FRWL vs OHMSS vs CR vs SF

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  • VenutiusVenutius Yorkshire
    Posts: 2,895
    1. CR
    2. FRWL
    3. SF
    4. OHMSS
  • Last_Rat_StandingLast_Rat_Standing Long Neck Ice Cold Beer Never Broke My Heart
    Posts: 4,382
    Venutius wrote: »
    1. CR
    2. FRWL
    3. SF
    4. OHMSS

    Same
  • MakeshiftPythonMakeshiftPython “Baja?!”
    Posts: 8,000
    This is easy.

    FRWL
    SF
    OHMSS
    CR
  • Posts: 2,887
    OHMSS (crown jewel of the series)
    FRWL (the template)
    CR & SF (tied)
  • Posts: 12,242
    1. CR
    2. OHMSS
    3. FRWL
    4. SF

    4 of my Top 5. I couldn’t really be mad about any ordering of these classics.
  • CR
    OHMSS
    FRWL
    SF
  • R1s1ngs0nR1s1ngs0n France
    Posts: 2,002
    FRWL
    OHMSS

    and way down below…
    CR
    SF
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
    Posts: 2,598
    Four of my top five as well. For the record:
    1. OHMSS
    2. FRWL
    3. CR
    4. SF
    You could have a really enjoyable mini-Bondathon with these films. Each film represents a near perfect blend of action, and - excluding SF - romance.
    ^:)^
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    edited February 2022 Posts: 13,882
    1. OHMSS
    2. FRWL
    3. SF
    4. CR
  • slide_99slide_99 USA
    Posts: 648
    FRWL
    OHMSS
    CR
    .
    .
    .
    SF
  • Junglist_1985Junglist_1985 Los Angeles
    Posts: 1,006
    1. CR
    2. FRWL
    5. SF
    6. OHMSS
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    FoxRox wrote: »
    1. CR
    2. OHMSS
    3. FRWL
    4. SF

    4 of my Top 5. I couldn’t really be mad about any ordering of these classics.

    Well-said ! They each are quite good !
  • These four films happen to be the top 4 in my overall rankings.

    1. CR
    2. FRWL
    3. OHMSS
    4. SF
  • BirdlesonBirdleson Moderator
    Posts: 2,161
    2. FRWL
    3. OHMSS
    4. CR
    10. SF
  • ThunderballThunderball playing Chemin de Fer in a casino, downing Vespers
    Posts: 776
    1. Casino Royale (my absolute favorite Bond film)
    2. From Russia With Love
    3. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    4. Skyfall

    If you include Thunderball at #2, Dr. No at #4 and Goldfinger at #6, that'd be my top 7.
  • echoecho 007 in New York
    Posts: 5,921
    OHMSS (best everything, except Lazenby)
    CR (close)
    FRWL (leaves me cold)
    SF (overrated)
  • SIS_HQSIS_HQ At the Vauxhall Headquarters
    edited March 2022 Posts: 3,382
    OHMSS (My favorite)
    SF
    CR (I prefer the novel)
    FRWL (a bit dated)
  • Posts: 462
    1. From Russia With Love
    2. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
    3. Casino Royale
    4. Skyfall
  • Posts: 1,545
    echo wrote: »
    OHMSS (best everything, except Lazenby)
    CR (close)
    FRWL (leaves me cold)
    SF (overrated)

    And yet, could you really see OHMSS with Connery ? Would be tough, since they did more lighthearted films with him, 5 in a row. Not lighthearted as much as Moore's films, or as much as DAD, but, would it have been a shock ? And - would it have worked if Connery did not show up in shape ? He could have, and did, for other films he made around that time, and some of those were quite serious. Just, it would have been quite a shift. I'm sure that part of it is just that I already know Connery for his seven films, and I already have experienced OHMSS with Lazenby, young, fit, ready to fight and well, and so on.
  • SIS_HQSIS_HQ At the Vauxhall Headquarters
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    True @Since62 I can't also picture Connery in that film, only Lazenby.
    And if Connery would be in it, it will be different that's for sure, I've read somewhere that there's a scene where Connery is using a submarine Aston Martin to save Tracy, ok thanks it didn't happened.

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    MI6HQ wrote: »
    True @Since62 I can't also picture Connery in that film, only Lazenby.
    And if Connery would be in it, it will be different that's for sure, I've read somewhere that there's a scene where Connery is using a submarine Aston Martin to save Tracy, ok thanks it didn't happened.

    So had Connery continued they would not have followed the book as much ? Talk about painting yourself into a corner. If Tracy does not die, then what of their relationship in following films ?
  • edited March 2022 Posts: 2,750
    1) FRWL
    2) SF
    3) OHMSS
    4) CR

    FRWL is my favourite Bond film and I think that's going to be the case for a long time. Syfall, apart from some script contrivances which I can go along with, is a unique film in the series and I always get something new out of it every time I rewatch it. OHMSS is a gem of the series, although Lazenby's performance is horrendously inconsistent for me which takes me out of it, and there are some things that don't translate well from novel to screen (Bond threatening to quit the service being one of them). I like CR a lot but don't personally find it the masterpiece a lot of Bond fans do. Always a pleasure to rewatch it though.
  • Last_Rat_StandingLast_Rat_Standing Long Neck Ice Cold Beer Never Broke My Heart
    Posts: 4,382
    CrzChris4 wrote: »
    1. From Russia With Love
    2. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
    3. Casino Royale
    4. Skyfall

    My alternate universe is if snow filming would have worked out in 1966, then OHMSS follows TB. They should have backed up a Brinks truck to Connerys house for him to do OHMSS after he quit. Perhaps he changes his mind.
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