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GoldenEye85
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Let's keep this going with the first from each actor: Dr. No, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Live and Let Die, The Living Daylights, GoldenEye and Casino Royae 2006.
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1. GoldenEye - This was the very first James Bond film I had ever seen. Mostly from playing the Nintendo 64 game of the same name. So this one will always hold a place in my heart and at my number one spot in my list. The flow of this movie is great, I don't think there is really a time when it's slow. Great characters, great story, superb locations. The tank chase is one of my favorites in the series.
2. Casino Royale - Daniel Craig's first outing as James Bond was amazing. Now when it first came out, I'll admit that I didn't care for it too much, but as time when on and I watched it a few more times, I started to like it and now is one of my top five Bond films.
3. Live and Let Die - Great theme song, and cool setting, in voodoo land.
4. The Living Daylights
5. Dr. No - Okay for starting the franchise, but there is a reason it is fifth on my list.
6. On Her Majesty's Secret Service - Meh, I know this one gets a lot of (shocking) praise, but this is defintely one of the weaker films in the series in my honest opinion.
If you want to give a description, then feel free, but not mandatory.
1. GoldenEye - This was the very first James Bond film I had ever seen. Mostly from playing the Nintendo 64 game of the same name. So this one will always hold a place in my heart and at my number one spot in my list. The flow of this movie is great, I don't think there is really a time when it's slow. Great characters, great story, superb locations. The tank chase is one of my favorites in the series.
2. Casino Royale - Daniel Craig's first outing as James Bond was amazing. Now when it first came out, I'll admit that I didn't care for it too much, but as time when on and I watched it a few more times, I started to like it and now is one of my top five Bond films.
3. Live and Let Die - Great theme song, and cool setting, in voodoo land.
4. The Living Daylights
5. Dr. No - Okay for starting the franchise, but there is a reason it is fifth on my list.
6. On Her Majesty's Secret Service - Meh, I know this one gets a lot of (shocking) praise, but this is defintely one of the weaker films in the series in my honest opinion.
1, GE 2, CR 3, SF 4, TWINE 5, Spectre 6, TMWTGG 7, DAD 8, LALD 9, AVTAK 10, LTK 11, Octopussy 12, Moonraker 13, TLD 14, GF 15, QOS 16, Tomorrow 17, FYEO 18. TSWLM Not seen much: Dr. No, Russia, Thunderball, Twice, Majesty.
1: Brosnan 2: Craig 3: Moore 4: Dalton 5: Connery and 6: Lazenby
1: Brosnan 2: Craig 3: Moore 4: Dalton 5: Connery and 6: Lazenby
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Casino Royale
The Living Daylights
Goldeneye
Live and Let Day
I didn't include On Her Majesty's Secret Service because I have a hard time classifying it as a debut since there was no follow up.
1. CR
2. TLD
3. GE
4. DN
5. LALD
2) Dr. No
3) The Living Daylights
4) Goldeneye
5) Live and Let Die
2, CR
3, Dr No
4, TLD
5, Goldeneye
6, LALD
1, TLD
2, DN
3, CR
4, GE
5, OHMSS
6, LALD
#1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
GE - Brosnan nails the part from the off. Good plot and great villains, plus the introduction of Judy Dench as M. Pity PB never got as good a script after this.
OHMSS - for me the movie which best captures the world of Bond as created by Fleming. GL's inexperience shows in places but it showcases the potential which he had. The best cinematography in any Bond movie.
TLD - after years of the RM comedies and with Rog looking like he was waiting around to collect his pension in the previous couple of outings it was a breath of fresh air to see a 007 who looked and acted like he was licensed to kill. I remember coming out of the cinema thinking Bond is back.
DN - although SC is my favourite Bond in DN he was still a bit rough around the edges in places.
LALD - entertaining but lightweight. The stupid way Kananga was killed seemed to take the shine of the good work that had gone before.
2. Casino Royale
3. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
4. The Living Daylights
5 Live and Let Die
6. Goldeneye
7. Casino Royale (David Niven)
1: CR
2: TLD
3: OHMSS
4: DN
5:GE
6: LALD
2. CR - Completely changed the franchise. Great story, great Bond girl, great villain and beautiful settings. Craig oozes cool in the role.
3. TLD - A welcome relief from the silliness of some of the Moore films. Dalton is fantastic. Only the weak main villains let the film down.
4. OHMSS - I actually really enjoyed Lazenby's one shot at the role. Telly Savalas is the best Blofeld and the story is brilliantly told. Such a shame that DAF couldn't follow suit.
5. GE - The first Bond film I ever saw and maybe that's why it's my favorite of the Brosnan films. A very fun romp and Sean Bean is excellent as 006.
6. DN - Last on my list but I still love this film. Maybe a little slow in places but I don't mind that too much. I really like how they keep Dr No's appearance a secret until the last third of the film.
Writing this list has made me realise how strong the debut films have been for all the actors in the role of Bond. Let's hope Craig's successor can keep the run going.
2. Dr. No
3. Casino Royale
4. Live & Let Die
5. The Living Daylights
6. GoldenEye
2. CR - Dark, Gritty, Impressive
3. DR - just exudes class
4. LALD - A fun, whacky ride
5. OHMSS - Very Serious, very well made but I just don't watch it much
6. TLD - I'm not a Dalton fan. It had to come last 8-)
*initiates Force-chokes*
#1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
Live And Let Die: My favorite of the Roger Moore movies. I can see why people don't like this one but Ive always found it a fun movie plus Ive always had a soft spot for Solitare ;%
Goldeneye: Best Brosnan film by far. Its a shame he never followed this up. Great action movie bringing Bond into a new era with Sean Bean playing a good villain role.
TLD: Good first outing by Dalton especially after the weak ending to the Moore period. Feels like a completely different film to AVTAK and we get the closest portrayl of the Flemming character. I guess the only downside is that the villians weren't exactly that great but other than that really good movie.
Dr No: Connery is my favorite Bond but his movies got better as they had more money behind them. That being said Dr No is a good open to the series and considering the budget they had the movie comes off really well.
OHMSS: Its ok but hard to say how the Lazenby period would of gone if he stuck around.
2. OHMSS
3. GE
4. DN
5. TLD
6. LALD
4 great movies and 2 good ones. a rather consistent batch.
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Pros and Cons Compendium (50 Years)
2. Dr No - the first Bond film, and still one of the best. Number 3 on my personal list. Absolute classic. Connery's introduction was superb.
3. The Living Daylights - Dalton brought back Fleming's Bond. As a Fleming purist, I couldn't be happier - his "stuff my orders" line, his interrogation of Pushkin ... a lot of that is pure Fleming. Fantastic.
4. Casino Royale - Nicely done intro to the re-booted Bond. Has some of the elements from the Fleming novel that I enjoyed.
5. Goldeneye - I used to dislike this on my first viewing, but it's grown on me. I'm still not fond of Brosnan in the role, and I didn't think Judi Dench was the right choice for M. I also wasn't keen on the changes they made to the Bond theme in that film.
6. Live and Let Die - one of my favourite Moore films, stays somewhat true to the novel.
Live And Let Die
Living Daylights
Casino Royale
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Dr No
Dr No
Casino Royale
Live and Let Die
The Living Daylights
Goldeneye
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Dr No
Live And Let Die
Casino Royale
Goldeneye
#1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
The Living Daylights
Live And Let Die
Dr No
Casino Royale
Goldeneye
Casino Royale
Goldeneye
Dr No
LALD
The Living Daylights
A movie that potentially rescued the franchise and came after the longest hiatus in Bond movie history (so far). Great villian, great Bond girl are perfect, Famke Janssen (Dutch pride
2. Casino Royale
Much like Goldeneye, the franchise was once again rescued here, (I guess you could say Martin Campbell has a lot to be credited for). Possibly even a better movie that Goldeneye altogether, I might be a little biased, but I rank it slightly lower. It is a movie that brought Bond back to Fleming's spirit in a modern way and updated one of my favorite Fleming novels. I should really consider ranking this higher in my ranking alltogether actually....
3. The Living Daylights
Coming after the very tired out Roger Moore era this movie is simply "Fresh". A great cold-war thriller, possibly the first since FRWL, (Or FYEO actually). Dalton is great as Bond and should always be apreciated for both his outings.
4. Dr. No
The movie that started the whole thing, and I think the most credit should go to Connery himself, who in term had some great coaching from Terence Young. Connery immediatly just nails the role here. DN is another movie that went up in my ranking over the years. The villians plot iself is extremely dull, but that's not really what the movie is all about. This movie perfectly shows you what kind of a guy Bond is: a gentleman, but also a man that uses women even if he knows she's a villian, a man that can kill in cold blood, with some humor as well.
5. Live and Let Die
Insert controvertial oppinion on these last two. Not to keen about LALD, there's lots of stuff I like and dislike about it. Not to keen about the voodoo stuff in neither the book or the movie, and don't like the stupid villian death and supernatural stuff to much. I absolutely love Moore in this though, they way he tricks Solitaire into sleeping with him gets me everytime
6. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Same oppinion as the OP, I rather get across Bond fans that share my oppinion on this, but there are some on this forum who do. Main downside to me still is: George Lazenby, the dubbed voice acting in a large portion of the movie, the slow pacing, the confusing villians sceam of using women, and the even more confusing question on how Bond stops Blofeld's plan from working by simply blowing up the facility... I do love: the ending, Dianna Rigg and Gabriele Ferzetti.
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Casino Royale - A great reintroduction to the character, as portrayed by the rather unlikely Daniel Craig. Terrific movie/terrific Bond!
The Living Daylights - Such a refreshing change after the rather disappointing Roger Moore era, Dalton is a Bond I can believe in!
Goldeneye - Has some of the classic Bond traits and Brosnan does pretty well in the role. Not nearly as well as Dalton, but not a huge letdown either.
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - I love this film, and the only reason I rank it last is because it is difficult to classify this as a first since it's Lazenby's only Bond film.