Bond film ranking tournament. Final results

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  • peterpeter Toronto
    Posts: 9,509
    DAF
    YOLT
  • infoviseinfovise Ireland
    Posts: 114
    DAF over NSNA

    YOLT over SP
  • Posts: 7,653
    NSNA loved Connery his last outing as agent 007 had more bite than the last EON installment he did.

    and

    YOLT SP is at the bottom of my rating so not biggie,
  • MooseWithFleasMooseWithFleas Philadelphia
    Posts: 3,369
    DAF and YOLT for sure!
  • PrinceKamalKhanPrinceKamalKhan Monsoon Palace, Udaipur
    Posts: 3,262
    Definitely going with Connery's last 002 official EON, John Barry scored films:


    DAF

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    and

    YOLT

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    Pictures courtesy of the drawing talents of Pat Carbajal.
  • Posts: 698
    Ah yes my two least favourite Bond films. I'm going to go with DAF due to Wint and Kidd and Tiffany Case.

    I do enjoy these next two, but SP is by far my favourite for sentimental reasons. YOLT has lovely cinematography, but SP is the Bond film I re-watch the most.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    Posts: 14,590
    All SPECTRE films.

    DAF by a bit.

    YOLT by a fair bit.
  • OctopussyOctopussy Piz Gloria, Schilthorn, Switzerland.
    edited May 2020 Posts: 1,081
    DAF
    SP
  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
    Posts: 15,138
    DAF over NSNA

    YOLT over SP
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    Agent_One wrote: »
    DAF over NSNA. Connery s first comeback is better than his second in almost every way. The exception is perhaps Connery himself. Way better shape 12 years later.

    SP over YOLT, but only just. What pushes it ahead is a much better pts, Lea and far better villains. Including Blofeld (being behind three previous plots in both cases), but his crater is more impressive in YOLT. YOLT does have a much better theme song, too. And Connery.

    What exactly does Bro-feld have over Pleasance's version?

    The Brofelding is the one thing I don t like about the characterization in SP. Other than that, I prefer Waltz over Pleasence by far. Of the four Blofelds in this round, he is my least favorite. I like all the others, although none of them is on par with the unseen Blofeld or Savalas.


    (I mentioned Lea in my post, but must add that Akiko and Mie are also among my favourite Bond girls. It s just that Madeleine is a more interesting character. In the other match, both girls are rather bland.)
  • Max_The_ParrotMax_The_Parrot ATAC to St Cyril’s
    Posts: 2,426
    There are days I’m really up for watching NSNA but it’s a definite the-parrot-is-not-for-turning vote for DAF and YOLT Thanks
  • matt_umatt_u better known as Mr. Roark
    Posts: 4,343
    DAF & SP

    Both easy choices this time.
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
    Posts: 9,041
    NSNA and YOLT. Neither by a large margin, but clearly enough.
  • Posts: 230
    DAF by a lot.

    SP over YOLT by a little. Both are in my bottom 3rd, but I don't loathe SP as much as many here do.
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
    Posts: 2,848
    DAF. Barely.
    YOLT. By a wide margin.
  • Posts: 385
    DAF

    YOLT

    Easy picks this week. I don't mind Spectre but YOLT is one of my all-time favorites.
  • BMW_with_missilesBMW_with_missiles All the usual refinements.
    Posts: 3,000
    NSNA over DAF

    SP over YOLT
  • goldenswissroyalegoldenswissroyale Switzerland
    Posts: 4,483
    DAF
    SP
  • Posts: 1,469
    NSNA beats DAF. NSNA has a certain style but in my opinion DAF is a mess.

    SP beats YOLT, though YOLT is a classic Bond film and still entertaining.
  • Posts: 4,044
    How many more of these face-offs are left to do?
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    vzok wrote: »
    How many more of these face-offs are left to do?

    Nine more matches, which means four or five more rounds. I haven t decided if I should put three matches in the 149th round or just one in round 150 as I have been leaning towards.
  • PrinceKamalKhanPrinceKamalKhan Monsoon Palace, Udaipur
    Posts: 3,262
    Agent_One wrote: »
    I have to ask, what's so bad about YOLT?

    Not much IMHO. It's the one that transformed me from a casual fan to a mega-fan.

    The most exotically located film. The most hypnotic and hauntingly beautiful Barry Bond score. Tiger Tanaka makes the coolest male ally in the series IMHO. It features the most harrowing death of a Bond villainess when No. 11 ends up in the piranha pool. Blofeld's lair is my favorite Ken Adam set. It has my favorite Bond meets primary villain scene. And to top it off it has the most exciting final battle in the series between Tanaka's ninjas and SPECTRE ninjas. I love it.

    Sidenote-without YOLT there is no TSWLM:







  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
    edited May 2020 Posts: 9,041
    Agent_One wrote: »
    I have to ask, what's so bad about YOLT?

    Sidenote-without YOLT there is no TSWLM:
    And no MR, either. Just looking at the basic storyline, three times the same movie by the same director. But all three have their highlights.
  • PrinceKamalKhanPrinceKamalKhan Monsoon Palace, Udaipur
    Posts: 3,262
    j_w_pepper wrote: »
    Agent_One wrote: »
    I have to ask, what's so bad about YOLT?

    Sidenote-without YOLT there is no TSWLM:
    And no MR, either. Just looking at the basic storyline, three times the same movie by the same director. But all three have their highlights.

    I agree:



    I love all 3 of the Gilbert directed Bond films. They're not faithful to Fleming but they're fun.

  • NickTwentyTwoNickTwentyTwo Vancouver, BC, Canada
    Posts: 7,553
    DAF and SP

    Off Topic Blofeld Ranking:
    1. Unseen
    2. Savalas
    3. Waltz
    4. Pleasance
    5. Gray

    Although I'm extremely due for another watch of DAF so it may change. Also I've never seen NSNA. :S
  • Major_BoothroydMajor_Boothroyd Republic of Isthmus
    Posts: 2,722
    NSNA and YOLT
  • R1s1ngs0nR1s1ngs0n France
    Posts: 2,148
    Both amongst the weakest entries but DAF's Wint & Kidd and Barry's score edge out NSNA's excellent Brandauer.
    YOLT and it's not even close.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    DAF and SP

    Off Topic Blofeld Ranking:
    1. Unseen
    2. Savalas
    3. Waltz
    4. Pleasance
    5. Gray

    Although I'm extremely due for another watch of DAF so it may change. Also I've never seen NSNA. :S

    How can you prefer DAF if you haven t seen NSNA?
  • Posts: 1,398
    Birdleson wrote: »
    DAF by a decent length.

    YOLT destroys its' competition.

    For me, as well.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    vzok wrote: »
    How many more of these face-offs are left to do?

    Nine more matches, which means four or five more rounds. I haven t decided if I should put three matches in the 149th round or just one in round 150 as I have been leaning towards.

    Sorry, correction: Eleven more matches. I had forgotten that I have already picked out the next round. I am going to make round 150 contain three matches. It is a nice, round number to end it on. Five more rounds it is, then. Another month.
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