Bond movie ranking (Simple list, no details)

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  • I've sat on this for awhile, time to include NTTD:

    1. CR
    2. FRWL
    3. OHMSS
    4. SF
    5. DN
    6. NTTD
    7. TB
    8. GE
    9. TLD
    10. YOLT
    11. GF
    12. FYEO
    13. TSWLM
    14. LTK
    15. QOS
    16. SP
    17. LALD
    18. TND
    19. OP
    20. MR
    21. TWINE
    22. TMWTGG
    23. DAF
    24. AVTAK
    25. DAD
  • edited November 2021 Posts: 15,785
    New ranking and the newest film is back in my top 10 after mulling it over a few weeks. Hopefully I get to see it again soon, time permitting.

    1. GOLDFINGER
    2. THUNDERBALL
    3. CASINO ROYALE 06
    4. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
    5. THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
    6. LIVE AND LET DIE
    7. THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS
    8. ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE
    9. NO TIME TO DIE
    10. DR NO
    11. OCTOPUSSY/NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN
    12. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
    13. MOONRAKER
    14. SKYFALL
    15. GOLDENEYE/ CR 54
    16. LICENCE TO KILL
    17. QUANTUM OF SOLACE
    18. YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE
    19. TOMORROW NEVER DIES
    20. SPECTRE
    21. THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH
    22. DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
    23. THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN
    24. A VIEW TO A KILL
    25. DIE ANOTHER DAY/ CR 67
  • Junglist_1985Junglist_1985 Los Angeles
    edited November 2021 Posts: 1,006
    A few shuffles… On a recent rewatch of Octopussy I thought to myself - “License to Kill” is way better than this”. In addition, I realized that TND is more enjoyable to me than any of the Moore films. Finally OHMSS jumps around my top 6-9 depending on how I’m feeling, but the rewatchability is struggling lately.

    1. Casino Royale
    2. From Russia With Love
    3. Skyfall
    4. The Living Daylights
    5. Dr. No
    6. No Time To Die
    7. Goldeneye
    8. Quantum of Solace
    9. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
    10. Goldfinger
    11. Spectre
    12. Tomorrow Never Dies
    13. For Your Eyes Only
    14. The Spy Who Loved Me
    15. Thunderball
    16. License to Kill
    17. Octopussy
    18. Moonraker
    19. You Only Live Twice
    20. Live and Let Die
    21. Man With the Golden Gun
    22. The World Is Not Enough
    23. A View to a Kill
    24. Die Another Day
    25. Diamonds Are Forever
  • M16_CartM16_Cart Craig fanboy?
    edited November 2021 Posts: 538
    redacted
  • w2bondw2bond is indeed a very rare breed
    Posts: 2,252
    Having just seen this (it's not officially released here yet), here is my ranking of my unfinished Bondathon:

    1. The Living Daylights
    2. Goldeneye
    3. Casino Royale
    4. From Russia With Love
    5. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    6. Dr No
    7. Moonraker
    8. Goldfinger
    9. Licence to Kill
    10. Live and Let Die
    11. A View To A Kill
    12. Diamonds Are Forever
    13. No Time To Die
    14. You Only Live Twice
    15. The Man With The Golden Gun
    16. Die Another Day
    17. Thunderball
    18. The Spy Who Loved Me
    19. Skyfall
    20. The World Is Not Enough
    21. Quantum of Solace
    22. Spectre

    FYEO and TND will probably slot below Dr No, and Octopussy in the top 7, leaving NTTD at 16
  • Posts: 54
    Die Another Day
    Diamonds Are Forever

    SPECTRE
    Quantum of Solace
    No Time to Die
    From Russia with Love
    Tomorrow Never Dies

    Live and Let Die
    Goldfinger
    Octopussy
    License to Kill
    The Spy Who Loved Me
    Casino Royale
    The World is Not Enough
    Skyfall

    The Man with the Golden Gun
    A View to a Kill
    Dr. No
    For Your Eyes Only
    Goldeneye
    Thunderball
    Moonraker
    The Living Daylights
    You Only Live Twice
    On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

    Took some time to figure this out post-NTTD, and curiously the last move was slotting AVTAK in my Top 10. Flaws and all, I can’t help but love it.
  • BirdlesonBirdleson Moderator
    edited November 2021 Posts: 2,161
    So, reverse order @Geno ? Nice list, numbering will help us out with the feedback? I don’t rank TMWTTG that high, but I do love it, and I often wish I put it that high.
  • Posts: 54
    Ah, yes - thanks @Birdleson , least favorite to favorite. Every now and then DAD managed to crawl out of the bottom rung for a brief instant. Usually around the holidays.

    And always glad to see more support for TMWTGG. The quirky charm gets more endearing to me as the years go on and helps outweigh the wince-inducing moments.
  • TripAcesTripAces Universal Exports
    Posts: 4,548
    I will need a little more time to think about NTTD's ranking, but I'll put it in here, as I see it at the moment.

    The A-List:
    1 SF
    2 TB
    3 GF
    4 CR
    5 NTTD
    6 FRWL

    The Honor Roll:
    7 LALD
    8 OHMSS
    9 DN
    10 TSWLM
    11 SP
    12 QoS
    13 YOLT

    The Guilty Pleasures:
    14 DAF
    15 LTK
    16 TMWTGG

    The Late-night Specials (with a PB&J and a glass of milk):
    17 AVTAK
    18 TWINE
    19 FYEO
    20 GE
    21 OP
    22 TLD

    Twist My Arm to Watch:
    23 TND
    24 DAD
    25 MR
  • AceHoleAceHole Belgium, via Britain
    Posts: 1,727
    Much like @NicNac I find it impossible to 'rank' them all, 1 to 25.
    Simply because I only 'dislike' one or at the most 2 of them, and all the others are watchable- to very watchable depending on mood, time, what kind of Bond-flic you want to see, what kind of details you want to revisit / focus on...

    I find myself always ranking them within types ;

    The serious 'old-school' Bonds - low on gags & gadgetry, clear attempt at 'realism' by director
    1. FRWL
    2. OHMSS
    3. LTK
    4. DN
    5. GE

    The escapist 'old-school' Bonds - all of Moore's fall here within, because...it's Rog'
    1. TLD
    2. TB
    3. GF
    4. TSWLM
    5. FYEO
    6. YOLT
    7. OP
    8. TND
    9. MR
    10. LALD
    11. AVTAK
    12. DAF
    13. TMWTGG

    The modern Bonds - to my mind, TWINE is where EoN stepped away from 007 as a mere protagonist in the plot and built in character-development that then became the modus-operandi in DC's era (LTK was a one-off, and still feels very bound to the previous era, for me). All irrespective of 'realism'...
    1. CR
    2. QoS
    3. SP
    4. SF
    5. TWINE
    6. DAD

    I can't include NTTD yet, I cannot make up my mind between 2nd and 3rd spot.
  • edited November 2021 Posts: 30
    Outstanding
    1) The Spy Who Loved Me
    2) On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    3) From Russia with Love
    4) Octopussy
    5) Licence to Kill

    Excellent
    6) Live and Let Die
    7)Thunderball
    8) The Living Daylights

    Very Good
    9) For Your Eyes Only
    10) Diamonds are Forever
    11) Moonraker
    12) GoldenEye
    13) You Only Live Twice
    14) Goldfinger

    Good
    15) Dr No
    16) A View To A Kill
    17) Casino Royale

    Average
    18) The Man with the Golden Gun
    19) Skyfall
    20) The World is not Enough

    Poor
    21) Tomorrow Never Dies
    22) Die Another Day

    Awful
    23) Spectre
    24) Quantum of Solace

    Were I to include No Time To Die (I never do officially until it comes out on Blu-Ray so I can watch a film without the hype or fuzz of the cinema trip), I'd probably place between The Man With The Golden Gun and Skyfall, making it my 19th best. But that isn't officially and definitely need a rewatch to confirm!
  • Posts: 15,785
    So that sorta app ranking system added NTTD as an option.
    I enjoyed seeing where it ends up and here are my results:

    1. GOLDFINGER
    2. ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE
    3. THUNDERBALL
    4. LIVE AND LET DIE
    5. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
    6. NO TIME TO DIE
    7. THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS
    8. THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
    9. DR. NO
    10. OCTOPUSSY
    11. SKYFALL
    12. CASINO ROYALE
    13. GOLDENEYE
    14. LICENCE TO KILL
    15. A VIEW TO A KILL
    16. TOMORROW NEVER DIES
    17. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
    18. DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
    19. YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE
    20. MOONRAKER
    21. THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH
    22. QUANTUM OF SOLACE
    23. SPECTRE
    24. THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN
    25. DIE ANOTHER DAY


    Here's the link to the app:
    https://sorta.app/q/1043
  • AceHoleAceHole Belgium, via Britain
    Posts: 1,727
    Outstanding
    1) The Spy Who Loved Me
    2) On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    3) From Russia with Love
    4) Octopussy
    5) Licence to Kill

    An original top 5 - OP (classic 80’s Moore, iconic & underrated) doesn’t often find itself so high up, did you contribute to the OP appreciation thread? :)
  • edited November 2021 Posts: 30
    AceHole wrote: »
    Outstanding
    1) The Spy Who Loved Me
    2) On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    3) From Russia with Love
    4) Octopussy
    5) Licence to Kill

    An original top 5 - OP (classic 80’s Moore, iconic & underrated) doesn’t often find itself so high up, did you contribute to the OP appreciation thread? :)

    In a previous life @AceHole I wrote an extensive review and love letter to Octopussy on a previous thread I can't find now. It is an amazing film. Truly one of the best. Very much enjoyable whilst evoking the tenseness of the Cold War. An outstanding movie from start to finish. I could watch it once a week and never get bored. If there is an Octopussy appreciation thread, I'd be sure to hunt it down and get involved.

    As for my Top 5 being original, thank you! TSWLM being Number 1 is going to take some beating. My top 5 is definitely an excellent mix of what makes the Bond franchise classical I feel.

    EDIT - I found my old review for it!

    https://www.mi6community.com/discussion/comment/164736#Comment_164736
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
    Posts: 7,966
    1. Dr No
    2. The Living Daylights
    3. On Her Majestys Secret Service
    4. Goldeneye
    5. Thunderball
    6. From Russia With Love
    7. Goldfinger
    8. Live And Let Die
    9. You Only Live Twice
    10. Octopussy
    11. The Spy Who Loved Me
    12. Casino Royale
    13. The Man With The Golden Gun
    14. The World Is Not Enough
    15. Tomorrow Never Dies
    16. For Your Eyes Only
    17. A View To A Kill
    18. Moonraker
    19. Diamonds Are Forever
    20. Die Another Day
    21. Bond 25
    22. License to Kill
    23. Skyfall
    24. Quantum of Solace
    25. SPECTRE
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    Posts: 6,758
    PLATINUM
    1. The Living Daylights (1987)
    2. Licence to Kill (1989)
    3. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)
    4. From Russia with Love (1963)
    GOLD
    5. Spectre (2015)
    6. GoldenEye (1995)
    7. Thunderball (1965)
    8. Casino Royale (2006)
    SILVER
    9. No Time to Die (2012)
    10. Octopussy (1983)
    11. The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
    12. The World Is Not Enough (1999)
    BRONZE
    13. Dr. No (1962)
    14. Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
    15. For Your Eyes Only (1981)
    GOOD
    16. Quantum of Solace (2008)
    17. Goldfinger (1964)
    18. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
    19. Never Say Never Again (1983)
    20. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
    OK
    21. Moonraker (1979)
    22. A View to a Kill (1985)
    23. Skyfall (2012)
    24. You Only Live Twice (1967)
    25. Casino Royale (1967)
    FIFTY-FIFTY
    26. Die Another Day (2002)
    27. Live and Let Die (1973)
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    edited November 2021 Posts: 17,687
    Updated after seeing NTTD:

    PLATINUM
    The Living Daylights (1987)
    Licence to Kill (1989)
    Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
    From Russia with Love (1963)
    Goldfinger (1964)
    Quantum of Solace (2008)
    On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)
    GOLD
    Spectre (2015)
    GoldenEye (1995)
    Thunderball (1965)
    Casino Royale (2006)
    You Only Live Twice (1967)
    The World Is Not Enough (1999)
    Die Another Day (2002)
    Live and Let Die (1973)
    Dr. No (1962)
    Octopussy (1983)
    The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
    For Your Eyes Only (1981)
    BRONZE
    Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
    The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
    Never Say Never Again (1983)
    Skyfall (2012)
    OK
    A View to a Kill (1985)
    Ahhh, just no.
    Moonraker (1979)
    No Time to Die (2021)
  • BennyBenny In the shadowsAdministrator, Moderator
    Posts: 14,811
    This is never easy.

    1. FRWL
    2. DN
    3. OHMSS
    4. CR
    5. TLD
    6. OP
    7. TSWLM
    8. GF
    9. GE
    10. TB
    11. FYEO
    12. NTTD
    13. YOLT
    14. LALD
    15. LTK
    16. SP
    17. SF
    18. TND
    19. TMWTGG
    20. AVTAK
    21. DAD
    22. MR
    23. QOS
    24. DAF
    25. TWINE
  • edited November 2021 Posts: 526
    Benny wrote: »
    This is never easy.

    1. FRWL
    2. DN
    3. OHMSS
    4. CR
    5. TLD
    6. OP
    7. TSWLM
    8. GF
    9. GE
    10. TB
    11. FYEO
    12. NTTD
    13. YOLT
    14. LALD
    15. LTK
    16. SP
    17. SF
    18. TND
    19. TMWTGG
    20. AVTAK
    21. DAD
    22. MR
    23. QOS
    24. DAF
    25. TWINE

    DAD over QOS? Ouch. Agree, it is tough.
  • BennyBenny In the shadowsAdministrator, Moderator
    Posts: 14,811
    I can see NTTD potentially rising higher than this.
    I’m seeing it again on the weekend.
    Might even crack the top 10!
    I will add, I like and enjoy all the Bond films. Some more than others. Obviously.
  • edited November 2021 Posts: 526
    I think we are all on that page. Especially after a top 5, it gets tougher imo. 10-15, that’s probably my toughest to rate objectively. One of these days I’m going to sit down (when I have a lot of free time) and basically binge them, then rate them (while they are fresh). Dr. No is a film that could rise up the ladder for me. I have seen the Connery Bonds the least, except for Thinderball, which I really enjoy. Do you mind me asking why you like DAD over QOS? Just curious 🙂
  • M16_CartM16_Cart Craig fanboy?
    Posts: 538
    1 - Casino Royale
    2 - Goldfinger
    3 - On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    4 - Skyfall
    5 - Goldeneye

    6 - Dr. No
    7 - License to Kill
    8 - The Living Daylights
    9 - Octopussy
    10 - You Only Live Twice

    11 - No Time to Die
    12 - The Spy Who Loved Me
    13 - From Russia With Love
    14 - Live and Let Die
    15 - Thunderball

    16 - Quantum of Solace
    17 - The World Is Not Enough
    18 - For Your Eyes Only
    19 - Moonraker
    20 - Die Another Day

    21 - Tomorrow Never Dies
    22 - Spectre
    23 - A View to a Kill
    24 - The Man with the Golden Gun
    25 - Diamonds Are Forever
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    Posts: 17,687
    I think we are all on that page. Especially after a top 5, it gets tougher imo. 10-15, that’s probably my toughest to rate objectively.
    Wait, objectively?
    My list is preferences... were I to attempt an objective list, it would look VERRRRY different...
  • Posts: 12,242
    Three watches in and NTTD has stayed consistent as a pretty beloved entry for me. I'm happy with the vast majority of it and hopeful it won't slide down too much (much harder to see it breaking into that Top 9 though, as I've adored those ones for so long now). New ranking using the fun abbreviations and a little bit of rearranging since the last:

    1. CR
    2. OHMSS
    3. TB
    4. FRWL
    5. SF
    6. GF
    7. DN
    8. GE
    9. TSWLM
    10. NTTD
    11. LTK
    12. QOS
    13. FYEO
    14. LALD
    15. TLD
    16. YOLT
    17. TND
    18. TMWTGG
    19. AVTAK
    20. MR
    21. OP
    22. TWINE
    23. SP
    24. DAF
    25. DAD
  • DraxCucumberSandwichDraxCucumberSandwich United Kingdom
    Posts: 208
    Skyfall
    On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
    The Living Daylights
    Moonraker
    Thundeball
    Casino Royale
    Octopussy
    You Only Live Twice
    For Your Eyes Only
    From Russia With Love
    No Time to Die
    The Spy Who Loved Me
    GoldenEye
    Goldfinger
    Quantum of Solace
    License to Kill
    Live and Let Die
    Dr No
    The Man With The Golden Gun
    A View to a Kill
    Die Another Day
    The World is not Enough
    Spectre
    Diamonds are Forever
    Tomorrow Never Dies
  • edited December 2021 Posts: 2,400
    This is my attempt at an "objective" ranking, based on how "well" each film was made, trying to look at the series as completely outside of myself as I possibly can, which is impossible to 100% achieve...but I'm trying to anyway, because I'm a madman :))

    My one caveat is that I'm weighing story a lot less than any other element (acting, cinematography, direction, dialogue, second unit work, editing, etc.) because I feel like whether or not the story in a film works is maybe the most subjective thing, whereas it's a lot easier to point out whether a performance or a bit of editing is "good" or "bad".

    1. NTTD
    2. CR
    3. SF
    4. OHMSS
    5. TLD
    6. FRWL
    7. GE
    8. FYEO
    9. TND
    10. LTK
    11. TSWLM
    12. YOLT
    13. GF
    14. SP
    15. LALD
    16. OP
    17. MR
    18. AVTAK
    19. DN
    20. TWINE
    21. TB
    22. DAF
    23. TMWTGG
    24. QOS
    25. DAD
  • M16_CartM16_Cart Craig fanboy?
    Posts: 538
    this is my new ranking

    The World is Not Enough
    The Spy Who Loved Me
    Moonraker
    For Your Eyes Only
    No Time to Die
    Live and Let Die
    The Man with the Golden Gun
    A View to a Kill
    Die Another Day
    SPECTRE
    Goldeneye
    On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
    Thunderball
    Dr. No
    You Only Live Twice
    From Russia with Love
    Casino Royale
    The Living Daylights
    Diamonds Are Forever
    Quantum of Solace
    Goldfinger
    Skyfall
    License to Kill
    Tomorrow Never Dies
    Octopussy

    made with a list randomizer
  • edited December 2021 Posts: 207
    1. The Living Daylights
    2. Casino Royale
    3. Licence to Kill
    4. From Russia with Love
    5. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
    6. Thunderball
    7. GoldenEye
    8. The Spy Who Loved Me
    9. No Time to Die
    10. Dr. No
    11. Octopussy
    12. Tomorrow Never Dies
    13. Goldfinger
    14. The World Is Not Enough
    15. Quantum of Solace
    16. For Your Eyes Only
    17. Skyfall
    18. Spectre
    19. The Man with the Golden Gun
    20. Diamonds Are Forever
    21. You Only Live Twice
    22. Live and Let Die
    23. Die Another Day
    24. Moonraker
    25. A View to a Kill
  • mrlynxmrlynx Maine
    Posts: 57
    1. The Spy Who Loved Me
    2. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
    3. Skyfall
    4. GoldenEye
    5. No Time to Die
    6. From Russia with Love
    7. Casino Royale
    8. Tomorrow Never Dies
    9. Live and Let Die
    10. Octopussy
    11. You Only Live Twice
    12. Goldfinger
    13. Quantum of Solace
    14. Spectre
    15. Dr. No
    16. Licence to Kill
    17. The World is Not Enough
    18. A View to a Kill
    19. The Living Daylights
    20. Moonraker
    21. The Man with the Golden Gun
    22. Thunderball
    23. For Your Eyes Only
    24. Die Another Day
    25. Diamonds are Forever
  • 1. Skyfall
    2. Tomorrow Never Dies
    3. GoldenEye
    4. Casino Royale
    5. The Living Daylights
    6. No Time to Die
    7. Quantum of Solace
    8. The World Is Not Enough
    9. Licence to Kill
    10. Die Another Day
    11. Goldfinger
    12. Spectre
    13. The Spy Who Loved Me
    14. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
    15. Thunderball
    16. From Russia with Love
    17. Octopussy
    18. A View to a Kill
    19. You Only Live Twice
    20. For Your Eyes Only
    21. Live and Let Die
    22. Dr. No
    23. Diamonds Are Forever
    24. Moonraker
    25. The Man with the Golden Gun
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