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[avl]

Slightly revised

The Best:

OHMSS, The Living Daylights, Licence to Kill, Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace

The Great:

From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, Diamonds Are Forever, Live and Let Die

The Good:

Dr No, The Man With the Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker, For Your Eyes Only


The OK:

Octopussy, Goldeneye, The World is Not Enough

The Oh Dear God No:

A View to a Kill, Tomorrow Never Dies, Die Another Day

[DR76]

Oh . . . I see that we're breaking up the ranking into categories. Okay:


SUPERB:

1. On Her Majesty's Secret Service

2. Casino Royale

3. For Your Eyes Only

4. The Living Daylights

5. Thunderball

6. The Spy Who Loved Me

7. From Russia With Love


VERY GOOD:

8. Octopussy

9. Goldeneye

10.Quantum of Solace

11.License to Kill

12.The World Is Not Enough


MEDIOCRE . . . BUT TOLERABLE:

13.A View to a Kill

14.Die Another Day

15.You Only Live Twice

16.Live and Let Die

17.Moonraker


CRAP:

18.Tomorrow Never Dies

19.Goldfinger

20.The Man With the Golden Gun

21.Dr. No

22.Diamonds Are Forever

[The Richmond Spy]

Don't remember the last time I did one of these lists, but here is my update with QoS...


1. Casino Royale
2. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
3. Thunderball
4. The Spy Who Loved Me
5. From Russia With Love
6. GoldenEye
7. Doctor No
8. Goldfinger


9. Quantum of Solace
10. Octopussy
11. Moonraker
12. The World Is Not Enough
13. The Man With The Golden Gun
14. Live & Let Die
15. Tomorrow Never Dies


16. The Living Daylights
17. A View To A Kill
18. License To Kill


19. Die Another Day
20. You Only Live Twice


21. For Your Eyes Only
22. Never Say Never Again
23. Diamonds Are Forever

Actually, I love them all!

[YOLT]

Oh . . . I see that we're breaking up the ranking into categories. Okay:


SUPERB:

1. On Her Majesty's Secret Service

2. Casino Royale

3. For Your Eyes Only

4. The Living Daylights

5. Thunderball

6. The Spy Who Loved Me

7. From Russia With Love


VERY GOOD:

8. Octopussy

9. Goldeneye

10.Quantum of Solace

11.License to Kill

12.The World Is Not Enough


MEDIOCRE . . . BUT TOLERABLE:

13.A View to a Kill

14.Die Another Day

15.You Only Live Twice

16.Live and Let Die

17.Moonraker


CRAP:

18.Tomorrow Never Dies

19.Goldfinger

20.The Man With the Golden Gun

21.Dr. No

22.Diamonds Are Forever

Dr.No is CRAP? Too bad even for a joke.

[ChrissBond007]

Quite difficult to rank them, but let's try it:


1. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
2. From Russia with Love
3. Goldeneye
4. For Your Eyes Only
5. Goldfinger
6. You Only Live Twice


7. Casino Royale
8. The Man with the Golden Gun
9. The World Is Not Enough
10. Dr. No
11. The Living Daylights
12. The Spy Who Loved Me
13. Octopussy
14. Live and Let Die
15. Thunderball


16. Moonraker
17. Quantum of Solace
18. A View to a Kill


19. Diamonds Are Forever
20. Tomorrow Never Dies
21. Licence to Kill
22. Die Another Day

[QOS007]

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

[NecroVMX]

I'm going to break them into "tiers" as many have, but within the tiers, they are in no particular order.

Tier 1: The best
Quantum Of Solace, Casino Royale, Goldfinger, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Goldeneye, The Living Daylights, From Russia With Love

Tier 2: Very good
You Only Live Twice, Diamonds Are Forever, Live And Let Die, Tomorrow Never Dies, Liscence To Kill

Tier 3: Okay
Dr. No, Thunderball, The Spy Who Loved Me, The World Is Not Enough, Octopussy

Tier 4: Meh
Die Another Day, The Man With The Golden Gun, Moonraker, Octopussy, A View To A Kill

Haven't Actually seen Never Say Never Again

Edited by NecroVMX, 21 November 2008 - 06:34 AM.

[DamnCoffee]

I think, since the heat has died down in QoS I've had some time to reflect upon it. I still see it as a BRILLIANT Bond movie, BUT I think I prefer Royale, just a TAD better. I love both movies. All of the movies in the 'Brilliant' tier are all my favorites. So don't be suprised if they change again.

The Brilliant:
1. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
2. The Spy Who Loved Me
3. Thunderball
4. Casino Royale
5. Quantum of Solace
6. From Russia With Love
7. Dr. No
8. Goldfinger
9. Octopussy

The Great:
10. The Living Daylights
11. Moonraker
12. Licence to Kill
13. Live And Let Die

The Good:
14. Tomorrow Never Dies
15. The World Is Not Enough
16. For Your Eyes Only
17. GoldenEye

The Bad:
18. The Man With The Golden Gun
19. A View To A Kill
20. Die Another Day
21. Diamonds Are Forever

The Ugly:
22. You Only Live Twice
23. Never Say Never Again
24. Casino Royale (1967)

[MaFru]

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

[MI6 Lisbon Branch]

From Mi6 Lisbon

The best (we have a tie):
1 - On Her Majesty's Secret Service
2 - Quantum of Solace

The really good:
3 - Goldfinger
4 - Casino Royale
5 - The Spy Who Loved Me
6 - From Russia With Love
7 - Tomorrow Never Dies

The Good:
8 - Octopussy
9 - For Your Eyes Only
10 - Thunderball
11 - You Only Live Twice
12 - Dr. No
13 - Live and Let Die
14 - Die Another Day

The Average:
15 - Moonraker
16 - A View to a Kill
17 - Never Say Never Again
18 - The World Is Not Enough
19 - Goldeneye
20 - The Living Daylights

The Bad (but i loved them all anyway!!)
21 - Diamonds Are Forever
22 - The Man With the Golden Gun
23 - License to Kill

[Conlazmoodalbrocra]

After seeing Quantum Of Solace for the second time last night and having a rather large change of heart, I think it's correct that I re-rank the Bond films.

The Classics, The Masterpieces, The Down-right Brilliant!!!
1. Goldeneye
2. Casino Royale
3. Quantum Of Solace
4. Licence To Kill
5. OHMSS
6. The Living Daylights
7. From Russia With Love
8. For Your Eyes Only
9. Dr. No

The Very Good
10. The Spy Who Loved Me
11. A View To A Kill
12. Live And Let Die
13. Tomorrow Never Dies
14. Goldfinger
15. The World Is Not Enough

Well...they're good, but...
16. You Only Live Twice
17. Octopussy
18. Moonraker
19. Thunderball
20. The Man With The Golden Gun
21. Die Another Day
22. Diamonds Are Forever

[Publius]

I'm pleasantly surprised to see my tier system has caught on. Makes it easier for me to read other people's lists.

:*::*:

Quantum of Solace
Licence to Kill
Casino Royale
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
From Russia With Love

:*::*:

The Living Daylights
Thunderball
Dr. No
Goldfinger

:*:

The Spy Who Loved Me
Tomorrow Never Dies
For Your Eyes Only
GoldenEye
Live and Let Die

:*::-:

You Only Live Twice
The Man with the Golden Gun
Octopussy
Moonraker
Never Say Never Again

:*::-:

A View to a Kill
The World is not Enough
Die Another Day
Diamonds Are Forever

[john.steed]

Here is my updated list

The Best
Goldfinger
Spy Who Loved Me, The
For Your Eyes Only
You Only Live Twice
On Her Majesty's Secret Service

Very Good
Live and Let Die
From Russia with Love
Thunderball
Diamonds Are Forever

Good
World is Not Enough, The
Living Daylights, The
Never Say Never Never Again
Octopussy
Moonraker
GoldenEye

Okay (But I Still Love Them!)
Dr. No
Casino Royale
Man with the Golden Gun, The
View to a Kill, A
Die Another Day
License to Kill
Tomorrow Never Dies

Bad
Quantum of Solace

[_JW_]

This is my list from five and a half years ago! Oh my, where has the time gone?

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

Now... let's see how much my opinions have changed from that time. Here's an updated version, incorporating CS, QoS, and NSNA (Which I had seen plenty of times before I made the above top 20. I guess I was following the lead and only including the EON films.).

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

Yes... time and repeated viewings of certain films have certainly changed my opinions (Although LTK remains the firm favorite.).

[DamnCoffee]

It's great looking back... here is my list from August 2006

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

Here is my list as it stands now:

The Brilliant:
1. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
2. The Spy Who Loved Me
3. Thunderball
4. Casino Royale
5. Quantum of Solace
6. From Russia With Love
7. Dr. No
8. Goldfinger
9. Octopussy

The Great:
10. GoldenEye
11. The Living Daylights
12. Moonraker
13. Licence to Kill
14. Live And Let Die
15. Tomorrow Never Dies

The Good:
16. The World Is Not Enough
17. For Your Eyes Only

The Bad:
18. The Man With The Golden Gun
19. A View To A Kill
20. Die Another Day
21. Diamonds Are Forever

The Ugly:
22. You Only Live Twice
23. Never Say Never Again
24. Casino Royale (1967)

[ChrissBond007]

Here is my list as it stands now:

The Brilliant:
1. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
2. The Spy Who Loved Me
3. Thunderball
4. Casino Royale
5. Quantum of Solace
6. From Russia With Love
7. Dr. No
8. Goldfinger
9. Octopussy

The Great:
10. GoldenEye
11. The Living Daylights
12. Moonraker
13. Licence to Kill
14. Live And Let Die
15. Tomorrow Never Dies

The Good:
16. The World Is Not Enough
17. For Your Eyes Only

The Bad:
18. The Man With The Golden Gun
19. A View To A Kill
20. Die Another Day
21. Diamonds Are Forever

The Ugly:
22. You Only Live Twice
23. Never Say Never Again
24. Casino Royale (1967)

Looks like your list needs an update every week Mharkin007.
Nice to see Goldeneye in your top 10!

[Quincy]

I have not yet seen them all.

Brilliant
1. Casino Royale(2006) Craig
2. Quantum of Solace Craig
3. From Russia With Love Connery
4. Thunderball Connery
Great
5. Licence to Kill Dalton
6. Dr.No Connery
7. For Your Eyes Only Moore
8. Goldfinger Connery
9. The Spy Who Loved Me Moore
Good
10.Live and Let Die Moore
11.The Living Daylights Dalton
12.You Only Live Twice Connery
13.The Man with the Golden Gun Moore
14.Goldeneye Brosnan
Average
15.Tommorow Never Dies Brosnan
16.The World Is Not Enough Brosnan
Bad
17.A View to a Kill Moore
18.Die Another Day Brosnan


Still have yet to see:
-On Her Majesty's Secret Service
-Diamonds Are Forever
-Moonraker
-Octopussy

Edited by Quincy, 29 November 2008 - 10:39 PM.

[O.H.M.S.S.]

Just watched 22nd, my list changed.

1. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) ****
2. From Russia with Love (1963) ****
3. Goldfinger (1964) ****
4. The Living Daylights (1987) ****
5. Thunderball (1965) ***
6. Casino Royale (2006) ***
7. Dr. No (1962) ***
8. GoldenEye (1995) ***
9. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) ***
10. The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) ***
11. Licence to Kill (1989) ***
12. You Only Live Twice (1967) **
13. For Your Eyes Only (1981) **
14. Quantum of Solace (2008) **
15. Octopussy (1983) **
16. Diamonds Are Forever (1971) **
17. Live and Let Die (1973) **
18. A View to a Kill (1985) **
19. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) *
[ Never Say Never Again (1983) * ]
20. The World Is Not Enough (1999) *
21. Moonraker (1979) *
22. Die Another Day (2002) °

**** = perfect
*** = excellent
** = good
* = mediocre
° = bad

Edited by O.H.M.S.S., 01 December 2008 - 10:35 PM.

[SolidWaffle]

I find it interesting that the hate for Moonraker is transferring to a hate for TWINE.

I won't bother doing a list myself, I'll do it after my planned summer Bond-a-thon.

[Double-Oh Agent]

I like them all, but here they are in order:

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

[Quincy]

Dr.No at the bottom?

[Double-Oh Agent]

Dr.No at the bottom?

Yeah, I guess I'd like a little more action and stunts than is seen in the film. I do like it, but not quite as much as the others, although lately it is creeping closer to the next two or three on my list.

[SolidWaffle]

OK, I decided to do a list now anyways.

01 From Russia With Love
02 Casino Royale
03 Goldfinger
04 Goldeneye
05 The Living Daylights
06 Quantum Of Solace
07 The World Is Not Enough
08 For Your Eyes Only
09 Live And Let Die
10 Dr. No
11 Thunderball
12 The Spy Who Loved Me
13 Tomorrow Never Dies
14 License To Kill
15 On Her Majesty's Secret Service (the book was SO much better)
16 The Man With The Golden Gun
17 Die Another Day

The rest I haven't seen recently enough to place

18 You Only Live Twice
19 Moonraker
20 Diamonds Are Forever
21 Octopussy
22 A View To A Kill

[DamnCoffee]

Thunderball has just dropped from under Quantum, from above Royale.

The Brilliant:
1. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
2. The Spy Who Loved Me
3. Casino Royale
4. Quantum of Solace
5. Thunderball
6. From Russia With Love
7. Dr. No
8. Goldfinger
9. Octopussy

The Great:
10. GoldenEye
11. The Living Daylights
12. Moonraker
13. Licence to Kill
14. Live And Let Die
15. Tomorrow Never Dies

The Good:
16. The World Is Not Enough
17. For Your Eyes Only

The Bad:
18. The Man With The Golden Gun
19. A View To A Kill
20. Die Another Day
21. Diamonds Are Forever

The Ugly:
22. You Only Live Twice
23. Never Say Never Again
24. Casino Royale (1967)

[saltnpepper]

New movie = New ranking !!! It now becomes :

From Best to Worst


001 - CASINO ROYALE
002 - FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
003 - ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE


004 - THUNDERBALL / NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN
005 - LIVE AND LET DIE
006 - TOMORROW NEVER DIES
007 - GOLDENEYE


008 - GOLDFINGER
009 - DOCTOR NO
010 - FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
011 - THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH
012 - QUANTUM OF SOLACE
013 - THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS


014 - YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE
015 - THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN
016 - LICENCE TO KILL
017 - THE SPY WHO LOVED ME


018 - DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
019 - A VIEW TO A KILL
020 - OCTOPUSSY


021 - MOONRAKER
022 - DIE ANOTHER DAY

[blueman]

Clumping them, I get:

1. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969): takes EON's very swinging 60s creation and cements him in - a love story?? Not only that, it works: story, characters, action, design, all elements combine to create a Bond and his world, perfected. Lazenby just works.
2. Quantum of Solace (2008): best blend of character and action in the series, and Craig is pitch-perfect. An amazing film.

3. From Russia With Love (1963) and
4. Dr. No (1962): Bond's best straight-forward (ie no deeper lovestory/aftermath) adventure and Connery at his zenith: still slightly raw, suave yet not too thick with it; then his earlier, more low-budgety but still thrilling intro.

5. Goldfinger (1964): slicker yet still homey.
6. Casino Royale (2006): great rebooted Bond that anchors him in another love - his first - story, and sets up the future of the series nicely.
7. Thunderball (1965): Bond at his superspy best and Connery loving every moment of it.

8. The Man With The Golden Gun (1974) and
9. Live and Let Die (1973): a new Bond for a new era, a tad campy/uneven but with (more or less) solid Bond-style action and characters.

10. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997): after 20+ years of Barry Manilow Bond (you know, trying to get the feeling again...), this one finally strikes the correct balance and tone. Brosnan (more or less) shines.

11. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977): YOLT revisited and squared but with a much more charismatic Bond in swinging 70s Moore.
12. Goldeneye (1995): brings back some good old-fashioned Bondisms along with some long-awaited modern elements, but can't quite break free of the previous decade's Bond. Brosnan holds his own.

13. You Only Live Twice (1967): a Bond pastiche more than a Bond adventure, lots of cool moments but in the end a pageant, not to its betterment.
14. Diamonds Are Forever (1971): spoof-Bond with - again, and this later becomes an EON blueprint oddly enough - Bondian touches.
15. Moonraker (1979): how many times can they refilm YOLT?? Silly but again Moore keeps things interesting, even enjoyable in brief moments.


I have no use for 80s Bond, or Brosnan's last two: cartoons ineptly handled. Double-meh (and pity poor Dalton, used and abused by a frightened, aimless franchise). My collection ends with TSWLM, just can't seem to justify owning any of the others.

[Conlazmoodalbrocra]

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

[Bucky]

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

Quantum of Solace might move around after I see it a few more times in the theatre and get it on blu-ray and see it some more.

[booyeah_]

My rankings following this year's QoS release:

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

[VEGA BOND]

1.Quantum
2.Casino
3.License to kill
4.Goldfinger
5.Goldeneye

6.The living daylights
7.From russia with love
8.The spy who loved me
9.Tomorrow never dies
10.The world is not...

11.Thunderball
12.Dr no
13.For your eyes only
14.Live and let die
15.The man with the golden...

16.OHMSS
17.You only live twice
18.Moonraker
19.Octopussy
20.Diamonds are forever

21.A view to a kill
22.Die another day