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  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
    Posts: 5,080
    chrisisall wrote:
    We can dis if we want to
    we can leave Dal-ton behind,
    cause if your friends don't really love his Bond
    well, they're no friends of mine

    My Men Without Hats tribute to Mr. D :))

    =)) =D>
  • BAIN123BAIN123
    edited February 2014 Posts: 11,189
    2014 rankings – based on a few more recent viewings.
    This is an OBJECTIVE list – trying to at least separate nostalgia/personal enjoyment from genuine quality:

    1. From Russia With Love
    2. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
    3. Casino Royale
    4. Skyfall
    5. Goldfinger
    6. The Spy Who Loved Me
    7. Goldeneye
    8. Dr No
    9. Thunderball
    10. Octopussy
    11. For Your Eyes Only
    12. The Living Daylights
    13. You Only Live Twice
    14. Licence to Kill
    15. Live and Let Die
    16. Moonraker
    17. Tomorrow Never Dies
    18. The World is Not Enough
    19. Quantum of Solace
    20. A View to a Kill
    21. The Man with the Golden Gun
    22. Die Another Day
    23. Diamonds are Forever

    Sorry DAF fans but after watching some of it last night I've decided to put it right at the bottom. There are a few funny moments - especially early on - but overall it has to be one of the dullest, laziest films in the series IMO. The best character other than Bond is reduced to a joke (Tiffany Case), Connery is on pure autopilot (I'd rather watch Jill St. John walking round in a bikini) and the action is mundane.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Excellent top five and absolutely identical to the overall average, @BAIN123!
  • BAIN123BAIN123
    Posts: 11,189
    Really? Wow. Thanks @Thunderfinger.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    The whole list is not too far from the average, You have MR and OP higher than most, and TLD lower. I think you need to see DAD again, though. ;)
  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
    Posts: 15,129
    chrisisall wrote:
    (in no order)
    Amazing
    DN
    FRWL
    GF
    TB
    YOLT
    OHMSS
    TLD
    LTK
    GE
    TND
    TWINE
    CR
    QOS
    Satisfying
    DAF
    LALD
    TMWTGG
    TSWLM
    SF
    FYEO
    Ugghhh
    DAD & MR

    Octopussy must be so good that it's in a whole new catergory?
    How could you forget OP @chrisisall ?

    I often note that many fans seem to place OP middle of the road. With 13 being an oft place position. Coincidence that it's the thirteenth entry in the series. Hmmmm.
    I tend to notice little things like that.
    Birdleson wrote:
    1. GOLDFINGER (1964)
    2. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (1963)
    3. CASINO ROYALE (2006)
    4. ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE (1969)
    5. THE SPY WHO LOVED ME (1977)
    6. DR. NO (1962)
    7. LIVE AND LET DIE (1973)
    8. THUNDERBALL (1965)
    9. SKYFALL (2012)
    10. THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH (1999)
    11. GOLDENEYE (1995)
    12. THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS (1987)
    13. QUANTUM OF SOLACE (2008)
    14. YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (1967)
    15. LICENCE TO KILL (1989)
    16. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY (1981)
    17. THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN (1974)
    18. DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER (1971)
    19. TOMORROW NEVER DIES (1997)
    20. A VIEW TO A KILL (1985)
    21. OCTOPUSSY (1983)
    22. MOONRAKER (1979)
    23. DIE ANOTHER DAY (2002)

    Poor shame Sir, poor shame!
    Each to their own, but how can OP be so low?
    Not a fan of Sir Rog?
  • WillyGaloreWillyGalore
    Posts: 6,396
    Your list is almost an exact match of mine @BAIN123.
  • BAIN123BAIN123
    edited February 2014 Posts: 11,189
    Thunderfinger wrote:
    The whole list is not too far from the average, You have MR and OP higher than most, and TLD lower. I think you need to see DAD again, though. ;)

    DAD is quite bad (some of it is atrocious), but I can at least get through it without almost falling asleep. Plus I think the swordfight is better than any of the action in DAF.
  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
    Posts: 15,129
    BAIN123 wrote:
    2014 rankings – based on a few more recent viewings.
    This is an OBJECTIVE list – trying to at least separate nostalgia/personal enjoyment from genuine quality:

    1. From Russia With Love
    2. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
    3. Casino Royale
    4. Skyfall
    5. Goldfinger
    6. The Spy Who Loved Me
    7. Goldeneye
    8. Dr No
    9. Thunderball
    10. Octopussy
    11. For Your Eyes Only
    12. The Living Daylights
    13. You Only Live Twice
    14. Licence to Kill
    15. Live and Let Die
    16. Moonraker
    17. Tomorrow Never Dies
    18. The World is Not Enough
    19. Quantum of Solace
    20. A View to a Kill
    21. The Man with the Golden Gun
    22. Die Another Day
    23. Diamonds are Forever

    Sorry DAF fans but after watching some of it last night I've decided to put it right at the bottom. There are a few funny moments - especially early on - but overall it has to be one of the dullest, laziest films in the series IMO. The best character other than Bond is reduced to a joke (Tiffany Case), Connery is on pure autopilot (I'd rather watch Jill St. John walking round in a bikini) and the action is mundane.

    Nice to see OP make the top 10. Nice work.

    ;)
    Can't dispute the bottom five. Very similar in thinking to my own bottom five. I used to love DAF, and still do enjoy it whenever I watch it. But not as a Bond film. It's a sad swansong for Connery. The same man from DN, FRWL and TB. Hard to believe. Golden Gun has never won me over and the less said about DAD and QOS the better. Good list @BAIN123
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    BAIN123 wrote:
    Thunderfinger wrote:
    The whole list is not too far from the average, You have MR and OP higher than most, and TLD lower. I think you need to see DAD again, though. ;)

    DAD is quite bad (some of it is atrocious), but I can at least get through it without almost falling asleep. Plus I think the swordfight is better than any of the action in DAF.

    Better than the elevator fight?
  • BAIN123BAIN123
    edited February 2014 Posts: 11,189
    It is. DAF doesn't really feel much like a Bond flick - more like a parody a couple of steps above CR 1967. It's obviously going for a lighter, more laid back approach but as a result the plot/tension is lacking. I found myself not being particularly interested in what was going on. Jill St. John is great in a couple of scenes, she's set up as a stunning, efficient diamond smuggler and she clearly has a personally...but Jill's acting in the later part of the film is atrocious and her character is reduced to nothing.

    Also when she shoves the guard out of the way on the oil rig to get to Bond WHY DOES THE GUARD STILL STAND THERE?

    I realise that a lighter approach may have been seen as the way forward in the early 70s, but at least have a BIT of suspense in there somewhere.

    Maybe I am being a little hard on it - it's not without its good moments, but I do find it very dull. It's a film I frankly struggle to finish (I didn't last night).
  • BAIN123BAIN123
    Posts: 11,189
    Thunderfinger wrote:
    BAIN123 wrote:
    Thunderfinger wrote:
    The whole list is not too far from the average, You have MR and OP higher than most, and TLD lower. I think you need to see DAD again, though. ;)

    DAD is quite bad (some of it is atrocious), but I can at least get through it without almost falling asleep. Plus I think the swordfight is better than any of the action in DAF.

    Better than the elevator fight?

    Yes.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    Haha, OK. DAF is clearly the worst Connery film, but for me it has some redeeming qualities. Wint and Kidd and the score for instance.
  • BAIN123BAIN123
    edited February 2014 Posts: 11,189
    Thunderfinger wrote:
    Haha, OK. DAF is clearly the worst Connery film, but for me it has some redeeming qualities. Wint and Kidd and the score for instance.

    The score is good. Wint and Kidd are ok but not among the best. Charles Grey gives a good performance but the way the character is portrayed is all wrong. That gentlemanly approach is better in YOLT.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    DAF is ranked at 20 on an average, I rank it a few spots higher. One of the most unpopular films in the franchise, that is for sure. It was definitely the worst film yet in 1971, no question about that.
  • BAIN123BAIN123
    edited February 2014 Posts: 11,189
    Maybe as I get older I'll appreciate it a bit more (I'm 28 now). For me its biggest sin is that its just very boring. It's never been one of my favourites - despite Jill St. John (if rumours are to be believed Laz was a lucky bastard).

    @Benny. Thanks btw. I think OP is a lot of fun. There are problems but it does at least have some good moments of suspense as well as some lighter scenes.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,462
    Great; after rewatching both, now I'm torn between GF and OHMSS for my favorite classic Bond. Sigh. This can become difficult...
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    edited February 2014 Posts: 17,789
    BAIN123 wrote:
    Maybe as I get older I'll appreciate it a bit more (I'm 28 now).
    :O
    I have models older than you...
    :))

    My list in order:

    #1 The Living Daylights
    #2 License To Kill
    #3 Tomorrow Never Dies
    #4 Goldeneye
    #5 Doctor No
    #6 Thunderball
    #7 You Only Live Twice
    #8 The World Is Not Enough
    #9 Quantum Of Solace
    #10 Goldfinger
    #11 Casino Royale
    #12 Octopussy
    #13 The Man With The Golden Gun
    #14 On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    #15 Live And Let Die
    #16 For Your Eyes Only
    #17 From Russia With Love
    #18 The Spy Who Loved Me
    #19 Skyfall
    *At this point the quality drops significantly for me
    #20 Diamonds Are Forever
    #21 Die Another Day
    #22 A View To A Kill
    #23 Moonraker
  • bigladiesmanbigladiesman
    Posts: 1,009
    Love them all, but here they go, with a draw included)

    1) LTK
    2) Skyfall
    3) TMWTGG (my first Bond)
    4) GF
    4) OHMSS (a draw: the formulaic one and the innovative one)
    5) TSWLM
    6) DAF (better parody than Austin Powers!)
    7) CR
    8) GE
    9) LALD
    10) FRWL
    11) Dr.No
    12) FYEO
    13) YOLT
    14) TLD
    15) TWINO
    16) AVTAK
    17) OP
    18) TB (good, very good, but painfully slow)
    19) TND
    20) [The eternal vacant]

    The Bottom 3

    21) MR (extremely funny romp with awesome FX, awful movie)
    22) DAD (good, but... Stupid invisible car...)
    23) QOS (not bad, but a dissapointment after CR)

  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,462
    My list as of now I suppose (I find it changes at times):
    23. A View to a Kill
    22. Moonraker
    21. Tomorrow Never Dies
    20. Die Another Day
    19. Octopussy
    18. Diamonds Are Forever
    17. For Your Eyes Only
    16. Thunderball
    15. The Living Daylights
    14. The Man with the Golden Gun
    13. The World is Not Enough
    12. From Russia with Love
    11. You Only Live Twice
    10. Live and Let Die
    9. Quantum of Solace
    8. Licence to Kill
    7. Dr. No
    6. GoldenEye
    5. The Spy Who Loved Me
    4. Goldfinger
    3. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    2. Skyfall
    1. Casino Royale
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
    Posts: 5,634
    #1 Live and Let Die
    #2 Dr No
    #3 Moonraker
    #4 From Russia With Love
    #5 The Man with the Golden Gun
    #6 The World Is Not Enough
    #7 Casino Royale
    #8 The Living Daylights
    #9 Octopussy
    #10 On Her Majestys Secret Service
    #11 Skyfall
    #12 Goldeneye
    #13 You Only Live Twice
    #14 For Your Eyes Only
    #15 The Spy Who Loved Me
    #16 Thunderball
    #17 License to Kill
    #18 Tomorrow Never Dies
    #19 Diamonds are Forever
    #20 Goldfinger
    #21 Quantum of Solace
    #22 A View to a Kill
    #23 Die Another Day

    realize some places will be subject to change, except the first and last
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    Posts: 17,789
    Baltimore_007 wrote:
    #17 License to Kill
    #18 Tomorrow Never Dies

    Shame on you. Shame.

    :))
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,462
    Birdleson wrote:
    I sometimes get flack for putting LIVE AND LET DIE up at #7, I'm glad someone appreciates it at least as much as I do.

    I love it!!! I mean, how could someone not like it? It's so funny and entertaining; deservedly a top 10 Bond film for me too. Without a doubt one of Moore's best; I could go on about how underrated it is.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,462
    Birdleson wrote:
    FoxRox wrote:
    Birdleson wrote:
    I sometimes get flack for putting LIVE AND LET DIE up at #7, I'm glad someone appreciates it at least as much as I do.

    I love it!!! I mean, how could someone not like it? It's so funny and entertaining; deservedly a top 10 Bond film for me too. Without a doubt one of Moore's best; I could go on about how underrated it is.

    Not just funny, it is cool. Moore is really cool in it. Definitely the hippest Bond film.

    I could say a lot about that film haha. Moore was at his best in his youngest days; for me, his first 3 features were his best. LALD is so unique and entertaining, and it's possibly Moore's best performance as Bond. Oh and the girls and villains are superb
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,462
    Birdleson wrote:
    Did you notice that when Rosie sneaks into Bonds room and he burns her hand with the cigar and flips her onto the bed, it's actually a huge muscular man in a wig?

    No - what the heck?!?!? HAHA I can't believe I didn't notice that! Huh... interesting. I'll have to see that again soon.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,462
    Wow that's crazy. I cannot believe I never noticed that; I've felt like re-watching it anyway though so I will probably tomorrow. Just watched OHMSS yesterday - that one is fantastic
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,462
    I wonder why the heck no one noted that. I love things like that in movies haha
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    Posts: 17,789
    Get a room you two.
    Two... that's funny....
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    Posts: 17,789
    Ha ha, don't mind me. I have a silly nature. ;))
  • M_BaljeM_Balje Amsterdam, Netherlands
    edited February 2014 Posts: 4,512
    My top 13:

    1. GoldenEye (1995)
    2. The World Is Not Enough (1999)
    3. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
    4. For Your Eyes Only (1981)
    5. A View to a Kill (1985)
    6. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
    7. Live and Let Die (1973)
    8. From Russia with Love (1963)
    9. The Living Daylights (1987)
    10. Octopussy (1983)
    11. The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
    12. Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
    13. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

    Iam in consider to change 14 to 22 again..

    23. Thunderball (1965)


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