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Should be #4 as it is in my rankings. ;)
I've moved it to #5 myself. It and CR just make such a great double feature that I had to move it up.
Good man,nice to have another QOS fan around.
Top Shelf Bond
FRWL
TSWLM
TLD
CR
Excellent
DN
GF
TB
OHMSS
FYEO
LTK
Great
LALD
MR
OP
GE
TND
QOS
Good
YOLT
DAF
TMWTGG
NSNA
AVTAK
TWINE
DAD
SF
SP
I wonder where B25 will sit, 18 months from now... :-?
1. GOLDFINGER
2. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
3. DR NO
4. ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE
5. THUNDERBALL
6. THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
7. THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS
8. LIVE AND LET DIE
9. OCTOPUSSY/NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN
10. CASINO ROYALE 06
11. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
12. LICENCE TO KILL
13. A VIEW TO A KILL
14. SKYFALL
15. YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE
16. DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
17. MOONRAKER
18. THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN/CR 54
19. GOLDENEYE
20. QUANTUM OF SOLACE
21. TOMORROW NEVER DIES
22. THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH
23. SPECTRE
24. DIE ANOTHER DAY/CR 67
2. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
3. DR NO
4. THUNDERBALL
5. OM HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE
6. THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
7. THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS
8. LIVE AND LET DIE
9. CASINO ROYALE 06
10. OCTOPUSSY/NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN
11. A VIEW TO A KILL
12. LICENCE TO KILL
13. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
14. DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
15. YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE
16. SKYFALL
17. GOLDENEYE
18. THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN
19. MOONRAKER/ CR 54
20. THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH
21. TOMORROW NEVER DIES
22. QUANTUM OF SOLACE
23. SPECTRE
24. DIE ANOTHER DAY/CR 67
LOL- I got tired of edited my previous ranking.......and felt compelled to do another.
Attempting to keep my once every two weeks re-ranking tradition on going.
2. Licence to Kill
3. The Living Daylights
4. Casino Royale
5. Quantum of Solace
6. Thunderball
7. Goldfinger
8. From Russia with Love
9. Dr. No
10. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
11. For Your Eyes Only
12. Live and Let Die
13. The World Is Not Enough
14. Tomorrow Never Dies
15. Octopussy
16. The Spy Who Loved Me
17. Die Another Day
18. Skyfall
19. Moonraker
20. A View to a Kill
21. Diamonds are Forever
22. You Only Live Twice
23. The Man with the Golden Gun
24. Spectre
Old list:
1. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
2. Casino Royale (2006)
3. Dr. No (1962)
4. Thunderball (1965)
5. Skyfall (2012)
6. GoldenEye (1995)
7. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
8. Live and Let Die (1973)
9. For Your Eyes Only (1981)
10. From Russia with Love (1963)
11. Goldfinger (1964)
12. Licence to Kill (1989)
13. You Only Live Twice (1967)
14. The Living Daylights (1987)
15. The World Is Not Enough (1999)
16. The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
17. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
18. Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
19. Moonraker (1979)
20. Die Another Day (2002)
21. Quantum of Solace (2008)
22. A View to a Kill (1985)
23. Spectre (2015)
24. Octopussy (1983)
NEW LIST
1. The Spy Who Loved Me
2. Casino Royale
3. Dr. No
4. Thunderball
5. GoldenEye
6. For Your Eyes Only
7. Quantum of Solace
8. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
9. Skyfall
10. Live and Let Die
11. From Russia with Love
12. Goldfinger
13. You Only Live Twice
14. Licence to Kill
15. Tomorrow Never Dies
16. The World Is Not Enough
17. The Living Daylights
18. The Man with the Golden Gun
19. Die Another Day
20. Octopussy
21. A View to a Kill
22. Moonraker
23. Spectre
24. Diamonds Are Forever
So let's start from the back. I just can't stand DAF, Sean Connery is way past it and film's blunt attempt to please American audience with cheap humor and forced locations is just too much for me.
Regarding "Spectre", it probably has the single worst storyline of all Bond films, last 15-20 minutes are practically unwatchable. Let's not even start with the mess that they've created with Blofeld.
But let me talk about the biggest "mover" of this list (with no less than 14 places!), yes it's "Quantum of Solace".
Let's say at the beginning that it was first Bond film that I ever saw in cinema when it came out. As a 12 year old kid in 2008, I was waiting months and months for it's release. And when it finally came out I was vastly disappointed with it. At first it seemed like huge set back from near perfect "Casino Royale". So, for a long time QoS, dwelt at the tail of my Bond film rankings.
But then, few months ago I decided to re-watch QoS and surprisingly everything has changed. One thing that really sets this film from the rest Bonds is it's complex plot line. You rarely get lost while following Bond film, but while watching QoS I often find myself wondering "what's connection with this and that guy", "what's his interest in all of this", "how did he end up in here" etc. Maybe that was the reason why did this film remain so low on my lists and now is so high. The other thing about it's plot is boldness that it posses. When I realised that plot is actually portraying Western powers as corrupt and shrewd unlike any previous Bond film before, my fascination with QoS immediately surged. Furthermore Marc Foster did really great job with directing this one, pacing is well measured and cinematography, for the bigger part of the film, is absolutely beautiful, especially during the desert scenes.
And now for the end I have to set apart two stellar scenes, first one being "Tosca opera scene", full of suspense, elegance and grandiosity. And the other one, that I consider to be one of the best fighting scenes in 007 history - aeroplane chase. Parachute part might be far-fetched, but enjoyment is there for every second of it's length.
As I said, QoS used to be one of my least favorite Bond films but now I definitely consider it to be a worthy successor to "Casino Royale" and one of the best modern Bond films.
That's a big leap from #21 to #7 .
I'm also a big fan of the film,i have it at #4 on my list.
The characters in it are all shrewd,nasty buggers :Greene,Beam,Haynes,Meldrano,Mr White,Yusef etc,with no scruples.
And I also love the storyline where water is finally getting the respect it deserves as the 'worlds most important natural resource' as Greene put it,over the usual one being oil.
I also think the short running time helps it along,makes it a tight,well paced thriller.
1. The Living Daylights
2. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
3. From Russia with Love
4. GoldenEye
5. Licence to Kill
6. Thunderball
7. Dr. No
8. Goldfinger
9. The Spy Who Loved Me
10. Casino Royale
11. The World Is Not Enough
12. Octopussy
13. The Man with the Golden Gun
14. For Your Eyes Only
15. You Only Live Twice
16. Skyfall
17. Tomorrow Never Dies
18. Diamonds Are Forever
19. Never Say Never Again
20. A View to a Kill
21. Live and Let Die
22. Moonraker
23. Die Another Day
24. Quantum of Solace
25. Spectre
The Living Daylights
GoldenEye
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
You Only Live Twice
Live And Let Die
Goldfinger
From Russia With Love
Octopussy
Casino Royale
Thunderball
Tomorrow Never Dies
For Your Eyes Only
The Man With The Golden Gun
The World is no Enough
Diamonds Are Forever
The Spy Who Loved Me
A View To A Kill
Die Another Day
Skyfall
SPECTRE
License To Kill
Quantum of Solace
Moonraker
I find Bonds emotional issues and family troubles to be a poor substitute for the sense of comradery and mischief the older films had.
+1
Cant argue with that comment, @Murdock .
That darker, grittier Bond.
@Mendes4Lyfe
Dr No at #1? I already like you :)
Double account? I knew it!
1. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (-)
2. From Russia with Love (-)
3. Casino Royale (-)
4. Quantum of Solace (-)
5. GoldenEye (+1)
6. Licence to Kill (+1)
7. Thunderball (-2)
8. Octopussy (-)
9. Skyfall (-)
10.The Spy Who Loved Me (-)
11.Tomorrow Never Dies (+1)
12.The World is Not Enough (-1)
13.A View to a Kill (+1)
14.Live and Let Die (-1)
15.Doctor No (-)
16.Goldfinger (-)
17.Diamonds are Forever (-)
18.The Man with the Golden Gun (+2)
19.Die Another Day (+2)
20.You Only Live Twice (-2)
21.Moonraker (+2)
22.For Your Eyes Only (-)
23.Spectre (-5)
24.The Living Daylights (-)
He he he ...."Better make thattt 2 "...."Oh,i mean 24"
Scoff away old chap,scoff away ;)
TLD finding out it's bottom of my list : "You prrrrrrretended to laaave me"....
That's not the word you really want to use though is it eh ?
(And as we all know, he has the excellent TLD at 24 cos he is so obsessed with Kara that he just can't bear to ever watch the film.!!)