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  • goldenswissroyalegoldenswissroyale Switzerland
    edited October 2022 Posts: 4,483
    Sunday

    Dr. No: 21
    From Russia With Love: 15 (-2)
    You Only Live Twice: 31
    On Her Majesty’s Secret Service: 50
    The Spy Who Loved Me: 11
    Moonraker: 16
    Casino Royale: 20
    Quantum of Solace: 38
    Skyfall: 15 (+1)
    No Time To Die: 24

    ELIMINATED
    11. Thunderball
    12. The Living Daylights
    13. Goldfinger
    14. Tomorrow Never Dies
    15. Die Another Day
    16. Octopussy
    17. Goldeneye
    18. For Your Eyes Only
    19. Spectre
    20. The Man With The Golden Gun
    21. The World Is Not Enough
    22. Live And Let Die
    23. Licence To Kill
    24. A View To A Kill
    25. Diamonds Are Forever

  • Some_Kind_Of_HeroSome_Kind_Of_Hero
    edited October 2022 Posts: 6,844
    Sunday

    Dr. No: 19 (-2)
    From Russia With Love: 15
    You Only Live Twice: 31
    On Her Majesty’s Secret Service: 50
    The Spy Who Loved Me: 11
    Moonraker: 16
    Casino Royale: 20
    Quantum of Solace: 38
    Skyfall: 16 (+1)
    No Time To Die: 24

    ELIMINATED
    11. Thunderball
    12. The Living Daylights
    13. Goldfinger
    14. Tomorrow Never Dies
    15. Die Another Day
    16. Octopussy
    17. Goldeneye
    18. For Your Eyes Only
    19. Spectre
    20. The Man With The Golden Gun
    21. The World Is Not Enough
    22. Live And Let Die
    23. Licence To Kill
    24. A View To A Kill
    25. Diamonds Are Forever


    JamesStock wrote: »
    I really, really don't understand the people that are downvoting Skyfall.


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  • marcmarc Universal Exports
    Posts: 2,610
    Sunday 09/10

    Dr. No: 19
    From Russia With Love: 15
    You Only Live Twice: 32 (+1)
    On Her Majesty’s Secret Service: 50
    The Spy Who Loved Me: 11
    Moonraker: 16
    Casino Royale: 20
    Quantum of Solace: 36 (-2)
    Skyfall: 16
    No Time To Die: 24

    ELIMINATED
    11. Thunderball
    12. The Living Daylights
    13. Goldfinger
    14. Tomorrow Never Dies
    15. Die Another Day
    16. Octopussy
    17. Goldeneye
    18. For Your Eyes Only
    19. Spectre
    20. The Man With The Golden Gun
    21. The World Is Not Enough
    22. Live And Let Die
    23. Licence To Kill
    24. A View To A Kill
    25. Diamonds Are Forever
  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
    Posts: 15,138
    Monday 10/10

    Dr. No: 19
    From Russia With Love: 15
    You Only Live Twice: 32
    On Her Majesty’s Secret Service: 51 +1
    The Spy Who Loved Me: 11
    Moonraker: 16
    Casino Royale: 20
    Quantum of Solace: 34 -2
    Skyfall: 16
    No Time To Die: 24

    ELIMINATED
    11. Thunderball
    12. The Living Daylights
    13. Goldfinger
    14. Tomorrow Never Dies
    15. Die Another Day
    16. Octopussy
    17. Goldeneye
    18. For Your Eyes Only
    19. Spectre
    20. The Man With The Golden Gun
    21. The World Is Not Enough
    22. Live And Let Die
    23. Licence To Kill
    24. A View To A Kill
    25. Diamonds Are Forever

  • 007HallY007HallY
    Posts: 4,170
    Monday Vote

    Dr. No: 19
    From Russia With Love: 15
    You Only Live Twice: 32
    On Her Majesty’s Secret Service: 51
    The Spy Who Loved Me: 11
    Moonraker: 16
    Casino Royale: 20
    Quantum of Solace: 32 (-2)
    Skyfall: 17 +1
    No Time To Die: 24

    ELIMINATED
    11. Thunderball
    12. The Living Daylights
    13. Goldfinger
    14. Tomorrow Never Dies
    15. Die Another Day
    16. Octopussy
    17. Goldeneye
    18. For Your Eyes Only
    19. Spectre
    20. The Man With The Golden Gun
    21. The World Is Not Enough
    22. Live And Let Die
    23. Licence To Kill
    24. A View To A Kill
    25. Diamonds Are Forever
  • KronsteenKronsteen Stockholm
    Posts: 783
    JamesStock wrote: »
    I really, really don't understand the people that are downvoting Skyfall.
    There's a lot of things people don't understand. ;) I just never liked the look of it, as a Bond film. It is a beautiful movie, I'll give you that, but it doesn't look the way I want a Bond movie to look. So of all the movies left in the game, Skyfall is the easiest to downvote. I really don't understand how people hate the look of Spectre but endorse the look of Skyfall. They're in the same ballpark for me. Good looking, but not my kind of bag.

    Monday Vote

    Dr. No: 20 (+1)
    From Russia With Love: 15
    You Only Live Twice: 32
    On Her Majesty’s Secret Service: 51
    The Spy Who Loved Me: 11
    Moonraker: 16
    Casino Royale: 20
    Quantum of Solace: 32
    Skyfall: 15 (-2)
    No Time To Die: 24

    ELIMINATED
    11. Thunderball
    12. The Living Daylights
    13. Goldfinger
    14. Tomorrow Never Dies
    15. Die Another Day
    16. Octopussy
    17. Goldeneye
    18. For Your Eyes Only
    19. Spectre
    20. The Man With The Golden Gun
    21. The World Is Not Enough
    22. Live And Let Die
    23. Licence To Kill
    24. A View To A Kill
    25. Diamonds Are Forever
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489

    Monday Vote

    Dr. No: 21 (+1)
    From Russia With Love: 15
    You Only Live Twice: 32
    On Her Majesty’s Secret Service: 51
    The Spy Who Loved Me: 11
    Moonraker: 14 (-2)
    Casino Royale: 20
    Quantum of Solace: 32
    Skyfall: 15
    No Time To Die: 24

    ELIMINATED
    11. Thunderball
    12. The Living Daylights
    13. Goldfinger
    14. Tomorrow Never Dies
    15. Die Another Day
    16. Octopussy
    17. Goldeneye
    18. For Your Eyes Only
    19. Spectre
    20. The Man With The Golden Gun
    21. The World Is Not Enough
    22. Live And Let Die
    23. Licence To Kill
    24. A View To A Kill
    25. Diamonds Are Forever
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
    Posts: 8,218
    Monday Vote

    Dr. No: 21
    From Russia With Love: 13 (-2)
    You Only Live Twice: 32
    On Her Majesty’s Secret Service: 51
    The Spy Who Loved Me: 11
    Moonraker: 14
    Casino Royale: 20
    Quantum of Solace: 32
    Skyfall: 16 (+1)
    No Time To Die: 24

    ELIMINATED
    11. Thunderball
    12. The Living Daylights
    13. Goldfinger
    14. Tomorrow Never Dies
    15. Die Another Day
    16. Octopussy
    17. Goldeneye
    18. For Your Eyes Only
    19. Spectre
    20. The Man With The Golden Gun
    21. The World Is Not Enough
    22. Live And Let Die
    23. Licence To Kill
    24. A View To A Kill
    25. Diamonds Are Forever
  • zebrafishzebrafish <°)))< in Octopussy's garden in the shade
    Posts: 4,341
    Monday Vote

    Dr. No: 19 (-2)
    From Russia With Love: 13
    You Only Live Twice: 32
    On Her Majesty’s Secret Service: 51
    The Spy Who Loved Me: 11
    Moonraker: 14
    Casino Royale: 20
    Quantum of Solace: 32
    Skyfall: 17 (+1)
    No Time To Die: 24

    ELIMINATED
    11. Thunderball
    12. The Living Daylights
    13. Goldfinger
    14. Tomorrow Never Dies
    15. Die Another Day
    16. Octopussy
    17. Goldeneye
    18. For Your Eyes Only
    19. Spectre
    20. The Man With The Golden Gun
    21. The World Is Not Enough
    22. Live And Let Die
    23. Licence To Kill
    24. A View To A Kill
    25. Diamonds Are Forever
  • DenbighDenbigh UK
    edited October 2022 Posts: 5,970
    Monday Vote

    Dr. No: 19
    From Russia With Love: 13
    You Only Live Twice: 32
    On Her Majesty’s Secret Service: 51
    The Spy Who Loved Me: 11
    Moonraker: 12 (-2)
    Casino Royale: 20
    Quantum of Solace: 32
    Skyfall: 18 (+1)
    No Time To Die: 24

    ELIMINATED
    11. Thunderball
    12. The Living Daylights
    13. Goldfinger
    14. Tomorrow Never Dies
    15. Die Another Day
    16. Octopussy
    17. Goldeneye
    18. For Your Eyes Only
    19. Spectre
    20. The Man With The Golden Gun
    21. The World Is Not Enough
    22. Live And Let Die
    23. Licence To Kill
    24. A View To A Kill
    25. Diamonds Are Forever
  • M_BaljeM_Balje Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Posts: 4,521
    Monday Vote

    Dr. No: 19
    From Russia With Love: 13
    You Only Live Twice: 32
    On Her Majesty’s Secret Service: 51
    The Spy Who Loved Me: 11
    Moonraker: 12
    Casino Royale: 20
    Quantum of Solace: 33 (+1)
    Skyfall: 16(-2)
    No Time To Die: 24

    ELIMINATED
    11. Thunderball
    12. The Living Daylights
    13. Goldfinger
    14. Tomorrow Never Dies
    15. Die Another Day
    16. Octopussy
    17. Goldeneye
    18. For Your Eyes Only
    19. Spectre
    20. The Man With The Golden Gun
    21. The World Is Not Enough
    22. Live And Let Die
    23. Licence To Kill
    24. A View To A Kill
    25. Diamonds Are Forever
  • JamesStockJamesStock
    edited October 2022 Posts: 572
    Kronsteen wrote: »
    JamesStock wrote: »
    I really, really don't understand the people that are downvoting Skyfall.
    There's a lot of things people don't understand. ;) I just never liked the look of it, as a Bond film. It is a beautiful movie, I'll give you that, but it doesn't look the way I want a Bond movie to look. So of all the movies left in the game, Skyfall is the easiest to downvote. I really don't understand how people hate the look of Spectre but endorse the look of Skyfall. They're in the same ballpark for me. Good looking, but not my kind of bag.
    Perhaps this is better for another thread, I'm probably even more confused now...so you don't think Bond films should look good? I'm curious as to what aspects of cinematography are 'Bondian' and what are not.

    I will say this, the overtly modified color of Spectre takes me right out of the film. I liked it when Deakins said cinematography should not take you out of the film; rather, that it should assist telling the story. Certainly for QOS and SP, I feel there are some moments of 'being stylish for the sake of being stylish.' For me, it worked in QOS, but not SP. Skyfall, however, is stylish with a sense of purpose all throughout the film.

  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    edited October 2022 Posts: 40,978
    Monday Vote:

    Dr. No: 19
    From Russia With Love: 13
    You Only Live Twice: 32
    On Her Majesty’s Secret Service: 51
    The Spy Who Loved Me: 9 (-2)
    Moonraker: 12
    Casino Royale: 20
    Quantum of Solace: 34 (+1)
    Skyfall: 16
    No Time To Die: 24

    ELIMINATED:

    11. Thunderball
    12. The Living Daylights
    13. Goldfinger
    14. Tomorrow Never Dies
    15. Die Another Day
    16. Octopussy
    17. Goldeneye
    18. For Your Eyes Only
    19. Spectre
    20. The Man With The Golden Gun
    21. The World Is Not Enough
    22. Live And Let Die
    23. Licence To Kill
    24. A View To A Kill
    25. Diamonds Are Forever
  • ringfire211ringfire211
    edited October 2022 Posts: 654
    JamesStock wrote: »
    I really, really don't understand the people that are downvoting Skyfall.
    This game is absolutely bonkers and doesn’t make a lick of sense. That’s why I don’t even bother.

    Judging by the results so far QOS is the second best looking Bond film, after OHMSS.

    Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiight….
  • Junglist_1985Junglist_1985 Los Angeles
    edited October 2022 Posts: 1,033
    ringfire211 wrote: »
    JamesStock wrote: »
    I really, really don't understand the people that are downvoting Skyfall.
    This game is absolutely bonkers and doesn’t make a lick of sense. That’s why I don’t even bother.

    Judging by the results so far QOS is the second best looking Bond film, after OHMSS.

    Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiight….

    …and I might agree on those being the best looking. While Skyfall is probably the more objectively superior and beautifully shot film, I would still choose QOS cinematography. Why? …because I believe that’s how a modern Bond film SHOULD look. I just works better for Bond in my opinion.
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
    Posts: 9,041
    I'm a latecomer on this thread, but still:

    Monday Vote:

    Dr. No: 19
    From Russia With Love: 13
    You Only Live Twice: 32
    On Her Majesty’s Secret Service: 51
    The Spy Who Loved Me: 9
    Moonraker: 12
    Casino Royale: 20
    Quantum of Solace: 32 (-2)
    Skyfall: 17 (+ 1)
    No Time To Die: 24

    ELIMINATED:

    11. Thunderball
    12. The Living Daylights
    13. Goldfinger
    14. Tomorrow Never Dies
    15. Die Another Day
    16. Octopussy
    17. Goldeneye
    18. For Your Eyes Only
    19. Spectre
    20. The Man With The Golden Gun
    21. The World Is Not Enough
    22. Live And Let Die
    23. Licence To Kill
    24. A View To A Kill
    25. Diamonds Are Forever

    I can see why not everybody likes Roger Deakins' cinematography on Skyfall that I consider sublime, and possibly the best of the series, but the frantic editing of QOS simply never let me enjoy the efforts by Roberto Schaefer. A total waste of perfectly good film stock.
  • goldenswissroyalegoldenswissroyale Switzerland
    Posts: 4,483

    Monday Vote:

    Dr. No: 19
    From Russia With Love: 11 (-2)
    You Only Live Twice: 32
    On Her Majesty’s Secret Service: 51
    The Spy Who Loved Me: 9
    Moonraker: 12
    Casino Royale: 20
    Quantum of Solace: 32
    Skyfall: 18 (+ 1)
    No Time To Die: 24

    ELIMINATED:

    11. Thunderball
    12. The Living Daylights
    13. Goldfinger
    14. Tomorrow Never Dies
    15. Die Another Day
    16. Octopussy
    17. Goldeneye
    18. For Your Eyes Only
    19. Spectre
    20. The Man With The Golden Gun
    21. The World Is Not Enough
    22. Live And Let Die
    23. Licence To Kill
    24. A View To A Kill
    25. Diamonds Are Forever

  • NickTwentyTwoNickTwentyTwo Vancouver, BC, Canada
    Posts: 7,553
    Monday Vote:

    Dr. No: 19
    From Russia With Love: 11
    You Only Live Twice: 32
    On Her Majesty’s Secret Service: 52 (+1)
    The Spy Who Loved Me: 9
    Moonraker: 10 (-2)
    Casino Royale: 20
    Quantum of Solace: 32
    Skyfall: 18
    No Time To Die: 24

    ELIMINATED:

    11. Thunderball
    12. The Living Daylights
    13. Goldfinger
    14. Tomorrow Never Dies
    15. Die Another Day
    16. Octopussy
    17. Goldeneye
    18. For Your Eyes Only
    19. Spectre
    20. The Man With The Golden Gun
    21. The World Is Not Enough
    22. Live And Let Die
    23. Licence To Kill
    24. A View To A Kill
    25. Diamonds Are Forever

    Hard to vote against any of these films at this point.
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
    Posts: 8,218
    ringfire211 wrote: »
    JamesStock wrote: »
    I really, really don't understand the people that are downvoting Skyfall.
    This game is absolutely bonkers and doesn’t make a lick of sense. That’s why I don’t even bother.

    Judging by the results so far QOS is the second best looking Bond film, after OHMSS.

    Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiight….

    It is a gorgeous looking film though. It's just chopped to bits.
  • Junglist_1985Junglist_1985 Los Angeles
    Posts: 1,033
    I think a lot of minds will be changed when we get to QOS in the “Best Shots” thread.
  • NickTwentyTwoNickTwentyTwo Vancouver, BC, Canada
    Posts: 7,553
    The villa and Tosca stand out in my mind as featuring some incredible cinematography. There's some Perla de Los Dunas stuff as well. The bell tower in Sienna...
  • 007HallY007HallY
    edited October 2022 Posts: 4,170
    Junglist_1985 wrote: »
    I think a lot of minds will be changed when we get to QOS in the “Best Shots” thread.

    Well, it would look better when the camera's not moving. Or when it's shown outside of the context of a story...

    (A bit snarky perhaps, but I do think the cinematography of QOS is more flawed than is being made out, and I think the editing gets much of the blame for how difficult to follow some of the sequences are over the camerawork by members here. It's certainly not the worst cinematography of a Bond film though, but these flaws are not completely due to the editing).
  • fadetoblack7fadetoblack7 Chicago IL
    Posts: 60
    j_w_pepper wrote: »


    I can see why not everybody likes Roger Deakins' cinematography on Skyfall that I consider sublime, and possibly the best of the series, but the frantic editing of QOS simply never let me enjoy the efforts by Roberto Schaefer. A total waste of perfectly good film stock.

    Completely agree with all of this!
  • marcmarc Universal Exports
    Posts: 2,610
    Monday 10/10

    Dr. No: 20 (+1)
    From Russia With Love: 11
    You Only Live Twice: 32
    On Her Majesty’s Secret Service: 52
    The Spy Who Loved Me: 9
    Moonraker: 10
    Casino Royale: 20
    Quantum of Solace: 30 (-2)
    Skyfall: 18
    No Time To Die: 24

    ELIMINATED
    11. Thunderball
    12. The Living Daylights
    13. Goldfinger
    14. Tomorrow Never Dies
    15. Die Another Day
    16. Octopussy
    17. Goldeneye
    18. For Your Eyes Only
    19. Spectre
    20. The Man With The Golden Gun
    21. The World Is Not Enough
    22. Live And Let Die
    23. Licence To Kill
    24. A View To A Kill
    25. Diamonds Are Forever
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
    Posts: 8,218
    007HallY wrote: »
    Junglist_1985 wrote: »
    I think a lot of minds will be changed when we get to QOS in the “Best Shots” thread.

    Well, it would look better when the camera's not moving. Or when it's shown outside of the context of a story...

    You could say this about every film in the series thus far.

  • 007HallY007HallY
    Posts: 4,170
    CraigMooreOHMSS wrote: »
    007HallY wrote: »
    Junglist_1985 wrote: »
    I think a lot of minds will be changed when we get to QOS in the “Best Shots” thread.

    Well, it would look better when the camera's not moving. Or when it's shown outside of the context of a story...

    You could say this about every film in the series thus far.

    Indeed. That's why I say it means little that the cinematography of QOS - and arguably any film - gives good stills. A film's cinematography can be pretty, shots composed well, but it can still fall flat when the actual movie is watched. Perhaps something about it takes viewers out of the film for some reason, it doesn't convey the right emotion for the scene/story etc.

    Tuesday Vote

    Dr. No: 20
    From Russia With Love: 11
    You Only Live Twice: 32
    On Her Majesty’s Secret Service: 52
    The Spy Who Loved Me: 9
    Moonraker: 9 (-1)
    Casino Royale: 20
    Quantum of Solace: 29 (-1)
    Skyfall: 19 (+1)
    No Time To Die: 24

    ELIMINATED
    11. Thunderball
    12. The Living Daylights
    13. Goldfinger
    14. Tomorrow Never Dies
    15. Die Another Day
    16. Octopussy
    17. Goldeneye
    18. For Your Eyes Only
    19. Spectre
    20. The Man With The Golden Gun
    21. The World Is Not Enough
    22. Live And Let Die
    23. Licence To Kill
    24. A View To A Kill
    25. Diamonds Are Forever
  • Some_Kind_Of_HeroSome_Kind_Of_Hero
    Posts: 6,844
    Monday

    Dr. No: 18 (-2)
    From Russia With Love: 11
    You Only Live Twice: 32
    On Her Majesty’s Secret Service: 52
    The Spy Who Loved Me: 9
    Moonraker: 9
    Casino Royale: 20
    Quantum of Solace: 29
    Skyfall: 20 (+1)
    No Time To Die: 24

    ELIMINATED
    11. Thunderball
    12. The Living Daylights
    13. Goldfinger
    14. Tomorrow Never Dies
    15. Die Another Day
    16. Octopussy
    17. Goldeneye
    18. For Your Eyes Only
    19. Spectre
    20. The Man With The Golden Gun
    21. The World Is Not Enough
    22. Live And Let Die
    23. Licence To Kill
    24. A View To A Kill
    25. Diamonds Are Forever
  • Junglist_1985Junglist_1985 Los Angeles
    Posts: 1,033
    Monday

    Dr. No: 18
    From Russia With Love: 11
    You Only Live Twice: 32
    On Her Majesty’s Secret Service: 52
    The Spy Who Loved Me: 7 (-2)
    Moonraker: 9
    Casino Royale: 20
    Quantum of Solace: 30 (+1)
    Skyfall: 20
    No Time To Die: 24

    ELIMINATED
    11. Thunderball
    12. The Living Daylights
    13. Goldfinger
    14. Tomorrow Never Dies
    15. Die Another Day
    16. Octopussy
    17. Goldeneye
    18. For Your Eyes Only
    19. Spectre
    20. The Man With The Golden Gun
    21. The World Is Not Enough
    22. Live And Let Die
    23. Licence To Kill
    24. A View To A Kill
    25. Diamonds Are Forever
  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
    Posts: 15,138
    Tuesday 11/10

    Dr. No: 18
    From Russia With Love: 11
    You Only Live Twice: 32
    On Her Majesty’s Secret Service: 53 +1
    The Spy Who Loved Me: 7
    Moonraker: 9
    Casino Royale: 20
    Quantum of Solace: 30
    Skyfall: 18 -2
    No Time To Die: 24

    ELIMINATED
    11. Thunderball
    12. The Living Daylights
    13. Goldfinger
    14. Tomorrow Never Dies
    15. Die Another Day
    16. Octopussy
    17. Goldeneye
    18. For Your Eyes Only
    19. Spectre
    20. The Man With The Golden Gun
    21. The World Is Not Enough
    22. Live And Let Die
    23. Licence To Kill
    24. A View To A Kill
    25. Diamonds Are Forever

  • DenbighDenbigh UK
    edited October 2022 Posts: 5,970
    Tuesday 11/10

    Dr. No: 18
    From Russia With Love: 11
    You Only Live Twice: 32
    On Her Majesty’s Secret Service: 53
    The Spy Who Loved Me: 7
    Moonraker: 7 (-2)
    Casino Royale: 20
    Quantum of Solace: 30
    Skyfall: 19 (+1)
    No Time To Die: 24

    ELIMINATED
    11. Thunderball
    12. The Living Daylights
    13. Goldfinger
    14. Tomorrow Never Dies
    15. Die Another Day
    16. Octopussy
    17. Goldeneye
    18. For Your Eyes Only
    19. Spectre
    20. The Man With The Golden Gun
    21. The World Is Not Enough
    22. Live And Let Die
    23. Licence To Kill
    24. A View To A Kill
    25. Diamonds Are Forever

    Honestly, Skyfall will always have the best cinematography so far for me, even if we were just basing it off the China sequences alone.
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