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[Christopher006]

Top Five (out of 4 stars)-

05. From Russia With Love * * * *
04. The Spy Who Loved Me * * * *
03. Goldfinger * * * *
02. Licence To Kill * * * *
01. For Your Eyes Only * * * *

Edited by Christopher006, 18 December 2008 - 01:53 PM.

[DamnCoffee]

Here is my latest list, with a few changes.


The Brilliant:
1. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
2. Casino Royale
3. Quantum of Solace
4. The Spy Who Loved Me
5. From Russia With Love
6. Thunderball
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. You Only Live Twice
18. For Your Eyes Only

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

The Ugly:
23. Never Say Never Again
24. Casino Royale (1967)

[Quincy]

I have not yet seen them all.

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


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

[Double-0-Seven]

After having seen Quantum Of Solace twice and watching a few of Moore's movies in the past week, I think it's time I posted a new ranking. I'll rank them using headings like the last few posts.

The Best

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

The Great

10. The World Is Not Enough
11. For Your Eyes Only
12. Licence To Kill
13. Live And Let Die
14. Octopussy

The Good

15. Tomorrow Never Dies
16. Moonraker
17. You Only Live Twice
18. GoldenEye
19. The Man With The Golden Gun

The Bottom

20. A View To A Kill
21. Diamonds Are Forever
22. Die Another Day

I do enjoy the last three films listed, but to me they rank at the bottom.

If I were to rank Never Say Never Again and the Casino Royale spoof, I would probably place the former above A View To A Kill and the latter at the end. To throw the television adaption of Casino Royale in the mix, I'd place it somewhere in the "good" section, as I find it highly enjoyable, and despite name and nationality changes it is a pretty faithful adaption.

Also, I know this ranking seems to go against what I stated in another thread that I now think of Casino Royale and Quantum Of Solace as one film, but as a stand alone film I'd place it where it is. By itself it is not quite as good Casino Royale or On Her Majesty's Secret Service, but Casino Royale and Quantum Of Solace together certainly make a killer pair.

[Trey]

You can always count on someone who has just gotten out of the movie theater to log on and say that the Bond film they just saw was the greatest ever...happened on the first few pages with DAD.

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

[danielcraigisjamesbond007]

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

[Scottlee]

(It's been a long time since I last did my list. This is the first time I've included QOS. I still refuse to count non-Eon Bond films - just my preference)

1 - On her majesty's secret service
2 - The spy who loved me
3 - Thunderball
4 - Casino Royale
5 - From russia with love
6 - Goldfinger
7 - Goldeneye
8 - For your eyes only
9 - Quantum of solace
10 - License to kill
11 - Octopussy
12 - A view to a kill
13 - Moonraker
14 - The living daylights
15 - The world is not enough
16 - You only live twice
17 - Diamonds are forever
18 - Tomorrow never dies
19 - Live and let die
20 - Dr No
21 - The man with the golden gun
22 - Die another day

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A decent enough ranking for Quantum then. Two top ten placings for Craig. Good stuff.

[uncanny]

Here is my list:

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

[001carus]

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

Have yet to see:
- Thunderball

[DamnCoffee]

My latest list. I think I'm starting to prefer most of the Connery movies more than the Craig movies now. Craig is a brilliant Bond, but he's no match for Connery, he has a long way to go yet.

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

Above Average!
11. The Living Daylights
12. Moonraker
13. Licence to Kill
14. Live And Let Die
15. Tomorrow Never Dies
16. You Only Live Twice
17. The Man With The Golden Gun


Average!
18. Never Say Never Again
19. The World Is Not Enough
20. For Your Eyes Only


Below Average!
21. A View To A Kill
23. Die Another Day
23. Diamonds Are Forever
24. Casino Royale (1967)

[A Kristatos]

Well, since some have included the two unofficial Bonds in their rankings, I will do the same:

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

Don't even get me started on CR 67! That doesn't even belong anywhere NEAR the others!

[001carus]

I've now seen Thunderball. I'll put up a review in the Sean Connery section soon, but as of now, here are my complete rankings:

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

[Judo chop]

I'm feeling pretty good about where QOS lies in the grand scope of things.

1 From Russia With Love
2 Thunderball
3 Casino Royale
4 Quantum of Solace
5 Dr. No
6 Live and Let Die
7 On Her Majesty's Secret Service
8 Goldfinger
9 The Spy Who Loved Me
10 The Living Daylights
11 Moonraker

*** It's probably just coincidence, but it's right @ the half-way point that I detect a noticable decline ***

12 For Your Eyes Only
13 Goldeneye
14 Octopussy
15 Die Another Day
16 The Man with the Golden Gun
17 License to Kill
18 A View to a Kill
19 Tomorrow Never Dies
20 Diamonds are Forever
21 You Only Live Twice
22 The World is not Enough

[HH007]

As it stands now:

1. CASINO ROYALE
2. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
3. ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE
4. DR. NO
5. QUANTUM OF SOLACE
6. THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS
7. THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
8. LICENSE TO KILL
9. GOLDENEYE
10. GOLDFINGER
12. LIVE AND LET DIE
13. THUNDERBALL
14. YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE
15. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
16. THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH
17. OCTOPUSSY
18. TOMORROW NEVER DIES
19. NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN



(Big Break)



20. DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
21. A VIEW TO A KILL
22. MOONRAKER
23. DIE ANOTHER DAY
24. CASINO ROYALE ('67)

[HildebrandRarity]

New Rankings:





1) Quantum Of Solace

2/3) Casino Royale / Thunderball

4) The Spy Who Loved Me

5) O.H.M.S.S.

6/7) From Russia With Love / Goldfinger

8/9) Moonraker / Tomorrow Never Dies










21) For Your Eyes Only

22) Diamonds Are Forever

23) Never Say Never Again

[Jake007]

Never saw TMWTGG, but here's my list so far:

GE
TLD
CR
TWINE
TND
LTK
OHMSS
TSWLM
FYEO
GF
TB
FRWL
QOS
DN
AVTAK
OP
MR
LALD
YOLT
DAF
DAD

Edited by Jake007, 31 January 2009 - 02:50 AM.

[DLibrasnow]

So this list changes often depending on my mood but the Top 5 are constant at the top and the Bottom 5 are also constant at the bottom.

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

[Cilogy]

1. Casino Royale

(a huge gap)

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


I've never seen Never Say Never Again or other non EON films.

Edited by Cilogy, 01 February 2009 - 06:59 AM.

[Jim]

Thunderball, Dr No, From Russia with Love, The Living Daylights, Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace chug merrily around a "top six" in no discernable order. The rest exist.

[BoogieBond]

Using VegaBonds cagegories. I rewatched LTK and Dr. No to see if I can give those pictures more love. Alas, I could not, but I can see why others rate them so highly.


1. The Spy Who Loved Me
2. Thunderball
3. Moonraker
4. OHMSS
5=. From Russia with Love
5=. CR


7. Goldfinger
8. FYEO
9. LALD
10. Goldeneye
11. TLD
12. YOLT

13. Quantum of Solace
14. Dr. No
15. Octopussy
16. TWINE
17. LTK

18. DAF
19. AVTAK
20. TMWGG
21. TND
22. DAD

[eddychaput]

I see you put Moonraker in your elite group up there. Intriguing...

[BoogieBond]

I see you put Moonraker in your elite group up there. Intriguing...

Yes Eddy. I know the film is sometimes unpopular with Fleming purists, and also with those seeking a serious Bond entry, but I am a huge fan of Moonraker. To me it is Epic, fun, OTT Moviebond and pulls it off for most of the movie, but the space finale and some real OTT overt silliness(Jaws and Dolly) just removes it a couple of notches from No 1. Sometimes my head says it shouldn't be there, but my heart won't let it out of my top 5.

[HildebrandRarity]

Thunderball, Dr No, From Russia with Love, The Living Daylights, Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace chug merrily around a "top six" in no discernable order. The rest exist.

Seems like you dropped OHMSS and TSWLM like a hot potatoe as soon as Daniel Craig started stamping his authority on the canon.

Intriguing.

[DLibrasnow]

Thunderball, Dr No, From Russia with Love, The Living Daylights, Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace chug merrily around a "top six" in no discernable order. The rest exist.

Seems like you dropped OHMSS and TSWLM like a hot potatoe as soon as Daniel Craig started stamping his authority on the canon.

Intriguing.

I noticed that too. Personally those are my two favorite movies of the EON series.

[HildebrandRarity]

Thunderball, Dr No, From Russia with Love, The Living Daylights, Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace chug merrily around a "top six" in no discernable order. The rest exist.

Seems like you dropped OHMSS and TSWLM like a hot potatoe as soon as Daniel Craig started stamping his authority on the canon.

Intriguing.

I noticed that too. Personally those are my two favorite movies of the EON series.

They were also in my top four...but then Craig came along with CR and, especially, the juggernaut that is Quantum.

[DLibrasnow]

Thunderball, Dr No, From Russia with Love, The Living Daylights, Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace chug merrily around a "top six" in no discernable order. The rest exist.

Seems like you dropped OHMSS and TSWLM like a hot potatoe as soon as Daniel Craig started stamping his authority on the canon.

Intriguing.

I noticed that too. Personally those are my two favorite movies of the EON series.

They were also in my top four...but then Craig came along with CR and, especially, the juggernaut that is Quantum.

Love Casino Royale.

The same cannot be said about Quantum of Solace.

One of the things I have noticed here on CBn since I joined is a veering towards the newer movies. Immediately after the release of Die Another Day a number of the most respected 007 fans on here hailed it as the best in the series but now have it in the bottom half of their rankings.

[HildebrandRarity]

Thunderball, Dr No, From Russia with Love, The Living Daylights, Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace chug merrily around a "top six" in no discernable order. The rest exist.

Seems like you dropped OHMSS and TSWLM like a hot potatoe as soon as Daniel Craig started stamping his authority on the canon.

Intriguing.

I noticed that too. Personally those are my two favorite movies of the EON series.

They were also in my top four...but then Craig came along with CR and, especially, the juggernaut that is Quantum.

Love Casino Royale.

The same cannot be said about Quantum of Solace.

One of the things I have noticed here on CBn since I joined is a veering towards the newer movies. Immediately after the release of Die Another Day a number of the most respected 007 fans on here hailed it as the best in the series but now have it in the bottom half of their rankings.

I think that has more to do with invisible cars, tsunami wind-surfing, and Halle Berry not delivering and actually becoming a CGI diver.

I just don't expect Quantum to fall much. On the contrary, I can even see it rising.

There are a lot of people who love the style of editing seen in the car chase and the art gallery fight but who don't post here.

One day, that style of editing will become the norm. Further, most other Bond movies will come across as 'childish' and Quantum will be regarded as a 'mature' departure and will gain strength over time.

[Double-Oh Agent]

One day, that style of editing will become the norm. Further, most other Bond movies will come across as 'childish' and Quantum will be regarded as a 'mature' departure and will gain strength over time.

I doubt that. I'm sure you and many other Quantum Of Solace lovers will always regard QOS highly. However, much like Die Another Day has dropped in some fans' estimations over time, I think QOS will too.

And I don't ever see "most other Bond movies" coming across as "childish" in the future. They will simply be what they have always been--quality entertainment that the whole family can enjoy. Rather, I find it more likely that QOS will be regarded as pretentious in the future instead of "mature."

And hopefully, QOS's style of editing will NEVER become the norm. When you can't see the spectacular, jaw-dropping stunts to comprehend them because of the shaky camera and super-quick editing then what's the point of seeing the Bond films? The stunts are one of the key main ingredients of the series. Such continued editing will drive fans from the series in droves because the films will become less Bondish and more like the Jason Bourne movies.

But then again, that's MY OPINION.

[DamnCoffee]

New list, a few slight changes made:

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

[eddychaput]

One day, that style of editing will become the norm. Further, most other Bond movies will come across as 'childish' and Quantum will be regarded as a 'mature' departure and will gain strength over time.

I doubt that. I'm sure you and many other Quantum Of Solace lovers will always regard QOS highly. However, much like Die Another Day has dropped in some fans' estimations over time, I think QOS will too.

And I don't ever see "most other Bond movies" coming across as "childish" in the future. They will simply be what they have always been--quality entertainment that the whole family can enjoy. Rather, I find it more likely that QOS will be regarded as pretentious in the future instead of "mature."

And hopefully, QOS's style of editing will NEVER become the norm. When you can't see the spectacular, jaw-dropping stunts to comprehend them because of the shaky camera and super-quick editing then what's the point of seeing the Bond films? The stunts are one of the key main ingredients of the series. Such continued editing will drive fans from the series in droves because the films will become less Bondish and more like the Jason Bourne movies.

But then again, that's MY OPINION.

I'm going to have to agree. It was only after my third viewing that I could intake and understand what transpired in the action scequences.

Please take my word for it. I am not exagerating anything here, I'm being very honest: I could not decipher what Bond was doing in the action scenes the first time I watched QOS. I have friends who very much like action and spy films who could not either.

So, if that style of editing does become the norm, I'm in big trouble.