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  • Crazysoul95Crazysoul95
    Posts: 3,336
    Nice top 5 on that overall list =)
  • ThighsOfXeniaThighsOfXenia
    Posts: 1,596
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    The real mindblower is however GE. It is at least twelve spots too high.

    QOS is underrated too.

    Disagree and disagree.

  • ivegotarocketivegotarocket Bristol
    Posts: 14
    After a major rewatching there's been some movement, as predicted. I liked FRWL much more, and discovered I wasn't quite so enamoured with Thunderball or TWINE

    1. OHMSS
    2. Casino Royale
    3. Skyfall
    4. Moonraker
    5. The Spy Who Loved Me
    6. For Your Eyes Only
    7. A View To a Kill
    8. Licence to Kill
    9. Live and Let Die
    10. Octopussy
    11. The Man with the Golden Gun
    12. Dr No
    13. The Living Daylights
    14. The World Is Not Enough
    15. Thunderball
    16. Quantum of Solace
    17. From Russia With Love
    18. Goldfinger
    19. Diamonds are Forever
    20. Die Another Day
    21. GoldenEye
    22. Tomorrow Never Dies
    23. You Only Live Twice
  • SJK91SJK91
    edited February 2015 Posts: 1,310
    I haven't watched the films in awhile, so I'm pretty much going with first reaction here...

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

    Some thoughts going through it again:
    - Skyfall's placement was difficult, I was playing with it all through the top 8.
    - Daylights and OHMSS I can never really decide on. I prefer Dalts to Laz, so that pretty much was the deal breaker for me.
    - Tomorrow Never Dies is the second Bond film I remember watching - my parents were searching for a computer many, many years ago, and TND just happened to be playing on one of them. My youngster self took immediate interest and nearly watched the whole thing. It has stuck with me ever since, though I'm well aware of its shortcomings.
    - Rankings 13 to 17 is very fuzzy. Could put those in nearly any order and I'd feel alright with it.
  • ThighsOfXeniaThighsOfXenia
    Posts: 1,596
    Aside from OHMSS (I'm one of the few non-fans of it) I can really dig that Top 10.
    Nice to see ya around again @SJK91
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    edited February 2015 Posts: 11,119
    My updated list as of February 4th 2015. I have slightly updated it compared to my list from August 24th. In part because @RC7 made me think a bit about "NSNA" and "TSWLM". But still, I think "NSNA" is underestimated because of its great acting (Sean Connery, Klaus Maria Brandauer and Barbara Carrera. The latter got nominated for a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Fatima Blush. And let's face it.....Famke Janssen's Xenia Onatopp is in part a rip-off of Fatima Blush:

    Top quality films!!!:
    01 --> 9.5/10 --> 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'
    02 --> 9.3/10 --> 'From Russia With Love'
    03 --> 9.0/10 --> 'Skyfall'
    04 --> 8.8/10 --> 'Casino Royale'
    05 --> 8.3/10 --> 'Thunderball'
    06 --> 8.0/10 --> 'For Your Eyes Only'

    Good films!:
    07 --> 7.6/10 --> 'Doctor No'
    08 --> 7.5/10 --> 'Octopussy'
    09 --> 7.4/10 --> 'The Living Daylights'
    10 --> 7.1/10 --> 'Licence To Kill'
    11 --> 7.0/10 --> 'Goldfinger'

    Average films:
    12 --> 6.7/10 --> 'The World Is Not Enough'
    13 --> 6.5/10 --> 'The Man With The Golden Gun' (+1)
    14 --> 6.3/10 --> 'Quantum Of Solace' (-1)
    15 --> 6.1/10 --> 'The Spy Who Loved Me' (+2)
    16 --> 6.0/10 --> 'Live And Let Die'
    17 --> 5.7/10 --> 'Never Say Never Again' (non-EON) (-2)

    Fun stuff for Bond nerds, but as a standalone film bad and sometimes even groce!:
    18 --> 5.4/10 --> 'Moonraker' (+1)
    19 --> 5.1/10 --> 'Diamonds Are Forever' (-1)
    20 --> 4.8/10 --> 'Tomorrow Never Dies'
    21 --> 4.5/10 --> 'You Only Live Twice'
    22 --> 4.2/10 --> 'GoldenEye'
    23 --> 3.4/10 --> 'A View To A Kill'
    24 --> 2.8/10 --> 'Die Another Day'
    25 --> 1.2/10 --> 'Casino Royale' (non-EON)
  • fromswedenwithlovefromswedenwithlove
    Posts: 654
    ivegotarocket wrote: »
    After a major rewatching there's been some movement, as predicted. I liked FRWL much more, and discovered I wasn't quite so enamoured with Thunderball or TWINE

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

    Ah! Another Moonraker-lover!
  • ivegotarocketivegotarocket Bristol
    Posts: 14
    Absolutely! Can't beat a bit of Moonraker
  • MooseWithFleasMooseWithFleas Philadelphia
    edited February 2015 Posts: 3,369
    If only I did have a chance to see Moonraker first on the big screen! My top Bond at the moment:

    1.) Moonraker
    2.) Casino Royale
    3.) The Spy Who Loved Me
    4.) From Russia With Love
    5.) The Living Daylights

    I figure that combination is pretty rare amongst Bond fans :)
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    edited February 2015 Posts: 17,801
    MooseWithFleas wrote: »
    My top Bond at the moment:

    1.) Moonraker
    2.) Casino Royale
    3.) The Spy Who Loved Me
    4.) From Russia With Love
    5.) The Living Daylights

    I figure that combination is pretty rare amongst Bond fans :)
    :-O
    I'll say! Props for diversity man!
  • ThighsOfXeniaThighsOfXenia
    Posts: 1,596
    Birdleson wrote: »
    I'm betting al of you MOONRAKER fans didn't experience the horror of seeing it in the theatre in 1979. Remember, we didn't know that the Bond films would ever get back on track at the time. The feeling was that this wa sit form now on. Increased inanity, no PPK.

    Doesn't discredit their opinions or anything. I'm happy to see some MOONRAKER love around these parts.
  • WhoopsflootleWhoopsflootle
    Posts: 92
    Hi everyone, here's my list:

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

    Obviously, I enjoy the Craig/Dalton interpretations of Bond the most, maybe because I feel the character has more depth. However, I think they all have their place, depending upon what mood you're in, and I think Roger would be the most entertaining and generous Bond actor in person.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,473
    Whoopsflootle wrote: »
    Hi everyone, here's my list:

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

    Obviously, I enjoy the Craig/Dalton interpretations of Bond the most, maybe because I feel the character has more depth. However, I think they all have their place, depending upon what mood you're in, and I think Roger would be the most entertaining and generous Bond actor in person.

    Welcome to the boards! Interesting to see you place all 3 Craig films on top - especially Quantum at #3. We seem to enjoy a lot of the same - CR, SF (same Top 2), GE, OHMSS, LALD, LTK, etc. Can't complain at all about your bottom five!
  • ivegotarocketivegotarocket Bristol
    Posts: 14
    Birdleson wrote: »
    I didn't say it did. I'm making a point. If you lived through it, you probably don't have found memories of it.

    Except I did see it at the cinema in 1979. And loved it at the time.
  • MooseWithFleasMooseWithFleas Philadelphia
    Posts: 3,369
    Birdleson wrote: »
    I didn't say it did. I'm making a point. If you lived through it, you probably don't have found memories of it.

    I watch a lot of YouTube vlog reviews and Moonraker has a lot of nostalgia support. Being the top grossing Bond film to that point with the Star Wars craze, most middle aged Bond fans have Moonraker as their first Bond. Most vlogs I watch state that MR was the first one they saw in theaters.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    Posts: 17,801
    Birdleson wrote: »
    If you had been following the films since Connery I doubt you left the theatre too happy.
    I wasn't too happy with it back then. I thought I had witnessed the death of Bond films altogether.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    Posts: 17,801
    Birdleson wrote: »

    20. OCTOPUSSY (1983)
    21. TOMORROW NEVER DIES (1997)

    You've no sense of fun at all. :))
  • mirandafrostmirandafrost
    Posts: 368
    My updated list

    1. GE
    2. TND
    3. TLD
    4. TB
    5. TMWTGG
    6. TWINE
    7. DAD
    8. YOLT
    9. GF
    10. FRWL
    11. FYEO
    12. DN
    13. TSWLM
    14. LTK
    15. SF
    16. OP
    17. CR
    18. MR
    19. LALD
    20. AVTAK
    21. DAF
    22. OHMSS
    23. QOS

    I must say that I'm not sure about LALD and LTK... And I haven't seen QOS for quite a while.
    And: I am one of those strange persons who likes DAD and hates OHMSS... :)
  • NicNacNicNac Administrator, Moderator
    Posts: 7,582
    Birdleson wrote: »
    I'm betting all of you MOONRAKER fans didn't experience the horror of seeing it in the theatre in 1979. Remember, we didn't know that the Bond films would ever get back on track at the time. The feeling was that this was it from now on. Increased inanity, no PPK.

    Good God yes, I did see it in the cinema on release. My sister took me and I remember thinking exactly what you say 'Well I can only assume form here they will make them bigger, funnier, more ridiculous.' I was simply dreading Bond 12.
    We got back to her car and it had been broken in to. It topped off a miserable day.

    I don't mind MR now, as I see the bigger picture and how the series has developed and changed over the years, but at the time I was a very worried Bond fan.

    Sorry to hi jack this thread - I have never ever put the films in any sort of order - I find it simply impossible. Hats off to you lot for doing so. ;-)
  • BAIN123BAIN123
    edited February 2015 Posts: 11,189
    NicNac wrote: »
    Birdleson wrote: »
    I'm betting all of you MOONRAKER fans didn't experience the horror of seeing it in the theatre in 1979. Remember, we didn't know that the Bond films would ever get back on track at the time. The feeling was that this was it from now on. Increased inanity, no PPK.

    Good God yes, I did see it in the cinema on release. My sister took me and I remember thinking exactly what you say 'Well I can only assume form here they will make them bigger, funnier, more ridiculous.' I was simply dreading Bond 12.
    We got back to her car and it had been broken in to. It topped off a miserable day.

    I don't mind MR now, as I see the bigger picture and how the series has developed and changed over the years, but at the time I was a very worried Bond fan.

    Sorry to hi jack this thread - I have never ever put the films in any sort of order - I find it simply impossible. Hats off to you lot for doing so. ;-)

    You must have found it ironic then that the next film also featured a car being broken into ;)
  • NicNacNicNac Administrator, Moderator
    Posts: 7,582
    BAIN123 wrote: »
    NicNac wrote: »
    Birdleson wrote: »
    I'm betting all of you MOONRAKER fans didn't experience the horror of seeing it in the theatre in 1979. Remember, we didn't know that the Bond films would ever get back on track at the time. The feeling was that this was it from now on. Increased inanity, no PPK.

    Good God yes, I did see it in the cinema on release. My sister took me and I remember thinking exactly what you say 'Well I can only assume form here they will make them bigger, funnier, more ridiculous.' I was simply dreading Bond 12.
    We got back to her car and it had been broken in to. It topped off a miserable day.

    I don't mind MR now, as I see the bigger picture and how the series has developed and changed over the years, but at the time I was a very worried Bond fan.

    Sorry to hi jack this thread - I have never ever put the films in any sort of order - I find it simply impossible. Hats off to you lot for doing so. ;-)

    You must have found it ironic then that the next film also featured a car being broken into ;)

    Haha, yes. Although ours didn't explode.
  • ThighsOfXeniaThighsOfXenia
    Posts: 1,596
    @mirandafrost - Interesting list. Always nice to see another Brosnan supporter. I'm not the era's biggest fan, but with all the hate he gets I'm one of the resident defenders it seems.

    Minus TMWTGG and TWINE I like your Top Ten, as different as ours are.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    Posts: 17,801
    ThighsOfXenia wrote: »
    @mirandafrost - Interesting list. Always nice to see another Brosnan supporter. I'm not the era's biggest fan, but with all the hate he gets I'm one of the resident defenders it seems.
    Well, I AM the era's biggest fan. I absolutely love the first three, & have great fun watching the fourth.
    @mirandafrost, I love your list!
  • ThighsOfXeniaThighsOfXenia
    Posts: 1,596
    @chrisisall / @mirandafrost what do you have to say for yourself?
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    Posts: 17,801
    Birdleson wrote: »
    I have long suspected that you, @chrisisall, and @mirandafrost are one and the same.
    Not a bit of it; he (she-?) has LTK & DN way too low for my tastes.
    ;)
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited February 2015 Posts: 23,883
    @mirandafrost, congratulations on finishing your Bondathon.

    I'm very respectful of almost any and all opinions, but I'm afraid I am taken aback by your including TWINE in the top 10 (and almost top 5!). That tragic-comic debacle shall surely be at the very bottom (stomped) of my list when I do my next Bondathon.

    OHMSS is not for everybody so I can understand. DAD is a guilty pleasure for even fewer :)
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    Posts: 17,801
    Birdleson wrote: »
    I had it, TWINE, in my Top Ten for several years. Admitted it has fallen dramatically, but I can certainly see what others enjoy about it.
    You are a gentleman, sir.
  • ThighsOfXeniaThighsOfXenia
    Posts: 1,596
    It's the only Bond film I don't enjoy.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    Posts: 17,801
    ThighsOfXenia wrote: »
    It's the only Bond film I don't enjoy.
    Silly silly British man....
    [-(
  • ThighsOfXeniaThighsOfXenia
    edited February 2015 Posts: 1,596
    Yeah see some of the parts you love I don't much like (Elektra, Brosnan's performance). Elektra isn't bad but I think this is far and away Brosnan's worst turn. No fault of his own, he always gave the role 100%, but I think he was directed poorly.

    I don't even hate Richards. I just hate the writing in the film as well as the morbid, drab, lifeless, and melodramatic direction.

    @chrisisall as a fellow Brosnan supporter I feel your pain. You're just doing your job. This is the one film I can't go on record defending, unfortunately. I'm sure I'll pop up elsewhere to defend TND and DAD though :P
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