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FRWL
TB
DN
YOLT
DAf
2: Goldfinger
3: From Russia With Love
4: Thunderball
5: You Only Live Twice
6: Diamonds Are Forever
FRWL,GF AND TB are not too far behind.
Classic sixties chic; an absolutely brilliant mix of espionage, romance, danger, sex, intrigue and dry, dead pan humour etc. Add to that a top notch Connery performance; for me Connery may well have delivered the greatest Bondian performance; suave, professional, poised, decisive, charming, virile and ruthless.
DN
Connery is a bit rough in some scenes, but it clears up by the time of FRWL. As for the film itself… Remember the old MI6, it had a topic about DR being boring or brilliant… Guess which one I chose…
TB
A truly epic film; simply stunning, propelled along by Connery’s uber coolness, and Paluzzi’s uber sexy, making their clashes of egos electric.
GF
Iconic… Still, it drags a bit from Kentucky to the beginning of the raid of Fort Knox
YOLT
Iconic; although it does go a tad OTT, at times…….
DAF
Meh………………
2. YOLT Cubby realised the Bonds had to change, had to get bigger, more spectacular in order to keep the competition at bay.
3.DN Great, unpretentious, yet original (in 62) thriller
4. TB Long, occassionally dull and confused. Yet easy to keep going back to.
5. GF Connery is superb but GF has always lacked a little something
6. DAF Not the worst Bond film, simply the worst Connery Bond. Bizarre mix of colour, camp and Connery.
I'd rank the Connery movies as follows:
1. DAF
2. TB
3. FRWL
4. YOLT
5. DN
6. GF
You Only Live Twice
Thunderball
From Russia With Love
Dr No = Diamonds Are Forever
Never Say Never Again
:-bd
1. Dr. No
2. From Russia With Love
3. Thunderball
4. Goldfinger
5. You Only Live Twice
6. Diamonds are Forever
7. Never Say Never Again
DAF is now #1 !!
JBFan626 said: @00Beast: The world would surely be a better place if there were more folks like you!
Thanks guys! I was afraid I was the only one who felt DAF was Connery's finest hour!
And a tough question. I guess it's between GF and YOLT for me. GF was, obviously, the first 'light' Bond film and set in so many ways the familiar traits of the formula that would be used many times over in the future. And, besides, it's simply iconic - one of the most iconic films ever made. However, Twice has held a fond place in my heart for a long, long time - and, seeing as it needs the votes, it's the one I've gone for here. ;)
FRWL is the best Connery Bond film though, no question...
1. FRWL. Arguably the "best-made" of the Connery films; I could see people who aren't in any way Bond fans really liking it (a friend of mine called it the "intelligent" Bond film). Fantastic, intelligent plot, great cold war story, touch of exotic, and memorable characters on both sides - I hold Tania as one of the lovliest of all the Bond girls. Interesting to see this at a rep theatre with a bunch of university students who had never seen it before - the plot and Tania's true motivations kept them guessing until the end.
2. GF. Possibly a sentimental favourite as it was the first Bond film I ever saw, at 11 years of age (on TV as a double feature with DAF). Connery was dangerous and charming, the humour embraced the fantastic elements of the film without mocking them, and some truly impressive gadgets at the time ("Oh, that wonderful car of yours!"). Goldfinger himself was a great, three-dimensional villian and I thought that the film actually managed to improve on Fleming by having the plot change from stealing (logistically impossible, as Bond pointed out) the gold to irradiating it. Incredible soundtrack and wonderful sound design in the Bond vs Oddjob fight in Fort Knox as well. Kudos for having the best Leiter as well, if he was a little bit too old.
3. DN. Not a whole lot to it but wonderfully done. Great location work, great individual scenes, and some wonderful performances. a great example of when less is more. Firmly cements Connery as a screen presence to be reckoned with when he gets angry and demands that his handcuffs be removed - and Dr. No's flunky actually starts to do it!
4. TB. So many wonderful things but the film seems a little overstuffed, slow, and long. Best one-liners of any Bond film, tremendous location shooting, gorgeous girls, and the scuba-diving seemed incredibly new and interesting at the time. Connery was at the top of his game here.
5. YOLT. This to me is when the Bond films started to feel bloated and really slow. Connery phones it in (and has already gained 20 pounds over his last performance), the pacing is disjointed, and Blofeld seems like a charicature instead of a character (and that was BEFORE Dr. Evil!). Some great photography, one of Barry's best scores, and nice to see such an exotic location at the time. Love it or hate it the hollowed out volcano was a tremendous idea.
6. DAF. Well, it's certainly more...lively. Cartoonish quality really sinks it for me and Connery is nearly unrecognizable as the screen icon from only 9 years before! Great title song, good score, and the oil rig is an interesting lair. A few great bits but not enough...
1. FRWL
2. GF
3. TB
4. DN
5. YOLT
6. DAF
GF
TB
DN
DAF
NSNA
FRWL
#1 Dr No
#2 Russia
#3 Thunderball
#4 You Only Live Twice
#5 Goldfinger
#6 Diamonds
1 You Only Live Twice - 1st I ever saw 1984/5 & still a family favourite as well
2 From Russia With Love
3 Thunderball
4 Dr No
5 Goldfinger
6 Diamonds Are Forever