which is the best James Bond movie?

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I can't see Die Another Day getting many votes, but we shall see...

Poll Results

Option	Votes
From Russia with Love	10
Casino Royale	6
Live and Let Die	6
Goldfinger	5
On Her Majesty's Secret Service	4
Moonraker	4
Never Say Never Again	3
Octopussy	2
A View to a Kill	2
The Spy Who Loved Me	2
The Living Daylights	2
Licence to Kill	1
Tomorrow Never Dies	1
Die Another Day	1
Dr. No	1
The Man with the Golden Gun	1
Diamonds Are Forever	1
You Only Live Twice	1
Thunderball	1
GoldenEye	0
The World Is Not Enough	0
For Your Eyes Only	0

― Grandpont Genie, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 10:11 (seventeen years ago) link

Diamonds

'007 And Counting' is my favourite Bond music

― blueski, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 10:37 (seventeen years ago) link

oh you have got to be shitting me.

― That one guy that quit, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 11:12 (seventeen years ago) link

what is it now mr dead?

― blueski, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 11:13 (seventeen years ago) link

DIREmonds are forever morelike

― That one guy that quit, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 11:15 (seventeen years ago) link

You Only Live Twice, for Nancy Sinatra and the NINJAS

― stevie, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 11:18 (seventeen years ago) link

i can't remember which Bond films are which most of the time.

do you like any Bond films, that one guy who just won't quit?

― blueski, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 11:24 (seventeen years ago) link

yeah, most of 'em. but connery had become a bad parody of himself by the end of his run, the film is possibly the most US-centric yet (ha i say that but 'live and let die' is a favourite...), and the homophobia is especially gay.

― That one guy that quit, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 11:28 (seventeen years ago) link

but then i probably just vote on bond girls more than anything.

― That one guy that quit, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 11:29 (seventeen years ago) link

Bond homophobic? you'll be calling him a misogynist next

― blueski, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 11:30 (seventeen years ago) link

it's those two bad guys. there's probably homohpobia in other bond films, but it's rly pronounced in 'diamonds'.

― That one guy that quit, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 11:32 (seventeen years ago) link

well at least they never stooped to racial stereotypes

― blueski, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 11:34 (seventeen years ago) link

I only like the first Casino Royale.

― emil.y, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 11:36 (seventeen years ago) link

no eva green, no credibility

― That one guy that quit, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 11:39 (seventeen years ago) link

I voted for A View To A Kill which I know is universally recognized as fucking awful but it's the first one I remeber seeing. I have a vague recollection of my dad having recorded it the first time it was on TV and watching it before I went to school. Nostalgia then I guess.

But I would also argue for Christopher Walken as scariest Bond villain and Grace Jones' Mayday as awesome henchwoman. Did a lot for women's rights that one.

― Uptoeleven, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 15:03 (seventeen years ago) link

hint: Oddjob

― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 15:05 (seventeen years ago) link

A View To A Kill is visually exquisite but maybe the most traveloguesque (ooh the Eiffel tower, ooh the Golden Gate etc.)

― blueski, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 15:05 (seventeen years ago) link

Grace Jones' Mayday as awesome henchwoman. Did a lot for women's rights that one.

she still got into bed with him tho.

― blueski, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 15:06 (seventeen years ago) link

Yeah, but she totally took charge.

― Uptoeleven, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 15:08 (seventeen years ago) link

it did a lot for women's rights.

― That one guy that quit, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 15:10 (seventeen years ago) link

the only deliriously fun Moore (it seemed back then) was Octopussy cuz it didn't esp care about being a Bond film so much as a nutty cartoon.

Christopher Walken was not a scary Bond villain, he was Billy Zoom.

― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 15:11 (seventeen years ago) link

scarier than the bloke in CASINO ROYALE with the asthma?! no way!

i went with CASINO ROYALE. that is because it is the best james bond film that has been made.

― pisces, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 15:15 (seventeen years ago) link

I let myself be blinded by Casino Royale love in the end, mainly because it most reminds me of reading the books as a teenager. But I probly should have voted one of the Connery movies. You Only Live Twice wins Best Score, anyway.

― Noodle Vague, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 15:18 (seventeen years ago) link

http://www.007news.de/bondgegner/lonsdale.jpg

― mookieproof, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 15:18 (seventeen years ago) link

David Brent?

― Uptoeleven, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 15:25 (seventeen years ago) link

Goldfinger had the best theme song. Shirley Bassey, wunnit?

― Aimless, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 16:56 (seventeen years ago) link

From Russia With Love!

― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 18:09 (seventeen years ago) link

I voted for [i]A View to a Kill[/], but only because it spawned this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m54yK32Y-Ls

It remains the greatest work of art ever committed to celluloid.

― Nicole, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 18:13 (seventeen years ago) link

BON, SIMON LE BON

― blueski, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 18:14 (seventeen years ago) link

The Man With The Golden Gun

― admrl, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 18:14 (seventeen years ago) link

I can't tell any of these films apart

― Shakey Mo Collier, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 18:15 (seventeen years ago) link

it's pretty easy to and here's a tip: they have different names and in many cases different actors playing james bond.

― félix pié, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 18:45 (seventeen years ago) link

the new casino royale is my pick.

― félix pié, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 18:45 (seventeen years ago) link

I can't tell any of these films apart

Try watching them.

― Noodle Vague, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 19:04 (seventeen years ago) link

I have (they're on TV ALL THE TIME), they're horrible

― Shakey Mo Collier, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 19:05 (seventeen years ago) link

http://www.beastiemania.com/songspotlight/images/bodymovin.jpg

― gabbneb, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 19:07 (seventeen years ago) link

I vote for the original Casino Royale

― Shakey Mo Collier, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 19:10 (seventeen years ago) link

"I have a very low threshold of death"

― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 19:11 (seventeen years ago) link

Dr. No or Octopussy? Can't pick. The Spy Who Loved Me has that awesome chase scene on the ski slopes.

― Fluffy Bear Hearts Rainbows, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 19:17 (seventeen years ago) link

From Russia with Love. Robert Shaw vs. Sean Connery in the train--it just don't get no better than that.

― Joe, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 20:02 (seventeen years ago) link

Plus Lotte Lenya with a poisoned shoe (!!)

― Joe, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 20:02 (seventeen years ago) link

from russia with love

― s1ocki, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 20:15 (seventeen years ago) link

I might go for from russia with love if the Bond vs helicopter scene wasn't blatantly ripped off from North by Northwest.

cmon: Goldfinger. Pussy Galore. the best song. girl killed with gold paint. a guy with a blade in his hat. NO, MR BOND, I EXPECT YOU TO DIE! and only 112 minutes.

― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 20:21 (seventeen years ago) link

okay I do kinda like Goldfinger

― Shakey Mo Collier, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 20:22 (seventeen years ago) link

"Goldfinger" isn't as good a song as "You Only Live Twice".

― Noodle Vague, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 20:59 (seventeen years ago) link

Spy Who Loved Me. Probably seen it 25 times. Taped it from HBO when we had a Betamax.

― Mark Rich@rdson, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 21:17 (seventeen years ago) link

but Noodle, it's a better record.

― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 21:35 (seventeen years ago) link

I dunno. Maybe "Goldfinger" is too over-familiar, or too camp. I like the sadness in "YOLT".

― Noodle Vague, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 21:37 (seventeen years ago) link

Goldfinger isn't necessarily the "best" Bond film, but it's the only "good" one, if that makes sense.

― Chuck_Tatum, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 22:24 (seventeen years ago) link

By which I mean I love them all, even the shite ones.

― Chuck_Tatum, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 22:24 (seventeen years ago) link

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and he's a downright incredible bond when viewed next to connery's total boredom and indifference in diamonds are forever

― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 31 December 2019 22:27 (five years ago) link

i think goldeneye is overrated bc of the video game, which is so much better than the film

― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 31 December 2019 22:29 (five years ago) link

yeah but ‘xenia onatopp’ tho, all-time great stupid name

― hot nuts (small) (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 31 December 2019 22:31 (five years ago) link

my favorite brosnan bond is the world is not enough though, which many ppl think is the worst. it's sort of the inverse of ohmss in plot in that it features a credible *love* interest for bond but it goes the other direction with it. denise richards being HORRIBLE in it is just a plus for me tbh

― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 31 December 2019 22:31 (five years ago) link

i love to express my opinions about bond movies over and over and over again on ilx

― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 31 December 2019 22:32 (five years ago) link

A quick (if obvious) rep for the books - Moonraker, Casino Royale and FRWL are all classic; most of the rest are worth reading and have many very good bits; the only dud I’ve read, oddly, is goldfinger - the movie improves the plot and thankfully gets rid of most of the fucking golf

― Chuck_Tatum, Tuesday, 31 December 2019 22:34 (five years ago) link

Love the golf in Golffinger

― Kebabs Windsor (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 31 December 2019 22:35 (five years ago) link

oddjobbly enough

― Banáná hÉireann (darraghmac), Tuesday, 31 December 2019 22:36 (five years ago) link

Brad otfm throughout, esp about Lazenby

― glindr jackson (gyac), Tuesday, 31 December 2019 22:40 (five years ago) link

films were also correct to rename smersh spectre

― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 31 December 2019 22:40 (five years ago) link

oh nm i have got that all backwards

― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 31 December 2019 22:41 (five years ago) link

apologies the only og book i've read is from russia with love and that was when i was a teenager lol

― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 31 December 2019 22:42 (five years ago) link

Lazenby is also better than Moore in Moore’s last five

― don't care didn't ask still clappin (sic), Tuesday, 31 December 2019 22:42 (five years ago) link

Casino Royale is really good, casually misogynistic throughout, but I really liked it at the time.

― glindr jackson (gyac), Tuesday, 31 December 2019 22:45 (five years ago) link

Just watching the ski chase and it’s so great, one of the better scores on this bit as well.

https://youtu.be/bwYpX3JwMu0

― glindr jackson (gyac), Tuesday, 31 December 2019 22:49 (five years ago) link

brad, read the books, you fool

the best ones are legit weird, fun and beautiful

even the researchy chapters about tropical fish and bridge are great

― Chuck_Tatum, Tuesday, 31 December 2019 22:59 (five years ago) link

lol i might read through a few this year, it's about time

― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 31 December 2019 23:03 (five years ago) link

I assumed this was on the New Answers because the terrible end of Spectre is on TV.

― Andrew Farrell, Tuesday, 31 December 2019 23:06 (five years ago) link

Moonraker seems to me the most striking example of good book/bad movie, whereas The Spy Who Loved Me might be the best example of bad book/good movie (which have nothing in common plotwise).

― Josefa, Tuesday, 31 December 2019 23:24 (five years ago) link

when Diana Rigg or snow chases aren't onscreen, OHMSS is boooooooooring

― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, February 15, 2012 8:30 PM

I stand by this. However, the NY Times just did a piece on its high status with the Bondfreaks, including new quotes from Lazenby and Rigg. (came out 50 years ago this month)

― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 1 January 2020 00:01 (five years ago) link

whereas The Spy Who Loved Me might be the best example of bad book/good movie (which have nothing in common plotwise).

incorrect, the book is incredible

― don't care didn't ask still clappin (sic), Wednesday, 1 January 2020 02:13 (five years ago) link

two weeks pass...

https://i.imgur.com/2mfoNWP.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/7WDnTrd.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/hK8ax8F.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/ujFwoK9.jpg

― don't care didn't ask still clappin (sic), Saturday, 18 January 2020 07:15 (four years ago) link

https://i.imgur.com/qzCwng1.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/KWo9Z2Y.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/rpFO1An.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/r2HhbUY.jpg

― don't care didn't ask still clappin (sic), Saturday, 18 January 2020 21:38 (four years ago) link

Gotta give that a rewatch

― omar little, Saturday, 18 January 2020 21:52 (four years ago) link

sic otm

― american bradass (BradNelson), Saturday, 18 January 2020 22:45 (four years ago) link

I know that's not her in the pics but as an aside I often think Diana Rigg is the most beautiful woman who ever lived

― the Swedish taboo (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 18 January 2020 22:47 (four years ago) link

who?

https://i.imgur.com/7Fmt9Ir.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/Yw0S4yk.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/zFTJXvv.jpg

― don't care didn't ask still clappin (sic), Saturday, 18 January 2020 22:59 (four years ago) link

swoon

― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 18 January 2020 23:00 (four years ago) link

Soderbergh on OHMSS.

https://i.imgur.com/CTrXrH0.jpg

― don't care didn't ask still clappin (sic), Saturday, 18 January 2020 23:24 (four years ago) link

Good piece

― the Swedish taboo (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 18 January 2020 23:41 (four years ago) link

That’s a great piece and this

What seems obvious to me, though, is no one was helping him during the shoot or the edit (they won’t even let him finish a fucking sentence onscreen). It feels like everyone was so focused on what he wasn’t (Sean Connery) that they didn’t take the time to figure out what he was (a cool-looking dude with genuine presence and great physicality).

Cut because zing, but incredibly otm. Like he was Not Sean Connery and this in and of itself did a huge number on him. It’s ridiculous when you see how cartoonish the role got with later actors. If he’d been the third Bond, would we remember him better? Feel like his working reputation did for him too.

― steer karma (gyac), Saturday, 18 January 2020 23:48 (four years ago) link

(they won’t even let him finish a fucking sentence onscreen)

and he's dubbed half the time anyway

would totally watch a version of this film with isolated score

― don't care didn't ask still clappin (sic), Sunday, 19 January 2020 02:21 (four years ago) link

I can't tell any of these films apart
― Shakey Mo Collier, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 18:15 (twelve years ago) link

This might be peak Shakey.

Anyway, I remember seeing OHMSS when I was 11-13 after having seen at least Dr. No, From Russia with Love, and Goldfinger. Probably Thunderball as well. Sad to say I was just devastated at the end. It seemed soooooo real, lol.

― The Traveling Wilkes-Barre's (PBKR), Sunday, 19 January 2020 04:00 (four years ago) link

Dr. No? Quantum of Solace? Moonraker? what am I watching here?

― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 19 January 2020 04:29 (four years ago) link

two years pass...

watching from russia with love bcz it's on tv and it's too hot to channel-surf

― mark s, Sunday, 17 July 2022 17:25 (two years ago) link

it's bad

― mark s, Sunday, 17 July 2022 17:25 (two years ago) link

Because it's on ITV1 and there's likely a commercial break every 10 minutes?

― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Sunday, 17 July 2022 17:40 (two years ago) link

the commercials are a blessed relief from how bad it is

― mark s, Sunday, 17 July 2022 17:40 (two years ago) link

as is the small screen

― mark s, Sunday, 17 July 2022 17:40 (two years ago) link

you gotta be fuckin kidding me

if From Russia w Love is bad, what rates for you as good?

― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 17 July 2022 17:45 (two years ago) link

they're still all bad

― mark s, Tuesday, 31 December 2019 16:51 (two years ago) bookmarkflaglink

― mark s, Sunday, 17 July 2022 17:49 (two years ago) link

!

Just been looking at a really good book called The Music of James Bond, by Jon Burlingame.

― L.H.O.O.Q. Jones (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 17 July 2022 17:49 (two years ago) link

lol I see you are unfamiliar with mark's Bond opinion

― pasty drunks fuck off (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 17 July 2022 17:52 (two years ago) link

Seems to be coming back to me now.

― L.H.O.O.Q. Jones (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 17 July 2022 18:08 (two years ago) link

i forgot where i was, continue

― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 17 July 2022 18:34 (two years ago) link

*strokes white cat complacently*

― mark s, Sunday, 17 July 2022 18:37 (two years ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2jOaqmtuWE

― L.H.O.O.Q. Jones (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 17 July 2022 18:45 (two years ago) link

Do u see?

― L.H.O.O.Q. Jones (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 17 July 2022 18:45 (two years ago) link

Octopussy and Never Say Never Again are best ones, mainly because you get Roger Moore telling a snake to "hiss off" and Sean Connery wearing a ridiculous toupee, apart from when he's on the motorbike.

― calzino, Sunday, 17 July 2022 18:52 (two years ago) link

I just learned quite a bit about the 1967 Casino Royale, which is almost nobody’s idea of the best James Bond movie, but still.

― L.H.O.O.Q. Jones (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 17 July 2022 18:58 (two years ago) link

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