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  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
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    @chrisisall

    Roger Moore is the only one I always have trouble with ranking his movies.

    Brosnan is easy: GE-TND-DAD-TWINE
    Craig too: SP-CR-QOS-SF
    Dalton as well: TLD-LTK
    Connery: FRWL-GF-DN-TB-YOLT-DAF

    But Moore...

    OP is easy for me, it's clearly my No 1
    Then it already gets tricky.

    FYEO, TSWLM and LALD and MR are so close together really.

    AVTAK and TMWTGG though cleary are No 6 and 7.

    In my current Bondathon I will try (again) to rank them properly.
  • royale65royale65 Caustic misanthrope reporting for duty.
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    chrisisall wrote: »
    I'm on a Moore kick right now, so.....
    My (so-called) Objective Ranking Of Moore's Movies:
    #1 The Spy Who Loved Me
    #2 Octopussy
    #3 For Your Eyes Only
    #4 Live And Let Die
    #5 A View To A Kill
    #6 The Man With The Golden Gun
    #7 Moonraker
    Well, that's trying not to be 'me' but it's imperfect at best.

    Your "Objective Rankings" are the same as mine, just switch MR and Golden Gun tho!

  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
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    1. TSWLM
    2. LALD
    3. MR
    4. OP
    5. TMWTGG
    6. AVTAK
    7. FYEO
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
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    In my "official" ranking (end of 2015) it's like this:

    6 OP
    8 FYEO
    12 LALD
    14 TSWLM
    15 MR
    22 AVTAK
    23 TMWTGG

    In 2014 it was like this:
    5 OP
    11 TSWLM
    12 MR
    15 FYEO
    19 AVTAK
    21 LALD
    22 TMWTGG

    OP and TMWTGG are the only ones I was constant over the years in ranking.
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    GNAH?! Why is LALD so underrated?
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    Mendes4Lyfe wrote: »
    GNAH?! Why is LALD so underrated?
    There is so much about it that I truly love.

  • Mathis1Mathis1
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    Huge respect for Roger Moore.
    my ranking re my official list.
    1. OP
    2. FYEO
    3. LALD
    4. TMWTGG
    5. MR
    6. AVTAK
    7. TSWLM
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    chrisisall wrote: »
    Mendes4Lyfe wrote: »
    GNAH?! Why is LALD so underrated?
    There is so much about it that I truly love.

    I know, right? It's so odd, it's compelling!
  • IncompetentHenchmanIncompetentHenchman
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    1. TSWLM
    2. OP
    3. FYEO
    4. LALD
    5. AVTAK
    6. MR
    7. TMWTGG
    Mendes4Lyfe wrote: »
    chrisisall wrote: »
    Mendes4Lyfe wrote: »
    GNAH?! Why is LALD so underrated?
    There is so much about it that I truly love.

    I know, right? It's so odd, it's compelling!

    Ehh not sure about 'compelling'. To me it isn't one of the greats nor one of the clunkers. It's just there. Thoroughly average IMO aside from a few classic moments like the crocodile sequence.
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    IncompetentHenchman wrote: »
    1. TSWLM
    2. OP
    3. FYEO
    4. LALD
    5. AVTAK
    6. MR
    7. TMWTGG
    Mendes4Lyfe wrote: »
    chrisisall wrote: »
    Mendes4Lyfe wrote: »
    GNAH?! Why is LALD so underrated?
    There is so much about it that I truly love.

    I know, right? It's so odd, it's compelling!

    Ehh not sure about 'compelling'. To me it isn't one of the greats nor one of the clunkers. It's just there. Thoroughly average IMO aside from a few classic moments like the crocodile sequence.

    Well, that's, like, you're opinion, man.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    1. The Spy Who Loved Me
    2. The Man with the Golden Gun
    3. Octopussy
    4. A View to a Kill
    5. Live and Let Die
    6. For Your Eyes Only
    7. Moonraker
  • IncompetentHenchmanIncompetentHenchman
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    Oooh yes I should do overall rankings as well.

    5. TSWLM
    6. OP
    11. FYEO
    16. LALD
    19. AVTAK
    20. MR
    23. TMWTGG
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
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    Interesting how Moore's movies get similar placings with many forum members.

    two in the Top 10's
    three in the middle field
    two near the bottom
  • IncompetentHenchmanIncompetentHenchman
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    BondJasonBond006 wrote: »
    Interesting how Moore's movies get similar placings with many forum members.

    two in the Top 10's
    three in the middle field
    two near the bottom

    I do imagine that TMWTGG, MR and AVTAK get ranked consistently low - a few don't but most do I think - so that must make it three near the bottom. But yes close enough.
  • w2bondw2bond is indeed a very rare breed
    edited March 2016 Posts: 2,252
    Connery
    4. FRWL
    10. Dr No
    12. DAF
    16. GF
    19. TB (easily top 7 if it was better paced)

    Lazenby
    5. OHMSS

    Moore:
    2. OP
    7. FYEO
    8. TSWLM
    11. LTK
    15. AVTAK
    17. TMWTGG
    20. LALD

    Dalton:
    1. TLD
    13. LTK (I like it but not as a Bond movie)

    Brosnan
    6. GE
    9. TND
    18. DAD
    21. TWINE

    Craig
    3. CR
    22. QOS
    23. SF
    24. SP
    This is unfortunate because I don't dislike Craig, just the movies he's in
  • IncompetentHenchmanIncompetentHenchman
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    w2bond wrote: »
    Connery
    4. FRWL
    10. Dr No
    12. DAF
    16. GF
    19. TB (easily top 7 if it was better paced)

    Lazenby
    5. OHMSS

    Moore:
    2. OP
    7. FYEO
    8. TSWLM
    11. LTK
    15. AVTAK
    18. TMWTGG
    20. LALD

    Dalton:
    1. TLD
    13. LTK (I like it but not as a Bond movie)

    Brosnan
    6. GE
    9. TND
    18. DAD
    21. TWINE

    Craig
    3. CR
    22. QOS
    23. SF
    24. SP
    This is unfortunate because I don't dislike Craig, just the movies he's in

    TMWTGG and DAD are both 18 on your list. Is that a mistake or do you rank them as equal?
  • w2bondw2bond is indeed a very rare breed
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    IncompetentHenchman wrote: »
    w2bond wrote: »
    Connery
    4. FRWL
    10. Dr No
    12. DAF
    16. GF
    19. TB (easily top 7 if it was better paced)

    Lazenby
    5. OHMSS

    Moore:
    2. OP
    7. FYEO
    8. TSWLM
    11. LTK
    15. AVTAK
    18. TMWTGG
    20. LALD

    Dalton:
    1. TLD
    13. LTK (I like it but not as a Bond movie)

    Brosnan
    6. GE
    9. TND
    18. DAD
    21. TWINE

    Craig
    3. CR
    22. QOS
    23. SF
    24. SP
    This is unfortunate because I don't dislike Craig, just the movies he's in

    TMWTGG and DAD are both 18 on your list. Is that a mistake or do you rank them as equal?

    Fixed. TMWTGG is 17

  • GBFGBF
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    Connery
    3. FRWL
    6. GF
    13. TB
    15. YOLT
    16. DN
    19. DAF

    Lazenby
    12. OHMSS

    Moore:
    1. AVTAK
    5. FYEO
    10. LALD
    11. OP
    14. TSWLM
    17. TMWTGG
    21. MR

    Dalton:
    2. TLD
    18. LTK

    Brosnan
    4. GE
    8. TWINE
    20. TND
    24. DAD

    Craig
    7. CR
    9. SF
    22. SP
    23. QoS
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
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    Slight change to my ranking following my most recent viewing of CR, which is now my favourite Bond film:

    1. Casino Royale
    2. Skyfall
    3. Goldeneye
    4. Goldfinger
    5. Spectre
    6. From Russia With Love
    7. The Spy Who Loved Me
    8. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    9. The Living Daylights
    10. Quantum of Solace
    11. Live and Let Die
    12. Dr. No
    13. The World is Not Enough
    14. Thunderball
    15. Moonraker
    16. Octopussy
    17. Tomorrow Never Dies
    18. License to Kill
    19. You Only Live Twice
    20. A View to a Kill
    21. Die Another Day
    22. For Your Eyes Only
    23. The Man With the Golden Gun
    24. Diamonds are Forever
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
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    jake24 wrote: »
    Slight change to my ranking following my most recent viewing of CR, which is now my favourite Bond film:

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


    This might be the best Top 10 I've seen so far.
    Dalton, Brosnan, Moore, Lazenby, Connery all there with their best, and all of Craig's :) what I totally get. If you love him you love him.
  • josiahjosiah
    edited April 2016 Posts: 1,386
    1. FRWL
    2. CR
    3. OHMSS
    4. SF
    5. GE
    6. DN
    7. MR
    8. TSWLM
    9. YOLT
    10. FYEO
    11. TND
    12. TLD
    13. SP
    14. TMWTGG
    15. DAF
    16. LALD
    17. TB
    18. LTK
    19. GF
    20. DAD
    21. AVTAK
    22. NSNA/OP
    23. QOS
    24. TWINE
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
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    @birdleson

    Interesting list. There are so many aspects to Bond films.
    My list would be quite similar. Depending on how silliness gets interpreted, some movies would either go quite a bit up or down in that list.

    I'd rank DN to GF and CR to SF probably at the bottom which is interesting as it shows that EON tried to get back to the beginnings in that regard. That can't be a coincidence can it?

    I had an idea for a thread a while ago but I never realised it, as I don't want to add to the heavy thread traffic.

    Ranking the Bond movies outside the box: Silliness (an example)
    Such a thread could be adapted every now and then, people could suggest how to rank them next. There are so many interesting and fun possibilities.
    Just look what happened to the Indy/Bond thread :P
  • GBFGBF
    Posts: 3,197
    A good and interesting list. I generally think that Moore often being regarded as the main "Bond comedian" is a bit unfair since as you mentioned the other Bond films also contain many silly elements. The Craig films are certainly an exception to that rule. I also recognise that Connery's films are often regarded to be more serious because the silly elements (jetpack, Little Nelly and other gadgets) are rather seen as classic iconic Bond stuff. One could for instance also say that all the Spectre meetings and most of the SPECTRE locations, the villains' over the top plans are sillly since they are totally unrealistic but of course only few Bond fans would like to miss them.

    I personally don't mind silly elements in general. It very much depends on the impact they have on the narrative. Some jokes are not really essential and do not harm the film at all, others just go too far (Moonraker) or just don't fit to the otherwise dark atmosphere (LTK).
  • josiahjosiah
    edited March 2016 Posts: 1,386
    Craig's last two have actually had a lot of intentional humor in them.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Good list ,@Birdleson. You forgot the x-ray camera in LTK-one of the silliest gags ever.
  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
    edited March 2016 Posts: 15,138
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    Good list ,@Birdleson. You forgot the x-ray camera in LTK-one of the silliest gags ever.

    What about the winking fish in the same film.
    Or the revealing of the Janus base in Cuba, rising out of the water, for GE

  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    The winking fish is a clockwork device, never bothered me.
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    The winking fish is a clockwork device, never bothered me.

    Come on, it's corny and you know it.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Corny never bothers me. I like you, don t I?
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    Mendes4Lyfe wrote: »
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    The winking fish is a clockwork device, never bothered me.

    Come on, it's corny and you know it.
    I have a cat clock that waves at you every so often. So I guess where I live is corny.
    :P
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