Finished watching The Man With The Golden Gun and Tomorrow Never Dies. Both will probably end up near Quantum of Solace, for me. TMWTGG had a nice concept but wasn't much of a good movie. TND was a good movie, but really lacked concept.
Thank you Absolutely_Cart. It was a quiet day at work and I have been wanting to post my list for quite some time. It would be nice to look back at the last time I did this and see what has changed.
1 - Licence To Kill
Controversial? Maybe. But this film just rules. Excellent action, excellent villain, excellent performance from Dalton. Just very entertaining throughout. It is different but it works.
We disagree on so much, yet we are both here on this! -{
1 - Licence To Kill
Controversial? Maybe. But this film just rules. Excellent action, excellent villain, excellent performance from Dalton. Just very entertaining throughout. It is different but it works.
We disagree on so much, yet we are both here on this! -{
And here I am remembering times when your favorites were Live and Let Die (jarvio) and Tomorrow Never Dies (chrisisall) respectively. Gosh, I am so proud to see your tastes have improved this much over the years )
1. GoldenEye
2. Goldfinger
3. Skyfall
4. Moonraker
5. TSWLM
6. AVTAK/Octopussy
7. The Living Daylights
8. Tomorrow Nver Dies
9. Diamonds are Forever
10. TMWTGG
11. TWINE
12. OHMSS
13. Live and Let Die
14. FYEO
15. Casino Royale
16. Licence to Kill
17. FRWL
18. Thunderball
19. Die Another Day
20. YOLT
21. Dr No
22. QoS
I looked at my previous list, and this is how much I enjoy each film, not necessarily its quality.
Dump numerical; BOND FILMS I COULD NOT LIVE WITHOUT:
TLD
LTK
TND
DN
TWINE
FRWL
YOLT
GE BOND FILMS I ENJOY IMMENSELY:
GF
TB
QOS
OHMSS
OP
FYEO
CR
LALD
TMWTGG
TSWLM
DAF
DAD
SF BOND FILMS THAT ARE, UMM, YOU KNOW... OKAY I GUESS...
AVTAK
MR
1. GoldenEye
2. Goldfinger
3. Skyfall
4. Moonraker
5. TSWLM
6. AVTAK/Octopussy
7. The Living Daylights
8. Tomorrow Nver Dies
9. Diamonds are Forever
10. TMWTGG
Out of all the members here on AJB, I think you have the most similar top 10 as me. Notable for what's included as well as what is not. (FRWL, OHMSS, FYEO) The main difference is I rank Skyfall dead last by a wide margin and I see you're not too fond of Dr. No.
Goldfinger? Check
TSWLM and Moonraker? Check
OP and AVTAK? Check
Living Daylights? Check
Goldeneye & TND ? Check
I do enjoy DAF quite a bit, but wouldn't consider it a favorite.
TMWTGG is hovering just outside my Top 10. It always seems to be on the up and up.
My current 10 favorite:
1. GE 2. MR 3. OP 4. TMWTGG 5. TSWLM 6. TND 7. TWINE 8.DN 9. GF 10. AVTAK
1. GoldenEye
2. Goldfinger
3. Skyfall
4. Moonraker
5. TSWLM
6. AVTAK/Octopussy
7. The Living Daylights
8. Tomorrow Nver Dies
9. Diamonds are Forever
10. TMWTGG
Out of all the members here on AJB, I think you have the most similar top 10 as me. Notable for what's included as well as what is not. (FRWL, OHMSS, FYEO) The main difference is I rank Skyfall dead last by a wide margin.
Goldfinger? Check
TSWLM and Moonraker? Check
OP and AVTAK? Check
Living Daylights? Check
Goldeneye & TND ? Check
I do enjoy DAF quite a bit, but wouldn't consider it a favorite.
TMWTGG is hovering just outside my Top 10. It always seems to be on the up and up.
I think I only like DAF and TMWTGG because of how many times I've seen them. Films like FRWL and FYEO I might like a bit more if I saw them more often. Whilst GoldenEye is my favourite, I still think the most enjoyable film to watch is Moonraker, due to the big sets and elaborate stunts. However, FRWL just seems a bit.....boring to me. Or I'm just too much of a Moore fan.
Here's my list. Number 1 being my all-time favourite.
1 - Quantum of Solace
2 - Skyfall
3 - The Living Daylights
4 - The Spy Who Loved Me
5 - Casino Royale
6 - Licence to Kill
7 - GoldenEye
8 - For Your Eyes Only
9 - Octopussy
10 - The Man with the Golden Gun
11 - Dr. No
12 - Goldfinger
13 - On Her Majesty's Secret Service
14 - From Russia with Love
15 - Thunderball
16 - Moonraker
17 - Diamonds Are Forever
18 - Live and Let Die
19 - A View to a Kill
20 - The World is Not Enough
21 - You Only Live Twice
22 - Tomorrow Never Dies
23 - Die Another Day
Favourite Bonds: TIMOTHY DALTON and DANIEL CRAIG
Favourite Bond films: QUANTUM OF SOLACE, SKYFALL and THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS
#14 - Die Another Day (2002, Brosnan) I know you all want to kill me for having it this high, but I really enjoyed it. It's stupid escapist action but it's so committed to that fact, it goes all out. Full of great gadgets, absurdly entertaining action sequences and the sexy Halle Berry. The beginning was very strong, showing a more vulnerable Bond. As stupid as the film can get, it also tackles a lot of more serious subjects like the East's dualistic hate and admiration toward the west. The CGI surfing many fans considered to be a low point, and I get that. But if we're going to have silly over-the-top Bond films, why not go all the way.
Even though it's near the bottom of everyone's list, I'm sure I'm not the only one to admit it's a fantastic watch because of how silly it is.
Here's my list. Number 1 being my all-time favourite.
1 - Quantum of Solace
2 - Skyfall
3 - The Living Daylights
4 - The Spy Who Loved Me
5 - Casino Royale
6 - Licence to Kill
7 - GoldenEye
8 - For Your Eyes Only
9 - Octopussy
10 - The Man with the Golden Gun
11 - Dr. No
12 - Goldfinger
13 - On Her Majesty's Secret Service
14 - From Russia with Love
15 - Thunderball
16 - Moonraker
17 - Diamonds Are Forever
18 - Live and Let Die
19 - A View to a Kill
20 - The World is Not Enough
21 - You Only Live Twice
22 - Tomorrow Never Dies
23 - Die Another Day
I would be HIGHLY intrested in hearing what makes Quantum of Solace your favorite Bond movie.
1. GoldenEye
2. Skyfall
3. Octopussy
4. For Your Eyes Only
5. Tomorrow Never Dies
6. Goldfinger
7. Licence to Kill
8. Moonraker
9. Live And Let Die
10. A View To A Kill
11. The Living Daylights
12. The Spy Who Loved Me
13. The Man With The Golden Gun
14. Diamonds Are Forever
15. The World is Not Enough
16. You Only Live Twice
17. From Russia With Love
18. Casino Royale
19. Die Another Day
20. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
21. Thunderball
22. Dr No
23. Quantum of Solace
I honestly wish Quantum would one day give me that same feeling. It only went more down and down after first seeing it.
I'm more at a loss as to why people don't rate it higher...it's got everything you need for a superb Bond film...it gets hold of you from the off and just doesn't let go... -{
I honestly wish Quantum would one day give me that same feeling. It only went more down and down after first seeing it.
I'm more at a loss as to why people don't rate it higher...it's got everything you need for a superb Bond film...it gets hold of you from the off and just doesn't let go... -{
Well, maybe it will climb up for me as well one day. Maybe I will have to take Thunderpussy's advice of going back to the novels and appreciating it in a different light. Because as of now, I found it to be confusing, very weak in it's story telling and I hated the fact that Bond in the end finally got the information he desired about Quantum, but not us, the audience! As if the film makers themselves didn't even know what to do with it. It's like with Diamonds Are Forever: the potential to be a great follow up, but completely missed the oppertunity. I sincerly hope Spectre won't do that as well, as that's also going to be a follow up again.
But like I said, I hope the appreciation will grow on me eventually.
I honestly wish Quantum would one day give me that same feeling. It only went more down and down after first seeing it.
I'm more at a loss as to why people don't rate it higher...it's got everything you need for a superb Bond film...it gets hold of you from the off and just doesn't let go... -{
Well, maybe it will climb up for me as well one day. Maybe I will have to take Thunderpussy's advice of going back to the novels and appreciating it in a different light. Because as of now, I found it to be confusing, very weak in it's story telling and I hated the fact that Bond in the end finally got the information he desired about Quantum, but not us, the audience! As if the film makers themselves didn't even know what to do with it. It's like with Diamonds Are Forever: the potential to be a great follow up, but completely missed the oppertunity. I sincerly hope Spectre won't do that as well, as that's also going to be a follow up again.
But like I said, I hope the appreciation will grow on me eventually.
I'm not sure why you are confused by it...it's very straightforward...although the script could have done with another rewrite I admit...what info are you missing about Quantum - and what is this fascination some people have with being spoon-fed everything ? Anyway, more about Quantum in SPECTRE...but as for SPECTRE...well...I'd expect more in Bond25...
Here is the definitive list. If your list is different, you are wrong and should adjust accordingly. Just kidding, of course. But I am happy to engage in spirited conversation over why they are ranked where they are.
1. Casino Royale
2. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
3. Thunderball
4. From Russia With Love
5. Dr. No
6. Goldeneye
7. The Spy Who Loved Me
8. Goldfinger
9. Skyfall
10. Diamonds Are Forever
11. Quantum of Solace
12. The Living Daylights
13. You Only Live Twice
14. License To Kill
15. A View To a Kill
16. The Man With the Golden Gun
17. Octopussy
18. Moonraker
19. Die Another Day
20. Tomorrow Never Dies
21. Live and Let Die
22. For Your Eyes Only
23. The World Is Not Enough
Here is the definitive list. If your list is different, you are wrong and should adjust accordingly. Just kidding, of course. But I am happy to engage in spirited conversation over why they are ranked where they are.
1. Casino Royale
2. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
3. Thunderball
4. From Russia With Love
5. Dr. No
6. Goldeneye
7. The Spy Who Loved Me
8. Goldfinger
9. Skyfall
10. Diamonds Are Forever
11. Quantum of Solace
12. The Living Daylights
13. You Only Live Twice
14. License To Kill
15. A View To a Kill
16. The Man With the Golden Gun
17. Octopussy
18. Moonraker
19. Die Another Day
20. Tomorrow Never Dies
21. Live and Let Die
22. For Your Eyes Only
23. The World Is Not Enough
Welcome aboard St. John Smythe! I am willing to be one of the people that will happily engage into one of those conversations, to me that's the true beauty of Bond fandom.
On the sidenote, you don't happen to be this guy right? :P
Here is the definitive list. If your list is different, you are wrong and should adjust accordingly. Just kidding, of course. But I am happy to engage in spirited conversation over why they are ranked where they are.
1. Casino Royale
2. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
3. Thunderball
4. From Russia With Love
5. Dr. No
6. Goldeneye
7. The Spy Who Loved Me
8. Goldfinger
9. Skyfall
10. Diamonds Are Forever
11. Quantum of Solace
12. The Living Daylights
13. You Only Live Twice
14. License To Kill
15. A View To a Kill
16. The Man With the Golden Gun
17. Octopussy
18. Moonraker
19. Die Another Day
20. Tomorrow Never Dies
21. Live and Let Die
22. For Your Eyes Only
23. The World Is Not Enough
Welcome aboard St. John Smythe! I am willing to be one of the people that will happily engage into one of those conversations, to me that's the true beauty of Bond fandom.
On the sidenote, you don't happen to be this guy right? :P
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AJB007 Favorite Film Rankings
Pros and Cons Compendium (50 Years)
#1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
And here I am remembering times when your favorites were Live and Let Die (jarvio) and Tomorrow Never Dies (chrisisall) respectively. Gosh, I am so proud to see your tastes have improved this much over the years
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1. GoldenEye
2. Goldfinger
3. Skyfall
4. Moonraker
5. TSWLM
6. AVTAK/Octopussy
7. The Living Daylights
8. Tomorrow Nver Dies
9. Diamonds are Forever
10. TMWTGG
11. TWINE
12. OHMSS
13. Live and Let Die
14. FYEO
15. Casino Royale
16. Licence to Kill
17. FRWL
18. Thunderball
19. Die Another Day
20. YOLT
21. Dr No
22. QoS
I looked at my previous list, and this is how much I enjoy each film, not necessarily its quality.
BOND FILMS I COULD NOT LIVE WITHOUT:
TLD
LTK
TND
DN
TWINE
FRWL
YOLT
GE
BOND FILMS I ENJOY IMMENSELY:
GF
TB
QOS
OHMSS
OP
FYEO
CR
LALD
TMWTGG
TSWLM
DAF
DAD
SF
BOND FILMS THAT ARE, UMM, YOU KNOW... OKAY I GUESS...
AVTAK
MR
#1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
Out of all the members here on AJB, I think you have the most similar top 10 as me. Notable for what's included as well as what is not. (FRWL, OHMSS, FYEO) The main difference is I rank Skyfall dead last by a wide margin and I see you're not too fond of Dr. No.
Goldfinger? Check
TSWLM and Moonraker? Check
OP and AVTAK? Check
Living Daylights? Check
Goldeneye & TND ? Check
I do enjoy DAF quite a bit, but wouldn't consider it a favorite.
TMWTGG is hovering just outside my Top 10. It always seems to be on the up and up.
1. GE 2. MR 3. OP 4. TMWTGG 5. TSWLM 6. TND 7. TWINE 8.DN 9. GF 10. AVTAK
I think I only like DAF and TMWTGG because of how many times I've seen them. Films like FRWL and FYEO I might like a bit more if I saw them more often. Whilst GoldenEye is my favourite, I still think the most enjoyable film to watch is Moonraker, due to the big sets and elaborate stunts. However, FRWL just seems a bit.....boring to me. Or I'm just too much of a Moore fan.
1 - LTK
2 - OP
3 - FYEO
4 - SF
5 - GE
6 - AVTAK
7 - OHMSS
8 - LALD
9 - TSWLM
10 - DN
11 - YOLT
12 - DAF
13 - TLD
14 - FRWL
15 - GF
16 - TMWTGG
17 - CR
18 - MR
19 - DAD
20 - TND
21 - TWINE
22 - QOS
23 - TB
It's so hard to rank these when you enjoy them all!
Knowing me, my list will change again next week
1 - Moore, 2 - Dalton, 3 - Craig, 4 - Connery, 5 - Brosnan, 6 - Lazenby
#1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
CR > LTK > OHMSS > GF > TSWLM > FRWL > SF > TLD > OP > FYEO > GE > TB > DN > DAD > TWINE > MWGG > LALD > YOLT > QOS > TND > AVTAK > MR > DAF
AJB007 Favorite Film Rankings
Pros and Cons Compendium (50 Years)
1 - Quantum of Solace
2 - Skyfall
3 - The Living Daylights
4 - The Spy Who Loved Me
5 - Casino Royale
6 - Licence to Kill
7 - GoldenEye
8 - For Your Eyes Only
9 - Octopussy
10 - The Man with the Golden Gun
11 - Dr. No
12 - Goldfinger
13 - On Her Majesty's Secret Service
14 - From Russia with Love
15 - Thunderball
16 - Moonraker
17 - Diamonds Are Forever
18 - Live and Let Die
19 - A View to a Kill
20 - The World is Not Enough
21 - You Only Live Twice
22 - Tomorrow Never Dies
23 - Die Another Day
Favourite Bond films: QUANTUM OF SOLACE, SKYFALL and THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS
Even though it's near the bottom of everyone's list, I'm sure I'm not the only one to admit it's a fantastic watch because of how silly it is.
I would be HIGHLY intrested in hearing what makes Quantum of Solace your favorite Bond movie.
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#1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
It's my third favourite...it's just a bl**dy good Bond film... -{
CR > OHMSS > LTK > SF > GE > TSWLM > DN > GF > FRWL > YOLT > FYEO > DAD > TLD > OP > QOS > TWINE > MWGG > TB > AVTAK > LALD > TND > DAF > MR
AJB007 Favorite Film Rankings
Pros and Cons Compendium (50 Years)
I honestly wish Quantum would one day give me that same feeling. It only went more down and down after first seeing it.
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1. GoldenEye
2. Skyfall
3. Octopussy
4. For Your Eyes Only
5. Tomorrow Never Dies
6. Goldfinger
7. Licence to Kill
8. Moonraker
9. Live And Let Die
10. A View To A Kill
11. The Living Daylights
12. The Spy Who Loved Me
13. The Man With The Golden Gun
14. Diamonds Are Forever
15. The World is Not Enough
16. You Only Live Twice
17. From Russia With Love
18. Casino Royale
19. Die Another Day
20. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
21. Thunderball
22. Dr No
23. Quantum of Solace
#1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
I'm more at a loss as to why people don't rate it higher...it's got everything you need for a superb Bond film...it gets hold of you from the off and just doesn't let go... -{
OHMSS
Skyfall
FRWL
DN
CR
Goldfinger
YOLT
TND
TWINE
LTK
Living Daylights
Goldeneye
LALD
TSWLM
QoS
DAF
TMWTGG
DAD
MR
OP
FYEO
AVTAK
Well, maybe it will climb up for me as well one day. Maybe I will have to take Thunderpussy's advice of going back to the novels and appreciating it in a different light. Because as of now, I found it to be confusing, very weak in it's story telling and I hated the fact that Bond in the end finally got the information he desired about Quantum, but not us, the audience! As if the film makers themselves didn't even know what to do with it. It's like with Diamonds Are Forever: the potential to be a great follow up, but completely missed the oppertunity. I sincerly hope Spectre won't do that as well, as that's also going to be a follow up again.
But like I said, I hope the appreciation will grow on me eventually.
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I'm not sure why you are confused by it...it's very straightforward...although the script could have done with another rewrite I admit...what info are you missing about Quantum - and what is this fascination some people have with being spoon-fed everything ? Anyway, more about Quantum in SPECTRE...but as for SPECTRE...well...I'd expect more in Bond25...
1. Casino Royale
2. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
3. Thunderball
4. From Russia With Love
5. Dr. No
6. Goldeneye
7. The Spy Who Loved Me
8. Goldfinger
9. Skyfall
10. Diamonds Are Forever
11. Quantum of Solace
12. The Living Daylights
13. You Only Live Twice
14. License To Kill
15. A View To a Kill
16. The Man With the Golden Gun
17. Octopussy
18. Moonraker
19. Die Another Day
20. Tomorrow Never Dies
21. Live and Let Die
22. For Your Eyes Only
23. The World Is Not Enough
And btw, welcome, Sinjin!
#1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
Welcome aboard St. John Smythe! I am willing to be one of the people that will happily engage into one of those conversations, to me that's the true beauty of Bond fandom.
On the sidenote, you don't happen to be this guy right? :P
https://youtu.be/1cIx93pGPu8?t=3m53s ( I linked this to the correct minute, to get what I mean.)
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Thanks! And in fairness to your point, they are the two that I have seen the least, so I should re-watch them and then confirm.
Haha. That is not me but I do think it's a fun alias. I actually often like to go by David Bowman but that seemed less appropriate on this website
1) OHMSS
2) FRWL
3) TSWLM
4) GF
5) CR
6) LALD
7) TB = (Estimate for SP from what I've seen so far)
8) TLD
9) FYEO
10) SF
11) DN
12) QOS
13) GE
14) YOLT
15) LTK
16) MR
17) TMWTGG
18) OP
19) TWINE
20) DAF
21) AVTAK
22) TND
23) DAD
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