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BOND POLLS 2016: The Top 10 JAMES BOND-007 Film Ranking Contest (Results: winner!, on page 60)

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  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    edited September 2016 Posts: 11,119
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote: »
    @Gustav_Graves, I can definitely say the Craig films are my favorites to return to because I always leave them feeling more than just entertained afterward. As the credits roll I'm a little more enlightened about what makes Bond tick, and because he feels so human in these films, it's like revisiting a friend when I pop the discs in. The films also address relevant issues I find fascinating, and present true human drama and conflict in a way that I find satisfying, as the Bond franchise has always been good at.

    I'm glad you love this era as much as I do. I know a lot of people who like one or two Craig films max, but not many like me who adore them all, so it's great to have discussions with a person who feels the same way about them and their place in the franchise.

    I can only post this picture now my dear @0BradyM0Bondfanatic7
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    Without kidding, I have exactly the same feeling about the Craig era :-).

    Here's a great bit of appraisal from Sir Connery for Daniel Craig. I wouldn't be surprised if Connery loves the Craig era of Bond films. And make no mistake, during pre-production of "Goldfinger" Connery really wanted to maintain the physicality, grittyness and realism of the character, whereas Guy Hamilton preferred a more 'cartoon-ish' approach. Anyway, I quote Connery:
    "I said they gonna be surprised with Daniel Craig! He's really a very very good actor. But it's terrible, before they've even seen it, they [the media] are already out for him. It's a strong feature up here [UK, Scotland], because of the media you know. The....lust for failure, and they like to show that, they see the downside. And I like to see more optimism."

  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
    Posts: 10,588
    CR
    SF
    SP
    QoS

    Regardless, all are in my Top 10.
  • SharkBaitSharkBait
    Posts: 2,107
    CR
    SP
    QoS
    SF

    Skyfall, is the dreariest of Craig's films. But like people above me have said, there's always something to go back in the Craig era.
  • fjdinardofjdinardo
    Posts: 1,965
    My top 10 very different from the others
    1. The World Is Not Enough
    2. Moonraker
    3. The Spy Who Loved Me
    4. Thunderball
    5. Octopussy
    6. Goldeneye
    7. Spectre
    8. A View To A Kill
    9. OHMSS
    10. Skyfall
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    @Gustav_Graves, yes, Sean has always been in Dan's corner in a big way, which is great to see. Until tonight I'd never seen that footage, however, and it was extremely cool to see the king telling everyone to calm down and give Dan a chance. And of course, look at how right he was in the end.
  • BounineBounine
    edited September 2016 Posts: 2,598
    Here is my ranking from worst to best. I haven't watched any of the Bond films aside for Spectre and Die Another Day in the past 3 and a half to four years. I am about to watch them all again. Maybe my ranking will change upon completion of my viewings. I'm not sure if I correctly understand the scoring though:

    Die Another Day

    Tomorrow Never Dies

    TWINE

    Quantum Of Solace

    Goldeneye

    Spectre

    Diamonds Are Forever

    Octopussy

    A View To A Kill

    You Only Live Twice

    The Spy Who Loved Me

    Goldfinger

    Thunderball

    The Man With The Golden Gun

    Live and Let Die

    Moonraker

    Skyfall

    License to kill

    For Your Eyes Only

    Dr No

    Casino Royale

    From Russia With Love

    On Her Majesty's Secret Service / The Living Daylights (can't decide which is better)


    So, the top ten:

    On Her Majesty's Secret Service / The Living Daylights (can't decide which is better) 12

    From Russia With Love 11

    Casino Royale 10

    Dr No 9

    For Your Eyes Only 7

    License To Kill 6

    Skyfall 5

    Moonraker 4

    Live And Let Die 3

    The Man With The Golden Gun 2

    Thunderball 1
  • BAIN123BAIN123
    Posts: 11,189
    My current top 10 (September 2016):

    From Russia with Love
    On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    Casino Royale
    Goldfinger
    Skyfall
    The Spy Who Loved Me
    Goldeneye
    Thunderball
    Dr No
    You Only Live Twice
  • OOStevenOOSteven
    Posts: 1
    12 POINTS: On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
    10 POINTS: Casino Royale (2006)
    08 POINTS: From Russia With Love (1963)
    07 POINTS: Goldfinger (1964)
    06 POINTS: Skyfall (2012)
    05 POINTS: The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
    04 POINTS: Dr. No (1962)
    03 POINTS: Licence To Kill (1989)
    02 POINTS: For Your Eyes Only (1981)
    01 POINT: Live And Let Die (1973)
  • BMW_with_missilesBMW_with_missiles All the usual refinements.
    Posts: 3,000
    @w2bond That will take some time ranking them all, but I'll work on it.
  • NicNacNicNac Administrator, Moderator
    Posts: 7,570
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote: »
    @SharkBait,
    I'm also curious what gives YOLT the edge for you over some of the other entries in the Connery era, as it's a unique ranking from most I've seen.

    I also have always championed YOLT. I have always loved the film, it captures the spirit of the series as well as any and of course it's the go to film for so many others who wish to parody Bond or copy it or simply pay tribute to the series.

    Like @Sharkbait I rank it so very high, and always will.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    @NicNac, while it's not high in my rankings at the moment, YOLT does have great things in it.

    The office fight between Bond and the big man is great, as is the introduction to Blofeld beyond a screen, his amazing lair, the final battle in the hollowed out volcanoe and Aki is a great Bond girl, with real tragedy elicited by her death. I don't care for Kissy, and wish Aki was the lead woman the entire time, in fact. Add in Helga as a grand femme fatale and a repeat baddie in the vain of Red Grant for a quick tussle for Bond, and there's some stuff there to enjoy.

    I also love the Little Nellie sequence, if only to hear Sean treat the machine like it's a human woman he adores, kind of how I imagine Q feeling about his creations. I'm giddy throughout as Sean delivers his amusing lines, these two being especially legendary:

    "Little Nelly got a hot reception. Four big shots made improper advances toward her, but she defended her honor with great success."

    I'm planning to do a run through of all the movies soon, and I think I will look at YOLT in a more favorable light than ever before. Just a feeling I'm getting. DAF on the other hand, I'm not so sure about... ;)
  • TwanArtsTwanArts
    Posts: 2
    12 POINTS: Thunderball
    10 POINTS: On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    08 POINTS: Casino Royale
    07 POINTS: From Russia with Love
    06 POINTS: Goldfinger
    05 POINTS: The Spy Who Loved Me
    04 POINTS: For Your Eyes Only
    03 POINTS: Quantum of Solace
    02 POINTS: GoldenEye
    01 POINT: Dr. No
  • JeffreyJeffrey The Netherlands
    Posts: 308
    Very difficult... but here it goes:

    12 POINTS: Casino Royale
    10 POINTS: For Your Eyes Only
    08 POINTS: Octopussy
    07 POINTS: The Spy Who Loved Me
    06 POINTS: Dr. No
    05 POINTS: GoldenEye
    04 POINTS: A View To A Kill
    03 POINTS: Live And Let Die
    02 POINTS: Goldfinger
    01 POINT: On Her Majesty's Secret Service
  • NicNacNicNac Administrator, Moderator
    Posts: 7,570
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote: »
    @NicNac, while it's not high in my rankings at the moment, YOLT does have great things in it.

    The office fight between Bond and the big man is great, as is the introduction to Blofeld beyond a screen, his amazing lair, the final battle in the hollowed out volcanoe and Aki is a great Bond girl, with real tragedy elicited by her death. I don't care for Kissy, and wish Aki was the lead woman the entire time, in fact. Add in Helga as a grand femme fatale and a repeat baddie in the vain of Red Grant for a quick tussle for Bond, and there's some stuff there to enjoy.

    I also love the Little Nellie sequence, if only to hear Sean treat the machine like it's a human woman he adores, kind of how I imagine Q feeling about his creations. I'm giddy throughout as Sean delivers his amusing lines, these two being especially legendary:

    "Little Nelly got a hot reception. Four big shots made improper advances toward her, but she defended her honor with great success."

    I'm planning to do a run through of all the movies soon, and I think I will look at YOLT in a more favorable light than ever before. Just a feeling I'm getting. DAF on the other hand, I'm not so sure about... ;)

    I agree with all of those points 0Brady, especially Aki. Her death is genuinely moving.

    A more divisive moment is the rooftop chase, but I do love it. Watching Bond running across the rooftops pursued by Blofeld's goons, knocking them aside as the camera pans and the music swells is a top cinematic moment for me.
    Ludicrous of course, but it's a moment where they are finally telling us that Bond is more than just a normal hero.

    I do agree with the majority that turning Bond into a Japanese fisherman, which is given plenty of screen time as the conversion happens, becomes a slight farce when he is revealed to look..... nothing like a Japanese fisherman.

    And I will defend Connery to my last breath. The 'bored' nonsense annoys me. He's a professional and every bit as charismatic as ever. I think the film is paced differently to the earlier ones and possibly his more casual air is less suited to YOLT?
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    edited September 2016 Posts: 11,119
    Jeffrey wrote: »
    Very difficult... but here it goes:

    12 POINTS: Casino Royale
    10 POINTS: For Your Eyes Only
    08 POINTS: Octopussy
    07 POINTS: The Spy Who Loved Me
    06 POINTS: Dr. No
    05 POINTS: GoldenEye
    04 POINTS: A View To A Kill
    03 POINTS: Live And Let Die
    02 POINTS: Goldfinger
    01 POINT: On Her Majesty's Secret Service

    You are voter #92 already :D
  • SharkBaitSharkBait
    edited September 2016 Posts: 2,107
    YOLT also has a great soundtrack. I also love Japan as the setting. Bond should visit Japan again....*dum dum dum* the garden of death.
  • WhoopsflootleWhoopsflootle
    Posts: 92
    For me, YOLT is an underrated gem in the Connery era - for some of the obvious reasons (the setting, the music, the Blofeld reveal) but also because it is just a great fun adventure to watch, like TND, Octopussy, and Golden Gun. Pure escapism in a good way.
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    Whoopsflootle wrote: »
    For me, YOLT is an underrated gem in the Connery era - for some of the obvious reasons (the setting, the music, the Blofeld reveal) but also because it is just a great fun adventure to watch, like TND, Octopussy, and Golden Gun. Pure escapism in a good way.

    One can say that of DAD and SP too :-).
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    Posts: 23,883
    The earlier parts of YOLT are excellent. Lovely settings, great score, and quite suspenseful. As others have noted, I think it goes south after Aki's death, but overall it's still a spectacular larger than life Gilbert Bond film, and probably quite ground breaking for 1967.
  • GBFGBF
    Posts: 3,195
    For me YOLT's best part is the third act in the volcano lair. I know it is completely OTT but it is still wonderfull to watch, extremely spectacular and the reveal of Blofeld is also great.

    While I also like the first act when we are introduced to Japan and get to know Henderson, Aki, Osato Industries and Tanaka, I think that the films has a rather bad second act (except for the Little Nelly scene). The wedding is pointless as are the whole Ninja camp and Japanese disguise elements. Here they could have easily shortened the film by at least 15 minutes.
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
    Posts: 9,020
    YOLT has the best ever set by Ken Adam.
    The volcano is unrivalled and will never be surpassed.
    Also the end-fight in the volcano is the best in the franchise. TSWLM came close.

    If it wasn't for the second half of the movie up to the grand finale, YOLT could be up there with the first three Connery movies. But that second half is even more boring than the first third of TB or everything after the PTS in SF up to Macau.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
    Posts: 6,820
    I agree with GBF, but having read the novel thay were obviously trying to use Fleming as much as possible ,as the book does show Bond embracing Japanese culture, but in the movie it really drags it down until the spectacular finish! Always loved that fight scene after Hendersons death though..explosive!
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    @NicNac, I don't mind the rooftop fight and chase either, as I love the panning out as Bond runs and fights the goons. There's some spots where you can see no punches or kicks landing and that breaks the immersion created by the choreography, but otherwise I enjoy it.

    I've never decided on whether or not Connery is bored in it. This time around, I'll really be examining that and addressing it myself.
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    edited September 2016 Posts: 11,119
    92 voters already. Still amazed by it :-). Has anyone read my article on SpyCommand as well?

    https://hmssweblog.wordpress.com/2016/09/10/ranking-all-24-26-james-bond-films/
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    Keep voting boys & girls & transgenders & hermafrodites :-P
  • IGUANNAIGUANNA
    Posts: 1,296
    TMI Birdleson just teasing, looks like you need to get on your bike some more often.
  • IGUANNAIGUANNA
    Posts: 1,296
    I'm sorry for that, I always try never to take my fitness and health for granted. Eat lots of protein to keep the weight off in the meantime!
  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
    Posts: 6,432
    Tore my achilles several years ago I can relate @Birdleson recuperation and months of physio I was back cycling again, took a great deal of patience.
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
    Posts: 3,985
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote: »
    @NicNac, I don't mind the rooftop fight and chase either, as I love the panning out as Bond runs and fights the goons. There's some spots where you can see no punches or kicks landing and that breaks the immersion created by the choreography, but otherwise I enjoy it.

    I've never decided on whether or not Connery is bored in it. This time around, I'll really be examining that and addressing it myself.

    Watched it recently. Connery looks miserable in the Sumo wrestling match scene!

  • vzokvzok
    Posts: 4,025
    LeonardPine wrote: »
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote: »
    @NicNac, I don't mind the rooftop fight and chase either, as I love the panning out as Bond runs and fights the goons. There's some spots where you can see no punches or kicks landing and that breaks the immersion created by the choreography, but otherwise I enjoy it.

    I've never decided on whether or not Connery is bored in it. This time around, I'll really be examining that and addressing it myself.

    Watched it recently. Connery looks miserable in the Sumo wrestling match scene!

    and quite sweaty
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