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  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
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    Moores best film.
  • BennyBenny In the shadowsAdministrator, Moderator
    edited June 2016 Posts: 14,880
    So with Goldfinger done and dusted it's time to update the current rankings. And I'm thinking @Birdleson may be in for a shock.
    For a while there (the past few years) GF fell down my rankings. Somewhere just outside the top ten. Never a bad movie, but at times a little flat maybe.
    Well that's all changed. In fact, watching the films in a random order seems to have changed my opinion of many of the films. And so the brilliance of Goldfinger has been rightfully restored. This is the film that changed everything. Bigger in every way. The villains, the girls, the gadgets and the sets. Even the John Barry score seems bigger. It's a great movie from start to finish, with so many iconic moments, and wonderful performances from all involved.

    Rankings thus far...
    1. From Russia With Love
    2 .Goldfinger
    3. The Spy Who Loved Me
    4. Thunderball
    5. For Your Eyes Only
    6. GoldenEye
    7. Live And Let Die
    8. Licence To Kill
    9. You Only Live Twice
    10. Skyfall
    11. Diamonds Are Forever
    12. The Man With The Golden Gun
    13. Moonraker
    14. Die Another Day
    15. Tomorrow Never Dies
    16. A View To A Kill
    17. Quantum Of Solace
    18. The World Is Not Enough

    Next up...Casino Royale
    And with only The Living Daylights, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Spectre, Octopussy and Doctor No left, I'm wondering how some of those are going to fair.
  • BennyBenny In the shadowsAdministrator, Moderator
    Posts: 14,880
    Here's my ranking from January...
    1. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    2. From Russia With Love
    3. Doctor No
    4. Octopussy
    5. The Living Daylights
    6. Casino Royale
    7. Thunderball
    8. For Your Eyes Only
    9. The Spy Who Loved Me
    10. Spectre
    11. Goldfinger
    12. Live And Let Die
    13. Licence To Kill
    14. You Only Live Twice
    15. Tomorrow Never Dies
    16. Skyfall
    17. Goldeneye
    18. The World Is Not Enough
    19. Quantum Of Solace
    20. A View To A Kill
    21. Die Another Day
    22. The Man With The Golden Gun
    23. Moonraker
    24. Diamonds Are Forever

    Bolded are the ones yet to be viewed.

    1. From Russia With Love
    2. Goldfinger
    3. The Spy Who Loved Me
    4. Thunderball
    5. For Your Eyes Only
    6. GoldenEye
    7. Live And Let Die
    8. Licence To Kill
    9. You Only Live Twice
    10. Skyfall
    11. Diamonds Are Forever
    12. The Man With The Golden Gun
    13. Moonraker
    14. Die Another Day
    15. Tomorrow Never Dies
    16. A View To A Kill
    17. Quantum Of Solace
    18. The World Is Not Enough

    Goldfinger, GoldenEye, Diamonds Are Forever and The Man With The Golden Gun being the biggest risers.
    Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, Quantum Of Solace taking major drops.

  • NicNacNicNac Administrator, Moderator
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    Feels like forever since the last Bond I watched, but maybe I needed a break after Die Another Day. Still, follow that up with a top entry - On Her Majesty's Secret Service

    Dr No 1962 ( "Are you looking for shells?" "No. I'm just looking" )

    You Only Live Twice 1967 ( "He wouldn't touch that horrible woman, would you?" "Heaven forbid")

    Octopussy 1983 ("Moneypenny, you become more beautiful every day" "I'm over here" "But of course you are")

    The World Is Not Enough 1999 ( "I've got to get it back, or someone's gonna have my ass" "First things first")

    Moonraker 1979 ("Can you think of a reason why we can't go for a drink after?" "Not immediately, but I'm sure I shall")

    For Your Eyes Only 1981 ( "He thinks I'm still a virgin" " Yes well, get your clothes on..and I'll buy you an ice-cream")

    The Living Daylights 1987 ("We're free" "Kara, we're in a Russian airbase in the middle of Afghanistan" "Well, at least we're together")

    Goldfinger 1964 ("My name is Pussy Galore" "I must be dreaming")

    Licence To Kill 1989 ( "Felix is still in the study and we've got to cut the cake" "I'll do anything for a woman with a knife")

    Live And Let Die 1973 ("Is there time for lesson number 3?" "Absolsutely darling, there's no sense going off half cocked")

    The Man With The Golden Gun 1974 ("I approve" "You do?" " Oh not the wine; the frock! Tight in all the right places and not too many buttons" )

    Spectre 2015 ("You shouldn't stare like that" "Well, you shouldn't look like that")

    Tomorrow Never Dies 1997 ("Every now and then, you get to work with a decadent agent of a corrupt Western power" "And they say Communists don't know how to have fun")

    From Russia With Love 1963 ("Will you make love to me when we are back in England?" "Day and night..now go on about the mechanism")

    Quantum Of Solace 2008 ("Bond, if you could possibly avoid killing every possible lead it would be greatly appreciated" "Yes ma'am..I'll do my best" )

    Thunderball 1965 ("Haven't you had enough exercise for one evening?" "Mm, funny you should say that")

    A View To A Kill 1985 ( "Quiche Des Cabinet" "Sounds interesting. What is it?" "An omelette")

    Skyfall (2012) ( "Can you kill him?" "Yes!" "Will you?" "Someone usually dies")

    Die Another Day (2002) ("You'd better stay here and keep up the charade of being lovers" "Alright. I must say I admire your restraint. You were here a full two hours before anything blew up")

    On Her Majesty's Secret Service ( "Suppose I were to kill you for a thrill?" "I can think of something more sociable to do")
  • Crazysoul95Crazysoul95
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    @NicNac, don't forget to update the bond movie meter 2016 ;)
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    @NicNac, I looked at that list a little too quickly and thought it was a ranking at first; couldn't believe someone would have OHMSS below DAD!
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    @NicNac, I looked at that list a little too quickly and thought it was a ranking at first; couldn't believe someone would have OHMSS below DAD!

    I am sure someone here has just that.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    @Thunderfinger, sadly, I wouldn't be surprised by that.
  • NicNacNicNac Administrator, Moderator
    Posts: 7,570
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    @NicNac, I looked at that list a little too quickly and thought it was a ranking at first; couldn't believe someone would have OHMSS below DAD!

    Gawd no. I've never done a ranking. Can't somehow manage to put them in any kind of order
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    NicNac wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    @NicNac, I looked at that list a little too quickly and thought it was a ranking at first; couldn't believe someone would have OHMSS below DAD!

    Gawd no. I've never done a ranking. Can't somehow manage to put them in any kind of order

    Not even DAD below OHMSS?
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,474
    NicNac wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    @NicNac, I looked at that list a little too quickly and thought it was a ranking at first; couldn't believe someone would have OHMSS below DAD!

    Gawd no. I've never done a ranking. Can't somehow manage to put them in any kind of order

    Took me nearly twenty years to finally be able to rank them, and even still, the very first ranking I did is much different than the second one I did weeks back.
  • JohnHammond73JohnHammond73 Lancashire, UK
    Posts: 4,151
    Well, life keeps getting in the way of my updating my own Bondathon but, finally, here we go with a little update. My first Bondathon of the year, while being slow going (again, life has a habit of interrupting it) I'm now over halfway through. Since my last update I've watched TMWTGG (Sir Rog is ace and, along with Christopher Lee, the best part of a lacklustre Bond adventure), TLD (This will earn a higher spot in my next ranking for sure as I enjoyed it much more than last time and think I appreciated it more - this was my first Bond at the cinema so it should rank highly I guess), YOLT (fun enough adventure and always enjoy watching it), TB (Some great scenes in this but, at times, I can get bored watching the underwater scenes as they can see to drag on a little), AVTAK (People can say what they like about this but I can't help but enjoy it. For me, a decent and fun Bond adventure) and LALD (Sir Rogs' first outing and a solid start to his tenure as 007. I always wish he had a better intro though, along the lines of SC, TD etc, but I guess it showed us that his Bond generally finds his way to bed).

    Now, off to the Bond Meter to update.

    Bondathon 2016 #1

    Die Another Day - Viewed 15th February 2016
    Diamonds Are Forever – Viewed 18th February 2016
    For Your Eyes Only – Viewed 29th February 2016
    The World Is Not Enough – Viewed 23rd March 2016
    Quantum Of Solace - Viewed 24th March 2016
    Tomorrow Never Dies - Viewed 22nd April 2016
    Moonraker - Viewed 23rd April 2016
    The Man With The Golden Gun - Viewed 1st May 2016
    The Living Daylights - Viewed 5th May 2016
    You Only Live Twice - Viewed 13th May 2016
    Thunderball - Viewed 21st May 2016
    A View To A Kill - Viewed 30th May 2016
    Live And Let Die - Viewed 6th June 2015
    Goldeneye
    Skyfall
    Licence To Kill
    Octopussy
    Goldfinger
    Dr No
    Spectre
    Casino Royale
    On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    From Russia With Love
    The Spy Who Loved Me

    My Bondathon order is based on my latest ranking and I am watching them in reverse order.
  • NicNacNicNac Administrator, Moderator
    Posts: 7,570
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    NicNac wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    @NicNac, I looked at that list a little too quickly and thought it was a ranking at first; couldn't believe someone would have OHMSS below DAD!

    Gawd no. I've never done a ranking. Can't somehow manage to put them in any kind of order

    Not even DAD below OHMSS?

    That's an easy enough one Thunderfinger. But, when I have spent years preferring say LALD to TMWTGG, and then suddenly out of the blue I see the latter in a new light and the former becomes a bit of a drag, I start to question my own sanity. And then they swap back a year later.

    All of the 60s apart from TB would be in my top 10, easily. That's about all I can decide. Others would probably be OP, SF, perhaps CR, maybe TLD...then I'm lost and confused.
    ;-)
  • OHMSS69OHMSS69
    Posts: 2,341
    I have some time this weekend, maybe I will do a Bondathon. I think I will watch the films in the order that I first saw them. Thus:
    DN-GF
    FRWL-TB
    OHMSS
    DAF
    LALD
    YOLT
    TMWTGG
    TSWLM
    MR
    FYEO
    OP
    AVTAK:
    TLD
    LTK
    TWINE
    CR
    QoS
    SF
    GE
    TND
    DAD
    SF
    SP
    One question: Do I really have to rewatch MR and TSWLM ?
  • hthomas20hthomas20
    Posts: 270
    I am watching TMWTGG today. Here is my current ranking.


    Casino Royale
    On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
    Licence to Kill
    From Russia With Love
    For Your Eyes Only
    Quantum of Solace
    The Living Daylights
    The World Is Not Enough
    Diamonds Are Forever
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
    Posts: 13,384
    Today I've watched. QOS, SF and SP,. It's been a good day :)
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    Finishing up Pierce's era I watched The World is Not Enough and Die Another Day. TWINE, I enjoyed greatly. DAD, made me miserable, it is my worst viewing of this movie to date. It may have broke me, I don't know. It has a great first half and devastatingly awful second half. Man I feel so sorry Pierce had to be in this movie. He deserved so much better. At least he has 3 great Bond movies and 1 great Bond game under his belt. Die Another Day... It's dropped dead last of my ranking. It had so much potential to be great but it was a talent grenade. I wish I watched TWINE after it, that would have been better. I'm looking forward to Craig's era, that will wash away the cold feeling DAD has left me.



    2016 Ranking.
    GoldenEye
    On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    The Spy Who Loved Me
    For Your Eyes Only
    Dr. No
    Tomorrow Never Dies
    Licence To Kill
    Moonraker
    The World Is Not Enough.
    Live And Let Die
    Octopussy
    From Russia With Love
    Thunderball
    Goldfinger
    The Man With The Golden Gun
    The Living Daylights
    A View To A Kill
    Diamonds are Forever
    You Only Live Twice
    Die Another Day
  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
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    I too am sorry that Pierce had to be in DAD (but I'm ensure the massive paycheck softened the blow). But deserved much better. At least he did 1.5 good Bond movies (GE and first half of TND) and 1.5 (second half of TND & TWINE) ok Bond Movies.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
    Posts: 13,384
    I must be one of few here, who have loved ALL the Bond actors. :)) I think they
    All did a great job. ........ and I'm going on thinking that way, and I'll give my full
    Support to the next fella, whoever that is ( Tom Hiddleston) ;)
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    Posts: 23,883
    I've also grown to appreciate DAD over the years for what it is, which is essentially an anniversary tribute send up of the franchise. A complete 180 degree turn from what they attempted with the 50th anniversary.

    I also agree that GE & the first part of TND were the best Bond films Brosnan was in.
  • royale65royale65 Caustic misanthrope reporting for duty.
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    Murdock wrote: »
    Finishing up Pierce's era I watched The World is Not Enough and Die Another Day. TWINE, I enjoyed greatly. DAD, made me miserable, it is my worst viewing of this movie to date. It may have broke me, I don't know. It has a great first half and devastatingly awful second half. Man I feel so sorry Pierce had to be in this movie. He deserved so much better. At least he has 3 great Bond movies and 1 great Bond game under his belt. Die Another Day... It's dropped dead last of my ranking. It had so much potential to be great but it was a talent grenade. I wish I watched TWINE after it, that would have been better. I'm looking forward to Craig's era, that will wash away the cold feeling DAD has left me.

    That is the way that DAD makes me feel. "Especially when you're bad", oh Pierce. What did they do to you!?





  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    Posts: 16,330
    Here's what changes I would make to Die Another Day to make it better.

    1. Remove Icarus completely.

    2. Make Graves a different character. That whole stupid Gene Therapy crap is just bogus. Why couldn't they just put prosthetic makeup on Will Yun Lee instead to make him look different?

    3. Have Bond get Traumatized from the torture. The movie says Bond was in North Korea for 14 months but it only feels like he was there a week. No shell shock or PTSD from his torture at all. Amazing what a haircut and shave can do.

    4. Recast Jinx.

    That would make the film a top 10 for me. The rest of the movie is great. But it's only until Icarus is introduced and revealed Graves is Moon then the movie crashes and burns for me.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    All the Brosnan films are terrible, and Brosnan was the only really awful Bond so far. However, if the films were any good, I might have seen him in a different light.

    Likewise, if the lead actor was better the films could perhaps be elevated somewhat.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    I've always enjoyed his first three films. I loved DAD when I first saw it but I was 11 then and now 24, it's just bad. Maybe it was a bad day to watch it. I was rather stressed yesterday. Perhaps I just wasn't feeling it. I had a total opposite experience with TWINE, I enjoyed that more than ever. It's fun, a little flawed but other wise a fine Bond movie. Die Another Day just goes too far with it's Suspension of Disbelief factor. It takes a hammer to it.
  • vzokvzok
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    Murdock wrote: »
    Here's what changes I would make to Die Another Day to make it better.

    3. Have Bond get Traumatized from the torture. The movie says Bond was in North Korea for 14 months but it only feels like he was there a week. No shell shock or PTSD from his torture at all. Amazing what a haircut and shave can do.

    The worst torture Bond suffered must have been shaving off that 14 month beard with an electric razor.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    You are growing up, @Murdock. It starts with DAD, and in a few years you will see the truth about the whole era.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    You are growing up, @Murdock. It starts with DAD, and in a few years you will see the truth about the whole era.
    I'll be 25 in 7 days but that won't make me dislike the other Brosnan movies. ;) I have a blast with GE, TND and TWINE. DAD just feels like a bad Marvel movie. :))

  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    I quite enjoy firing up DAD every time now; there's lots to enjoy as I attempt to block out all the bad moments and scenes.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    I enjoyed the good parts of it. My favorite moment is when Bond goes to that South African chap's hotel room and decks him. :D
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    I quite enjoy firing up DAD every time now; there's lots to enjoy as I attempt to block out all the bad moments and scenes.

    So you put it on, and leave the house?
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