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[Mr_Clark]

From best to worst
Casino Royale
The Living Daylights
From Russia With Love
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Licence To Kill
Thunderball
Dr. No
You Only Live Twice
Goldfinger
Diamonds Are Forever
For Your Eyes Only
Live and let die
The Spy Who Loved Me
Octopussy
The man with the Golden Gun
A View To A Kill
Moonraker
Goldeneye
The world is not enough
Tomorrow Never Dies
Die Another Day.

[Turn]

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

I find it interesting how far FRWL fell in your list from previous rankings with YOLT elevated so high.

[Nihilistic_Mystic]

here's my list. (best to worst)

1) tomorrow never dies
2) casino royale
3) goldeneye
4) from russia with love
5) the spy who loved me
6) on her majesty's secret service
7) the world is not enough
8) goldfinger
9) thunderball
10)dr.no
11)live and let die
12)you only live twice
13)octopussy
14)license to kill
15)die another day
16)moonraker
17)the man with the golden gun
18)diamonds are forever
19)for your eyes only
20)a view to a kill
21)the living daylights

[Qwerty]

Welcome to the CBn Forums, Nihilistic Mystic.

[PrinceKamalKhan]

My rankings change but this is my current list:

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

[jrdoo7]

her eis my personal list of bond movies.
casino royale
spy who loved me
ohmss
goldfinger
from russia with love
for your eyes only
thunderball
living daylights
octopussy
dr. no
goldeneye
live and let die
tomorrow never dies
license to kill
a view to a kill
the world is not enough
diamonds are forever
you only live twice
moonraker
man with the golden gun
never say never again
die another day

[Qwerty]

Merged your post here, jrdoo.

[ACE]

My favourite Bond films, as of this date, in order of preference are:

1.) GF
2.) DN
3.) OHMSS
4.) CR '006
5.) FRWL
6.) TLD
7.) TND
8.) TB
9.) GE
10.) LTK
11.) DAF
12.) FYEO
13.) OP
14.) DAD
15.) YOLT
16.) SWLM
17.) MWGG
18.) TWINE
19.) MR
20.) LALD
21.) AVTAK
22.) NSNA
23.) CR '67

My list changes every few years as I re-evaluate and grow.

[MHazard]

My ranking in order best to worst:

OHMSS/CR (tie)
GF
DN
FRWL
TB

Giant Gap

TLD
YOLT
DAF
NSNA

Giant Gap

TWINE
TSWLM
FYEO
LALD
GE
DAD

Large Gap

LTK
TMWGG
TND
AVTAK
MR

Casino Royale and OHMSS tie because I go back and forth. OHMSS is closer to the book, has a better-John Barry-soundtrack and the best actress ever to play a Bond Girl as well as the ski chase. CR has the best actor to play Bond, a script that's close to the book and more serious than any other movie, and the African Rundown.

[LadySylvia]

Here is my ranking:


1. On Her Majesty's Secret Service

2. Casino Royale

3. The Living Daylights

4. For Your Eyes Only

5. From Russia With Love

6. Octopussy

7. Thunderball

8. Goldeneye

9. The Spy Who Loved Me

10. The World Is Not Enough

11. License to Kill

12. You Only Live Twice

13. A View to a Kill

14. Moonraker

15. Die Another Day

16. Live and Let Die

17. Tomorrow Never Dies

18. Dr. No

19. The Man With the Golden Gun

20. Goldfinger

21. Diamonds Are Forever

[MHazard]

I see that my list inadvertantly omitted Octopussy, which I think speaks volumes as to my view of it. Lady Sylvia you really don't like Sean do you?

[LadySylvia]

I see that my list inadvertantly omitted Octopussy, which I think speaks volumes as to my view of it. Lady Sylvia you really don't like Sean do you?

Yes, I do like Sean Connery. A lot. Why would you think otherwise?

[Craig is 007]

Here's my ranking:

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

[MHazard]

I see that my list inadvertantly omitted Octopussy, which I think speaks volumes as to my view of it. Lady Sylvia you really don't like Sean do you?

Yes, I do like Sean Connery. A lot. Why would you think otherwise?

Based on previous discussions and your rankings in which you seemed to express a low regard for the Sean films (particularly GF) and our on-going discussion in which you are dubious on whether he could have played OHMSS properly. If you like Sean, but not his movies so much, what do you think could have been done to make them better? Or am I confused (not the first time).

[Mr_Wint]

This is a funny topic. First almost everyone rank DAD at the top, one year later the same people put DAD at the bottom. I cant belive how people can change their opinions so much over one or two years.

[Publius]

This is a rough estimation, as my rankings change every so often, but probably not by much.

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

A year and some weeks later, and not too many differences at all, aside from CR entering the picture and TMWTGG shooting up a few places.

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

I only really dislike the bottom three.

[Qwerty]

This is a funny topic. First almost everyone rank DAD at the top, one year later the same people put DAD at the bottom. I cant belive how people can change their opinions so much over one or two years.

There's always that bit of early admiration for the new Bond film simply because it is the newest Bond film. Seems to go away for some fans (many in the case of Die Another Day, I would imagine ).

[LadySylvia]

I see that my list inadvertantly omitted Octopussy, which I think speaks volumes as to my view of it. Lady Sylvia you really don't like Sean do you?

Yes, I do like Sean Connery. A lot. Why would you think otherwise?

Based on previous discussions and your rankings in which you seemed to express a low regard for the Sean films (particularly GF) and our on-going discussion in which you are dubious on whether he could have played OHMSS properly. If you like Sean, but not his movies so much, what do you think could have been done to make them better? Or am I confused (not the first time).

I've only been highly critical of three of Connery's films - DR. NO, GOLDFINGER and DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER. That's three out of six. Based on that you thought I didn't like him?

And why should I want him to be in OHMSS, anyway? I am perfeclty happy with Lazenby in the movie.

[MHazard]

I see that my list inadvertantly omitted Octopussy, which I think speaks volumes as to my view of it. Lady Sylvia you really don't like Sean do you?

Yes, I do like Sean Connery. A lot. Why would you think otherwise?

Based on previous discussions and your rankings in which you seemed to express a low regard for the Sean films (particularly GF) and our on-going discussion in which you are dubious on whether he could have played OHMSS properly. If you like Sean, but not his movies so much, what do you think could have been done to make them better? Or am I confused (not the first time).

I've only been highly critical of three of Connery's films - DR. NO, GOLDFINGER and DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER. That's three out of six. Based on that you thought I didn't like him?

And why should I want him to be in OHMSS, anyway? I am perfeclty happy with Lazenby in the movie.

I get why you don't like GF and DAF (although I disagree on GF) but what's not to like about him in DN? I think that's the one he comes closest to playing Fleming's Bond in.

[LadySylvia]

I thought that Connery's performance in DR. NO was at best . . . mixed. At times, he seemed very natural. Other times, he seemed stiff. Especially in his scenes with Jack Lord. In fact, I would say that Connery's performance mirrored the schzophrenic nature of the movie.

[Genrewriter]

My current list: Not much in the way of change outside of FYEO and FRWL switching, DAD dropping out of the top ten and TWINE moving down a bit, the last two coming about due to CR being so amazingly good.

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

[Agent 0015]

My new list again....

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

[Slazenger Seven]

Here are my forever changing film rankings

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

Give me an hour and this list should change again!

[PrinceKamalKhan]

This is a rough estimation, as my rankings change every so often, but probably not by much.

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

A year and some weeks later, and not too many differences at all, aside from CR entering the picture and TMWTGG shooting up a few places.

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

I only really dislike the bottom three.

Just curious, Publius. What stood out about TMWTGG to make you change its ranking? It's gone up and down and back up again in my estimation.

[Ytadel]

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

[A Kristatos]

Here's my current list:

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

[mrsbonds_ppk]

This is my Ranking. This is really really tough:

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

Well there you have it...

[A Kristatos]

This is my Ranking. This is really really tough:

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

Well there you have it...

Wow! Your #2 to 7 is the same as my #1 to 5, except for Goldfinger. You got good taste!

[Shadow Syndicate]

1. Casino Royale
2. From Russia With Love
3. Thunderball
4. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
5. GoldenEye
6. The Living Daylights
7. For Your Eyes Only
8. License to Kill
9. Dr. No
10. You only live twice
11. Diamonds are forever
12. Die Another Day
13. Live and let die
14. Tommorrow Never Dies
15. The World is Not Enough
16. Octopussy
17. The Spy Who Loved Me
18. Goldfinger
19. A View to a kill
20. Moonraker
21. The Man with the Golden Gun

[Publius]

Just curious, Publius. What stood out about TMWTGG to make you change its ranking? It's gone up and down and back up again in my estimation.

I don't think it's ever gone down, so much as others have gone up. Really, that's the case for most of the films in my rankings, with the likely exceptions of DAF and DAD.

With TMWTGG, I had only seen it two or three times when I made my first list (easily the fewest viewings at that point), and in retrospect I may have been harsh on it for being sandwiched between two of my then favorite movies, LaLD and TSWLM. I was definitely overcritical of its flaws, and although they still irk me, I've come to realize there's a lot of good hidden under the irritating camp.

Honestly, a bad title song, a weird plot, some of the worst acting to date, and in general among the most poorly conceived moments in the series (between sumo wrestlers and midgets and karate schoolgirls and allies abandoning Bond and...) are not the best way to package a movie.

Also, (undeservedly) being bottom of the barrel back then didn't mean as much, since I don't think my dislike for DAD and DAF was as great as it is now. And although I credit Loomis for singing its praises, it was really my periodic Bond marathons that led me to reevaluate it. It helps a lot to see it as the lesser (but still good) half of a duology started with LaLD.

Having now seen all the films at least a dozen times each (far more in the case of my top five or so, save newcomer CR), I think my most recent ranking is much more accurate. If anything stands out to me, I wonder why I still can't bring myself to like Dr. No more than I do. I want to, as it boasts one of my favorite Bond performances and one of my favorite villains, but there's also way too much extra baggage there.