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Bond movies - ranked into four tiers

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  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
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    TheWizardOfIce wrote: »
    OHMSS69 wrote: »
    I hear so many folks blasting OP (the critics never got past the clown disguise) but I always considered that to be my favorite Moore film. It has a good blend of humor and suspense (like TSWLM)

    Absolutely. It's got the absolute lot with the added bonus of Rog on fire.

    The bloke really does deliver it all - from lines that only he could get away with 'Fill her up please', 'That'll keep you in curry for a few weeks' and 'Hiss off!' to brilliant tension when the general won't believe him. To all the cretins who can't see beyond it - the clown suit is what makes the scene and if even Rog is starting to panic then you'd better be sure some serious shit is going down.

    Top class Moore and who with a pulse can't enjoy that?

    OP is a good Bond apart from one scene. The gorilla costume when he pretends to check his watch......totally ruins the tension.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    Only 4 tiers? Ok, i'll have a crack at this...

    Tier 1: The Living Daylights, Licence To Kill, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, From Russia With Love, Tomorrow Never Dies, For Your Eyes Only, The World Is Not Enough

    Tier 2: Dr No, You Only Live Twice, The Spy Who Loved Me, GoldenEye, Octopussy

    Tier 3: Thunderball, Live And Let Die, The Man With The Golden Gun, Die Another Day, Goldfinger, Moonraker, A View To A Kill, Diamonds Are Forever

    Tier 4: Skyfall, Casino Royale, Quantum Of Solace
  • royale65royale65 Caustic misanthrope reporting for duty.
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    I didn't realize the affection you had for TWINE Major. Good stuff!
  • AceHoleAceHole Belgium, via Britain
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    MajorDSmythe wrote: »
    Only 4 tiers? Ok, i'll have a crack at this...

    Tier 1: The Living Daylights, Licence To Kill, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, From Russia With Love, Tomorrow Never Dies, For Your Eyes Only, The World Is Not Enough

    Tier 2: Dr No, You Only Live Twice, The Spy Who Loved Me, GoldenEye, Octopussy

    Tier 3: Thunderball, Live And Let Die, The Man With The Golden Gun, Die Another Day, Goldfinger, Moonraker, A View To A Kill, Diamonds Are Forever

    Tier 4: Skyfall, Casino Royale, Quantum Of Solace

    No SP yet...?
  • AceHoleAceHole Belgium, via Britain
    edited November 2015 Posts: 1,731
    suavejmf wrote: »
    TheWizardOfIce wrote: »
    OHMSS69 wrote: »
    I hear so many folks blasting OP (the critics never got past the clown disguise) but I always considered that to be my favorite Moore film. It has a good blend of humor and suspense (like TSWLM)

    Absolutely. It's got the absolute lot with the added bonus of Rog on fire.

    The bloke really does deliver it all - from lines that only he could get away with 'Fill her up please', 'That'll keep you in curry for a few weeks' and 'Hiss off!' to brilliant tension when the general won't believe him. To all the cretins who can't see beyond it - the clown suit is what makes the scene and if even Rog is starting to panic then you'd better be sure some serious shit is going down.

    Top class Moore and who with a pulse can't enjoy that?

    OP is a good Bond apart from one scene. The gorilla costume when he pretends to check his watch......totally ruins the tension.

    Most dislike the gorilla suit, tarzan or clown disguise.... i don't really mind any of that as none of it really ruins an otherwise good 007 adventure for me - it's the effing breakdown of the 4th wall when bond's tune is played on that sodding flute....
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited November 2015 Posts: 23,883
    AceHole wrote: »
    Most dislike the gorilla suit, tarzan or clown disguise.... i don't really mind any of that as none of it really ruins an otherwise good 007 adventure for me - it's the effing breakdown of the 4th wall when bond's tune is played on that sodding flute....
    I think they may have received some criticism for FYEO being a little on the serious side. It wasn't quite as successful as MR either, despite doing very well.

    So perhaps they felt the need to inject more humour and ended up overcompensating. It's certainly a jolly old Bond film.......a feel good flick.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Playing the Bond theme on his flute was the only good thing about Vijay. All those tennis jokes...useless.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    AceHole wrote: »
    No SP yet...?

    Not on the big screen, no.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    tigers99 wrote: »
    Platinum:
    Casino Royale, From Russia with Love, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Dr. No, Spectre, Skyfall

    Gold:
    Goldfinger, The Living Daylights, Thunderball, Licence to Kill, For Your Eyes Only, GoldenEye. The Spy Who Loved Me, Octopussy

    Silver:
    You Only Live Twice, Live and Let Die, The Man with the Golden Gun, A View to a Kill, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World is Not Enough, Quantum of Solace

    Bronze:
    Diamonds Are Forever, Moonraker, Die Another Day
    MajorBoothroyd32 wrote: »
    Platinum:
    Casino Royale, From Russia with Love, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Dr. No, Spectre, Skyfall

    Gold:
    Goldfinger, The Living Daylights, Thunderball, Licence to Kill, For Your Eyes Only, GoldenEye. The Spy Who Loved Me, Octopussy

    Silver:
    You Only Live Twice, Live and Let Die, The Man with the Golden Gun, A View to a Kill, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World is Not Enough, Quantum of Solace

    Bronze:
    Diamonds Are Forever, Moonraker, Die Another Day

    Agreeing with yourself, are we, @tigers99? Or should I say @MajorBoothroyd32? I'm confused.

  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Even I don t agree with myself on that level.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    @Thunderfinger, is it a sign of insecurity if one feels forced to confirm one's own opinion to oneself via an alter ego? ;-)
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    DarthDimi wrote: »
    @Thunderfinger, is it a sign of insecurity if one feels forced to confirm one's own opinion to oneself via an alter ego? ;-)

    Yes, it is.
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    Even I don t agree with myself on that level.

    I don t agree with that whatsoever.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    DarthDimi wrote: »
    @Thunderfinger, is it a sign of insecurity if one feels forced to confirm one's own opinion to oneself via an alter ego? ;-)
    Yes, it is.
    No, it isn't!
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    royale65 wrote: »
    I didn't realize the affection you had for TWINE Major. Good stuff!

    I could pick at TWINE's problems, but it's pluses outweigh it's minuses.
  • royale65royale65 Caustic misanthrope reporting for duty.
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    I heartily agree on TWINE. A flawed masterpiece IMO. The fact that it was my first Bond film at the cinema is purely coincidental.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    royale65 wrote: »
    I heartily agree on TWINE. A flawed masterpiece IMO. The fact that it was my first Bond film at the cinema is purely coincidental.

    I feel the same about TND. It's a Bond film that I don't need to be in a certain mood for, I enjoy it for being an action film that's never boring, and every penny shows on screen. It also happens to be the first Bond that I watched on the big screen. I don't care for Hatcher's casting, but I think of her as a small cog in a larger machine.
  • dragonskydragonsky
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    Only official movies?

    Top Tier: CR, OHMSS, GF, TWINE, SF, LTK

    Second Tier: DN,DAF,LALD, AVTAK, TLD, SP,GE

    Third Tier: FRWL,YOLT,TMWTGG,TSWLM,MR,FYEO,OP,TND

    Fourth Tier:: QoS, TB, DAD
  • Crazysoul95Crazysoul95
    edited November 2015 Posts: 3,336
    Platinum:
    CR, OHMSS, FRWL, GF, FYEO, TSWLM

    Gold:
    DN, GE, TB, TLD, LTK, SP, SF, LALD

    Silver:
    MR, TMWTGG, OP, TWINE, QoS

    Bronze:
    YOLT, DAF, TND, AVTAK, DAD


  • mepal1mepal1
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    My list:-
    Crazysoul95 wrote: »
    Platinum:
    CR, OHMSS, FRWL, GF, FYEO, TSWLM

    Gold:
    DN, GE, TB, TLD, LTK, SP, SF, LALD

    Silver:
    MR, TMWTGG, OP, TWINE, QoS

    Bronze:
    YOLT, DAF, TND, AVTAK


    Where is DAD in your list? ;)
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited November 2015 Posts: 23,883
    mepal1 wrote: »
    My list:-
    Crazysoul95 wrote: »
    Platinum:
    CR, OHMSS, FRWL, GF, FYEO, TSWLM

    Gold:
    DN, GE, TB, TLD, LTK, SP, SF, LALD

    Silver:
    MR, TMWTGG, OP, TWINE, QoS

    Bronze:
    YOLT, DAF, TND, AVTAK


    Where is DAD in your list? ;)
    There is no 'colour' or 'finish' medal for DAD. Unrateable perhaps?
  • Crazysoul95Crazysoul95
    Posts: 3,336
    mepal1 wrote: »
    My list:-
    Crazysoul95 wrote: »
    Platinum:
    CR, OHMSS, FRWL, GF, FYEO, TSWLM

    Gold:
    DN, GE, TB, TLD, LTK, SP, SF, LALD

    Silver:
    MR, TMWTGG, OP, TWINE, QoS

    Bronze:
    YOLT, DAF, TND, AVTAK


    Where is DAD in your list? ;)

    Who knows

    ;)
  • mcdonbbmcdonbb deep in the Heart of Texas
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    royale65 wrote: »
    It warms the cockles of me heart to see the love for Octopussy

    I agree... and you even used Octopussy and cockles in the same sentence.
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  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
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    HASEROT wrote: »
    the best bond films
    FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
    CASINO ROYALE

    the bond films i really like
    GOLDFINGER
    THUNDERBALL
    ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE
    LIVE AND LET DIE
    THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
    FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
    OCTOPUSSY
    THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS
    LICENCE TO KILL
    GOLDENEYE
    QUANTUM OF SOLACE
    SKYFALL
    SPECTRE

    the bond films i like - or - may not think are the best, but still enjoy
    DR. NO
    YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE
    DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
    MOONRAKER
    A VIEW TO A KILL
    TOMORROW NEVER DIES
    THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH

    the bond films i enjoy on a lesser level - or - ones i don't care much for
    THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN
    NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN*
    DIE ANOTHER DAY

    A good list. If only DN was moved up a tier.
  • JohnHammond73JohnHammond73 Lancashire, UK
    Posts: 4,151
    Bond, James Bond

    1. TSWLM
    2. FRWL
    3. OHMSS
    4. CR
    5. SP

    Plenty O' Toole but just not quite there.

    6. DN
    7. GF
    8. OP
    9. LTK
    10. SF
    11. GE
    12. LALD
    13. AVTAK

    ".........................half-cocked" but still have their enjoyable parts.

    14. TB
    15. YOLT
    16. TLD
    17. TMWTGG
    18. MR
    19. TND

    ".....................attempting re-entry" into the next tier.

    20. QOS
    21. TWINE
    22. FYEO
    23. DAF
    24. DAD
  • AceHoleAceHole Belgium, via Britain
    edited November 2015 Posts: 1,731
    It fascinates me that some aficionados here can rank TLD below fare such as AVTAK and LALD...

    Each to their own, of course. But I find it mind-boggling. TLD's first 45mins alone propel it into at least better than average territory.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    AceHole wrote: »
    TLD's first 45mins alone propel it into at least better than average territory.
    I agree. TLD has some brilliant moments in the earlier half of the film....in fact, without the later part of Afghanistan and with another actress playing Kara I'd have it as a top 10 for sure, and perhaps close to top 5 film personally.
  • AceHoleAceHole Belgium, via Britain
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    bondjames wrote: »
    AceHole wrote: »
    TLD's first 45mins alone propel it into at least better than average territory.
    I agree. TLD has some brilliant moments in the earlier half of the film....in fact, without the later part of Afghanistan and with another actress playing Kara I'd have it as a top 10 for sure, and perhaps close to top 5 film personally.

    Indeed. Furthermore, with a few - quite minor - production changes TLD would have ended up as my (and many others') quintessential Bond film... as I outlined in a post a while ago:

    mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/10184/how-tld-came-so-close-to-being-the-quintessential-007-movie#latest


  • JohnHammond73JohnHammond73 Lancashire, UK
    Posts: 4,151
    I understand what you're staying but my ranking/s, and any future ones, are done purely on how much I enjoy the movie at the time I watch. My rankings have every chance of altering after every Bondathon I do, which is at least twice a year.
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