Rank all the Bond Films!

Interesting that DAD not only brings up the hindmost, but is parsecs behind No.21. The gap of 117 points between DAD and TWINE is easily the largest gap between two consecutive films in the ranking.

Perilagu Khan wrote:

Interesting that DAD not only brings up the hindmost, but is parsecs behind No.21. The gap of 117 points between DAD and TWINE is easily the largest gap between two consecutive films in the ranking.

Yes it occupies its own special place of shame in the Bond canon. :(

Thank you for all the nice words guys :)

I personally find it quite difficult to caterogise a 'Super 7' or a 'Super 8' because from my observations FRWL is miles ahead of OHMSS, and OHMSS is miles ahead of TB putting those two into a class of their own. From TB onwards I cannot identify any BIG gaps until the gap seperating TWINE and DAD. I also am surprised by how high TB was but I sure aren't complaining.

James Bond wrote:

Thank you for all the nice words guys :)

I personally find it quite difficult to caterogise a 'Super 7' or a 'Super 8' because from my observations FRWL is miles ahead of OHMSS, and OHMSS is miles ahead of TB putting those two into a class of their own. From TB onwards I cannot identify any BIG gaps until the gap seperating TWINE and DAD. I also am surprised by how high TB was but I sure aren't complaining.

But there is still a significant gap between GE and #9 and even GE has some work to do to catch the Super 7, but it's a lot closer than last time.

seeing my name in the list above I clean forgot I ever posted a ranking

Hilly wrote:

1.OHMSS
2. TLD
3. FRWL
4. LTK
5. Dr No
6. Octopussy
7. FYEO
8. Thunderball
9. GF
10. YOLT
11. TSWLM
12. Moonraker
13. LALD
14. VTAK
15. CR
16. TND
17.TWINE
18.DAF
19.QOS
20. GE
21.TWMTGG
22.DAD

bloody hell.

You know, this was...2009/2010 when I last did a Bondathon. They tended to have changed every year from 2006, Thunderball used to be much lower as was Dr No and TSWLM higher.

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

James Bond wrote:

I have decided to compile the latest full ranking from each and every member of 'Bond and Beyond' to have posted in this thread in order to compile an 'ULTIMATE' list that expresses the forum's views in general. I did the list by adding up the ranking of every film in the franchise as a point and the one that had the lowest number of points come out on top with the rest following although I apologise if I am a few points out on occasion. This should be interesting:

01) From Russia with Love - 145
02) On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 223
03) Thunderball - 294
04) The Living Daylights - 303
05) Dr No - 316
06) Goldfinger - 369
07) Casino Royale - 375
08) GoldenEye - 410
09) Licence To Kill - 492
10) For Your Eyes Only - 517
11) The Spy Who Loved Me - 542
12) Octopussy - 580
13) You Only Live Twice - 583
14) Live and Let Die - 611
15) Diamonds Are Forever - 616
16) Moonraker - 662 / Quantum of Solace - 662
18) A View to a Kill - 736
19) The Man with the Golden Gun - 742
20) Tomorrow Never Dies - 758
21) The World Is Not Enough - 773
22) Die another Day - 890


This list was compiled from the rankings of the following members:
00Beast
00Twelve
bondfan06
Call Me Hilly
Capsule in Space
Chang
Chigawa
CIS
CJB
clublos
colly
dalton
danslittlefinger
dirtymind
dr. strangelove
EyelessCougar
Fairbairn-Sykes
FG Wells
FieldsMan
G section
GeneralGogol
Gravity's Silhouette
Hilly
James Bond
Klown
Krilencu
lachesis
lalala2004
M
Makeshift Python
MBajle
Mr. Trevelyan
Perilagu Khan
Prince Kamal Khan
right idea, wrong pussy
RobDudley
Roger O. Thornhill
saint mark
Salom'e
SJK91
The White Tuxedo
tiffanywint
Toppers
Tubes
Vesper
Willard Whyte

Excellent work Mr Bond and quite fascinating,,,although I have to confess my own list was on the verge of some revision ... eek!

PLATINUM: perfect
these films are the cream of the crop concerning 007 as well as action films in general
1. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
2. From Russia with Love (1963)
3. The Living Daylights (1987)
4. Thunderball (1965)

GOLD: excellent
the runners-up, very few problems and in the end they all deliver with flair
5. Dr. No (1962)
6. GoldenEye (1995)
7. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
8. Goldfinger (1964)

SILVER: very good
above average entries whose advantages vastly outnumber the lesser moments
9. Licence to Kill (1989)
10. Casino Royale (2006)
11. Octopussy (1983)
12. You Only Live Twice (1967)
13. The World Is Not Enough (1999)

BRONZE: good
episodes that are far from flawless but nevertheless very enjoyable
14. The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
15. Never Say Never Again (1983)
16. For Your Eyes Only (1981)
17. Moonraker (1979)
18. Casino Royale (1967)
19. Quantum of Solace (2008)
20. Live and Let Die (1973)
21. A View to a Kill (1985)

GREEN: mediocre
the bad aspects are starting to outweigh the good ones here, watchable at best
22. Die Another Day (2002)
23. Diamonds AForever (1971)

RED: bad
this is a category reserved for movies which have less good than bad moments and thus being bad/awful films
24. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)

Here is my new, revised, and updated list (again!) although this one is looking a lot more stable than my previous two lists. The biggest riser is TWINE and the biggest loser is TMWTGG. There have been a lot of changes but there are still some stalwarts in there which I doubt I will ever move much at all. Still, three lists on three pages must be a record LOL.

01) The Living Daylights
02) Thunderball
03) GoldenEye
04) On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
05) From Russia with Love
06) Casino Royale
07) The Spy Who Loved Me
08) Dr No
09) The World Is Not Enough
10) Live and Let Die
11) For Your Eyes Only
12) Tomorrow Never Dies
13) Goldfinger
14) Diamonds Are Forever
15) The Man with the Golden Gun
16) Die another Day
17) A View to a Kill
18) Licence to Kill
19) You Only Live Twice
20) Octopussy
21) Moonraker
22) Quantum of Solace

I know that it may be a little bit premature but I have now updated the 'Ultimate Bond and Beyond Ranking' to include both mine and Krilenco's revisions as well as Seve's list. Few real changes here apart from a little bit of shuffling at the very bottom of the list.


01) From Russia with Love - 149
02) On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 226
03) Thunderball - 297
04) The Living Daylights - 312
05) Dr No - 320
06) Goldfinger - 377
07) Casino Royale - 385
08) GoldenEye - 415
09) Licence To Kill - 510
10) For Your Eyes Only - 526
11) The Spy Who Loved Me - 538
12) You Only Live Twice - 598
13) Octopussy - 600
14) Live and Let Die - 624
15) Diamonds Are Forever - 629
16) Moonraker - 680
17) Quantum of Solace - 687
18) A View to a Kill - 753
19) Tomorrow Never Dies - 770
20) The World Is Not Enough - 773
21) The Man with the Golden Gun - 777
22) Die another Day - 905


This list was compiled from the rankings of the following members:
00Beast
00Twelve
bondfan06
Call Me Hilly
Capsule in Space
Chang
Chigawa
CIS
CJB
clublos
colly
dalton
danslittlefinger
dirtymind
dr. strangelove
EyelessCougar
Fairbairn-Sykes
FG Wells
FieldsMan
G section
GeneralGogol
Gravity's Silhouette
Hilly
James Bond
Klown
Krilencu
lachesis
lalala2004
M
Makeshift Python
MBajle
Mr. Trevelyan
Perilagu Khan
Prince Kamal Khan
right idea, wrong pussy
RobDudley
Roger O. Thornhill
saint mark
Salom'e
Seve
SJK91
The White Tuxedo
tiffanywint
Toppers
Tubes
Vesper
Willard Whyte

01. The Living Daylights
02. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
03. From Russia, With Love
04. Dr No
05. Licence to Kill
06. Goldfinger
07. Thunderball
08. Casino Royale
09. GoldenEye
10. Moonraker
11. Quantum of Solace
12. Octopussy
13. Diamonds are Forever
14. A View to a Kill
15. The Man with the Golden Gun
16. Live and Let Die
17. For Your Eyes Only
18. Tomorrow Never Dies
19. You Only Live Twice
20. The Spy Who Loved Me
21. Die Another Day
22. The World is Not Enough

A worthy ranking. I'd swop GF and DAF, but that's the only major revision I'd make.

A sterling top trio you have there Louis if I do say so myself. Great minds really do think alike ;).

However, the rest of your list is rather questionnable. I am curious as to how you could rank TSWLM and TWINE so low, yet rank OP, LTK and QOS so high?

LTK is brilliant, while QOS is mid-pack Bond, just where LA has it.

Perilagu Khan wrote:

LTK is brilliant, while QOS is mid-pack Bond, just where LA has it.

Yes I've become more of a convert to the Dalts films, especially LTK, which I really do enjoy as a stand-alone adventure. QoS can work for me as a Bond-on-mission type film, in the same way that LTK can, even if much of the film (QoS) is polluted by the stylings of both the director and the writer.

But don't worry I haven't gone soft, the Connery persona trumps all else, however these other Bonds can be enjoyed for their own merits.

I've been doing my first in-order Bondathon, having always watched them in a random, scattered order, and here is my current ranking from where I'm at:

1. From Russia with Love
2. Thunderball
3. Dr. No
4. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
5. You Only Live Twice
6. Goldfinger

Here is my new and updated list, again, very little has been changed here aside from some minor re-shuffling on the bottom half of the list:

01) The Living Daylights
02) On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
03) From Russia with Love
04) Thunderball
05) GoldenEye
06) Casino Royale
07) The Spy Who Loved Me
08) Dr No
09) The World Is Not Enough
10) Live and Let Die
11) Goldfinger
12) Diamonds Are Forever
13) Tomorrow Never Dies
14) The Man with the Golden Gun
15) For Your Eyes Only
16) Die another Day
17) A View to a Kill
18) Licence to Kill
19) Moonraker
20) Octopussy
21) You Only Live Twice
22) Quantum of Solace

01) Casino Royale
02) The Living Daylights
03) GoldenEye
04) From Russia with Love
05) Octopussy
06) Thunderball
07) On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
08) Goldfinger
09) Licence to Kill
10) Dr No
11) A View to a Kill
12) The Spy Who Loved Me
13) Live and Let Die
14) Tomorrow Never Dies
15) The World Is Not Enough
16) You Only Live Twice
17) Diamonds Are Forever
18) For Your Eyes Only
19) The Man with the Golden Gun
20) Moonraker
21) Quantum of Solace
22) Die Another Day

Good ranking, Mathis. I'd swap OP and DAF, but hey...

After extensive viewings, Toppers has come up with new rankings.

1. ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE
2. FROM RUSSIA, WITH LOVE
3. THUNDERBALL
4. THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS
5. CASINO ROYALE
6. GOLDFINGER
7. LICENCE TO KILL
8. DR NO
9. GOLDENEYE
10. DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
11. QUANTUM OF SOLACE
12. LIVE AND LET DIE
13. YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE
14. MOONRAKER
15. OCTOPUSSY
16. THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH
17. TOMORROW NEVER DIES
18. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
19. THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN
20. A VIEW TO A KILL
21. THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
22. DIE ANOTHER DAY

After completing my latest run through all the Bonds (save DAD, naturally), it's time for the new rankings.

Here's my most recent:

1. OHMSS
2. CR
3. GE
4. LTK
5. TLD
6. DAF
7. FRWL
8. TB
9. FYEO
10. DN
11. Gun
12. QOS
13. Spy
14. TND
15. LALD
16. OP
17. MR
18. GF
19. AVTAK
20. TWINE
21. YOLT
22. DAD

And now for the new:

1. OHMSS
2. GE
3. CR
4. TLD
5. LTK
6. FRWL
7. TB
8. DAF
9. LALD
10. DN
11. FYEO
12. MR
13. Gun
14. Spy
15. TND
16. QOS
17. GF
18. AVTAK
19. YOLT
20. TWINE
21. OP
22. DAD

OP and QOS dropped rather dramatically, while MR and LALD jumped a fair piece.

From where I've advanced (barely) in my Bondathon, here is my current ranking update:

1. From Russia with Love
2. Live and Let Die
3. The Man with the Golden Gun
4. Thunderball
5. Diamonds Are Forever
6. Dr. No
7. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
8. You Only Live Twice
9. Goldfinger

1. Skyfall
2. GoldenEye
3. Licence To Kill
4. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
5. Tomorrow Never Dies
6.Casino Royale (2006)
7. Casino Royale (1967)
8. For Your Eyes Only
9. Die Another Day
10. Goldfinger
11. Dr. No
12. The World Is Not Enough
13. Diamonds Are Forever
14. You Only Live Twice
15. The Living Daylights
16. A View To A Kill
17. Octopussy
18. Live And Let Die
19. Thunderball
20. Quantum of Solace

Will update in the future with the missing movies after I read the books and I've watched the movies again.

EDIT: Added some movies.

After watching TSWLM and MR this weekend, here is my updated Bondathon ranking!

1. From Russia with Love
2. Live and Let Die
3. The Man with the Golden Gun
4. The Spy Who Loved Me
5. Thunderball
6. Diamonds Are Forever
7. Moonraker
8. Dr. No
9. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
10. You Only Live Twice
11. Goldfinger

00Beast wrote:

After watching TSWLM and MR this weekend, here is my updated Bondathon ranking!

1. From Russia with Love
2. Live and Let Die
3. The Man with the Golden Gun
4. The Spy Who Loved Me
5. Thunderball
6. Diamonds Are Forever
7. Moonraker
8. Dr. No
9. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
10. You Only Live Twice
11. Goldfinger

My grandma watched a recent interview to Roger Moore, and she told me he claimed TSWLM his favourite one.