Favorite Movie Poster

ZorinIndustriesZorinIndustries United StatesPosts: 837MI6 Agent
in The James Bond Films
A poll on 007.com asks you to rate your top 10 posters so a commemorative 50th Anniversary poster can be made. That inspired me to as the forum: What is your favorite movie poster?

Personally, I'd go with the Live and Let Die poster. Lots going on to welcome in a new Bond.
"Better luck next time... slugheads!"

1. GoldenEye 2. Goldfinger 3. Skyfall 4. OHMSS 5. TWINE
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I'd agree with that. It's my favourite, great piece of movie art -{
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • FatsnbulFatsnbul Prospect, KentuckyPosts: 79MI6 Agent
    My favorite is the YOLT poster where Bond is walking around the rim of the volcano. Also, a huge fan of LALD. Also a fan of several NSNA posters. They had that early bond look.
  • James SuzukiJames Suzuki New ZealandPosts: 2,406MI6 Agent
    FYEO, defientley
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  • HardyboyHardyboy Posts: 5,912Chief of Staff
    We're all of one mind here: I love the artwork of the '60s and '70s, and I think a lot has been lost since the producers went away from the painted posters. My personal favorites, in no particular order, are: YOLT, LALD, FYEO, and TSWLM.
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  • RJJBRJJB United StatesPosts: 346MI6 Agent
    Thunderball. It had it all - the epic scope of the movie and the underwater battle, the over the top action of the jet pack and the beauty of all the women. It was the first great painted poster, it had variety and conveyed all the excitement of the movie.
  • Sir_Hugo_DraxSir_Hugo_Drax Beneath the Flat Stone Posts: 40MI6 Agent
    My favourites, in order, would be:

    1) The Living Daylights
    2) Live and Let Die
    3) For Your Eyes Only
    4) Moonraker
    Then he looked again at Bond and spoke very quietly, the red moustache lifting slowly from the splayed upper teeth.
    "I should spend the money quickly, Commander Bond," he said.
    Then he turn away from the table and walked swiftly out of the room.
  • oscar rubiooscar rubio Madrid (Spain)Posts: 286MI6 Agent
    I have already voted
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  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,486MI6 Agent
    FRWL is a surprisingly bad one, as is GF but of course just Bond was enough to sell it back then.

    DAF is a bit rubbish, too, then you return to the classic era. FYEO tended to earn scatalogical graffiti on the Tube, back in the day. NSNA, like everything else about it, was a bit substandard and while TLD is in retrospect quite fine, back then UK cinemas went with just the boring gunbarrel with Dalton, none of the fancy stuff around it. LTK is a stinker and the beginning of a trend where the teaser posters looked better than the main ones, which mostly continued up until CR.

    I agree that LALD is superb, and MR is great. TSWLM is a bit cluttered imo but also very good.
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  • Sir Hillary BraySir Hillary Bray College of ArmsPosts: 2,174MI6 Agent
    RJJB wrote:
    Thunderball. It had it all - the epic scope of the movie and the underwater battle, the over the top action of the jet pack and the beauty of all the women. It was the first great painted poster, it had variety and conveyed all the excitement of the movie.
    My favorite as well. It's framed and hanging in my basement TV room.

    Look Up! (jetpack)
    Look Down! (underwater battle)
    Look Out! (kneeling with speargun amongst women)
    Here Comes The Biggest Bond Of All!

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  • Ammo08Ammo08 Missouri, USAPosts: 387MI6 Agent
    For Your Eyes Only....
    "I don't know if the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or imbeciles who mean it."-Mark Twain
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  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    I agree, fellas. That Thunderball poster says it all! What a classic!
    Sir Hillary Bray wrote:
    RJJB wrote:
    Thunderball. It had it all - the epic scope of the movie and the underwater battle, the over the top action of the jet pack and the beauty of all the women. It was the first great painted poster, it had variety and conveyed all the excitement of the movie.
    My favorite as well. It's framed and hanging in my basement TV room.

    Look Up! (jetpack)
    Look Down! (underwater battle)
    Look Out! (kneeling with speargun amongst women)
    Here Comes The Biggest Bond Of All!

    -{
    "Felix Leiter, a brother from Langley."
  • Blood_StoneBlood_Stone Posts: 184MI6 Agent
    The Casino Royale poster where Craig is reaching for his gun captures James Bond perfectly!
  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,486MI6 Agent
    True, but that's not what they're offering up, that was a teaser poster and as is often the case, better than the one they went with.
    "This is where we leave you Mr Bond."

    Roger Moore 1927-2017
  • jeffchjeffch Posts: 163MI6 Agent
    Napoleon Plural wrote:
    FRWL is a surprisingly bad one, as is GF but of course just Bond was enough to sell it back then.


    I don't know if I'm thinking of the same one that you are (the horizontal one with the blue frame), but I love the FRWL poster. As an artist, I really like the loose/sketchy artistic style its done in. I actually made my own CR poster in the same style.
  • Mr BeechMr Beech Florida, USAPosts: 1,749MI6 Agent
    I like Thunderball, FRWL (both the white background and the red background versions), LALD, and YOLT.
  • Barry NelsonBarry Nelson ChicagoPosts: 1,508MI6 Agent
    I will agree with TB as the best, the only recent poster that was any good is TWINE, it is somewhat remniscent of the older posters. I am talking about this one, http://imgc.allpostersimages.com/images/P-473-488-90/21/2173/I1LCD00Z/posters/the-world-is-not-enough.jpg
  • GrindelwaldGrindelwald Posts: 1,342MI6 Agent
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  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,486MI6 Agent
    Great posts, those Italy ones are good!

    Agree with BN about the TWINE poster, yep, it looks like the old ones and I liked the film too.

    Jeffch, any chance of a link to your rejigged CR poster?
    "This is where we leave you Mr Bond."

    Roger Moore 1927-2017
  • PeppermillPeppermill DelftPosts: 2,860MI6 Agent
    The only poster that I have on display in my home (it is in a frame in the living room) is the "narrow" Octopussy poster (the one with only Moore and Adams on it). Really like that one because it is very understated, but my favorites are the posters of the first 5 movies.
    1. Ohmss 2. Frwl 3. Op 4. Tswlm 5. Tld 6. Ge 7. Yolt 8. Lald 9. Cr 10. Ltk 11. Dn 12. Gf 13. Qos 14. Mr 15. Tmwtgg 16. Fyeo 17. Twine 18. Sf 19. Tb 20 Tnd 21. Spectre 22 Daf 23. Avtak 24. Dad
  • ZorinIndustriesZorinIndustries United StatesPosts: 837MI6 Agent
    Come to think of it, I do like the OHMSS poster as well. Very good job at summing up the entire movie.
    "Better luck next time... slugheads!"

    1. GoldenEye 2. Goldfinger 3. Skyfall 4. OHMSS 5. TWINE
  • ZorinIndustriesZorinIndustries United StatesPosts: 837MI6 Agent
    Oh and thanks for the posts everyone, Keep your opinions coming!
    "Better luck next time... slugheads!"

    1. GoldenEye 2. Goldfinger 3. Skyfall 4. OHMSS 5. TWINE
  • Donald GrantDonald Grant U.S.A.Posts: 2,251Quartermasters
    edited January 2012
    Blackleiter wrote:
    I agree, fellas. That Thunderball poster says it all! What a classic!
    Sir Hillary Bray wrote:
    RJJB wrote:
    Thunderball. It had it all - the epic scope of the movie and the underwater battle, the over the top action of the jet pack and the beauty of all the women. It was the first great painted poster, it had variety and conveyed all the excitement of the movie.
    My favorite as well. It's framed and hanging in my basement TV room.

    Look Up! (jetpack)
    Look Down! (underwater battle)
    Look Out! (kneeling with speargun amongst women)
    Here Comes The Biggest Bond Of All!

    -{

    Ditto. Thunderball, the one that had it all. Hands down my favorite!

    DG

    Edit: From my personal collection:

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  • SilentSpySilentSpy Private Exotic AreaPosts: 765MI6 Agent
    My favorite is probably the painted Thunderball poster. I like the majority of the old school posters.
    "Better late than never."
  • jeffchjeffch Posts: 163MI6 Agent
    Napoleon Plural wrote:
    Great posts, those Italy ones are good!

    Agree with BN about the TWINE poster, yep, it looks like the old ones and I liked the film too.

    Jeffch, any chance of a link to your rejigged CR poster?

    sure

    CR.jpg
  • Mr BeechMr Beech Florida, USAPosts: 1,749MI6 Agent
    jeffch wrote:
    Napoleon Plural wrote:
    Great posts, those Italy ones are good!

    Agree with BN about the TWINE poster, yep, it looks like the old ones and I liked the film too.

    Jeffch, any chance of a link to your rejigged CR poster?

    sure

    CR.jpg

    Wow! I wish they had used this style instead of the standard ones here in US.
  • Moore ThanMoore Than EnglandPosts: 3,173MI6 Agent
    Casino Royale has been voted best poster in a Royal Mail poll for 50th anniversary commemorative set of individually numbered limited edition stamps which will be released on the 1st May. Top ten as follows.

    1. Casino Royale
    2. From Russia With Love
    3. Dr No
    4. For Your Eyes Only
    5. Goldeneye
    6. Goldfinger
    7. The Living Daylights
    8. Live And Let Die
    9. Moonraker
    10. On Her Majesty's Secret Service

    Of the others Quantum of Solace had the least votes.

    http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2012-02-01/casino-royale-named-best-james-bond-movie-poster
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  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,486MI6 Agent
    jeffch wrote:
    Napoleon Plural wrote:
    Great posts, those Italy ones are good!

    Agree with BN about the TWINE poster, yep, it looks like the old ones and I liked the film too.

    Jeffch, any chance of a link to your rejigged CR poster?

    sure

    CR.jpg

    Ah yes, that's bloody good! :)

    Thanks!
    "This is where we leave you Mr Bond."

    Roger Moore 1927-2017
  • GrindelwaldGrindelwald Posts: 1,342MI6 Agent
    Wish they'd go back to the painted poster......

    AVTAK white jacket 1sh shouldn't have been recalled......imo very nice.
  • asioasio Melbourne, AustraliaPosts: 546MI6 Agent
    Moore Than wrote:
    Casino Royale has been voted best poster in a Royal Mail poll for 50th anniversary commemorative set of individually numbered limited edition stamps which will be released on the 1st May. Top ten as follows.

    1. Casino Royale
    2. From Russia With Love
    3. Dr No
    4. For Your Eyes Only
    5. Goldeneye
    6. Goldfinger
    7. The Living Daylights
    8. Live And Let Die
    9. Moonraker
    10. On Her Majesty's Secret Service

    Of the others Quantum of Solace had the least votes.

    http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2012-02-01/casino-royale-named-best-james-bond-movie-poster

    Thanks for this information Moore Than, I was wondering how the voting ended up (and it's good to see there were no Chad problems with this vote.)
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  • jeffchjeffch Posts: 163MI6 Agent
    Napoleon Plural wrote:
    Ah yes, that's bloody good! :)

    Thanks!

    Thank you
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