1. Skyfall
2. A View to a Kill (sorry, I just LOVED Christopher Walken as Zorin)
3. From Russia with Love
4. Casino Royale
5. Diamonds are Forever
6. The World is Not Enough
7. Tomorrow Never Dies
8. The Man with the Golden Gun
9. For Your Eyes Only
10. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
11. Spectre
12. Goldfinger
13. The Spy Who Loved Me
14. Quantum of Solace
15. Goldeneye
16. Octopussy
17. You Only Live Twice
18. Dr. No
19. Live And Let Die
20. Thunderball
21. The Living Daylights
22. Die Another Day
23. License To Kill
24. Moonraker (that one was really bad in my opinion)
"You don’t make art out of good intentions." - Gustave Flaubert;
joq, interesting to see that you're clearly not a Dalton fan.
What do you dislike, if anything, about his portrayal of 007?
I also find interesting that you love TND and TWINE, but are a bit less crazy for GE, why is that?
"Hostile takeovers. Shall we?"
New 2020 ranking (for now DAF and FYEO keep their previous placements)
1. TLD 2. TND 3. GF 4. TSWLM 5. TWINE 6. OHMSS 7. LtK 8. TMWTGG 9. L&LD 10. YOLT 11. DAD 12. QoS 13. DN 14. GE 15. SF 16. OP 17. MR 18. AVTAK 19. TB 20. FRWL 21. CR 22. FYEO 23. DAF (SP to be included later)
Bond actors to be re-ranked later
Since I generally lean more towards the campier and/or more action-heavy Bond films (as my ranking should give away), it was easy for me to like SP, as it brought the action and the humor.
"Hostile takeovers. Shall we?"
New 2020 ranking (for now DAF and FYEO keep their previous placements)
1. TLD 2. TND 3. GF 4. TSWLM 5. TWINE 6. OHMSS 7. LtK 8. TMWTGG 9. L&LD 10. YOLT 11. DAD 12. QoS 13. DN 14. GE 15. SF 16. OP 17. MR 18. AVTAK 19. TB 20. FRWL 21. CR 22. FYEO 23. DAF (SP to be included later)
Bond actors to be re-ranked later
New ranking from me with all 24 Bond films this time, worst to best:
24. Diamonds Are Forever (2/10)
23. Die Another Day (4/10)
22. Tomorrow Never Dies (4.5/10)
21. The World Is Not Enough (6/10)
20. You Only Live Twice (6/10)
19. Quantum Of Solace (6.5/10)
18. Live And Let Die (6.5/10)
17. The Man With The Golden Gun (7/10)
16. Thunderball (7/10)
15. Casino Royale (7.5/10)
14. Moonraker (8/10)
13. Goldeneye (8/10)
12. Octopussy (8/10)
11. Goldfinger (8/10)
10. Dr No (8.5/10)
9. A View To A Kill (8.5/10)
8. Skyfall (8.5/10)
7. The Spy Who Loved Me (8.5/10)
6. Licence To Kill (8.5/10)
5. Spectre (9/10)
4. From Russia With Love (9/10)
3. The Living Daylights (9/10)
2. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (9.5/10)
1. For Your Eyes Only (9.5/10)
Updated ranking for me.
And this is my list of what my FAVOURITE bond films are - not the BEST.
For example, #21-24 are all better films than #20. But I like #20 more. Just an example.
"Hostile takeovers. Shall we?"
New 2020 ranking (for now DAF and FYEO keep their previous placements)
1. TLD 2. TND 3. GF 4. TSWLM 5. TWINE 6. OHMSS 7. LtK 8. TMWTGG 9. L&LD 10. YOLT 11. DAD 12. QoS 13. DN 14. GE 15. SF 16. OP 17. MR 18. AVTAK 19. TB 20. FRWL 21. CR 22. FYEO 23. DAF (SP to be included later)
Bond actors to be re-ranked later
Jarvio, I guess DAD is for you what QoS is for me (to some degree).
Even though I'm not a huge Craig fan, I don't hate the most unpopular Craig Bond film (in fact, I quite like it).
I guess your feelings towards DAD are somewhat comparable.
I also find interesting that you love Craig as Bond, but are not too crazy about CR.
"Hostile takeovers. Shall we?"
New 2020 ranking (for now DAF and FYEO keep their previous placements)
1. TLD 2. TND 3. GF 4. TSWLM 5. TWINE 6. OHMSS 7. LtK 8. TMWTGG 9. L&LD 10. YOLT 11. DAD 12. QoS 13. DN 14. GE 15. SF 16. OP 17. MR 18. AVTAK 19. TB 20. FRWL 21. CR 22. FYEO 23. DAF (SP to be included later)
Bond actors to be re-ranked later
Jarvio, I guess DAD is for you what QoS is for me (to some degree).
Even though I'm not a huge Craig fan, I don't hate the most unpopular Craig Bond film (in fact, I quite like it).
I guess your feelings towards DAD are somewhat comparable.
I also find interesting that you love Craig as Bond, but are not too crazy about CR.
Maybe. With DAD, I think that technically it is the worst film in the series, and by quite some distance too. But.. it is never boring. And it is very memorable. And as a result, I enjoy it more than my bottom 4, which bore me more. Having said that though, DAD is still in my bottom 5 and so is still a low ranker for me.
And Daniel Craig and CR, you are correct, I am a big fan of DC's bond, and in CR that is no exception. But, the actual film CR... I dunno... it just does nothing for me. Aside from DC's performance, the only other thing I really like in CR is the torture scene, and to a lesser extent the poison scene. But the rest of the film just bored me. Having said that though, even my lowest ranked bond film is still enjoyed by me to some extent.
As I am going through the marathon I am really looking forward to getting to DAD, probably because I've avoided it - but it's true - it's never boring - it's just 80% of the time cringeworthy.
If you can forget that and just have some popcorn on the ready, you're in for a good time.
am747, I will say that for an old-school Bond fan, it is impressive that you love SP enough to place it at #10.
Then again, that movie does have its throwbacks.
"Hostile takeovers. Shall we?"
New 2020 ranking (for now DAF and FYEO keep their previous placements)
1. TLD 2. TND 3. GF 4. TSWLM 5. TWINE 6. OHMSS 7. LtK 8. TMWTGG 9. L&LD 10. YOLT 11. DAD 12. QoS 13. DN 14. GE 15. SF 16. OP 17. MR 18. AVTAK 19. TB 20. FRWL 21. CR 22. FYEO 23. DAF (SP to be included later)
Bond actors to be re-ranked later
am747, I will say that for an old-school Bond fan, it is impressive that you love SP enough to place it at #10.
Then again, that movie does have its throwbacks.
I rate the 60s films very highly so all of them are in the top 10 .... Like most Bond films, SP has weaknesses but overall I found it a nicely sorted out and visually striking film incorporating some of the classic Bond elements
Most of the things have been done in Bond films so recent releases tend to have a shorter shelf life at the top on my ranking ..... Before SP, my favorite post Dalton film was SF. Before SF it was CR, and before CR, it was GE .... However SP is a good example of how a film can make use of the classic Bond elements and present it in a visually striking manner. For e.g. the torture scene was similar to one in CR where Bond is made to sit on a chair. But the one in SP had a little dose of the classic Bond elements. It is a welcome addition to Top 10 (and my top 18 are close)
Turns out both 'volcano lair' pictures crack my top ten :007)
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Lh, would you currently say that you like Connery and Craigger equally in the role of 007?
"Hostile takeovers. Shall we?"
New 2020 ranking (for now DAF and FYEO keep their previous placements)
1. TLD 2. TND 3. GF 4. TSWLM 5. TWINE 6. OHMSS 7. LtK 8. TMWTGG 9. L&LD 10. YOLT 11. DAD 12. QoS 13. DN 14. GE 15. SF 16. OP 17. MR 18. AVTAK 19. TB 20. FRWL 21. CR 22. FYEO 23. DAF (SP to be included later)
Bond actors to be re-ranked later
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1) Connery/Craig - a tie, although they do trade places at the top depending on my mood...I agree with a critic(!!!) who recently said that the only reason Craig isn't the best is because he wasn't the first B-) Connery originated; Craig re-originated for a new century. Coincidentally, the three actors in my 1 and 2 slots are the best actors of the lot, IMO.
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Intetesting to see TLD and OP as the top 2. They both hv the indiana jones type of feel to it with parts shot in Afganistan and Ind respectively, lots of action and stunts, former USSR theme, and nice score
PS Then you hv FRWL in top 5. GE and FYEO involves USSR as well. Based on the above - TSWLM could hv been in the top 5-6 too which has a Soviet agent collobrating with 007 and Egyptian locations
Bring CR and OHMSS down and move up TSWLM, FYEO and GE , and you would hv top 6 with some kind of Soviet theme . .... Btw, YOTL has minor references to USSR as well
"Hostile takeovers. Shall we?"
New 2020 ranking (for now DAF and FYEO keep their previous placements)
1. TLD 2. TND 3. GF 4. TSWLM 5. TWINE 6. OHMSS 7. LtK 8. TMWTGG 9. L&LD 10. YOLT 11. DAD 12. QoS 13. DN 14. GE 15. SF 16. OP 17. MR 18. AVTAK 19. TB 20. FRWL 21. CR 22. FYEO 23. DAF (SP to be included later)
Bond actors to be re-ranked later
Intetesting to see TLD and OP as the top 2. They both hv the indiana jones type of feel to it with parts shot in Afganistan and Ind respectively, lots of action and stunts, former USSR theme, and nice score
PS Then you hv FRWL in top 5. GE and FYEO involves USSR as well. Based on the above - TSWLM could hv been in the top 5-6 too which has a Soviet agent collobrating with 007 and Egyptian locations
Bring CR and OHMSS down and move up TSWLM, FYEO and GE , and you would hv top 6 with some kind of Soviet theme . .... Btw, YOTL has minor references to USSR as well
Didn't notice the USSR link. I guess my top 8 are the "spy" plots, with varying degrees of humour.
TSWLM is great but not sold on the Bond girl and villain, plus it's too similar to YOLT and MR.
No, but he has directed my overall favourite decade.
When people say Connery IS Bond, they really mean Young's influence in DN and FRWL.
I also love what Campbell did with GE and CR. He's held my interest through the terrible Serra score. And made what should be a boring poker game tense and interesting even if you exclude the scenes in between
80s films seem to have been influenced by Indiana Jones too - OP (IND sequences), TLD (AFG sequences), and LTK (Truck sequence).
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I thought this interesting enough to chew on here...and naturally know it can be endlessly debated :v so here we go...
Prettyfamous.com has put out what it calls a 'definitive ranking' of the Bond films...interestingly, that website and I have the very same bottom four B-) ...with the exception that they have ranked MR over DAD. They have excluded NSNA because it's not part of the Eon canon, and SP because box office is not yet finalized.
Their top three are 1) GF, 2) CR and 3) SF...and overall, they say that critics rate Craig just slightly ahead of Connery.
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Comments
1. Skyfall
2. A View to a Kill (sorry, I just LOVED Christopher Walken as Zorin)
3. From Russia with Love
4. Casino Royale
5. Diamonds are Forever
6. The World is Not Enough
7. Tomorrow Never Dies
8. The Man with the Golden Gun
9. For Your Eyes Only
10. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
11. Spectre
12. Goldfinger
13. The Spy Who Loved Me
14. Quantum of Solace
15. Goldeneye
16. Octopussy
17. You Only Live Twice
18. Dr. No
19. Live And Let Die
20. Thunderball
21. The Living Daylights
22. Die Another Day
23. License To Kill
24. Moonraker (that one was really bad in my opinion)
What do you dislike, if anything, about his portrayal of 007?
I also find interesting that you love TND and TWINE, but are a bit less crazy for GE, why is that?
New 2020 ranking (for now DAF and FYEO keep their previous placements)
1. TLD 2. TND 3. GF 4. TSWLM 5. TWINE 6. OHMSS 7. LtK 8. TMWTGG 9. L&LD 10. YOLT 11. DAD 12. QoS 13. DN 14. GE 15. SF 16. OP 17. MR 18. AVTAK 19. TB 20. FRWL 21. CR 22. FYEO 23. DAF (SP to be included later)
Bond actors to be re-ranked later
It takes a few views, like the excellent QOS...
#1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
New 2020 ranking (for now DAF and FYEO keep their previous placements)
1. TLD 2. TND 3. GF 4. TSWLM 5. TWINE 6. OHMSS 7. LtK 8. TMWTGG 9. L&LD 10. YOLT 11. DAD 12. QoS 13. DN 14. GE 15. SF 16. OP 17. MR 18. AVTAK 19. TB 20. FRWL 21. CR 22. FYEO 23. DAF (SP to be included later)
Bond actors to be re-ranked later
24. Diamonds Are Forever (2/10)
23. Die Another Day (4/10)
22. Tomorrow Never Dies (4.5/10)
21. The World Is Not Enough (6/10)
20. You Only Live Twice (6/10)
19. Quantum Of Solace (6.5/10)
18. Live And Let Die (6.5/10)
17. The Man With The Golden Gun (7/10)
16. Thunderball (7/10)
15. Casino Royale (7.5/10)
14. Moonraker (8/10)
13. Goldeneye (8/10)
12. Octopussy (8/10)
11. Goldfinger (8/10)
10. Dr No (8.5/10)
9. A View To A Kill (8.5/10)
8. Skyfall (8.5/10)
7. The Spy Who Loved Me (8.5/10)
6. Licence To Kill (8.5/10)
5. Spectre (9/10)
4. From Russia With Love (9/10)
3. The Living Daylights (9/10)
2. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (9.5/10)
1. For Your Eyes Only (9.5/10)
1. Dalton 2. Moore 3. Connery 4. Lazenby 5. Craig 6. Brosnan
And this is my list of what my FAVOURITE bond films are - not the BEST.
For example, #21-24 are all better films than #20. But I like #20 more. Just an example.
1 - AVTAK
2 - LTK
3 - OP
4 - LALD
5 - FYEO
6 - SF
7 - GE
8 - OHMSS
9 - DN
10 - DAF
11 - SP
12 - TMWTGG
13 - YOLT
14 - TSWLM
15 - TLD
16 - MR
17 - FRWL
18 - GF
19 - QOS
20 - DAD
21 - TND
22 - TWINE
23 - TB
24 - CR
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
It is an amazing film. Part of me wants it at #1, but I pretty much love my top 4 equally
1 - Moore, 2 - Dalton, 3 - Craig, 4 - Connery, 5 - Brosnan, 6 - Lazenby
It hurts to see my favorite one ranked so low
But I guess that's all part of Bond fandom, different tastes! -{
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New 2020 ranking (for now DAF and FYEO keep their previous placements)
1. TLD 2. TND 3. GF 4. TSWLM 5. TWINE 6. OHMSS 7. LtK 8. TMWTGG 9. L&LD 10. YOLT 11. DAD 12. QoS 13. DN 14. GE 15. SF 16. OP 17. MR 18. AVTAK 19. TB 20. FRWL 21. CR 22. FYEO 23. DAF (SP to be included later)
Bond actors to be re-ranked later
No need to say sorry. It is a damn fine and entertaining film, that deserves more love.
1 - Moore, 2 - Dalton, 3 - Craig, 4 - Connery, 5 - Brosnan, 6 - Lazenby
Even though I'm not a huge Craig fan, I don't hate the most unpopular Craig Bond film (in fact, I quite like it).
I guess your feelings towards DAD are somewhat comparable.
I also find interesting that you love Craig as Bond, but are not too crazy about CR.
New 2020 ranking (for now DAF and FYEO keep their previous placements)
1. TLD 2. TND 3. GF 4. TSWLM 5. TWINE 6. OHMSS 7. LtK 8. TMWTGG 9. L&LD 10. YOLT 11. DAD 12. QoS 13. DN 14. GE 15. SF 16. OP 17. MR 18. AVTAK 19. TB 20. FRWL 21. CR 22. FYEO 23. DAF (SP to be included later)
Bond actors to be re-ranked later
Maybe. With DAD, I think that technically it is the worst film in the series, and by quite some distance too. But.. it is never boring. And it is very memorable. And as a result, I enjoy it more than my bottom 4, which bore me more. Having said that though, DAD is still in my bottom 5 and so is still a low ranker for me.
And Daniel Craig and CR, you are correct, I am a big fan of DC's bond, and in CR that is no exception. But, the actual film CR... I dunno... it just does nothing for me. Aside from DC's performance, the only other thing I really like in CR is the torture scene, and to a lesser extent the poison scene. But the rest of the film just bored me. Having said that though, even my lowest ranked bond film is still enjoyed by me to some extent.
1 - Moore, 2 - Dalton, 3 - Craig, 4 - Connery, 5 - Brosnan, 6 - Lazenby
If you can forget that and just have some popcorn on the ready, you're in for a good time.
"Better make that two."
Then again, that movie does have its throwbacks.
New 2020 ranking (for now DAF and FYEO keep their previous placements)
1. TLD 2. TND 3. GF 4. TSWLM 5. TWINE 6. OHMSS 7. LtK 8. TMWTGG 9. L&LD 10. YOLT 11. DAD 12. QoS 13. DN 14. GE 15. SF 16. OP 17. MR 18. AVTAK 19. TB 20. FRWL 21. CR 22. FYEO 23. DAF (SP to be included later)
Bond actors to be re-ranked later
I rate the 60s films very highly so all of them are in the top 10 .... Like most Bond films, SP has weaknesses but overall I found it a nicely sorted out and visually striking film incorporating some of the classic Bond elements
Most of the things have been done in Bond films so recent releases tend to have a shorter shelf life at the top on my ranking ..... Before SP, my favorite post Dalton film was SF. Before SF it was CR, and before CR, it was GE .... However SP is a good example of how a film can make use of the classic Bond elements and present it in a visually striking manner. For e.g. the torture scene was similar to one in CR where Bond is made to sit on a chair. But the one in SP had a little dose of the classic Bond elements. It is a welcome addition to Top 10 (and my top 18 are close)
Where would you put SP?
1) FRWL
2) DN
3) CR
4) OHMSS
5) GF
6) TB
7) SF
8) YOLT
9) SP
10) DAF
11) QoS
12) TLD
13) TMWTGG
14) GE
15) LALD
16) FYEO
17) LTK
18) TND
19) TSWLM
20) TWINE
21) NSNA
22) DAD
23) MR
24) OP
25) AVTAK
Turns out both 'volcano lair' pictures crack my top ten :007)
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
New 2020 ranking (for now DAF and FYEO keep their previous placements)
1. TLD 2. TND 3. GF 4. TSWLM 5. TWINE 6. OHMSS 7. LtK 8. TMWTGG 9. L&LD 10. YOLT 11. DAD 12. QoS 13. DN 14. GE 15. SF 16. OP 17. MR 18. AVTAK 19. TB 20. FRWL 21. CR 22. FYEO 23. DAF (SP to be included later)
Bond actors to be re-ranked later
Yes, I would. As I said recently in the 'Rate the Bond Actors' thread:
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
1. The Living Daylights
2. Octopussy
3. Casino Royale
4. From Russia with Love
5. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
6. Goldeneye
7. For Your Eyes Only
8. The Spy Who Loved Me
9. Tomorrow Never Dies
10. Dr No
11. Moonraker
12. Diamonds Are Forever
13. Licence to Kill
14. You Only Live Twice
15. A View To A Kill
16. Goldfinger
17. The Man with the Golden Gun (+2)
18. Thunberball
19. Die Another Day (+1)
20. Live and Let Die (+1)
21. Skyfall (+1)
22. The World Is Not Enough (+1)
23. Spectre (-6)
24. Quantum of Solace
PS Then you hv FRWL in top 5. GE and FYEO involves USSR as well. Based on the above - TSWLM could hv been in the top 5-6 too which has a Soviet agent collobrating with 007 and Egyptian locations
Bring CR and OHMSS down and move up TSWLM, FYEO and GE , and you would hv top 6 with some kind of Soviet theme
New 2020 ranking (for now DAF and FYEO keep their previous placements)
1. TLD 2. TND 3. GF 4. TSWLM 5. TWINE 6. OHMSS 7. LtK 8. TMWTGG 9. L&LD 10. YOLT 11. DAD 12. QoS 13. DN 14. GE 15. SF 16. OP 17. MR 18. AVTAK 19. TB 20. FRWL 21. CR 22. FYEO 23. DAF (SP to be included later)
Bond actors to be re-ranked later
Didn't notice the USSR link. I guess my top 8 are the "spy" plots, with varying degrees of humour.
TSWLM is great but not sold on the Bond girl and villain, plus it's too similar to YOLT and MR.
No, but he has directed my overall favourite decade.
When people say Connery IS Bond, they really mean Young's influence in DN and FRWL.
I also love what Campbell did with GE and CR. He's held my interest through the terrible Serra score. And made what should be a boring poker game tense and interesting even if you exclude the scenes in between
80s would be my favourite Bond decade overall too. The run from TSWLM to TLD is a very good consecutive run.
"Better make that two."
Prettyfamous.com has put out what it calls a 'definitive ranking' of the Bond films...interestingly, that website and I have the very same bottom four B-) ...with the exception that they have ranked MR over DAD. They have excluded NSNA because it's not part of the Eon canon, and SP because box office is not yet finalized.
Their top three are 1) GF, 2) CR and 3) SF...and overall, they say that critics rate Craig just slightly ahead of Connery.
http://movies.prettyfamous.com/stories/7406/definitive-ranking-james-bond?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social.paid&utm_campaign=ao.sp.fb.dt.7406
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM