Rate connerys films in order.

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  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
    1. Thunderball

    My favourite Bond film. Love the villains, locations, plot, gadgets, girl - everything :) A lot of people's big problem with it is the long underwater sequence later on, yet I think it's great and is part of the reason I love it so much.
    ^^^^^THIS! :)
    Dalton & Connery rule. Brozz was cool.
    #1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
  • Brosnan_fanBrosnan_fan Sydney, AustraliaPosts: 521MI6 Agent
    My list would be:

    1. TB
    2. FRWL
    3. DN
    4. YOLT
    5. GF
    6. DAF
    "Well, he certainly left with his tails between his legs."
  • TheundeadkennedyTheundeadkennedy Posts: 292MI6 Agent
    1. Dr. No
    2. Thunderball
    3. You Only Live Twice
    4. From Russia With Love
    5. Goldfinger
    6. Never Say Never Again
    7. Diamonds Are Forever
  • ZorinIndustriesZorinIndustries United StatesPosts: 837MI6 Agent
    Goldfinger
    From Russia With Love
    Dr. No
    You Only Live Twice
    Thunderball
    Diamonds Are Forever
    "Better luck next time... slugheads!"

    1. GoldenEye 2. Goldfinger 3. Skyfall 4. OHMSS 5. TWINE
  • osrisosris Posts: 558MI6 Agent
    Golrush007 wrote:
    I think the Connery era has three great films, one very good, and two average ones.

    My ranking:

    From Russia with Love
    Goldfinger
    Dr. No
    Thunderball
    You Only Live Twice
    Diamonds Are Forever


    This would line-up, too.
  • Jimmy BondJimmy Bond Posts: 324MI6 Agent
    Where would you rank NSNA in your lists, Brosnan_fan, Theundeadkennedy, ZorinIndustries and Goldrush007?
  • DEFIANT 74205DEFIANT 74205 Perth, AustraliaPosts: 1,881MI6 Agent
    DTReinsma wrote:
    I don't get why FRWL gets so much praise. It is decent, but lacks some action. It is slow-paced.

    Because it is THE best James Bond film ever made. Period. :p

    I think with the advent of modern Bond films, people seem to have forgotten that James Bond is first and foremost a spy. Stealing a Russian decoding machine would be a coup for the British Secret Service, and Bond was despatched to get it, all the while SPECTRE was planning this trap to kill Bond. The plot was taken straight from the novel, albeit with a few changes (SPECTRE replacing SMERSH as the villains; the machine renamed as "Lektor" instead of "Spektor"). The novel itself was one of the best books written by Fleming. The brilliant storyline was complemented by brilliant acting, particularly by Pedro Armendariz as Kerim Bey.

    As a Fleming purist, what I look for in a Bond film is its accuracy to the Fleming source material. This is where From Russia With Love (and On Her Majesty's Secret Service) reigns supreme, and will forever remain my number 1 (and 2) Bond films, respectively. Some later Bond films have tried to turn the character into an action hero at the expense of the plot. I think that is a mistake. I'd rather see less action if it meant a more realistic and plausible storyline which, in my opinion, has been a hallmark of all of Fleming's Bond novels. I think Bond films of late have become too fast-paced.
    "Watch the birdie, you bastard!"
  • Jimmy BondJimmy Bond Posts: 324MI6 Agent
    DTReinsma wrote:
    I don't get why FRWL gets so much praise. It is decent, but lacks some action. It is slow-paced.

    Because it is THE best James Bond film ever made. Period. :p

    I think with the advent of modern Bond films, people seem to have forgotten that James Bond is first and foremost a spy. Stealing a Russian decoding machine would be a coup for the British Secret Service, and Bond was despatched to get it, all the while SPECTRE was planning this trap to kill Bond. The plot was taken straight from the novel, albeit with a few changes (SPECTRE replacing SMERSH as the villains; the machine renamed as "Lektor" instead of "Spektor"). The novel itself was one of the best books written by Fleming. The brilliant storyline was complemented by brilliant acting, particularly by Pedro Armendariz as Kerim Bey.

    As a Fleming purist, what I look for in a Bond film is its accuracy to the Fleming source material. This is where From Russia With Love (and On Her Majesty's Secret Service) reigns supreme, and will forever remain my number 1 (and 2) Bond films, respectively. Some later Bond films have tried to turn the character into an action hero at the expense of the plot. I think that is a mistake. I'd rather see less action if it meant a more realistic and plausible storyline which, in my opinion, has been a hallmark of all of Fleming's Bond novels. I think Bond films of late have become too fast-paced.
    Well said. Agreed on all points.
  • Brosnan_fanBrosnan_fan Sydney, AustraliaPosts: 521MI6 Agent
    @Jimmy Bond

    If I included NSNA in my list, it would go:

    TB
    FRWL
    NSNA
    DN
    YOLT
    GF
    DAF
    "Well, he certainly left with his tails between his legs."
  • Jimmy BondJimmy Bond Posts: 324MI6 Agent
    @Jimmy Bond

    If I included NSNA in my list, it would go:

    TB
    FRWL
    NSNA
    DN
    YOLT
    GF
    DAF
    Wow, high praise. Why didn't you include it in the first place, then?
  • TheundeadkennedyTheundeadkennedy Posts: 292MI6 Agent
    I have NSNA ranked at 6 of 7.
  • MitchellMitchell Posts: 5MI6 Agent
    1. From Russia With Love
    2. Dr. No
    3. Goldfinger
    4. Thunderball
    5. You Only Live Twice
    6. Diamonds Are Forever
  • FiremassFiremass AlaskaPosts: 1,910MI6 Agent
    Everyone still seems to hail Sean Connery era as the greatest, but when you actually sit down to watch one....well, they are a bit clunky.

    1. Goldfinger 10/10 Despite Bond being surprisingly ineffective throughout. He spent most of the film as a captive.
    2. Dr. No 9/10 Great start to the series. Still one of my favorites. I wish Q was in it.
    3. From Russia With Love 9/10 Lame pre-title sequence. Pacing is a bit slow. Still a classic spy film.
    4. You Only Live Twice 7/10 This movie is the source for most of the Austin Powers jokes.
    5. Thunderball - 6/10 Got off to a strong start but quickly fell apart. Underwater battle is a major drag.
    6. Diamonds are Forever 4/10 Ouch. I hate to see Connery embarrass himself like this.

    Never Say Never Again 7/10 - Better than Thunderball!
    My current 10 favorite:

    1. GE 2. MR 3. OP 4. TMWTGG 5. TSWLM 6. TND 7. TWINE 8.DN 9. GF 10. AVTAK
  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
    Firemass wrote:
    5. Thunderball - 6/10 Got off to a strong start but quickly fell apart. Underwater battle is a major drag.
    Today's ADD kids will have a hard time, I will admit.
    Never Say Never Again 7/10 - Better than Thunderball!
    You need a date with Onnatop. :))
    Dalton & Connery rule. Brozz was cool.
    #1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
  • FiremassFiremass AlaskaPosts: 1,910MI6 Agent
    chrisisall wrote:
    Firemass wrote:
    5. Thunderball - 6/10 Got off to a strong start but quickly fell apart. Underwater battle is a major drag.
    Today's ADD kids will have a hard time, I will admit.
    Never Say Never Again 7/10 - Better than Thunderball!
    You need a date with Onnatop. :))

    It also bothers me that Sean Connery's 007 would deliberately wound a shark. That was just cruel. Sharks rock!

    I would love to date Xenia, but I'm not an admiral.
    My current 10 favorite:

    1. GE 2. MR 3. OP 4. TMWTGG 5. TSWLM 6. TND 7. TWINE 8.DN 9. GF 10. AVTAK
  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
    Firemass wrote:
    It also bothers me that Sean Connery's 007 would deliberately wound a shark.
    You must be joking. :))
    Dalton & Connery rule. Brozz was cool.
    #1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
  • StraightUpWithATwistStraightUpWithATwist Posts: 23MI6 Agent
    1)Goldfinger
    2)From Russia with Love
    3)Dr. No
    4)You Only Live Twice
    5)Thunderball
    6)Diamonds Are Forever

    TB and DAF are easily interchangeable depending on my mood.
    "Closing time James! Last call!"
  • raptors_887raptors_887 CanadaPosts: 215MI6 Agent
    From Russia With Love
    Goldfinger
    You Only Live Twice
    Dr. No
    Diamonds Are Forever
    Thunderball

    From Russia With Love and Goldfinger were good, You Only Live Twice and Dr. No were average and I absolutely hated Diamonds Are Forever and Thunderball. I was bored to tears during those two.
    1: Casino Royale 2: Goldeneye 3: Skyfall 4: Octopussy 5: Goldfinger 6: Tomorrow Never Dies 7: The World Is Not Enough 8: The Living Daylights 9: From Russia With Love 10: The Spy Who Loved Me
  • James SuzukiJames Suzuki New ZealandPosts: 2,406MI6 Agent
    DN
    FRWL
    YOLT
    TB
    GF
    DAF that's it
    “The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning. "
    -Casino Royale, Ian Fleming
  • lordofthejimmylordofthejimmy New YorkPosts: 34MI6 Agent
    6. THUNDERBALL - After watching Austin Powers, it's difficult not to laugh at this film. Some good moments, but the underwater scenes are tedious.

    5. DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER - Badly foreshadows the silly campiness of the 70s Bond movies. Although I must admit, it is a film worth seeing at least once in a "So bad it's good" kind of way.

    4. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE - Okay hear me out, I never really cared for this film as a kid, and while I appreciate it's artistic quality and how faithful it is to the book, I still feel like the first half of the movie drags. Too much time on SPECTRE, Bond doesn't appear until 18 minutes into the film and even then it just drags. The train scene and fight with Robert Shaw is still a highlight of the series. I did watch it again recently, and it is growing on me.

    3. YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE - I know this film is kinda sloppy and has some stupid moments... but it also has hot Japanese girls... really what more do you want? I really liked this film as a kid, enjoyed seeing what inspired Dr. Evil. Call it a guilty pleasure.

    2. DR. NO - There is no topping Connery's introduction in this film, it's one of the greatest scenes in all of cinema. Lots of fun moments, very faithful to the book, and Ursula Andress is still as hot now as she was in 1962. There's a few flaws, but as it was the first Bond film, all is forgiven.

    1. GOLDFINGER - Really do I need to say anything? Goldfinger, Pussy Galore, OddJob, the Aston Martin, what's not to like?
  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
    1. GOLDFINGER - Really do I need to say anything? Goldfinger, Pussy Galore, OddJob, the Aston Martin, what's not to like?
    The silly.
    Dalton & Connery rule. Brozz was cool.
    #1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    The "silly" is far outweighed by the good in Goldfinger if you ask me.
    chrisisall wrote:
    1. GOLDFINGER - Really do I need to say anything? Goldfinger, Pussy Galore, OddJob, the Aston Martin, what's not to like?
    The silly.
    "Felix Leiter, a brother from Langley."
  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
    The "silly" is far outweighed by the good in Goldfinger if you ask me.
    It's a GREAT period piece, I'll give you that. Fantastic music, all the bells & whistles of the era.
    Dalton & Connery rule. Brozz was cool.
    #1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
  • toddthatchertoddthatcher ohioPosts: 74MI6 Agent
    From Russia with Love
    Goldfinger
    Thunderball
    Dr. No
    You Only Live Twice
    Diamonds Are Forever
  • FiremassFiremass AlaskaPosts: 1,910MI6 Agent
    edited January 2013
    LordoftheJimmy,

    I enjoyed your quick reviews. Interesting and valid points.

    Connery era is a bit of a mixed bag isn't it? I consider the first 3 Sean films to be the finest in the series, however his last 3 are among the worst.
    My current 10 favorite:

    1. GE 2. MR 3. OP 4. TMWTGG 5. TSWLM 6. TND 7. TWINE 8.DN 9. GF 10. AVTAK
  • lordofthejimmylordofthejimmy New YorkPosts: 34MI6 Agent
    Thank you Firemass. Well as I said, I've got a soft spot for YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE, but yeah, THUNDERBALL and DIAMONDS are not in the same league with those films.

    chrisisall, I'll admit parts of GOLDFINGER are silly. I always laugh at the overdubbed voices of the gangsters in Goldfinger's briefing room ("Hey what's going on Goldfinger?" "What is this, some kind of funhouse?" "What's that map doing there?") It also raises a lot of questions in the middle. Why is Goldfinger telling his scheme to the mafia guys if he’s just gonna kill them later? This just gives Bond a chance to thwart his plans. Or the scene where everybody in Fort Knox plays dead; if they know Goldfinger is going to break into the bank, why don’t they just stop him before he goes in? And for that matter, why do they leave Bond in the vault with the bomb? Like I keep saying in all these films, why didn’t they just shoot him? But that's really nitpicking, you have to have a certain suspension of disbelief in these films.
  • NeverSayDieNeverSayDie Posts: 495MI6 Agent
    1. Goldfinger
    2. Thunderball
    3. From Russia With Love
    4. Dr. No
    5. You Only Live Twice
    6. Never Say Never Again
    7. Diamonds are Forever
  • SkociaSkocia GlasgowPosts: 28MI6 Agent
    1. From Russia With Love
    2. You Only Live Twice
    3. Dr. No
    4. Diamonds Are Forever
    5. Thunderball
    6. Goldfinger (though does have my favourite PTS of the series)
    Stop Getting Bond Wrong! !
  • PolynikesPolynikes U.k.Posts: 276MI6 Agent
    1 you only live twice
    2 dr no
    3 thunderball
    4 from Russia with love
    5 goldfinger
    6 diamonds are forever
    "I'm motivated by my duty"

    1.SF 2.CR 3.OHMSS 4.DN 5.YOLT
  • Jimmy BondJimmy Bond Posts: 324MI6 Agent
    Again, why do some of you not mention NSNA? No matter what, Connery still played Bond in it, so why the non-EON non-inclusion?
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