Which 'Firstie' is your Favourite?

chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
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Which of the Actor's first movies is your favourite Bond?

Dr. No
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Live And Let Die
The Living Daylights
Goldeneye
Casino Royale

As much as I dearly love DN & GE, I have to go with TLD. -{

Your choice?
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
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  • Le SamouraiLe Samourai Honolulu, HIPosts: 573MI6 Agent
    OHMSS... not just first, but last and only!

    For actors who played Bond more than once, I'd have to go with TLD.
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  • FiremassFiremass AlaskaPosts: 1,910MI6 Agent
    Close race between Dr. No and Goldeneye.
    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
    Le Samourai wrote:
    OHMSS... not just first, but last and only!
    Ahhh, you like the downbeat stuff.
    Let me guess here- you like the ending of the ultimate cut of Blade Runner better than the slightly hopeful theatrical ending, right? ;)
    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
  • Le SamouraiLe Samourai Honolulu, HIPosts: 573MI6 Agent
    chrisisall wrote:
    Le Samourai wrote:
    OHMSS... not just first, but last and only!
    Ahhh, you like the downbeat stuff.
    Let me guess here- you like the ending of the ultimate cut of Blade Runner better than the slightly hopeful theatrical ending, right? ;)

    Guilty as charged!

    (For what it's worth, I did prefer the upbeat theatrical ending to True Romance to the alternate downbeat ending.)
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  • Mr_OsatoMr_Osato Posts: 398MI6 Agent
    OHMSS. It is a top 3 Bond for me. Great movie! Not necesarrily because of George though, just because it is a great, great movie.
    OHMSS, FRWL, DN, GF, CR, GE, SP, YOLT, TB, TSWLM, LALD, TLD, TND, FYEO, SF, MR, TMWTGG, TWINE, OP, AVTAK, DAF, LTK, QOS, DAD

    1. Connery 2. Craig 3. Brosnan 4. Dalton 5. Lazenby 6. Moore
  • StrangewaysStrangeways London, UKPosts: 1,469MI6 Agent
    Casino Royale for those who have played the role more than once.
    OHMSS is such a great movie though!
  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    Casino Royale for me.
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  • DieAnotherDayDieAnotherDay Glasgow, ScotlandPosts: 460MI6 Agent
    Very close between GE and CR, I think Brosnans first time round just scrapes it!
    ....and the best he ever managed was a sermon on the mount.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I'd go with OHMSS, ( it is my #1, after all :)) )
    although I do love LALD. My first Bond in the cinema
    as a kid. Fantastic stuff compared to what we had on the TV.
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  • MustonMuston Huncote, Leicestershire Posts: 228MI6 Agent
    OHMSS for me, with CR, TLD, DN, LALD and GE following.
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  • RogueAgent007RogueAgent007 Corn-fed central USPosts: 154MI6 Agent
    TLD hands down. Dalton's first was the first Bond I saw in the theater, first Bond I saw all the way through. Love it, love it, love it!
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  • Moore ThanMoore Than EnglandPosts: 3,173MI6 Agent
    Live And Let Die is my favourite 'Firstie'. It is also a sentimental favourite as it was my full introduction to James Bond. I was already a fan of Roger Moore from the TV series The Saint & The Persuaders. Great bunch of characters, the blaxploitation/voodoo theme works for me, love the boat chase, crocodile farm, etc.
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  • PeppermillPeppermill DelftPosts: 2,860MI6 Agent
    Reading this topic made me realize that I like all these movies quite a lot. All these movies are in my top 12. OHMSS is my overall number 1, so that is easy. After that it gets a bit harder to rank them. But I guess it would be something like this:
    -OHMSS a great movie based very closely on one of the best Fleming novels.
    -TLD a very different Bond compared to Moore but right for the times. I really like this movie. Great Bondgirl, slimy villain and a very good score.
    -GE the first 007 movie I ever saw in the cinema. I guess I still have a soft spot for it.
    -DN I have seen this movie so many times when I was younger. It has most of the classic Bond elements.
    -LALD a very nice introduction to the new 007
    -CR IMHO the best Craig movie so far
    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
  • davidelliott101davidelliott101 Posts: 165MI6 Agent
    Le Samourai wrote:
    OHMSS... not just first, but last and only!

    For actors who played Bond more than once, I'd have to go with TLD.

    I second this!
  • Rod SlaterRod Slater Posts: 41MI6 Agent
    If I were to rank all the Bond movies OHMSS would probably come in higher than any other "firstie", so that one gets my nod.
  • LastRatStandingLastRatStanding ScotlandPosts: 296MI6 Agent
    TLD for me!
    Now, they only eat rat.
  • NeverSayDieNeverSayDie Posts: 495MI6 Agent
    GE and CR.

    My two favorite Bond films by my fave Bond director Martin Campbell.
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  • Smiert-SpionamSmiert-Spionam Posts: 318MI6 Agent
    1. CR
    2. TLD
    3. LALD
    4. OHMSS
    5. DN
    6. GE

    That list is so close by the way! All of those films are in the top half of my favourite Bond films list. Just goes to show how good each actors first movies have all been! -{
    Smiert Spionam
  • 007bond007bond Posts: 71MI6 Agent
    Casino Royale by a country mile.

    Bond's tough, suave and a brutal killer. Craig nailed Bond in his first go. The best PTS and best saying of "Bond James Bond" even more so then Connery saying of it.

    OHMSS is a brilliant film too as is DR No
  • JarvioJarvio EnglandPosts: 4,241MI6 Agent
    LALD, love it from start to finish
    1 - LALD, 2 - AVTAK, 3 - LTK, 4 - OP, 5 - NTTD, 6 - FYEO, 7 - SF, 8 - DN, 9 - DAF, 10 - TSWLM, 11 - OHMSS, 12 - TMWTGG, 13 - GE, 14 - MR, 15 - TLD, 16 - YOLT, 17 - GF, 18 - DAD, 19 - TWINE, 20 - SP, 21 - TND, 22 - FRWL, 23 - TB, 24 - CR, 25 - QOS

    1 - Moore, 2 - Dalton, 3 - Craig, 4 - Connery, 5 - Brosnan, 6 - Lazenby
  • KabraxalKabraxal Posts: 104MI6 Agent
    TLD easily really. Though you can see in my sig that both GE and CR are right there. But I just find TLD to not just be the best first film for a new actor, but the best Bond film overall. It just had everything. Well, not Pam Bouvier but then LTK makes up for that :p
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  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
    Kabraxal wrote:
    TLD easily really. Though you can see in my sig that both GE and CR are right there. But I just find TLD to not just be the best first film for a new actor, but the best Bond film overall. It just had everything. Well, not Pam Bouvier but then LTK makes up for that :p
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    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
  • Nick37Nick37 Posts: 270MI6 Agent
    TLD, Though CR, LALD, Dr. No, Goldeneye, and OHMSS are all up there.
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  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
    Firemass wrote:
    Close race between Dr. No and Goldeneye.
    But if you *had* to pick one?

    Frankly I'm kind of amazed no one here has flat-out picked DN... ?:)
    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
  • 007bond007bond Posts: 71MI6 Agent
    chrisisall wrote:
    Firemass wrote:
    Close race between Dr. No and Goldeneye.
    But if you *had* to pick one?

    Frankly I'm kind of amazed no one here has flat-out picked DN... ?:)

    I'm surprised no one has outright picked CR which pisses over Goldeneye (which isn't any good) and DR no.
    Chrisisall ain't you on the Mi6 Forum as well?
  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
    007bond wrote:
    Chrisisall ain't you on the Mi6 Forum as well?
    Right idea, Mr. Bond. B-)
    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
  • DutchfingerDutchfinger Holland With LovePosts: 1,240MI6 Agent
    That would have to be Goldeneye for me! What an introduction to Pierce Brosnan and a new era! Not just one of the best firstie's, but also one of the best Bond movies hands down. Casino Royale - exactly the same!

    I must say, even though I don't rank Dr. No to high in my list, having watched it again recently, it is definitely a great way to start of the franchise and introduce James Bond.
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  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
    Dutchfinger wrote:
    That would have to be Goldeneye for me!
    Curious: if LTK is your favourite flick, why is not TLD your favourite 'firstie'?
    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
    007bond wrote:
    chrisisall wrote:
    Firemass wrote:
    Close race between Dr. No and Goldeneye.
    But if you *had* to pick one?

    Frankly I'm kind of amazed no one here has flat-out picked DN... ?:)

    I'm surprised no one has outright picked CR which pisses over Goldeneye (which isn't any good) and DR no.
    Chrisisall ain't you on the Mi6 Forum as well?

    Ummm.....I guess you missed it, but I outright picked Casino Royale.
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  • DutchfingerDutchfinger Holland With LovePosts: 1,240MI6 Agent
    chrisisall wrote:
    Dutchfinger wrote:
    That would have to be Goldeneye for me!
    Curious: if LTK is your favourite flick, why is not TLD your favourite 'firstie'?

    The reason I like LTK so much isn't just because of Timothy Dalton. I do think TLD is a great movie, but it's far from my favorite. Both Goldeneye and Casino Royale are higher up in my personal list. :)
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