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[007RogerMoore]

1. TMWTGG
2. YOLT
3. MR
4. OP
5. AVTAK
6. LALD/TSWLM
8. FYEO, TND, DAD
11. TWINE
12. GE
13. QOS
14. GF, TB
16. DN
18. OHMSS, DAF, TLD, LTK
21. FRWL, NSNA
23. CR

[pieffra]

Here's mine:

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

[DamnCoffee]

On Her Majesty's Secret Service / Thunderball / Casino Royale / From Russia With Love / Goldfinger


Dr. No / Live And Let Die / The Living Daylights / Licence to Kill / Octopussy / GoldenEye


Quantum of Solace / The Spy Who Loved Me / Diamonds Are Forever / Tomorrow Never Dies / The Man With The Golden Gun

For Your Eyes Only / Moonraker / A View To A Kill
Never Say Never Again


Die Another Day / The World Is Not Enough / You Only Live Twice

Edited by Mharkin, 14 March 2012 - 03:41 AM.

[JB007YH]

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

[Golden Claw]

A Grade
1) Licence To Kill
2) On her Majesty's Secret Service
3) The Living Daylights

B Grade
4) Doctor No
5) Casino Royale (2006)
6) From Russia With Love

B-/C+ Grade
7) Live and Let Die
8) The World is not Enough
9) Thunderball

C Grade
10) The Man with the Golden Gun
11) Goldfinger
12) Golden-Eye
13) For Your Eyes Only

D Grade
14) Octopussy
15) Diamonds are Forever
16) Never Say Never Again
17) Quantum of Solace

E Grade
18) The Spy who Loved Me
19) You only Live Twice
20) Moonraker

F Grade
21) Die Another Day
22) Tomorrow Never Dies
23) A View to a Kill

[Pussfeller]

A (enjoyable and well-made, with no major flaws)

On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Goldfinger
From Russia With Love
GoldenEye
Casino Royale
The Living Daylights

B (well-made, enjoyable, but flawed)

Diamonds Are Forever
For Your Eyes Only
Thunderball
Moonraker

C (poorly made, but enjoyable)

Licence to Kill
Live And Let Die
The Man With the Golden Gun

D (competent, but dull)

Dr No
The Spy Who Loved Me
The World Is Not Enough
You Only Live Twice
Quantum of Solace

F (shoddy and painful to watch)

A View to a Kill
Never Say Never Again
Tomorrow Never Dies
Die Another Day
Octopussy

[DominicGreene]

A (enjoyable and well-made, with no major flaws)

On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Goldfinger
From Russia With Love
GoldenEye
Casino Royale
The Living Daylights

B (well-made, enjoyable, but flawed)

Diamonds Are Forever
For Your Eyes Only
Thunderball
Moonraker

C (poorly made, but enjoyable)

Licence to Kill
Live And Let Die
The Man With the Golden Gun

D (competent, but dull)

Dr No
The Spy Who Loved Me
The World Is Not Enough
You Only Live Twice
Quantum of Solace

F (shoddy and painful to watch)

A View to a Kill
Never Say Never Again
Tomorrow Never Dies
Die Another Day
Octopussy

Totally agree with you on this list.

1. TMWTGG
2. YOLT
3. MR
4. OP
5. AVTAK
6. LALD/TSWLM
8. FYEO, TND, DAD
11. TWINE
12. GE
13. QOS
14. GF, TB
16. DN
18. OHMSS, DAF, TLD, LTK
21. FRWL, NSNA
23. CR

I think you got your list upside down, buddy.

[Tompie913]

A+ (Set the standard for a Bond film)
1 Casino Royale
2 Goldfinger
3 From Russia With Love

A (Not perfect, but some of the very best of the series)
4 Thunderball
5 Dr. No
6 The Living Daylights
7 The World is Not Enough
8 For Your Eyes Only

B (Still some of the better of the series)
9 Tomorrow Never Dies
10 GoldenEye
11 Licence to Kill
12 On Her Majesty's Secret Service

C (Watchable, but overshadowed by the better films)
13 Live And Let Die
14 Quantum of Solace
15 Octopussy
16 The Spy Who Loved Me
17 The Man With the Golden Gun

D (Mostly bad, at times cringefully so)
18 A View to a Kill
19 Die Another Day
20 You Only Live Twice
21 Moonraker

F (The absolute worst with no redeeming qualities)
22 Diamonds Are Forever

Edited by Tompie913, 08 May 2012 - 02:09 AM.

[SecretAgentFan]

Always fun, this ranking. Two years after my last attempt (when I actually re-watched every one of them in a short period of time) I will try to do one based on how my memory of them places them.

The old ranking numbers are put in brackets. Of course, this ranking is mainly influenced by my desire to re-watch some of them right now (if I had the time).



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

[thecasinoroyale]

Wow, SAF - look at the 'QOS' drop. Interesting! Nice to see 'AVTAK' and 'TLD' have risen for you.

In fact, looking over the rankings on the last few pages, I'm shocked how low 'QOS' is on the majority of lists...!



I'll have to rethink and do a new ranking for mine in the next few months after re-watching them. Not done one for a good year or so now.

[SecretAgentFan]

I know - but the drop of QOS does not mean that I don´t like it anymore. It´s just due to the fact that I have watched it too often. Other films I have not watched for some time have gained momentum for me.

And in the end, I love them all. If NSNA places last it still means that I think it´s terrific entertainment.

[thecasinoroyale]

Nice one SAF, I know what you mean. It's one of THE hardest questions in life I think for fans to "Rank the James Bond films" - I don't think a list ever can or will be the same either for a group of people or just one fan, but I think that's the point, to see how they go up and down over time!

Maybe next time you do this, we'll see where 'Skyfall' ranks...!

[FOX MULDER]

Wow, a ten-year-old thread. Impressive. It's particularly interesting to see how highly people were rating "Die Another Day" back in November 2002!

Anyway, here's my effort.

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

[Pussfeller]

Yes, it's funny to go back and see the immediate reaction to DAD.

[Mr. Arlington Beech]

1. TMWTGG
2. YOLT
3. MR
4. OP
5. AVTAK
6. LALD/TSWLM
8. FYEO, TND, DAD
11. TWINE
12. GE
13. QOS
14. GF, TB
16. DN
18. OHMSS, DAF, TLD, LTK
21. FRWL, NSNA
23. CR

Except for NSNA- which actually isn't a proper Bond movie for me-.......Are you joking??

(However, you're obviously entitled to your opinion, even if it sounds a little bit crazy to me)

[Mr. Arlington Beech]

In fact, looking over the rankings on the last few pages, I'm shocked how low 'QOS' is on the majority of lists...!

It's only justice that is being made with QOS appraisal.
And at the risk of sound childish...... where are the QOS (insanely) fanatics now??!!!

P.S. I don´t hate QOS, it's just taht I was tired of some fans praising it as pure work of art, treating other people that doesn't share that opinion as ignorant, that couldn't understand the (supposed) deepness of that movie.

[Mr. Arlington Beech]

In fact, looking over the rankings on the last few pages, I'm shocked how low 'QOS' is on the majority of lists...!

It's only justice that is being made with QOS appraisal.
And at the risk of sound childish...... where are the QOS (insanely) fanatics now??!!!

P.S. I don’t hate QOS, it’s just that I was tired of some fans praising it as an absolute work of art, treating to other people that doesn’t share that opinion as ignorant, that couldn’t understand the (supposed) deepness of that movie.

[FredJB007]

1. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE

2. CASINO ROYALE

3. ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE

4. GOLDFINGER

5. THUNDERBALL

6. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY

7. GOLDENEYE

8. THE SPY WHO LOVED ME

9. DR. NO

10. QUANTUM OF SOLACE

11. THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH

12. YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE

13. LICENCE TO KILL

14. LIVE AND LET DIE

15. THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS

16. TOMORROW NEVER DIES

17. OCTOPUSSY

18. DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER

19. MOONRAKER

20. DIE ANOTHER DAY

21. THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN

22. A VIEW TO A KILL

[thecasinoroyale]

Ok, I'll have a crack at this now, and then revisit maybe in 6 months time at the end of the year when 'Skyfall' has sunk into my brain and I can proudly do a '23 Film Special Edition Collectors List'!

Broken down into my Top Ten - Middle Ten - Bottom Two.

1) Licence To Kill
2) A View To A Kill
3) Casino Royale
4) Dr.No
5) Octopussy
6) Quantum Of Solace
7) From Russia With Love
8) Live And Let Die
9) The Living Daylights
10) Tomorrow Never Dies

11) The Spy Who Loved Me
12) You Only Live Twice
13) Goldfinger
14) GoldenEye
15) The World Is Not Enough
16) Moonraker
17) Diamonds Are Forever
18) The Man With The Golden Gun
19) Thunderball
20) For Your Eyes Only

21) On Her Majesty's Secret Service
22) Die Another Day

[DR76]

If the subject of this topic had been about one's favorite to least favorite Bond movie, it would make sense. But from best to worst? No . . . that doesn't make sense to me. Especially since this is basically a topic in which the answer would be subjective.

[SecretAgentFan]

Wow, thecasinoroyale, OHMSS as your second least favorite Bond?

[thecasinoroyale]

I'm afriad so.

Granted, I probably have seen this one less, but I seem to get more enjoyment out of the others than I do this one for some reason. Don't know if it's that old excuse of not clicking with Lazenby acting as 007 or what...as I said, it's probably the least watched so is the one I don't hold as dear to me.

It's probably due another viewing with a clear head, wrapped up in the 50th Anniversary / 'Skyfall' build-up.

I will report back to you on how it stands, as I was waiting for that to be picked up, being so low on my list but quite a favourite on others.

[Double-0-Seven]

Here's an updated list for how I feel right now. I'll probably do another update once I re-watch all the films on Blu-ray in September.


As far as the categories go, there's no particular order.

Top Favorites


Casino Royale
From Russia With Love
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Thunderball
The Living Daylights


Films I Like A Lot


Dr. No
Octopussy
The Spy Who Loved Me
Goldfinger
The World Is Not Enough
GoldenEye
For Your Eyes Only
Live and Let Die
Quantum of Solace


Films I Rather Enjoy


Licence to Kill
You Only Live Twice
Moonraker
Tomorrow Never Dies

My Least Favorites (But I Still Like 'Em)

Diamonds Are Forever
The Man With The Golden Gun
A View To A Kill
Die Another Day

[Call Me Hilly]

1 On Her Majesty's Secret Service
2 Casino Royale
3 The Living Daylights/Licence To Kill
5 From Russia With Love/Thunderball/Moonraker
8 Goldfinger/You Only Live Twice/The Man With The Golden Gun/The Spy Who Loved Me
12 Diamonds Are Forever/Octopussy/Quantum Of Solace
15 For Your Eyes Only
16 Dr No/Live And Let Die/A View To A Kill
19 Goldeneye/Tomorrow Never Dies/The World Is Not Enough
22 Die Another Day

[Odd Jobbies]

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

*First half of Die Another Die is almost up there with Godeneye, right until the invisible Aston Martin. Everything in Iceland is farce with the most embarrassing CGI (surfing) ever made. The slow-mo, John Woo style fight in the finale is utter pants.... Truly a film of 2 halfs.

*TWINE would be a little higher if Armstrong's action set-peice style didn't jar so horribly with Apted's style in the rest of the movie (the 'drama'). Both were well handled, but it was like cutting back and forth between 2 different movies. Ironically Arnold's otherwise decent score just ended up enhancing the contrast as the bombastic cues would explode every time Vic Armstrong took the director reigns.

*TMWYGG would've been higher if not for the swanee-whistle on the car-jump stunt.

*AVTAK: Good story, great villain, but the great Roger was sadly just a tad too old for James Bond 007 by that time.

Edited by Odd Jobbies, 15 June 2012 - 11:48 PM.

[DamnCoffee]

On Her Majesty's Secret Service / Thunderball / From Russia With Love / Goldfinger


Live And Let Die / Dr. No / Casino Royale / The Living Daylights / Licence to Kill / Octopussy / GoldenEye / The Spy Who Loved Me


Quantum of Solace / Moonraker / Diamonds Are Forever / Tomorrow Never Dies / The Man With The Golden Gun / A View To A Kill
Never Say Never Again / For Your Eyes Only


Die Another Day / The World Is Not Enough / You Only Live Twice

[whitesox]

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

[thecasinoroyale]

Wow whitesox, not seen 'Live And Let Die' so far down a list! Interesting - what don't you like about it over others?

[AgenttiNollaNollaSeitsemän]

Truly great: FRWL, OHMSS, FYEO, CR
Great: DN, GF, YOLT, TSWLM, TLD, GE
Good: TB, LALD, TMWTGG, TND, TWINE, QOS
Mediocre: DAF, MR, AVTAK, LTK
Abysmal: OP, DAD

Edited by AgenttiNollaNollaSeitsemän, 29 June 2012 - 12:20 AM.

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

PLATINUM: perfect
1. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
2. From Russia with Love (1963)
3. The Living Daylights (1987)
4. Thunderball (1965)

GOLD: excellent
5. Dr. No (1962)
6. GoldenEye (1995)
7. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
8. Goldfinger (1964)

SILVER: very good
9. Licence to Kill (1989)
10. Casino Royale (2006)
11. Octopussy (1983)
12. You Only Live Twice (1967)
13. The World Is Not Enough (1999)

BRONZE: good
14. The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
15. Moonraker (1979)
16. Never Say Never Again (1983)
17. For Your Eyes Only (1981)
18. Quantum of Solace (2008)
19. Casino Royale (1967)
20. Live and Let Die (1973)
21. A View to a Kill (1985)

GREEN: mediocre
22. Die Another Day
23. Diamonds Are Forever

RED: awful
24. Tomorrow Never Dies