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Even I don't hate Brosnan this much.
I know my top 5 is Moore heavy and I could be accused of too much Moore love but I genuinley rate the TMWTGG highly, of course FRWL is a classic film and I do love it. I know that the 60's is considered the golden era but for me personally I do actually enjoy the Moore through to Dalton films the most, not just because of the actors, these are the films I would choose to watch the most because I enjoy them the most.
I know a lot Connery films are quite low in my rankings but I do believe that his first two films are the best, with TB and YOLT being bloated and slow, DAF just being a bit naff overall, but these are of course my opinions and I am well aware that a lot of my top films would be towards the bottom of a lot of peoples lists.
(Note: It is not set in concrete, the top 10 move around at times as do the bottom 5)
1. From Russia With Love
2. Skyfall
3. Casino Royale
4. Goldeneye
5. The Spy Who Loved Me
6. Tomorrow Never Dies
7. For Your Eyes Only
8. The Living Daylights
9. Dr. No
10. Live and let Die
11. Goldfinger
12. Octopussy
13. The World is Not Enough
14. Quantum of Solace
15. Thunderball
16. You Only Live Twice
17. License to Kill
18. Diamonds Are Forever
19. The Man With a Golden Gun
20. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
21. Die Another Day
22. A View To A Kill
23. Moonraker
Or, less pretentiously, if we all agreed we'd all be bored.
1.GoldenEye
2.Licence To Kill
3.Skyfall
4.Casino Royale
5.Tomorrow Never Dies
6.The World is Not Enough
7.Quantum of Solace
8.The Spy Who Loved Me
9.You Only Live Twice
10.From Russia With Love
11.Thunderball
12.Octopussy
13.Die Another Day
14.Moonraker
15.The Living Daylights
16.Live and Let Die
17.OHMSS
18.Dr. No
19.For Your Eyes Only
20. Goldfinger
21. Diamonds are Forever
22. A View to a Kill
23. The Man with the Golden Gun
Fixed. Had 15 twice. :))
We're in the same boat on Thunderball. Actually, our rankings for Thunderball and Quantum of Solace are almost the same, just switched.
@Murdock, why do you like Die Another Day more than On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Dr. No, and Goldfinger? I understand it's a personal favorites list, and not an objectively best list (at least I pray it is), but I still don't quite understand how you arrive at that conclusion.
I get more entertainment out of DAD than I do OHMSS, DN and GF. I'm not saying DAD is a better film. But in terms of rewatchability and tend to lean on DAD. But the list changes every year so next year it will be much different.
1. From Russia With Love
2. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
3. Casino Royale
4. Licence To Kill
5. The World Is Not Enough
6. The Living Daylights
7. Thunderball
8. Skyfall
9. Dr No
10. The Spy Who Loved Me
11. Goldfinger
12. Tomorrow Never Dies
13. Octopussy
14. For Your Eyes Only
15. GoldenEye
16. Quantum of Solace
17. You Only Live Twice
18. Moonraker
19. Live and Let Die
20. A View To A Kill
21. Die Another Day
22. The Man With The Golden Gun
23. Diamonds Are Forever
Not too many changes, apart from Moonraker, which has gone up.
Note; I love all of the Bond films. I have a special "Bondian grade" to judge them. But, in "real life" they all get 10 out of 10. To a film they entertain me, royally. And isn't that what a film is meant to do?
1. From Russia with Love
2. Goldfinger
3. Licence to Kill
4. The Living Daylights
5. Casino Royale
6. Skyfall
7. Thunderball
8. You Only Live Twice
9. Dr No
10. For Your Eye's Only
11. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
12. Goldeneye
13. The Spy Who Loved Me
14. The World Is Not Enough
15. Quantum of Solice
16. Octopussy
17. Diamonds Are Forever
18. Tomorrow Never Dies
19. Moonraker
20. Live and Let Die
21. A View To A Kill
22. The Man with the Golden Gun
23. Die Another Day
23: Die Another Day
22: Diamonds Are Forever
21: Moonraker
20: A View to a Kill
19: Tomorrow Never Dies
18: The Man with The Golden Gun
17: Quantum of Solace
16: Live and Let Die
15: Goldfinger
14: For Your Eyes Only
13: The World is Not Enough
12: You Only Live Twice
11: Dr. No
10: Octopussy
9: Thunderball
8: The Spy Who Loved Me
7: From Russia With Love
6: Skyfall
5: GoldenEye
4: Licence to Kill
3: On Her Majesty's Secret Service
2: The Living Daylights
1: Casino Royale
Objective, looking solely at the production quality of the film, score, performances, etc. and excluing my personal opinions:
23: Die Another Day
22: Quantum of Solace
21: A View to a Kill
20: Tomorrow Never Dies
19: Moonraker
18: The Man with The Golden Gun
17: Live and Let Die
16: The World is Not Enough
15: Diamonds Are Forever
14: Octopussy
13: You Only Live Twice
12: Dr. No
11: For Your Eyes Only
10: Goldfinger
9: The Spy Who Loved Me
8: Thunderball
7: On Her Majesty's Secret Service
6: Licence to Kill
5: From Russia With Love
4: The Living Daylights
3: GoldenEye
2: Skyfall
1: Casino Royale
I'm no expert on film making, so although quality of acting, script, music, staging, story telling matter, it's the over all end product that really counts at the end of the day, isn't it?
So while some films may have a better story, or come off more Fleming like, this sometimes isn't enough for me to rank it higher than a film which maybe technically worse or better .... It really is a hard thing to do, ranking Bond films.
End of the day, I go with my gut, and I'm gonna watch FYEO, GE and FRWL, even DAD over OHMSS, DAF, or QOS which I watched the other day and actually found it over all horrible.
:))
If you're up for it I'd like to go toe to toe with your reasoning on precisely why you feel TND is such a "poorly made" film.
Unless, you MEAN that you just don't like it, which would be totally cool with me. I mean, as an example, objectively speaking, MR is NOT a poorly made film, it just made comedic choices that I severely dislike.
"Tomorrow Never Dies opens with one of the most thrilling pre-credits sequences in the series. Bond single-handedly takes out a terrorist bazaar in an orgy of bullets, hand-to-hand combat, and explosions. Humorous touches (like Bond driving a fighter jet with his knees) link Tomorrow Never Dies to the franchise's tongue-in-cheek past without crossing the line of stupidity. Other action interludes (including the escape from Carver's secret lab and the parking-deck chase) are stellar as well. The helicopter chase is over-the-top; would a non-suicidal pilot really tilt the helicopter forward and use its blades as a weapon? But even this implausible sequence gets the blood pumping.
Moving on to the women, James Bond's stud reputation remains intact. His "little Danish" is red hot. Teri Hatcher is alternately perfect and tone-deaf as the jaded socialite from Bond's past. The show is nearly stolen by Michelle Yeoh, who gracefully achieves a long-term goal of the producers: to give Bond a female equal without raising an army of Political Correctness red flags. Granted, I cringe when Agent Lin utters a dramatic kiai before shooting a bank of computers; you really have to pump yourself up for that—no telling when the computers will fight back. Otherwise, she and Bond have an easy chemistry that works throughout this film. "
http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/bondultimate4.php
And they 'like' this movie less than I do.
:))
"You really mean that?"
Of course. Of course.
But seriously, even though TND is a shoot-em up film with perhaps a little too much action, I find it to be a solid James Bond film. At least it's not desperately trying to be good when it's not (ahem TWINE and QOS). ;)
22. Diamonds Are Forever
21. Moonraker
20. The World Is Not Enough
19. A View To A Kill
18. Quantum Of Solace
17.You Only Live Twice
16. Tomorrow Never Dies
15. Octopussy
14. The Man With The Golden Gun
13. GoldenEye
12. Skyfall
11. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
10. Thunderball
9. Dr. No
8. Live And Let Die
7. The Living Daylights
6. Liecnce To Kill
5. Casino Royale
4. Goldfinger
3. For Your Eyes Only
2. From Russia With Love
1. The Spy Who Loved Me
I have my clear favourite Bonds, but their films are pretty spread out through my list. Except for poor Brosnan. Totally not his fault, though.
http://www.007hertzrumble.com/favorite-bond_age_-spy-loved-krissy-myers/
My FYEO essay will be up in a couple weeks, too. :D
@Esprit Love the article, it's something that I have always thought, Rog's appearance definitley gives the impression that he could be a tourist/businessman.
Good to see the love for TSWLM.
TSWLM is my number 1 also :-)