINGER (1964)
    2. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (1963)
    3. ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE (1969)
    4. CASINO ROYALE (2006)
    5. THE SPY WHO LOVED ME (1977)
    6. DR. NO (1962)
    7. LIVE AND LET DIE (1973)
    8. THUNDERBALL (1965)
    9. SKYFALL (2012)
    10. YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (1967)
    11. QUANTUM OF SOLACE (2008)
    12. LICENCE TO KILL (1989)
    13. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY (1981)
    14. THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN (1974)
    15. GOLDENEYE (1995)
    16. THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH (1999)
    17. THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS (1987)
    18. DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER (1971)
    19. A VIEW TO A KILL (1985)
    20. TOMORROW NEVER DIES (1997)
    21. OCTOPUSSY (1983)
    22. SPECTRE (2015)
    23. DIE ANOTHER DAY (2002)
    24. MOONRAKER (1979)


    And I'll add: if the CGI was removed from DAD, and Bond had used the PPK in MR just once, Jinx or no Jinx, SP would be sitting at #24.

    @Birdleson, I too placed SPECTRE in my bottom five. I think our thoughts on the film will be pretty much similar.
  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
    Posts: 5,080
    Yes, I need to watch it a second time. I went to see it with two friends who are huge Craig fans, and we all came out of the cinema deflated and severely disappointed.

    I've always been an advocate for seeing a more traditional Craig Bond film, with a little bit more humour. I didn't expect it to come round and slap you in the face with it. At times, I thought I was watching a Brosnan entry. The finale in London could have been completely removed- it's an anticlimax if there ever was one.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,462
    suavejmf wrote: »
    MayDayDiVicenzo wrote: »
    I'll never "get" Thunderball's "classic" status. Especially considering it came after the exquisite FRWL and GF.

    Thunderball, for me, is a rather over-long affair with very little to maintain my interest for a 2hr+ runtime. Connery is past his prime, Domino is perhaps the most dull Bond girl in the series, Largo makes for an uninteresting villain and the film moves along at a snails pace. Only Barry, Fiona, the SPECTRE meeting and the finale save this film from being a complete borefest.

    Thunderball, for me, is a classic. Connery is still in his prime, Domino is perhaps the most attractive Bond girl in the series, Largo makes for one of the most interesting villains and the film follows Fleming's novel.

    Largo isn't one of my personal favorite villains, but other than that I totally agree. I feel bad it just slipped out of my Top 10, because I like it a lot! I think Connery is great in it, and Domino is one of my favorite Bond girls. Connery's first four are all great Bond films IMO.
  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
    Posts: 5,080
    I hope I enjoy SPECTRE more with a second viewing, but for now, I can't place it any higher than 21st.

    1. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    2. For Your Eyes Only
    3. The Spy Who Loved Me
    4. From Russia With Love
    5. Goldfinger
    6. Octopussy
    7. Casino Royale
    8. The Living Daylights
    9. Licence to Kill
    10. Skyfall
    11. Diamonds are Forever
    12. Live and Let Die
    13. A View to a Kill
    14. The Man with the Golden Gun
    15. Tomorrow Never Dies
    16. Goldeneye
    17. Thunderball
    18. Dr. No
    19. You Only Live Twice
    20. Quantum of Solace
    21. SPECTRE
    22. Moonraker
    23. The World is not Enough
    24. Die Another Day
  • tigers99tigers99
    Posts: 582
    I've just looked thru the last few lists, Spectre really seems to be polarising people - either it's quite high up or very low down.
  • tigers99tigers99
    Posts: 582
    I'm guessing it might have to do with people's expectations? I figured there would be more humour in it from comments made by John Logan about a year ago. And heard Sam Mendes talk about how funny it was before I saw it. I loved it, but do wonder if I had gone in not knowing what to expect that my feelings about it might have been different.
  • AntiLocqueBrakesAntiLocqueBrakes The edge
    Posts: 538
    tigers99 wrote: »
    I've just looked thru the last few lists, Spectre really seems to be polarising people - either it's quite high up or very low down.

    I'm actually cool with that. The longer we talk on here, the more we consolidate. But you're right.

  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    edited November 2015 Posts: 12,462
    I just knew Spectre would be super polarizing! It does make for good discussion and debate though. Still, one view isn't nearly enough to have a final say on it; I've seen every Bond film many times, so I probably won't have a very good grasp on SP until I own it.
  • skullkrusherskullkrusher
    edited August 2017 Posts: 212
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  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    edited November 2015 Posts: 45,489
    Sixteen different members have submitted their ranking post-SP, and I cannot be bothered to keep track of the average for the future as I am sure @w2Bond will keep up with his stellar statistics, but I thought it would be interesting to see how the average looks so far, and here it is:

    1 FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
    2 CASINO ROYALE
    3 ON HER MAJESTY S SECRET SERVICE
    4 GOLDFINGER
    5 SKYFALL
    6 THUNDERBALL
    7 DR NO
    8 THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
    9 LICENCE TO KILL
    10 SPECTRE
    11 THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS
    12 FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
    13 LIVE AND LET DIE
    14 GOLDENEYE
    15 QUANTUM OF SOLACE
    16 OCTOPUSSY
    17 YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE
    18 THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN
    19 TOMORROW NEVER DIES
    20 DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
    21 THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH
    22 A VIEW TO A KILL
    23 MOONRAKER
    24 DIE ANOTHER DAY

    Edit: Missed the vote by Skullkrusher. Now included.Making it seventeen members.
  • w2bondw2bond is indeed a very rare breed
    Posts: 2,252
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    Sixteen different members have submitted their ranking post-SP, and I cannot be bothered to keep track of the average for the future as I am sure @w2Bond will keep up with his stellar statistics, but I thought it would be interesting to see how the average looks so far, and here it is:

    Thank you @Thunderfinger! I wanted to wait until more votes had come in especially from the States. I'm doing a separate average ranking post Spectre so the averages fluctuate for a time until we get more ranks. I have advance tickets for the 11th so will post my thoughts then. Currently I've banned myself from the rest of the forum
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