The James Bond Thread

[SymbioticFunction]

Originally Posted by Rik

I'm not a fan of any of the Brosnan films...

The first 3 Brosnan entries have amazing opening sequences imo. They'll like little Bond mini-movies. I'm especially fond of the Tomorrow Never Dies sequence and the quite lengthy The World Is Not Enough one. The remainder of those films never managed to live up to the excellent beginnings. Tomorrow Never Dies is probably the best Brosnan film, being teamed up with Michelle Yeoh helps it a lot.

[Prince_Vajda]

As people have already started to post lists of their favourite / least favourite Bond films, why not post a complete ranking including all Bond films you've ever seen? I'd very much like that.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by SymbioticFunction

The first 3 Brosnan entries have amazing opening sequences imo. They'll like little Bond mini-movies. I'm especially fond of the Tomorrow Never Dies sequence and the quite lengthy The World Is Not Enough one. The remainder of those films never managed to live up to the excellent beginnings. Tomorrow Never Dies is probably the best Brosnan film, being teamed up with Michelle Yeoh helps it a lot.

Tomorrow Never Dies is the best Bond opening sequence bar none.

I had a shiver run up my spine as Roebucks "What's your man doing?" is shot down by M - "His job!" line.

Oh and i love all the Brosnan Bond films and the two Dalton ones.

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Prince_Vajda

As people have already started to post lists of their favourite / least favourite Bond films, why not post a complete ranking including all Bond films you've ever seen? I'd very much like that.

Methinks a Top Ten Tuesday is in the pipeline!

[nosferatu42]

I'm sure we did bond rankings a while back either on this thread or for TTTuesdays, but still there are new people around so i'm up for it.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by nosferatu42

I'm sure we did bond rankings a while back either on this thread or for TTTuesdays, but still there are new people around so i'm up for it.

Prince Vajda ran a poll. That was a few years ago.

[Prince_Vajda]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Prince Vajda ran a poll. That was a few years ago.

And I'd love to do that again. After having re-watched almost all Bonds after some time of abstinence, quite a few films dropped and climbed within my personal ranking - some of them considerably.

[SymbioticFunction]

Originally Posted by Prince_Vajda

As people have already started to post lists of their favourite / least favourite Bond films, why not post a complete ranking including all Bond films you've ever seen? I'd very much like that.

Could be tough to choose between say, #17 and #18. With 25 current films (including Never Say Never Again), it wouldn't be easy.

Truth is that I can still find entertainment in the lesser Bond films (even the 3 that I mentioned as being the worst). It's the most successful film franchise that I can recall. A 55+ year history is quite remarkable.

Bit surprised that many folks seem to strongly dislike the entire Daniel Craig era. Bar the fact that Casino Royale was a great film, I've encountered numerous folks in 'real life' who only like those modern Craig films.

The Roger Moore films remind me of childhood and I'm ashamed to admit that, as a child, I always saw the Connery entries as being more boring. As a more reasoning adult, I'm convinced that From Russia With Love is still the greatest 007 film made to date.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by SymbioticFunction

I'm convinced that From Russia With Love is still the greatest 007 film made to date.

I agree with you.

[Cinematic Shocks]

I think Casino Royale is a fantastic Bond film. I expected much from Daniel Craig’s run in the role after it, but the next entries in the franchise failed to live up to my expectations. Skyfall is overrated, and the other two weren’t all that.