Rate all 25 Bond films (2021 edition)

[RCRochester]

Originally Posted by AKORIS

agree to disagree....

Or disagree to agree, gotta keep it in perspective.

[AKORIS]

Originally Posted by RCRochester

Or disagree to agree, gotta keep it in perspective.

[zen007]

Originally Posted by Warm Gun

Main https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=342455thing stopping The Spy Who Loved Me from being up there with the best of Bonds for me is the villain. Everyone before him did bad for profit or control. This guy just wants everyone to live under the sea. Found him therefore one of the silliest, unfortunately.

That makes not only Bond villains like Stromberg (Drax had a similar vision in MR), but also Bond franchise unique for its interesting villains. Many big Bond villains have everything - money, power, and status. The motivation is to change the world.

Have a thread on TSWLM: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=342455

[Dunemoon]

1. OHMSS 10/10
2. TSWLM 10/10
3. FRWL 10/10
4. FYEO 9.5/10
5. GF 9.5/10
6. Dr No 9.5 /10
7. MR 9/10
8. TLD 9/10
9. LTK 9/10
10. YOLT 8.5/10
11. TB 8.5/10
12. OP 8.5/10
13. DAF 8/10
14. LALD 8/10
15. TMWTGG 8/10
16. AVTAK 7.5/10
17. GE 7.5/10
18. TND 7.5/10
19. TWINE 7.5/10
20. DAF 7/10
21. CR 7/10
22. QOS 6/10
23. SF 3/10
24. SP 2/10
25. NTTD 1/10

[EthanHart100]

Dr. No: B+
From Russia With Love: B-
Goldfinger: A-
Thunderball: B
You Only Live Twice: B+
On Her Majesty's Secret Service: A-
Diamonds Are Forever: B-
Live and Let Die: B-
The Man with the Golden Gun: C
The Spy Who Loved Me: B+
Moonraker: C+
For Your Eyes Only: C+
Octopussy: C
A View to a Kill: C-
The Living Daylights: B+
Licence to Kill: B
Goldeneye: A
Tomorrow Never Dies: B+
The World is Not Enough: B
Die Another Day: C+
Casino Royale: A
Quantum of Solace: B
Skyfall: A-
Spectre: B
No Time to Die: B

[Geode]

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service 10 / 10
From Russia with Love 10 / 10
Goldfinger 10 / 10
You Only Live Twice 9 / 10
Thunderball 9 / 10
Diamonds Are Forever 8 / 10
Octopussy 8 / 10
The Spy Who Loved Me 8 / 10
The Living Daylights 8 / 10
For Your Eyes Only 7 / 10
The Man with the Golden Gun 7 / 10
Moonraker 7 / 10
Spectre 7 / 10
Dr. No 6 / 10
GoldenEye 6 / 10
The World Is Not Enough 6 / 10
Die Another Day 6 / 10
Skyfall 6 / 10
No Time To Die 6 / 10
License to Kill 5 / 10
Tomorrow Never Dies 5 / 10
A View to a Kill 5 / 10
Quantum of Solace 5 / 10
Casino Royale 5 /10
Live and Let Die 4 / 10

Ranked in order as Bond movies. The ratings are what I used on IMDb so are in reference to all movies. I don't even know how one would rate them differently as a subset including just these 25 films.

[Maui5150]

Mine is 26, because I include Never Say Never Again - Why? Explained at the end.

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

n/a: No Time to Die


Never Say Never, while the bastard child, still is Connery and still is Bond - and for the most part, still likely more Bond than NT2D. Barbara Carrera as Fatima really was was a precursor to Famke's Onatop, and while ultimately a Thunderball remake, still had some elements. Not to be forgotten, this movie was ahead of its time in race-swapping Felix Leiter. While I ranked towards the bottom, that is more to do with the film overall, though I still prefer even the aged Connery to the overly campy Moore.

NT2D is unranked - I am not sure I will watch it. It is clear to me that what is presented is a shadow of what was originally created and that the producers realizing the woke-fest that was to be was going to be an abysmal flop, re-edited and re-shot to make more palpable for box office return sake. But more importantly - While NSN is pretty much a lesser remake of Thunderball, NT2D as well as the whole Craig storyline is pretty much a Bondified version of Austin Powers itself which was a comedic visioning of Bond which is just pathetic and lazy.

Craig movies, while crisp aesthetically, and just dour. Gone is the secret agent, and introduced someone who hates their job and is constantly in and out of retirement.

[bladerunner6]

Originally Posted by AKORIS

I will most likely get slammed for this but, as with everything, it's just my opinion.

I don't believe a true Bond fan would rate ANY Bond film below a "decent" or "pretty good" rating. There is plenty to enjoy in all of the films, even the weaker ones. My least favorite titles still have many scenes that I enjoy very much. And Bond at his worst is better than tons and tons of other action flicks that have been released throughout the years...

Now I'm not saying that everybody here is a Bond fan to begin with so rating titles with 2 stars or less makes sense for them.

Otherwise I think some of these ratings are pure hyperbole....

I generally love Bond films and am a big Bond fan but….

AVTAK and DAD are awful movies.

[zen007]

Originally Posted by Maui5150

Mine is 26, because I include Never Say Never Again - Why?

Never Say Never, while the bastard child, still is Connery and still is Bond - and for the most part, still likely more Bond than NT2D. Barbara Carrera as Fatima really was was a precursor to Famke's Onatop, and while ultimately a Thunderball remake, still had some elements. Not to be forgotten, this movie was ahead of its time in race-swapping Felix Leiter. While I ranked towards the bottom, that is more to do with the film overall, though I still prefer even the aged Connery to the overly campy Moore.

Revisited NSNA sometime ago and it does have its moments esp. once Bond lands in France.

[Markgway]

A very rough order... but don't quote me on it.

Licence to Kill
From Russia with Love
Goldeneye
Octopussy
Dr. No
The Living Daylights
The World Is Not Enough
The Spy Who Loved Me
Casino Royale
Quantum of Solace
Thunderball
Tomorrow Never Dies
Goldfinger
You Only Live Twice
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
A View to a Kill
Die Another Day
Moonraker
Spectre
For Your Eyes Only
The Man with the Golden Gun
Diamonds Are Forever
Live and Let Die
Skyfall
No Time to Die

[zen007]

Originally Posted by Markgway

A very rough order... but don't quote me on it.

Licence to Kill

Interesting to see LTK at the top. It has some strong sequences, however in b/w those there can be average ones as well.

[stvn1974]

License To Kill was the first Bond film that I saw in the theater. I think I went back five times.

Timothy Dalton is great it it. He needs to be in more things. He was fantastic as the villain in the TV series Chuck.

[Winslow Leach]

The first Bond film I saw was A VIEW TO A KILL, so I rank that one pretty highly.

[Hindustani]

LTK was my first at Cinema as little kid too.

Top 5

1. FRWL
2. GOLD FINGER
3. DR NO
4. LICENSE TO KILL
5. CASINO ROYALE

Top 10

6. THUNDERBALL
7. NO TIME TO DIE
8. SKYFALL
9. OHMSS
10.GOLDENEYE

[stvn1974]

From Russia With Love
Live And Let Die
Casino Royale
On Her Majesties Secret Service
License To Kill
The Living Daylights
Dr. No
Goldfinger
Goldeneye
The Spy Who Loved Me
Octopussy
A View To A Kill
Thunderball
You Only Live Twice
Tomorrow Never Dies
The World Is Not Enough
Skyfall
SPECTRE
Diamonds Are Forever
The Man With The Golden Gun
For Your Eyes Only
Die Another Day
Moonraker
Quantum Of Solace
No Time To Die

I would give From Russia With Love to Goldeneye 5/5 and from The Spy Who Loved Me to Quantum Of Solace 4/5. No Time To Die gets 2/5.

[zen007]

Originally Posted by Winslow Leach

The first Bond film I saw was A VIEW TO A KILL, so I rank that one pretty highly.

AVTAK has its charm. It is like an aged Bond adventure with a good background score, a nice set of villains in Zorin, Mayday, & Dr. Mortner), and a few memorable sequences - The Eiffel Tower, the Chateau (Bond uses tires to breathe) & the showdown on the Golden Gate Bridge (Bond hangs on the airship). In b/w those, it has average sequences as well.