Rank all the Bond Films!

Subject: Re: Rank all the Bond Films! Tue Sep 20, 2011 3:52 pm

Always a good place to start

1. OHMSS
2. FRWL
3. GF
4. GE
5. TB
6. TLD
7. DN
8. TWINE
9. LTK
10. YOLT
11. QOS
12. DaF
13. CR
14. TSWLM
15. FYEO
16. LaLD
17. AVTAK
18. MR
19. TND
20. DaD
21. OP
22. TMWTGG
23. NSNA
24 CR (1967)

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On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Live and Let Die
Casino Royale
From Russia with Love
Goldfinger
Thunderball
GoldenEye
The Living Daylights
Licence to Kill
The World is Not Enough
The Spy Who Loved Me
For Your Eyes Only
Octopussy
A View to a Kill
Doctor No
The Man with the Golden Gun
Diamonds Are Forever
Quantum of Solace
Moonraker
You Only Live Twice
Tomorrow Never Dies
Never Say Never Again
Die Another Day
Casino Royale (1967)

Subject: Re: Rank all the Bond Films! Thu Nov 24, 2011 2:37 pm

Good ranking, dm. Switch GF with DAF and it becomes better still.

:)

Subject: Re: Rank all the Bond Films! Thu Nov 24, 2011 7:44 pm

Live and Let Die at number two...? For nostalgia perhaps?

Subject: Re: Rank all the Bond Films! Thu Nov 24, 2011 8:48 pm

FieldsMan wrote:: Live and Let Die at number two...? For nostalgia perhaps?

For awesomeness, more likely. 8)

00 Agent Posts : 10588 Member Since : 2011-03-14

colly wrote:

FieldsMan wrote:: Live and Let Die at number two...? For nostalgia perhaps?

For awesomeness, more likely. 8)

The only things awesome about that film are Martin/McCartney, Yaphet Kotto and Madeline Smith's knockers. Everything else is pretty dire..

Subject: Re: Rank all the Bond Films! Thu Nov 24, 2011 10:30 pm

Benign Bizarre in spades--so to speak--TeeHee, Whisper, tremendous costumes and choreography in the voodoo scenes, cracking good humor, and I like Pepper. Not that I rate it No.2, mark you.

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It's like FielsMan said, it's more out of nostalgia. It's one of the first Bond movies I saw as a child. It had all the ingredients: crazy henchman, good humor, roger moore in one of his best performances and a great theme song. And it's also the first time I saw a 'making off' of a Bond movie. As a child I was very impressed by the stunt man running over crocodiles. I still am, actually.

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I love the crocodiles part and Macca's song, but the rest is just repackaged Bond tarted up in cheap sitcom humour and nasty-ass American hijinks. Goes over like a lead balloon.

Lol, no offense of course. Any man who rates OHMSS first can't be all bad.

Subject: Re: Rank all the Bond Films! Fri Nov 25, 2011 5:45 am

I'm one of the few people who thinks LALD would've been dramatically better if they trimmed off about a third of the boat chase and limited J.W. Salt'n'Pepper's screentime to a sum total of, I dunno, about ten seconds.

00 Agent Posts : 10588 Member Since : 2011-03-14

I like the JW Pepper and Mrs. Bell scenes. That humour works for me, and I don't really find the boat chase too long.

What slows the film down for me is the first act or so. After the awesome car without a driver scene, the film grinds to a halt. From there on till Rosy dies, it's slow, cheesy and dated.

Subject: Re: Rank all the Bond Films! Fri Nov 25, 2011 2:33 pm

I will grant that the boat chase is a bit overlong, but it doesn't bother me as much now as it used to, for some reason.

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Perilagu Khan wrote:: I will grant that the boat chase is a bit overlong, but it doesn't bother me as much now as it used to, for some reason.

Really? It's usually the other way around.

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"But, I guess, when one's young it seems very easy to decipher boat chases directed by Marc Forster. But as one gets older it becomes more difficult. The villains and the heroes get all mixed up." - René Mathis‎.

Subject: Re: Rank all the Bond Films! Fri Nov 25, 2011 9:46 pm

00 Agent Posts : 10588 Member Since : 2011-03-14

What does this rabbit face mean?

Subject: Re: Rank all the Bond Films! Sat Nov 26, 2011 12:40 am

I haven't got a damned idea what it means.

00 Agent Posts : 10588 Member Since : 2011-03-14

As you get older, you prefer slower boat chases.

Guest

1st On Her Majesty's Secret Service
2nd Casino Royale
3rd Licence To Kill
4th The Living Daylights
5th From Russia With Love
6th Thunderball
7th Moonraker
8th You Only Live Twice
9th Goldfinger
10th The Spy Who Loved Me
11th The Man With The Golden Gun
12th Quantum Of Solace
13th Diamonds Are Forever
14th Octopussy
15th For Your Eyes Only
16th Dr No
17th Live And Let Die
18th A View To A Kill
19th Tomorrow Never Dies
20th The World Is Not Enough
21st Goldeneye
22nd Die Another Day

Subject: Re: Rank all the Bond Films! Sat Nov 26, 2011 2:45 pm

Another good ranking. Just swap YOLT with GE.

Guest

Do you mean Goldeneye or Goldfinger? As you see, im not a great fan of the Brosnan's!

00 Agent Posts : 10588 Member Since : 2011-03-14

He meant GODENEYE. It certainly has its flaws, but it's by far and away the best of the Brosnans.

Subject: Re: Rank all the Bond Films! Sun Nov 27, 2011 5:05 pm

1. FRWL
2. OHMSS
3. TB
4. DN
5. TLD
6. LTK
7. CR
8. DAF
9. GE
10. MR

I'll try and get around to ranking the others later.

Subject: Re: Rank all the Bond Films! Mon Nov 28, 2011 2:07 pm

Call Me Hilly wrote:: 1st On Her Majesty's Secret Service
2nd Casino Royale
3rd Licence To Kill
4th The Living Daylights
5th From Russia With Love
6th Thunderball
7th Moonraker
8th You Only Live Twice
9th Goldfinger
10th The Spy Who Loved Me
11th The Man With The Golden Gun
12th Quantum Of Solace
13th Diamonds Are Forever
14th Octopussy
15th For Your Eyes Only
16th Dr No
17th Live And Let Die
18th A View To A Kill
19th Tomorrow Never Dies
20th The World Is Not Enough
21st Goldeneye
22nd Die Another Day

Toppers wrote:: 1. FRWL
2. OHMSS
3. TB
4. DN
5. TLD
6. LTK
7. CR
8. DAF
9. GE
10. MR

I'll try and get around to ranking the others later.

Always happy to see TB, TLD and MR ranked in a top 10. :D

Guest

I have to admit, I copied this from another Bond website, but I think this is great.

Dr No- On Her Majesty's Secret Service Golden Age
Diamonds Are Forever- Moonraker Silver Age
For Your Eyes Only - Licence To Kill Bronze Age
Goldeneye - Die Another Day Sewage!

(Dont agree with the 2 Daltons in the Bronze section though).

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