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[Kronsteen]

I am now starting a huge James Bond-survey. I could not find a good place to start a topic about it, so I will post it on several places in the forum.


Movies

Best movie
Best movie, based on Fleming novel or short story
Best movie, not based on Fleming novel or short story
Worst movie

Best actor to act as James Bond
Best actor not to act as James Bond (choose anyone that has been in the James Bond series. Remember: not a character, an actor!!!)
Best major villain
Best minor villain
Best girl

Best director
Best manuscript writer
Best composer

Best car
Best location (city, otherwise country)

Best poster


Books

Best book
Best book by Fleming
Best book by Gardner
Best book by Benson

Best villain
Best girl
Best location
Best cover (remember to write which print it is and from what country the cover is)


This survey will end 31st of December this year, 2002. Remember that the Die Another Day movie and book will NOT be included in this survey because the survey starts now...

Send your answers to MY MAIL: [email protected]


Any questions? Write them in this topic, please!

[Loomis]

Here's my answers; maybe everyone who replies could copy their answers here as well as sending them to Kronsteen?

Best movie FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
Best movie, based on Fleming novel or short story FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
Best movie, not based on Fleming novel or short story LICENCE TO KILL
Worst movie LIVE AND LET DIE

Best actor to act as James Bond SEAN CONNERY
Best actor not to act as James Bond (choose anyone that has been in the James Bond series. Remember: not a character, an actor!!!) SEAN BEAN
Best major villain AURIC GOLDFINGER
Best minor villain RED GRANT
Best girl HONEY RYDER

Best director TERENCE YOUNG
Best manuscript writer RICHARD MAIBAUM
Best composer JOHN BARRY

Best car ASTON MARTIN IN GOLDFINGER
Best location (city, otherwise country) JAPAN, YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE

Best poster FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE POSTER THAT SAYS SOMETHING LIKE "... HIS NEW DEADLY ENEMIES ... HIS NEW INCREDIBLE ADVENTURES ..."


Books

Best book DR. NO
Best book by Fleming DR. NO
Best book by Gardner ROLE OF HONOUR
Best book by Benson ZERO MINUS TEN

Best villain ERNST STAVRO BLOFELD
Best girl HONEY RYDER
Best location JAMAICA, DR. NO
Best cover (remember to write which print it is and from what country the cover is) ?

[Icephoenix]

Movies

Best movieL GoldenEye
Best movie, Fleming novel or short story: From Russia With Love
Best movie, not based on Fleming novel or short story: GoldenEye
Worst movie: License To Kill

Best actor to act as James Bond: Pierce Brosnan
Best actor not to act as James Bond: Sophie Marceau
Best major villain: Alec Trevelyan
Best minor villain: Renard
Best girl: Elektra King

Best director: Martin Campbell
Best manuscript writer(s): Michael France and Jeffery Caine
Best composer: John Barry

Best car: Aston Martin DB5
Best location: Space

Best poster: Thunderball


Books

Best book: High Time To Kill
Best book by Fleming: Thunderball
Best book by Gardner: Icebreaker
Best book by Benson: High Time To Kill

Best villain: Le Gerant
Best girl: Clover Pennington
Best location: Finland
Best cover: UK paperback, DoubleShot.

[Jim]

Best film: Thunderball
Best film...Fleming: Thunderball
Best film...not Fleming: The Spy who Loved Me
Worst film: Licence to Kill

Best actor/Bond: Sean Connery
Best actor/not to be Bond: Julian Glover
Best major villain: Emilio Largo
Best minor villain: Oddjob
Best girl: Domino

Best director: Terence Young
Best "manuscript": Richard Maibaum (when not in collaboration)
Best composer: John Barry

Best car: Aston Martin Volante
Best location: Switzerland
Best poster: Thunderball

Books

Best Book: You Only Live Twice
Best Fleming: You Only Live Twice
Best Gardner: Nobody Lives For Ever
Best Benson: The James Bond Bedside Companion

Best villain: Dr No
Best girl: Tatiana Romanova
Best location: Bahamas
Best cover: Colonel Sun, UK 1st Ed.

[Sir James]

Movies

Best movie: The World is Not Enough
Best movie, based on Fleming novel or short story: FRWL
Best movie, not based on Fleming novel or short story: TWINE
Worst movie: A View to a Kill

Best actor to act as James Bond: Pierce Brosnan
Best actor not to act as James Bond: Sophie Marceau
Best major villain: Alec Trevelyan
Best minor villain: Renard
Best girl: Tracy Bond

Best director: Michael Apted
Best manuscript writer: Neil Purvis and Robert Wade
Best composer: David Arnold, or Eric Serria (thats right, folks!)

Best car: BMW Z8
Best location (city, otherwise country): Istanbul (in both FRWL, and TWINE),

Best poster: The Spy Who Loved Me


Books

Best book: From Russia With Love
Best book by Fleming: FRWL
Best book by Gardner: Icebreaker
Best book by Benson: TWINE novelization

Best villain: Red Grant
Best girl: Tracy Bond
Best location: Casino Royale
Best cover (remember to write which print it is and from what country the cover is): Goldfinger the latest for the UK

[Xenobia]

Movies

Best movie: The World is Not Enough
Best movie, based on Fleming novel or short story: For Your Eyes Only
Best movie, not based on Fleming novel or short story TWINE
Worst movie: Licence to Kill

Best actor to act as James Bond: Pierce Brosnan
Best actor not to act as James Bond (choose anyone that has been in the James Bond series.
Remember: not a character, an actor!!!): Cary Grant
Best major villain: Elektra King
Best minor villain: Fiona Volpe
Best girl: Countess Lisel

Best director: John Glenn
Best manuscript writer: Mandelbaum

Best composer: John Barry

Best car: the BMW from TND
Best location (city, otherwise country): Wherever they filmed the Alps sequences in FYEO

Best poster: N/A


Books

Best book: The James Bond Beside Companion / Tim Greaves' Bond girl book
Best book by Fleming: Never read
Best book by Gardner: Never read
Best book by Benson: Never read

-- Xenobia

[freemo]

Movies

Best movie: Goldfinger
Best movie, Fleming: Goldfinger
Best movie, not Fleming: GoldenEye
Worst movie: The World is not Enough (face facts people)

Best actor to act as James Bond: Sean Connery
Best actor not to act as James Bond: Christopher Lee
Best major villain: Auric Goldfinger
Best minor villain: Odd Job
Best girl: Tracy Bond

Best director: Terence Young
Best manuscript writer: Richard Maibaum
Best composer: John Barry

Best car: Aston Martin DB5
Best location: Bahamas (TB)

Best poster: Diamonds Are Forever


Books

Best book: Doctor No
Best book by Fleming: Doctor No
Best book by Gardner: Licence Renewed
Best book by Benson: Zero Minus Ten

Best villain: Red Grant
Best girl: Tracy Bond
Best location: Bahamas

[brendan007]

Movies

Best movie :on Her Majesty's Secret Service
Best movie, based on Fleming novel or short story :OHMSS
Best movie, not based on Fleming novel or short story :Tomorrow Never Dies
Worst movie: Licence To Kill

Best actor to act as James Bond :Pierce Brosnan
Best actor not to act as James Bond :Sophie Marceau
Best major villain :Elliot Carver
Best minor villain :Xenia Onnatop
Best girl :Tracy

Best director :Peter Hunt
Best manuscript writer: Richard Maibum
Best composer :David Arnold

Best car :BWM from Tomorrow Never Dies
Best location (city, otherwise country) :Piz Gloria

Best poster: On Her Majesty's Secret Service


Books

Best book :on Her Majesty's Secret Service
Best book by Fleming :on Her Majesty's Secret Service
Best book by Gardner :Nobody Lives Forever
Best book by Benson :Never Dream Of Dying

Best villain : Blofeld- OHMSS
Best girl :Tracy
Best location : Piz Gloria

[OHMSS]

Movies

Best movie: OHMSS
Best movie, based on Fleming novel or short story: OHMSS (Goldfinger a close second).
Best movie, not based on Fleming novel or short story: The World Is Not Enough
Worst movie: License To Kill

Best actor to act as James Bond: Sean Connery
Best actor not to act as James Bond: Christopher Walken
Best major villain: Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Best minor villain: Red Grant
Best girl: (Good: Tracy Bond / Bad: Fiona Volpe )

Best director: Peter Hunt (and a darn good editor to boot)
Best manuscript writer: Richard Maibaum
Best composer: John Barry

Best car: Aston Martin DB5
Best location (city, otherwise country): Swiss Alps

Best poster: Unused poster from OHMSS featuring a shirtless Bond evading capture on one ski. Classic, too bad it wasn't used.


Books

Best book: OHMSS
Best book by Fleming: OHMSS
Best book by Gardner: License Revoked
Best book by Benson: Never Read

Best villain: Blofeld OHMSS
Best girl: Tracy Bond
Best location: Piz Gloria
Best cover: Colonel Sun first edition paperback

[OHMSS]

Here are a couple of ideas I had for some extra questions and my picks:

Best Gadget: Attache Case in From Russia With Love
Worst Gadget: Remote Controlled Surveilance "Dog" at the very end of A View To A Kill, what was Q thinking?
Best Bond-One-Liner: This never happened to the other fellow - OHMSS
Worst Bond-One-Liner: I thought Christmas only came once a year - TWINE
Best Non Bond-One-Liner: No Mr. Bond, I expect you to die - Goldfinger
Worst Non Bond-One-Liner: Every quip made by Elliot Carver in TND (YUCK!)
Best Pre-Title Sequence: Asgaard Jump from The Spy Who Loved Me or OHMSS
Best Theme Song: OHMSS hands down (Goldfinger if you don't count instrumentals)
Worst Theme Song: The Man With The Golden Gun

[zencat]

Originally posted by Xenobia
Best car: the BMW from TND

Ah, a brave and excellent choice Xen and I agree with you 100%.

You too brendan007.

[HowiePussy]

Movies

Best movie: GoldenEye
Best movie, based on Fleming novel or short story: On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Best movie, not based on Fleming novel or short story: GoldenEye
Worst movie: Moonraker

Best actor to act as James Bond: Pierce Brosnan
Best actor not to act as James Bond: George Lazenby, ooooooooh, sorry, Donald Pleasance
Best major villain: Sanchez
Best minor villain: May Day
Best girl: Pussy Galore

Best director: John Glen
Best manuscript writer
Best composer: David Arnold

Best car: BMW Z8
Best location (city, otherwise country): London

Best poster: TWINE Teaser


Books

Best book
Best book by Fleming
Best book by Gardner
Best book by Benson

Best villain
Best girl
Best location
Best cover (remember to write which print it is and from what country the cover is)

[Sir James]

The World is not Enough (face facts people)

may I ask Freemo, what facts make TWINE the worst movie ever? With it being second all time on my list, I must ask the question, are you sure we are watching the same film?

[Sir James]

To answer the add ons:

Best Gadget: Ejector seat from GF, what can be better

Worst Gadget: Remote Controlled Surveilance "Dog" at the very end of A View To A Kill

Best Bond-One-Liner: "I made you all wet." "But my martini is still dry." (NSNA)

Worst Bond-One-Liner: "He had lots of guts." OHMSS

Best Non Bond-One-Liner: No Mr. Bond, I expect you to die - Goldfinger

Worst Non Bond-One-Liner: It wont be the nicotiene that kills you Mr. Bond." (YOLT)

Best Pre-Title Sequence: GoldenEye, enough said.

Best Theme Song: GoldenEye hands down

Worst Theme Song: The Man With The Golden Gun

[Double-Oh-Zero]

Movies:
Best movie: Goldfinger
Best movie, Fleming: Goldfinger
Best movie, not Fleming: GoldenEye
Worst movie: A View To A Kill

Best actor to act as Bond: Sean Connery
Best actor not to act as Bond: Clark Gable
Best major villain: Alec Trevelyan/Blofeld (tied)
Best minor villain: Red Grant
Best Bond Girl: Honey/Natalya (tie)

Best Director: Terence Young
Best manuscript writer: Richard Maibaum
Best composer: John Barry

Best Car: Aston Martin DB5
Best Location: Bahamas, London

Best poster: Thunderball

Books:

Best book: Casino Royale
Best book by Fleming: Casino Royale
Best Book by Gardner: never read
Best Book by Benson: Never Dream Of Dying
Best Cover: The latest US Fleming reprints

[freemo]

Originally posted by Sir James
The World is not Enough (face facts people)

may I ask Freemo, what facts make TWINE the worst movie ever? With it being second all time on my list, I must ask the question, are you sure we are watching the same film?

Lol, I've written a long, long list somewhere on these forums before, that was the thing, there were just lots of little points I didn't like, though I will concede that they had good intentions. Off topic abit, and in danger of being attacked by the army of Broz fans we have here (you can't swing a cat without hitting one of them), here were a few things I didn't like about TWINE.

- Pretitle scene felt like two, boat chase is flat after first viewing, no ejector seat ?

- Title sequence is absolute vomit. And I'm not anti Klienman (or whatever his name is), I liked the GE titles.

- Song has grown on me a little, but it's still pretty dreary. Will we even have a good, clear, old fashioned Bondish title song again ?

- Speaking of drab and dreary, how about those miserable backdrops, loactions ?

- Not that it matters, since you never get the feeling you are actually at the location. Once upon a time teh location was a major element of the film, like Japan in YOLT, Bahamas in TB, or India in OP, I miss this.

- To much M, her kidnapping was pretty lame IMO, just didn't seem right.

- Broz is good, but fumbles with his one-liners

- Ski chase is boring, very poor when compared with major ski scenes in OHMSS and FYEO, even with the pretitle ones in TSWLM and AVTAK.

- Caviar factory scene, while the best action scene in the film (which isn't saying much), just wasn't needed, you could take it out and it wouldn't make a difference.

- All action scenes kind of suck actually, where are the innocent bystanders ? Like in the ski chase in FYEO or the chase in OP.

- Audience is given absolutley no credit. Bonds big "Huh" when Renard repeats Electras "feel alive" line is proof of this.

- Every second shot seems to be a close up, I don't always like that.

There are other little aspects I wont go into here, but that's the general gist of it. The story I actually liked, and the Bond/Electra/Renard love triangle thing, although overused and done mediocrly, was a good idea.

Oh yeah, and don't dismiss me as someone who just doesn't liek the new films for the sake of it, GE was great and so was TND for that matter.

[Kronsteen]

Oh my, that is a great list. I do also think that TWINE is the worst Bond film ever...

-The ending scene on the submarine is horrible. Must be the worst scene in James Bond history...

-The actors? My god. Denise Richards as Dr Jones is bad. One of the worst Bond girls ever. She

[brendan007]

robert caryle wasnt the villian, he was a henchman, and i reckon he made a great henchman, something new and different

[Jim]

Originally posted by Sir James
The World is not Enough (face facts people)

may I ask Freemo, what facts make TWINE the worst movie ever? With it being second all time on my list, I must ask the question, are you sure we are watching the same film?

Doubtless you are, but however flabby and drabby and drearly uniform and emotionally retarded TWINE might be, opinions about it don't have to be.

[Kronsteen]

robert caryle wasnt the villian, he was a henchman, and i reckon he made a great henchman, something new and different

I myself see Renard and Electra both as major villains. But what different does it make if Renard is major villain or henchman, he is still a sort of villain, don

[Sir James]

well thanks for telling me Freemo, I always like to hear someones opinon, even when I disagree, becuase it helps me build a strognger defense for my own. But as this is for the survey, I hope some other people look at OHMSS's post about the survey add ons. They are IMO great additions. Freemo, feel free to read my opions on TWINE in the Brosnan forum under TWINE according to Sir James.

Great idea Kronsteen, ON WITH THE SURVEY!!

[Kingdom Come]

Best Film; Diamonds Are Forever
Best director; Lewis Gilbert
Best Bond; Old Roge
Worst film; Thunderball/Licence To Kill
Best writer; Jeffrey Caine/Roald Dahl
Best score; Goldeneye/You Only Live Twice
Best locations/photography; Moonraker
Best poster; Live And Let Die
Best song; Goldfinger/Licence To Kill

and none of you should be interested in any other opinions I have. So thats my list finished even when it isn't. Who cares?!

[Sir James]

Maybe the list would get more publicity in the elements forum, or if you posted a copy in each of the acotrs fourms??? Just a thought, and Freemo, I put my responses to your girpes on TWINE in the Brosnan fourm under TWINE according to Sir James.

[Jimmy Dean]

Movies

Best movie: On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Best movie, based on Fleming novel :OHMSS
Best movie, not based on Fleming novel Goldeneye
Worst movie: Live and Let Die/TMWTGG

Best actor to act as James Bond:Tie Sean Connery/Pierce Brosnan
Best actor not to act as James Bond: Pedro Armendariz
Best major villain:Francisco Scaramanga
Best minor villain:Jaws
Best girl: Tracy Di Vicenzo (Tracy Bond)

Best director: Peter Hunt
Best manuscript writer:Richard Maibaum
Best composer: John Barry

Best car: Lotus Esprit (Wet Nellie)
Best location Egypt

Best poster: Thunderball 3 views Poster


Books

Best book:On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Best book by Fleming:OHMSS
Best book by Gardner:License Renewed
Best book by Benson:High Time To Kill

Best villain: Blofeld
Best girl: Tracy
Best location: Swiss Alps
Best cover (remember to write which print it is and from what country the cover is) OHMSS

[Dortmunder]

Movies

Best movie: OHMSS
Best movie, based on Fleming novel or short story: OHMSS
Best movie, not based on Fleming novel or short story: GE
Worst movie: Dr. No

Best actor to act as James Bond: Pierce Brosnan and Roger Moore
Best actor not to act as James Bond: Desmond Llewelyn
Best major villain: Kristatos
Best minor villain: Koskov
Best girl: Tatiana Romanova

Best director: Peter Hunt, John Glen
Best manuscript writer:Richard Maibaum
Best composer: John Barry

Best car: BMW Z8 and Aston Martin V12 Vanquish
Best location (city, otherwise country): Piz Gloria, The Alps, Greece

Best poster: TSWLM and TLD


Books

Best book: FRWL and OHMSS
Best book by Fleming: FRWL and OHMSS
Best book by Gardner: Haven't read
Best book by Benson: Haven't read

Best villain: Blofeld (OHMSS)
Best girl: Tracy
Best location: Piz Gloria, Istanbul
Best cover: ???

[White Tuxedo]

BEST MOVIE: From Russia With Love
BEST NON-FLEMING MOVIE: GoldenEye (I hope Die Another Day changes that)
WORST MOVIE: The Man With The Golden Gun
BEST BOND ACTOR: Sean Connery
BEST NON-BOND ACTOR: Adolpho Celi (that's his name right?)
BEST MAJOR VILLAIN: Goldfinger
BEST MINOR VILLIAIN: "Red" Grant
BEST GIRL: Maud Adams

BEST DIRECTOR: Terrence Young
BEST WRITER: Maibaum
BEST COMPOSER: Barry


BEST CAR: DB-5
BEST LOCATION: London, England

BEST POSTER: Thunderball

[5 BONDS]

Best movie ALL OF THEM-DIFFERENT IN THEIR OWN RIGHTS
Best movie, based on Fleming novel or short story OHMSS
Best movie, not based on Fleming novel or short story LICENCE TO KILL
Worst movie CASINO ROYALE

Best actor to act as James Bond SEAN CONNERY
Best actor not to act as James Bond (choose anyone that has been in the James Bond series. Remember: not a character, an actor!!!) DESMOND LLEWELLYN
Best major villain FRANZ SANCHEZ
Best minor villain ODDJOB
Best girl AGENT XXX ANYA AMASOVA

Best director PETER HUNT
Best manuscript writer RICHARD MAIBAUM
Best composer JOHN BARRY

Best car ASTON MARTIN IN GOLDFINGER
Best location (city, otherwise country) SWITZERLAND-OHMSS
Best poster THUNDERBALL

Books

Best book OHMSS
Best book by Fleming OHMSS
Best book by Gardner NOBODY LIVES FOREVER
Best book by Benson ZERO MINUS TEN

Best villain ERNST STAVRO BLOFELD
Best girl DOMINO
Best location BAHAMAS-THUNDERBALL

[Sir James]

I took the liberty of setting up this thread on AJB, go on and check it out!

[boytown]

Movies

Best movie GOLDFINGER
Best movie, based on Fleming novel or short story OHMSS
Best movie, not based on Fleming novel or short story GOLDENEYE
Worst movie MOONRAKER

Best actor to act as James Bond SEAN CONNDERY
Best actor not to act as James Bond (choose anyone that has been in the James Bond series. Remember: not a character, an actor!!!)
Best major villain RED GRANT
Best minor villain ODDJOB
Best girl TRACY FROM OHMSS

Best director TERENCE YOUNG
Best manuscript writer RICHARD MAIBAUM
Best composer JOHN BARRY

Best car ASTON MARTIN DB5
Best location (city, otherwise country) BAHAMAS

Best poster OHMSS 1-SHEET


Books

Best book OHMSS
Best book by Fleming OHMSS
Best book by Gardner
Best book by Benson

Best villain
Best girl
Best location
Best cover (remember to write which print it is and from what country the cover is)

[Wade]

Movies

Best movie GOLDFINGER
Best movie, based on Fleming novel or short story GOLDFINGER
Best movie, not based on Fleming novel or short story undefined GOLDENEYE
Worst movie THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN

Best actor to act as James Bond SEAN CONNERY
Best actor not to act as James Bond (choose anyone that has been in the James Bond series. Remember: not a character, an actor!!!) ROBBIE COLTRANE
Best major villain BLOFELD
Best minor villain ODDJOB
Best girl WAI LIN

Best director TERENCE YOUNG
Best manuscript writer RICHARD MAIBAUM
Best composer JOHN BARRY
Best car LOTUS (TSWLM)
Best location (city, otherwise country) PARIS (AVTAK)

Best poster THE SPY WHO LOVED ME


Books

Best book ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE
Best book by Fleming ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE
Best book by Gardner WIN LOSE OR DIE
Best book by Benson HIGH TIME TO KILL

Best villain LE CHIFFRE
Best girl TIFFANY CASE
Best location ISTANBUL
Best cover (remember to write which print it is and from what country the cover is)


This survey will end 31st of December this year, 2002. Remember that the Die Another Day movie and book will NOT be included in this survey because the survey starts now...

Send your answers to MY MAIL: [email protected]


Any questions? Write them in this topic, please!