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Would you rather watch SF (92%) OR TB (85%)? Rotten Tomato Ranking battles!

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  • Mathis1Mathis1
    Posts: 8,160
    FRWL is the better Bond film imo!
  • M_BaljeM_Balje Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Posts: 4,612
    FRWL
  • SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria
    Posts: 2,555
    FRWL.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    Posts: 7,492
    I have a new appreciation for GF, but FRWL is still even better imo.
  • marcmarc Universal Exports
    Posts: 2,614
    GF
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    Posts: 15,060
    FRWL for sure. Flawless. First Connery-era Bond film I saw, 30 years ago now. A lot of romance in this one - Bond with Sylvia; Gypsy girls; Tanya; the travel by train; title song and credits. Great sniper scenes. Realistic spy gadgetry. Formidable villain ensemble. Two vehicles chases in a row near the climax. Unmatched at #1.
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
    Posts: 9,233
    FRWL, most of the time. But why not both?😊
  • thedovethedove hiding in the Greek underworld
    Posts: 5,790
    Nice to see both films get some love.

    This next would you rather might be a contrast in styles.

    Would you rather watch DN (95%) OR Casino Royale (94%)?

    The first Bond adventure against the first Bond adventure by a new actor. We have Bond at his cinematic beginnings against a Bond being re-booted.

    DN is an example of getting every penny worth of the budget. We have Ken Adam sets that show amazing on screen. We have Bond jet setting to Jamaica. An eclectic soundtrack and some wonderful Caribbean vibes.

    RT states Featuring plenty of the humor, action, and escapist thrills the series would become known for, Dr. No kicks off the Bond franchise in style.

    OR

    CR a new fella taking on the role. Bombastic action is matched by a depth of story telling. We have the first Bond novel finally given proper treatment. A rocking main title song and great title sequence that pays homage to DN.

    RT states Casino Royale disposes of the silliness and gadgetry that plagued recent James Bond outings, and Daniel Craig delivers what fans and critics have been waiting for: a caustic, haunted, intense reinvention of 007.

    So which one is likely to find it's way to your screen?
  • 007HallY007HallY
    edited May 13 Posts: 5,208
    Oh, CR for sure!

    DN is very good, but it's the first Bond film, not the best in my opinion. Excellent stuff in there (Bond's introduction is iconic) but you can tell the series is still trying to find its footing. CR is a classic Bond film on the same level as GF, FRWL, GE, TSWLM, SF etc in terms of how it's regarded. It's just one that you can revisit easily and one general audiences often cite as their favourite Bond film (in my experience anyway). DN doesn't quite have that.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    Posts: 18,020
    I don't really like DN, so it's CR every time. It's just a much more powerful experience, it still packs a serious punch, both in how visceral and exciting it is and with how affecting it can be. DN is stylish and has period appeal, but I wouldn't say it's on the same level as a film experience.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,669
    FRWL over GF, CR over DN. Love all four, but the choices are clear enough.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    Posts: 15,060
    I rate CR very highly, maybe #2 (DN would just make it into my top 10), but right now at this minute I feel like watching DN.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
    Posts: 8,160
    CR for me, easily, and one of the best experiences I've had at the cinema, came out of screening elated!
    DN is good, but the films improved greatly after it!
  • R1s1ngs0nR1s1ngs0n France
    Posts: 2,227
    GF barely edges FRWL
    DN over CR easily
  • AnotherZorinStoogeAnotherZorinStooge Bramhall (Irish)
    Posts: 299
    CasinonRoyale

    Don't like the third act of either picture. Both Tier 2 Bond in my book, but I'd watch both back to back every night regardless.
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
    Posts: 9,233
    CR is a better movie (and in my top 5), but at the moment I'd choose DN for purely nostalgic reasons.
  • 007ClassicBondFan007ClassicBondFan
    Posts: 2,528
    Casino Royale but it’s a really close call for me.
  • VenutiusVenutius Yorkshire
    Posts: 3,276
    CR for me.
  • marcmarc Universal Exports
    Posts: 2,614
    DN
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    Posts: 16,486
    DR NO easily.
  • echoecho 007 in New York
    Posts: 6,695
    CR
  • thedovethedove hiding in the Greek underworld
    Posts: 5,790
    I am a tad surprised that DN held it's own against CR. Pleasantly surprised.

    For me I think it would be CR, but I am not have a fan of the pacing of the ending of the film. Seems quite a bit of padding and false finishes.

    Okay this next one is an interesting one.

    Would you rather watch SF (92%) OR TB (85%)?

    Rotten Tomatoes says this about SF

    Sam Mendes brings Bond surging back with a smart, sexy, riveting action thriller that qualifies as one of the best 007 films to date.

    Craig's third film has quite a journey, a great villain, some questionable treatment of the female character. It has some charm and gives us a peek into the roots of Bond.

    OR TB which Rotten tomatoes says:

    Lavishly rendered set pieces and Sean Connery's enduring charm make Thunderball a big, fun adventure, even if it doesn't quite measure up to the series' previous heights.

    This was the height of Bondmania but some find the pacing off. Young left the film in a bit of a mess and it was up to Hunt to edit something coherent at the end.

    Which one is more likely going on your screen?
  • 007ClassicBondFan007ClassicBondFan
    Posts: 2,528
    Skyfall.
  • 007HallY007HallY
    edited May 15 Posts: 5,208
    Oh, of course it’s TB! Every time! Can’t fault it…very exciting Bond film with an energetic performance from Connery!








    SF 😉 always
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
    edited May 15 Posts: 2,963
    SF vs. TB? DN vs. CR? :-?

    Wow, these are tough. A lot comes down to my mood on that particular day. Purely based on which film I think is better overall, I would choose .....
    ....... Skyfall.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,669
    TB, barely. And with that, 6 of my top 7 Bond films have been listed, save OHMSS.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    Posts: 16,486
    THUNDERBALL
  • R1s1ngs0nR1s1ngs0n France
    Posts: 2,227
    TB
  • AnotherZorinStoogeAnotherZorinStooge Bramhall (Irish)
    Posts: 299
    I'd go for Thunderball but only just.

    Skyfall is easily the most over-rated entry in the series, whereas TB suffers from The Goldfinger Effect.

    Just for focusing on fun does TB get the nod.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    Posts: 15,060
    TB > SF

    The biggest Bond of all vs the highest-grossing Bond of all. Connery's Bondmania vs Craig's Bondmania.

    TB is a Top 10 entry for me what with all the tropical traveling, risky romancing, luna lurking, scuba scurrying.

    Frustratingly, it took 10 years for SF to 100% 'click', but on that anniversary I finally understood why others loved the film. I think what was initially jarring was that it was filmed/directed differently to what I knew as a Bond movie.
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