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  • w2bondw2bond is indeed a very rare breed
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    barryt007 wrote: »
    24.The Living Daylights (-)

    The top 3 will always be top,the rest all subject to change.

    @barryt007 So there's a chance for TLD after all!
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    Posts: 25,143
    Just purchased the Kindle version of Some Kind of Hero after reading comments on here, the book is only £3.49 for digital copy, looking forward to reading it.
  • w2bondw2bond is indeed a very rare breed
    edited March 2018 Posts: 2,252
    Here is the latest MI6Community list:

    1. CR (2912)
    2. OHMSS (2818)
    3. FRWL (2781)
    4. GF (2503)
    5. TLD (2369)
    6. DN (2236)
    7. TSWLM (2224)
    8. SF (2215)
    9. GE (2194)
    10. TB (2064)
    11. LTK (1985)
    12. FYEO (1833)
    13. SP (1663)
    14. LALD (1655)
    15. OP (1553)
    16. YOLT (1502)
    17. QOS (1403)
    18. TND (1233)
    19. TMWTGG (1128)
    20. MR (1099)
    21. DAF (1059)
    22. TWINE (1038)
    23. AVTAK (906)
    24. DAD (529)

    No changes since mid-last year, aside from SF falling a few places. Spectre has remained at the same position - I think mostly because there haven't been too many new rankings, aside from a few members updating their lists twice a month :-P
  • w2bondw2bond is indeed a very rare breed
    edited March 2018 Posts: 2,252
    My own list:

    Favourites
    1. The Living Daylights (desptite strong competition, still holds on)
    2. Goldeneye (back in the top 3 after falling to 6. Just love it, despite the score)
    3. From Russia With Love (a masterpiece, always new directorial touches to discover on each viewing. So those who say "frwl has no faults but other bond films have more" - look at Young's attention to detail)
    4. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    5. Casino Royale
    6. Dr No
    7. Octopussy (for the first time in a while, no more 6 Bonds in the top 6, due to Dr No)

    Great to watch
    8. Live and Let Die (appreciate this one a little more)
    9. Goldfinger (as per LALD)
    10. For Your Eyes Only (I enjoy this despite it being plain)
    11. Tomorrow Never Dies (Love Brosnan's performance here)
    12. Moonraker (never liked Gilbert's films but this is the most fun of the trio)
    13. The Spy Who Loved Me
    14. Diamonds Are Forever
    15. Licence to Kill

    Enjoyable but can be hard to sit through
    16. A View To A Kill
    17. The Man With The Golden Gun

    Have their moments but don't add up as a whole
    18. Skyfall
    19. Die Another Day
    20. You Only Live Twice (not good enough for me to overlook it's inconsistencies, unlike Octopussy)

    Hard to sit through
    21. Spectre
    22. Thunderball (as usual, unfortunatel placement but I can't stand the pacing. It would otherwise easily be top 10)
    23. Quantum of Solace
    24. The World is Enough (Drab)

    As time goes on (ie as I get older), the top 2 tiers has expanded to a whopping 15 films. However the gap between the top 3 and bottom 2 tiers has widened.
  • w2bondw2bond is indeed a very rare breed
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    FoxRox wrote: »
    I'll be interested to see where YOLT ranks for you. It used to be a film that could be as high as my Top 10, buf it has slipped over the years for me - down to #16 for now. I think it's still better than a few of the others, but just doesn't produce the same excitement as the other golden age Bond films (by that I mean the first six). Basically went from great to just good in my book.

    @FoxRox have finally finished my latest ranking, if it still matters lol
  • M16_CartM16_Cart Craig fanboy?
    Posts: 541

    IGotTheMessage wrote: »
    the audience scores for the films on Rotten Tomatoes.

    14.) Spectre 61℅
    15.) Licence to Kill 60℅
    16.) Diamonds Are Forever 58℅
    17.) Quantum of Solace 58%

    Wow. This is crazy. Connery seems to get grade inflation. And Dalton... sadface.
  • M16_CartM16_Cart Craig fanboy?
    edited March 2018 Posts: 541
    Time for my yearly update.

    1) Pizza Royale
    2) Dr. No-Carb Diet
    3) Chickenfinger
    4) License to Eat
    5) Octopus Salad
    6) On Her Majesty's Secret Banquet
    7) The Thanksgiving Delights
    8) You Only Eat Twice
    9) Quantum of Calories
    10) Foodfall
    11) Live and Let's Eat
    12) The Spy Who Fed Me
    13) Golden Fries
    14) Thunderthighs
    15) From Russia with Vodka
    16) This Buffet Is Not Enough
    17) McDonalds Never Dies
    18) Food Inspectre
    19) For Your Fries Only
    20) Diet Another Day
    21) A View to a Grill
    22) Moonpies
    23) The Man with the Golden Fork
    24) Rind Chips Are Forever
    25) Never Say "Weight Watchers" Again

    I like Pierce Brosnan as Bond; his movies are only low due to bad executive decisions.
  • w2bondw2bond is indeed a very rare breed
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    What happened to skyfall? Skyfeed?
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Looks like someone is on a diet.
  • RemingtonRemington I'll do anything for a woman with a knife.
    Posts: 1,534
    M16_Cart wrote: »
    Time for my yearly update.

    1) Pizza Royale
    2) Dr. No-Carb Diet
    3) Chickenfinger
    4) License to Eat
    5) Octopus Salad
    6) On Her Majesty's Secret Banquet
    7) The Thanksgiving Delights
    8) You Only Eat Twice
    9) Quantum of Calories
    10) Foodfall
    11) Live and Let's Eat
    12) The Spy Who Fed Me
    13) Golden Fries
    14) Thunderthighs
    15) From Russia with Vodka
    16) This Buffet Is Not Enough
    17) McDonalds Never Dies
    18) Food Inspectre
    19) For Your Fries Only
    20) Diet Another Day
    21) A View to a Grill
    22) Moonpies
    23) The Man with the Golden Fork
    24) Rind Chips Are Forever
    25) Never Say "Weight Watchers" Again

    I like Pierce Brosnan as Bond; his movies are only low due to bad executive decisions.

    Sounds delicious.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,473
    https://www.google.com/amp/s/movieweb.com/amp/skyfall-5th-anniversary-best-james-bond-movie/

    An opinion piece about why SF is one of the series’ best. I mostly agree, of course; it has never left my Top 5 since it came out.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    edited March 2018 Posts: 7,136
    @w2bond, TWINE skyrocketed because my last viewing was excellent and I’ve grown very nostalgic when it comes to that period. Many consider it a lesser entry but it was my first Bond film and together with the NF game it was the beginning of my years as a cinema enthusiast.

    Therefore, I rate TWINE higher than most.

    As for TLD, it has always been a favourite but I guess it has grown on me immensely. Cold War espionage is something essential to my Bond and TLD delivers that in spades. If anyone would ask me what my favourite film is, at the moment I’d probably say TLD.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
    Posts: 7,434
    GoldenGun wrote: »
    @w2bond, TWINE skyrocketed because my last viewing was excellent and I’ve grown very nostalgic when it comes to that period. Many consider it a lesser entry but it was my first Bond film and together with the NF game it was the beginning of my years as a cinema enthusiast.

    Therefore, I rate TWINE higher than most.

    As for TLD, it has always been a favourite but I guess it has grown on me immensely. Cold War espionage is something essential to my Bond and TLD delivers that in spades. If anyone would ask me what my favourite film is, at the moment I’d probably say TLD.

    Good for you. TLD never leaves my top 5 and it's only beaten to the top spot by OHMSS!
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
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    @w2bond

    It's a pretty good ranking. Biggest gripes are the low rankings of TB, SF, and QOS, but other than that not bad. A few noticeable differences from my list but that's what makes this fun!
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    Posts: 7,136
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    GoldenGun wrote: »
    @w2bond, TWINE skyrocketed because my last viewing was excellent and I’ve grown very nostalgic when it comes to that period. Many consider it a lesser entry but it was my first Bond film and together with the NF game it was the beginning of my years as a cinema enthusiast.

    Therefore, I rate TWINE higher than most.

    As for TLD, it has always been a favourite but I guess it has grown on me immensely. Cold War espionage is something essential to my Bond and TLD delivers that in spades. If anyone would ask me what my favourite film is, at the moment I’d probably say TLD.

    Good for you. TLD never leaves my top 5 and it's only beaten to the top spot by OHMSS!

    Definitely my two favourites as well.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
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    A couple small adjustments:

    1. Casino Royale
    2. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    3. Goldfinger
    4. The Spy Who Loved Me
    5. Skyfall
    6. Dr. No
    7. GoldenEye
    8. From Russia with Love
    9. Thunderball
    10. Licence to Kill
    11. For Your Eyes Only
    12. Live and Let Die
    13. Quantum of Solace
    14. You Only Live Twice
    15. The Living Daylights
    16. Tomorrow Never Dies
    17. Octopussy
    18. A View to a Kill
    19. The World Is Not Enough
    20. Spectre
    21. The Man with the Golden Gun
    22. Diamonds Are Forever
    23. Moonraker
    24. Die Another Day
  • w2bondw2bond is indeed a very rare breed
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    GoldenGun wrote: »
    @w2bond, TWINE skyrocketed because my last viewing was excellent and I’ve grown very nostalgic when it comes to that period. Many consider it a lesser entry but it was my first Bond film and together with the NF game it was the beginning of my years as a cinema enthusiast.

    Therefore, I rate TWINE higher than most.

    As for TLD, it has always been a favourite but I guess it has grown on me immensely. Cold War espionage is something essential to my Bond and TLD delivers that in spades. If anyone would ask me what my favourite film is, at the moment I’d probably say TLD.

    @GoldenGun I get your points about TLD, that is why I have it at number 1 as well. I can see why some people don't like it, but I am quite fond of the Glen era despite the tone inconsistencies and bland cinematography but the action, amongst other things, makes up for it.

    As for TWINE, I used to enjoy it as I grew up with Brosnan as Bond, and I can enjoy his performance in his 3 other films, but I find TWINE quite poor all round, aside from the opening.
  • w2bondw2bond is indeed a very rare breed
    edited March 2018 Posts: 2,252
    FoxRox wrote: »
    @w2bond

    It's a pretty good ranking. Biggest gripes are the low rankings of TB, SF, and QOS, but other than that not bad. A few noticeable differences from my list but that's what makes this fun!

    @FoxRox
    TB is unfortunate because it's the funniest script in the series ("...she's just dead") and has many highlights, but the pacing kills it - if they trimmed half an hour it (fan edit perhaps?) it would be very high. The other two are pretty boring to be honest - I do appreciate the themes of Skyfall though, quite clever.
    FoxRox wrote: »
    A couple small adjustments:

    15. The Living Daylights

    17. Octopussy

    Great list, except for the above. Objectively I can understand but I've always loved these two
  • barryt007barryt007
    Posts: 19,339
    w2bond wrote: »
    barryt007 wrote: »
    24.The Living Daylights (-)

    The top 3 will always be top,the rest all subject to change.

    @barryt007 So there's a chance for TLD after all!

    I wouldn't go that far,there is a limit ;)
  • royale65royale65 Caustic misanthrope reporting for duty.
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    FoxRox wrote: »
    A couple small adjustments:

    1. Casino Royale
    2. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    3. Goldfinger
    4. The Spy Who Loved Me
    5. Skyfall
    6. Dr. No

    Rather good Top 6, my good man.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
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    I know they seem low, buf if’s only because I love the films above even more. 19-24 are the only ones I have struggles with these days, and even then they have a fair amount of good stuff in them.
  • M16_CartM16_Cart Craig fanboy?
    Posts: 541
    Some quick comments. For me, good concepts and ideas are much better than not taking any risks at all, but the execution matters just as much if not more. TWINE had brilliant ideas, and with revisions, it easily had top 10 potential. But TWINE's directing was just awful. Action didn't feel intense, the skiing didn't feel adventurous, Renard's intro didn't feel all that hellish. It's scenes were just not convincing.

    Similarly, I ranked License to Kill above The Living Daylights - not because turning Bond into a crime drama with druglords was a better idea, but because it exuded Dalton's strengths better.

    I'm entirely in agreement with W2Bond that if Thunderball had 20-30 minutes of underwater footage cut, it would be a top 10 candidate for me.
  • royale65royale65 Caustic misanthrope reporting for duty.
    Posts: 4,423
    Birdleson wrote: »
    royale65 wrote: »
    FoxRox wrote: »
    A couple small adjustments:

    1. Casino Royale
    2. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    3. Goldfinger
    4. The Spy Who Loved Me
    5. Skyfall
    6. Dr. No
    Rather good Top 6, my good man.

    It is. If you swap put SF for FRWL it is my Top Six (different order).

    Quite. But @FoxRox has got GF in his top three, so you must be pretty chuffed.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
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    Thanks. I love FRWL too, but it literally has to be 8 right now because I love my Top 7 more. SF left an extremely positive impression on me when it released and it’s gotten no less enjoyable for me - unlike SP.
  • w2bondw2bond is indeed a very rare breed
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    M16_Cart wrote: »
    Some quick comments. For me, good concepts and ideas are much better than not taking any risks at all, but the execution matters just as much if not more. TWINE had brilliant ideas, and with revisions, it easily had top 10 potential. But TWINE's directing was just awful. Action didn't feel intense, the skiing didn't feel adventurous, Renard's intro didn't feel all that hellish. It's scenes were just not convincing.

    Similarly, I ranked License to Kill above The Living Daylights - not because turning Bond into a crime drama with druglords was a better idea, but because it exuded Dalton's strengths better.

    I'm entirely in agreement with W2Bond that if Thunderball had 20-30 minutes of underwater footage cut, it would be a top 10 candidate for me.

    That is a good point. IMO Skyfall and Spectre had the opposite problem. Execution was brilliant but they were lacking good concepts and ideas (apart from the old and new thing in Skyfall)
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
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    Pretty great ranking. Top 14 are the same in a different order. TMWTGG and DAF being too high is my only big difference really.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
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    True; Brosnan’s second and third entries got a tough deal too. I’d move those a little higher but I can understand why one would place them so low.
  • StrogStrog
    Posts: 684
    Birdleson wrote: »
    After watching YOLT tonight, I've decided to move it up a notch; so back into the Top Ten it goes, so long GE.
    Good man!

    I'm 9 in agreement on the top ten. Difference being LALD -- it fluctuates from about #12 to maybe #15 or so. Looking forward to revisiting it when I start my Bondathon in a few weeks. Definitely one I've neglected in the past.
  • StrogStrog
    edited March 2018 Posts: 684
    It's SF at the moment! At #10. TLD is actually fairly low down on my list. About #20 - #22.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    1. GOLDFINGER
    2. DR NO
    3. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
    4. THUNDERBALL
    5. THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
    6. ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE
    7. THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS
    8. LIVE AND LET DIE
    9. CASINO ROYALE 06
    10. OCTOPUSSY/NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN
    11. SKYFALL
    12. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
    13. YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE
    14. A VIEW TO A KILL
    15. DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
    16. LICENCE TO KILL
    17. THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN
    18. GOLDENEYE
    19. MOONRAKER/ CR 54
    20. SPECTRE
    21. QUANTUM OF SOLACE
    22. TOMORROW NEVER DIES/CR 67
    23. THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH
    24. DIE ANOTHER DAY
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