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Bond film ranking tournament. Final results
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I know there have been a few similar threads here already, but they all fizzled out sooner or later, and didn t have an end purpose.
In this thread I will pit every Bond film against every other Bond film in random order, and that will eventually include Bond 25 as well as it is going to take a while.
When we are done, I shall put up the ultimate community ranking based on your simple preferences in each round. The film with most wins compared to losses will come out on top, and vice versa.
I aim to run each round approximately a week, so everyone gets a chance to have their say.
You just state which of the two you prefer, but feel free to make any kinds of comments and comparisons or none at all. I won t count ties.
In this thread I will pit every Bond film against every other Bond film in random order, and that will eventually include Bond 25 as well as it is going to take a while.
When we are done, I shall put up the ultimate community ranking based on your simple preferences in each round. The film with most wins compared to losses will come out on top, and vice versa.
I aim to run each round approximately a week, so everyone gets a chance to have their say.
You just state which of the two you prefer, but feel free to make any kinds of comments and comparisons or none at all. I won t count ties.
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How about you throw 3 or 4 combinations in the mix every week? That, at least, may render things somewhat more plausible. ;-)
Fell in love with Tiffany, all the dialogue and the hilarious action. DAF will be my special Christmas treat this year. Can't wait to see it again.
DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER - my pick.
Moonraker is a favorite of mine as well. I love all the more humorous, over the top Bond films!
PS: This serves as my re-introduction to the forum ha ha...
If six years seems too long, how about two choices a week, then? Three years isn t that long.
Well, here are my two cents:
DAF vs MR: MR
Minority vote, no doubt, but someone has to save this underdog from the slaughter house. The technical achievements of this film, its score and acting, the photography... all of these things are exquisite. MR truly is one of the more underrated gems in the series.
YOLT vs DAD: YOLT
One of the weaker Connery Bonds perhaps but a great score and unbelievable production design make this a no-brainer.
The second match is more difficult for me. I love Day Another Day to bits, I had such a blast watching it and it almost made Mr. Brosnan into my favorite Bond, but no one ever can beat Roger Moore I guess.
You Only Live Twice is fascinating, I love the fantastic element of the space capsule and the villain Blofeld. The big battle in the end is awesome and I love the movie score of John Barry.
DIE ANOTHER DAY - my pick. The deciding factor may be that Mr. Brosnan's 007 in DAD is exactly the way I want Bond to be.
YOLT > DAD
DAD > TF
Haha, What TF?
MR and YOLT win. I enjoy both.
DAF and DAD occupy the bottom two slots of my rankings.
Those were two easy choices.
YOLT
Underdog schmunderdog.
MR is a glorious and spectacular excess binge. DAF on the other hand heralds the start of the early 70s 'we can't really be bothered' trilogy which, with the exception of the LALD stunt team, led us down a cul de sac of diminishing returns and even less inspiration and nearly sunk the series in 74.
YOLT another excess binge in a good way and DAD an excess binge that ends with you vomiting up your own stomach lining.
If you are going to stuff your face like Mr Creosote then go with YOLT and MR every time.
YOLT vs DAD - YOLT, with considerable ease. Just the locations give it the win, but even if we exclude that, we've got Barry's sublime score, Aki, Tiger, #11 (those lips), Osato, and one of the greatest sets ever built by Adam. Oh, and how can we forget - most importantly, it has Big Sean. DAD can't hold a candle to that.
I guess I'm a Gilbert man all the way.
MR vs DAF — MR in a landslide. Both of them are utterly ridiculous flicks, but MR crushes DAF in scale: the scale of the adventure, scale of the sets, even the scale of the score. Moore gives a stronger performance than Connery, I much prefer Dr. Goodhead to Tiffany Case, and Drax is a superior version of Gray's Blofeld. Jaws beat Kidd and Wint too. Just much better chemistry between the cast in MR than DAF, even if they're not going for a Godfather-level performance. That makes the movie a lot more enjoyable. The stunts and action are better in MR, and in the few scenes where we're expected to take the two seriously, MR still triumphs over DAF in terms of tension (centrifuge scene, Corinne getting mauled by the dogs, etc). The money is very lavishly spent in MR and you see it everywhere. In DAF, not so much. If you're going to make a film revolving around camp, you better go the whole mile.
YOLT vs DAD — Again, Gilbert's entry wins in a landslide. Better locations, better sets, far better cast (even with Connery putting in less effort than Brosnan; he's made up for by the supporting characters as well as Aki and Pleasance's Blofeld, who are a million times better than Jinx and Graves), infinitely better score and theme song, infinitely better atmosphere, etc.
I am very sure about my answers
Moonraker is better than DAF
And
YOLT is better than DAD
YOLT vs. DAD Even if just for the dialogue and sets YOLT wins.
This is one of the worst Bond films imho, but when paired against something as atrocious as DAF, it wins without contest.
YOLT
Love this one. It's the perfect mix of sneaky Bond and wild/campy Bond. The production value is also top notch considering it was made in the 60's.
This film is an apt example of "it's good, just not better than..." as it's still in the middle of the pack because there are many JB movies that are simply better. In other words, it is the worst out of the 'best' JB films.
DAF v MR - While neither rank very highly, they’re both immensely enjoyable and easy to watch. So many lines and characters to love in DAF, but for me MR wins.
Despite the over the top sci-fi stuff. It’s a well made film.
YOLT v DAD - Whilst DAD has risen up my ranking (Slightly) and I do find it a fun film, it’s not as good as YOLT. Not Connery’s best. But stunning visually and that John Barry score.
YOLT over DAD - YOLT has many faults, but it beats DAD quite easily. No contest here. Next?
YOLT over DAD by a slightly larger margin. Even though it slows down after Little Nellie. I do prefer the crater base scene than anything that DAD presents.
YOLT because it has Connery. DAD is so bad, I think I prefer the '67 spoof of CR over this unadulterated tripe.
I'm not a huge MR fan at all but I appreciate how big and epic it is, so for that reason alone I'll take it over DAF. I think the PTS is awful but after that DAF is pretty good, lots of colourful characters, witty dialogue, the lift fight. Then Blofeld is revealed and it goes downhill so fast. So lazy and half arsed, no sense of danger at all, the special effects for the lazer are terrible, and Bond and Blofeld seem more like friendly rivals than old enemies.
MR vs. DAF is much closer, but MR's PTS and its overall glamour put it over the top.
DAD over YOLT
Easy.
"With pleasure."