The ULTIMATE bond ranking- your 1-20

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  • subovonsubovon Posts: 1MI6 Agent
    I had to sign up and get this off my chest! Great postings, folks,

    My order of preference.

    1. The Spy Who Loved Me (The Ski Jump, Kurd Jurgen in an underwater base, the car chase is the best of the series, Egypt and oh, yeah, I almost forgot…. XXX The Best Bond Girl, ever.)
    2. Goldeneye (Cool factor: the fallen Russian empire set design; great plot for a James Bond; gorgeous cinematography, the opening, the tank chase and, oh, yeah, I almost forgot: Framke Jansen, the coolest Bad Bond Babe, ever)
    3. Thunderball (Slow? Are you kidding? I’d like to see you swim any faster! One of the best plots of the series and one of the great villains in Largo)
    4. License To Kill (the vicious side of James Bond from the novels brought to life, one time only, but it’s fantastic. Memorable villain.)
    5. Dr. No (Best villain ever! The original Darth Vader. ‘Dude used to scare me awake!)
    6. Goldfinger (Two words: Odd Job)
    7. Octopussy (The Beautiful women are like a special effect in this movie and there’s the little plane, in the opening sequence)
    8. The Living Daylights (Cool plot for those who care to follow, Timothy Dalton and the second best (house) car chase in the series.
    9. The World Is Not Enough (Sophie Marceau vs. M, the cool tree cutters and of course, Denise Richards. Yeah, right ;)
    10. For Your eyes Only (Great plot, Carol Bouquet, The best ending in the series but also the worst opening, by far)
    11. Die Another Day (The car chase, third best in the series, the cool ice castle set, the fun in jokes for the real fans)
    12. From Russia With Love (Yeah, yeah, I love it too, but the plot: it’s heavy on romance which is great – if you hire a good actress. Too bad Diana Rigg isn’t in this one)
    13. Never Say Never Again (Welcome back, Sean, and thanks for a cool Bike chase)
    14. Diamonds Are Forever (I like the Vegas stuff, worst ending in the series)
    15. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (Not at the bottom thanks to Diana Rigg, the most beautiful bond babe ever. But Lazybond, well, his name is great….)
    16. Moonraker (yeah, but it’s funny if you’re friendly to it, and the Brazilian sequences are fantastic. Plus, the villain has a great accent!)
    17. You Only Live Twice (Formulaic and a mess from beginning to end, and Connery is so bored, you’d almost wish George Lazybond had made two movies!)
    18. The Man With The Golden Gun (Christopher Lee saves this from being at the very bottom of the pile)
    19. Tomorrow Never Dies (To call this one thin on plot would be to infer that there is a shred of story in this flick. Worst villain in the series)
    20. A View to a Kill (Stupid Blimp!)
    21. Live and Let Die (There’s the tune, and there’s the fun boat chase and the DVD has the coolest menus in the series. But it is also the one that aged the most. The New York scenes hurt (I’m not kidding) and the voodoo stuff looks silly, especially with Mrs Seymore, who’s never been caught acting. Too bad, it’s a great concept for a James Bond story, and look! It already has a killer title!)

    Ciao!
  • rangnarrangnar Posts: 2MI6 Agent
    edited July 2005
    these are the reason I love bond:
    1 GF (Connery is perfect aswell as the rest of the cast, great music, everything is perfect.
    2 DAF ( I understand why most of you don't like it, but I do.extreamly entertaining, funny, exciting and connery is great)
    3 TSWLM ( this film is totally cool. roger's best appearence, great music, gadgets and gimmicks.and the PTS is the best. simply a high quality action movie that alouds itself to be extreme)
    4 FRWL ( great spy movie in the perfect sense. Connery looks great. I love Blofeld in this one. another hugh-quality film.
    5 OP (diserves more credit. afterall it has everything a bond-movie needs, and I feel that it is very special.)
    6 OHMSS ( this one is amazing. it was my nr1 before but I got tired of it. great mucis and plot. lazenby isn't as bad as some say. the film is very different from the others wich I strongly like.
    7 DR.NO ( the first one is the least pretentious. the "bond, james bond"-scene is ultimate. I love the vilian.
    8 TMWTGG (another one that I understand people dislike. but I strongly enjoy it. few things are HQ except some scenes and the appearences by christopher lee and roger moore. I think the J.W. pepper scenes are very fun.)
    9 TB( very exciting. I like the music. the underwater scenes are good.)
    10 YOLT (it gives me some amature-vibes but it is still great. japan's culture is being used just right. blofeld and the fight at the pirayas are the best things in this film.)
    11 GE (great action and pierce is terrific. what a comeback after the dalton-flops.)
    12 TWINE ( peirce is perfect and so are the occurences. action all the way)
    13 FYEO (just another bond-movie that is good and fun to watch)

    but these are also great:
    14 MR (too much science-fiction. some very good scenes like the PTS. it gives me unserious vibes.)
    15 LTK (a long time ago I watched it, but of what i remember it is not like a bond-movie. dalton is just not james bond. I love the themesong though. sanchez is no good villian
    16 LALD ( low quality movie overall. some very nice scenes still, like the one with all the crocodiles. weak acting by moore.)
    17 TLD ( I hate the girl very much and dalton is no james bond. the villians are extreamly sad too. the car looks nice.)
    18 AVTAK (great theme song, but an unpleasant movie overall. moore looks strange, doesn't he.)
    19 TND (I like some scenes very much, especially the BMW-thing, but most of the film is just crap.)


    this one is not a bond movie:
    20 DAD (they should never have done it. yet it has some interesting scenes.)
  • rangnarrangnar Posts: 2MI6 Agent
    edited July 2005
    1. From Russia With Love (229 pts)
    2. Goldfinger (263 pts)
    3. The Spy Who Loved Me (318 pts)
    4. GoldenEye (346 pts)
    5. Thunderball (378 pts)
    6. The Living Daylights (392 pts)
    7. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (394 pts)
    8. For Your Eyes Only (407 pts)
    9. Dr. No (431 pts)
    10. License To Kill (464 pts)
    11. Live & Let Die (492 pts)
    12. You Only Live Twice (504 pts)
    13. Octopussy (510 pts)
    14. The World Is Not Enough (522 pts)
    15. Tomorrow Never Dies (548 pts)
    16. Moonraker (616 pts)
    17. The Man With The Golden Gun (621 pts)
    18. Diamonds Are Forever (630 pts)
    19. A View To A Kill (670 pts)
    20. Die Another Day (700 pts)


    WHAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!! something is wrong with this. LALD rated higher than DAF TMWTGG MR YOLT TWINE and OOPPPP!!!! and LTK at 10, it should be much lower down. At least some things are correct; DAD and AVTAK in the bottom and TSWLM, FRWL and GF in the top.GE at four is a little too much. the list did really surprise me.
  • Dan SameDan Same Victoria, AustraliaPosts: 6,054MI6 Agent
    1)GOLDFINGER
    2)THUNDERBALL
    3)FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
    4)DR. NO
    5)YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE
    6)THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
    7)GOLDENEYE
    8)FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
    9)ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE
    10)LIVE AND LET DIE
    11)DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
    12)TOMORROW NEVER DIES
    13)DIE ANOTHER DAY
    14)THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH
    15)THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN
    16)OCTOPUSSY
    17)MOONRAKER
    18)LICENCE TO KILL
    19)THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS
    20)A VIEW TO A KILL
    "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
  • Dan SameDan Same Victoria, AustraliaPosts: 6,054MI6 Agent
    Johnny O wrote:
    "My humble observations...
    11. Tomorrow Never Dies (Interesting idea, bad execution. The filmmakers started to turn Bond into a superhero)"


    In a way, he has always been a kind of superhero. He's a 00 with a licence to kill and the best in the business. He's Bond!!
    "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
  • JW Pepper_007JW Pepper_007 CanadaPosts: 8MI6 Agent
    Well this is going to be tough.

    Let's see:
    1) Live and Let Die- Yes you heard me right, Live and Let Die is #1! It has a cool plot, awseome villians, good humour (Jw Pepper anybody?) and has a good Bond movie formula (the bugs in the hotel room, snakes.) This is one good movie.
    2)Goldfinger- Instant. Classic. I love this movie. Oddjob, awesome villain, "the man with the midas touch", cool car, great plot.
    3)Licence to Kill- I love the darkness in this movie. Bond has gone in a new direction and I think it carries a bit into the Brosnan films too. Sanchez is a great villain, I like the truck chase at the end too.
    4)You Only Live Twice
    5)The man With The Golden Gun
    6)The Living Daylights
    7)Goldeneye
    8)From Russia With Love
    9)Diamonds are Forever
    10)Dr.No


    11)Thunderball
    12)The Spy Who Loved Me
    13)On her Majestys Secret Service
    14)A View To A Kill
    15)Tomorrow Never Dies
    16)Octopussy
    17)Moonraker
    18)Never Say Never Again
    19)The World is Not Enough
    20)Die Another Day
    21)For Your Eyes Only

    I'm sure my list will change once and while. Maybe I'll post an updated list in 6 months.
  • C_WalkenC_Walken Posts: 125MI6 Agent
    ok, i change my rankings after re-watching the Brosnan films and Moore films

    1. Goldfinger (always will be number one)
    2. The Living Daylights
    3. From Russia With Love
    4. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    5. The Spy Who Loved Me
    6. Goldeneye
    7. For Your Eyes Only
    8. The World is Not Enough
    9. Thunderball
    10. Dr. No
    11. Tomorrow Never Dies
    12. Live and Let Die
    13. Octopussy
    14. Man With the Goldengun
    15. License to Kill
    16. You Only Live Twice
    17. A View to a Kill
    18. Diamonds are Forever
    19. Moonraker
    20. Die Another Day
  • Moonraker 10Moonraker 10 Posts: 16MI6 Agent
    1. Moonraker
    2. The Spy Who Love Me
    3. Goldfinger
    4. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    5. Goldeneye
    6. From Russia With Love
    7. Live And Let Die
    8. For Your Eyes Only
    9. The Living Daylights
    10. Octopussy

    11. Dr. No
    12. Licence To Kill
    13. Thunderball
    14. You Only Live Twice
    15. The World Is Not Enough
    16. A View To A Kill
    17. The Man With The Golden Gun
    18. Tomorrow Never Dies
    19. Diamonds Are Forever
    20. Die Another Day
  • Felix_BlofeldFelix_Blofeld Posts: 7MI6 Agent
    1. The Living Daylights - Great story, great Bond, great music. Timothy Dalton's performance is outstanding. (I still reckon he should've played Voldermort in GOF onwards in Harry Potter, though. Oh Well)
    2. The Spy Who Loved Me - Fun redo of You Only Live Twice, entertaining villains, Moore just lightens the movie, which is good.
    3. From Russia With Love - Simple plot, no world domination. Great editing. Pedro Armendariz is awesome. May he rest in peace.
    4. GoldenEye - Sheer entertainment, along with great set pieces. Sean Bean in brilliant. Weird music though.
    5. On Her Majesty's Secret Service - A turning point for the Bond series. The death of Bond's wife is synonymous with the values of quality in the 60's. Judgement against Lazenby is unfair. He did well.
    6. For Your Eyes Only - Nice and simple again, nice little pre-credits sequence. Julian Glover, off the back of his performance as General Veers in The Empire Strikes Back, is brilliant.
    7. Licence To Kill – Great to see Felix be a centerpoint for a story. Dalton is frightening, yet brilliant. Q kicks arse. Davi’s performance is terrifying!
    8. The World Is Not Enough – Well directed piece, and a rather entertaining twist. Brosnan plays the part well.
    9. You Only Live Twice – Donald Pleasance is awesome as Blofeld. Also, one of the most memorable battles at the end. Dahl’s screenplay is sheer escapism. Little Nellie steals the show.
    10. A View To A Kill – The first Bond I saw. And it hooked me to the series. Sure, Moore may be way to old, Jones may freak people out, and it may be a rehash of Goldfinger, but Walken’s performance is brilliant, the climax is well done, and the music is some of the best in the series.
    11. Goldfinger
    12. The Man With The Golden Gun
    13. Tomorrow Never Dies
    14. Live And Let Die
    15. Moonraker
    16. Dr. No
    17. Octopussy
    18. Thunderball
    19. Diamonds Are Forever – Gray is only redeeming feature
    20. Die Another Day – Cons: Berry and Tamorhi
  • Dan SameDan Same Victoria, AustraliaPosts: 6,054MI6 Agent
    edited October 2009
    JakeL wrote:
    He was a superhero at first when Roger had the role. Then Timothy did a great thing for us and brought it all down-to-earth, only so that the Brosnan era would remake the character an ultimate international troubleshooter. Let's see how they come up with it in Casino Royale.

    Dalton was terrible for the series. He made Bond far too human and too realistic. The Bond films are beyond reality. Yes, the earlier (Connery) Bond films were quite realistic in contrast with films like Moonraker, but Bond himself was much less realistic than in the Dalton films.

    Dalton tried to ground Bond in reality, But Bond can only exist in his reality. Finally, I would like to point out that with the possible exception of the Dalton films, Bond has always been an ultimate international troubleshooter.
    "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
  • cosmo_kramercosmo_kramer Duluth, MinnesotaPosts: 24MI6 Agent
    Here's my update from April 11th; (the parentheses indicate where the film ranked previously)

    All-Time Favorites
    1)Goldfinger (1)
    2)Dr.No (2)
    3)The Spy Who Loved Me (7)
    4)From Russia With Love (5)
    5)Licence to Kill (4)

    Good
    6)Thunderball (6)
    7)Live And Let Die (3)
    8)You Only Live Twice (8)
    9)Diamonds Are Forever (10)
    10)GoldenEye (9)

    Average
    11)On Her Majesty's Secret Service (20)
    12)The Living Daylights (12)
    13)The World is Not Enough (11)
    14)A View to a Kill (19)
    15)Moonraker (13)

    Below Average
    16)The Man With the Golden Gun (15)
    17)Octopussy (17)
    18)For Your Eyes Only (16)
    19)Tomorrow Never Dies (14)

    Failure
    20) Die Another Day (18)

    Most improved was OHMSS which went from 20 to 11.
  • LoeffelholzLoeffelholz The United States, With LovePosts: 8,988Quartermasters
    I love this sort of thing. Nothing is more potentially contentious. The original CR has been omitted because it is an INTENTIONAL comedy/spoof, as opposed to #s 20 and 21, which (IMHO) are UNintentional... :007)

    1. From Russia, With Love
    2. Goldfinger
    3. Dr. No
    4. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    5. Thunderball
    6. Diamonds Are Forever
    7. You Only Live Twice
    8. Goldeneye
    9. For Your Eyes Only
    10. Live And Let Die
    11. The Living Daylights
    12. The Man With The Golden Gun
    13. The Spy Who Loved Me
    14. License To Kill
    15. Never Say Never Again (HA!)
    16. Tomorrow Never Dies
    17. The World Is Not Enough
    18. Die Another Day
    19. Moonraker
    20. Octopussy
    21. A View To A Kill
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  • whatisthematrixwhatisthematrix Posts: 6MI6 Agent
    1.frwl
    2.tswlm
    3.octopussy
    4.twine
    5.ohmss
    6.tld
    7.goldfinger
    8.tnd
    9.goldeneye
    10.fyeo
    11.Dr.no
    12.thunderball
    13.lald
    14.yolt
    15.ltk
    16.dad
    17.tmwtgg
    18.moonraker
    19.daf
    20.avtak
  • Mister BiswasMister Biswas TokyoPosts: 78MI6 Agent
    1. The Man With The Golden Gun
    2. The Living Daylights
    3. A View To A Kill
    4. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    5. Moonraker

    6. Goldfinger
    7. From Russia With Love
    8. The Spy Who Loved Me
    9. Diamonds Are Forever
    10. Live And Let Die

    11. Dr. No
    12. You Only Live Twice
    13. Octopussy
    14. License To Kill
    15. Thunderball

    16. For Your Eyes Only
    17. Goldeneye
    18. Tomorrow Never Dies
    19. The World Is Not Enough
    20. Die Another Day
  • Moonraker 10Moonraker 10 Posts: 16MI6 Agent
    As for Dalton, I simply think he did not look the part at all. He was neither a pretty boy like Moore or Lazenby; nor did he have an aura of dangerous sexuality like Brosnan and Connery did. He's just fuggly Dalton.

    Anyway, I think the strength of his films, TLD and LTK, are the reasons a lot of people still like his Bond. He's okay, but he's at the bottom for me...
  • Dan SameDan Same Victoria, AustraliaPosts: 6,054MI6 Agent
    edited July 2005
    Are you saying that Bond has to be a god to make the series good? Besides which, is it all Timothy Dalton's fault that his two movies were a bomb for not sticking to the way we like it? LTK was a good movie, but I can understand how you feel about it. Know this: the movie was largely created by the writers and the directors, NOT the actors! Tim was actually the best choice for the role. However, he is the victim of bad luck and bad timing.

    No, Bond does not have to be a god, but he does to be the best at what he does. And, no, the fact that TLD and LTK were so terrible was not solely due to Dalton, but he he must take most of the blame. Know this: Dalton was never the best choice!! He was pathetic and should never have been allowed to even appear in a Bond film. To simply blame the horror that he was on bad luck and bad timing is completely ridiculous! He was horrible and would be the worst choice in any circumstance!
    "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
  • Felix_BlofeldFelix_Blofeld Posts: 7MI6 Agent
    Oh, God. ROTS comes out, I'm sick of Star Wars fans bashing the films, and each other, I come out here for some peace and quiet until CR, and look. We have a predictable Dalton basher. I like all the Bond actors, and I appreciate all the films. Even (shudder) NSNR and (larger shudder) DAD. I think that Dalton lended a much needed anger and hatred to Bond after the lighthearted, feelgood Moore. Whatever he was'nt, he was needed. As for LTK, every film series needs a "Dark" film. If you watch all the Bond films and accept them for what they are, and enjoy them for what they are, you'll be a much happier, and wiser fan.
  • Andy A 007Andy A 007 Posts: 199MI6 Agent
    1.Licence To Kill
    2.Thunderball
    3.The Living Daylights
    4.For Your Eyes Only
    5.Goldeneye
    6.Goldfinger
    7.From Russia With Love
    8.Dr. No
    9.On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    10.A View to a Kill
    11.You Only Live Twice
    12.Diamonds Are Forever
    13.Tomorrow Never Dies
    14.The World Is Not Enough
    15.Octopussy
    16.Live And Let Die
    17.The Spy Who Loved Me
    18.Die Another Day
    19.The Man With The Golden Gun
    20.Moonraker
  • A KristatosA Kristatos Posts: 18MI6 Agent
    edited August 2005
    In honor of my 200th post, here are my latest Ultimate Bond rankings:

    1. From Russia With Love
    2. For Your Eyes Only
    3. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    4. The Living Daylights
    5. The World Is Not Enough
    6. Thunderball
    7. Diamonds Are Forever
    8. Dr. No
    9. Tomorrow Never Dies
    10. The Man With The Golden Gun
    11. The Spy Who Loved Me
    12. Goldfinger
    13. License To Kill
    14. Octopussy
    15. You Only Live Twice
    16. A View To A Kill
    17. Die Another Day
    18. Live And Let Die
    19. Goldeneye
    20. Moonraker


    Not a huge difference over the past year or so. FRWL returns to the top spot, dropping FYEO to #2. I must say that I am liking DAD a bit more for its campiness, ala DAF, though it still ranks pretty low. MR continues to be firmly plastered to the bottom of my list.
  • Dan SameDan Same Victoria, AustraliaPosts: 6,054MI6 Agent
    Oh, God. ROTS comes out, I'm sick of Star Wars fans bashing the films, and each other, I come out here for some peace and quiet until CR, and look. We have a predictable Dalton basher. I like all the Bond actors, and I appreciate all the films. Even (shudder) NSNR and (larger shudder) DAD. I think that Dalton lended a much needed anger and hatred to Bond after the lighthearted, feelgood Moore. Whatever he was'nt, he was needed. As for LTK, every film series needs a "Dark" film. If you watch all the Bond films and accept them for what they are, and enjoy them for what they are, you'll be a much happier, and wiser fan.

    Give me a break. I and other people are not bashing the films or each other, we're simply engaging in debate about the films. I'm also not a 'predictable Dalton basher'. Although he's my second least favorite Bond, and although both of his films are among my three least favorite Bond films, I still prefer the Dalton films to a whole lot of non-Bond spy films, adventure films and thrillers. I still watch AVTAK virtually every time it's on TV. it just so happens to be my least favorite Bond film. So as I said, I do apreciate evry Bond film and actor, I just have preferences. I also have no problem with Bond films being dark. So my problem with LTK wasn't its darkness. It's Dalton, who I don't believe should ever have been hired. (but I still watch and enjoy his films.)

    Finally in regards to your last comment, I'm just as happy a Bond fan as you are (if not more). After all, I absolutely adore Bond and I'm completely satisfied with my emotional relationship with the films. And as for being wise, I would question how wise a fan you really are if you simply watch films and never question or debate elements of these films.

    Plus, why did you go onto these website if you believe that one should simply accept the films for what they are and never debate their strengths and weaknesses?
    "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
  • C_VarrickC_Varrick Posts: 2MI6 Agent
    edited August 2005
    Hi all. Thought I’d contribute my two cents to this very popular thread.

    There’s no way I could put all twenty Eon Bonds in strict preferential order. I can single out FRWL, OHMSS and FYEO as my top three choices, but as to what order they should go in, I’m at a loss. (On most days I’d say OHMSS takes top prize, and leave FRWL and FYEO to fight it out for second place.)

    But in all honesty, it’s easier for me to single out those films I feel are the weakest of the series, in which case my list goes: TND, TWINE, DAD, more or less in that order.

    P.S. I used to be ttilton, but changed my User ID when I saw that almost everyone else had a cool movie-related name.
  • Felix_BlofeldFelix_Blofeld Posts: 7MI6 Agent
    Oh, every Bond film has a weakness. Some more than others. (I'm looking at you, DAD). Every Bond actor, however, does their own spin on the role. And, of course, every bond actor has a weakness. But the constant bashing can really get on your nerves. However, i'm sorry if have raised your gander.
  • ChrisAGChrisAG Posts: 1MI6 Agent
    Dan Same wrote:
    So my problem with LTK wasn't its darkness. It's Dalton, who I don't believe should ever have been hired. (but I still watch and enjoy his films.)

    Funny, I feel the same way about Pierce Brosnan - I liked his earlier films and respect him as an actor, but I can't stand him as Bond. Too smarmy and unremarkable in the role. He's been described as 'Bond Lite' by one critic, something I agree with. You can sometimes tell he's trying to be like Connery, but can't quite pull it off. As for Dalton, I wish he had a third kick at the can. I liked the fact he was so different and more realistic than the rest.

    On thing I think we can all agree on is that periodically having different actors in the role strengthens the entire series. However, I feel we're going through a downturn in quality lately, with overblown special effects and cartoonish henchmen. I get a bigger thrill out of watching the tanker truck in LTK drive on its side wheels and crushing the jeep (a real stunt) versus Brosnan's impossible CGI fluff.
  • Felix_BlofeldFelix_Blofeld Posts: 7MI6 Agent
    Hear, Hear.
  • RazunaRazuna Posts: 1MI6 Agent
    Supreme:
    1) The Spy Who Loved Me
    2) From Russia With Love

    Great:
    3) For Your Eyes Only
    4) Goldfinger
    5) Octopussy
    6) You Only Live Twice
    7) The Living Daylights
    8) On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    9) Live And Let Die
    10) Dr. No
    11) Moonraker
    12) Thunderball
    13) Diamonds Are Forever
    14) A View To A Kill

    Weak:
    15) Licence To Kill
    16) The Man With The Golden Gun

    Insult:
    17) GoldenEye
    18) Tomorrow Never Dies
    19) The World Is Not Enough
    20) Die Another Day
  • Felix_BlofeldFelix_Blofeld Posts: 7MI6 Agent
    i can see you have a grudge against Brosnan, but... what is your beef with LTK?
  • Krassno GranitskiKrassno Granitski USAPosts: 896MI6 Agent
    1. ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE

    2. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
    3. DR. NO
    4. GOLDFINGER
    5. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
    6. THUNDERBALL
    7. THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
    8. GOLDENEYE
    9. YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE
    10. LICENCE TO KILL
    11. THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS
    12. OCTOPUSSY
    13. DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
    14. LIVE AND LET DIE
    15. THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN
    16. A VIEW TO A KILL
    17. TOMORROW NEVER DIES
    18. THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH
    19. DIE ANOTHER DAY





    20. MOONRAKER
  • From FinlandFrom Finland Posts: 8MI6 Agent
    edited August 2005
    Great
    1 Licence To Kill / Dalton
    2 The Living Daylights / Dalton
    3 For Your Eyes only / Moore
    4 On Her Majecty's Secret Service / Lazemby
    5 From Russia With Love / Connery

    Good
    6 You Only Live Twice / Connery
    7 Goldfinger / Connery
    8 Thunderball / Connery
    9 The Spy Who Loved Me / Moore
    10 Live And Let Die / Moore
    11 Dr No / Connery
    12 A View To A Kill / Moore

    Bad
    13 Diamonds are Forever / Connery
    14 Moonraker / Moore
    15 Octopussy / Moore
    16 The Man With The Golden Gun / Moore

    Horrible
    17 Tomorrow Never Dies / Brosnan
    18 Golden Eye / Brosnan
    19 World Is Not Enough / Brosnan
    20 Die Another Day / Brosnan
  • DLibrasnowDLibrasnow Posts: 4MI6 Agent
    edited August 2005
    This ranking tends to change each time I put it together.

    The Top 5 never changes apart from switching places with each other once in awhile:

    Excellent
    1. Never Say Never Again
    2. The Spy Who Loved Me
    3. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    4. A View to a Kill
    5. For Your Eyes Only

    Great
    6. The Living Daylights
    7. GoldenEye
    8. Goldfinger
    9. You Only Live Twice
    10. Live and Let Die
    11. Doctor No
    12. From Russia With Love

    Okay
    13. Octopussy
    14. The Man With The Golden Gun
    15. Thunderball
    16. Moonraker
    17. License to Kill
    18. Diamonds are Forever
    19. Die Another Day

    Horrible
    20. Tomorrow Never Dies
    21. Casino Royale (1967)
    22. The World is Not Enough
  • hans_boschhans_bosch Posts: 1MI6 Agent
    I just discovered this site, and I'm quite happy to find so many Bond fans in one place. So the best way to introduce myself is to give my list...

    Great:

    From Russia With Love
    For Your Eyes Only
    The Living Daylights

    Very Good:

    The Spy Who Loved Me
    You Only Live Twice
    Dr. No
    Goldfinger
    Licence To Kill

    Okay:

    Goldeneye
    Octopussy
    Thunderball
    Live And Let Die
    On Her Majesty's Secret Service

    Mediocre:

    A View To A Kill
    The World Is Not Enough
    Tomorrow Never Dies
    The Man With The Golden Gun
    Diamonds Are Forever
    Never Say Never Again (not official, I know)

    Awful:

    Moonraker
    Die Another Day
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