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I completely agree on your point about even the lowest ranked Bond films having positive attributes. We are very fortunate to have such varied styles (among the actors and among the films) within the Bond oeuvre. It gives one a lot of choice when looking to put a film in, depending on one's mood on that day.
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I agree completely. I loved GoldenEye as a child, as did everyone born in the late 80s did, I assume. I just did my Bond run for the first time and was surprised at how little I liked GoldenEye this time. It's Brosnan's worst performance as Bond, easily. I also don't appreciate the unbridled murder. However, Trevelyan is slightly above average for Bond villains and the ending, as is commonly the case, is great.
Same. I just finished my run, which I chose to jump around, but finished with Spectre. I think Spectre is a good movie, though I appreciate its criticisms. I'd rather they not continue with the meta-plot, though. I'm not sure how many people actually cared, or even remembered, the plots from the previous films to be very interested in the whole Spectre mastermind conclusion.
I found something to enjoy in every movie, and I tried to focus on that when considering the movie overall. For example, Denise Richards is stiff, but I don't think she's bad. Carlyle, likewise, is one of my least favorite villains. Fortunately, though, there's plenty of other qualities to WINE to appreciate (not least of which is Marceau out-shining Carlyle).
Agreed. Plus, it has three awesome actions scenes: office fight, incredibly well-done boat chase that actually takes place in London (a setting almost entirely ignored until Craig despite its being the franchise hometown), and near-drowning experience. There's nothing like aquaphobia to make a tense scene.
Come to think of it, I may have to give it a viewing soon.
Spectre is completely under-rated. I remember finding it average when I saw it in the theater, but now that I've watched it again (and last, after the other Bond films in my run), I really appreciate it. I love Bautista in general and, more to the point, his continuation of the Oddjob and Jaws line. He's terrifying. There's nothing like a villain who simply won't go down. There are too many great set pieces to count. The Austria scene is gorgeous and tense, in particular. Even the desert train station is beautiful in its simplicity, matched with classic cinematography. Oh, and the meeting in Rome has good tension too. The plane/car chase is weird, but so are a ton of Bond chase scenes, when put into perspective (it also reminded me of 1080, for you all who were also addicted to the N64). And Seydoux is excellent, easily in the top half of Bond girls.
Haha, I'm glad you like it too. Let me know what you think if you get around to it again.
I like you.
No love for The Spy Who Loved Me?
Thanks @InTheWind its nice to have someone agree with me!
I love all the Bond films to varying degrees and different reasons, so although a film may be 20th on my rankings i still like it!
Your top ten is solid and it's nice to see some appreciation for the masterpiece that is Daylights.
GE used to be in my top ten. Alas, no longer.
1. OHMSS
2. FRWL
3. GF (my late mother would kill me for not having this at #1)
4. CR
5. YOLT
6. GE
7. SF
8. FYEO
9. TSWLM
10. TLD (unlike some of you, I actually like Kara - and I had a big crush on Maryam d’Abo back in the day! BTW: Still Do!!)
Very nice top ten @Dwayne
@InTheWind
Thank you. Like you too. And welcome!
I imagine you mean you like my list :-) Your top two are brilliant choices. And while I don't completely agree your top 10 (minus QOS) ain't bad either. Though I'm sad to see Goldeneye, Octopussy and Dr No so low.
The pacing issues you mention probably apply to most old movies, Bond or not. Having said that, OHMSS's pacing is fine apart from the middle section, and Spectre.
I know exactly what you mean by *should* be a favourite. Thunderball is my big one. Great film and funniest in the franchise dragged down by the pacing.
Also, highly unusual to see someone put Lazenby as favourite Bond. His fight scenes are among the best
Good man. Some real YOLT love. Keep it coming
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Good man. Some real YOLT love. Keep it coming[/quote]
Thanks everyone for the feedback.
While my top ten has remained fairly steady over the years, YOLT has always been the toughest to rank. A flawed film on several levels, YOLT is, however, is all about giving us larger than life spectacle. And it does that very well IMO. The volcano lair, for example, is perhaps the single most famous set piece in the history of the franchise. To this day, my jaw drops when I realize that Ken Adam and crew actually built such a set (no CGI back in those days)!!
To paraphrase the authors of “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang!”, YOLT goes right up to the line of the absurd – but never crosses it (unlike MR, for example).
2. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
3. Goldfinger
4. The Living Daylights
5. Goldeneye
6. You Only Live Twice
7. Live And Let Die
8. Casino Royale
9. From Russia With Love
10. Octopussy
11. Thunderball
12. Tomorrow Never Dies
13. For Your Eyes Only
14. The Man With The Golden Gun
15. The Spy Who Loved Me
16. The World Is Not Enough
17. A View To A Kill
18. Diamonds Are Forever
19. Die Another Day
20. Skyfall
21. SPECTRE
22. License To Kill
23. Quantum of Solace
24. Moonraker
2. THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
3. DR NO
4. THUNDERBALL
5. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
6. OCTOPUSSY/NSNA
7. LIVE AND LET DIE
8. THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS
9. ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE
10. CASINO ROYALE 06
11. LICENCE TO KILL
12. SKYFALL
13. A VIEW TO A KILL
14. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
15. MOONRAKER
16. DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
17. YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE
18. GOLDENEYE
19. SPECTRE
20. THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN/ CR 54
21. THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH
22. QUANTUM OF SOLACE
23. TOMORROW NEVER DIES
24. DIE ANOTHER DAY/CR 67
2. On her Majesty's Secret Service
3. Casino Royale
4. Thunderball
5. Quantum of Solace
6. Licence to Kill
7. Octopussy
8. GoldenEye
9. Skyfall
10. The World is not Enough
11. The Spy who Loved Me
12. Tomorrow Never Dies
13. A View to a Kill
14. Live and Let Die
15. Doctor No
16. Goldfinger
17. Diamonds are Forever
18. You Only Live Twice
19. The Man with the Golden Gun
20. Moonraker
21. Die Another Day
22. For Your Eyes Only
23. The Living Daylights (+1)
24. Spectre (-1)
He's finally warmed to me!
I Kara believe this. Never thought it would happen in a Maryam years.
Ouch. And what has Spectre done to deserve you?