Worst Bond Film Ever!

stumac7stumac7 ScotlandPosts: 295MI6 Agent
in The James Bond Films
I was just wondering which Bond film people would choose as there worst of the Bond franchise and why? ( I was really only talking about the 'official' films).

After a while I will add up the results to see which one is the least popular.

Mine would be - DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER, as the plot makes no sense, it is so slow and loving Connery as I do he really shouldn't have come back.
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  • s96024s96024 Posts: 1,519MI6 Agent
    I hate all this "worst film", "worst Actor", worst everything topics. So i'm not even going to respond.
  • wordswords Buckinghamshire, EnglandPosts: 249MI6 Agent
    s96024 wrote:
    I hate all this "worst film", "worst Actor", worst everything topics. So i'm not even going to respond.

    You just did, didn't you? :D
  • Gassy ManGassy Man USAPosts: 2,972MI6 Agent
    "A View to a Kill." "Diamonds Are Forever" is "Lawrence of Freaking Arabia" by comparison.
  • LazenbyLazenby The upper reaches of the AmazoPosts: 606MI6 Agent
    edited April 2007
    Gotta be either AVTAK or DAD. DAD might have actually succeeded in taking that crown from AVTAK.
  • Golrush007Golrush007 South AfricaPosts: 3,421Quartermasters
    edited April 2007
    First, let me make sure that I'm clear - there is no Bond film that I dislike. All of them I like for different reasons, but of all of them I like You Only Live Twice the least. I never really bought Donald Pleasance as Blofeld. After the mystery of Blofeld's hidden identity and sinister voice in FRWl and TB, Donald Pleasance's performance seems too light and lacking in menace. Nor do I care much for the idea of Blofeld's lair being in a hollow volcano. It's much too far fetched for my liking.

    Still, it is a good film. John Barry's score is some of his finest ever work, and the cinematography by the great Freddie Young is some of the most beautiful in all of the Bond films.
    It has it's redeeming features, but it is still my least favourite Bond. Still, I would give it a rating of 7/10, which shows just how much I like all of the Bond movies.
  • Dan SameDan Same Victoria, AustraliaPosts: 6,054MI6 Agent
    For me it's AVTAK, followed by TLD and DAD. There is absolutely nothing that I found redeeming about AVTAK; and this from a Moore fan. :D The worst thing for me, though, is that AVTAK was not only terrible but ripped-off my favourite Bond film (GF.) :#
    "He’s a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine. And when they start not smiling back—that’s an earthquake. and then you get yourself a couple of spots on your hat, and you’re finished. Nobody dast blame this man. A salesman is got to dream, boy. It comes with the territory." Death of a Salesman
  • stumac7stumac7 ScotlandPosts: 295MI6 Agent
    edited April 2007
    s96024 - ok, you might be glad to know that I have started another thread - Best Bond film ever! ;)
  • JennyFlexFanJennyFlexFan Posts: 1,497MI6 Agent
    LTK is the worst. It has a boring, non-threatening villain, a horrible performance of Bond issued to us by Dalton by being overly-serious and unconvincingly happy during the pre-murder of Della and mutilating of Felix. The score could put you to sleep, it's too long and it just seems so cheap. The only thing it has going for it is Pam Bouvier, the saving grace of the film.
  • 3rbrown3rbrown MI6 Top Secret - Scotland, GlaPosts: 100MI6 Agent
    edited April 2007
    Diamonds Are Forever and The Man With The Golden Gun what were they thinking
  • RobertSMillerRobertSMiller Posts: 21MI6 Agent
    DAD. The Rocky V of Bond movies.
  • MAHOMAHO Posts: 95MI6 Agent
    LLD and YOLT are films that would have featured on the MST3K show if they hadn't been part of the Bond franchise.

    Together with DAD, they form the Hideous Trinity of the Bond world.

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    jfm
  • LazenbyLazenby The upper reaches of the AmazoPosts: 606MI6 Agent
    MAHO wrote:
    LLD and YOLT are films that would have featured on the MST3K show if they hadn't been part of the Bond franchise.

    I love YOLT, it could be just sentiment, but something about that movie totally works for me. If Connery weren't so evidently bored out of his mind in it it would probably be a little higher on my list.
  • James F EJames F E Posts: 140MI6 Agent
    Moonreker is the worst. Everything about it is camp. Bad villin, bad henchman, bad script, Jaws girlfriend, the Anaconda scene (it looked like a stuffed animal), Gondola in St. Marks Square. The whole movie is a piece of 5h!+.-{
  • cosmo_kramercosmo_kramer Duluth, MinnesotaPosts: 24MI6 Agent
    JennyFlexFan wrote:
    LTK is the worst. It has a boring, non-threatening villain...

    What movie were you watching?
  • LazenbyLazenby The upper reaches of the AmazoPosts: 606MI6 Agent
    James F E wrote:
    Everything about it is camp.

    I disagree. If you edit out all the completely over-top-stuff (ie., the double-taking pigeon, Jaws flapping his arms and so forth) what you are left with is a lot less camp than Moore's first 3 movies. In fact, the best scenes in MR (the centrefuge, the pheasant hunt, Corinne's death and so on) come as close as anything Moore did to capturing the perfect balance of seriousness and camp of such films as GF, YOLT and so on.
    Bad villin

    Sorry, have to disagree again. {:) I think Drax was a great villain-- easily one of the best of the Moore era.
  • LazenbyLazenby The upper reaches of the AmazoPosts: 606MI6 Agent
    JennyFlexFan wrote:
    LTK is the worst.

    Naw-- I think it was better than TLD-- if for no other reason than it played to Dalton's strengths a lot more successfully.
  • Dan SameDan Same Victoria, AustraliaPosts: 6,054MI6 Agent
    MAHO wrote:
    LLD and YOLT are films that would have featured on the MST3K show if they hadn't been part of the Bond franchise.
    Really? :o I adore LALD and I consider it to be among the greatest of all Bond films. I also loved YOLT. I have to say that this surprises me. Most people who single out a Moore Bond film usually single out TMWTGG, MR or AVTAK. ;)
    "He’s a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine. And when they start not smiling back—that’s an earthquake. and then you get yourself a couple of spots on your hat, and you’re finished. Nobody dast blame this man. A salesman is got to dream, boy. It comes with the territory." Death of a Salesman
  • wordswords Buckinghamshire, EnglandPosts: 249MI6 Agent
    JennyFlexFan wrote:
    LTK is the worst. It has a boring, non-threatening villain, a horrible performance of Bond issued to us by Dalton by being overly-serious and unconvincingly happy during the pre-murder of Della and mutilating of Felix. The score could put you to sleep, it's too long and it just seems so cheap. The only thing it has going for it is Pam Bouvier, the saving grace of the film.

    You know JFF, a ouple of years ago I would have laughed in your face for suggesting LTK. After watching it recently though, I think it is pretty poor. I like more serious Bonds but this one had a duff script, uninspiring girls and locations, and a ridiculously over the top performance from Dalton (in contrast to his spot-on interpretation in TLD IMO).
  • actonsteveactonsteve Posts: 299MI6 Agent
    The entire Brosnan era...

    Dreck from statrt to finish..
  • Tilly Masterson 007Tilly Masterson 007 UKPosts: 1,472MI6 Agent
    Die Another Day.

    Utter tosh, followed by License To Kill.
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 38,086Chief of Staff
    TMWTGG and MR. Complacency reigned supreme in both those endeavours, which IMO is worse than a valiant try at stretching the envelope (eg LTK).
  • MAHOMAHO Posts: 95MI6 Agent
    edited April 2007
    Dan Same wrote:
    MAHO wrote:
    LLD and YOLT are films that would have featured on the MST3K show if they hadn't been part of the Bond franchise.
    Really?

    Really!

    LALD and TMWGG are the worst among Moore's efforts. I'v tried numerous times to sit throught those movies, but I always end up paying attention to something else than the TV screen. In fact, anything else, even the wallpaper. (Mine are white.)

    AVTAK, despite being the general butt of ridicule and scorn, is a splendid film. I'm never bored watching it. MR, too, is among the watchable Moore films, except for any appearance of Jaws and his piggy-tailed woman-disguised-as-Lolita.

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    jfm
  • JennyFlexFanJennyFlexFan Posts: 1,497MI6 Agent
    MAHO wrote:
    AVTAK, despite being the general butt of ridicule and scorn, is a splendid film. I'm never bored watching it.
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    jfm

    MAHO, why didn't you tell me that you were amazing? ;)
  • MAHOMAHO Posts: 95MI6 Agent
    edited April 2007
    JennyFlexFan wrote:
    MAHO, why didn't you tell me that you were amazing? ;)

    In all my blessed modesty, I've always assumed everyone to take that for granted ;-)

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    jfm
  • Dan SameDan Same Victoria, AustraliaPosts: 6,054MI6 Agent
    edited April 2007
    MAHO wrote:
    LALD and TMWGG are the worst among Moore's efforts. I'v tried numerous times to sit throught those movies, but I always end up paying attention to something else than the TV screen. In fact, anything else, even the wallpaper. (Mine are white.)
    Interesting. ;) I'm not a big fan of TMWTGG (for the reasons that people usually mention) and I in fact consider it to be Moore's second-worst film. LALD, on the other hand, is among my favourite Bond films. I consider it to be Moore's third best Bond film as, with the exception of the death of Kananga and an overly long chase scene, I consider it to be almost flawless. Perhaps you could explain why you dislike it so much?
    MAHO wrote:
    AVTAK, despite being the general butt of ridicule and scorn, is a splendid film. I'm never bored watching it. MR, too, is among the watchable Moore films, except for any appearance of Jaws and his piggy-tailed woman-disguised-as-Lolita.
    AVTAK is my all-time least favourite Bond film. IMO there is virtually nothing that can redeem this horror of a film. As for MR, I loved it until the film went into outer space.
    "He’s a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine. And when they start not smiling back—that’s an earthquake. and then you get yourself a couple of spots on your hat, and you’re finished. Nobody dast blame this man. A salesman is got to dream, boy. It comes with the territory." Death of a Salesman
  • bluemanblueman PDXPosts: 1,667MI6 Agent
    edited April 2007
    The Glen Bonds, because Glen was such a hack director. Followed closely by the Brosnan Bonds, because EON couldn't figure out what kinda Bond film they wanted to make: 70's Bond, or more Glen Bond, and unfortunately the no-clear-direction combo just didn't work. For me.

    (Surprise! ;% Bet I had ya all fooled, lol. :007) )

    Okay, honorary mentions to: TND, a niftly little throwback Bond; and Robert Davi, not a bad Bond baddie, just stuck in a bad Bond film. Still, I can go from MR (not liking on it, just recognizing it as inevitable, unlike bad films, which take special effort to churn out, lol) to CR just fine, and skip everything in between.
  • Dan SameDan Same Victoria, AustraliaPosts: 6,054MI6 Agent
    blueman wrote:
    (Surprise! ;% Bet I had ya all fooled, lol. :007) )
    You're kidding? :D The chances of you not picking the Glen Bonds is the same as The Cat announcing that he's now a big Campbell fan. :))
    "He’s a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine. And when they start not smiling back—that’s an earthquake. and then you get yourself a couple of spots on your hat, and you’re finished. Nobody dast blame this man. A salesman is got to dream, boy. It comes with the territory." Death of a Salesman
  • bluemanblueman PDXPosts: 1,667MI6 Agent
    Dan Same wrote:
    blueman wrote:
    (Surprise! ;% Bet I had ya all fooled, lol. :007) )
    You're kidding? :D The chances of you not picking the Glen Bonds is the same as The Cat announcing that he's now a big Campbell fan. :))

    Consistency counts. I think, I dunno, I'll get back to you on that one... ;)
  • James F EJames F E Posts: 140MI6 Agent
    Lazenby wrote:
    James F E wrote:
    Everything about it is camp.

    I disagree. If you edit out all the completely over-top-stuff (ie., the double-taking pigeon, Jaws flapping his arms and so forth) what you are left with is a lot less camp than Moore's first 3 movies. In fact, the best scenes in MR (the centrefuge, the pheasant hunt, Corinne's death and so on) come as close as anything Moore did to capturing the perfect balance of seriousness and camp of such films as GF, YOLT and so on.
    Bad villin

    Sorry, have to disagree again. {:) I think Drax was a great villain-- easily one of the best of the Moore era.

    Have to disagree - Drax looks bored to tears and is sleepwalking through his sceans. Moore is at his worst in this movie. Yes, the scenes you mention are the best of the movie, but not even close to saving this from being the worst-{
  • Brosnan_fanBrosnan_fan Sydney, AustraliaPosts: 521MI6 Agent
    AVTAK, without question. X-(

    The lousiest excuse for a Bond movie ever. 8-)
    "Well, he certainly left with his tails between his legs."
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