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Title Track: TSWLM
Title Credits: TSWLM
Main Villain: FYEO
Main Bond Girl: FYEO
Overall Plot: TSWLM
Dialogue: TSWLM
Score: TSWLM (very,very close)
Settings: FYEO
Action: TSWLM
Humor: TSWLM
Cinematography: TSWLM
Benign Bizarre: FYEO
Suspense: FYEO
Minor Characters: FYEO
Glamor: FYEO
Ally: FYEO
Many close calls here. A lot of these could go either way.
PTS: TSWLM- significantly, and needless to say, one of the best.
Title Track: FYEO- although, they're both pretty average.
Title Credits: FYEO- if only for Sheena being in it.
Main Villain: TSWLM- at least Stromberg is menacing.
Main Bond Girl: FYEO- I like Anya, but Melina's story is more engaging.
Overall Plot: FYEO- Spy does a good job of recycling YOLT, however.
Dialogue: FYEO- especially Bond and Columbo's first meeting.
Score: TSWLM- although FYEO comes close.
Settings: TSWLM- Switzerland; Egypt; Sardinia; a new sound stage and tank for the Atlantis set. Wonderful.
Action: TSWLM- more memorable unique stunt (PTS), Lotus chase, big battle finale. It's all there. FYEO's ski chase is epic, however.
Humour: FYEO- everything Blofeld says; a nose not a banana Q; Thatcher; Max the parrot.
Cinematography: TSWLM- everything looks grand here.
Benign Bizarre: TSWLM- Jaws' teeth; the Liparus gobbling up submarines.
Suspense: TSWLM- the scenes with Jaws at Giza and Luxor are like something out of a horror film. Also, when Bond and Captain Carter watch the missiles pass each other on the display.
Minor Characters: TSWLM- Shiek Hossein; Naomi; Gogol; Naomi; Max Kalba; Naomi.
Glamour: TSWLM- Mujaba Club; Anya's dress; Cala di Volpe Hotel.
Ally: FYEO- Columbo is one the best in the series.
And, as expected, the results reflect my opening statement.
Title Track: TSWLM
Title Credits: TSWLM
Main Villain: TSWLM
Main Bond Girl: FYEO
Overall Plot: TSWLM
Dialogue: TSWLM
Score: TSWLM
Settings: TSWLM
Action: TSWLM
Humor: TSWLM
Cinematography: TSWLM
Benign Bizarre: TSWLM
Suspense: TSWLM
Minor Characters: TSWLM
Glamor: TSWLM
Ally: FYEO
15-2 for Spy. Did not see that one coming.
Title Track: The Spy Who Loved Me
Title Credits: The Spy Who Loved Me
Main Villain: For Your Eyes Only
Main Bond Girl: For Your Eyes Only
Overall Plot: For Your Eyes Only
Dialogue: For Your Eyes Only
Score: For Your Eyes Only
Settings: For Your Eyes Only
Action: For Your Eyes Only
Humor: For Your Eyes Only
Cinematography: The Spy Who Loved Me
Benign Bizarre: The Spy Who Loved Me
Suspense: For Your Eyes Only
Minor Characters: For Your Eyes Only
Glamor: The Spy Who Loved Me
Ally: For Your Eyes Only
Title Track: TSWLM
Title Credits: FYEO
Main Villain: TSWLM
Main Bond Girl: TSWLM
Overall Plot: TSWLM
Dialogue: TSWLM
Score: TSWLM
Settings: TSWLM/FYEO Tie
Action: TSWLM
Humor: TSWLM
Cinematography: TSWLM
Benign Bizarre: TSWLM
Suspense: TSWLM
Minor Characters: TSWLM
Glamor: TSWLM
Ally: TSWLM
TSWLM wins for me in a landslide.
Title Track: FYEO
Title Credits: FYEO
Main Villain: TSWLM
Main Bond Girl: TSWLM
Overall Plot: TSWLM
Dialogue: TSWLM
Score: TSWLM
Settings: FYEO
Action: TSWLM
Humor: FYEO
Cinematography: FYEO
Benign Bizarre: TSWLM
Minor Characters: FYEO
Glamor: TSWLM
Ally: FYEO
7 - 9, TSWLM, though these films are pretty close in my rankings. I enjoy them both quite a lot.
Here are the specifics:
PTS 15-3 Spy
Title Track 14-4 Spy
Title Credits 13-5 Spy
Main Villain 13-5 Spy
Main Bond Girl 12-5 FYEO
Overall Plot 12-6 Spy
Dialogue 11-7 FYEO
Score 9-9 tie
Settings 12-5 FYEO
Action 12-6 Spy
Humor 14-4 Spy
Cinematography 16-2 Spy
Benign Bizarre 17-1 Spy
Suspense 11-6 FYEO
Minor Characters 14-4 Spy
Glamor 11-7 Spy
Ally 17-1 FYEO
Title Track: Spy
Title Credits: Spy
Main Villain: FYEO
Main Bond Girl: FYEO
Overall Plot: FYEO
Dialogue: FYEO
Score: Spy
Settings: Spy
Action: FYEO
Humour: Spy
Cinematography: Spy
Benign Bizarre: Spy
Suspense: FYEO
Minor Characters: Spy
Glamor: Spy
Ally: FYEO
Take it away, boys, if you like. All of those sound find by me. But if you do run a comparison match, please be good enough to call it when it's done and to tot up the totals.
But of course. I suppose you can start, @StirredNotShaken, since you proposed your idea first.
Anyway, in case anyone is unfamiliar with the format or previous match-ups, you can check out the old thread here: http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/8111/the-spy-who-loved-me-vs.-for-your-eyes-only-by-the-elements/p1
In short, we will be comparing two Bond films by the elements, measuring the successes of each in every category and determining the winner. The first match-up will be between two seminal Bond films, who set the template for the series in its more serious and more fanciful entries. Both came early in the series and featured some of the best villains and a genre-defining performance by Sean Connery. Without further ado, From Russia With Love vs. Goldfinger.
PTS: GF
Title Track: GF
Title Credits: GF
Main Villain: GF
Main Bond Girl: GF
Overall Plot: FRWL
Dialogue: FRWL
Score: GF
Settings: GF
Action: GF
Humor: FRWL
Cinematography: GF
*Benign Bizarre: GF
Suspense: FRWL
Minor Characters: FRWL
Glamor: GF
Ally: FRWL
*This is a term coined to describe that critical element of the Bond world, going all the way back to Ian Fleming, wherein the reader/viewer is confronted by the bizarre, the otherworldly or the creepy. The Benign Bizarre, however, never veers into the grotesque. This element takes us almost to the edge of the horror or sci-fi genres, but dissipates before it can define the book or film in which it appears.
Goldfinger takes it for me, 11-6.
PTS: GF
Title Track: GF
Title Credits: FRWL
Main Villain: FRWL
Main Bond Girl: GF
Overall Plot: GF
Dialogue: GF
Score: GF
Settings: GF
Action: GF
Humor: GF
Cinematography: GF
*Benign Bizarre: GF
Suspense: FRWL
Minor Characters: FRWL
Glamor: GF
Ally: FRWL
Title Track: GF
Title Credits: GF
Main Villain: GF
Main Bond Girl: FRWL
Overall Plot: FRWL
Dialogue: FRWL
Score: GF
Settings: GF
Action: FRWL
Humor: GF
Cinematography: FRWL
*Benign Bizarre: FRWL
Suspense: FRWL
Minor Characters: FRWL
Glamor: FRWL
Ally: FRWL
FRWL: 11
GF: 6
Title Track: GF
Title Credits: GF
Main Villain: GF
Main Bond Girl: FRWL HANDS DOWN
Overall Plot: FRWL
Dialogue: FRWL
Score: GF
Settings: FRWL
Action: FRWL
Humor: Draw
Cinematography: GF
*Benign Bizarre: GF
Suspense: FRWL
Minor Characters: FRWL
Glamor: FRWL
Ally: FRWL
PTS: FRWL
Title Track: GF
Title Credits: FRWL
Main Villain: GF
Main Bond Girl: FRWL
Overall Plot: FRWL
Dialogue: GF
Score: GF
Settings: FRWL
Action: GF
Humor: GF
Cinematography: FRWL
Benign Bizarre: GF
Suspense: FRWL
Minor Characters: FRWL
Glamor: GF
Ally: FRWL
FRWL squeaks by 9-8. That sounds about right...
PTS: GF
Title Track: GF
Title Credits: GF
Main Villain: GF
Main Bond Girl: FRWL
Overall Plot: FRWL
Dialogue: GF
Score: GF
Settings: FRWL
Action: GF
Humor: GF
Cinematography: FRWL
*Benign Bizarre: GF
Suspense: FRWL
Minor Characters: FRWL
Glamor: FRWL
Ally: FRWL
FRWL: 8
GF: 9
Wow. I rank FRWL higher in my Bond rankings overall although many of these categories are a virtual tie for me.
Title Track: GF
Title Credits: GF
Main Villain: FRWL
Main Bond Girl: FRWL
Overall Plot: FRWL
Dialogue: FRWL
Score: GF
Settings: FRWL
Action: GF
Humor: FRWL
Cinematography: FRWL
Benign Bizarre: GF
Suspense: FRWL
Minor Characters: FRWL
Glamor: FRWL
Ally: FRWL
PTS:GF
Title Credits: GF
Main Villain: GF
Main Bond Girl: FRWL
Overall Plot: FRWL
Dialogue: FRWL
Score: GF
Settings: FRWL
Action: FRWL
Humor: GF
Cinematography: FRWL
Benign Bizarre: GF
Suspense: FRWL
Minor Characters: FRWL
Glamor: GF
Ally: FRWL
10-7 in favour of FRWL by these criteria although some are really a tie, but both are a strong candidate for best Bond film ever imo. No other three films in a row have achieved this since the three first.
Title Track: GF
Title Credits: FRWL
Main Villain: FRWL
Main Bond Girl: GF
Overall Plot: FRWL
Dialogue: GF
Score: FRWL
Settings: GF
Action: FRWL
Humor: GF
Cinematography: FRWL
Benign Bizzare: GF
Suspense: FRWL
Minor Characters: FRWL
Glamor: GF
Ally: FRWL
Close matchup, but FRWL comes out on top 9-8 although many of GF's wins were in more superficial categories. Maybe we should try a weighted score for these comparison as FRWL beats GF for me in all but one of what i consider major categories (Main Villain, Main Bond Girl, Overall Plot, Action, Minor Characters, Score), as I like FRWL (#7) much better than GF (#12).
Love both these films, but FRWL has been my top film for many, many years.
PTS: GF - one of the absolute best, and by far the best 'non-stunt' PTS.
Title Track: GF - I like both, but GF is more epic.
Title Credits: FRWL. GF is great, but I prefer the warping of the projections on the belly dancer's magnificent abdomen.
Main Villain: FRWL
Main Bond Girl: FRWL
Overall Plot: FRWL, although GF's plan to make the gold radioactive is very good.
Dialogue: FRWL. Bond and Grant's conversion is a highlight.
Score: GF. For me, the highlight is the music Bonita is dancing to in the PTS, and the Miami intro.
Settings: GF
Action: FRWL
Humor: GF - lightens up quite a bit after DN and FRWL.
Cinematography: GF
*Benign Bizarre: GF
Suspense: FRWL - any scene with Grant is suspenseful
Minor Characters: FRWL
Glamor: GF
Ally: FRWL - Kerim Bey
A near tie, with FRWL in the lead.
Good question. Grant reports to Klebb but Klebb reports to Blofeld. A good argument can be made that SPECTRE No. 1 is FRWL's true main villain although he and Bond never meet in this particular adventure.
PTS: GF
Title Track: GF
Title Credits: FRWL
Main Villain: GF
Main Bond Girl: FRWL
Overall Plot: FRWL
Dialogue: FRWL
Score: GF
Settings: FRWL
Action: FRWL
Humor: GF
Cinematography: GF
*Benign Bizarre: GF
Suspense: FRWL
Minor Characters: FRWL
Glamor: GF
Ally: FRWL
FRWL: 9
GF: 8
Title Track: GF
Title Credits: FRWL
Main Villain: FRWL
Main Bond Girl: FRWL
Overall Plot: FRWL
Dialogue: FRWL
Score: GF
Settings: FRWL
Action: FRWL
Humor: GF
Cinematography: GF
*Benign Bizarre: GF
Suspense: FRWL
Minor Characters: FRWL
Glamor: GF
Ally: FRWL
Title Track: GF
Title Credits: FRWL
Main Villain: FRWL
Main Bond Girl: FRWL
Overall Plot: FRWL
Dialogue: FRWL
Score: FRWL
Settings: FRWL
Action: FRWL
Humor: FRWL
Cinematography: FRWL
*Benign Bizarre: GF
Suspense: FRWL
Minor Characters: FRWL
Glamor: GF
Ally: FRWL
FRWL is a brilliant movie and John Barry does his first Bondian soundtrack that creates the mood/style for his further work for the franchise. Sean Connery is still a lean and mean Spy and Istanbul and the trainwork are excellently done.