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[Vauxhall]

Not the best comparison obviously for various reasons, but as Rotten Tomatoes appears to have become the barometer of our times in collating film reviews, I thought it might be quite useful to see how SKYFALL does in stacking up against the rest of the series. I think top five would be a very strong performance.

Fresh
98% - Dr No
96% - From Russia With Love
96% - Goldfinger
94% - Casino Royale
86% - Thunderball
83% - On Her Majesty's Secret Service
81% - Goldeneye
80% - The Spy Who Loved Me
74% - The Living Daylights
73% - Licence to Kill
71% - You Only Live Twice
71% - For Your Eyes Only
65% - Live and Let Die
64% - Quantum of Solace
63% - Diamonds Are Forever
61% - Moonraker

Rotten
59% - Die Another Day
54% - Tomorrow Never Dies
51% - The World Is Not Enough
50% - The Man With the Golden Gun
47% - Octopussy
40% - A View to a Kill

All ratings are correct as of October 2012.

[thecasinoroyale]

Nice to see 'Licence To Kill' quite high...

[Skudor]

I read somewhere today that it was "100% Fresh" - but guess this is because it's early days yet.

[Vauxhall]

I read somewhere today that it was "100% Fresh" - but guess this is because it's early days yet.

That's right. 100% for SKYFALL so far, but only based on a sample of 13 reviews, so I'm waiting for a few more to see if that trend will continue. Fingers crossed. I'm sure it will get some negative reviews simply for being a Bond movie.

[Skudor]

It's not looking bad though, is it.

I'm getting giddier than a particularly impatient child waiting to open a birthday present.

[Vauxhall]

Me too. These review scores aren't helping my impatience at all! My expectations are even higher than they were before CASINO ROYALE.

[Skudor]

Yep. It looks like they may have gotten things very right this time, bar a possibly over self-indulgent and introspective third act - which I'll have to forgive in a true OHMSS fashion (Bond is allowed to be personal occasionally).

[Hockey Mask]

I think top five would be a very strong performance.

Fresh
98% - Dr No
96% - From Russia With Love
96% - Goldfinger
94% - Casino Royale
86% - Thunderball

I would think a Top 5 is just about a sure thing. In fact, I would think we are headed to 97%+ with the reviews I have read. I haven't really heard a knock against it yet...at least not a "rotten" knock.

[Iceskater101]

I wonder what was wrong with Tomorrow Never Dies, I didn't think it was rotten..

[IcedCamaro]

Wow, 3 out of 4 of Brosnan's are "rotten". Yikes.

[seawolfnyy]

Currently, Skyfall stands at 97% based on 32 reviews. I believe it will end up around 93-95%.

[Jarvio]

Here are the IMDB rankings:

Casino Royale – 7.9
Goldfinger – 7.8
From Russia With Love – 7.5
Dr No – 7.3
Goldeneye – 7.2
The Spy Who Loved Me – 7.1
Thunderball – 7.0
You Only Live Twice – 6.9
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service – 6.8
Live And Let Die – 6.8
For Your Eyes Only – 6.8
Quantum Of Solace – 6.7
The Man With The Golden Gun – 6.7
Diamonds Are Forever – 6.7
The Living Daylights – 6.7
Octopussy – 6.6
Licence To Kill – 6.5
Tomorrow Never Dies – 6.4
The World Is Not Enough – 6.3
A View To A Kill – 6.2
Moonraker – 6.2
Die Another Day – 6.0

Edited by Jarvio, 20 October 2012 - 07:50 PM.

[SPECTRE ASSASSIN]

Rotten Tomatoes always befuddles me with their ratings. In this case, this list of James Bond movies is pretty accurate. (Except I disagree with the rating for OCTOPUSSY, which was a decent Bond outing.)

[Platapus94]

Only 50% for TMWTGG!?!?

[Tony_OO_Black]

Poor Octopussy - really doesn't deserve to be that low.

[Vauxhall]

SKYFALL appears to have settled somewhat at 91%. A comfortable fifth place.

Fresh
98% - Dr No
96% - From Russia With Love
96% - Goldfinger
94% - Casino Royale
91% - Skyfall
86% - Thunderball
83% - On Her Majesty's Secret Service
81% - Goldeneye
80% - The Spy Who Loved Me
74% - The Living Daylights
73% - Licence to Kill
71% - You Only Live Twice
71% - For Your Eyes Only
65% - Live and Let Die
64% - Quantum of Solace
63% - Diamonds Are Forever
61% - Moonraker

Rotten
59% - Die Another Day
54% - Tomorrow Never Dies
51% - The World Is Not Enough
50% - The Man With the Golden Gun
47% - Octopussy
40% - A View to a Kill

[Hockey Mask]

96% DN
96% FRWL
96% GF
95% CR
93% SF
86% TB
82% OHMSS
79% TSWLM
78% GE
77% LTK
74% FYEO
72% YOLT
70% TLD
67% DAF
66% LALD
65% QOS
64% SP
63% NSNA
60% MR
57% DAD
51% TWINE
57% TND
45% TMWTGG
42% OP
35% AVTAK
29% CR67

[Vauxhall]

Ouch.

I accept I probably rate SPECTRE higher than most here, but surely not too many would slot it between QUANTUM OF SOLACE and NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN!

[Mr. Arlington Beech]

Ouch.

I accept I probably rate SPECTRE higher than most here, but surely not too many would slot it between QUANTUM OF SOLACE and NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN!

I think it doesn’t really matters, because SP it’s already a box office success … After all, Bond movies are mainly aimed for general moviegoers, and not for the critics (they aren’t arthouse films). So I believe it could be more relevant here a rating like IMDb’s which measures audience popularity, and there Craig’s latest entry still has a strong 7,3 which gives it a very decent fifth place among the EON’s series - together with DN.

[SecretAgentFan]

But these percents don´t mean anything - the majority of reviews for the films up to the 90´s aren´t taken into account here, and if you just decide the current reviews are pro or con when so many reviewers are rather in favor of the film but have issues with it - it just is not an accurate way to measure things.

 

Of course, if people only know two categories ("Awesome!" / "Sucks!") one knows why sites like Rotten Tomatoes or MetaCritic do get traffic.