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Mine too! :) @Birdleson @ShakenNotStirred
1. CR
2. SF
3. QOS
4. NTTD
5. SP
Perhaps my next Bondathon, whenever that will be, will yield different results, but I feel pretty confident with this order for now. CR is the finest film this series ever produced for my money, one of my all-time favorite movies I never tire of. SF is a fantastic installment with excellent standalone value, and IMO it did the best job of all 5 films of feeling like both classic and modern James Bond at the same time. QOS is brisk and action-packed, and while it doesn’t reach the highs of CR or SF, for me it’s very rewatchable and special in my heart as the first Bond I saw at the theater and even wrote my final college paper about. NTTD is a worthy sendoff for Craig, even though I wasn’t crazy about every artistic decision; it’s still got great, intense action, gorgeous cinematography, and does an admirable job salvaging the baggage of SP. And then SP, while not entirely devoid of good points, is a distant last mainly because of the third act, which was questionable story-writing all over to say the least.
1. QoS
2. CR
3. NTTD
4. SF
5. SP
SF
CR
SP/QoS
CR
QOS
SP
NTTD
SF
CR
SF
SP
NTTD
QOS
I only rank QOS last because it doesn't feel like a finished film. It's like getting a juicy piece of fried chicken, only to discover its 70% bone.
4. Quantum of Solace - Gets better each time; but I rarley get the urge to watch the film.
3. No Time To Die - Features some of the best moments in Craig’s tenure; but also has some of my least favorite moments in Craig’s tenure.
2. Skyfall - Solid Top Tier Bond despite my few gripes.
1. Casino Royale - “The Bees Knees”
2) NTTD
3) SF
4) SP
5) QOS
2. QOS
3. SF
4. SP/NTTD (really depends on my mood)
Great films though - the first three are all in my top 5 and the last two are about mid-tier.
2/ Casino Royale
3/ Spectre
4 / NTTD
5/ Quantum of Solace
I'm resolute in saying NTTD was a big disappointment but that's only from one viewers perspective, can realize many actually thought it were great, however (I) just felt betrayed by the end.
QOS remains in last position due to muddled plot, asinine storyline, abysmal theme song, camera swinging from one place to the next, ridiculous set-pieces more tailored to an Abbott and Costello sketch. It were a train wreck then, and will just about continue to be so.
2.SF
3.QOS
4.SP
5.NTTD
Pretty much, and interestingly I have the same pattern with Brosnan's films.
Yeah, that's it.
Yeah. But I think with Brosnan's Bond, it's more tricky. Because some fans prefer TND to GE and some also prefer DAD to TWINE.
SF
SPECTRE
NTTD
QoS
SF
SP
QoS
NTTD
Although Craig is my least favourite actor in the JB role, all in all, I'd say the Craig era was a success, with one film too many. Had it have been a four film run, it'd have worked much better for me. I know SPECTRE disappointed many, but it ticked enough Bond boxes for me to be on board with it, and dearly wish the ending we got in SP was the way the Craig era ended. Bond triumphant, in London, in his DB5, driving off into the distance with a beautiful girl.
Works for me.
CR
QOS
SF
SP
NTTD
With a big gap between QOS and SF.
NTTD
SF
QoS
SP
Skyfall
No Time to Die
Spectre
Question of Sport
QoS
NTTD (because of the mini movie pre credits and Ana de Armas).
SP
SF
No Time to Die
Skyfall
Quantum Of Solace
Spectre
Despite my enthusiasm for No Time To Die at the time of release, I think time has settled my ranking to something a little different.
1. Casino Royale
2. No Time To Die
3. Skyfall
4. Quantum of Solace
5. Spectre
Casino Royale is among my favorite films in general - even outside of Bond - and I truly never tire of it. Quantum is a film I've warmed up to greatly in recent years. I find it an increasingly enjoyable film to rewatch - kind of a "rainy day" Bond, if you will. Skyfall has some serious magic, but I think I get more out of No Time To Die overall. The first two thirds of that film are among my favorite in all of Bond. Funny enough, Spectre has become the least interesting to me.
Brosnan-era again. Good opener but the rest unfinished, ridiculous, ponderous and inflated.
CR
SF
NTTD
SP
QOS
If I took all my hate for what they did in NTTD out the equation, and looked at the films dispassionately as action/romance movies not featuring a beloved character, this ranking is actually spot on.
If I hadn't been reading Fleming since I was a kid, and if I hadn't grown up with the Bond movies, and had zero sentimental attachment to the whole JB deal . . . this ranking completely works.
It's not mine either. Meaning I grew up with the movies and novels from the early 70s. Definite attachment to Bond obviously.
And I'd assess it as this. But now it's getting into discussion. Hate doesn't come into it for me on any level of course.
CR, NTTD, SF
QOS, SP
To me it's a true second Golden Age of Bond. QOS and SP are outstanding examples of Bond films.
CR
SF
SP
And then the disappointments.
QoS
NTTD
Sorry I broke the 'no comments' rule, I didn't read the header. But yea, I recognise NTTD is a quality piece of filmmaking, I always have. It's just not to my taste.
It took them 25 movies before they made one I actually disliked, and loads of people loved it, so I reckon they're doing fine.
NTTD (my only complaint is that Bond dies at the end, when, as the title says, it's "No Time To Die")
SF (my only complaint is that Bond fails in his mission, he sets himself the task of protecting M, while rejecting all the resources MI6 could provide to help, and she gets killed... epic fail)
SP (my only complaint is that the whole "brothers" thing had already been used by Austin Powers first... over a decade earlier... James Bond, of all secret agents, following Austin Powers... how embarrassing!)
QoS (far too many complaints to mention)