Would you rather watch TLD (71%) OR FYEO (69%)? Rotten Tomato Ranking battles!

007ClassicBondFan

I think these RT scores are too low for both films. As for the question, Daylights slightly edges out FYEO for me but both are superb Bond films.

thedove

Yeah you can see how the hardcore fans here would likely disagree with the general public.

I was surprised to see NTTD rated so highly on RT. But likely the general public is more forgiving and less emotionally invested.

007HallY

Oh, I don't agree with some of these RT scores, but I can definitely see why these films have gotten them. I think both TLD and FYEO are films that'll be looked on more fondly by fans than general audiences (both are examples of an era where the Bond series became a bit more stripped back in terms of budget, and don't always hold up for everyone in terms of style, or indeed story. To be entirely fair FYEO doesn't hold up for me entirely in terms of story!)

There's also an element of 'how can they not agree with my opinion?!' Frustrating as it is, not much we can do about that ;)

GoldenGun

I also think those of us who really enjoy the Fleming novels are more likely to praise something like FYEO, TLD, LTK or OHMSS for the inclusion of Fleming(esque) material, while general audiences are more inclined to enjoy entries that have had more impact on pop culture in general.

echo

GoldenGun wrote: »

I also think those of us who really enjoy the Fleming novels are more likely to praise something like FYEO, TLD, LTK or OHMSS for the inclusion of Fleming(esque) material, while general audiences are more inclined to enjoy entries that have had more impact on pop culture in general.

I completely agree. I don't think the general public sees, say, TSWLM and GF as substantially different Bondian experiences but the more hardcore fans do.

Dwayne

In looking back on my most recent rankings I had FYEO at #7 and TLD at #10, but today I would probably reverse those. For me this is yet another very close paring.

TLD