Most/Least Influential James Bond Movies

Absolutely_Cart · February 2015

I guess this take a bit more of an objective lens to view things (though nothing is 100% objective) but I wanted to see what an "objective" Bond ranking list would look like.

So, criteria here is: cultural significance, influencing the series, acclaim, influence on other movies and sales.

1. Goldfinger
2. From Russia With Love
3. Dr. No
4. Thunderball
5. The Spy Who Loved Me
6. Goldeneye
7. Casino Royale '06
8. Skyfall
9. You Only Live Twice
10. Live and Let Die
11. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
12. For Your Eyes Only
13. Diamonds Are Forever
14. Moonraker
15. The Man with the Golden Gun
16. The Living Daylights
17. Die Another Day
18. Octopussy
19. License to Kill
20. The World Is Not Enough
21. Tomorrow Never Dies
22. Quantum of Solace
23. A View to a Kill

Granted, I wasn't around when most of these came out, so was curious on what you think of my list.

M 'n' M · February 2015

Interesting . . . well it may sound like heresy but after the Connery years I'd struggle to define any bond films as particularly influential

In the 60s bond (with Connery) was key in setting off a spy explosion on film - flint / matt helm / harry palmer - on TV - man from uncle, I spy - and in books - le carre , deighton.

After that the franchise as a whole has been influential, but the films have tended to copy trends rather than set them

The possible exceptions are TSWLM and Moonraker - which helped to establish the concept of the big budget blockbuster

Absolutely_Cart · February 2015

To an extent, I agree. My list tends to lean toward earlier entries.

But there are still few post-Connery ones that really succeeded.
Like you said, some of Moore's movies established the big budget blockbuster.
Goldeneye was a huge rejuvenation of the franchise.
And Skyfall was the most successful film to date, adjusted for inflation.

AlphaOmegaSin · February 2015

Goldfinger can be seen as one of the most important Films of all Time -{ It set the Bar for Spy/Action Films for many Years to come.

Spoff · February 2015

I think Goldfinger is certainly the most influential from the Bond franchise.

I would have to rate Die Another Day as the least, it may have done well but was ultimately forgettable (for me anyway).

I only saw it once at the cinema, and whilst I own it on DvD (I am an OCD completist) I have not watched it since.

Higgins · February 2015

I regard TSWLM to be very influential - brought Bond into an entire new league - broadened the audiences made a lot of cash - set standards with the miniature shootings etc.

And it must have p*ssed off BL to a new high degree

Blackleiter · February 2015

Higgins wrote:

And it must have p*ssed off BL to a new high degree

Yes indeed! :v

(Not really - just trying to humor you, my friend!)

Higgins · February 2015

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Cheers, old friend

Agent Purple · October 2015

Absolutely_Cart wrote:

To an extent, I agree. My list tends to lean toward earlier entries.

But there are still few post-Connery ones that really succeeded.
Like you said, some of Moore's movies established the big budget blockbuster.
Goldeneye was a huge rejuvenation of the franchise.
And Skyfall was the most successful film to date, adjusted for inflation.

Actually, Thunderball was the most successful Bond film when adjusting for inflation. It prob will never be topped, in that regard.

Thunderbird 2 · October 2015

AlphaOmegaSin wrote:

Goldfinger can be seen as one of the most important Films of all Time -{ It set the Bar for Spy/Action Films for many Years to come.

Thunderbird Too.

A good point Captain Scarlet! Culturally, Goldfinger is the one referenced the most, Shirley Eaton in Gold, Dame Honor as Pussy G, the DB5's debut, Connery at his best etc.
I think Diamonds and DAD are the focal point of parodys, with a smattering of YOLT what with space lasers, uber bases and demented despot baddies. (Dr Evil immediately springs to mind.)

Least influential? That's tough. Bond is a film legacy, mention one, you think of them all, so I suppose the closest to that as the "lost Bond" is NSNA. An also ran that had no impact on the House Of Eon, and also had no impact either way on Sir Sean as an actor, or producer.

CR-67 does not count because it was a parody, a mess, and is notorious to all as a prime example of production hell getting completely, hideously out of control.

Exploding Robot Grouce anyone?

Most/Least Influential James Bond Movies

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