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  • w2bondw2bond is indeed a very rare breed
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    Ok so I've done a overall ranking from 20 votes and even after so few it's very similar to the final tally from 2012-2015, and similar to the one @Thunderfinger did a page or two ago from 16 rankings

    1. Casino Royale (406)
    2. From Russia With Love (397)
    3. Goldfinger (383)
    4. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (353)
    5. Skyfall (341)
    6. Thunderball (296)
    7. Dr No (294)
    8. The Living Daylights (276)
    9. The Spy Who Loved Me (275)
    10. Spectre (272)
    11. Licence to Kill (267)
    12. Goldeneye (245)
    13. For Your Eyes Only (229)
    14. Live and Let Die (221)
    15. You Only Live Twice (193)
    16. Octopussy (191)
    17. Quantum of Solace (186)
    18. The Man with the Golden Gun (145)
    19. Tomorrow Never Dies (133)
    20. Diamonds are Forever (127)
    21. A View to a Kill (104)
    22. The World is Not Enough (91)
    23. Moonraker (70)
    24. Die Another Day (25)
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Interesting to see. Thanks.

    Goldeneye above FYEO is wrong on so many levels.

    Wonder when DAD will climb upwards? Heh, Jason?
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
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    So am I of all people the only one that ranks SPECTRE at No 1 ?!?!

    Imagine the irony!

    I almost feel ridiculous, but I will defend SPECTRE to my death bed :))

    In 4 hours I'll be seeing it the third time at the cinema hotel with my wife.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    edited November 2015 Posts: 7,108
    suavejmf wrote: »
    Not a bad list. For my taste you overate TND and Brosnan and under rate DN and Daniel Craig. Liking the TB love though.

    I think Thunderball really has it all: SPECTRE, the villain, the Ken Adam sets, the beautiful women, the DB5, John Barry music, exotic locations, fun gadgets, good humour, the femme fatale. It's both spectacular AND mysterious. Also Sean Connery is at his best here. While Goldfinger might be more iconic, TB is more archetypical.

    I was always quite fond of Brosnan as Bond. Coming from a Dalton fan that says a lot. He was so self-assured and confident in the role. Nevertheless, the plots he got were nowhere near the ones Craig gets now.

    I'm in media myself and therefore I rather enjoy Pryce's over-the-top performance and Carver's ridiculous scheme. While GE is Brosnan's best, his best performance might as well be in TND.

    Dr. No is a good Bond film, but it's a hard one to rank. The characters are great and the atmosphere is brilliant, but the pace is a bit uneven I think. I never really enjoyed the part with the Dragon Tank either, but that's just nitpicking I guess.

    As for Daniel Craig, I think he's an excellent actor, an excellent actor doesn't always make a great James Bond however. In my opinion, he lacks a bit of elegance, he's a bit too much of a muscleman.

  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
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    @GoldenGun

    It's good to see someone who can appreciate the Brosnan era. There is nothing overrated, if anything underrated.

    By the way our Top 10 is made of the same movies except TB which I rank lower.
    I have OP in it instead.
  • w2bondw2bond is indeed a very rare breed
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    So am I of all people the only one that ranks SPECTRE at No 1 ?!?!

    I have high hopes for it then :D...have to wait til Wednesday :(

    What's your new ranking?

  • w2bondw2bond is indeed a very rare breed
    edited November 2015 Posts: 2,252
    Goldeneye above FYEO is wrong on so many levels.

    @Thunderfinger. You'll be disappointed to know that GE is 8th on the 2012-2015 MI6 rankings and 6th if you include CBN and AJB. And FYEO is 12th

    On my list GE and FYEO are 6th and 7th. Next time FYEO may overtake GE. The score kills both of them....GE's is worse which is why they may swap places
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    w2bond wrote: »
    Goldeneye above FYEO is wrong on so many levels.

    @Thunderfinger. You'll be disappointed to know that GE is 8th on the 2012-2015 MI6 rankings and 6th if you include CBN and AJB. And FYEO is 12th

    On my list GE and FYEO are 6th and 7th. Next time FYEO may overtake GE. The score kills both of them....GE's is worse which is why they may swap places

    I actually think the music is the one thing GE has that puts it above FYEO.
  • w2bondw2bond is indeed a very rare breed
    Posts: 2,252
    w2bond wrote: »
    Goldeneye above FYEO is wrong on so many levels.

    @Thunderfinger. You'll be disappointed to know that GE is 8th on the 2012-2015 MI6 rankings and 6th if you include CBN and AJB. And FYEO is 12th

    On my list GE and FYEO are 6th and 7th. Next time FYEO may overtake GE. The score kills both of them....GE's is worse which is why they may swap places

    I actually think the music is the one thing GE has that puts it above FYEO.

    I quite like the GE overture, but more importantly, I like the integration of the main theme in FYEO. The piano part of the score especially when Bond gatecrashes the olympic jump is terrible, like a cat jumped on the piano. The other thing that puts GE above FYEO is Campbell's direction and...nostalgia

  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    w2bond wrote: »
    w2bond wrote: »
    Goldeneye above FYEO is wrong on so many levels.

    @Thunderfinger. You'll be disappointed to know that GE is 8th on the 2012-2015 MI6 rankings and 6th if you include CBN and AJB. And FYEO is 12th

    On my list GE and FYEO are 6th and 7th. Next time FYEO may overtake GE. The score kills both of them....GE's is worse which is why they may swap places

    I actually think the music is the one thing GE has that puts it above FYEO.

    I quite like the GE overture, but more importantly, I like the integration of the main theme in FYEO. The piano part of the score especially when Bond gatecrashes the olympic jump is terrible, like a cat jumped on the piano. The other thing that puts GE above FYEO is Campbell's direction and...nostalgia

    I liked how Conti knew when to keep it quiet, much like Newman in fact. The one thing that drags Serra down into Tamahori sewer territory is the crapfest of an end song.
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
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    w2bond wrote: »
    So am I of all people the only one that ranks SPECTRE at No 1 ?!?!

    I have high hopes for it then :D...have to wait til Wednesday :(

    What's your new ranking?

    This is my new and final ranking for this year after doing two and a half Bondathons!

    01 SP
    02 GE
    03 OHMSS
    04 CR
    05 TLD
    06 OP
    07 FRWL
    08 GF
    09 LTK
    10 TND

    11 FYEO
    12 LALD
    13 QOS
    14 DAD
    15 MR
    16 TSWLM
    17 DN
    18 TB
    19 SF
    20 TWINE

    21 YOLT
    22 AVTAK
    23 TMWTGG
    24 DAF
  • w2bond wrote: »
    WaltherPPK wrote: »
    After my second Spectre viewing and a re-watching of the other three Craig flicks, time to insert SP into my list ...

    #12 GF
    '#15 GF

    You're missing Dr No :) @WaltherPPK

    Indeed i am. #12 GF, #15 DN

  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
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    So am I of all people the only one that ranks SPECTRE at No 1 ?!?!

    Imagine the irony!

    I almost feel ridiculous, but I will defend SPECTRE to my death bed :))

    In 4 hours I'll be seeing it the third time at the cinema hotel with my wife.

    About number 3 for me. I think aaron819 and Marketto have it at number 1 as well.
  • mcdonbbmcdonbb deep in the Heart of Texas
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    So am I of all people the only one that ranks SPECTRE at No 1 ?!?!

    Imagine the irony!

    I almost feel ridiculous, but I will defend SPECTRE to my death bed :))

    In 4 hours I'll be seeing it the third time at the cinema hotel with my wife.

    Never apologize. Awesome.
  • Posts: 1,817
    1. FRWL
    2. CR
    3. OHMSS
    4. SP
    5. SF
    6. TB
    7. TLD
    8. LTK
    9. TSWLM
    10. GF
    11. GE
    12. QOS
    13. YOLT
    14. TND
    15. OP
    16. AVTAK
    17. DN
    18. TMWTGG
    19. FYEO
    20. LALD
    21. DAF
    22. MR
    23. TWINE
    24. DAD
  • dinovelvet wrote: »
    Here are my rankings after my recent Bondathon. No idea where to put Spectre yet after seeing it tonight. Need another viewing and to let the dust settle. Somewhere from 5-15 perhaps, lol.

    1. Casino Royale
    2. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    3. The Spy who loved me
    4. For your eyes only
    5. Licence to Kill
    6. Goldfinger
    7. Skyfall
    8. You only live twice
    9. The Man with the golden gun
    10. The Living Daylights
    11. Moonraker
    12. Diamonds are forever
    13. Die Another Day
    14. Octopussy
    15. Dr. No
    16. The World is Not Enough
    17. Live and let die
    18. A View to a Kill
    19. Quantum of Solace
    20. Thunderball
    21. From Russia with love
    22. Tomorrow never dies
    23. Goldeneye

    I really dig this ranking (apart from FRWL being so low and DAD so high).

    :) Yes I thought someone would notice where I put FRWL. This list is an honest assessment of how much I enjoyed the films. I can say FRWL is a technically better made film than DAD, which is filled with silly and bad moments, but I just have fun watching the swordfight and hovercraft chase and Brosnan walking into the hotel in his pyjamas, etc. FRWL on the other hand I just find to be a bit...dry. I recently re-read all the novels too and I liked FRWL better on the page. There seem to be a lot of filler scenes added that don't contribute much. It feels to me like the vegetable of Bond films (a Broccoli, perhaps!), i.e. its the Bond film that's "good for you". I prefer the "dessert" Bonds I suppose.
  • edited November 2015 Posts: 25
    I've seen SP once and intend on seeing it 3 times, at least one of those in IMAX. It's not perfect, it's not terrible. Set pieces and action sequences rival the best, a top notch PTS and main titles, a comfortable Bond, a plot not too meaty nor too outlandish. Classic villain, M/Q/Moneypenny all with big roles, even a Felix name drop, traditional big lairs, and some grit and some humor.

    If you love the classics and that's GF/FRWL can't be touched, I get it. If you like the grittier, moodier CR and SF, I'm cool with that. But I'll argue to the death that this isn't a Top 7 Bond film. Bond film. SP embodies Bond and the history's he's created.

    My top 10 in no particular order:
    Casino Royale, Goldfiner, SPECTRE, Skyfall, Goldeneye, TSWLM, FRWL, OHMSS, The Living Daylights and TWINE
  • mcdonbbmcdonbb deep in the Heart of Texas
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    My list as of now.. more geared toward what I enjoy vs critical analysis..

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

    I much different list than my first but much more by just shear enjoyment.

  • MansfieldMansfield Where the hell have you been?
    Posts: 1,263
    We share similar taste @mcdonbb
  • AntiLocqueBrakesAntiLocqueBrakes The edge
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    Like where you have QOS @mcdonbb

    Not nearly as bad as people make it out to be, IMHO. Just not as good as the other Craig Bond movies, obviously.
  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
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  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
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    dinovelvet wrote: »
    dinovelvet wrote: »
    Here are my rankings after my recent Bondathon. No idea where to put Spectre yet after seeing it tonight. Need another viewing and to let the dust settle. Somewhere from 5-15 perhaps, lol.

    1. Casino Royale
    2. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    3. The Spy who loved me
    4. For your eyes only
    5. Licence to Kill
    6. Goldfinger
    7. Skyfall
    8. You only live twice
    9. The Man with the golden gun
    10. The Living Daylights
    11. Moonraker
    12. Diamonds are forever
    13. Die Another Day
    14. Octopussy
    15. Dr. No
    16. The World is Not Enough
    17. Live and let die
    18. A View to a Kill
    19. Quantum of Solace
    20. Thunderball
    21. From Russia with love
    22. Tomorrow never dies
    23. Goldeneye

    I really dig this ranking (apart from FRWL being so low and DAD so high).

    :) Yes I thought someone would notice where I put FRWL. This list is an honest assessment of how much I enjoyed the films. I can say FRWL is a technically better made film than DAD, which is filled with silly and bad moments, but I just have fun watching the swordfight and hovercraft chase and Brosnan walking into the hotel in his pyjamas, etc. FRWL on the other hand I just find to be a bit...dry. I recently re-read all the novels too and I liked FRWL better on the page. There seem to be a lot of filler scenes added that don't contribute much. It feels to me like the vegetable of Bond films (a Broccoli, perhaps!), i.e. its the Bond film that's "good for you". I prefer the "dessert" Bonds I suppose.

    I feel the exact same way about DN!
  • ForYourEyesOnlyForYourEyesOnly In the untained cradle of the heavens
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    1. From Russia With Love

    2. Casino Royale

    3. The Spy Who Loved Me

    4. Goldfinger

    5. GoldenEye

    6. On Her Majesty's Secret Service

    7. Skyfall

    8. For Your Eyes Only

    9. Licence to Kill

    10. The Living Daylights

    11. Octopussy

    12. You Only Live Twice

    13. Thunderball

    14. Tomorrow Never Dies

    15. Dr No

    16. Live and Let Die

    17. The World Is Not Enough

    18. Quantum of Solace

    19. A View To A Kill

    20. Moonraker

    21. Diamonds Are Forever

    22. The Man With the Golden Gun

    23. Die Another Day
  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
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    1. From Russia With Love

    2. Casino Royale

    3. The Spy Who Loved Me

    4. Goldfinger

    5. GoldenEye

    6. On Her Majesty's Secret Service

    7. Skyfall

    8. For Your Eyes Only

    9. Licence to Kill

    10. The Living Daylights

    11. Octopussy

    12. You Only Live Twice

    13. Thunderball

    14. Tomorrow Never Dies

    15. Dr No

    16. Live and Let Die

    17. The World Is Not Enough

    18. Quantum of Solace

    19. A View To A Kill

    20. Moonraker

    21. Diamonds Are Forever

    22. The Man With the Golden Gun

    23. Die Another Day

    Great ranking there!
  • ForYourEyesOnlyForYourEyesOnly In the untained cradle of the heavens
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    Thanks!
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    I've seen Spectre only once, so this is liable to change:

    1. Casino Royale (2006) - 10/10
    2. Goldfinger (1964) - 9/10
    3. From Russia With Love (1963) - 9/10
    4. Dr. No (1962) - 8.5/10
    5. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) 8.5/10
    6. The Living Daylights (1987) 8.5/10
    7. Skyfall (2012) - 8/10
    8. Thunderball (1965) - 8/10
    9. GoldenEye (1995) - 8/10
    10. Licence to Kill (1989) - 7.5/10
    11. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) - 7/10
    12. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) - 7/10
    13. Octopussy (1983) - 6.5/10
    14. Spectre (2015) - 6/10
    15. Quantum of Solace (2008) - 6/10
    16. For Your Eyes Only (1981) - 6/10
    17. Diamonds Are Forever (1971) - 6/10
    18. Live and Let Die (1973) - 6/10
    19. The World Is Not Enough (1999) - 6/10
    (Never Say Never Again) [1983] - 6/10
    20. You Only Live Twice (1967) - 6/10
    21. A View to a Kill (1985) -5.5/10
    22. Moonraker (1979) - 5.5/10
    23. Die Another Day (2002) - 5/10
    24. The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) - 5/10

    I'm in a bit of a state of shock.
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    Wow, sad to hear that Birdleson =[
  • Posts: 3,336
    @Birdleson, Just curious what did think of Quantum of Solace the first time you saw it?
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    Ouch @Birdleson. An overreaction perhaps due to high expectations?.......hopefully watching it with the other Bond films on blu ray in a few months may prompt a reassessment.
  • What's the big deal. EVERY new Bond movie that comes out, some people always say its the best one ever made, some people say its the worst one ever made. Absolutely guaranteed.
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