Bond movie ranking (Simple list, no details)

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  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    That is a great top five.
  • w2bondw2bond is indeed a very rare breed
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    Great top 10. For someone with @Mendes4Lyfe as a username, the Mendes films are quite low! Unless, of course, your surname is Mendes =))
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    w2bond wrote: »
    Great 10. For someone with @Mendes4Lyfe as a username, the Mendes films are quite low! Unless, of course, your surname is Mendes =))

    Haha.
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    The Living Daylights?
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    @Birdleson, I'm assuming it's OHMSS. I don't recall you having that rated so highly. I believe I will be moving it up on my list too when I re-rank, but must watch OP, GE & SF first to make sure. My last watch of it went very well and I appreciate it more these days.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    I've always had it at 3 or 4, so that isn't it. It is TND, surprisingly.
    That is a surprise. So you had it lower than 17 before. I agree with your current placement. That's about where I have it, with SP just below it.
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    01. Licence to Kill
    02. From Russia With Love
    03. The Living Daylights
    04. Dr. No
    05. For Your Eyes Only
    06. Quantum of Solace
    07. Casino Royale
    08. Skyfall
    09. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    10. Octopussy
    11. A View to a Kill
    12. Moonraker
    13. GoldenEye
    14. The Spy Who Loved Me
    15. Thunderball
    16. Tomorrow Never Dies
    17. You Only Live Twice
    18. Goldfinger
    19. Never Say Never Again
    20. Diamonds are Forever
    21. The Man With the Golden Gun
    22. Live and Let Die
    23. The World Is Not Enough
    24. Die Another Day
    25. Spectre
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    TND has managed to climb up in my rankings over time. Currently #18 on my list, has been as low as my third least favorite.
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    18!?!

    I've never cared for the film. Saw it the first time fairly early on after discovering the Bond films. Didn't care for it much then and none of the subsequent viewings have done much to make me think otherwise.

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    dalton wrote: »
    01. Licence to Kill
    02. From Russia With Love
    03. The Living Daylights
    04. Dr. No
    05. For Your Eyes Only
    06. Quantum of Solace
    07. Casino Royale
    08. Skyfall
    09. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    10. Octopussy
    11. A View to a Kill
    12. Moonraker
    13. GoldenEye
    14. The Spy Who Loved Me
    15. Thunderball
    16. Tomorrow Never Dies
    17. You Only Live Twice
    18. Goldfinger
    19. Never Say Never Again
    20. Diamonds are Forever
    21. The Man With the Golden Gun
    22. Live and Let Die
    23. The World Is Not Enough
    24. Die Another Day
    25. Spectre


    25?!
  • ProfJoeButcherProfJoeButcher Bless your heart
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    1 Licence to Kill
    2 On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    3 The Living Daylights
    4 Quantum of Solace
    5 For Your Eyes Only
    6 Live and Let Die
    7 Spectre
    8 Skyfall
    9 Dr No
    10 Casino Royale
    11 The Man with the Golden Gun
    12 You Only Live Twice
    13 Moonraker
    14 A View to a Kill
    15 Goldfinger
    16 Octopussy
    17 From Russia with Love
    18 Diamonds Are Forever
    19 The Spy Who Loved Me
    20 Thunderball
    21 Die Another Day
    22 Tomorrow Never Dies
    23 Goldeneye
    24 The World Is Not Enough

    This is more or less just a list of the order in which I prefer watching a given movie at the moment. So I know FRWL is a great film, but the truth is, I just don't feel like watching it very often.

    The top five is pretty much untouchable for me and is most indicative of what I like the most in Bond. But I also love (and miss) the way Bond movies used to be unbelievably weird at times. DAF, TMWTGG, and AVTAK are all incredibly weird movies, for example. I kind of miss that tone....
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Your bottom four makes sense.
  • 1 Licence to Kill
    2 On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    3 The Living Daylights
    4 Quantum of Solace
    5 For Your Eyes Only
    6 Live and Let Die
    7 Spectre
    8 Skyfall
    9 Dr No
    10 Casino Royale
    11 The Man with the Golden Gun
    12 You Only Live Twice
    13 Moonraker
    14 A View to a Kill
    15 Goldfinger
    16 Octopussy
    17 From Russia with Love
    18 Diamonds Are Forever
    19 The Spy Who Loved Me
    20 Thunderball
    21 Die Another Day
    22 Tomorrow Never Dies
    23 Goldeneye
    24 The World Is Not Enough


    This is more or less just a list of the order in which I prefer watching a given movie at the moment. So I know FRWL is a great film, but the truth is, I just don't feel like watching it very often.

    The top five is pretty much untouchable for me and is most indicative of what I like the most in Bond. But I also love (and miss) the way Bond movies used to be unbelievably weird at times. DAF, TMWTGG, and AVTAK are all incredibly weird movies, for example. I kind of miss that tone....

    You're going to fit in here very well...
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    dalton wrote: »
    01. Licence to Kill
    02. From Russia With Love
    03. The Living Daylights
    04. Dr. No
    05. For Your Eyes Only
    06. Quantum of Solace
    07. Casino Royale
    08. Skyfall
    09. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    10. Octopussy
    11. A View to a Kill
    12. Moonraker
    13. GoldenEye
    14. The Spy Who Loved Me
    15. Thunderball
    16. Tomorrow Never Dies
    17. You Only Live Twice
    18. Goldfinger
    19. Never Say Never Again
    20. Diamonds are Forever
    21. The Man With the Golden Gun
    22. Live and Let Die
    23. The World Is Not Enough
    24. Die Another Day
    25. Spectre

    I see you have a very heavy focus on Fleming. Interesting.
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    jobo wrote: »
    dalton wrote: »
    01. Licence to Kill
    02. From Russia With Love
    03. The Living Daylights
    04. Dr. No
    05. For Your Eyes Only
    06. Quantum of Solace
    07. Casino Royale
    08. Skyfall
    09. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    10. Octopussy
    11. A View to a Kill
    12. Moonraker
    13. GoldenEye
    14. The Spy Who Loved Me
    15. Thunderball
    16. Tomorrow Never Dies
    17. You Only Live Twice
    18. Goldfinger
    19. Never Say Never Again
    20. Diamonds are Forever
    21. The Man With the Golden Gun
    22. Live and Let Die
    23. The World Is Not Enough
    24. Die Another Day
    25. Spectre


    25?!

    If anything, it's ranked a bit too high.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    dalton wrote: »
    jobo wrote: »
    dalton wrote: »
    01. Licence to Kill
    02. From Russia With Love
    03. The Living Daylights
    04. Dr. No
    05. For Your Eyes Only
    06. Quantum of Solace
    07. Casino Royale
    08. Skyfall
    09. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    10. Octopussy
    11. A View to a Kill
    12. Moonraker
    13. GoldenEye
    14. The Spy Who Loved Me
    15. Thunderball
    16. Tomorrow Never Dies
    17. You Only Live Twice
    18. Goldfinger
    19. Never Say Never Again
    20. Diamonds are Forever
    21. The Man With the Golden Gun
    22. Live and Let Die
    23. The World Is Not Enough
    24. Die Another Day
    25. Spectre


    25?!

    If anything, it's ranked a bit too high.
    Ouch.
  • LALD as the worst Moore film? Interesting.
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    dalton wrote: »
    jobo wrote: »
    dalton wrote: »
    01. Licence to Kill
    02. From Russia With Love
    03. The Living Daylights
    04. Dr. No
    05. For Your Eyes Only
    06. Quantum of Solace
    07. Casino Royale
    08. Skyfall
    09. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    10. Octopussy
    11. A View to a Kill
    12. Moonraker
    13. GoldenEye
    14. The Spy Who Loved Me
    15. Thunderball
    16. Tomorrow Never Dies
    17. You Only Live Twice
    18. Goldfinger
    19. Never Say Never Again
    20. Diamonds are Forever
    21. The Man With the Golden Gun
    22. Live and Let Die
    23. The World Is Not Enough
    24. Die Another Day
    25. Spectre


    25?!

    If anything, it's ranked a bit too high.


    Woof, that's harsh! :))

    This has probably been discussed to death already, but although I understand very well the issues some have with SP, I can't for the love of my life grasp how anyone could rank at the bottom of the pile! I just don't get it. The plot might not be that great, but is it really worse than some of the other mess we,ve been served in the past? And what's to be criticized about the technical film making?

    Although I respect the opinions of most people on here, I have the sense that massive disappointment due to expected potential, and too big an emphasis on one infamous plot twist, affects the verdict of many people more than they are willing to admit.
  • LALD as the worst Moore film? Interesting.

    I really did find it one of the most boring the first time. Now the quirky and bizarre moments (bar the Kananga death and some of the boat shtick) make it stand out more.
  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
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    Seven films into my Bondathon and the rankings currently look like this...

    Present rankings ...

    1. The Spy Who Loved Me.
    2. You Only Live Twice.
    3. Diamonds Are Forever.
    4. Die Another Day.
    5. Tomorrow Never Dies.
    6. A View To A Kill.
    7. Quantum Of Solace.

    Set eyes to stun. :-O

  • I really did find it one of the most boring the first time. Now the quirky and bizarre moments (bar the Kananga death and some of the boat shtick) make it stand out more.

    It was the absolute opposite for me. Live And Let Die was an incredibly fun and thrilling adventure back in '73, and it still is for me today. Having seen all the Bonds now, the bizzareness of the film does stand out, but that's what makes it unique in the melting pot of Bond movies. It's obviously a very 70's-era film, but not as much as any of Moore's other 70's flicks.
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    Don't worry @Birdleson, you aren't the only one. I'm constantly updating my lists as well. I can't help it, its so rare that I end a film with the exact same opinion of it as when I started, if that makes sense.
  • ProfJoeButcherProfJoeButcher Bless your heart
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    I think for most people, the top five and bottom five don't move all that much, but everything else is fair game and can fly all over the place. Like for me, I've got TMWTGG right below Casino Royale (between the top and bottom five), which might be nuts, but in any case, how the hell can these two movies be compared? They don't look like they belong in the same series at all, and that happens a lot with Bond. A lot of people don't like Quantum of Solace or Moonraker, but really, how are you going to compare those two movies and say which one is "better" or "worse"? It's like comparing apples and dice.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    All I can do with some accuracy, is to place the films in four different tiers. The films within each tier may hop around ever so much, but they never hop from one tier to another.
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    All I can do with some accuracy, is to place the films in four different tiers. The films within each tier may hop around ever so much, but they never hop from one tier to another.

    What's your favourite?
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Today I want to say CR, but another day it might be DN, FRWL, GF, OHMSS, FYEO, SF or SP.
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    Today I want to say CR, but another day it might be DN, FRWL, GF, OHMSS, FYEO, SF or SP.

    Well, no worries then. No matter what day it is you have great taste in Bond! ;)
  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
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    I'm not happy with this list, but this is the best I could do.

    1. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    2. For Your Eyes Only
    3. The Spy Who Loved Me
    4. From Russia With Love
    5. The Living Daylights
    6. Octopussy
    7. Goldfinger
    8. Casino Royale
    9. Diamonds Are Forever
    10. Quantum of Solace
    11. Skyfall
    12. Live and Let Die
    13. A View to a Kill
    14. Licence to Kill
    15. You Only Live Twice
    16. The Man with the Golden Gun
    17. Dr. No
    18. Goldeneye
    19. Moonraker
    20. Thunderball
    21. Spectre
    22. Tomorrow Never Dies
    23. The World is not Enough
    24. Die Another Day
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    I'm not happy with this list, but this is the best I could do.

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

    Well, we share 5 of the same top 10, so you're alright in my book. ;)
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    Yeah, Dr No is amazing, it hurts to see that so low.
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