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[Andrew]

From Russia With Love is my favorite but I voted Thunderball because I thought it would be down. Boy was I wrong! I'm happy to see that there are those who like it because most of the time I seem to see people that dislike it.

[BondReader 007]

It's tough to pick a favorite Connery movie. Depends on my mood. Overall I'd have to say Goldfinger followed closely by YOLT! Is there such a thing as a crappy Sean Connery 007 flick?

[Qwerty]

Is there such a thing as a crappy Sean Connery 007 flick?

For some fans, I'd say yes. I've seen Diamonds Are Forever ranked pretty low some times. I personally like all the Bond films.

[Adler 001]

1) Goldfinger

2) Thunderball

3) FRWL

4) DAF

5) NSNA

6) Dr NO

7) YOLT

6)

[Xenia Onatopps No 1 Fan]

I Think All Of Connery's Bond Movies Rule So I Will Put My Favs In Order....

1) You Only Live Twice

2) Dr No

3) From Russia With Love

4) Goldfinger

5) Thunderball

6) Diamonds Are Forever

I Wont Put Never Say Never Again Cos That Isnt A Official Bond.

Edited by Xenia Onatopps No 1 Fan, 03 January 2006 - 12:29 AM.

[Number 6]

Clearly Thunderball. The pre-teaser alone speaks for itself.

[Double-O-Section]

It's Thunderball for me as well. Fantastic all the way through.

[TheCheat]

from russia with love followed closely by thunderball and goldfinger

[Judo chop]

Amazing that Golfinger isn't leading this poll. Aren't we conditioned to think it's best?

That always seems to be the general consensus, but there are some threads on CBn where it shows alot of members' love for others such as From Russia With Love and Thunderball.

I'm one of the Thunderball over Goldfinger fans.

Count me in for that fanclub, too. To be honest, I'm still suprised to see TB in the lead - didn't think I'd be in the majority on that one. I guess there's just no beating top-notch Bond dialogue.

Someone should give Perv and Wade a Clockwork Orange treatment using the first four Bond films. Stick 'em in a dark theater with their eyes taped open and force them to watch/listen to Dr NO through Thunderball until they can think nothing but 007 wit and charm.

THUNDERBALL ALL THE WAY!!!

[stamper]

Currently I prefer YOLT, simply because it was my least favorite for a long time, but I rediscovered it recently.
The best bond girl is Margaret Nolan (Dink), look at those rockets !!! She makes the Goldfinger credits atomic.

[jessiezorro]

Difficult choice!! I voted "From Russia With Love", but I do have a hard time choosing between that, "Goldfinger" and "Thunderball" ... and I also noted I wasn't alone there! They do seem to be the favourites!

/Jessica

[Streetworker]

I find it impossible to decide which is my favourite Connery Bond. But as YOLT was the first one I saw (in the cinema, I've always had a soft spot for it.

My least favourite is easy; it's the dreary Thunderball, which is not only my least favourite Connery Bond but my least favourite Eon Bond, period.

[Doctor No]

Voted for FRWL. But my top four change from time to time depending on what I feel like.

1. From Russia With Love
2. Thunderball
3. Dr. No
4. Goldfinger
5. Diamonds Are Forever
6. You Only Live Twice
7. Never Say Never Again.

But I love all the Bond movies with Connery in them.

Edited by Doctor No, 18 January 2006 - 05:09 AM.

[Bondesque]

1. FRWL
2. Thunderball
3. Doctor NO
4. Goldfinger

Seans first four films were instant classics!

[icecold]

From Russia With Love is definitely my favorite, Dr No was amazing as well but FRWL just has a more exotic feel to it and perfects the style laid out by DN. Same with the next 2 Connery entries, best films in the series as I've said before.

I say FRWL is #1 with DN a close #2, Goldfinger a close #3 and TB at #4 simply b/c it seems to drag terribly, for me. If the pacing was better it might be closer to the top.

Edited by icecold, 22 January 2006 - 11:32 PM.

[OVERLORD]

From Russia With Love, did justice to the book as well
great fight scene on the train, never been bettered

[Kingdom Come]

Charles Gray in DAF was 'too charming and polished'? yes he was and so too was Chris Lee as Scaramanga but I don't hear that used in the negative!

DAF & YOLT are my fav Connery films.

[Q'ute]

it would have to be GOLDFINGER, for that interesting little car of his

[Chicago103]

I should start off with a disclaimer in saying there isnt a single Bond actor or film that I dislike, I like all of them just some more than others therefore everything I say should be understood with that in mind.

That being said I think all of the Connery films and Connery himself as overrated, he is good and his films are good but everything was improved upon with later actors and films IMO. No Connery film ranks higher than #5 on my list of 20. My top four Bond films are always solid (OHMSS, TSWLM, TLD, and GE). Upon repeat viewings my rankings of the Connery films change over and over but DAF is consistently at the bottom and there is a big gap between the first three being high and his last three films being much lower.

Here is my ranking of Connery films with overall ranking with the entire series of 20 in parenthesis.

(5.) Goldfinger (1964, Sean Connery): This movie set the formula for the great Bond movies to come. The story is not always action packed but has a very compelling plot that keeps me very interested. The lazer beam scene is classic, the climax at Fort Knox and in the airplane is excellent. Oddjob sets the standard for all henchmen to come. Sean Connery's Bond at his best.

(7.) From Russia With Love (1963, Sean Connery): A good film without a doubt but overrated IMO. The plot is a bit slow at times and less interesting than future down to earth Bond films like FYEO and TLD. The train fighting scene is classic though and other action scenes are good to. Introduced the "007" theme song which I like. A classic ending. The movie also gets points for following Fleming very very closely. A good realistic spy thriller.

(9.) Doctor No (1962, Sean Connery): A good start to the series, the intro of Bond in the movie is classic and Connery gives strong performance. Jack Lord is also an excellent Felix Leiter. A plot faithfull to Fleming that is very interesting and never boring, the villan and climax to the film are also very good. Introduced the Bond theme and much else I love about Bond. A realistic spy thriller with a young suave Connery.

(15.) Thunderball (1965, Sean Connery): Thunderball is a Connery classic but it is far from perfect. It is a fairly down to earth story with plenty of action moments and the SPECTRE sub-plot but it also drags on at times and even outright boring in parts, such as the health resort scenes and most of the middle of the movie. It makes up for the slow parts by having a thrilling finale with the excellent underwater battle scene and the fight on the super fast boat with Largo. The main title theme is weak but the score especially near the end is good. A movie I watch for certain scenes but rarely all the way through, it just doesnt do it for me.

(16.) You Only Live Twice (1967, Sean Connery): The weakest of the first five films. The movie starts out a bit slow and get slower towards the middle with Bond getting "married" in Japan but alot of it is made up for in a thrilling climax in the volcano. Donald Pleasance is an excellent Blofeld, the best IMO. The first Bond film with a huge sci-fi like scope but these parts are the best parts of the movie, otherwise the plot is hard to follow unless you are either very familiar with the movie or watch it all the way through and even then it isnt really very intersting until the end.

(18.) Diamonds are Forever (1971, Sean Connery): A very cheesy film that is the silliest of them all, even moreso than Moonraker IMO. Many elements of this film are very corny and the movie's best redeeming quality is the comic relief that comes from the many silly moment from the boiling mud pit that the faux Blofeld falls into in the pre-credits to the hillarious death scenes of Mr. Went and Mr. Kid. The Blofeld in this movie is a redeeming quality but again mostly for comic relief such as the bathosub scene at the end. Sean Connery also doesnt look so good in this movie, he is no longer the suave handsome man we were introduced to in Dr. No just 9 years earlier.

Edited by Chicago103, 24 February 2006 - 10:28 PM.

[Kingdom Come]

Amazed that TB ranked so highly. I would choose either YOLT or DAF as both these films summed up how I think the world of Bond should be.

[Nicolas Suszczyk]

1st - FRWL, Thunderball, DAF
2nd - Goldfinger
3rd - YOLT
4th - Dr No
5th - NSNA

[DanMan]

Dr.No

[Double-0-Seven]

My favorite is Goldfinger, then after that would probably be Thunderball and Diamonds are Forever.

[Rusty Cage]

Thunderball gets my vote. Connery at top form.

[CJB]

1. GF
2. FRWL
3. DN
4. YOLT
5. DAF
6. TB

[Peter Guillam 006]

From Russia with Love. Connery had just finished DR. No and went straight into this one. He looks at his best, still fresh and the fight he has with Grant is one of the best in the series. I read the book and didn't like it as much as I thought because it seemed a bit formulaic. But when I saw the movie and how it kept the good elements of the book I was blown away. If it had the aston martin db5 in it then it would have been perfect.

[Daddy Bond]

1. GF
2. FRWL
3. DN
4. TB
5. YOLT
6. DAF
7. NSNA (I know, it's unofficial)

I really like ALMOST all of Connery's films - not DAF as much and I don't like NSNA hardly at all. GF was Connery's third outing so his style and timing were perfect, but no signs of boredome with the role (as started to show in TB)

GF has my favorite Villain: Goldfinger and best villain line in the series, "No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die", My 2nd favorite henchman (Jaws is #1): Odd Job, My favorite Bond Girl: Pussy Galore, the intro of the Aston Martin DB5 (great interchange with Q: "An ejector seat? You must be joking." "I never joke about my work 007.", my favorite PTS (I like it when he casually looks at his watch, lights his cigarette - right at the moment of the explosion). There are some moments where it moves slowly IMO, but not as much as TB, FRWL and DN (Don't get me wrong - I really like those other movies).

[MarcAngeDraco]

I'm totally in the minority here, but Dr. No is my favorite Connery film...

[Daddy Bond]

MarcAngeDraco
Even thought I do not rank Dr. No as my favorite Connery movie - I agree with MarcAngeDraco that it is excellent - at times I've put FRWL and Dr. No at the top - depending on my mood.

Dr. No is not bogged down with a lot of the elements developed in late Bond films (which I like - not that I dislike the later elements) - but the newness and simplicity of this one makes it fresh. Besides, Dr. No has my all time favorite Bond scene, where Bond is introduced. Honey Ryder is one of my favorite Bond girls and I really like the fact that Bond is ACTUALLY investigating in this one. I wish Dr. No had more screen time - he's kind of thrown in at the end - but his presence is felt throughout the film. Finally, Dr. No has my favorite Felix.

Regards

[BMT-216A]

YOLT

its always been my favorite bond movie, and i know my taste mite seem a little off, but the thing is ive always had a love for japan and japanese people and jap cars and generally the exceptionally high standards of the japanese!
so the list is

1. YOLT- fav bond movie, set in Japan
2. Goldfinger- fav car, just cuts above thunderball ONLY cause of thunder's dreary underwater scenes; brilliant, esp. any scene in switzerland!
3. Thunderball- fav girl - Domino, fav Felix, Sean at his peak (fav sean)
4. FRWL- loved the whole 'cold war' theme and the music! almost equal with goldfinger and thunder
5. DAF- sometimes i really like this movie - maybe the cool early 70s music? most of the time its not so great
6. Dr. No- he had to start somewhere! ingenuity with bamboo was nice, but not the greatest movie
7. NSNA- i cant say i really liked this at all - i think sean was just too old, he was already old enough in DAF lol! had some ok action scenes and erratic jazz music