Bond film ranking tournament. Final results

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  • PrinceKamalKhanPrinceKamalKhan Monsoon Palace, Udaipur
    Posts: 3,262
    TB vs TLD. Tough one. My favorite 1960s Bond film vs. my favorite post-1960s Bond film. The film with my favorite bad Bond girl(Volpe) vs. the film with my favorite good Bond girl(Kara). Ultimately I'm letting the classic original Bond era style influence my final decision here making this one of the very rare occurrences where I wouldn't vote in favor of TLD.

    My vote goes to TB

    and

    FYEO vs LTK. Not as tough. In my dream world, a Bond film would exist with the Bond(Dalton) and villain(Sanchez) of LTK blended with the locations and leading lady(Bouquet's Melina) of FYEO. Since that film doesn't exist in reality I'm going with the film with the Bond actor who I think is better suited to the darker, more serious style of Bond films.

    My vote goes to LTK
  • TB & LTK
  • BondAficionadoBondAficionado Former IMDBer
    edited April 2019 Posts: 1,884
    I'd choose TLD over Thunderball. They're both excellent films though.

    In contrast, FYEO and LTK are bottom 5 entries, possibly bottom 3, but I'll give it to FYEO because of Moore and the locations.
  • AleanderAleander Kavala, Greece
    Posts: 33
    Honestly, Thunderball is fairly overrated. It's pretty good, but there's no doubt in my mind TLD is better. It has a better balance of action, spectacle, intrigue and character, and it doesn't try to be so OTT that it outruns it's ambition, which is exactly what happened with Young.

    I really like FYEO, but I think Glen's more refined by LTK (to his own admission), and the story's more focused, and the action is better implemented to the story, and it also has Timothy Dalton at his best. And sorry, but Dalton is better than Moore at his best.
  • goldenswissroyalegoldenswissroyale Switzerland
    Posts: 4,378
    TLD
    FYEO
  • ShardlakeShardlake Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
    edited April 2019 Posts: 4,043
    TB Close as TLD just sits below TB

    LTK I have my issues with this but I've never been a massive fan of FYEO
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
    Posts: 2,598
    TB. Really close. In many respects TLD is a better movie (and I actually rank it higher), but TB iconic status gets my vote (sorry Ms. d’Ado – I still love you!).

    FYEO. Not as close. I’ve grown to like LTK more over the years, but FYEO is closer to “classic” Bond.
  • edited April 2019 Posts: 6,665
    Dwayne wrote: »
    TB. Really close. In many respects TLD is a better movie (and I actually rank it higher), but TB iconic status gets my vote (sorry Ms. d’Ado – I still love you!).

    FYEO. Not as close. I’ve grown to like LTK more over the years, but FYEO is closer to “classic” Bond.

    Same. TB is actually on my top 3.
  • Vinther1991Vinther1991 Denmark
    Posts: 21
    It is close. 4 good Bond films. But I am gonna go with:
    TB over TLD
    And
    LTK over FYEO
  • BMW_with_missilesBMW_with_missiles All the usual refinements.
    Posts: 3,000
    TLD over TB

    FYEO over LTK just barely.
  • edited April 2019 Posts: 698
    This week is actually really close

    I might have to give it slightly to TLD and the Eyes but if you asked me a different week my answer might change.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    The Dalton films take it this time.
  • Posts: 3,336
    TB and FYEO. very close matchups this week
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    TLD beats TB 20-16

    FYEO beats LTK 19-17

    Round 93:

    DN vs GF

    and

    LALD vs OP
  • 00Agent00Agent Any man who drinks Dom Perignon '52 can't be all bad.
    Posts: 5,185
    DN
    OP
    Easy peasy
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou. I can still hear my old hound dog barkin'.
    Posts: 8,656
    GF, which is among my top four, all rated 9/10
    LALD, a secret unreasonable obsession of mine, whereas OP is in my bottom five and destined to stay there
  • Posts: 12,242
    GF over DN

    LALD over OP

    All very entertaining films!
  • Posts: 6,727
    GF
    and
    OP
  • BondAficionadoBondAficionado Former IMDBer
    Posts: 1,884
    DN and OP.
  • Last_Rat_StandingLast_Rat_Standing Long Neck Ice Cold Beer Never Broke My Heart
    Posts: 4,382
    DN
    LALD
  • MooseWithFleasMooseWithFleas Philadelphia
    Posts: 3,332
    DN and LALD
  • BMW_with_missilesBMW_with_missiles All the usual refinements.
    Posts: 3,000
    GF over DN

    OP over LALD
  • PrinceKamalKhanPrinceKamalKhan Monsoon Palace, Udaipur
    edited May 2019 Posts: 3,262
    Goin' with the John Barry scored films over the non-John Barry scored films in both cases:

    GF

    and

    OP
  • BennyBenny In the shadowsAdministrator, Moderator
    Posts: 14,811
    DN

    &

    OP
  • Posts: 4,023
    DN
    OP
  • ShardlakeShardlake Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
    Posts: 4,043
    GF

    LALD
  • Vinther1991Vinther1991 Denmark
    Posts: 21
    GF over DN (Both good, but GF is just one of the very best)

    OP over LALD (I do not like either, but as bad as OP is, it is not as dull as LALD)
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    Posts: 6,758
    DN
    OP
  • Posts: 1,395
    GF and LALD, though DN was a close one.
  • Posts: 3,336
    DN
    LALD
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