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So what was the point of my watching all twenty-something James Bond movies? So I could write several awesome “Best Of” posts laden with Bond quips, cool images, and / or sexual innuendo. So here are what I consider the best Bond films - exactly seven, in honor of “007″.
Note: These are listed in chronological order, or in “no particular order” in terms of best to worst.
Secondary note: Please click on the titles to read my previous reviews on each film. Plus, here are the links to all my James Bond movie reviews.
Best 007 James Bond Films:
Three aspects of Bond: suave seducer, sneaky spy, and killer were established right here.
002. Goldfinger
Take From Russia With Love but add an uber bad guy and several evil henchmen (and one henchwoman).
003. Thunderball
You’ll certainly “get the point” of Bond during this one. There’s the addition of epic battles and an outrageously smoking hot babe to the franchise.
004. The Spy Who Loved Me
Roger Moore’s best outing, with adept, needed variations on the Bond formula.
005. The Living Daylights
Dalton is surprisingly good, playing a more serious Bond after a string of “meh” Roger Moore outings.
006. GoldenEye
Pierce Brosnan comes in and resets the franchise yet again. Plus, it’s hard to “top” Xenia as the sexiest baddie since Pussy Galore.
007. Casino Royale (2006)
The ultimate Bond reboot. A bit too violent for my tastes, but a shock to the system is yet again, exactly what the franchise needed.
Worst 007 Bond Films:
1. Moonraker: Space and spies don’t mix.
2. Tomorrow Never Dies: I started watching this one, and realized I’d seen it before. Totally forgettable.
3. Die Another Day: I wanted to die during this film, as it seemed to last an entire day.
4. Licence To Kill: Much too dark Dalton misfire.
5. Diamonds Are Forever: Sean Connery looks bored during his last EON Bond film.
6. Octopussy: Too many villains and Bond stoops to dressing in a clown suit.
7. The Man With The Golden Gun: Just tragically average, and in addition to the gun there’s a third nipple - gross.
(Never Say Never Again was pretty bad, but it wasn’t an EON production. Still, it ought to be mentioned as yet another bad Bond film.)
Who’s The Best Bond Actor?
So who’s the best Bond? I’m a Sean Connery fan. These next lists are my orderings based on who played Bond:
Sean Connery Bond Films from Best to Worst:
Goldfinger, Thunderball, From Russia With Love, Dr. No, You Only Live Twice, Diamonds Are Forever
Roger Moore Bond Films from Best to Worst:
The Spy Who Loved Me, For Your Eyes Only, Live And Let Die, A View To A Kill, The Man With The Golden Gun, A View To A Kill, Octopussy, Moonraker
Pierce Brosnan Bond Films from Best to Worst:
GoldenEye, The World Is Not Enough, Tomorrow Never Dies, Die Another Day
Timothy Dalton Bond Films from Best to Worst:
The Living Daylights, Licence To Kill
…and poor George Lazenby only made one Bond film, which was pretty decent. Lastly, I think the jury is still out with Daniel Craig, but he’s off to an outstanding start.
Note: Here are the links to all my James Bond movie reviews.
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As much as I’m open to your list being fairly good, I think there’s no way you can really have an “end all” list of best/worst Bonds because EVERYONE has their personal opinion on Bonds no matter what.
Such as, oddly my own favorite is One Her Majesty’s Secret Service followed by The Man with the Golden Gun and Moonraker (I think all of these are on your worst list, it’s a sad shame). And of course I don’t think any Bonds are bad but the Dalton and middle of the Brosnan area got a bit sour. I think the “worst” if there is one was The World is Not Enough with that “Christmas Jones” character sheesh.
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Hi Alex, yeah I know it’s impossible, however I decided to have a go at my own personal list. I recently watched the whole shebang over the course of a few months. Some of the films I remembered fondly as a kid (pretty much all the Roger Moore ones) didn’t fare too well.
I did like the plot of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. If Sean connery were in that role I think it could have been the best bond ever. It’s actually not on my “worst” list. I put it at the bottom after my favorite ones ranked by who starred in which Bond film.
If you want to see all my ratings please check out This List.
Anyhow thanks for visiting and commenting.
I think you should add in the movie “Operation Double 007″ starring Neil Connery. I have no valid reason why you should, other than its ability to incite projectile vomiting sprees anda very enjoyable commentary on MST3k
Casino Royale really is a return to form! The movies actually based on the original books are always superior. Big thumbs up to Casino Royale!
Hi Alejandro, I never heard of that film. I guess it won’t be hard to watch another one
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Will be interesting to see how the site holds up to this latest DIGG Mr. Matica!
Hi Jeff. Well, between the last digg and this one, I installed WordPress 2.1 and WP-Cache so - we’ll see.
I’m sure I’ll do a post on the outcome.
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True. Good list!
I more or less agree with the list with a few exceptions: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service should in the list of best Bonds. I’d also add For Your Eyes Only as one of the best, although I might be in the minority opinion there.
As for the worst Bonds - yes, I agree. Moonraker was a total disgrace.
I also did not care too much for A View To A Kill, which was quite forgettable.
Oddjob was an awesome baddie. Anyhow I really liked OHMSS except for George Lazenby. I think if Sean Connery had been in that role it could have been on my best Bond list. The ending was a total shock to me, and Diana Rigg was superb.
I liked FYEO too, I gave it 4 stars. That part where Bond is dragged over a reef with Havelock was thrilling.
I found I enjoyed AVTAK, but only because it took place in the Bay Area (where I live) and the nefarious plot of destorying silicon valley with an earthquake was rather amusing. Plus there are some locations where Roger Moore is on Fisherman’s Wharf that I liked. Of course, on the other hand the way May Day died was just wrong.
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You’ve made a mistake - you put Tomorrow Never Dies as worse than Die Another Day yet further down the page in the Brosnan section you put Die Another Day as worse than Tomorrow Never Dies.
Overall though, I agree with you, however I’d say Die Another Day was by far the worst Bond film of all time. The plot, women, music, action, believability and even the special effects completely sucked. At least moonraker had some decent action, even if it was totally unbelievable and at least young kids can enjoy moonraker, no demographic should be subjected to Die Another Day.
Hi Umm… these films are in no particular order of best or worst. Although I should probably change that. I’ll wait until this digg thing dies down.
I’m glad you more or less agree. Die Another Day was like a cartoon or at worst a bad superhero film like Batman and Robin. I think the part where the shaved genetically manipulated guy was running away from Halle Berry was where I started rolling my eyes. Then it only got worse, with the invisible car and Bond windsurfring from a glacier.
Decent list with some good explanation for the rankings, but I can’t help but notice your lists for each individual actor contradict the overall scoring. How can Goldfinger and Thunderball be Connery’s two best and yet From Russia With Love be the best overall?
Just curious what the rationale behind this was. Keep up the good work.
Hey Paul…. this list is not in order of what’s best or worst… it’s chronological. It’s just the best seven.
Thanks for visiting - I think I need to make a note about that at the top.
It’s a toss up between MOONRAKER or VIEW TO A KILL. In Moonraker, the outer space sequences are unbelievable fake in the era of Starwars but View to a Kill had the scariest “woman” that Bond beds - Grace Jones and not only is Tanya Roberts unbelievable as a scientest, during the sequence where they are on some runaway fire truck -the ENTIRE dialogue for 5 minutes is her squealing “James.” Just horrid. The only redeeming quality about View to a Kill is the theme song is way better than Moonraker …. though Moonraker also has a character named Holly Goodhead. I think because Bond/Moore looks 90, has a complete fake fight on the Golden Gate Bridge and 5 minutes of no other dialogue except Tanya Roberts squealing “James,” that’s my vote.
The Dalton Bond films are not horrible but Dalton is one dull Bond - if they were just another action movie, we wouldn’t really remember them very much either but they wouldn’t be measured against FOR RUSSIA WITH LOVE or GOLDFINGER.
The Lazenby Bond again as an action movie was not bad but commits two unpardonable sins - James Bond gets married and then can’t save his wife from getting killed. That would be like a Bond movie where Moneypenny gets killed by a terrorist - we don’t watch Bond movies for ultra realism or reality … we want to see a guy parachute 3 miles and kill a guy and continue skiing to a lodge with 3 girls … and yea, George L compared to Connery was like comparing Tobey McGuire to Clint Eastwood … but as an action movie, it was a B - as a Bond movie, the producers blew it by letting that script plot go through.
Hi Jbelkin. I guess in terms of worst View to a kill is definitely down there. I admit I was a sucker for Christopher walken and as I mentioned in a comment above, the location and nefarious plot to destroy Silicon Valley. So I didn’t add it to my worst seven Bond movie list.
I didn’t like Dalton in Licence to Kill, but The Living Daylights was exactly what Bond needed after Roger Moore in A View To A Kill.
With Lazenby, I kind of disagree - I liked the fact Bond got married and the ending was a big shocker. I just think Lazenby didn’t act well enough for such a pivotal moment. I wonder how good OHMSS would have been with Sean Connery in the role.
Thanks for visiting and commenting. I’m liking the different opinions being raised here. Obviously this is just my personal list.
I’m always a bit distressed when people go around saying “Connery would make every Bond movie better.” Of course when I was younger I still loved all the Moore features and have gone back and watched a few and still loved them. I’m a big Moore fan over anyone. I think Connery was good, but to me, he isn’t the end-all perfect idea of Connery.
But then again, this is all opinion! Did you rewatch them before or after Casino Royale? And I assume you’re going through the whole new box sets that just came out (love them - have all 4!).
I’m very sorry but this list cannot be taken seriously as long as “A View To A Kill” is not in the ranks for the worst James Bond movie.
Hi Alex - well in the case of OHMSS I kinda think the suggeston of Sean Connery playing Bond is totally valid since he signed back on to make Diamonds are Forever right afterwards - so what was up with that?
I just watched Casino Royale a few days ago, so yes, I watched all of them before I made this list.
Stephan it seems a lot people really didn’t like AVTAK which I can totally understand. I just liked some other Bonds even less.
My favorite Bond film is Octopussy precisely b/c it has several villians, including the ambiguous Octopussy, and perhaps the most sophisticated plot. Let’s admit, though, that only about half the films are good.
Hmmm Charles, personally I found the many villains confusing, plus as I mentioned above, Bond in a clown suit is unintentionally funny. I appreciated the humor of the Roger Moore Bonds less and less the more I saw of it. In Octopussy there is also a moment where he swings on a vine to a Tarzan yell… uh… silly!
I’ll totally agree with you that about 50% are really good. I think out of all the ones I saw, the seven I liked are the only ones I’ll buy on DVD.
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you are completely wrong….stop listening to fashion, start listening to your heart… Roger Moore=1
I belive you got something mixed up terribly wrong. 007. Casino Royale (2006) seventh place of what ??? Best James bond movie??
Good fx and running around with pulley cables on cranes and whatever, doesn’t make a good movie, especially not a good James Bond movie. Even my wife said “damn this guy is ugly, is he really the new James Bond?”.
I used to watch most of James Bond movies but I hate the latest one.. It’s not the movie, it’s the actor! He’s the ugliest James Bond ever!
Well, at this point, it’s much too late to change this list around. I stand by it even if most of the diggy commenters disagree. Thanks for the varying opinions. I just put this stuff out there to see what other people think and get feedback.
It seems, that after I read all these comments and the ones on digg, that many people think A View To A Kill is a terrible Bond Movie. That is probably true and I think it could easily swap places with The Man With The Golden Gun.
Second, the jury still seems to be out on the new Casino Royale.
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Interesting that we agree on some Bond titles that most don’t, mine published in a book entitled “James Bond in the 21st Century, Why we still need 007,” published in September by Benbella Books of Houston, TX. I rated Goldfinger highest and we agreed on a high rating for Goldeneye, Dalton as 007, Femke Janssen smoking up the screen, and that Moonraker and The Man with the Golden Gun were bombs. Spy Who Loved me was totally unlike the book, universally not liked as a book. But I think the new Bond resets all dials and was manificent. For a more serious take on Bond, look at Simon Winder’s book “The Man Who Saved England.”
Hi Ray, I couldn’t call myself a James Bond fan before I embarked on this quest to watch them all. However now that I am familiar with the movies, I would like to read the book, I assume its this one? I’ll see if I can find it.
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Wait a second, you seem to be upside-down, Casino Royale, by far the best James Bond, back to true form, old boy,; moon-raker rating, what are you thinking, hangliders off waterfalls, jaws falling in love, wrist darts, give me a break by far q’s best film. Oh by the way “Dr. Goodhead” thats all that needs to be said.
Hi Jeff - IMHO Moonraker was cool when I was 12 but when I watched it again I was seriously not as interested. I loved Jaws in The Spy Who Loved me and it was neat to see him again. But there’s a lot of things not so good about moonraker - the climactic Space battle in Moonraker was not as fun as the underwater sea battle in Thunderball. And the villain in Moonraker was not very good he was a big, kinda silent dude.
Anyhow even if folks disagree that’s totally fine. There are so many Bond films and I made this list to the best of my ability. Hopefully you got a kick out of reading it.
Okay, you’ve managed to have your Bond Fan Club card revoked. This is officially the worst listing of worst and best Bond Films. Where is Her Majesty’s Secret Service in the Worst list. And where is Dr. No in the Best list? I think you need to go buy a bottle of Stolichnaya, jar of olives and stroke your PPK while rewatching all of the genre that has been able to define style, culture and the ultimate man of each era!
Rules to a good Bond flick:
1. Classic foreign sportscar
2. At least three era appropriate beauties. Preferrably with sexual innuendos for names
3. A witty line that leads to the bad guys demise.
Write it down, take a picture and you’ll come up with a whole new Best and Worst…
Wow, that’s rather harsh. Oh well, I’ve given up trying to please everyone! I challenge anybody to come up with a similar list after watching all the flicks. As to why Dr. No isn’t on there - now seriously if had put that on there, all the Roger Moore fans would be pissed. I suppose I could have gotten rid of Dalton’s Living Daylights, but I stand by that one as being pretty darned solid.
Hopefully you’ll like my future post on the seven hottest Bond women better, but I’m starting to think that will raise an equal amount of controversy.
Thanks for visiting - as long as you felt the need to comment I take that as a positive sign. Even if you disagreed with me :).
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You missed possibly the worst bond film from your list.
Never Say Never Again: It was a Connery outing with Kim Basinger as the totty. The plot was basically a rehash of You Only Live Twice and boy was it a stinker.
Then again you may not be counting that one as it was made by Warner Bros and the Broccoli family had nothing to do with it (I remember there being some sort of legal wrangling going on regarding the franchise at the time)
Hi Mandrill - I did watch Never Say Never Again, and yes I didn’t include it in that seven because of exactly what you say - it wasn’t an EON production. If I included that one I’d have to add the original Casino Royale. Didn’t seem fair. Anyhow I did have a note about it and if you want to read more about the legal wrangling check out this wikipedia entry that I read when I did my review of Never Say Never Again.
Casino Royale is my favourite movie and the best Bond’s film that I’ve ever seen. And Daniel Craig looks great, isn’t he?
Hi Anna, yeah even as a guy I can see some of the appeal. I think in my case it was more because he’s so different than the previous Bonds. But my fave of all time is Sean Connery still. I think in order to be fair we’ll have to wait for some more Daniel Craig as Bond movies to really know for sure. But yeah - he’s buff.
Casino Royale is my favorite James Bond film. Daniel Craig is a little on the moody side but it’s ok. Sean Connery is still the best Bond, but Craig is a definite second, and yes, Tomorrow Never Dies wasn’t that great. Pierce Brosnan had two lowly movies with Die Another Day and Tomorrow Never Dies. Can’t wait for the next Movie, don’t have a clue what it will be Called
Yeah I really liked Casino Royale, too. Impossible to top Sean Connery though. I was surprised how much I liked them early films. Although I like the new Daniel Craig version of Bond, I hope they don’t try to remake the Sean Connery Bond films.
I have seen all the bond films and the best actor was Roger Moore
because of his charm , his smile , style of speaking was wonderful.
after him comes Sean Connery , today i don’t know why roger moorE
AND SEAN CONNERY ARE not regarded as the best but pierce brosnan
. the worst james bond was timoothy dalton.
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Honestly Timothy Dalton, and George Lazenby are by far the worst actors to play James Bond. There whole take on the character was wrong. Connery and Moore had the character down very well. OHMSS would have been better with Connery and with the same Blofeld from Thunderball. Same could be said about Diamonds Are Forever with the actor that played Blofeld. They needed to keep his character the same during the SPECTRE story arc. Casino Royale was a great movie and enjoyed the stunts and special effects. Bond seemed to fit right in the way the movie was written. I would take Moonraker any day over the trash that Dalton and Lazenby threw together in there time as James Bond. I honestly think the people here that say OHMSS and both Dalton movies are good need to re-watch the whole series again. Those three movies are what destroy the Bond Collection as a whole. If any bond movies are to be remade it should be those three at the top of the list hands down.
I have to say the latest Casino Royal was dropped down to the bottom of all. For there was no gadgets, Q, or any traditional stuff in the movie. Making that movie the way the did and taking out all the traditional SCI-FI made it more just like a cowboy movie rather than a James Bond. Pierce Brosnon would get my #1 ranking then Roger Moore and Sean Connrey.
GOLDFINGER would have never made my list of favorite Bond movies. In fact, I consider it to be my least favorite one.
what you guys on about a view to a kill. Its fantastic in my opinion.
worst: either moonraker or die another day.
First of all, any list of best and worst Bond films is going to be completely subjective and vary from person to person. That being said, while I generally like MOST Bond films since I am such a huge 007 fan, there are 3 in the franchise that you couldn’t pay me a million dollars to sit through:
1.) A View to a Kill: The action scenes, like the fire truck chase, were hokey and Roger looks like he belongs in a nursing home.
2.) Die Another Day: Too cartoonish for a 007 movie; special effects overkill made it feel like a bad comic book adaptation. They might as well have just put a cape on Pierce and told him to fly.
3.) Liscense to Kill: Waaaaay too slow and boring. Plus it’s a Timothy Dalton movie…
On the actors who played Bond:
Connery and Moore were the best hands down. While they’re approaches to playing Bond were very different, they both had what it takes to play a good Bond: Good looks, charm, style, wit and both were just damn good actors. While their approaches to playing Bond were quite different, they were the two actors who who best embodied and defined all the things that everyone thinks of when they think of 007, which is a perfect segue to Pierce Brosnan:
Pierce definitely LOOKED like a James Bond, and while he wasn’t a bad actor, he didn’t really do anything to leave his mark on the role and make it his own. If you pay close attention to Pierce’s portrayal of Bond, he’s basically just mixing all the things that Connery and Moore were best at individually to hide the fact that he lacks the creativity and/or the balls to put any of himself into the role. That being said, IMO, Pierce was a very average Bond who falls right in the middle of the lot. In fact, if he wasn’t so good looking, he would’ve easily been forgotten. As for the worst…
Poor George Lazenby not only had to follow Sean Connery, but he did so with virtually no prior acting experience, and it shows in his one outing as 007. While not a bad looking guy, and while he definitely was athletic enough to pull off the action scenes, his inconsistent delivery of lines, lack of screen presence, and ackward facial expersions really make you wonder why they didn’t select a more seasoned actor for a script that required so much seriousness and emotional range, and not some rookie whose only prior acting experience had been in a chocolate bar commericial. With that being said,
Lazenby was still not as bad as… ***DRUM ROLL***
Timothy Dalton! By far the worst to ever play Bond. Poor Timmy tried so hard to make Bond more “cold” and “lethal” that he just came off as dull and emotionless. He made Bond feel like a robot and no so-called action movie will put you to sleep faster than Liscence to Kill. The only reason he lucked up and made a good movie with The Living Day Lights was because it was interesting to see the new direction the Bond franchise would go in after the Moore era ended and because he had the luxury of having a good script with some really cool action scenes and a nice plot. Good thing he only made two movies, though.
I can’t rank Daniel Craig until I see more. While I think Casino Royale was one of the best Bond films so far, he could easily turn out to just be a dud who had the luxury of having a good first script and the hype of taking the franchise in a new direction surrounding him like Dalton did with his first movie. While Craig’s acting wasn’t bad, the one thing I will say is that he is definitely too UGLY a choice to play 007, but I don’t guess he can help that; If we’ll have to endure his ugly mug on the screen as 007 for years to come, then he’ll have to overcompensate with his acting.
Of course, all just my opinions as a Bond fan, though…
Her Majesty’s Finest, wow, great points. I agree with you on those worst bond movies. If I were to revisit this list again today, I would have to rethink A View To A Kill as a worse movie than I initially thought.
As for if Lazenby or Dalton is worse - The more I think about it, Her Majesty’s Secret Service had so many good points - Diana Rigg, a pretty cool plot with Bond getting married, but Lazenby made it worse. As for Dalton, it’s kind of a toss up for me, because I found one of his movies good while Licsence to Kill is awful, as you say. But yeah, they’re both on the bottom of the barrel for sure.
But you are definitely right that the jury is still out on Daniel Craig. Only one film - he could be another Dalton!
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Hi, I would like to comment on the new Movie Casino Royale
I must say I was disappointed, To me it was like a romance movie, with a lot of things blowing up. AND BOND !! OUCH, what kind of monkey ears are those. He was not a good Bond at all, he looked to worried in the movie. Bond never worries he is in control at all times. Most important here, when he orders his martini the bar tender asks how he wants it, shaken or stirred… and Bond says ” I DON’T CARE ” !! Can you believe that. IT’S AN OUT RAGE. I knew it was bad When Timothy Dolton asked for a BUDWISER!! But come on. Where is the respect. There are a few things that these people who are making these movies should know about BOND That they fail to realise.
1) Where was Q he was not in this movie = BAD
2) MARTINI Bond says ” I don’t care” = BAD
For those of you who don’t know, BOND has his Martini’s SHAKEN’ not stirred… Something Timothy D. forgot ( the poo poo head)
3) The bond woman ??? WHERE DID THEY GO IN CASINO ROYALE BECAUSE I DIDN’T SEE THEM =BAD VERY VERY BAD !!
Note = where were their names ?? I don’t even remember.
Vanna Hump a lot.. NO I want to steal all your money, and then Kill myself… Wow what a woman. = NO THANK YOU = VERY VERY BAD.
4) The most important, this is #1 alway’s Bond is a male showvenistic pig, come on !! You know as woman we all like it.
Even if your thinking, I would slap his face for that. You still like.
This is the true Bond.
THE SAD PART HERE IS WHERE DID HE GO!! I MISS HIM.
Thanks.
you all take care, and I am looking forward to the next BOND MOVIE.
Angel.
Hi Angel, those are some good points. Since Casino Royale showed Bond just starting his career maybe he’ll do some of those traditional Bond things (Q, martinis, more Bond women) in the next one. It might take a couple of Daniel Craig as Bond for me personally to decide if he’s as suave as Sean Connery but I’m eager to find out with the good start.
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Casino Royale was atrocious. out with the smooth, one-step-ahead, intelligent, capable, worldly Bond–in with the troubled-street-thug-uber-violent-with-no-particular-motivation Bond.
yechhhhh.
I agree about 80% with your assessment. Growing up with the Bond franchise I of course like Sean Connery as the best Bond; However, I think D.Craig is very promising, why, because I think the best gage is who portrays Flemming’s character best from the original book, Casino Royale. Speaking of which, how many of you remember the original Casino Royale, spy spoof, with David Niven as 007, Woody Allen as James Bond Jr. and Elke Sommer as thee original Bond girl??
Hi Sonny, thanks for the comments, and yeah, I did write a post on the 1967 Casino Royale. I thought it was just okay.
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I like the people who think that Casino Royale is a bad film because it doesn’t have ridiculous gadgets, cheesy one-liners and a villian trying to take over the world. Casino Royale was about the best bond film I’ve ever seen in every department; Daniel Craig was probably the most convincing bond, the plot was simple but realistic for once and the action scenes are great. Contrary to a lot of opinion here I would rate Dalton as one of the best bonds; he’s actually what the character is supposed to be like- not a cheesy, embarrassing buffoon like Moore played him, but someone actually capable of killing someone and being cruel.
Top 5 Films (as in, the ones I most enjoy watching):
1. Casino Royale
2. The Living Daylights
3. Thunderball
4. Goldeneye
5. For Your Eyes Only
Worst 5 Films
1. Die Another Day
2. Octopussy
3. A View to a Kill
4. Moonraker
5. Diamonds are Forever
Stewey Lewey, thanks for commenting. I pretty much agree with you. I think one aspect many people aren’t considering are that I watched these films in order to their release date. And when you take that into consideration, Dalton as Bond in Living Daylights is a huge improvement over Moore In View To A Kill.
Definitely looking forward to the next Daniel Craig installment to see if he can keep up the Bond game over several films.
If your a person that dosent like a bond film that has gadgets, and a villian trying to take over the world, “Why even go to a Bond film at all? Might as well go to a cowboy movie because thats basically all it is is shooting, punching, and fighting in the new one Casino Royale. Either stick with an undercover agent with gadets and missions going after villians. Or forget 007 and just make a cowboy movie if thats what you want.
Might as well stick with the basic gadget and mission in all the Bond films made.
Well the only reason Dalton was viewed as a “good” Bond is because Moore was too old to continue playing Bond. Dalton was horrible as James Bond and if you read some of the publishings about his time as James Bond, I almost killed the series and that would be why he was not asked to play Bond again. Thankfully Brosnan was able to pull the series up out of the shitter with Goldeneye. I think The Living Daylights would have been a better movie without Dalton and someone else as Bond. As far as License to Kill….that movie was absolute garbage and there wasn’t a person on earth that could save that movie….it was such a shitty plot hands down. I’m not saying the Brosnan is an awesome Bond because he isn’t but compared to Dalton he was a better Bond hands down.
Well Mr. Bond it’s an honor to have you visit this website! I feel shaken and stirred.
Having seen “Casino Royale” after enduring all the hype, I have to say that as an action film, it is good. NOT amazing, but good! As a “Bond” film however……. If this is intended to be a reboot of the franchise, does this mean, a) all the previous stories are going to be re-done? b) that we ignore any sense of continuity to Flemings original stories??? This purports to be Bond at the beginning of his career, but, anyone who has read Flemings’books knows that ,although “Casino Royale” is the first story, Bond was already a double O when its events took place. Bond would have to have been younger than the 37-or 38 he appears to be in this, considering that, according to the original books again, the mandatory retirement age from the field for a double-O was 45! I also feel that totally wiping out the original “M”, the Admiral from the time line is mistake, and an insult. It appears to be a case, once again of Hollywood thinking it can always do better!!! As to Mr Craig… A good action hero and an extremely good actor, but he just isn’t THAT character….there is a certain “something” to the character of 007 that, for me, Craig appears to be lacking. (He could have at least dyed his hair but that could just be construed as nit picking…) As to opinions as to the best and worst of the films…although I do agree that some of them were quite weak,it has to be remembered that they were all products of their time. “Moonraker” for example, only shares the title and name of the villain with the book, but ot was made during the “Star Wars” boom and really had to do a lot to do well at the box office. Plotwise I think OHMSS was probably most accurate to the book. It could have been so easy to change the end and make Bond the all conquering hero, but it was true to Fleming’s story, and i think that was a brave move!! As to the best and worse Bonds…well, Connery will ALWAYS be the template by which others are measured. In fact Fleming grew to like his performance so much, that he introduced a Scottish heritage for Bond in the books in appreciation. Dalton also was aFleming purist who tried hard to bring the “edge” to the part, but was hampered by a not particularly brilliant script in “Licence to Kill”. I also feel that he was always going to be the “second best” at the time, as it’s widely known that EON wanted Brosnan, but couldn’t have him. My first time on this site, Ilook forward to reading any comments and come backs!!!
I still do not agree on why Octopussy is considered a bad James Bond film. I know its a bit cheesy, with the storyline almost predictable, but hey its entertainment values are good. Who cares about the large amount of villains in this movie, I mean James Bond would have alot of angry people chasing him down. And the action scenes are good, not great like that of Casino Royale but it satisfied me enough. I believed its worth your money even if it is a bit corny, but hey its only my opinion.
I am sorry but for me the worst Bond film of all time was that crappy Tomorrow Never dies. That was horrible! what was the point of the Chinese Bond? Why do they call James Bond James Bond if he is not the center of the action? Also, all of the PC crap sickens me. i am tired of Bond saving the woman and dragging her thru the film, just so she can talk tough and pretend to know how to fight. I Miss Connery, I miss the loner Bond. Also, M, I can’t stand her, here is another tough talker but that’s about it. Talk is cheap y’know. And when did Bond ever take orders from M? He tolerated M, the real James Bond would never allow the original M to talk down to him like this new grumpy B with a chip on her shoulder. I really don’t like the tough woman crap, its old hat now and looks stupid. “Balls?” Having “balls” has nothing with talking. Anyone can talk, an old man can talk, an old woman can talk. its just all weak, Just like every other bully, talking tough is a front to hide inner weakness. I did not like Casino Royal at all. For me, Bond movies are over the top with very intense and unique action scenes. Royal just seemed like some other movie with the Bond name stamped on it. Besides the racist beginning put me off in a pretty big way.
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Angel’s comments on Casino Royale suggests she either did not understand the movie or she didn’t watch it. Seriously,
1. Q, this is Bond’s start as a 00.. maybe they didn’t assign him the luxury of gadgets yet. Level up hero! Also, you didn’t see Q in Dr. No did you?
2. Dude, it’s Bond’s start as a 00!! Aren’t you at all curious as to why a Shaken Vodka Martini is his drink? After all, after a series of attempts of finding the right drink and the “I don’t care” comment.. he does say “this is actually not bad”.. TA DA.. there he found his drink!
3. The Bond girl was clearly stated in the movie. Your inability to remember it is your own problem lol.
4. I don’t even know what you are getting at with that comment.. lol
For me, Lazenby is tall but his face is not bond. I liked Brosnan better than Moore but Connery takes the cake. Best bond film ever.. goldeneye. Dude tank in the streets.. how sweet is that? Haven’t found the worst one yet
Heh…. this post continues to garner comments long after I’ve forgotten what it was about. I wonder when the next Bond film is coming out…
Tentatively titled “Bond 22″ is scheduled for release on November 7, 2008. By the way, “Casino Royale” (the 2006 version, not the 1967 spoof) is the best movie I’ve ever seen. Not Bond movie; any movie. I haven’t watched that many Bond films, to be honest, but most of my expectations for “CR” were met.
I like Brosnan better than Moore and Connery. Connery just happened to be the first Bond!
Hey, great list! I kind of agree. There’s only one Bond, Sean. Connery happened to have a great director, Guy Hamilton. In the ’70s I read all the books, several times in fact. I also used to go to movie theaters and record (and learn) the audio with a Philips K-7 since there were no videotapes at the time. Connery had a style that none else ever had. His best movies were IMHO Goldfinger and Thunderball, his worst was Diamonds Are Forever (Never Say Never even worse, but wasn’t really serious). And yes, too bad he didn’t play One Her Majesty’s Secret Service, but poor George wasn’t that bad though. Roger, I couldn’t stand him. All the others not even close. Casino Royal is a very good movie with an excellent actor, but I’m sorry that’s not Bond.
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I am another fan of the Bond flicks, and unlike many have also read and enjoyed Ian Fleming’s books (which are quite distinct from the movies). While I do like Sean Connery, I enjoyed Roger Moore in The Spy Who Loved Me (as a teen I loved all the gadgets and elaborate sets in this movie), and Pierce Brosnan in Golden Eye (which I agree has one of the best Bond girls too!). I was, like most other reviewers, impressed with the re-boot in Casino Royale. Particularly liked the way the movie ended. With “The name’s Bond, James Bond” right at the very end.
Best Bond -(1) Sean Connery (2) Daniel Craig (3) Roger Moore (4) Pierce Brosnan (5) Tomothy Dalton (6) George Lazenby note…Daniel Craig’s performance in only 1 bond film deserves 2nd spot.
Best Bond Films - (1) Thunderball (2) Dr No (3) Goldfinger (4) Casino Royale (5) Live and Let Die
Best Bond Girls - (1) Dominoe (2) Kissy Suzuki (3) Jinx (4) Solitaire
NOTES - I hope that the franchise does not steer the next film towards a more light hearted Roger Moore style of Bond film. Daniel Craig has been quoted as saying just that. In my opinion, Casino Royale got it just right. It is very reminiscent of Dr No in its realism (for a meglamaniac adventure film that is) and its raw, emotional performances. I like some of the Moore films, they are enjoyable and Moore had the ability to introduce light humour (Saint style) into the Bond character. I just hope that the Moore style will be something that we can look back on, not something that will be rehashed.
In general, Bond is pure escapism at its best….I go through “Bond waves” that is to say, periods where I can’t get enough. It is important to let the movies rest for a while though, then, when the need to watch them again builds up to boiling point….watch them all over again…
Justin
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Justin if you want a movie with realism go to a cowboy movie and let the James Bond movies alone. Let them continue there tradition with the gadets and and all the imaginary or (unrealism) as you might say that make a James Bond movie. For all the James bond movies up until Casino Royal have had gadgets and are made that way which what makes a good classic James Bond Movie.
If you Just want a movie with kicking, fighting, and shooting guns like Casino Royal with no gadgets, then “just go to a cowboy movie!!”
Sean is the best and will always be! Daniel Craig wasn’t bad too. I won’t compare them though as IMO they are completely different styles/approach to the character.
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In my opinion the Best James Bond actor ever was Sean Connery because of the way he played James Bond.He was exactly how who would imagine the super spy James Bond smooth and sly.His best film in my opinion has to be Dr No because of the storyline of it of how it always surprises you.
I found all the actors excellent and no one bad and the movies too
I’m with Thomas here. Sean Connery forever…No one had the charm and the look of the Scot.
James Bond is nothing comparing to Alice Cooper, he is a made-up character
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I agree with your best Bond films, where’s Live And Let Die. I thought Moore made a great debut as Bond in this movie with Jane Seymour as Solitaire: One of the best Bond girls, and Yaphet Kotto as Dr Kananga. Even though some of your worst Bond films I’d have disagree. Moonraker wasn’t all that bad: Jaws, Hugo Drax, and the plot for 007 to go into outer space was quite interesting. Along with Diamonds Are Forever, I don’t think it was Connery that made the film lack action and humor,
I blame Jill St. John for playing the annoying Bond girl, Tiffany Case.
Best Bond Film: Live And Let Die
Worst Bond film: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
OHMSS would’ve been better with Connery but who knows?
This is all good, but i’m going to take a different route.
Without the music, the films would have only one leg to stand on, as a composer i make my opinions 55% on the soundtracks. …
Therefore regardless of how bad a story might be, the music plays second role to save a picture IMO.
as an example ‘Live & Let Die’ rocks! Cracking soundtrack!!!!
‘Man with Golden Gun’ Pumping Riffage! etc etc
I love the list, but still have to watch Casino Royale.
Maybe if music was concerned we would have to compile a different list??? No harm in that, but would be interesting to see how ppl react to it.
Thanks!
Okay, seen ‘em all now:
1) Casino Royale (2006). A goodly dose of the right stuff.
2) From Russia With Love. Oh, those pesky double-crossing Russians.
3) On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. Mrs Peel, James Bond and the best storyline of the lot.
4) Die Another Day. Convention-busting Brosnan triumph.
5) Dr No. The primal text, with Connery at his most likeable.
6) For Your Eyes Only. Sir Roger’s one real Bond movie.
7) Goldeneye. Dragster-paced human manga novel.
17) Licence To Kill. Impassioned Dalton in post-good Miami Vice season opener.
18) Thunderball. Long, lingering, lukewarm sog with remote-control Connery.
19) A View To A Kill. Golem-like Moore, plot beamed in from Mars.
20) The World Is Not Enough. Big empty nothing with some great actors rattling around inside.
21) Moonraker. Come back Ed Wood, all is forgiven.
22) Octopussy. Plotless tedium enlivened only by silly bits.
23) Casino Royale (1967). A complete dog’s breakfast.
I feel the your anger on this page. . . Listen. All the movies are great. There must be a difference. If they were all alike it would be a disaster. To me it is a question about the music. If the music is good the movie is worth watching.
My favourite Bond-scores are:
01: The Spy Who Loved Me
02: On her Majesty´s Secret Service
03: Diamonds Are Forever
04: The Living Daylights
05: A View To A Kill
06: GoldenEye (A lot will disagree on this one)
The music is what separates the Bondfilms from other actionfilms such as Bourne.
But I don´t like that you don´t like Dalton. Below you´ll see my opinion. The best actor and his films in order of how I like them best:
01: Timothy Dalton (He looks great for the part and he is serious)
02: Daniel Craig (He´s got Dalton´s style. Almost like a copycat. He is cool. He is in good shape)
03: Sean Connery (The look, The strength and his style. He is just perfect but not tough enough)
04: Pierce Brosnan (Somewhat the best looking Bond to date and he was good at action)
05: Roger Moore (He is too light and he brought too much humor into it)
06: (This guy isn´t even an actor)
01: From Russia With Love (Dark and realistic and i love the villains and the locations)
02: Diamonds Are Forever (Like the henchmen and especially the music. Good plot)
03: Licence To Kill (Dalton prooves he has the midas touch. Dark and realistic - Good action)
04: GoldenEye (Greatest casting ever experienced. Good setdesigns and great plot)
05: Casino Royale (The score suck but the action is good. It´s dark and I love the title sequence)
06: The Man With The Golden Gun (Great locations - Best villain in any Bond-movie)
07: The Spy Who Loved Me (Good Set Designs and the best scored Bond movie ever)
08: For Your Eyes Only (Lot of locations and it is great entertainment. Good song)
09: The Living Daylights (Greatest Theme song for any movie. Great plot and Dalton is god)
10: Thunderball (Love the mood. Love the locations… Do you wanna swim? I do)
11: The World Is Not Enough (Somewhat the most thourough plot for any Bondmovie )
12: GoldFinger (Great landscapes. Great villains but the girls arent very interesting)
13: Live And Let Die (Love the locations. Although the plot sucks it´s quite a thrill)
14: On Her Majesty´s Secret Service (Good Music - Lack of suspence and casting)
15: You Only Live Twice (Great sets and music but there is too much action)
16: A View To A Kill (It´s good and I love the music. Love Christopher Walken - Moore is way too old to play the role of Bond… Love the Climax)
17: OctoPussy (Redicolous but interesting - Love the train sequences - worst Bondsong ever)
18: Die Another Day (The first half is good - North Korea and Cuba. The rest is farfetched)
19: Tomorrow Never Dies (What sucks is: The song - The locations - The Sets - The score - The plot - What´s good is the pre credit sequence…. And Brosnan)
20: Moonraker (Rediculous and farfetched - Great music but I hate the song - Too much humor)
21: Dr.No (A lot will disagree but I don´t care. What´s bad is: The music - The effects - the amount of action sequences - The missing pre title sequence - The title sequence itself)
Comment on this one please. . . And I´m being honest here. Like my own list. Bond is an important man. Take him seriously. Well at least a little.
Hope the Bond 22 will be as good as Casino Royale.
I totally agree with Thee bondfan on a lot of things.
My Best to Worst Bonds List:
1: Timothy Dalton/ He was serious and dark and still had a sense of humor. This was the character that Ian Flemming made. A spy who was serious and lethal. Dalton definetly looks the part of James Bond.
2:Daniel Craig/ He would be at the top of the list, but he still has to prove himself as Bond in Quantum of Solace. But Casino Royale was an amazing triumph, and Craig shows Bond as a cold, lethal assassin, and does a great job with Eva Green. He follows in the footsteps of Dalton, being the character that Ian Flemming created.
3:Peirce Brosnan/ He really looked great as Bond and did some really great action sequences. He really made Bond his own. But Die Another Day was too outlandish and proved that it was time for a change.
4:Sean Connery/ Just because he was the first doesn’t mean he was the best. He should have stopped after Thunderball, because his next two movies were just silly and stupid. Dr.No throught Thunderball were great and started the Bond phenomenon. His movies seemed to be more about the women than the actual mission, with the exception of From Russia With Love. He looked bored and tired in Diamonds are Forever. He did great action though.
5:George Lazenby/ This was a hard decision, seeing as George had only 1 movie, while Roger had seven movies. But i liked OHMSS too much to put him in last place. I thought George was an excellent choice for James Bond, and if he would have done more movies i’d replace Sean with him.
6:Roger Moore/ He acted well enough, and 3 of his movies i really liked. But he put way too much humor into the part and a lot of his movies were just way too silly. He really doesn’t look the part either and he really should have stopped after For Your Eyes Only.
My Best Bond Movies List:
01: Casino Royale/ Not only my favorite Bond movie, but my favorite movie of all time. Craig does an awesome job. And Eva Green is perfect as Vesper Lynd. A perfect reboot for a series which was starting to get redundant.
02: The Living Daylights/ Dalton is great and brings Bond back to life. Maryam d’Abo works really well with Dalton. Great action and good characters make for a memorable movie.
03: GoldenEye/ A great movie with stunning action sequences and a very good script. Peirce brings a lot of realism to Bond and the bond girls were just right. Not only was it a great movie, it also spawned one of the biggest video game achievments ever. A lot of good memories watching that movie and playing that video game.
04: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service/ George’s only movie, but the story and supporting cast help to ensure that he is remembered as being Bond. He really gave the impression that he was a spy and not some invincible action hero. Diana Rigg was wonderful as Tracy and there was good chemistry between her and Bond. It was obvious that George had a great sense of humor stepping into the role (the line he says at the end of the opening sequence) and he could also be a dramatic and serious actor (the end sequence when Tracy is killed).
05: Licence to Kill/ Dalton does it again and this time he’s dark and dangerous. I loved Q’s involvment in this movie and the great action sequence with the trucks at the end. I really liked how Dalton (in both of his movies) wasn’t out seeking women and sleeping with them. He earned their trust and friendship and didn’t physically force women to make love to him, like Sean and Roger.
06: From Russia With Love/ Sean Connery’s best outing as James Bond. This movie was very realistic and had a deep story. I can see why so many people enjoy this movie and like Sean Connery. I only wish that more of his movies were as great as this one was. I loved the villians in this movie. And i especially loved the fight in the train between Grant and Bond. The Helicopter part was cool too.
07: For Your Eyes Only/ I had to include this movie in the list. This was Roger at his best. He took his role seriously and added the perfect amount of humor and action that every bond movie should have. They ditched the cheesy fantasy crap that Roger was often associated with and created a more real and deep story for Roger to use. It was like From Russia with Love again. Roger wasn’t a dog for once and he played Bond very well. This really should have been his final outing as James Bond.
My Worst Bond Movie List:
01: A View To A Kill/ Roger was way too old for the part and Grace Jones was a horrible villianess. It was totally unrealistic and boring. The bond girl was a ditz, there’s no way in hell she could be a scientist. The only good thing about the movie was Christopher Walken he was great and that’s it.
02:Moonraker/ Why did they make this movie? They shouldn’t have done this to poor James. He doesn’t deserve it. The whole idea of him going into space was just totally outlandish and Jaws falling in love! What were they thinking. The movie wreaked of sillyness. But i have to say that the skydive part was cool.
03: Die Another Day/ I actually liked this movie, the reason it’s on this list is because they used to much computer animation. And the casting was questionable. The characters weren’t very convincing and it was starting to show that the Bond series was getting watered down.
04:You Only Live Twice/ Way too goofy for my tastes and it’s quite obvious that the Austin Powers series took a lot from this movie, and for good reason. The movie is utterly silly and corny, and the production seems to be of a different quality than the other bond movies. A lower quality that is.
05: Diamonds are Forever/ Sean shouldn’t have come back for the role. He looked bored during the film and there was some strange casting and storyline choices made. Wint and Kidd were gay, that’s just plain stupid. And Bambi and Thumper…who thought of that! It’s way to strange for me. And the unexplained car stunt really put me off. Somehow Bond managed to swing the car on the other two wheels in the alley and come out without damaging the car at all. If the movie had made less production mistakes and change the storyline to get rid of or change a couple of characters. I would have liked the movie a lot more.
Other than those 5 movies i really love the James Bond Series. Those were my personal opinions of the actors and the movies, and i respect everyone elses opinions on the series.
I really like 16 out of the 21 Bond movies. And i think that’s a damn good record for a series that has run for such a long time. James bond is the best action hero there is and i hope the series will prosper for many more years to come.
I would like to add that if you don’t have the Ultimate James Bond DVD Sets 1-4, you should go out and buy them right now! They are loaded with tons of great extras and all the movies were remastered so they all look awesome! Nobody does it better than Bond!!!
I really liked casino royale, the latest james bond movie. I have to see the other movies still, as I have only watched a couple of these.
I love “The World Is Not Enough”, “GoldenEye”, “From Russia With Love”… “Casino Royale” - very good Bond film too… Best Bond - Pierce Brosnan… Sean Connery, Daniel Craig and Roger Moore - very good Bonds… I don’t like Dalton…
And I love very much the video game “Everything or Nothing”… great game… Brosnan - the BEST…
CASINO ROYAL IS RUBISH,THERES NO GAGETS IN IT, THE OLD BONDS ARE THE BEST, THE BEST ACTOR BY FAR WAS ROGER MOORE… AND THE BEST BOND EVER, IN MY OPINION, IS THE SPY WHO LOVED ME, AS I HAVE THE FULL COLLECTION.
yeah, u agree with connor….casino royal was by far the worst bond film of all!!! and daniel craig is the worst james bond ever! he even looked like an addicted gambler in casino royale when he stressed out to Vesper Lynd(Eva Green) that he needs more money and he wanted to kick the guys ass… the james bond i knew are always cool and relaxed… and he is the only bond when asked how would he like his martini don, he answered with an angry voice “does it look i care how my martini is done?” … WTF!!!! its always martini shaken and not stirred!!!! wheres the spirit of james bond!!!!! i wish Pierce Brosnan never gave the bond film!!! in my opinion he is the best James Bond of all… he is a mix of Sean Connery and Roger Moore….
i even thought that Clive Owen would make a better James Bond than Daniel Craig… Daniel Craig is more like a Bond Villain than being the Agent!
James Bond is gettin Boring!!!
Well what can I say. For a start i love all Bond films. Ye some may be over the top but I mostly like the Roger Moore ones best. (no idea why).
I like Casino Royale the best and Daniel Craig is the best Bond. I don’t care what anyone else thinks about my idea because this is just a string of opinions called a website and after reading all the posts and responses I feel justified in just saying, when it comes on television over and over I actually want to watch it again. I must assume most of you could be older than me (28) and therefor probably have your favorite actors or plots by books. I don’t care what people look like, I don’t care about a formula, cars, women, or anything else. Just pure entertainment. If I wanted the best produced movie I would have asked Stanley Kubrick to make a Bond movie before he died and he would have laughed in my face and said “007 movies are stupid and below me.”
Oh yeah, CODY was on the ball totally!
Oh, and Cody was on the ball with his list
The Bond films received a much needed reboot in ‘Casino Royale’. Bond needs to get with the millenium, and does so here exceptionally.
The next Bond film, Quantum of Solace, takes place almost immediately after ‘Casino Royale’ ended, so any unanswered questions may be dealt with here, such as: Mathis, Vesper Lynd’s treachery,Bond:Year One continuing,M’s trust issues w/Bond,etc..
I think that you did an excellent capsul review and rankings of the titles.
Thanks for the information.
Okay, man, the greatest Bond film is Thunderball. It’s common knowledge. Yes, Moonraker sucked, But, Tommorow Never Dies doesn’t deserve to be on the worst list. Liscence To Kill was okay. Yeah it was dark and Felix’s leg was bitten off and his wife died, but it’s pretty good.
it’s really interesting reading everyone’s opinions as to the “best and worst” films/actors etc.
I guess we have to agree to disagree that it’s all personal opinion. I have my own ideas, and i see that some of you have the same as me, and some don’t….but at least let me say this as far as “Casino Royale” goes…
when I first saw it, I thought the movie was pretty good but wasn’t sure about Daniel Craig. The more i watch it though,the more he grows on me…. As someone who is a fan of Bond from reading the original Fleming books, I still don’t think he is as Fleming imagined him…ex naval officer etc. But I CAN see him perhaps as an ex SAS type….
and okay, he may not be conventionally good looking, the way Brosnan and Moore and the the others are, but he obviously has a ruggedness and sex appeal about him. Just ask any number of women! Lets see what happens with “Quantum of Solace”…I’m quite interested. (By the way…no “Q”? Okay, he wasn’t in all the books…in fact he was 2 separate people in the books..the armourer
who provided Bond with guns…Major Boothroyd, and the un named head of Q division (quartermaster} who provided the other gadgets…. but no Moneypenny???? C’MON!!
If you see first time the old James Bond movies, with Sir Sean Connery, then you cannot imagine Daniel Craig in this act
Regards
If you see, first time, the old James Bond movies with Sir Sean Connery then is pretty hard to see Daniel Craig in this act
Anyway Daniel is a good actor …
In which film was the double decker bus driven under a low bridge and lost it’s roof? Please advise and settle my argument.
Polly I think the answer is “Live and Let Die”
http://www.mi6.co.uk/sections/q-branch/doubledeckerbus.php3
here’s my rankings on Bond:1-Goldfinger 2-From Russia With Love 3-Thunderball 4-Dr. No 5-On Her Majesty’s Secret Service 6-The Living Daylights 7-The Spy Who Loved Me 8-Live and Let Die 9-The Man With The Golden Gun 10-Moonraker. haven’t seen all the entries,and kind of lost interest after the Dalton movies.one more even though it’s not a true Bond film-Casino Royale(the original),because it’s so funny.
I WAS a huge Bond fan. I have basically given up on the series. It’s clear that the Connery films are the best, most beloved films in general. This is because they had their own style, identity and film language separate from Hollywood film-making. The cinematography, music and entire style of the early Bond films, were what made them unique.
Now the Bond films have absolutely no style OF THEIR OWN. They are stylish in the way Hollywood films are stylish, but the very British personality and identity is totally gone. There’s no personality to them at all anymore. They’re empty action films now.
I could not believe the public reaction to Casino Royale. I thought it was so abominably bad, that I decided after the film, I would just not go see them anymore. What kind of director has Bond emerging from the sea in his sexy speedo, as if HE were Ursala Andress. (And dont tell me Connery did it in Thunderball. Totally differant. Craig was backlit and drippping with perfect lighting etc. Connery just walked out the ocean. It was like watching Bond modelling for us.)
What kind of a director takes all the gadgets out, which is not a bad idea, but then has one gadget that is by far the MOST RIDICULOUS in the entire series. His car and the girl bring him back to life!!!! Give me a break!
The entire series is now produced for teenagers, who will give anything a thumbs up so long as there is plenty of “cool” action. I feel that if I want to go see a Hollywood action film, I have plenty of options. Bond was always unique in the storytelling, crafting and overall production.
That has been lost - but atleast we have the original films to remind us how far the “franchise” has gone wrong!!