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My last topical post:
Here's my personal list (for today):
1. TLD
2. LTK
3. TND
4. GE
5. TB
6. DN
7. YOLT
8. TWINE
9. QOS
10. LALD
11. OP
12. FRWL
13. TMWTGG
14. FYEO
15. CR
16. OHMSS
17. GF
18. TSWLM
19. DAF
20. SF
21. DAD
22. AVTAK
23. MR
Here's an attempt at an objective list leaving out my personal preferences:
1. FRWL
2. CR
3. OHMSS
4. GE
5. GF
6. TLD
7. TB
8. YOLT
9. TND
10. TWINE
11. SF
12. DN
13. LTK
14. TSWLM
15. FYEO
16. LALD
17. OP
18. TMWTGG
19. QOS
20. DAF
21. AVTAK
22. MR
23. DAD
How well I've done that is something I'd enjoy having pointed out to me! B-)
It's all good, brother. I was just wondering what criteria you use that separates them so much.
I guess the objective criteria would hurt movies like GoldenEye, and Quantum of Solace, then, since they rely on past Bonds. Quantum is hurt pretty badly, but GoldenEye does well, and actually had the same ranking on both lists. How about that, then?
I hadn't noticed that; I made the lists up separately a few hours ago... I guess that's just a pretty great Bond movie then, what? :))
Hey, now, I love me some GoldenEye too. I just figured that its premise about Bond being dragged kicking and screaming into the post-Cold War world would hurt it.
Anyway, here's my list again, so we can do something other than having me interrogate you about all the different points on your list.
1. Goldfinger
2. From Russia With Love
3. Casino Royale
4. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
5. Goldeneye
6. Skyfall
7. Dr. No
8. The Spy Who Loved Me
9. Licence to Kill
10. For Your Eyes Only
11. You Only Live Twice
12. The Living Daylights
13. Tomorrow Never Dies
14. Thunderball
15. Quantum of Solace
16. Live and Let Die
17. The World is Not Enough
18. Octopussy
The Line of Shame:
19. Diamonds Are Forever
20. Moonraker
21. Die Another Day
22. A View to a Kill
23. The Man With the Golden Gun
This is an excellent list right here. I'd switch out GE and Spy for TLD and TB, but GE and Spy are excellent entries who many would include in a top 10. Top 10's really do require a lot of thought, there are definitely more than 10 great films in this series.
Not in exact order, but your bottom five LOS is almost identical to mine. Nice! I'd have TWINE there instead of AVTAK. Yes it's one of the worst but what keeps it out for me is that Zorin and his crew are just too entertaining to punish the film too hard :)
:))
Exactly. Its not perfect (GF and DAD rather too high, TLD rather too low) but at least its reasonable.
Theres nothing to really argue about when people come up with lists like this, just the odd minor quibble. Why cant more people be like soundofthesinners?
Because then we'd have no fun arguing which was best, we'd all just post smilies with thumbs up all the time.
BTW, I like TMWTGG better than FYEO... :D
Well I mean just being reasonable rather than devising lists just to wind me up.
Yes @chrisisall's list is enough to drive anyone crazy ;-)
Why you I oughta-!
Sorry, couldn't resist :-)
I think Jill was about to say that when Shur Sean got up to get more champagne. Something big had just come up and he was getting ready for refilling. Damn Oddjob has to go and ruin his good time...
I ask myself this question every day.
And I don't think DAD is that high. It's below the line of shame, and I really just don't like The Man With The Golden Gun, and Moore is geriatric in A View to a Kill. I first became a Bond fan around the time of Die Another Day, so I can't hate too much. And the first hour is just so damn solid. I see a few minutes of it on TV and wonder what happened there.
I wish to strike my previous comment above regarding soundofthesinners from the record.
Sorry - cant let that stand old chap. I actually just stuck the disc in to check where the hour mark fell and it is just after the fencing scene when Bond talks to the doorman with the dreads.
So according to you the CGI bullet, an appalling title song, Bond being able to stop his heart, Bond being about 3 stone overweight despite 14 months in a North Korean prsion, the ENTIRE Jinx introduction and cringeworthy ornithology exchange that follows, CGI Jinx diving into the sea, Madonna cameo and the way too long and over the top sword fight all constitute a first hour that is 'so damn solid'?
Really?
Obviously the second hour drops right off a cliff but we cant pretend the first isnt already on a precipitous downward slope. The first 20 odd minutes (basically until Jinx turns up) are solid enough but after that? Well everything that can be said has been on numerous occasions.
Also need to mention Bond being released by his North Korean captors where he's been tortured for 14 months only to wind up in a 5 star Hong Kong hotel less than 10 minutes later looking like a man who's been dolled up as though he's about to do a photo shoot for GQ Magazine!
Can you believe there are actually some people (mentalists) who think this is a better Bond film than Casino Royale. It beggers belief. Really need to take a long hard look at yourselves. If EON ever bastardize Fleming in this way again, there could be a revolution!
And OHMSS Mr Shoreline!!!
Humanity is doomed!
You sure do like to dwell on the negative, don't you?
Instead, you could have picked up on some of the other films in my top ten that you would approve of....?
I suppose you just enjoy running some people down too much eh?
How can you guys be so judgemental about someone just from one films placing?
DAD is with plenty of faults, but I find it a lot more watchable than some others.
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Skyfall
Goldeneye
The Spy Who Loved Me
Goldfinger
Live and Let Die
The Living Daylights
Thunderball
From Russia With Love
You Only Live Twice
Moonraker
The World is Not Enough
Dr. No
Tomorrow Never Dies
For Your Eyes Only
The Man With the Golden Gun
Quantum of Solace
Licence to Kill
Die Another Day
Octopussy
Diamonds Are Forever
A View to a Kill