The ULTIMATE bond ranking- your 1-20

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  • justonequestionjustonequestion Central EuropePosts: 59MI6 Agent
    Mine:

    1. Skyfall
    2. A View to a Kill (sorry, I just LOVED Christopher Walken as Zorin)
    3. From Russia with Love
    4. Casino Royale
    5. Diamonds are Forever
    6. The World is Not Enough
    7. Tomorrow Never Dies
    8. The Man with the Golden Gun
    9. For Your Eyes Only
    10. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    11. Spectre
    12. Goldfinger
    13. The Spy Who Loved Me
    14. Quantum of Solace
    15. Goldeneye
    16. Octopussy
    17. You Only Live Twice
    18. Dr. No
    19. Live And Let Die
    20. Thunderball
    21. The Living Daylights
    22. Die Another Day
    23. License To Kill
    24. Moonraker (that one was really bad in my opinion)
    "You don’t make art out of good intentions." - Gustave Flaubert;
  • Agent PurpleAgent Purple Posts: 857MI6 Agent
    joq, interesting to see that you're clearly not a Dalton fan.

    What do you dislike, if anything, about his portrayal of 007?

    I also find interesting that you love TND and TWINE, but are a bit less crazy for GE, why is that?
    "Hostile takeovers. Shall we?"
    New 2020 ranking (for now DAF and FYEO keep their previous placements)
    1. TLD 2. TND 3. GF 4. TSWLM 5. TWINE 6. OHMSS 7. LtK 8. TMWTGG 9. L&LD 10. YOLT 11. DAD 12. QoS 13. DN 14. GE 15. SF 16. OP 17. MR 18. AVTAK 19. TB 20. FRWL 21. CR 22. FYEO 23. DAF (SP to be included later)
    Bond actors to be re-ranked later
  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,061MI6 Agent

    Spelling error!

    It's SPectre not SFectre! :p
    Give TP more time to realize the awesomeness of SPECTRE, BJB.
    It takes a few views, like the excellent QOS... :D
    Dalton & Connery rule. Brozz was cool.
    #1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
  • Agent PurpleAgent Purple Posts: 857MI6 Agent
    edited November 2015
    Since I generally lean more towards the campier and/or more action-heavy Bond films (as my ranking should give away), it was easy for me to like SP, as it brought the action and the humor.
    "Hostile takeovers. Shall we?"
    New 2020 ranking (for now DAF and FYEO keep their previous placements)
    1. TLD 2. TND 3. GF 4. TSWLM 5. TWINE 6. OHMSS 7. LtK 8. TMWTGG 9. L&LD 10. YOLT 11. DAD 12. QoS 13. DN 14. GE 15. SF 16. OP 17. MR 18. AVTAK 19. TB 20. FRWL 21. CR 22. FYEO 23. DAF (SP to be included later)
    Bond actors to be re-ranked later
  • WadsyWadsy Auckland, New ZealandPosts: 410MI6 Agent
    New ranking from me with all 24 Bond films this time, worst to best:

    24. Diamonds Are Forever (2/10)
    23. Die Another Day (4/10)
    22. Tomorrow Never Dies (4.5/10)
    21. The World Is Not Enough (6/10)
    20. You Only Live Twice (6/10)
    19. Quantum Of Solace (6.5/10)
    18. Live And Let Die (6.5/10)
    17. The Man With The Golden Gun (7/10)
    16. Thunderball (7/10)
    15. Casino Royale (7.5/10)
    14. Moonraker (8/10)
    13. Goldeneye (8/10)
    12. Octopussy (8/10)
    11. Goldfinger (8/10)
    10. Dr No (8.5/10)
    9. A View To A Kill (8.5/10)
    8. Skyfall (8.5/10)
    7. The Spy Who Loved Me (8.5/10)
    6. Licence To Kill (8.5/10)
    5. Spectre (9/10)
    4. From Russia With Love (9/10)
    3. The Living Daylights (9/10)
    2. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (9.5/10)
    1. For Your Eyes Only (9.5/10)
    1. FYEO 2. OHMSS 3. LTK 4. FRWL 5. TLD 6. TSWLM 7. GF 8. AVTAK 9. MR 10. DN 11. SF 12. LALD 13. TB 14. OP 15. CR 16. GE 17. YOLT 18. TMWTGG 19. SP 20. TND 21. TWINE 22. QOS 23. NTTD 24. DAF 25. DAD 26. NSNA 27. CR '67

    1. Dalton 2. Moore 3. Connery 4. Craig 5. Lazenby 6. Brosnan
  • JarvioJarvio EnglandPosts: 4,234MI6 Agent
    edited November 2015
    Updated ranking for me.
    And this is my list of what my FAVOURITE bond films are - not the BEST.
    For example, #21-24 are all better films than #20. But I like #20 more. Just an example.

    1 - AVTAK
    2 - LTK
    3 - OP
    4 - LALD
    5 - FYEO
    6 - SF
    7 - GE
    8 - OHMSS
    9 - DN
    10 - DAF
    11 - SP
    12 - TMWTGG
    13 - YOLT
    14 - TSWLM
    15 - TLD
    16 - MR
    17 - FRWL
    18 - GF
    19 - QOS
    20 - DAD
    21 - TND
    22 - TWINE
    23 - TB
    24 - CR
    1 - LALD, 2 - AVTAK, 3 - LTK, 4 - OP, 5 - NTTD, 6 - FYEO, 7 - SF, 8 - DN, 9 - DAF, 10 - TSWLM, 11 - OHMSS, 12 - TMWTGG, 13 - GE, 14 - MR, 15 - TLD, 16 - YOLT, 17 - GF, 18 - DAD, 19 - TWINE, 20 - SP, 21 - TND, 22 - FRWL, 23 - TB, 24 - CR, 25 - QOS

    1 - Moore, 2 - Dalton, 3 - Craig, 4 - Connery, 5 - Brosnan, 6 - Lazenby
  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,061MI6 Agent
    Your # 2 is the most brilliant of choices! :007)
    Dalton & Connery rule. Brozz was cool.
    #1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
  • JarvioJarvio EnglandPosts: 4,234MI6 Agent
    chrisisall wrote:
    Your # 2 is the most brilliant of choices! :007)

    It is an amazing film. Part of me wants it at #1, but I pretty much love my top 4 equally
    1 - LALD, 2 - AVTAK, 3 - LTK, 4 - OP, 5 - NTTD, 6 - FYEO, 7 - SF, 8 - DN, 9 - DAF, 10 - TSWLM, 11 - OHMSS, 12 - TMWTGG, 13 - GE, 14 - MR, 15 - TLD, 16 - YOLT, 17 - GF, 18 - DAD, 19 - TWINE, 20 - SP, 21 - TND, 22 - FRWL, 23 - TB, 24 - CR, 25 - QOS

    1 - Moore, 2 - Dalton, 3 - Craig, 4 - Connery, 5 - Brosnan, 6 - Lazenby
  • DutchfingerDutchfinger Holland With LovePosts: 1,240MI6 Agent
    23. License To Kill

    It hurts to see my favorite one ranked so low :( -
    But I guess that's all part of Bond fandom, different tastes! -{
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  • Agent PurpleAgent Purple Posts: 857MI6 Agent
    joq isn't a Dalton fan.
    "Hostile takeovers. Shall we?"
    New 2020 ranking (for now DAF and FYEO keep their previous placements)
    1. TLD 2. TND 3. GF 4. TSWLM 5. TWINE 6. OHMSS 7. LtK 8. TMWTGG 9. L&LD 10. YOLT 11. DAD 12. QoS 13. DN 14. GE 15. SF 16. OP 17. MR 18. AVTAK 19. TB 20. FRWL 21. CR 22. FYEO 23. DAF (SP to be included later)
    Bond actors to be re-ranked later
  • JarvioJarvio EnglandPosts: 4,234MI6 Agent
    2. A View to a Kill (sorry, I just LOVED Christopher Walken as Zorin)

    No need to say sorry. It is a damn fine and entertaining film, that deserves more love.
    1 - LALD, 2 - AVTAK, 3 - LTK, 4 - OP, 5 - NTTD, 6 - FYEO, 7 - SF, 8 - DN, 9 - DAF, 10 - TSWLM, 11 - OHMSS, 12 - TMWTGG, 13 - GE, 14 - MR, 15 - TLD, 16 - YOLT, 17 - GF, 18 - DAD, 19 - TWINE, 20 - SP, 21 - TND, 22 - FRWL, 23 - TB, 24 - CR, 25 - QOS

    1 - Moore, 2 - Dalton, 3 - Craig, 4 - Connery, 5 - Brosnan, 6 - Lazenby
  • Agent PurpleAgent Purple Posts: 857MI6 Agent
    Jarvio, I guess DAD is for you what QoS is for me (to some degree).

    Even though I'm not a huge Craig fan, I don't hate the most unpopular Craig Bond film (in fact, I quite like it).

    I guess your feelings towards DAD are somewhat comparable.

    I also find interesting that you love Craig as Bond, but are not too crazy about CR.
    "Hostile takeovers. Shall we?"
    New 2020 ranking (for now DAF and FYEO keep their previous placements)
    1. TLD 2. TND 3. GF 4. TSWLM 5. TWINE 6. OHMSS 7. LtK 8. TMWTGG 9. L&LD 10. YOLT 11. DAD 12. QoS 13. DN 14. GE 15. SF 16. OP 17. MR 18. AVTAK 19. TB 20. FRWL 21. CR 22. FYEO 23. DAF (SP to be included later)
    Bond actors to be re-ranked later
  • JarvioJarvio EnglandPosts: 4,234MI6 Agent
    Jarvio, I guess DAD is for you what QoS is for me (to some degree).

    Even though I'm not a huge Craig fan, I don't hate the most unpopular Craig Bond film (in fact, I quite like it).

    I guess your feelings towards DAD are somewhat comparable.

    I also find interesting that you love Craig as Bond, but are not too crazy about CR.

    Maybe. With DAD, I think that technically it is the worst film in the series, and by quite some distance too. But.. it is never boring. And it is very memorable. And as a result, I enjoy it more than my bottom 4, which bore me more. Having said that though, DAD is still in my bottom 5 and so is still a low ranker for me.

    And Daniel Craig and CR, you are correct, I am a big fan of DC's bond, and in CR that is no exception. But, the actual film CR... I dunno... it just does nothing for me. Aside from DC's performance, the only other thing I really like in CR is the torture scene, and to a lesser extent the poison scene. But the rest of the film just bored me. Having said that though, even my lowest ranked bond film is still enjoyed by me to some extent.
    1 - LALD, 2 - AVTAK, 3 - LTK, 4 - OP, 5 - NTTD, 6 - FYEO, 7 - SF, 8 - DN, 9 - DAF, 10 - TSWLM, 11 - OHMSS, 12 - TMWTGG, 13 - GE, 14 - MR, 15 - TLD, 16 - YOLT, 17 - GF, 18 - DAD, 19 - TWINE, 20 - SP, 21 - TND, 22 - FRWL, 23 - TB, 24 - CR, 25 - QOS

    1 - Moore, 2 - Dalton, 3 - Craig, 4 - Connery, 5 - Brosnan, 6 - Lazenby
  • MilleniumForceMilleniumForce LondonPosts: 1,214MI6 Agent
    I completely agree about DAD.........it easily is one of the easiest Bond films to watch, it has good pacing and it is never boring.
    1.LTK 2.AVTAK 3.OP 4.FYEO 5.TND 6.LALD 7.GE 8.GF 9.TSWLM 10.SPECTRE 11.SF 12.MR 13.YOLT 14.TLD 15.CR (06) 16.TMWTGG 17.TB 18.FRWL 19.TWINE 20.OHMSS 21.DAF 22.DAD 23.QoS 24.NSNA 25.DN 26.CR (67)
  • heartbroken_mr_draxheartbroken_mr_drax New Zealand Posts: 2,073MI6 Agent
    As I am going through the marathon I am really looking forward to getting to DAD, probably because I've avoided it - but it's true - it's never boring - it's just 80% of the time cringeworthy.

    If you can forget that and just have some popcorn on the ready, you're in for a good time.
    1. TWINE 2. FYEO 3. MR 4. TLD 5. TSWLM 6. OHMSS 7. DN 8. OP 9. AVTAK 10. TMWTGG 11. QoS 12. GE 13. CR 14. TB 15. FRWL 16. TND 17. LTK 18. GF 19. SF 20. LaLD 21. YOLT 22. NTTD 23. DAD 24. DAF. 25. SP

    "Better make that two."
  • am747am747 Posts: 720MI6 Agent
    edited December 2015
    Updated
  • Agent PurpleAgent Purple Posts: 857MI6 Agent
    am747, I will say that for an old-school Bond fan, it is impressive that you love SP enough to place it at #10.

    Then again, that movie does have its throwbacks.
    "Hostile takeovers. Shall we?"
    New 2020 ranking (for now DAF and FYEO keep their previous placements)
    1. TLD 2. TND 3. GF 4. TSWLM 5. TWINE 6. OHMSS 7. LtK 8. TMWTGG 9. L&LD 10. YOLT 11. DAD 12. QoS 13. DN 14. GE 15. SF 16. OP 17. MR 18. AVTAK 19. TB 20. FRWL 21. CR 22. FYEO 23. DAF (SP to be included later)
    Bond actors to be re-ranked later
  • am747am747 Posts: 720MI6 Agent
    am747, I will say that for an old-school Bond fan, it is impressive that you love SP enough to place it at #10.

    Then again, that movie does have its throwbacks.

    I rate the 60s films very highly so all of them are in the top 10 .... Like most Bond films, SP has weaknesses but overall I found it a nicely sorted out and visually striking film incorporating some of the classic Bond elements

    Most of the things have been done in Bond films so recent releases tend to have a shorter shelf life at the top on my ranking ..... Before SP, my favorite post Dalton film was SF. Before SF it was CR, and before CR, it was GE .... However SP is a good example of how a film can make use of the classic Bond elements and present it in a visually striking manner. For e.g. the torture scene was similar to one in CR where Bond is made to sit on a chair. But the one in SP had a little dose of the classic Bond elements. It is a welcome addition to Top 10 (and my top 18 are close) :)
  • am747am747 Posts: 720MI6 Agent
    edited December 2015
    It's been quite a while since I've done this...

    Where would you put SP?
  • LoeffelholzLoeffelholz The United States, With LovePosts: 8,988Quartermasters
    Updated now to include SP:

    1) FRWL
    2) DN
    3) CR
    4) OHMSS
    5) GF
    6) TB
    7) SF
    8) YOLT
    9) SP
    10) DAF
    11) QoS
    12) TLD
    13) TMWTGG
    14) GE
    15) LALD
    16) FYEO
    17) LTK
    18) TND
    19) TSWLM
    20) TWINE
    21) NSNA
    22) DAD
    23) MR
    24) OP
    25) AVTAK

    Turns out both 'volcano lair' pictures crack my top ten :007)
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  • Agent PurpleAgent Purple Posts: 857MI6 Agent
    Lh, would you currently say that you like Connery and Craigger equally in the role of 007?
    "Hostile takeovers. Shall we?"
    New 2020 ranking (for now DAF and FYEO keep their previous placements)
    1. TLD 2. TND 3. GF 4. TSWLM 5. TWINE 6. OHMSS 7. LtK 8. TMWTGG 9. L&LD 10. YOLT 11. DAD 12. QoS 13. DN 14. GE 15. SF 16. OP 17. MR 18. AVTAK 19. TB 20. FRWL 21. CR 22. FYEO 23. DAF (SP to be included later)
    Bond actors to be re-ranked later
  • LoeffelholzLoeffelholz The United States, With LovePosts: 8,988Quartermasters
    Lh, would you currently say that you like Connery and Craigger equally in the role of 007?

    Yes, I would. As I said recently in the 'Rate the Bond Actors' thread:
    1) Connery/Craig - a tie, although they do trade places at the top depending on my mood...I agree with a critic(!!!) who recently said that the only reason Craig isn't the best is because he wasn't the first B-) Connery originated; Craig re-originated for a new century. Coincidentally, the three actors in my 1 and 2 slots are the best actors of the lot, IMO.
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  • Bondage007Bondage007 AustraliaPosts: 371MI6 Agent
    Unfortunately will have to amend my ranking to this:

    1. The Living Daylights
    2. Octopussy
    3. Casino Royale
    4. From Russia with Love
    5. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    6. Goldeneye

    7. For Your Eyes Only
    8. The Spy Who Loved Me
    9. Tomorrow Never Dies
    10. Dr No
    11. Moonraker
    12. Diamonds Are Forever
    13. Licence to Kill

    14. You Only Live Twice
    15. A View To A Kill
    16. Goldfinger

    17. The Man with the Golden Gun (+2)
    18. Thunberball
    19. Die Another Day (+1)
    20. Live and Let Die (+1)

    21. Skyfall (+1)
    22. The World Is Not Enough (+1)
    23. Spectre (-6)
    24. Quantum of Solace
    2019 Bondathon...in progress (6) FRWL (7) GE (8) FYEO (9) TND (10) MR (11) GF (12) LALD (13) DAF (14) LTK (15) TMWTGG (16) TB (17) TSWLM (18) DAD (19) AVTAK (20) YOLT (21) QOS (22) SF (23) TWINE (24) SP
  • am747am747 Posts: 720MI6 Agent
    edited December 2015
    Intetesting to see TLD and OP as the top 2. They both hv the indiana jones type of feel to it with parts shot in Afganistan and Ind respectively, lots of action and stunts, former USSR theme, and nice score :)

    PS Then you hv FRWL in top 5. GE and FYEO involves USSR as well. Based on the above - TSWLM could hv been in the top 5-6 too which has a Soviet agent collobrating with 007 and Egyptian locations

    Bring CR and OHMSS down and move up TSWLM, FYEO and GE , and you would hv top 6 with some kind of Soviet theme :D. .... Btw, YOTL has minor references to USSR as well
  • Agent PurpleAgent Purple Posts: 857MI6 Agent
    B007, is Glen your fave Bond director?
    "Hostile takeovers. Shall we?"
    New 2020 ranking (for now DAF and FYEO keep their previous placements)
    1. TLD 2. TND 3. GF 4. TSWLM 5. TWINE 6. OHMSS 7. LtK 8. TMWTGG 9. L&LD 10. YOLT 11. DAD 12. QoS 13. DN 14. GE 15. SF 16. OP 17. MR 18. AVTAK 19. TB 20. FRWL 21. CR 22. FYEO 23. DAF (SP to be included later)
    Bond actors to be re-ranked later
  • Bondage007Bondage007 AustraliaPosts: 371MI6 Agent
    am747 wrote:
    Intetesting to see TLD and OP as the top 2. They both hv the indiana jones type of feel to it with parts shot in Afganistan and Ind respectively, lots of action and stunts, former USSR theme, and nice score :)

    PS Then you hv FRWL in top 5. GE and FYEO involves USSR as well. Based on the above - TSWLM could hv been in the top 5-6 too which has a Soviet agent collobrating with 007 and Egyptian locations

    Bring CR and OHMSS down and move up TSWLM, FYEO and GE , and you would hv top 6 with some kind of Soviet theme :D. .... Btw, YOTL has minor references to USSR as well

    Didn't notice the USSR link. I guess my top 8 are the "spy" plots, with varying degrees of humour.

    TSWLM is great but not sold on the Bond girl and villain, plus it's too similar to YOLT and MR.
    2019 Bondathon...in progress (6) FRWL (7) GE (8) FYEO (9) TND (10) MR (11) GF (12) LALD (13) DAF (14) LTK (15) TMWTGG (16) TB (17) TSWLM (18) DAD (19) AVTAK (20) YOLT (21) QOS (22) SF (23) TWINE (24) SP
  • Bondage007Bondage007 AustraliaPosts: 371MI6 Agent
    B007, is Glen your fave Bond director?

    No, but he has directed my overall favourite decade.

    When people say Connery IS Bond, they really mean Young's influence in DN and FRWL.

    I also love what Campbell did with GE and CR. He's held my interest through the terrible Serra score. And made what should be a boring poker game tense and interesting even if you exclude the scenes in between
    2019 Bondathon...in progress (6) FRWL (7) GE (8) FYEO (9) TND (10) MR (11) GF (12) LALD (13) DAF (14) LTK (15) TMWTGG (16) TB (17) TSWLM (18) DAD (19) AVTAK (20) YOLT (21) QOS (22) SF (23) TWINE (24) SP
  • heartbroken_mr_draxheartbroken_mr_drax New Zealand Posts: 2,073MI6 Agent
    Bondage007 wrote:
    No, but he has directed my overall favourite decade.

    80s would be my favourite Bond decade overall too. The run from TSWLM to TLD is a very good consecutive run.
    1. TWINE 2. FYEO 3. MR 4. TLD 5. TSWLM 6. OHMSS 7. DN 8. OP 9. AVTAK 10. TMWTGG 11. QoS 12. GE 13. CR 14. TB 15. FRWL 16. TND 17. LTK 18. GF 19. SF 20. LaLD 21. YOLT 22. NTTD 23. DAD 24. DAF. 25. SP

    "Better make that two."
  • am747am747 Posts: 720MI6 Agent
    80s films seem to have been influenced by Indiana Jones too - OP (IND sequences), TLD (AFG sequences), and LTK (Truck sequence).
  • LoeffelholzLoeffelholz The United States, With LovePosts: 8,988Quartermasters
    I thought this interesting enough to chew on here...and naturally know it can be endlessly debated :v so here we go...

    Prettyfamous.com has put out what it calls a 'definitive ranking' of the Bond films...interestingly, that website and I have the very same bottom four B-) ...with the exception that they have ranked MR over DAD. They have excluded NSNA because it's not part of the Eon canon, and SP because box office is not yet finalized.

    Their top three are 1) GF, 2) CR and 3) SF...and overall, they say that critics rate Craig just slightly ahead of Connery.

    http://movies.prettyfamous.com/stories/7406/definitive-ranking-james-bond?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social.paid&utm_campaign=ao.sp.fb.dt.7406
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