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Spectre
/10
1. Direction – 4
2. Screenplay – 3
3. Script – 4
4. Plot – 3
5. Action - 4
6. Main Villain – 1
7. Main Bond Girl - 6
8. Bond – 7
9. Sets – 6
10. Music – 4
11. Cinematography - 7
12. Fleming – 4
/5
13. Supporting Cast – 2
14. Main Titles – 3
15. Plausibility - 4
16. Pace - 3
17. Editing - 3
18. Tilt – 1
Total: 69/150 = 46%
Overall Rankings:
1. Spectre (46%)
Will probably go back and retroactively do DN just to see where I fall on it.
I agree, @2Wint2Kidd! SP is currently being die-another-dayed into deep shame, but I predict that it's only a matter of time before people realise that while the film struggles in some places, it deserves some re-appraisal overall.
Your dedication to the job in hand, is most commendable @Birdleson!
Community Ratings 2021 -
1. Dr No – 81.14%
2. Spectre – 61.70%
A rather modest showing from SP, but not too unexpected, alas.
* By the by, if you could include your final totals for the film we’re dissecting, that would be great. E.G 127/150.
/10
1. Direction – 6 (Apart from his bizarre CGI wave, and over reliance on sheer spectacle in the final half, Tamahori’s direction is efficient, muscular and brisk)
2. Screenplay – 6
3. Script – 4 (Like most of their work, the outlines to the plot are rather good, from Purvis and Wade, but their actual script is kind of lacking)
4. Plot – 6
5. Action – 8 (is it too much? Probably. Do I enjoy it? Most definitely)
6. Main Villain – 7 (Stephens’ chews the stage in a parody of our man James)
7. Main Bond Girl – 3
8. Bond – 8 (It’s a shame that Brosnan’s best performance came in such a derided movie)
9. Sets – 8 (Lamont challenging his inner Adam)
10. Music – 8
11. Cinematography - 8
12. Fleming – 5 (Bonus points for having the literary MR provide inspiration for DAD’s story)
/5
13. Supporting Cast – 4
14. Main Titles – 4
15. Plausibility - 2
16. Pace - 4
17. Editing -3
18. Tilt – 3
97/150 = 64.66%
Royale's Ranking -
1. Dr No – 84.66%
2. Die Another Day – 64.66%
3. Spectre – 60.66%
Dear God, Die Another Day beat Spectre.
/10
1. Direction – 5
2. Screenplay – 4
3. Script – 4
4. Plot – 3
5. Action – 7
6. Main Villain – 6
7. Main Bond Girl – 4
8. Bond – 8
9. Sets – 9
10. Music – 7
11. Cinematography - 7
12. Fleming – 3
/5
13. Supporting Cast – 4
14. Main Titles – 3
15. Plausibility - 3
16. Pace - 4
17. Editing - 4
18. Tilt – 4
89/150 = 59.33%
DarthDimi's 2021 Ranking
1. Dr No – 82.67%
2. Spectre - 82.67%
3. Die Another Day - 59.33%
Yeah, looks legit.
/10
1. Direction – 4
2. Screenplay – 2
3. Script – 1
4. Plot – 2
5. Action – 3
6. Main Villain – 3
7. Main Bond Girl – 1
8. Bond – 5
9. Sets – 5
10. Music – 6
11. Cinematography - 5
12. Fleming – 2
/5
13. Supporting Cast – 3
14. Main Titles – 2
15. Plausibility - 1
16. Pace - 3
17. Editing - 3
18. Tilt – 1
52/150 = 34.67%
SomethingThatAteHim’s 2021 Ranking
1. Dr No – 74.67%
2. Spectre - 50.67%
3. Die Another Day - 34.67%
/10
1. Direction – 6
2. Screenplay – 4
3. Script – 4
4. Plot – 6
5. Action - 6
6. Main Villain – 4
7. Main Bond Girl - 3
8. Bond – 4
9. Sets – 6
10. Music – 3
11. Cinematography - 6
12. Fleming – 4
/5
13. Supporting Cast – 2
14. Main Titles – 2
15. Plausibility - 1
16. Pace - 3
17. Editing - 3
18. Tilt – 1
Final Score: 45.33%
/10
1. Direction – 6
2. Screenplay – 6
3. Script – 5
4. Plot – 4
5. Action - 7
6. Main Villain – 6
7. Main Bond Girl - 6
8. Bond – 6
9. Sets – 7
10. Music – 7
11. Cinematography - 7
12. Fleming – 4
/5
13. Supporting Cast – 3
14. Main Titles – 3
15. Plausibility - 2
16. Pace - 3
17. Editing - 3
18. Tilt – 3
Total: 88/150 = 58.66%
GoldenGun's 2021 Ranking -
1. Dr. No – 80.66%
2. Die Another Day - 58.66%
3. Spectre - 54.00%
/10
1. Direction – 5
2. Screenplay – 5
3. Script – 5
4. Plot – 6
5. Action - 7
6. Main Villain – 5
7. Main Bond Girl - 6
8. Bond – 7
9. Sets – 7
10. Music – 6
11. Cinematography - 7
12. Fleming – 4
/5
13. Supporting Cast – 3
14. Main Titles – 3
15. Plausibility - 3
16. Pace - 5
17. Editing - 4
18. Tilt – 3
91/150 = 60.67%
GeneralGogol's Ranking -
1. Dr No – 86.67%
2. Spectre - 73.33%
3. Die Another Day - 60.67%
/10
1. Direction – 6 (Tamahori's direction is underrated. Sturdy and lively.)
2. Screenplay – 5 (Starts out well enough and then kinda takes a dive)
3. Script – 2 (abysmal, like an attempt to seriously adapt a parody or something)
4. Plot – 4
5. Action - 6 (quite decent all in all)
6. Main Villain – 5 (not sure how to rate this, so I'm giving it a 5)
7. Main Bond Girl - 2 (one of the worst, thanks largely to script)
8. Bond – 8 (Brosnan's best)
9. Sets – 7 (Lamont did nice work by and large)
10. Music – 3 (obnoxious yet forgettable, last I listened, needs a revisit though)
11. Cinematography - 6
12. Fleming – 4
/5
13. Supporting Cast – 4 (big jump for Rosamund Pike)
14. Main Titles – 2
15. Plausibility - 2 (lol)
16. Pace - 4 (Tamahori excels here, I maintain)
17. Editing - 3
18. Tilt – 2
Total: 75/150 = 50%
Overall Rankings:
1. Die Another Day (50%)
2. Spectre (46%)
1. Direction - 6
2. Screenplay - 6
3. Script - 5
4. Plot - 6
5. Action - 6
6. Main Villain - 5
7. Main Bond Girl - 5
8. Bond - 6
9. Sets - 7
10. Music - 6
11. Cinematography - 6
12. Fleming - 5
13. Supporting Cast - 2
14. Main Titles - 4
15. Plausibility - 3
16. Pace - 2
17. Editing - 2
18. Tilt - 2
84/150 (56%)
Dr. No
/10
1. Direction – 9 (Young *nails* it)
2. Screenplay – 8
3. Script – 8
4. Plot – 9
5. Action - 3
6. Main Villain – 8
7. Main Bond Girl - 9
8. Bond – 10
9. Sets – 6
10. Music – 3
11. Cinematography - 8
12. Fleming – 9
/5
13. Supporting Cast – 4 (Quarrell, Pus Feller, great Felix, Miss Taro, so good)
14. Main Titles – 3
15. Plausibility - 4
16. Pace - 4
17. Editing - 3
18. Tilt – 5
Total: 113/150 = 75.3%
Overall Rankings:
1. Dr. No (75.3%)
2. Die Another Day (50%)
3.. Spectre (46%)
Me neither. That's what makes is fun!
1. Dr No – 81.14%
2. Spectre – 61.70%
3. Die Another Day – 55.08%
Well, it’s kinda close to Spectre. I suppose that the best it could manage.
* By the by, if you could include your final totals for the film we’re dissecting, that would be great. E.G 127/150.
/10
1. Direction – 8 (Gilbert’s direction is stylish as ever)
2. Screenplay – 7
3. Script – 8
4. Plot – 6 (Third times a charm)
5. Action – 7
6. Main Villain – 9
7. Main Bond Girl – 7
8. Bond – 9 (Sir Rog really elevates this film for me. He’s inviting us to laugh with the movie, not at it)
9. Sets – 10
10. Music – 9
11. Cinematography - 10
12. Fleming – 4
/5
13. Supporting Cast – 4
14. Main Titles – 3
15. Plausibility - 2
16. Pace - 4
17. Editing -4
18. Tilt – 4
115/150 = 76.66%
Royale's Ranking -
1. Dr No – 84.66%
2. Moonraker – 76.66%
3. Die Another Day – 64.66%
4. Spectre – 60.66%
That’s a pretty good showing from Moonraker. It has an indelible charm about it, that makes you look past its flaws.
/10
1. Direction – 7
2. Screenplay – 4
3. Script – 5
4. Plot – 6
5. Action – 5
6. Main Villain – 8
7. Main Bond Girl – 6
8. Bond – 7
9. Sets – 10
10. Music – 8
11. Cinematography - 9
12. Fleming – 1
/5
13. Supporting Cast – 3
14. Main Titles – 3
15. Plausibility - 1
16. Pace - 3
17. Editing - 4
18. Tilt – 2
92/150 = 61.33%
SomethingThatAteHim’s Ranking -
1. Dr No – 74.66%
2. Moonraker – 61.33%
3. Spectre – 50.67%
4. Die Another Day – 34.67%
Moonraker ended up landing (ha) a bit higher for me than anticipated.
/10
1. Direction – 8
2. Screenplay – 7
3. Script – 8
4. Plot – 5
5. Action - 8
6. Main Villain – 8
7. Main Bond Girl - 8
8. Bond – 8
9. Sets – 10
10. Music – 8
11. Cinematography - 9
12. Fleming – 4
/5
13. Supporting Cast – 4
14. Main Titles – 4
15. Plausibility - 1
16. Pace - 4
17. Editing - 4
18. Tilt – 4
Total: 112/150 = 74.66%
GoldenGun's 2021 Ranking -
1. Dr. No – 80.66%
2. Moonraker - 74.66%
2. Die Another Day - 58.66%
3. Spectre - 54.00%
/10
1. Direction – 7
2. Screenplay – 7
3. Script – 7
4. Plot – 7
5. Action - 9
6. Main Villain – 7
7. Main Bond Girl - 3
8. Bond – 8
9. Sets – 10
10. Music – 10
11. Cinematography - 10
12. Fleming – 4
/5
13. Supporting Cast – 3
14. Main Titles – 4
15. Plausibility - 1
16. Pace - 4
17. Editing - 3
18. Tilt – 4
Final Score: 72%
/10
1. Direction – 8 (Gilbert handles this sort of material wonderfully)
2. Screenplay – 5
3. Script – 7
4. Plot – 7
5. Action - 7 (It's really quite strong, I love the Chang fight especially)
6. Main Villain – 10 (one of my favorites, hands down)
7. Main Bond Girl - 7
8. Bond – 8
9. Sets – 10
10. Music – 10 (might be Barry's best score)
11. Cinematography - 9 (stunning work)
12. Fleming – 2 (lol)
/5
13. Supporting Cast – 2 (not the best, re: minor characters)
14. Main Titles – 3
15. Plausibility - 1
16. Pace - 4
17. Editing - 4
18. Tilt – 4
Total: 108 / 150 = 72%
Overall Rankings:
1. Dr. No (75.3%)
2. Moonraker (72%)
3. Die Another Day (50%)
4. Spectre (46%)
/10
1. Direction – 8
2. Screenplay – 6
3. Script – 7
4. Plot – 6
5. Action - 8
6. Main Villain – 8
7. Main Bond Girl - 7
8. Bond – 7
9. Sets – 9
10. Music – 9
11. Cinematography - 9
12. Fleming – 5
/5
13. Supporting Cast – 3
14. Main Titles – 3
15. Plausibility - 2
16. Pace - 4
17. Editing - 4
18. Tilt – 4
109/150 = 72.67%
GeneralGogol's Ranking -
1. Dr No – 86.67%
2. Spectre - 73.33%
3. Moonraker - 72.67%
4. Die Another Day - 60.67%
My thoughts exactly; and it looks like our rankings so far are quite similar with the exception of DAD and SP ;)
/10
1. Direction – 7
2. Screenplay – 6
3. Script – 6
4. Plot – 4
5. Action – 8
6. Main Villain – 8
7. Main Bond Girl – 7
8. Bond – 8
9. Sets – 10
10. Music – 10
11. Cinematography - 9
12. Fleming – 4
/5
13. Supporting Cast – 5
14. Main Titles – 4
15. Plausibility - 1
16. Pace - 4
17. Editing - 5
18. Tilt – 4
110/150 = 73.33%
DarthDimi's 2021 Ranking
1. Dr No – 82.67%
2. Spectre - 82.67%
3. Moonraker - 73.33%
4. Die Another Day - 59.33%
1. Direction - 7
2. Screenplay - 6
3. Script - 7
4. Plot - 6
5. Action - 7
6. Main Villain - 7
7. Main Bond Girl - 8
8. Bond - 7
9. Sets - 7
10. Music - 5
11. Cinematography - 7
12. Fleming - 5
13. Supporting Cast - 3
14. Main Titles - 4
15. Plausibility - 2
16. Pace - 2
17. Editing - 3
18. Tilt - 3
96/150 (64%)
Same score as Spectre and i think that is fair on this moment. As my earlier comments about that movie feels a bit Moonraker to me and Oberhouser remember me a lot to drax. It was first time i vote on Sp and i give other movies a litle bit more then last time. Mabey after this game i can make finaly my top 24. Whyle i stil don't like Idea it be without a second view of Spectre and how it reflect with flaws of MR / DAD. Last time i official make top 23 was in May 2014. Since then i think i am a litle bit more positieve about Moonraker.
1. Dr No – 81.14%
2. Moonraker – 70.75%
3. Spectre – 61.70%
4. Die Another Day – 55.08%
Moonraker takes second position, with quite a healthy gap to third. As @Birdleson said, Moonraker often has a better time with this type of categories system, than just a pure rankings. Which means that YOLT, Spy and GF should benefit from this system we’re currently running on. A greatest hits scoring type of thing, if you will.
* By the by, if you could include your final totals for the film we’re dissecting, that would be great. E.G 127/150.
Thunderball, 1965
/10
1. Direction – 8 (Young’s direction is of course urbane and stylish, but struggles with keeping up the pace, somewhat)
2. Screenplay – 7 (Not one of Fleming’s best novels, and that is translated in the screenplay)
3. Script – 9
4. Plot – 8 (and at that time, novel and scary)
5. Action – 8
6. Main Villain – 8
7. Main Bond Girl – 8
8. Bond – 10 (A perfect blend between Fleming’s 007 and the cinematic 007)
9. Sets – 9
10. Music – 10
11. Cinematography – 10 (Beautiful photography by Ted Moore)
12. Fleming – 8
/5
13. Supporting Cast – 4
14. Main Titles – 4
15. Plausibility - 3
16. Pace - 3
17. Editing – 3 (screen wipes, Peter? This isn’t Star Wars old boy!)
18. Tilt – 5
125/150 = 83.33%
Royale's Ranking -
1. Dr No – 84.66%
2. Thunderball – 83.33%
3. Moonraker – 76.66%
4. Die Another Day – 64.66%
5. Spectre – 60.66%
So close to beating Dr No! In my rankings, Dr No always triumphs over Thunderball. (DN is at #4 and TB at #7, I think.)