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  • w2bondw2bond is indeed a very rare breed
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    @MayDayDiVicenzo
    AVTAK should be top 10, but it's too crowded up there I'm afraid :(
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
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    Gustav_Graves wrote: »
    My updated list as of July 3rd 2015. A bigger update as compared to my ranking from February. I'm curious what you think of it :-):

    Top quality films!!!:
    01 --> 9.5/10 --> 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'
    02 --> 9.3/10 --> 'From Russia With Love'
    03 --> 9.0/10 --> 'Skyfall'
    04 --> 8.8/10 --> 'Casino Royale'
    05 --> 8.3/10 --> 'Thunderball'
    06 --> 8.0/10 --> 'License To Kill' (+4)

    Good films!:
    07 --> 7.6/10 --> 'Octopussy' (+1)
    08 --> 7.5/10 --> 'The Living Daylights' (+1)
    09 --> 7.4/10 --> 'The World Is Not Enough' (+3)
    10 --> 7.1/10 --> 'For Your Eyes Only' (-4)
    11 --> 7.0/10 --> 'Doctor No' (-4)

    Average films:
    12 --> 6.7/10 --> 'Goldfinger' (-1)
    13 --> 6.5/10 --> 'The Man With The Golden Gun'
    14 --> 6.3/10 --> 'Quantum Of Solace'
    15 --> 6.1/10 --> 'The Spy Who Loved Me'
    16 --> 6.0/10 --> 'Live And Let Die'
    17 --> 5.7/10 --> 'Never Say Never Again' (non-EON)

    Fun stuff for Bond nerds, but as a standalone film bad and sometimes even groce!:
    18 --> 5.4/10 --> 'Diamonds Are Forever' (+1)
    19 --> 5.1/10 --> 'Moonraker' (-1)
    20 --> 4.8/10 --> 'GoldenEye' (+2)
    21 --> 4.5/10 --> 'Tomorrow Never Dies' (-1)
    22 --> 4.2/10 --> 'You Only Live Twice' (-2)
    23 --> 3.4/10 --> 'A View To A Kill'
    24 --> 2.8/10 --> 'Die Another Day'
    25 --> 1.2/10 --> 'Casino Royale' (non-EON)

    Nope! No changes yet. Above list is staying like this now. Let's see how "SPECTRE" will change things :-).
  • w2bondw2bond is indeed a very rare breed
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    Gustav_Graves wrote: »
    Nope! No changes yet. Above list is staying like this now. Let's see how "SPECTRE" will change things :-).

    Looks like we share 6 of the top 8.

  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
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    How come GE and TSWLM so low, @Gustav_Graves ?
  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
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    @Gustav, although we disagree vehemently on AVTAK and TSWLM, we share 7 of the top 10.
  • fromswedenwithlovefromswedenwithlove
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    Okay, here's my new updated list:

    1. Moonraker
    2. Skyfall
    3. For Your Eyes Only
    4. Casino Royale
    5. The Living Daylights
    6. Licence To Kill
    7. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    8. Goldfinger
    9. The Spy Who Loved Me
    10. The World Is Not Enough
    11. Octopussy
    12. Live And Let Die
    13. Goldeneye
    14. You Only Live Twice
    15. From Russia With Love
    16. A View To A Kill
    17. Dr No
    18. Thunderball
    19. Tomorrow Never Dies
    20. Quantum Of Solace
    21. The Man With The Golden Gun
    22. Diamonds Are Forever
    23. Die Another Day
  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
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    ThighsOfXenia wrote: »
    Terence Young - My favorite Bond director. The best. He got it (having Connery helped too I'm sure). 3 Amazing films I (believe) all slot within my top 5.
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    I agree Young is the best.

    I recently rewatched Bullitt with Steve McQueen (a stylish classic). I beleive Peter Yates (the Director) would have been well suited to direct Bond back in the 60's......Gilbert could have been avoided!
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    edited July 2015 Posts: 15,718
    I can't imagine the franchise without Gilbert. The guy knows how to make absolutely entertaining movies, with the most epic scale and grand scope you could imagine. MR is the most lush and gorgeous film to look at, and IMO if the every cent of the budget for SP is seen on screen, MR will still look like it cost 5 times more.

    James Cameron spent a huge load of money for his 'Avatar' film, yet MR made 30 years prior still looks more lush and epic than that film.
  • NicNacNicNac Administrator, Moderator
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    I think we all wish that all the films were just like our favourites, and that they were all directed by our favourite directors.

    But it's the sheer diversity of the series that actually keeps it fresh.

    You look at the films made every 10 years or so - in 1969, 1979, 1989, 1999, 2008.
    1969 - a tale of love and loss
    1979 - a tale of world domination
    1989 - a tale of revenge
    1999 - a tale of...hang on...love and loss
    2008 - a tale of revenge...oh, hmm.

    OK, so ideas crop up again and again, but the style of the films changes and evolves. And that is the most important thing for longevity.
  • w2bondw2bond is indeed a very rare breed
    Posts: 2,252
    NicNac wrote: »
    I think we all wish that all the films were just like our favourites, and that they were all directed by our favourite directors.

    But it's the sheer diversity of the series that actually keeps it fresh.

    You look at the films made every 10 years or so - in 1969, 1979, 1989, 1999, 2008.
    1969 - a tale of love and loss
    1979 - a tale of world domination
    1989 - a tale of revenge
    1999 - a tale of...hang on...love and loss
    2008 - a tale of revenge...oh, hmm.

    OK, so ideas crop up again and again, but the style of the films changes and evolves. And that is the most important thing for longevity.

    :)) 2015 - a tale of world domination?????
  • NicNacNicNac Administrator, Moderator
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    Yes, probably ;-)
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
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    Last ranking update before the next Bond-a-thon leading up to Spectre (I think one or two placements may have changed since my last update):

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

    We'll see how things change; a couple movements wouldn't be surprising at all. Can hardly wait for the next marathon!!!
  • w2bondw2bond is indeed a very rare breed
    edited July 2015 Posts: 2,252
    Slight amendment to the ranking on the last page, arranged in tiers

    Tier 1: Happy to watch anytime (one from each actor, fancy that)

    1. OHMSS
    1. TLD
    3. CR
    4. FRWL
    5. GE
    6. OP

    Tier 2A: Enjoy most of it but have some flaws

    7. TB (you know what? The underwater scenes aren't more boring than most finale battles)
    8. SF
    9. AVTAK
    10. MR
    11. LTK

    Tier 2B: Enjoy as much as 2A but have more annoyances.

    12. DAF
    13. GF
    14. FYEO
    15. TSWLM

    Tier 3: Good popcorn flick

    16. TND
    17. Dr No

    Tier 4: Entertaining when in the right mood

    18. TMWTGG
    19. TWINE
    20. LALD
    21. DAD

    The bottom two are the only ones I don't look forward to watching.

    22. QOS
    23. YOLT
  • ThighsOfXeniaThighsOfXenia
    Posts: 1,596
    chrisisall wrote: »
    ThighsOfXenia wrote: »
    Michael Apted - Better suited to As the World Turns
    To be fair, I think he's a good director that got saddled with a questionable script & got a little overwhelmed by the biggest production on his resume. Martin Campbell took on Green Lantern, and also had his hands full with stuff he couldn't control. Sometimes these things happen...
     ;)

    I don't think I've seen any of his other work, but I agree with your point. I was just writing about their experiences with Bond films.
  • Marc007Marc007
    edited July 2015 Posts: 3
    This is my raking so far

    1.Casino Royale
    2.Goldeneye
    3.From Russia With Love
    4.On her Majesty's Secret Service
    5.Skyfall
    6.Octopussy
    7.Licence to Kill
    8.Thunderball
    9.Live and let die
    10.Goldfinger
    11.The Living Daylights
    12.For Your Eyes Only
    13.The Spy Who Loved Me
    14.You Only Live Twice
    15.The Man With The Golden Gun
    16.Dr.no
    17.Tomorrow Never Dies
    18.A View To A Kill
    19.Daimonds Are Forever
    20.The World Is Not Enough
    21.Moonraker
    22.Die Another Day
    23. Quantum Of Solace

    and i will suspect that SPECTRE will be in my top 5

  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
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    DaltonCraig007 wrote: »
    I can't imagine the franchise without Gilbert. The guy knows how to make absolutely entertaining movies, with the most epic scale and grand scope you could imagine. MR is the most lush and gorgeous film to look at, and IMO if the every cent of the budget for SP is seen on screen, MR will still look like it cost 5 times more.

    James Cameron spent a huge load of money for his 'Avatar' film, yet MR made 30 years prior still looks more lush and epic than that film.

    I don't disagree with any of your points. However, Gilbert doesn't have any restraint.....Jaws becoming good, falling in love after the cable car chase, Bond in Cowboy outfit with the Mag Seven theme tune blaring......he tried to go for the laugh over everything. On the other hand Directors such as Young, Hunt and Campbell can make a taut spy thriller with an injection of British humour. YOLT & TSWLM are both good Bond films, but MR shows Gilberts ignorance of the previous 'tone' of the Bond films (and I don't know why Cubby agreed?). MR would be a much better film with a bit of editing (and the creation of a more serious tone.
  • MansfieldMansfield Where the hell have you been?
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    @FoxRox

    We share identical selections for 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6. You have impeccable taste.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
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    Mansfield wrote: »
    @FoxRox

    We share identical selections for 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6. You have impeccable taste.

    Much appreciated! You too naturally; I have a feeling Spectre will rank highly.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    Or it could suck. It's all up in the air!

    Yup. No way of knowing for certain - could even be a middling title. Like I said before though, I predict it will be loved by many and hated by many.
  • BAIN123BAIN123
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    It does seem to be the case that many of the popular films post 60s have their fair share of detractors. There are people I know of who don't like TSWLM for instance...and we know the criticism films like GE and SF receive so...yes...Spectre will probably be the same.
  • MansfieldMansfield Where the hell have you been?
    edited July 2015 Posts: 1,263
    If I'm being specific with where I think SPECTRE will land in my rankings, it's doubtful that it will crack the top 4. Goldeneye has long been a favorite of mine at number 5, but I've gotten to the point where I can see it falling out of that position. Looking down my rankings, I have Quantum Of Solace at 10. On my last view, it seems very vulnerable to stay within my top 10. The questions I ask myself when I take into account everything that has been officially released on SPECTRE are:

    Is the potential there for a classic Bond? Absolutely. I'll go as far to say that and claim it's not just speculation. Mendes has a track record with Bond now as putting focus on characterization. The cast is outstanding to assume the roles of those characters. The one quality that will tip the scales either way is the script, which has been described in the media to be very fine to being in such dire need of revision Craig personally worked on it uncredited.

    Which leads to the next question, can it be worse than Quantum Of Solace? I can't really answer yes to this question without speculating on elements of the final product. In my opinion, the only way it can be worse is if the film is a parody of itself with the facade of pretending to be another serious outing we have come accustom to in the Craig era.

    Those factors would indicate a likely placement between 5 and 10 to me, but obviously there are so many other markers that will sway me either way. The locations and cinematography look beautiful in the glimpses we have seen. The soundtrack is a big question mark, but Newman has the talent to do the job proper. While the tone looks heady and serious again, there's no assurance the whole picture will play that way. The biggest criticism of many Bond films is that they drift from their identity and try to be something they are not. That will be the ultimate determining factor of its placement for me.

    Naturally, it would need to do a lot right to break into my top 4 and a lot wrong to end up in the middle or bottom.
  • w2bondw2bond is indeed a very rare breed
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    Good analysis Mansfield, and I think Spectre will place between 5-10 in my rankings. GE still starting to slip from 5th and SP may take that or 6th
  • manfercasmanfercas
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    1) From Russia With Love
    2) The Living Daylights
    3) Goldeneye
    4) The Spy Who Loved Me
    5) On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    6) Goldfinger
    7) Casino Royale
    8) Skyfall
    9) Thunderball
    10) Live And Let Die
    11) You Only Live Twice
    12) Licence To Kill
    13) Dr. No
    14) A View to a Kill
    15) Octopussy
    16) For Your Eyes Only
    17) Live and Let Die
    18) The World Is Not Enough
    19) Quantum Of Solace
    20) Tomorrow Never Dies
    21) Die Another Day
    22) Diamonds Are Forever
    23) The Man With The Golden Gun (except for F.S.)
  • ThighsOfXeniaThighsOfXenia
    Posts: 1,596
    suavejmf wrote: »
    I don't disagree with any of your points. However, Gilbert doesn't have any restraint.....Jaws becoming good, falling in love after the cable car chase, Bond in Cowboy outfit with the Mag Seven theme tune blaring......he tried to go for the laugh over everything. On the other hand Directors such as Young, Hunt and Campbell can make a taut spy thriller with an injection of British humour. YOLT & TSWLM are both good Bond films, but MR shows Gilberts ignorance of the previous 'tone' of the Bond films (and I don't know why Cubby agreed?). MR would be a much better film with a bit of editing (and the creation of a more serious tone.

    I've always assumed some of that (Jaws falling in love, etc) was more of a producer/writer decision. I'm not sure how much control the producers exerted at that time in franchise history, but it seems that that would fall more on the writers or the producers than Gilbert. I like what he did with MR. Given the script (Bond goes to space, as well as every other silly/OTT element in the film) there's no way he could have made a film with a more "serious tone." It would have been a ridiculous embarrassment (although, as I'm well aware, some still consider it one regardless). Going for a light, humorous tone and emphasizing the larger than life elements is really the only thing he could have done, and I think he (along with his lead actor) did a fantastic job of that, regardless of your opinion on the final film as a whole.

    I love Gilbert as a Bond director. His sense of flair, grandeur, and pure blockbuster entertainment value has yet to be matched.

  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    ThighsOfXenia wrote: »
    Going for a light, humorous tone and emphasizing the larger than life elements is really the only thing he could have done
    Clearly, you haven't read Wood's novelization of the film...
    ;)
  • SharkySharky
    edited July 2015 Posts: 266
    I thought I would do a list based on the critics percentage score on Rotten Tomatoes, it makes an interesting list, if the score was the same I took the better audience score to determine its place in the ranking. This isn't my list its just something I thought I would do.

    01. DN
    02. GF
    03. FRWL
    04. CR
    05. SF
    06. TB
    07. GE
    08. OHMSS
    09. TSWLM
    10. TLD
    11. LTK
    12. YOLT
    13. FYEO
    14. LALD
    15. DAF
    16. QOS
    17. MR
    18. TND
    19. DAD
    20. TWINE
    21. TMWTGG
    22. OP
    23. AVTAK

    The majority all had fresh scores too it was only from TND downwards that the scores were rotten.
  • jobojobo
    Posts: 7,507
    w2bond wrote: »
    7. TB (you know what? The underwater scenes aren't more boring than most finale battles)


    Exactly! Good point!

    I'd take a hundred underwater Battles over the Fort Knox invasion for instance...
  • ThighsOfXeniaThighsOfXenia
    Posts: 1,596
    chrisisall wrote: »
    ThighsOfXenia wrote: »
    Going for a light, humorous tone and emphasizing the larger than life elements is really the only thing he could have done
    Clearly, you haven't read Wood's novelization of the film...
    ;)

    Given the script he was working with, I love what he did with the movie (then again, I love the movie period).

  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    ThighsOfXenia wrote: »
    (then again, I love the movie period).
    In the end that's all that really counts!
    :)>-
  • M16_CartM16_Cart Craig fanboy?
    edited July 2015 Posts: 541
    1 - Casino Royale '06
    2 - On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    3 - Goldfinger
    4 - The Spy Who Loved Me
    5 - Octopussy

    6 - License to Kill
    7 - The Living Daylights
    8 - Goldeneye (+3)
    9 - Live and Let Die (+8)
    10 - Dr. No (+3)

    11 - From Russia With Love
    12 - Skyfall (-5)
    13 - For Your Eyes Only (-3)
    14 - Thunderball (-2)
    15 - The World Is Not Enough

    16 - Quantum of Solace (+3)
    17 - You Only Live Twice
    18 - Tomorrow Never Dies (+2)
    19 - Casino Royale '67
    20 - Moonraker (+2)

    21 - A View to a Kill
    22 - Diamonds Are Forever (+2)
    23 - The Man with the Golden Gun (-7)
    24 - Die Another Day (-10)
    25 - Never Say Never Again (-2)
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