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  • SuperheroSithSuperheroSith SE London
    Posts: 578
    Rewatched and reranked.

    1. Skyfall
    2. Goldfinger
    3. Casino Royale
    4. Licence To Kill
    5. GoldenEye
    6. The Living Daylights
    7. Live And Let Die
    8. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    9. From Russia With Love
    10. A View To A Kill
    11. The Spy Who Loved Me
    12. You Only Live Twice
    13. Tomorrow Never Dies
    14. Diamonds Are Forever
    15. Octopussy
    16. The Man With The Golden Gun
    17. The World Is Not Enough
    18. Dr. No
    19. Moonraker
    20. For Your Eyes Only
    21. Quantum Of Solace
    22. Die Another Day
    23. Thunderball...
  • Perilagu_KhanPerilagu_Khan
    Posts: 2,483
    A very interesting ranking. Love the love for SF, LTK, GE and LALD. And you've even given DAF some appreciation, which is a pretty rare thing. But TB No. 23? Wow!
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    Posts: 17,800
    Perilagu_Khan wrote:
    TB No. 23? Wow!
    There's something you don't see every day.
    :-O
  • SuperheroSithSuperheroSith SE London
    Posts: 578
    chrisisall wrote:
    Perilagu_Khan wrote:
    TB No. 23? Wow!
    There's something you don't see every day.
    :-O

    This ranking was based on how much I watch them. I watch Thunderball the least, as it is really boring, apart from Fiona and Connery.
  • SoundofthesinnersSoundofthesinners
    Posts: 3,236
    ThighsOfXenia wrote:
    @hildebrand I've read that blog before. Definitely an interesting ranking but it was really fun seeing how detailed he got on that series.

    Do either of you have a link to this blog?
  • AceHoleAceHole Belgium, via Britain
    edited June 2014 Posts: 1,731
    hildebrand_rarity wrote:
    Not on the forums, but once a movie blog I like to read (B+ movie blog) did a series on Bond and they relegated TLD to last in their ranking.

    Eh? @-) I can see why many of them are a contender for last, but there are a few that surely get immunity ..?

    FRWL,GF,OHMSS,TSWLM,FYEO,TLD,CR - I'm all for open-mindedness and individual taste, but how any of those make it to last place on any list is beyond me.
  • hildebrand_rarityhildebrand_rarity
    Posts: 316
    @Soundofthesinners http://bplusmovieblog.com/2012/11/16/ranking-bond-the-articles/
  • SoundofthesinnersSoundofthesinners
    Posts: 3,236
    Thank you very much, @hildebrand_rarity. I might have seen it before, looking at it now, but in that case it will be fun to reread.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,473
    It is an odd list. I've seen pretty much every online ranking there is (since I've gone through pretty much all of them while I was bored).
  • 00Beast00Beast
    Posts: 4,762
    I'm not quite yet through with my official Spring/Summer 2014 Bondathon Ranking, but having read a post somewhere from earlier in this thread about ranking by purely an enjoyability factor, I'd like to try my hand at a ranking like that.


    Always Enjoy, 100% of the time

    From Russia with Love
    Diamonds Are Forever
    The Man with the Golden Gun
    For Your Eyes Only
    A View to a Kill
    License to Kill
    GoldenEye
    Tomorrow Never Dies
    SkyFall

    Usually Enjoy, with some instances of disinterest here and there

    Dr. No
    Thunderball
    Octopussy
    The Living Daylights
    The World is not Enough
    Casino Royale
    Quantum of Solace

    Half-and-Half; sometimes enjoyable, sometimes boring

    You Only Live Twice
    Live and Let Die
    The Spy Who Loved Me

    Barely Make it Through

    Goldfinger
    On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    Moonraker
    Die Another Day



  • GetafixGetafix
    Posts: 11,425
    SuperheroSith wrote:
    chrisisall wrote:
    Perilagu_Khan wrote:
    TB No. 23? Wow!
    There's something you don't see every day.
    :-O

    This ranking was based on how much I watch them. I watch Thunderball the least, as it is really boring, apart from Fiona and Connery.

    Well said. I really don't understand the love this film gets around here. Massively overrated IMO.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,473
    Getafix wrote:
    SuperheroSith wrote:
    chrisisall wrote:
    Perilagu_Khan wrote:
    TB No. 23? Wow!
    There's something you don't see every day.
    :-O

    This ranking was based on how much I watch them. I watch Thunderball the least, as it is really boring, apart from Fiona and Connery.

    Well said. I really don't understand the love this film gets around here. Massively overrated IMO.

    I would agree TB is overrated to an extent, but still fairly enjoyable. It stands right now as my least favorite of the golden age films (DN through OHMSS), but I still liked it a lot. There are still a few good merits to it, but I agree it's among the most overrated.

  • zebrafishzebrafish <°)))< in Octopussy's garden in the shade
    Posts: 4,341
    Simple list, in the order I currently enjoy them most:
    ***
    Casino Royale
    The Spy Who Loved Me
    On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    Goldeneye
    Skyfall
    **
    Live And Let Die
    The Living Daylights
    Goldfinger
    The World Is Not Enough
    From Russia With Love
    For Your Eyes Only
    Dr. No
    Quantum Of Solace
    Tomorrow Never Dies
    Octopussy
    The Man With The Golden Gun
    You Only Live Twice
    Moonraker
    Thunderball
    *
    Diamonds Are Forever
    Licence To Kill
    Die Another Day
    A View To A Kill


  • ThighsOfXeniaThighsOfXenia
    Posts: 1,596
    Difference of opinion is always welcome in my book. TB is my favorite Bond film on most all days of the week but I can easily be in the same room with someone who despises it. It's part of what makes being a Bond fan so much fun.

    At the end of the day though the first 4 Bond films will always be my "Golden Age" or whatever you want to call it. Connery at his best and all 4 are memorable in their own way with plenty of diversity along the spy-spectrum.
  • BAIN123BAIN123
    Posts: 11,189
    I can see how some can think TB is overrated, but I don't see how people can actively dislike it.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    Posts: 17,800
    I wanna rate the movies as a hard core uber-serious version of myself:

    1. From Russia With Love
    2. Dr No

    The rest suck.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,976
    chrisisall wrote:
    I wanna rate the movies as a hard core uber-serious version of myself:

    1. From Russia With Love
    2. Dr No

    The rest suck.

    And if I wanted to do an extremely overzealous ranking (can't even do a ranking...) filled with favoritism, here's how it would be.

    1.) Goldeneye
    2.) There are other films?
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    Posts: 17,800
    Here's my inner 12-year old ranking:

    1) TSWLM
    2) DAF
    3) YOLT
    4) DAD
    5) TND
    6) MR
    The rest aren't so much fun... :-??
  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
    edited June 2014 Posts: 5,080
    Rankings as of 17/06/14

    001- On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
    002- A View to a Kill (1985)
    003- Goldfinger (1964)
    004- For Your Eyes Only (1981)
    005- Licence to Kill (1989)
    006- The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
    007- GoldenEye (1995)
    008- The Living Daylights (1987)
    009- From Russia With Love (1963)
    010- Casino Royale (2006)
    011- Skyfall (2012)
    012- Live and Let Die (1973)
    013- Octopussy (1983)
    014- The World is Not Enough (1999) +5
    015- Quantum of Solace (2008) -1
    016- Diamonds Are Forever (1971) +1
    017- Thunderball (1965) -1
    018- You Only Live Twice (1967) -3
    019- Dr. No (1962) -1
    020- The Man With the Golden Gun (1974)
    021- Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
    022- Moonraker (1979)
    023- Die Another Day (2002)


    A significant repositioning of TWINE after a viewing of it today. Much better than I remembered. I will write up my thoughts when I get the chance. It's part of my Brosnan Bondathon, and I have slightly warmed to him more. I particularly like his performance in the aforementioned film.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,473
    Going through my Bond-a-thon so far:
    001) On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    002) Goldfinger
    003) Dr. No
    004) From Russia with Love
    005) You Only Live Twice
    006) Thunderball
    007) Diamonds Are Forever

    I feel comfortable with this ranking so far but honestly YOLT and TB are pretty much tied in quality; for now I give YOLT an edge because I found it more entertaining, but TB has a much better performance from Connery. They could flip-flop at any time; otherwise my list is pretty set for now.
  • OtisFairplayOtisFairplay
    Posts: 47
    chrisisall wrote:
    Here's my inner 12-year old ranking:

    Reading this made me think – on questionable grounds – it might be fun to try to reconstruct the actual ranking of my twelve-year-old self back in the day. I think I remember the Top 5 correctly, and the Bottom 5 seems about right. The middle of the list is hopefully a passable approximation. Not a terribly fascinating exercise obviously, but at least less predictable than my present-day ranking so I’ll present this one instead.

    1. You Only Live Twice
    2. Goldfinger
    3. Live And Let Die
    4. Dr. No
    5. The Spy Who Loved Me
    6. Diamonds Are Forever
    7. For Your Eyes Only
    8. The Living Daylights
    9. From Russia With Love
    10. Octopussy
    11. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
    12. Thunderball
    13. Moonraker
    14. The Man With The Golden Gun
    15. A View To A Kill
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,473
    As for my 10/11/12-year-old ranking, I know for sure I used to like YOLT, DAF, TMWTGG a lot more, and FRWL, TB, OHMSS, and FYEO a lot less. Currently my ranking (after going through the first 8):

    001. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    002. Goldfinger
    003. Dr. No
    004. Live and Let Die
    005. From Russia with Love
    006. You Only Live Twice
    007. Thunderball
    008. Diamonds Are Forever

    #4 and #5, as well as #6 and #7, are all extremely close for me.
  • ThighsOfXeniaThighsOfXenia
    Posts: 1,596
    GoldenEye was my favorite by a long shot. Goldfinger was #2 easy and The World Is Not Enough rounded out the top 3. My how my opinion of that one has changed...

    I hadn't seen all of them as a 10-11-12 year old, mind you, but TSWLM, YOLT, and TND would've been up there as well.
  • BAIN123BAIN123
    edited June 2014 Posts: 11,189
    Goldeneye was always my favourite too hands down. I still love it but it has fallen a little bit in the last couple of years. There's some rather ropey film-making at times.
  • StirredNotShakenStirredNotShaken Toronto
    Posts: 2,402
    I finally finished all of them about a month after seeing Casino Royale in theaters. Moonraker was the last Bond movie that I watched for the first time (not counting Quantum and Skyfall).
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    edited June 2014 Posts: 45,489
    You do not need another update on the average ranking, but you deserve it.

    1 CR
    2 FRWL up from 3
    3 GF up from 4
    4 OHMSS/SF down from 2/up from 5
    6 TSWLM
    7 TLD up from 10
    8 LTK up from 9
    9 GE down from 7
    10DN down from 8
    11TB up from 12
    12FYEO down from 11
    13LALD
    14YOLT
    15OP up from 17
    16TWINE
    17QOS down from 15
    18TND
    19AVTAK up from 20
    20DAF up from 21
    21TMWTGG down from 19
    22MR
    23DAD
  • Master_DaharkMaster_Dahark
    edited June 2014 Posts: 4,813
    Current ranking for me:

    GoldenEye
    Casino Royale
    Thunderball
    On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    The Living Daylights
    Licence To Kill
    Skyfall
    From Russia With Love
    The Spy Who Loved Me
    For Your Eyes Only
    Tomorrow Never Dies
    Octopussy
    Goldfinger
    Live And Let Die
    Moonraker
    A View To A Kill
    Quantum Of Solace
    Diamonds Are Forever
    Dr. No
    You Only Live Twice
    Die Another Day
    The World Is Not Enough
    The Man With The Golden Gun
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    I find it fascinating, too. It blows away some of the claims made about the popularity of certain films here. Some are very vocal and repetitive about their preferences, and it then becomes a truth that it is the popular opinion.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    Master_Dahark wrote:
    Current ranking for me:

    GoldenEye
    Casino Royale
    Thunderball
    On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    The Living Daylights
    Licence To Kill
    Skyfall
    From Russia With Love
    The Spy Who Loved Me
    For Your Eyes Only
    The Living Daylights
    Tomorrow Never Dies
    Octopussy
    Goldfinger
    Live And Let Die
    Moonraker
    A View To A Kill
    Quantum Of Solace
    Diamonds Are Forever
    Dr. No
    You Only Live Twice
    Die Another Day
    The World Is Not Enough
    The Man With The Golden Gun

    So you have TLD at 5th and 11th? This sabotages my plans to include you in the next average revelation, whenever that is. I will include you if you correct your mistake.

    Not judging, I am getting drunk as well. ;) ;) ;)
  • Master_DaharkMaster_Dahark
    Posts: 4,813
    Nuts- thanks for pointing that out! I meant to have it as number 5
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