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[bondfreak9879]

[b]
I find this list amusing..not criticizing your list...just very obvious what kind of Bond films you enjoy! I'm going to assume, you didn't like CR?

actually i havent seen it yet . you see my mom is not a bond fan and i live with her so i have to wait til i go to my dads house to see it. 1 more week!

[EyesOnly]

Well, when you do...i'm sure you'll enjoy it!

Edited by EyesOnly, 26 November 2006 - 09:05 PM.

[connery&dalton]

I finally have a list after a million, gazillion years struggling to make one. My taste has drastically changed in the past few days. Casino Royale is now my favorite.

1-9: 4 stars
10-13: 3 1/2 stars
14-19: 3 stars
20: 2 1/2 stars
21: 2 stars

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

[B5Erik]

1. Licence To Kill
2. Dr. No
3. From Russia With Love
4. Thunderball
5. The Living Daylights
6. For Your Eyes Only
7. Goldeneye
8. Tomorrow Never Dies
9. Casino Royale
10. Goldfinger
11. You Only Live Twice
12. The Spy Who Loved Me
13. The World Is Not Enough
14. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
15. Octopussy
16. A View To A Kill
17. Never Say Never Again (It's a connery Bond movie, so I list it.)
18. Die Another Day
19. Diamonds Are Forever
20. The Man With The Golden Gun
21. Moonraker
22. Live And Let Die

For me, #1 & 2 are a virtual tie. Ultimately, I like them all, but some have too many moments that make you groan in disbelief (or disgust at such bad writing) - but I'd only say that the bottom 5 fit in that category.

[Ricjac]

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

[the other fellow]

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

[klunker006]

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

[moorebond82]

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

I haven't seen Casino Royale yet( i might wait for christmas to see that one.)

Edited by moorebond82, 03 December 2006 - 10:55 PM.

[Diabolik]

It always amazes me how opinions differ on "the Best." I used to always assume Goldfinger was everyone's fave, but when I see what I consider some of the worst (Moonraker, Die Another Day) at the top of some people's list, it reminds me of what a complex and divergent world we live in. It's amazing anyone can agree on anything.

(You can also tell how old people are and what "Bond Era" they grew up in).

That said, here's my list:

1. Goldfinger
2. From Russia With Love
3. Thunderball
4. Casino Royale (James Bond is Back!)
5. Live and Let Die
6. Dr. No
7. Tomorrow Never Dies
8. The Spy Who Loved Me (Used to be higher, but hasn't aged well. Visually fun, not enough story.
9. For Your Eyes Only
10. The Man With The Golden Gun
11. The Living Daylights
12. Never Say Never Again (Blofeld's Cat's Re-edited Special Edition)
13. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (If Connery had starred, would have been one of the best!)
14. You Only Live Twice
15. Diamonds Are Forever
16. Goldeneye (Great first 15 minutes).
17. The World Is Not Enough
18. License to Kill
19. Octopussy (Bond battles an evil circus and becomes a clown?? OMG!)
20. Moonraker (Jaws turns good?)
21. A View to A Kill (Moore should have been put out to pasture way before this).
22. Die Another Day (I thought the franchise had died with this one).

Edited by Diabolik, 02 December 2006 - 03:57 PM.

[ComplimentsOfSharky]

I might as well update my list to incude CR....

It's going to be knee-jerk, but I'll give it a shot. I need to watch my top 2 again to see how CR really stacks up.

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

[I never miss]

I have seen CR twice so far, and it has dramatically affected my thinking:

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

[moorebond82]

Well now that i've seen CR i tink it's only fair to update my list.
It gets pretty far up on the list but not number 1.Though i must say in my opinion CR had the best main title credits sequence
in the whole series.The graphics just jumped out at me.

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

[4 Ur Eyez Only]

ok lately

1. FYEO
2. Octopussy
3. TLD
4. CR
5. OYMSS
6. TSWLM
7. Goldfinger
8. FRWL
9. LLD
10. LTK
11. TMWTGG
12. Moonraker
13. Dr No
14. NSNA
15. AVTAK
16. Thunderball
17. YOLT
18. DAF
19. TND
20. Goldeneye
21. TWINE
22. DAD

[moorebond82]

Ok i've been watching the bond films on dvd and my list has changed a bit.I'm going on how much enjoyment i get from each film.
1.OHMSS
2.The Spy Who Loved Me
3.Casino Royale
4.The Living Daylights
5.For Your Eyes Only
6.Live And Let Die
7.Lcense To Kill
8.Octopussy
9.From Russia With Love
10.A View To A Kill
11.Thunderball
12.Tommrow Never Dies
13.The Man With The Golden Gun
14.The World Is Not Enough
15.Goldfinger
16.Diamonds Are Forever
17.Goldeneye
18.Moonraker
19.Die Another Day
20.You Only Live Twice
21.Dr.No

Edited by moorebond82, 09 December 2006 - 09:59 AM.

[Lounge Lizard]

Well, here we go again:

1. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969, Hunt)
Tightly constructed, a knight's epic for the late 1960s- a tale of twisted chivalry and fated love. Chock full of Bondian detail, characterization and momentum, it manages to lure the viewer into a plot as outrageous as YOLT's, whilst at the same time bringing its hero down to earth. Endlessly exciting, surprises at every turn, and in the end... touching. John Barry's moody score manages to transcend the film to a level above all other films in the series. Stylish, kinetic cinematography. Lazenby manages to 'suggest' Bond rather than playing him, but he never becomes a 'weak link' - the film is just too good for that. Rigg is exquisite, the best Bond girl ever; Savalas is not Fleming's Blofeld, but he's definitely the best screen Blofeld. And as a bonus, a brilliant safe-cracking sequence.

2. From Russia With Love (1963, Young)
Because of Connery being so terrifically focused throughout, and because of the suspense building once we enter the Orient Express. The 'little chat' with Red Grant seems to last forever, but we sense the tension leading up to the fight- a slow-burn effect unequalled in the rest of the series. Robert Shaw is unmatched for physical menace among the Bond villains. Very good use of sound, especially when it is used less than you might expect. Bond is a killer and a seducer, but because of tight scripting we are aware of his emotions concerning his mission as a 'pimp for England' - there is no need to express Bond's feelings explicitly, as it is done in some of the later films.

3. Casino Royale (2006, Campbell)
It's good for all the reasons OHMSS and FRWL were good, and it doesn't end there; Bond wears his feelings more on his sleeve than ever before, but it works because of the 'Bond begins' concept (taking its cue from Fleming as much as from the latest cinematic trend for origin stories), and because of Daniel Craig's bold and unsentimental performance. The supporting cast (Green, Mikkelsen, Dench, Wright, Giannini, De Bankole) is excellent, as is Campbell's assured and stylish direction of the major set pieces (terror, gambling, torture, doomed love affair). Richly suspenseful and atmospheric, it also captures the 'old-world European feel' for the first time since TLD.

4. The Living Daylights (1987, Glen)
5. For Your Eyes Only (1981, Glen)
6. Goldfinger (1964, Hamilton)
7. You Only Live Twice (1967, Gilbert)
8. Thunderball (1965, Young)
9. Diamonds Are Forever (1971, Hamilton)
10. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977, Gilbert)
11. Dr. No (1962, Young)
12. GoldenEye (1995, Campbell)
13. Live and Let Die (1973, Hamilton)
14. Licence to Kill (1989, Glen)
15. The Man with the Golden Gun (1974, Hamilton)
16. Octopussy (1983, Glen)
17. Moonraker (1979, Gilbert)
18. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997, Spottiswoode)
19. Die Another Day (2002, Tamahori)
20. The World Is Not Enough (1999, Apted)
21. A View to a Kill (1985, Glen)

[moorebond82]

Ok since i can't edit my last post and i am now including the three unoffical bonds i shall repost this.My opinion has changed since last i posted here in this topic.My taste is extremely odd so bare with my choices.

1.Octopussy
2.Casino Royale(1967)
3.The Living Daylights
4.OHMSS
5.For Your Eyes Only
6.From Russia With Love
7.Casino Royale(2006)
8.The Spy Who Loved Me
9.The World Is Not Enough
10.License To Kill
11.The Man With The Golden Gun
12.Live And Let Die
13.Tommrow Never Dies
14.Thunderball
15.Diamonds Are Forever
16.Goldfinger
17.A View To A Kill
18.You Only Live Twice
19.Die Another Day
20.Dr.No
21.Moonraker
22.Casino Royale(1954)
23.Goldeneye
24.Never Say Never Again

[the doctor]

1. OHMSS (never liked it at first because of its length but after time its grown on me and has become my fav)

2. Casino Royale (cant explain why i've never enjoyed a bond film as much and probably will one day over take OHMSS)

3. The Living Daylights (again like with OHMSS never liked it at first but eventually rose up over the years)

4. TSWLM
5. FRWL
6. Moonraker
7. Dr.No
8. Licence to Kill
9. Goldfinger
10. Goldeneye
11. Live and Let Die
12. FYEO
13. AVTAK
14. Tomorrow Never Dies
15. Thunderball
16. YOLT
17. TWINE
18. TMWTGG
19. Octopussy
20. Die Another Day
21. Diamonds are Forever

[David Schofield]

1. FRWL
2. OHMSS
3. LTK
4. Goldfinger
5. Thunderball
6. Casino Royale
7. Dr No
8. Living Daylights
9. TSWLM
10 Goldeneye
11. TND
12. TWINE
13. DAD
14 Moonraker
15 LALD
16 FYEO
17. YOLT
18. DAF
19. TMWTGG
20. Octopussy
21. AVTAK

[Blabbermouth]

1. From Russia With Love
2. On Her Majesty

[Agent 0015]

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

[Qwerty]

[Moderator's Note: Topics merged]

[CJB]

001. ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE

Brillaint, simply brilliant. An exciting, beautifully shot, well-written, well-acted action-adventure film. Lazenby often gets harshly treated, but neither Connery or Moore could've pulled off that final scene. He does very well for a newcomer. Rigg does a superb job as Tracy and is probably one of the most convincing 'Bond girls' of the series. Pleasance's Blofeld is great, much better than his predeccesor and his successor. The action, especialy the ski chases, are just fantastic. This is Bond at his best!

002. CASINO ROYALE

Without doubt, Daniel Craig gives the single best performance by an actor playing Bond. I can totally see him as the rookie Fleming's 007. I see this film as the OHMSS of the 21st century. Great action, great acting, and a powerful Fleming-based story. This is as brutal and violent as Bond has ever been. I've only seen it once, but with one or two more viewings, it may take my top spot.

003. The Living Daylights

The only really excellent Bond film of the 80s. It has a great dark, European Cold War feeling to it. Timothy Datlon owns the part. He drinks, he smokes, and he's a professional killer. This is Ian Fleming's James Bond, no doubt about it.

004. From Russia With Love
005. Thunderball
006. Goldfinger
007. Dr. No
008. Goldeneye
009. Licence to Kill
010. For Your Eyes Only
011. You Only Live Twice
012. The Spy Who Loved Me
013. Octopussy
014. The World Is Not Enough
015. Tomorrow Never Dies
016. Moonraker
017. Diamonds Are Forever
018. Live And Let Die
019. Die Another Day
020. A View to a Kill
021. The Man With The Golden Gun

[Agent 0015]

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

My new list, for now:
1) The Living Daylights
2) From Russia With Love
3) Casino Royale
4) Octopussy
5) Live and Let Die
6) Licence to Kill
7) On Her Majesty's Secret Service
8) For Your Eyes Only
9) Tomorrow Never Dies
10) Thunderball
11) You Only Live Twice
12) The Spy Who Loved Me
13) Dr. No
14) A View to a Kill
15) The Man with the Golden Gun
16) Moonraker
17) Goldeneye
18) Goldfinger
19) Diamonds Are Forever
20) The World is Not Enough
21) Die Another Day

1-5: Awesome.
6-10: Good.
11-16: Enjoyable
17-20: Sort of can watch through
21: HATE IT!

[O Lucky Man!]

1. Casino Royale
2. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
3. From Russia With Love
4. Goldfinger
5. Dr. No
6. Thunderball
7. The Living Daylights

8. You Only Live Twice
9. License to Kill
10. Goldeneye
11. Diamonds Are Forever
12. Tomorrow Never Dies

13. For Your Eyes Only
14. Live and Let Die
15. The Man With The Golden Gun
16. The World Is Not Enough
17. The Spy Who Loved Me
18. A View to a Kill

19. Die Another Day
20. Octopussy
21. Moonraker

[Fiona Volpe lover]

OK,my stab at this.....and I know my tastes are odd! I must also say that even the Bond films I like the least I still like {exceot maybe Licence To Kill!}

1. You Only Live Twice
2. On Her Majesty's Secret service
3. Thunderball
4. Casino Royale
5. From Russia With Love
6. Moonraker
7. The Living Daylights
8. Live and Let Die
9. Octopussy
10.Die Another Day
11.Diamonds Are Forever
12.For Your Eyes Only
13.Goldfinger
14.Tomorrow Never Dies
15.Dr No
16.Goldeneye
17.The World Is Not Enough
18.Never Say Never Again
19.The Man With The Golden Gun
20.A View To a Kill
21.Casino Royale [1967]-I kind of like the film,even though it's total mess!
22.Licence To Kill

[Judo chop]

Subject to change, (but not too much). I've broken the list into 3 categories.
1) Those I cannot live without.
2) Those I find as entertaining as I do flawed and irritating; watchable in moderation.
3) Those I can live without for long periods of time. Watch them very infrequently, and always clearly understand why so afterwards.

Thunderball
From Russia
Dr. No
Live and Let Die
Spy Who Loved Me
Goldfinger
Moonraker
Goldeneye
Living Daylights
OHMSS

Octopussy
For Your Eyes Only
Man W/Golden Gun
Die Another Day

Tomorrow Never Dies
You Only Live Twice
The World is Not Enough
Diamonds are Forever
License to Kill
A View to a Kill

My current rankings of the films. This was fun because I went back to an old post dated 6 months ago to compare my feelings then and now. Not too much different, but enough.

Thunderball
From Russia With Love
Casino Royale
Live and Let Die
The Spy Who Loved Me
Dr. No
Goldfinger
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Moonraker
The Living Daylights
For Your Eyes Only
Goldeneye

Die Another Day
Tomorrow Never Dies
License to Kill
Octopussy
A View to a Kill
The Man with the Golden Gun

Diamonds are Forever
You Only Live Twice
The World is not Enough

[00Twelve]

In my current state of mind, this is my list...

Casino Royale
From Russia With Love
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
The Living Daylights
For Your Eyes Only
GoldenEye
Thunderball
Goldfinger
Licence To Kill
Live And Let Die
Dr. No
The Spy Who Loved Me
Tomorrow Never Dies
The World Is Not Enough
You Only Live Twice
Diamonds Are Forever
Octopussy
The Man With The Golden Gun
Die Another Day
Moonraker
A View To A Kill

[bondfan21]

1. OHMSS
2. Thunderball
3. Goldfinger
4. Casino Royale
5. From Russia With Love
6. Dr. No
7. You Only Live Twice
8. The Living Daylights
9. The Spy who Loved Me
10. Goldeneye
11. Licence to Kill
12. For Your Eyes Only
13. Moonraker
14. The World is Not Enough
15. Live and Let Die
16. Tomorrow Never Dies
17. A View to a Kill
18. Die Another Day
19. Octopussy
20. Diamonds are Forever
21. The Man with the Golden Gun (the weakest Bond movie by far!)

[SilencedPPK]

1. Casino Royale (2006)
2. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
3. From Russia With Love
4. Goldeneye
5. Moonraker
6. The Living Daylights
7. Live And Let Die
8. Doctor No
9. Tomorrow Never Dies
10. The Spy Who Loved Me
11. Goldfinger
12. License To Kill
13. The Man With The Golden Gun
14. Thunderball
15. The World Is Not Enough
16. For Your Eyes Only
17. You Only Live Twice
18. A View To A Kill
19. Octopussy
20. Diamonds Are Forever
21. Die Another Day

[Loomis]

Currently:

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

Currently:

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

That's my "best-to-worst" ranking, though. If we're talking about the most entertaining Bond flicks, my top three would go:

1. THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN
2. MOONRAKER
3. DIE ANOTHER DAY

And I'm not sure how I'd rank them after that.

It's funny looking back on one's old lists. How was there ever a time when I ranked GOLDFINGER (a good film, no question, but rather overrated) so highly?

Anyway, here's my current ranking of the Eon films:

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