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Crunch Time: Your 5 Favourite Bond Movies (no 6th, no alternates, no doubles, no bs, JUST FIVE ).

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  • R1s1ngs0nR1s1ngs0n France
    Posts: 2,013
    Goldfinger
    From Russia With Love
    On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
    You Only Live Twice
    Dr. No
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    edited December 2021 Posts: 17,687
    R1s1ngs0n wrote: »
    Goldfinger
    From Russia With Love
    On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
    You Only Live Twice
    Dr. No

    A Connery man! (mostly)
  • R1s1ngs0nR1s1ngs0n France
    Posts: 2,013
    chrisisall wrote: »
    R1s1ngs0n wrote: »
    Goldfinger
    From Russia With Love
    On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
    You Only Live Twice
    Dr. No

    A Connery man! (mostly)
    Absholutely 😊
  • FeyadorFeyador Montreal, Canada
    Posts: 735
    I love it personally but I'm just a little surprised by all the love for DN, as well as the general absence of Moore.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    Posts: 17,687
    Feyador wrote: »
    I love it personally but I'm just a little surprised by all the love for DN, as well as the general absence of Moore.

    Well, my favourite Moores are TMWTGG & FYEO, but neither rank up there with the best of the other fellows for me.
  • BirdlesonBirdleson Moderator
    Posts: 2,161
    R1s1ngs0n wrote: »
    chrisisall wrote: »
    R1s1ngs0n wrote: »
    Goldfinger
    From Russia With Love
    On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
    You Only Live Twice
    Dr. No

    A Connery man! (mostly)
    Absholutely 😊

    We’re only one off.
  • M16_CartM16_Cart Craig fanboy?
    Posts: 538
    Casino Royale
    Goldfinger
    On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    Skyfall
    Goldeneye
  • marcmarc Universal Exports
    Posts: 2,609
    R1s1ngs0n wrote: »
    chrisisall wrote: »
    R1s1ngs0n wrote: »
    Goldfinger
    From Russia With Love
    On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
    You Only Live Twice
    Dr. No

    A Connery man! (mostly)
    Absholutely 😊

    Eighty pershent at leasht.
  • NickNackeredNickNackered Underneath the mango tree
    Posts: 6
    Today my top 5 is:

    QoS
    OP
    LALD
    DN
    SF

  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    Posts: 17,687
    NickNackered wrote: »
    Today my top 5 is:

    QoS
    OP
    LALD
    DN
    SF

    Welcome! And wow what an eclectic list!
  • BirdlesonBirdleson Moderator
    Posts: 2,161
    M16_Cart wrote: »
    Casino Royale
    Goldfinger
    On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    Skyfall
    Goldeneye

    Nice list!
  • BirdlesonBirdleson Moderator
    Posts: 2,161
    Desert Island Six:

    DN, FRWL, GF, OHMSS, LALD, CR
  • Junglist_1985Junglist_1985 Los Angeles
    edited December 2021 Posts: 1,006
    Desert Island Six:

    FRWL
    OHMSS
    TLD
    GE
    CR
    SF

    Sorry Rog…
  • BirdlesonBirdleson Moderator
    Posts: 2,161
    I could live with that one. The only miss for me on that list is the last act of TLD.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,258
    Even though they're not my Top 6 movies, I think I'd want every Bond actor represented if I was doing the desert island six approach, so:

    TB
    OHMSS
    TSWLM
    LTK
    GE
    CR
  • goldenswissroyalegoldenswissroyale Switzerland
    Posts: 4,388
    Feyador wrote: »
    I love it personally but I'm just a little surprised by all the love for DN, as well as the general absence of Moore.

    I have three Moore films in the top 10, but none of them is in my top five at the moment.
  • R1s1ngs0nR1s1ngs0n France
    edited December 2021 Posts: 2,013
    It may sound outrageous coming from a Bond fan, but in my ‘perfect’ alternate universe, the Bond franchise ends with OHMSS.
    The first six are what I consider the essential Bond films, the absolute classics that are indispensable, culminating in the perfect gut punch that is OHMSS.
    All those that came afterwards, no matter how entertaining and good some of them may be, I could have lived without (even though I would have missed on LALD and some of Barry’s finest music).
  • BirdlesonBirdleson Moderator
    Posts: 2,161
    @R1s1ngs0n I have often thought the same. YOLT would still stand out as the one that veers substantially from the novel, and it’s hard to forgive producing The Blofeld Trilogy out of order, but that is still a near perfect decade for Bond.
  • R1s1ngs0nR1s1ngs0n France
    edited December 2021 Posts: 2,013
    Birdleson wrote: »
    @R1s1ngs0n I have often thought the same. YOLT would still stand out as the one that veers substantially from the novel, and it’s hard to forgive producing The Blofeld Trilogy out of order, but that is still a near perfect decade for Bond.
    To be perfectly honest, I’ve only read very few Bond novels (FRWL, LALD and FYEO) so faithfulness to Fleming’s work does not really factor in my appraisal of the movies.
    Sometimes it’s hard to put into words how certain films affect you and I guess nostalgia also plays a big part of it.
    But for me personally, the first six (whatever shortcomings they might have) possess a magical quality/aura that none of the following films can match.
  • Last_Rat_StandingLast_Rat_Standing Long Neck Ice Cold Beer Never Broke My Heart
    Posts: 4,403
    Desert island 6
    FRWL
    DAF
    MR
    GE
    CR
    SF
  • RyanRyan Canada
    Posts: 692
    My top 5 as taken from the overall rankings thread. I might be willing to sacrifice Skyfall to add in a Roger or Pierce, or I'd extend the list to six for Dalton if going the desert island route. Nevertheless, this still holds up for me:

    1. NTTD
    2. OHMSS
    3. CR
    4. FRWL
    5. SF
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
    Posts: 2,619
    Since it appears that we have moved on from the “top 5” to “the desert island 6” I thought I would post the complete final standings of film mentions. Note, some posters listed their top 5, while others just listed five – in no particular order – hence “mentions”.
    Film Totals
    1. OHMSS 32
    2. CR 31
    3. FRWL 30
    4. DN 19
    5. TLD 19
    6. GE 14
    7. GF 13
    8. SF 13
    9. NTTD 13
    10. LTK 11
    11. TB 9
    12. TSWLM 8
    13. YOLT 5
    14. QoS 5
    15. LALD 4
    16. MR 4
    17. FYEO 4
    18. OP 4
    19. TND 4
    20. TWINE 3
    21. DAF 2
    22. SP 2
    23. AVTAK 1
    24. TMWTGG 0
    25. DAD 0

    In total 50 posters contributed (through @NickNackered) for a sum of 250 mentions. Perhaps we should start a new count (or thread) for the desert island picks?
  • NickTwentyTwoNickTwentyTwo Vancouver, BC, Canada
    Posts: 7,526
    My desert island picks would be different from my top 5 picks in that I'd take one that I hated to the island to remind me how good the other 4 were. ;)
  • goldenswissroyalegoldenswissroyale Switzerland
    Posts: 4,388
    NickTwentyTwo wrote: »
    My desert island picks would be different from my top 5 picks in that I'd take one that I hated to the island to remind me how good the other 4 were. ;)

    Haha, interesting approach.
  • NickTwentyTwoNickTwentyTwo Vancouver, BC, Canada
    Posts: 7,526
    goldenswissroyale wrote: »
    NickTwentyTwo wrote: »
    My desert island picks would be different from my top 5 picks in that I'd take one that I hated to the island to remind me how good the other 4 were. ;)

    Haha, interesting approach.

    To quote Bond after coming back from his own ‘desert island’, “it really lends perspective”!
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    Posts: 17,687
    Dwayne wrote: »
    Since it appears that we have moved on from the “top 5” to “the desert island 6” I thought I would post the complete final standings of film mentions. Note, some posters listed their top 5, while others just listed five – in no particular order – hence “mentions”.
    Film Totals
    1. OHMSS 32
    2. CR 31
    3. FRWL 30
    4. DN 19
    5. TLD 19
    6. GE 14
    7. GF 13
    8. SF 13
    9. NTTD 13
    10. LTK 11
    11. TB 9
    12. TSWLM 8
    13. YOLT 5
    14. QoS 5
    15. LALD 4
    16. MR 4
    17. FYEO 4
    18. OP 4
    19. TND 4
    20. TWINE 3
    21. DAF 2
    22. SP 2
    23. AVTAK 1
    24. TMWTGG 0
    25. DAD 0

    In total 50 posters contributed (through @NickNackered) for a sum of 250 mentions. Perhaps we should start a new count (or thread) for the desert island picks?

    Thanks SO much for your work here, D!!!!!
  • JaggedpulpJaggedpulp
    Posts: 21
    My top five would be (in no particular order):
    CR
    OHMSS
    TLD
    FRL
    TWINE
  • TripAcesTripAces Universal Exports
    Posts: 4,554
    SF
    TB
    GF
    CR
    FRWL
  • KillsProfessionalsKillsProfessionals
    edited December 2021 Posts: 53
    My desert island 6. One for each actor

    Goldfinger
    The Spy Who Loved Me
    On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
    The Living Daylights
    Tomorrow Never Dies
    Skyfall
  • Junglist_1985Junglist_1985 Los Angeles
    Posts: 1,006
    KillsProfessionals wrote: »
    My desert island 6. One for each actor

    Goldfinger
    The Spy Who Loved Me
    On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
    The Living Daylights
    Tomorrow Never Dies
    Skyfall

    Nice list. Certainly each actor’s most classically “Bondian” film.
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