What are your favorite Bond films?

[Goblin19]

I should give a shout out to Octopussy. I do really enjoy that one. It would be 11th on my list. I i think it's the best of the super cheesy, tongue in cheek later Moores. I find it quite funny.

[hedrap]

1. You Only Live Twice
2. Thunderball
3. From Russia With Love
4. Man With The Golden Gun

5-10 are interchangable.

Goldfinger - Great in parts, but over the years of watching, the Fort Knox stuff has become a groaner
Dr No - Suffers from being first and not having the polish of the formula in place yet
The Spy Who Love Me - One of the best themes and opening, but the premise...yeesh
Licence To Kill - Robert Davi and the story are excellent, but it feels action-generic
OHMSS - Peter Hunt was a master editor and action unit director, but Savalis and Lazenby...
Casino Royale - Could have fit perfectly before Dr No, and that's sort of the problem

[Hector]

I've often wondered about a John Gavin run as Bond. He was cast as Lazenby's replacement, but was bumped by the producers--who ultimately insisted on a Briton in "Diamonds" and "Live and Let Die."

And admittedly, the Moore films made piles of money.

Gavin was bumped because he was an American of Hispanic heritage.

[PNGwynne]

I've often wondered about a John Gavin run as Bond. He was cast as Lazenby's replacement, but was bumped by the producers--who ultimately insisted on a Briton in "Diamonds" and "Live and Let Die."

And admittedly, the Moore films made piles of money.

[Klosterheim]

Another tough list. My 007 favourites change sometimes when I'm watching them.

2017 list of my Top Five James Bond Movies:

1. Thunderball
2. The Man with the Golden Gun
3. The Spy Who Loved Me
4. For Your Eyes Only
5. Octopussy (chosen slightly, by one point, over Diamonds Are Forever and
Goldfinger. The Roger Moore film's cinematography just looks so good.

I grew to really enjoy On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

I also want to give a shout-out to the non official Never Say Never Again, I watched it a lot.

"Underneath the mango tree..."

Best Bond Songs-

are from:

1. Live and Let Die
2. Dr. No (score, theme)
3. The Spy Who Loved Me
4. For Your Eyes Only
5. A View to a Kill

[Bruce Banner]

A few of my favourites:

The Spy Who Loved Me (Barbara Bach was incredibly hot)
Goldfinger
The Man with the Golden Gun (Britt Ekland also incredibly hot)
Moonraker
Licence to Kill (I thought Dalton made a great Bond)
Casino Royale (Great first outing for Craig)

[Nostalgiabuff]

would have been interesting to see more Lazenby movies. too bad he only did the one.

for me, I grew up on Moore as bond so to me he will always be my Bond. I did not care much for the Dalton movies. I loved Goldeneye but the rest of Brosnan's run was just, meh! although Halle Berry sure looked good in the bikini. I really like the Craig movies although they do sometimes seem to lose their way

[Hector]

What he said, plus Lazenby is a passable actor, not terrible by any measure. Also, the action is a cut above the rest of the series, well edited and fast paced. Do I wish Connery was still in it or even that Moore had gotten the part, yes, but what is there is quite great anyway.

Ditto...

[Hector]

I agree with what's been said above to defend OHMSS. It's one of 4 Bond films I can watch over and over, at the drop of a hat. I've always liked Savalas and I think he's working hard (and succeeding IMO) to play against type as Blofeld. And too, it's a slightly atypical Bond film and that's a plus IMO. The formula is there, but deftly used. The action and locations are spectacular. Diana Rigg is superb.

I like Lazenby. Sure he was green, but he was tough and suave as Bond should be. I liked Moore as the Saint, but could never warm to his glib smoothness as Bond.

[Hector]

Ok I'll start
Yes Lazenby wasn't a trained actor. He looked like Bond (from the novels)
And sometimes when you look the part the people watching you assume the rest.

Telly played the part like Lex in Superman 1978 should have been. A member of high society who is cultured and enjoys the finer things but also has a thug mentality.

Diana Rigg was in my opinion the best Bond girl and if Bond was to be tied down she's the one he would do it for.

To be fair OHMSS doesn't feel like a typical bond film and wasn't played on TV/cable like the other films were until the 80's so to many it was considered a forgotten Bond film so that takes away the nostalgia for 70's kids.

Dead on post...agreed across the board...

[Earth 2 Chris]

Goldfinger
Live and Let Die
Casino Royale
GoldenEye

Oddly enough, three of those are the first films of their respective Bonds!

Chris

[PNGwynne]

I agree with what's been said above to defend OHMSS. It's one of 4 Bond films I can watch over and over, at the drop of a hat. I've always liked Savalas and I think he's working hard (and succeeding IMO) to play against type as Blofeld. And too, it's a slightly atypical Bond film and that's a plus IMO. The formula is there, but deftly used. The action and locations are spectacular. Diana Rigg is superb.

I like Lazenby. Sure he was green, but he was tough and suave as Bond should be. I liked Moore as the Saint, but could never warm to his glib smoothness as Bond.

[Goblin19]

What he said, plus Lazenby is a passable actor, not terrible by any measure. Also, the action is a cut above the rest of the series, well edited and fast paced. Do I wish Connery was still in it or even that Moore had gotten the part, yes, but what is there is quite great anyway.

[Mr.Marion]

I dunno why so many people regard On Her Majesties Secret Service as such a good James Bond flick.

Ok it had a great soundtrack --- and yes the Bond marriage was great.

Other than that, the movie was slow-moving at a snails pace when Bond wasn't in action.

George L. was undoubtedly the worst actor EVER to play James Bond ... I mean his acting ability is just one step better than OJ Simpson (pre murder trial)

It seemed the producers had so little faith in the film being a success the entire beginning musical sequence was filled with Sean Connery clips so maybe the audience might forget instead of Connery we're getting a stiff mannequin who can't act.

I also didn't care for Telly as Blofeld ---- It seems nobody told Telly Blofeld is more than just a gangster kind of villain.

All that said, I didn't hate the movie, but just think it doesn't deserve the high marks it usually gets

Ok I'll start
Yes Lazenby wasn't a trained actor. He looked like Bond (from the novels)
And sometimes when you look the part the people watching you assume the rest.

Telly played the part like Lex in Superman 1978 should have been. A member of high society who is cultured and enjoys the finer things but also has a thug mentality.

Diana Rigg was in my opinion the best Bond girl and if Bond was to be tied down she's the one he would do it for.

To be fair OHMSS doesn't feel like a typical bond film and wasn't played on TV/cable like the other films were until the 80's so to many it was considered a forgotten Bond film so that takes away the nostalgia for 70's kids.

[Mikey]

I dunno why so many people regard On Her Majesties Secret Service as such a good James Bond flick.

Ok it had a great soundtrack --- and yes the Bond marriage was great.

Other than that, the movie was slow-moving at a snails pace when Bond wasn't in action.

George L. was undoubtedly the worst actor EVER to play James Bond ... I mean his acting ability is just one step better than OJ Simpson (pre murder trial)

It seemed the producers had so little faith in the film being a success the entire beginning musical sequence was filled with Sean Connery clips so maybe the audience might forget instead of Connery we're getting a stiff mannequin who can't act.

I also didn't care for Telly as Blofeld ---- It seems nobody told Telly Blofeld is more than just a gangster kind of villain.

All that said, I didn't hate the movie, but just think it doesn't deserve the high marks it usually gets