Wj2006: James Bond Films Ranked

rodrigo90 04.17.21	I wish the Daniel Craig saga wouldn't end. I can't stand the Bond movies that focus on seduction and sex rather than action.
Slex 04.17.21	1&2 are correct
fogza 04.17.21	2 is overrated, 3 is too high, and 9 is too low.
YoYoMancuso 04.17.21	just here to make sure that 1 is 1, good work
LeddSledd 04.17.21	Thunderball is too low, yeah. Casino Royale is a solid #1 pick tho still can't fathom the name Octopussy
TVC15 04.17.21	"I wish the Daniel Craig saga wouldn't end. I can't stand the Bond movies that focus on seduction and sex rather than action." Spectre was all sex and seduction with no action. By the look of things, No Time to Die will also be all sex and seduction with no action. Also Casino Royale is 1, good job
TheNotrap 04.17.21	Casino Royale (2006) [2]
MillionDead 04.17.21	Yeah, I can get behind this list.
CaliggyJack 04.17.21	"I can't stand the Bond movies that focus on seduction and sex rather than action." You can't stand the main appeal of the movies? LMAO
Slugboiiii 04.17.21	Quantum of Solace is so shit it's not even on the list
CaliggyJack 04.17.21	true list: 1. Licence to Kill 2. From Russia with Love 3. The Spy Who Loved Me 4. Goldfinger 5. GoldenEye 6. On Her Majesty's Secret Service 7. Casino Royale 8. Thunderball 9. Skyfall 10. Dr. No 11. You Only Live Twice 12. Live and Let Die 13. Never Say Never Again 14. Moonraker 15. Quantum of Solace 16. Tomorrow Never Dies 17. Octopussy 18. Die Another Day 19. The World is Not Enough 20. The Living Daylights 21. Casino Royale (1967) 22. For Your Eyes Only 23. SPECTRE 24. The Man With the Golden Gun 25. A View to a Kill 26. Diamonds Are Forever
CaliggyJack 04.17.21	Because way back when the word "Pussy" didn't make pre-pubescent teenage boys giggle every 5 fucking minutes.
Doibhin69 04.17.21	1 & 2 are def top 2
Egarran 04.17.21	1. On Her Majesty's Secret Service ... 26. Spectre
Divaman 04.17.21	>I wish the Daniel Craig saga wouldn't end. I can't stand the Bond movies that focus on seduction and sex rather than action. Yeah, well, I don't think you're gonna see anymore of those anymore anyway. I've enjoyed the Daniel Craig era, but I get why this will be his last. He is getting a little long in the tooth.
CaliggyJack 04.17.21	He should have ended after Skyfall
Divaman 04.17.21	I did a list like this a few months back, because I used the pandemic to finally watch all of the Bond films. But when I did it, I forgot to rank Diamonds Are Forever. I think I said after the fact it should have gone right after You Only Live Twice. https://www.sputnikmusic.com/list.php?memberid=1085169&listid=194318
Divaman 04.17.21	There was also a TV movie version of Casino Royale done before any of the Connery films that had Bond as an American (of all things), with Barry Nelson as Bond. I've still never seen that one.
wojodta 04.17.21	6 is 1. Connery is still the best IMO. He had the perfect balance of all of Bond's attributes.
Divaman 04.17.21	>Because way back when the word "Pussy" didn't make pre-pubescent teenage boys giggle every 5 fucking minutes. Yeah, it did. And that was kind of the point. I love the Bond films, but most of Fleming's names for Bond women were pretty cringeworthy (although I think in Fleming's original short story, "Octopussy" was a somebody's pet Octopus and not actually a Bond woman.)
CaliggyJack 04.17.21	Nah. Back in the 80's stand up was still good so people had other outlets for humor. Even if they did, calling a movie "Octopussy" in the 80's or even before that wasn't as ridiculous as calling a movie Octopussy now.
Divaman 04.17.21	Dude, trust me, I was there. It was named after Ian Fleming's 1966 James Bond short story, and Fleming knew exactly what he was doing. Look at some of his other characters, like Pussy Galore, Plenty O'Toole, etc. Sniggering humor has been around at least as long as I've been around, and unfortunately, that was often Ian Fleming's sense of humor.
CaliggyJack 04.17.21	I wasn't responding to that part. I'm not saying it didn't exist, but if you think that it is to the level of immature humor of today I got a bridge to sell you. I'm well aware of Ian's intentions, but again, compared to now, that stuff is tame in comparison.
Emim 04.17.21	Schoolyard humor hasn't changed all that much.
Divaman 04.17.21	It really hasn't.
neekafat 04.17.21	Moonraker rules and yeah Quantum of Solace is the worst, glad it's not even here
CaliggyJack 04.17.21	No way is Quantum of Solace worse than absolute turds like Diamonds Are Forever and A View to a Kill. Come on now.
Divaman 04.17.21	Oh neeka. Moonraker was awful.
Mesm277 04.17.21	A View to a Kill might be a bad Bond movie but the theme is killer. Casino Royale is the best film and theme in one
wojodta 04.17.21	Diamonds are Forever is hilarious. That's why I'd never call it the worst Bond film. If you don't take it serious, it can be enjoyable.
Trebor. 04.17.21	Not a fan of these movies but Moonraker was funny
Divaman 04.17.21	I'll get clobbered for this, but I think A View to a Kill is underrated. Christopher Walken. Grace Jones. Patrick McNee (aka John Steed of the old British spy show The Avengers) in the supporting cast. And as Mesm277 said, a kickass title theme. I enjoyed it.
Mesm277 04.17.21	One of the main problems for me is that Moore was way too old by then to be Bond
Divaman 04.17.21	I don't think I was even focused on him. I just enjoyed the rest of the cast.
Meridiu5 04.17.21	You should be banned for not putting a Connery #1
Sinternet 04.17.21	holy shitballs this ranking sucks dick
Slugboiiii 04.17.21	Everyone knows Goldeneye is the best Bond.
Coast 04.18.21	Most of my faves near the top. Casino and LTK my top 2. Spectre and Quantum (no. 16?) bottom 2 for me. Craig in 2 of the best and 2 of the worst Bond films. I'm a Moore fan so have his a lot higher, especially Live and Let Die and Spy, and A View To a Kill is fun, Walken awesome. Brosnan seemed the perfect Bond in waiting in Remington Steele but I was left underwhelmed in his films. Goldeneye is great but a bit overrated for me. Onatopp one of the best Bond women. Connery the best Bond.
protokute 04.18.21	I watched some Bond films from the 60's and found them very visually pleasing but I agree that the kind of sexist approach on the films were enough to put me off from enjoying them
Meridiu5 04.18.21	Simp detected
Veldin 04.18.21	I've only seen Dr No, Casino Royale, Tomorrow Never Dies, and Goldeneye. I own Goldenfinger, From Russia With Love, Quantum of Solace, but haven't watched em.
Wj2006 04.18.21	Yeah Moore should retired form the role after FYEO, it felt pretty weird to see him pushing 50 "romancing" these like 20 year old women lol. He also just didn't seem convincing enough as a physical opponent to anyone he was fighting.
Wj2006 04.18.21	Coast quantum of solace is pretty mediocre but its nowhere near as aggressively bad as some of the other films. Spectre is honestly pretty disjointed as a Daniel Craig bond film but in terms of bond films in general I thought it was pretty good, particularly Christoph Waltz, I don't know how you could see it was bad as something like die another day or the last few Moore films.
Wj2006 04.18.21	Slugboiiii Goldeneye was pretty my childhood bond film and is probably the better than Casio and Skyfall in terms of being a "bond film" but I overall enjoy those two more just as movies
CaliggyJack 04.18.21	"simp detected" [2] I didn't mind old Bond as much because I was used to seeing young women gettin with older men in my life, so seeing that wasn't out of place for me. My step-dad was about 20 years older than my mom when they married.
grannypantys 04.18.21	Jack's list is better Also the chick in The Spy Who Loved Me is the hottest Bond girl.
CaliggyJack 04.18.21	@granny OH MY GOD Barbara Bach was a God damn fox. I don't think she was the hottest though, that title goes straight to either Denise Richards or Eva Green
Sharenge 04.18.21	OMG STOP SEXUALIZING WOMEN
CaliggyJack 04.18.21	yer face is sexualizing women
conesmoke 04.18.21	Let's sexualize the men to make it even. Hottest Bond?
ShadowRemains 04.18.21	live and let die at 15 and just above the mess that was quantum of solace (aside from olga kurylenko) is a crime
CaliggyJack 04.18.21	Hottest Bond? Gotta go with George Lazenby
ShadowRemains 04.18.21	"@granny OH MY GOD Barbara Bach was a God damn fox. I don't think she was the hottest though, that title goes straight to either Denise Richards or Eva Green" jane seymour as solitaire tho
CaliggyJack 04.18.21	^YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSS
conesmoke 04.18.21	Gotta be Sean
fogza 04.18.21	Underrated Bond girl has to be Barbara Carrera from the non Eon film.
Parallels 04.18.21	Dalton's are so underappreciated, glad to see one in the top 5. I also have a fondness for Tomorrow Never Dies because it's pretty much ahead of its time plotwise, and Jonathan Pryce does a great villainization of Murdoch.
ShadowRemains 04.18.21	yeah tomorrow never dies has aged well
Parallels 04.18.21	Yeah I mean, Media companies concocting and twisting stories for views to spread their empire? Pfft, what a zany spy film plot... Oh wait.
Sinternet 04.18.21	moore was the best bond (given dalton unfortunately didn't get a long enough run) and brosnan was dogshit to appeal to american audiences
DoofDoof 04.18.21	Living Daylights has to be top 5
protokute 04.18.21	what is a simp?
Mesm277 04.18.21	Pushing 50 for a A View to a Kill? Try 60 aha, agree with your point nonetheless @Wj2006
Meridiu5 04.18.21	what is a simp? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJMQjF6I4Bw
protokute 04.18.21	sorry about my beta attitude
Wj2006 04.18.21	Mesm277 oh damn I didn't even know he was that old that's insane lol
Wj2006 04.18.21	How you gonna complain about that guy sexualizing their characters in the movie when that was the exact way their characters where written lmao. Also Pierce Bronson is hottest bond
Divaman 04.18.21	Brosnan was a good Bond, but I don't always think he had the best writing.
Parallels 04.19.21	Rookie opinions, Sin. Rookie opinions. Americans loved Brosnan, they just hated the writing and were indifferent of the Bond girls in his movies. Dalton was the most true to the novel, the darkest and most scarred.
CaliggyJack 04.19.21	How could someone be indifferent about Halle fucking Berry? Jinx was hawt
Sharenge 04.19.21	so have we come to a consensus on what film in this franchise exhibited the finest piece of ass yet?
anarchistfish 04.19.21	On Her Majesty's Secret Service is super underrated
CaliggyJack 04.19.21	^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Egarran 04.19.21	So far it's rated 1, 6 and 11. Seems ok.
fogza 04.19.21	"On Her Majesty's Secret Service is super underrated" Only because of Diana Rigg and the final scene, the rest of the movie is borderline unwatchable
fogza 04.19.21	Just thinking about this on first instincts: 1 Casino Royale (2006) 2 Thunderball (1965) 3 Goldfinger (1964) 4 License To Kill (1989) 5 The Living Daylights (1987) 6 Live and Let Die (1973) 7 For Your Eyes Only (1981) 8 The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) 9 From Russia with Love 10 Goldeneye (1995) 11 Spectre (2015) 12 Skyfall (2012) 13 Never Say Never Again (1983) 14 You Only Live Twice (1967) 15 On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) 16 The World Is Not Enough (1999) 17 Dr. No (1962) 18 The Man With The Golden Gun (1974) 19 Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) 20 Moonraker (1979) 21 Die Another Day (2002) 22 Octopussy (1983) 23 Diamonds are Forever (1971) 24 Quantum of Solace (2008) 25 A View To A Kill (1985)
anarchistfish 04.19.21	13 Never Say Never Again (1983) 15 On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) bruh
anarchistfish 04.19.21	"So far it's rated 1, 6 and 11. Seems ok." in general tho
fogza 04.19.21	Sorry dude, that whole sequence of him pretending to be professor of titles seemed more like a Carry On film.
Sinternet 04.19.21	"Rookie opinions, Sin. Rookie opinions. Americans loved Brosnan, they just hated the writing and were indifferent of the Bond girls in his movies. Dalton was the most true to the novel, the darkest and most scarred." thats literally what i said if dalton had more films he'd be the best yes
Sinternet 04.19.21	imagine putting spectre over skyfall
fogza 04.19.21	Yeah I didn't enjoy Skyfall. Bardem is crazy overrated
Sinternet 04.19.21	i get not liking skyfall i don't get thinking spectre was anywhere even close to better, it's like a bottom 3 bond movie easy
CaliggyJack 04.19.21	Yeah Spectre was... A mess... "if dalton had more films he'd be the best yes" Can you fucking imagine a follow up to Licence to Kill? We will only wonder...
Sinternet 04.19.21	a licence to thrill
fogza 04.19.21	Spectre makes more sense as an entry in the Daniel Craig franchise tone wise, at least it's more consistent. To be fair also, I feel like there's a massive drop in quality in these movies from position 5 onwards, there's a point when rating them becomes pretty tricky as they're just silly overlong movies
CaliggyJack 04.19.21	Assuming it would be even darker than that, it would most likely shock the living daylights out of the audience. "they're just silly overlong movies" wat
Egarran 04.19.21	You heard the fogza
Rowhaus 04.19.21	Casino Royale had such a godawful plot. No idea why people like it so much.
anarchistfish 04.19.21	"Sorry dude, that whole sequence of him pretending to be professor of titles seemed more like a Carry On film." I like the more different and candid take. the last 5 mins are amazing tho I agree
anarchistfish 04.19.21	"No idea why people like it so much." the plot is ok. I guess it's just a really solid reboot of the OG novel. Craig as Bond is interesting to watch and the series goes back to its gritty roots to make for a pretty enthralling modern Bond. The story is solid enough and in itself kinda takes a jab at the typical Bond arc of saving the world guns blazing. Plus Eva Green I do love that movie
Meridiu5 04.20.21	quantum of solace is a bit underrated too
CaliggyJack 04.21.21	^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
rockarollacola 04.21.21	It always baffles me how good the first 3 Craig films are, because I think he is the worst James Bond of the lot. Dude has 0 charisma, but CR, QOS and Skyfall are easily some of the best entries in the series. Spectre was a shitpiece though, has Craig's portrayal really didn't do it any favors. My personal favorite Bond is probably Brosnan, and Goldeneye will always be my favorite Bond film. I know his films after Goldeneye aren't that good, but his portrayal of the character saves what would some pretty lackluster entries for me.