Bond movie ranking (Simple list, no details)

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  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
    edited December 2017 Posts: 7,976
    1. Dr No
    2. OHMSS
    3. Goldeneye
    4. The Living Daylights
    5. Live And Let Die
    6. Goldfinger
    7. From Russia With Love
    8. Octopussy
    9. You Only Live Twice
    10. The World Is Not Enough
    11. Casino Royale
    12. Thunderball
    13. Tomorrow Never Dies
    14. For Your Eyes Only
    15. The Man With The Golden Gun
    16. Diamonds are Forever
    17. Die Another Day
    18. The Spy Who Loved Me
    19. Skyfall
    20. SPECTRE
    21. A View To A Kill
    22. Moonraker
    23. Quantum Of Solace
    24. License To Kill
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
    edited December 2017 Posts: 3,985
    1. Dr No
    2. OHMSS
    3. Goldeneye
    4. The Living Daylights
    5. Live And Let Die
    6. Goldfinger
    7. From Russia With Love
    8. Octopussy
    9. You Only Live Twice
    10. The World Is Not Enough
    11. Casino Royale
    12. Thunderball
    13. Tomorrow Never Dies
    14. For Your Eyes Only
    15. The Man With The Golden Gun
    16. Diamonds are Forever
    17. Die Another Day
    18. The Spy Who Loved Me
    19. Skyfall
    20. SPECTRE
    21. A View To A Kill
    22. Moonraker
    23. Quantum Of Solace
    24. License To Kill

    Your opinion on the gap in quality between TLD and LTK is consistent with my own!
  • JamesBondKenyaJamesBondKenya Danny Boyle laughs to himself
    Posts: 2,730
    I had a little time and was trying to put the Bond movies in an order. Certainly not an easy task.

    My Top 12:

    The top 3: I can tell you that they probably will stay there. I am amazed at the quality of all three.

    On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
    Dr. No
    Casino Royale


    Goldfinger (Switzerland yay!)
    You Only Live Twice
    The Spy Who Loved Me
    Skyfall
    Diamonds Are Forever
    (secretly this is my favorite Bond film he he...)
    GoldenEye
    For Your Eyes Only
    Thunderball
    The Man With The Golden Gun
    (my favorite villain in the series)

    Ranking all of the films would be too early and get dubious results as I have seen the films once only, except for some of Moore's I have seen twice.

    I can give you the film that comes dead last in my ranking and always will. An easy choice.
    QoS, what a mess of a movie. A total disaster given the fact it follows one of the greats, Casino Royale. Even more astonishing is it for me that it follows CR directly and still the film couldn't drift away more in style and tone. If there hadn't been the Tosca sequence I may in fact have turned it off. Films like QoS are exactly the reason why I hate new content and will never get into it. When filmmakers seem to think we want shaky camera action and hyper fast cutting, then something has gone wrong.
    I was SO relieved to see that the next film Skyfall was one brilliant classic Bond film again.

    As the thread's title says "no details" I won't add anything further.

    Ouch, you really don’t like QOS, out of interest how many times have you seen it?
  • edited December 2017 Posts: 15,785
    I had a little time and was trying to put the Bond movies in an order. Certainly not an easy task.

    My Top 12:

    The top 3: I can tell you that they probably will stay there. I am amazed at the quality of all three.

    On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
    Dr. No
    Casino Royale


    Goldfinger (Switzerland yay!)
    You Only Live Twice
    The Spy Who Loved Me
    Skyfall
    Diamonds Are Forever
    (secretly this is my favorite Bond film he he...)
    GoldenEye
    For Your Eyes Only
    Thunderball
    The Man With The Golden Gun
    (my favorite villain in the series)

    Ranking all of the films would be too early and get dubious results as I have seen the films once only, except for some of Moore's I have seen twice.

    I can give you the film that comes dead last in my ranking and always will. An easy choice.
    QoS, what a mess of a movie. A total disaster given the fact it follows one of the greats, Casino Royale. Even more astonishing is it for me that it follows CR directly and still the film couldn't drift away more in style and tone. If there hadn't been the Tosca sequence I may in fact have turned it off. Films like QoS are exactly the reason why I hate new content and will never get into it. When filmmakers seem to think we want shaky camera action and hyper fast cutting, then something has gone wrong.
    I was SO relieved to see that the next film Skyfall was one brilliant classic Bond film again.

    As the thread's title says "no details" I won't add anything further.

    I have QOS fairly low as well, though there is much that I love about it as I do all Bonds.

    Craig is superb and looks great here, I love Olga, the running time reminds me of DN, I thought it had a few interesting set pieces as well, and a strong Arnold score.

    However, it does seem far more influenced by contemporary content rather than Bond. I feel too many current films that attempt iconic characters tend to get it so WRONG.
    QOS comes close to falling in that category as far as I'm concerned. Deliberately departing from so many traditions feels not like an attempt to try something new, but turning it's back on the past.
    The camera work looks like something out of a current action drama for television. I almost feel once the title was settled upon, the writers went back and quickly scribbled the word "Quantum" in various sections of the script so that this organization could have a name, shoehorning in a Fleming title. Sloppy, IMO.
  • Andi1996RueggAndi1996Ruegg Hello. It's me, Evelyn Tremble.
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    I have seen QoS once @JamesBondKenya

    As I have clearly become a fan of the Bond universe I will watch it again of course. At least now I know what to expect.
    You know, to see QoS after CR was just too much of a shock and disappointment not to say an imposition. I don't understand why EoN would produce such a film after CR, they should have kept the same production team and made it a proper sequel to CR not only in story but direction, style and class. At least there is the fantastic score!
    And Camille really is beautiful and adorable!

    Of course that is my opinion and please nobody should feel offended, I realize QoS may be high in people's Bond rankings lists.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    Posts: 23,883
    Although I've always appreciated QoS primarily due to Craig's killer intense performance I can't disagree with anything you've said @Andi1996Ruegg, and can relate.
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    I don't know where the heck QoS will place in my next Bondathon. It's possible it could get higher or lower really. I said it could replace SP as my third favorite Craig film, but I'm still not certain. QoS and SP are uneven entries that can either be more enjoyable or less enjoyable on any given day for me. CR and SF are Craig's consistently great entries; hopefully his fifth and final follows those moreso. After watching OHMSS again today, I'm certain it will remain my second favorite; too much good about it.
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    I almost dropped FRWL a spot or two because OHMSS and CR are always so impressive. But I'm not ready to make that drastic a move. FRWL suffers by how familiar I am with it, so I try to imagine seeing it with fresh eyes; then it always wins out.

    I have always had CR above it. Not sure about OHMSS. I don't deny FRWL is an extremely good Bond film, but to me CR and OHMSS are simply stronger. FRWL does have Connery, but the Bond girls, action scenes, and stories of CR and OHMSS are tops IMO. But all 3 are absolutely Top 10 entries at the least.
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    Monthly re ranking boosting up OHMSS to top 5, and switching a few others. Unfortunately the bottom 5 seem to consistently rotate between Craig and Pierce outings.


    1. GOLDFINGER
    2. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
    3. ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE
    4. DR NO
    5. THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
    6. THUNDERBALL
    7. CASINO ROYALE 06
    8. THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS
    9. OCTOPUSSY/NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN
    10. LIVE AND LET DIE
    11. LICENCE TO KILL
    12. A VIEW TO A KILL
    13. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
    14. SKYFALL
    15. YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE
    16. DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
    17. GOLDENEYE
    18. THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN / CR 54
    19. MOONRAKER
    20. TOMORROW NEVER DIES
    21. SPECTRE
    22. THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH
    23. QUANTUM OF SOLACE
    24. DIE ANOTHER DAY/ CR 67
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    It’s like #16 on my list now. I hope it can go higher; I dug up an old list where I once had it at #9!
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    I used to rank QOS above all the Pierce films, GE included. Been awhile since I watched it all the way through.
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    QOS sits happily at #4 in my list atm.
  • Posts: 12,243
    Can’t argue with your picks for the Top 8. You always have some of my favorite rankings on the site. I expect a few changes to happen my next Bondathon, but probably nothing drastic.
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    Going to attempt the most unorthodox ranking I can think of, which does not reflect my own opinion whatsoever. For fun:

    1. Die Another Day
    2. Quantum of Solace
    3. Moonraker
    4. The World Is Not Enough
    5. Spectre
    6. Diamonds Are Forever
    7. Tomorrow Never Dies
    8. The Man with the Golden Gun
    9. A View to a Kill
    10. Licence to Kill
    11. The Living Daylights
    12. You Only Live Twice
    13. Octopussy
    14. Live and Let Die
    15. For Your Eyes Only
    16. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    17. GoldenEye
    18. Thunderball
    19. Dr. No
    20. Skyfall
    21. The Spy Who Loved Me
    22. Goldfinger
    23. Casino Royale
    24. From Russia with Love
  • JamesBondKenyaJamesBondKenya Danny Boyle laughs to himself
    Posts: 2,730
    FoxRox wrote: »
    Going to attempt the most unorthodox ranking I can think of, which does not reflect my own opinion whatsoever. For fun:

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


    Thunderball and QOS are exactly where they belong
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    Was it unorthodox enough at least?
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    Goldeneye is still way too high.
  • Goldeneye is still way too high.

    For a most unorthodox rating? Would you put it in the 22-24 range then? And if so, in place of which of the other 3: Goldfinger, Casino Royale, or From Russia With Love?
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    The middle ones are pretty hard to do for the unorthodox ranking. I felt pretty good about the top and bottom few, but the ones in between were tough. OHMSS being at 16 I think makes sense since it's love it (usually the case) or hate it film almost always. 10-15 could pretty much be changed up in any way.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    Goldeneye is still way too high.

    For a most unorthodox rating? Would you put it in the 22-24 range then? And if so, in place of which of the other 3: Goldfinger, Casino Royale, or From Russia With Love?

    No, I am just using the opportunity to stamp on it.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    edited December 2017 Posts: 6,761
    Newest update:

    10/10
    1. The Living Daylights
    2. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    3. From Russia with Love
    4. GoldenEye

    9/10
    5. Licence to Kill
    6. Goldfinger
    7. You Only Live Twice

    8/10
    8. The Man with the Golden Gun
    9. A View to a Kill
    10. The World Is Not Enough

    7/10
    11. Dr. No
    12. Live and Let Die
    13. Casino Royale
    14. Thunderball
    15. Tomorrow Never Dies
    16. The Spy Who Loved Me
    17. Skyfall

    6/10
    18. Diamonds Are Forever
    19. For Your Eyes Only
    20. Never Say Never Again
    21. Die Another Day

    5/10
    22. Octopussy
    23. Quantum of Solace
    24. Moonraker
    25. Spectre
  • GBFGBF
    Posts: 3,195
    Mine would be (based on pure enoyment)

    01. The Living Daylights
    02. A View to a Kill (probably because of my recent trip to San Francisco)
    03. From Russia with Love
    04. For your eye only
    05. GoldenEye

    06. You Only Live Twice
    07. Goldfinger
    08. Skyfall
    09. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    10. Live and Let Die
    11. Octopussy
    12. The Spy Who Loved Me
    13. Casino Royale
    14. The World Is Not Enough
    15. The Man with the Golden Gun

    16. Diamonds Are Forever
    17. Dr. No
    18. Thunderball

    19. Moonraker
    20. Licence to Kill

    21. Never Say Never Again
    22. Tomorrow Never Dies
    23. Spectre
    24. Quantum of Solace
    25. Die Another Day
  • NSGWNSGW London
    Posts: 299
    1 From Russia with Love
    2 On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    3 Casino Royale
    4 Goldfinger
    5 Dr. No
    6 The Spy Who Loved Me
    7 Licence to Kill
    8 Thunderball
    9 Skyfall
    10 The Living Daylights
    11 GoldenEye
    12 Live and Let Die
    13 You Only Live Twice
    14 Quantum of Solace
    15 The Man with the Golden Gun
    16 Diamonds Are Forever
    17 Spectre
    18 A View to a Kill
    19 For Your Eyes Only
    20 Octopussy
    21 Moonraker
    22 Tomorrow Never Dies
    23 The World Is Not Enough
    24 Die Another Day

    I always find 13-20 the hardest area to rank, any of them could be as high as 13 depending on my mood.
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    My hardest area would be about 10 to 18. Those middle ones are always subject to shift around a bit.
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    @NSGW That's a pretty nice ranking you've got. Your placement of the Craig films is pretty close to mine (CR and SF both a few places higher, but still Top 10).
  • TripAcesTripAces Universal Exports
    Posts: 4,548
    + = has moved up in my rankings / - = has moved down

    1. Skyfall
    2. Thunderball +
    3. Casino Royale +
    4. Goldfinger -
    5. From Russia with Love
    6. Diamonds Are Forever
    7. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    8. Live and Let Die
    9. The Spy Who Loved Me
    10. You Only Live Twice
    11. Quantum of Solace
    12. Dr. No
    13. Spectre +
    14. Licence to Kill -
    15. Octopussy
    16. For Your Eyes Only +
    17. The Man with the Golden Gun +
    18. GoldenEye -
    19. The Living Daylights -
    20. A View to a Kill -
    21. Tomorrow Never Dies
    22. The World Is Not Enough
    23. Die Another Day
    24. Moonraker
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    Awesome to see strong love for SF amidst vocal detractors! The only huge differences we have are GE and DAF. Otherwise fairly similar.
  • NSGWNSGW London
    Posts: 299
    FoxRox wrote: »
    @NSGW That's a pretty nice ranking you've got. Your placement of the Craig films is pretty close to mine (CR and SF both a few places higher, but still Top 10).

    Thanks, SP is actually starting to move up my list with each viewing, although it still has a long way to go. I think Craig's films will probably only go up further for me once he leaves the role, I'm gonna miss him as Bond.
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    Me too. I'm hopeful his last will get to be one of his best. CR and SF should always stick around in my Top 10, and though QOS and SP are more middle Bond films for me, that's still a good thing; a bad Bond film is better than the average bad movie by far!
  • Posts: 12,243
    I love this thread; everyone has a different ranking, and they are all never set in stone. Also I usually enjoy coming here more than reading posted rankings elsewhere.
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