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  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    Posts: 16,333
    1. Lee
    2. Fiennes
    3. Brown
    4. Dench
    5. Fox
    6. Huston
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    edited February 2014 Posts: 13,350
    DarthDimi wrote:
    1) Lee
    2) Fiennes? (I'm pretty confident)
    3) Dench
    4) Brown
    5) Fox
    6) Huston

    This'll do me nicely.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    Posts: 13,894
    1. Brown
    2. Lee
    3. Fox
    4. Dench
    5. Fiennes
    6. Houston
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
    Posts: 5,634
    #1 Bernard Lee
    #2 Judi Dench
    #3 Ralph Fiennes
    #4 Robert Brown
    #5 Edward Fox
    #6 John Huston
  • pachazopachazo Make Your Choice
    Posts: 7,314
    1) Lee - It's unlikely that he will ever lose the top spot.
    2) Dench - A female M seemed like a gimmick at first and it could have been with a lesser actress. She masterfully made the character her own.
    3) Brown - Somewhat underrated by the members here. I've always enjoyed his take on the role.
    4) Fiennes -For now. With such a small sample size it's hard to rank him. I think that he has potential though.
    5) Fox - The less that's said about him, the better.
    6) Huston - I'll be honest. It's been so long since I've seen this film that I can barely remember him.
  • SoundofthesinnersSoundofthesinners
    Posts: 3,236
    1. Lee
    2. Dench
    3. Brown
    4. Fox
    5. Huston

    Inc. Fiennes. He looks like a good shout to take the #3 spot, but it's way too early to be making predictions about him.
  • SoundofthesinnersSoundofthesinners
    Posts: 3,236
    1. Lee
    2. Dench
    3. Brown
    4. Fox
    5. Huston

    Inc. Fiennes. He looks like a good shout to take the #3 spot, but it's way too early to be making predictions about him.
  • SoundofthesinnersSoundofthesinners
    Posts: 3,236
    1. Lee
    2. Dench
    3. Brown
    4. Fox
    5. Huston

    Inc. Fiennes. He looks like a good shout to take the #3 spot, but it's way too early to be making predictions about him.
  • ManOftheLAWManOftheLAW Banned
    edited February 2014 Posts: 11
    Sir Miles Messervy. Now that is a name that conjures up imagery, no? The sterness and quite frankly the solitude of being M makes for interesting performances. Here it my rankings.

    5.Huston
    4. Dench
    3. Lee
    2. Fox (free radicals)
    1. Dench "Bond, Only Bond" -Goldeneye
  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
    Posts: 12,837
    I did put Lee at the top but I changed my mind, Dench just edges it. I complained a lot about how they overused her (the worst example of this is QOS, at least in TWINE and SF they had a good story reason), but she was brilliant in the part. The M scene in Goldeneye isn't just my favourite M scene but one of my favourite scenes in the series. She was funny, she had great chemistry with Brosnan and Craig, and even though leading up to the film I was complaining about her being used more again, Skyfall had what I thought was her best performance, and I was sad when she died.

    1) Dench
    2) Lee
    3) Brown
    4) Fox

    I enjoyed Fiennes in SF and I'm looking forward to seeing more of him but I think it's a bit early to be including him. He's only had a few seconds screen time as M. I've never seen CR 67 all the way through and what I have seen I can barely remember, so I didn't include Huston.
  • SharkBaitSharkBait
    Posts: 2,107
    1. Lee
    2. Dench
    3. Brown
    4. Fox
    5. Huston

    Can't say about Fiennes yet. With his, what , minute in screentime as the new M.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    edited February 2014 Posts: 13,980
    1. Sir Miles Messervy
    2. Barbara Mawdsley
    3. Olivia Mansfield
    4. Gareth Mallory (putting Ralph below Dench for now until I see more of his M, although I'm sure he will turn out just fienne)
    5. Admiral Hargreaves
    6. Edward Fox M
    7. John Huston M 'McTarry' (don't remember him, don't really care to)
  • 00130013
    Posts: 1,817
    Allow me to include only those which I consider M's from real Bond movies:
    1. Lee (Connery-Lazenby era)
    2. Dench (Brosnan era)
    3. Dench (Craig era)
    4. Brown (Moore-Dalton era)
    5. Fiennes
    6. Lee (Moore era)
  • StirredNotShakenStirredNotShaken Toronto
    edited February 2014 Posts: 2,400
    119: Barry's scores

    11: The Man with the Golden Gun (did he not care when he did this one?)
    10: From Russia with Love
    9: Goldfinger
    8: You Only Live Twice
    7: Diamonds Are Forever
    6: Moonraker
    5: Octopussy
    4: A View to a Kill
    3: The Living Daylights
    1: Thunderball = On Her Majesty's Secret Service (if forced I would give it to TB)

    121: M

    7: Robert Brown (with Roger Moore)
    6: Bernard Lee (with Roger Moore)
    5: Robert Brown (with Timothy Dalton)
    4: Judi Dench (with Pierce Brosnan)
    3: Judi Dench (with Daniel Craig)
    2: Bernard Lee (with Sean Connery)
    1: Bernard Lee (with George Lazenby)

    Too early to include Ralph Fiennes but he certainly shows great promise. All of the Ms have been brilliant so far. I've found all of them to be inspired casting. Very difficult to rank this one.
  • barryt007barryt007
    Posts: 19,339
    1.Bernard Lee
    2.Judi Dench
    3.Robert Brown

    All very good ,and Ralph Fiennes is a class act so i have no doubt he will be right up there.
    I dont want to comment on NSNA and DEFINATELY not on the other crapfest film.
  • delticminerdelticminer
    Posts: 115
    1. Dench
    2. Lee
    3. Brown
    4. Everyone Else (except Fiennes, far too early to comment on him, so I'm leaving him out. He should be good)
  • royale65royale65 Caustic misanthrope reporting for duty.
    Posts: 4,422
    1. Lee
    2. Dench
    3. Brown
    4. NSNA
    5. CR67
  • SuperheroSithSuperheroSith SE London
    Posts: 578
    1. Dame Judi Dench
    2. Bernard Lee
    3. Ralph Fiennes
    4. Robert Brown
    5. Edward Fox
    6. John Huston
  • 00130013
    Posts: 1,817
    @StirredNotShaken and @barryt007, you are right about Fiennes. Now I think I shouldn't have ranked him.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    Samuel001 wrote:
    DarthDimi wrote:
    1) Lee
    2) Fiennes? (I'm pretty confident)
    3) Dench
    4) Brown
    5) Fox
    6) Huston

    This'll do me nicely.

    And me.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 23,569
    LIST 1: The 007 most intelligent Bond girls
    LIST 2: Your 007 favourite OT sequences by Maurice Binder
    LIST 3: Your 007 most annoying moments in a Bond film
    LIST 4: Rank the Aston Martin cars from the Bonds
    LIST 5: 007's 007 coolest moments
    LIST 6: Rank the non-Barry/Arnold scores
    LIST 7: Your 007 most sexy moments in the Bonds
    LIST 8: The 6 best moments of Bond in London
    LIST 9: The 007 best uses of the Bond Theme
    LIST 10: The 5 worst faces made by the Bonds
    LIST 11: Your top 10 PTS
    LIST 12: The 6 best scenes in OHMSS
    LIST 13: David Arnold's 6 finest moments in the Bonds
    LIST 14: The five nicest folks who ever played a part in a Bond film.
    LIST 15: Ranking the Glen directed Bonds.
    LIST 16: Rank the Blofelds (including NSNA and FYEO)
    LIST 17-65: The 5 worst moments in DN - The 5 best moments in SF.
    LIST 66-71: The 5 best things about Connery's Bond.- The 5 best things about Craig's Bond.
    LIST 72: The 5 best non-Bond roles for Sean Connery.
    LIST 73: Name 7 still living directors you want to do a Bond film.
    LIST 74: Five favourite franchises inspired by Bond.
    LIST 75-80: Five things the Moore Bond did that you never would. - Brosnan - Connery - Dalton - Craig - Lazenby
    LIST 81-85: Your 5 favourite one night stands from the 60s. - 2000s including SF.
    LIST 86: Six things NSNA did better than TB.
    LIST 87: Six Bonds that were significantly weaker than their predecessor.
    LIST 88: Six Bonds that were significantly stronger than their predecessor.
    LIST 89: Rank Arnold's Bond scores.
    LIST 90-114: The five most conspicuous characters (not Bond!) of DN-SF: coolest, prettiest, dumbest, funniest, most tragic.
    LIST 115: Rank your six favourite establishing shots.
    LIST 116: Five 'funny' moments you regret are in a Bond film.
    LIST 117: Rank your 6 favourite 007 moments in America.
    LIST 118: Who are the 7 dumbest Bond girls?
    LIST 119: Rank the John Barry scores
    LIST 120: Which six Bond girls have the loveliest face?
    LIST 121: Rank the M's (including NSNA and CR67)

    <font color=orange size=5><b>LIST 122</b></font>

    <font color=green size=6> <b>Your six favourite 'random' gadgets in Q's lab.</b></font>
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 23,569
    6) Q's lunch Inflating phone booth (GE)
    5) Spiky umbrella (FYEO)
    4) Knock-out door (OP)
    3) Rotating couch (TLD) - I love Q's little "haha" moment
    2) Decapitating plate for Achmed's thee party (TSWLM)
    1) Ghetto blaster (TLD)
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    Posts: 16,333
    1. Chair launcher. (GE)
    2. Rotating couch. (TLD)
    3. Gas Parking Meter. (GF)
    4. Ghetto Blaster. (TLD)
    5. Bagpipe gun. (TWINE)
    6. Explosive Balls Bolas. (MR)
  • StirredNotShakenStirredNotShaken Toronto
    Posts: 2,400
    6) Arab Spring! (Is it in bad taste to make that joke?) - TSWLM
    5) Umbrella of Death - FYEO
    4) Achmed's tea platter - TSWLM
    3) The Ghetto Blaster - TLD
    2) Explosive Alarm Clock - LTK
    1) The rotating couch - TLD
  • LicencedToKilt69007LicencedToKilt69007 Belgium, Wallonia
    Posts: 523
    121's one : Rank the M's

    1. Dame Judi Dench
    2. Bernard Lee
    3. Robert Brown

    Like most said before, it's too early to comment on Fiennes.

    122's one : Q's random gadgets


    6. Q's firing wheelchair (GoldenEye)
    5. rotating couch (TLD)
    4. inflating phone booth (GoldenEye)
    3. explosive bolas (Moonraker)
    2. electromagnetic RPM controller (DAF)
    1. bagpipe gun (TWINE)
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    Posts: 13,980
    1. ghetto blaster
    2. machine gun hookah
    3. rotating couch
    4. phone booth airbag
    5. stinging in the rain
    6. arm sling backhander
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
    Posts: 5,634
    #1 Explosive alarm clock
    #2 Spike umbrella
    #3 Flamethrower bag pipes
    #4 Trick couch from The Living Daylights
    #5 Bolas from Moonraker
    #6 Slots device from Diamonds are Forever
  • StirredNotShakenStirredNotShaken Toronto
    Posts: 2,400
    QBranch wrote:
    1. ghetto blaster
    2. machine gun hookah
    3. rotating couch
    4. phone booth airbag
    5. stinging in the rain
    6. arm sling backhander

    See I wanted to use this one but I couldn't figure out what to call it.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    Posts: 13,980
    @StirredNotShaken How about 'blast from the cast'? ;)
  • hildebrand_rarityhildebrand_rarity
    Posts: 316
    1. The Ghetto Blaster (TLD)
    2. Bagpipes Gun/Flamethrower (TWINE)
    3. Trick Couch (TLD)
    4. Inflatable Phone Booth (GE)
    5. Killer Umbrella (FYEO)
    6. Wheelchair Cast Rocket Launcher (GE)
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