Roger Moore's era is the only time when you get every type of style Bond from Serious/low key FYEO to overblown spectacle Moonraker and shows what an underrated actor Roger was I Love em all
It's a good argument and he does have range if the viewer is willing to look for it. I view it slightly differently in that I wish Moore had leaned into the badass _For Your Eyes Only_ mode Bond a little more than his default lightweight setting. I guess what it comes down to is Moore's take was one of irreverence - he never really believed he should be an action hero and so he undermines the proceedings, which then resulted in a feedback loop of the writers tailoring the script to his more eyebrow-raising tone. Ultimately I do want my Bond actor to have enough confidence when they're on set that they can play a cold blooded killer.
For Your Eyes Only is a down to earth serious movie, your right! But Octopussy also often gets overlooked. Because it may have gags but plotwise its also a dark and realistic spy thriller! The entire train sequence is nail biting! The race against the clock is as serious as Bond possibly ever gets! I mean he hears the explanation and knows he has 4 hours to get the nuke. He is then spotted by henchmen and is slowed down and fights them over a long period of time. Then he has to get all the way to the base, plus he has to figure out how to get there! Some people pick him up, but only drive him to the payphone. Then he has no choice but to steal a woman’s car in order to get there! He is slowed down by police who dont believe him, he is so serious that he has no choice but to wear a clown costume. Only like this he can have cover. He has to warn the base commander general about the nuke who also doesnt believe him at first and then he‘s there and Octopussy promptly decides to shoot open the lock, which can also end terribly... Then Bond finally gets the nuke. I have a hard time finding a scene in which Bond ever gets more serious than here and people laugh at it all the time because they are too lazy to properly look at it.. shame..
Can't tell you how much I love seeing Octopussy get the recognition it deserves. Really is a great film to watch and forget all your troubles. One of the very best.
I absolutely agree. Octopussy is my most favorite of all the Roger Moore films and is in my top 5 best James Bond films of all time. I love the cast of characters, I love the cinematography, the locations, the colorfulness of the film, the plot and most most importantly I love Rogers performance as Bond etc... in my opinion this is a perfect film. The action is superb. People need to understand the time, the setting and what they were going for at the time. They nailed everything here. This film is so much fun. I enjoy every moment of this film beginning to end.
@@tylerjsmithers8385Nice ranking bro. I do like Roger Moore as Bond and here is my ranking of all Roger Moore James Bond movies from best to worst: 1. The Spy Who Loved Me 2. For Your Eyes Only 3. Moonraker 4. Live And Let Die 5. Octopussy 6. A View To A Kill 7. The Man With The Golden Gun
@@SharkWhosFondOfBondThanks bro, my ranking has changed over the months.... Here is my new Roger Moore's Bond films ranking: 1. The Spy Who Loved Me 2. For Your Eyes Only 3. Moonraker 4. Live And Let Die 5. Octopussy 6. A View To A Kill 7. The Man With The Golden Gun Yes, Live and Let Die is my 3rd favorite in the Moore era... Here is my Sean Connery Bond films ranking: 1. Goldfinger 2. From Russia With Love 3. Thunderball 4. Diamonds Are Forever 5. You Only Live Twice 6. Dr No 7. Never Say Never Again Timothy Dalton's Bond films ranking: 1. Licence To Kill 2. The Living Daylights Pierce Brosnan Bond films ranking: 1. GoldenEye 2. Tomorrow Never Dies 3. The World Is Not Enough 4. Die Another Day Daniel Craig Bond films ranking: 1. Casino Royale 2. Skyfall 3. No Time To Die 4. Spectre 5. Quantum of Solace Top 10 Bond films in no particular order: Goldfinger, The Spy Who Loved Me, GoldenEye, Casino Royale, The Living Daylights, Licence To Kill, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, From Russia With Love, Thunderball and Skyfall Bottom 10 Bond films in no particular order: You Only Live Twice, The Man With The Golden Gun, Diamonds Are Forever, Moonraker, A View To A Kill, Die Another Day, No Time To Die, Spectre, Quantum of Solace and The World Is Not Enough, Never Say Never Again and Casino Royale 67 Bond actors ranking: 1. Sean Connery 2. Timothy Dalton 3. Roger Moore 4. George Lazenby 5. Pierce Brosnan 6. Daniel Craig
@@bouya642 Wow, I love all these rankings! (That Golden Gate Bridge scene in AVTAK, along with awesome fun moments and a great villain, totally save it from being at last place in the Moore Bond era!)
Roger Moore is my favorite Bond. After getting into the series recently and taking them out of the library, I bought all of his movies. So much fun and just the right blend of everything.
My first Roger Moore Bond was Live and Let Die, that will always have a place in my heart! I love Roger Moore since the Saint! Rip Sir Roger Moore, thanks for the great memories and for being the great classy gentleman and humanitarian! You are loved and still missed. Rip, Darling Roger❤
Two of my favourites are The Man With A Golden Gun and Live And Let Die. For me, The Man With A Golden Gun is a very underrated Bond movie. I love the setting in Asia, and the island scenes are beautiful. Also, Christopher Lee is a very good and suave villain, and Herve Villechaize, although short, is both menacing and an interesting character, who even shows some humour. Bond escaping a fight with an experienced karate fighter and then pushed back to be defended by two young schoolgirls is really amusing. The fact that the main villain is an experienced assassin who never misses is intriguing, and also the return of JW gives it a comic touch. I even like the soundtrack and theme song, and the final scene sailing away on a Chinese style boat (junk) is very exotic. Although I prefer the Sean Connery movies in general, Dr No being one of my all time favourite movies, I really do love The Man With The Golden Gun, as well as Live And Let Die. I also like View To A Kill, mainly for the villains, Christopher Walken and Grace Jones, and also the setting in San Francisco. Everyone has their own personal taste, and people's choices and reasons for that choice should always be respected. It was really interesting to see your list and to hear why you ranked them in that order. Thank you.
I agree i dont get all the hate mwtgg gets.. for me its super exotic, i love the leading actresses the villain, the car chase, and the rocking title song.. cant say the same for avtak, i think that movie lacked action..
I've always loved the 'clown Bond' scene in Octopussy, it's so frustrating that it's usually pointed to as a 'jump the shark' moment, I feel as though the criticism comes from people viewing the scene out of context. A clown frantically trying to warn a big top full of customers that they're in danger is practically Hitchcockian. It's great.
It’s so frustrating because even people who have seen the film act like that scene is a joke, when it’s actually being played completely straight. Bond is not a joke in that scene, but with the clown appearance the people who most need to hear his warning are the least inclined to.
I completely agree. Except for the clown scene and telling a Tiger to sit, it’s a pretty grounded, well paced movie. And Maud Adams is terrific. If you honestly want to see a guy in his 60s bed a 21 year old girl, I don’t know what to tell you. FYEO and Octopussy aged Roger Moore perfectly and put him in a setting where you can easily get into it. It’s not just science fiction that would make George Lucas roll his eyes. They’re movies made for adults, like the novels. Moonraker, AVTAK and DAD are films made for kids.
Why the clown scene becomes something matter!!! It is the part of undercover action. Why doubt it- this scene, I don't understand!!! It is thrilling and chilling
Have been a Bond fan since age 4 in 87. Roger Moore always been my favorite still is. 7. Moonraker 6. The Man with the golden gun 5.Live and let die 4. Octopussy 3. The Spy who Loved me 2. For your eyes only 1. A View to a kill AVTAK is hugely underrated, great story, villain henchmen, film score. FYEO, AVTAK were the first two films my dad showed me.
@@bjork4613 What's not matching? We're not in school proper structure doesn't really matter here. Do you expect anyone to take your opinion seriously, third Reich cat, really!
octopussy train chase is probably the most exciting car chase sequence in the history of cinema right until the circus scene.. the clown suit works perfectly
7: A View To A Kill - 4 6: The Man With The Golden Gun - 4 5: Moonraker - 6 4: Live And Let Die - 7 3: For Your Eyes Only - 7 2: Octopussy - 8 1: The Spy Who Loved Me - 8
I bloody well love Moonraker, yes I know it's got some silly scenes but it's just so entertaining, it has some classic lines "take care of Mr Bond, see that some harm comes to him" amazing action sequences, fantastic sets by Ken Adam, career best effects by Derek Meddings and one of Barry's best scores. I dont mind that Bond goes into space, I mean Bond almost went into space in You Only Live Twice.
What's amazing, and kinda funny, is that Tom Cruise is filming M:I - 7 and 8 and he's around Moore's age and will be 60 come 2022! Not many people complain about Cruise being an older Ethan Hunt, but people do complain about Connery and Moore's physical appearances come their later movies.
Octopussy is my favorite Bond film if not my top 3... I've watched it dozens of times. The Spy Who Loved Me, Octopussy, NTTD... spectacular. The Man with the Golden Gun... I loved how wacky that movie was and the setting in Hong Kong even with references to Kowloon and the New Territories. Christopher Lee plays an immense adversary to Bond. I always felt the greatest adversaries were Blofeld in Diamond, Scaramanga, and Khan.
@ironqqq I do like all Roger Moore James Bond movies. They're so fun and guilty pleasures tbh. Roger Moore and Sean Connery are the best Bond. The old James Bond movies are special and unique. Here is my ranking of all James Bond movies from best to worst: 1. From Russia With Love 2. On Her Majesty's Secret Service 3. License To Kill 4. The Living Daylights 5. Goldfinger 6. The Spy Who Loved Me 7. Octopussy 8. Thunderball 9. For Your Eyes Only 10. A View To A Kill 11. Moonraker 12. You Only Live Twice 13. GoldenEye 14. No Time To Die 15. Tomorrow Never Dies 16. Skyfall 17. The World Is Not Enough 18. Casino Royale 19. Quantum of Solace 20. Die Another Day 21. Spectre 22. Never Say Never Again 23. Diamonds Are Forever 24. The Man With The Golden Gun 25. Live And Let Die 26. Dr No 27. Casino Royale 1967
Octopussy isn't just my favourite Roger Moore Bond film but my favourite of the whole series. It literally has everything you could ask for in a Bond film.
Great pre title Great theme song Great locations Great women Great villians Great story And some of the best 1 liners in all of the franchise It has it all, serious moments, light hearted moments, amazing action and everything in between.
I watched Skyfall again, and every time someone in the film refers to Bond being an old has-been, I thought, "Why are they treating Daniel Craig like this when it's only his third film?" But if they had treated 6:17 Roger Moore the same way in A View To A Kill, it would've been perfect.
I think the deal with the Craig films is they try to encompass the beginning of his career as a 00 and then jump to the present, or end if you will, indicated in Skyfall by the reference to the exploding pen, and the Goldfinger modded DB5. WRT the DB5, I find it amusing that they sold off all his stuff, but overlooked the car with all the weapons sitting in a storage unit. And Apparently, somewhere along the way it became his car and not a company car? M's statement, "go ahead, eject me" indicates they are aware of the car, so, guess they just spaced it out... :D
I’m right with ya on “Octopussy “, my favorite RM 007 Film! At least once a week I yell out in my living room.....”CZECHOSLOVAKIA!” In my best Steven Berkoff impersonation 😉😉
Octopussy was the 1st Bond i saw in the cinema. It was playing along side with Return of the Jedi & Superman III. In short its a fun movie. Has a bit of everything. With Moore's movies you'd get little moments of where he's Bond is ruthless. He's line to the twin he throws the knife at. "& thats for 009" is said with real contempt. At that point in the movie the audience isn't thinking about the death of 009. But it shows Bond hasn't forgot he was killed,& He's pissed ! as 009 was one of MI6's own too. Brilliant stuff 👍
@@KhalilGhibran W bro. Octopussy and The Spy Who Loved Me are the best from Roger Moore! Here is my ranking of all Roger Moore James Bond films 1. The Spy Who Loved Me 2. Octopussy 3. For Your Eyes Only 4. Moonraker 5. A View To A Kill 6. Live And Let Die 7. The Man With The Golden Gun Here is my ranking of all Sean Connery James Bond films 1. Thunderball 2. You Only Live Twice 3. Goldfinger 4. From Russia With Love 5. Diamonds Are Forever 6. Never Say Never Again 7. Dr No Here is my ranking of all Pierce Brosnan James Bond films 1. GoldenEye 2. Tomorrow Never Dies 3. The World Is Not Enough 4. Die Another Day Here is my ranking of all Daniel Craig James Bond films 1. No Time To Die 2. Skyfall 3. Casino Royale 4. Spectre 5. Quantum of Solace
In my opinion, none of Moore's films are bad: each of them has something to offer audiences, even if a few have a couple of problems, like taking things too far. But that can be said about most of the films in the series. I'm glad to see someone else loves Octopussy as much as I do. While it's not my number one Moore film, it's a favourite. This film is very rewatchable because it offers so much.
My ranking would be: 1) For Your Eyes Only 2) Live and Let Die 3) The Spy Who Loved Me 4) Octupussy 5) A View To A Kill 6) Moonraker 7) The Man With The Golden Gun I love FYEO and it's in my top 5 of all Bond films. LALD and TSWLM are the next best for me and I really enjoy both (awesome sound tracks in both too!) Octupussy is right in the middle for me, very solid film but not quite as good as the 3 above it. I like AVTAK, with Zorin being one of my favourite villains in the franchise and May Day is awesome too - sadly Moore's age (and lack of him in any action scenes) really detracts from the quality. Moonraker is a fun film, it only gets really rubbish to me in the space stuff. I wasn't a fan of them bringing Jaws back and some of the editing/back projections were a bit shoddy, but it's solid on the whole. TMWTGG is really close to the bottom of my Bond rankings. I found it incredibly boring and it was only redeemed by the presence of Moore and Lee. The script was very much lacking and I can't stand Pepper as a character.
Thank you about commenting on Octopussy's last scene. Hit the nail on the head perfectly. A joker Bond not being taken serious enough to save the day makes it really tense. Actually my favourite scene of the film
1. The Spy Who Loved Me 2. Live and Let Die 3. The Man with the Golden Gun 4. Octopussy 5. For Your Eyes Only 6. Moonraker 7. A View To a Kill The Moore era was what I grew up watching the most so some of these I have crazy nostalgia bias towards. Probably watched golden gun 30+ times
Great ranking! Your top two are also my top two, just in reverse order. The Spy Who Loved Me never did much for me, and I'm not sure why, though you might have helped to bring it up for me. I've always preferred Moonraker, maybe for that amazing John Barry score. So my ranking would be: 1. FYEO 2. OP 3. MR 4. LALD 5. TSWLM 6. AVTAK 7. TMWTGG
Love seeing Octopussy at the top! Its also my favorite Roger Moore movie and often even wrestles with Goldeneye for my overall top spot in the ranking!
Live and Let Die was the 1st Roger Moore film I ever saw, so it has a special place in my heart. It's been awhile since I last watched 'For Your Eyes Only' so I might have to give that another watch soon after this video!
If Octopussy and FYEO had been made the other way around, and Roger hadn't gone to do AVTAK, it would have played up to his age well - and FYEO would have been the perfect swansong for his Bond
I always thought it would've been cool if Kristatos was selling the ATAC to someone insane enough to put it to use right away like Orlov instead of Gogol. Would've given FYEO a more classic, ticking clock ending.
You've made me want to see For Your Eyes Only again. Got all the films but not seen that for a while. I always judge them on how many times I've watched them and how good they make me feel watching them. With that 1. Spy Who Loved Me 2. Moonraker 3. Octopussy 4. Live and Let Die 5. For Your Eyes Only 6. Man With the Golden Gun 7. A View To A Kill. You're so right about that Octopussy but I remember at the time the film came out I wasn't into Johnny Weismullers Tarzans they were showing during school holidays in the UK and that cracked me up when Bond did the Tarzan call - Roger always said lots of actors played Tarzan so there's no reason why they can't do that with Bond. Rogers "sit!" which a lot of people today our outside the UK don't get is that dog trainer called Barbara Woodhouse used to say in her programs. She was a fearsome woman and she only had to go "sit!" and the wildest dogs immediately obeyed. Sit! LOL
Octopussy it's definitely an underrated Gem. But the first Bond I saw at the Cinema was Moonraker. So I will always have a soft spot for that.Roger Moore always cops it but I think He's right up there with Connery for capturing the essence of Bond.
This film franchise has been and remains my film guilty pleasure. My first Bond film was Diamonds are Forever. I was 6 y.o. and you can forgive me for thinking that Roger Moore was the star of that film as that was my memory of Bond for the next 6 films. It was and still is a special occasion. The musical theme, opening scene, dry English humour and witty dialogue to start. With that said it is with some excitement that I have discovered this channel just within the last 6 hrs and have been sampling the reviews these last 4 hours. Bond films I think of as its own genre and its hallmarks are an iconic character, a 2 hr. thrill ride of near impossible stunts and larger than life moments. So to use the description "over the top" is required and not derogatory. After all, Ian Fleming's writing, I propose, does shoot for the extraordinary Hero.
The spy who love me has very good camera work, and I like how the music is edited to go with the scenes very well just like the first three Star Wars movies
My favs, in order: 7) The Man with the Golden Gun 6) Live and Let Die 5) A View to a Kill 4) Moonraker 3) Octopussy 2) The Spy Who Loved Me 1) For your Eyes Only
Great and (for me) surprising ranking video. Octopussy has always been my guilty pleasure Bond. I remember it didn't get much love from critics at the time. To see true Bond lovers like yourself acknowledge it's pure joy made me smile. I totally agree that without Moore the series would have died. Sir Roger has often been dismissed as a lightweight but like classic actors of the calibre of Cary Grant and David Niven...he made his Bond charming suave and effortless.
I grew-up w/Roger Moore and he was my favorite Bond for a while. Then, Pierce and Daniel came along and changed my mind. Here's my ranking of the Roger Moore films: 1. Octopussy (9.5/10) Lots of fun, love the Bond girls, the villains and his sidekicks. I even love the theme song. 2. A View to a kill (8.5) Tanya Roberts is annoying but she doesn't bother me. Roger Moore is noticeably older, but that doesn't bother either. I love Christopher Walken as Zorin, Grace Jones is great as Mayday and Patrick MacNee makes a cameo, which I love as an Avengers fan. Great theme song! 3. For Your Eyes Only (8/10) I like the location, the Bond girl and Topol. The story, not as much. Good theme song. 4. The Spy Who Loved Me (7/10) It's got all the right elements but it's one I don't reach for often. The theme song is not my favorite but decent. 5. Live and Let Die (7/10) I think the script is so silly. But I like the scenes in Harlem, their time in Louisiana is fun, love the boat chase which is the best part of the film, and the theme song is good. 6. Man with the Golden Gun (6/10) I agree that it's pretty bland. Christopher Lee was the only thing that's remotely interesting about this film. Everyone else, meh! 7. Moonraker (5/10) It's not awful but it's too silly for me to take seriously and it's not one I reach for either.
I grew up in the era where most hardcore James Bond fans resented Roger Moore as 007 because they thought he was just a light follow up to Sean Connery who never took the role as seriously as they thought he should. Boy how times have changed!! These days every James Bond fan just loves Roger -not only because of his films-but because we know that out of all the actors who have ever played him it’s clear that it is he who truly loved being James Bond more than any of them. His class and graciousness to the fans over the years only made us appreciate him even more. His movies were all FUN and remind us of a simpler era with stand alone 007 adventures that came out EVERY TWO YEARS!! Wow did we take that for granted! My take 1.The Spy Who Loved Me 2.Octopussy 3.For your Eyes Only 4.Live And Let Die 5.Moonraker 6.A View To A Kill 7.The Man With The Golden Gun
No one will ever read this, but here's my list, goddammit. 1. Octopussy 2. Moonraker 3. For Your Eyes Only 4. The Spy Who Loved Me 5. Live and Let Die 6. The Man with the Golden Gun 7. A View to a Kill (This one doesn't really deserve to be on any list ever)
Good news, I've read your comment. Bad news, I'm going to criticize you. How do got Moonraker ranked higher than For Your Eyes Only and The Spy Who Loved Me?
1) The Spy Who Loved Me - quintessential fun, although the climactic action could have been better. 2) Moonraker - a lot of fun and quite beautiful too, great villain too. 3) Octopussy - great action and well paced. 4) The Man With the Golden Gun - great villain and locales makes up for a lot. 5) A View to a Kill - bizarre fun, more 80's proof that cocaine is a hell of a drug. 6) For Your Eyes Only - good action, dull plot, villain and climax. 7) Live and Let Die - nothing but a chase film with the occasional cringe.
Really love these commentaries, Joseph. Good work! While personal taste factors in to a large extent, your reasoning is as balanced, persuasive, and well-thought out as any professional critic on the Moore films. It's easy to dismiss them as silly and not up to par with the Connery films, but you recognize all the dimensions of them. After seeing your reviews of For Your Eyes Only and Octopussy, I re-watched them recently and I have to agree with you. These films represent the best of the Bond canon. Roger Moore is so smooth and witty, yet he has a strong moral backbone - you can really believe him as a genuine hero.
Not sure where else they could go after TSWLM. A FYEO would have been too soon. The public loved TSWLM, meaning Cubby Brocoli had a bigger budget for Moonraker. The solution - put more money on the screen & turn Bond into Han Solo. The public loved it.
7. Moonraker Score: 3 6. A view to a kill Score: 6 5. Octopussy Score: 7 4. Live and let die Score: 7 3. The Spy who loved me Score: 7.5 2. The man with the golden gun Score: 7.5 1. For your eyes only Score: 9.5
I rewatched all 24 James Bond films again during the month of September 2021. I even graded every film. Well here is my Ranking The Films of Roger Moore as James Bond. 1. The Spy Who Loved Me 2. For Your Eyes Only 3. Octopussy 4. Moonraker 5. The Man With The Golden Gun 6. Live And Let Die 7. A View To A Kill
I love very much Roger Moore and his Bond movies!!!!! My favorite Bond of all times. 1. The spy who loved me 10/10 2. For your eyes only 10/10 3. Octopussy 9.5/10 4.The man with the golden gun 9/10 5. Moonraker 8/10 6. Live and let die 7.5/10 7. A view to a kill 6.5/10
Octopussy was the first Bond movie I watched in the cinema and I loved it. Since 1983, I watched every single Bond movie at the teathre, until Casino Royale. Hopefully the producers will cast an actor who doesnt look like a nightclub security man or a stupid policeman.
Very slickly done sir. I love the breakdowns and commentary. When you come to the UK we'll have to check out the Octopussy train, some of the carriages are still at Nene Valley Railway. (If you haven't already frequented of course).
Great job! Octopussy if phenomenal action film... the best paced JB since Goldfinger imho. I would choose FYEO as number 1 though... What's a matter with all the other critics who put Octopussy as the Worst? What are these guys smoking??
Octopussy is my most favorite of the Moore Bond film. It is an absolute blast and joy to watch. Personally my favorite cast of the entire Bond Franchise and its in my top 5 most favorite Bond films of all time.
Excellent!!! My Rankings... 7. A View to A kill 6. The Spy Who Loved Me 5. For Your Eyes Only 4.The Man with the Golden Gun 3. Live & Let Die 2. Moonraker 1. Octopussy
My ranking would be: 1. The Spy Who Loved Me 2. For Your Eyes Only 3. A View to A Kill 4. Octopussy 5. Moonraker 6. Live and Let Die 7. The Man with the Golden Gun
Joseph, it`s Howard Weber. Back in July 1981, I attended a James Bond luncheon put together by my friend Steve Rubin. Would you believe I met a guy from New York who thought The Spy Who Loved Me was the worst Bond film of the series so far. Go figure. Also, I agree FYEO is a great Bond film but when I saw it back in 1981, I thought Roger`s performance as Bond was more like the Saint. I still feel that way. I`m sure I don`t have to tell you how popular TSWLM was when I saw it back in 1977. Eveybody was talking about it along with Star Wars. Glad that you and I agree on Octopussy.
Hey Joe this was an awesome critic on the roger moore bond movies, i really loved the scenes and discussing, them that really made me think of it, to be honest, roger moore played a huge part in my upbringing without me knowing, first off my dad, grew up with the saint, and then later, persuaders in his teenage years, and then to have bond be the series in which he is awesome in, is just crazy to me, my dad told me about those times, the funny thing was my dad was an usher for the MCT back in the 80s, and he would be behind when screenings would happen, and roger moore would be doing movie premeres back then, and to show my cousin the bond movies, since he never seen it, but only played the games, never seen the movies, so when he told me his favorite was roger moore, i felt that there is a bond for everyone, and what i can say from much thought of roger moore, is how great he was, the comedic bits are so good, and not that many actors can have the comedic bits and then switch to seriousness. Also there is alot in terms of what he brings which is so different from what came before, he wanted to be different and that is what i liked about him. I would love if you can subscribe to my new channel which is a travel channel believe it or not is called thrilling cities, i would like people to see it, i will do filming locations at some point of bond, but i already did some like captain marvel or pineapple express. So just let people know it helps alot, and I really liked this video, thanks for everything you do for the bond community.
My rank: For your eyes only > Spy who loved me > Live and let die > Golden gun > Octopussy > Moonraker > View to a kill For your eyes only probably my favorite bond film ever. I did not mind octopussy but some of the scenes like the dinner out turned me off, & it felt to go off a bit from the Bond formula, but it had one of the best villians imo, that slick Khan or w/e his name was awesome. View to a kill just kind of sucked, also went off the bond formula imo, that ending firetruck and house scene was just bad, first part was ok.
I grew up and live 50 miles south of New Orleans so LALD is a sentimental favorite of mine. But also in Octopussy, the mini airplane in the opening scene was owned and developed here in my hometown, Houma LA.
In my honest opinion I’d say: 1. The Spy Who Loved Me 2. For Your Eyes Only 3. Octopussy 4. A View to a Kill 5. Live and Let Die 6. The Man With the Golden Gun 7. Moonraker
1. The spy who loved me 2. For your eyes only 3. Octopussy 4. Live and let die 5. The man with the golden gun 🔃 very close 6. A view to a kill 7. Moonraker
i agree with all those sentiments. i have FYEO in first, truly one of my favorites, and Golden Gun in last. It has all the problems of Moonraker and AVTAK, but it looks like the cheapest and most dated of the series.
Your Lazenby rankings will be a short video. :). Love your videos, you David, Calvin, Tom, etc have been a blessing this year. I like LALD, FYEO, Spy. But Octopussy is a surprise top for me. The auction house scene is classic Flemming James Bond. Just Kamal Kans stare at Bond speaks volumes. The backgammon scene is one of my favorite Bond- villian scenes. Bond sliding down the staircase bannister is brilliant James Bond. Magdas spiraling down from the balcony is a beautiful, stunning scene. Orlov is done very well as a " get Russia back to superiority " General. Gabinda is a good, loyal henchman. The cart chase is so cool and refreshing. The pre-title is one of my favorites with: TLD, GE, TWINE, Goldfinger. Moore looks competent fighting in Octopussies room. Q gets some screen time. And 009 dressed as a clown sets up a mystery, all making it a great film. Orlov's knife throwing henchmen were a good fit. The villians using Octopussy's circus for their smuggling and ultimate goal of setting off the nuclear device on an US base in Germany, the henchmen fit. And when i had wnt to the film then, the scene of 009 running from the knife throwers, made me jump. As i thought it was one guy at first. 009 pauses after balloon pops, and the knife thrower is over his shoulder, way in the background. 009 turns back and right into the thrower. I do like the score and pre title in AVTAK. And love Bond on the snow mobile ski, playing to the Beach Boys. Burton created snowboarding, and it was in its infancy, and getting going when the film was made. So the snowboarding was pretty well done.
FYEO is a fantastic film and is my second favourite Moore Bond film.... but it isn’t TSWLM, that film IMO is the perfect balance thread between OTT escapism and a little gritty character study. The pacing is near perfect, the set pieces are great and the song is phenomenal.
HOWARD WEBER says-------The way I judge a weak Bond movie is if there`s more good things in the film than bad, then I`ll keep watching it. Even the best Bond films have 1 or 2 flaws in them.
@@philhellmuth2771 the parkour chase felt a bit forced at some places.. broke checkhovs rule.. why add a car if it is only going to get destroyed. villain gets killed just in time by Duex Ex Machina and our hero instead of thanking him shoots him in the leg and later romances with his daughter
1) The spy who loved me 2) For your eyes only 3) Moonraker 4) Octopuss 5) live and let die 6) MWTGG 7) AVTAK but hey there all amazing and very hard to rank!
7 A view To A kill 1/10 6 The man with The Golden gun 2/10 5 moonraker 4/10 4 Live And let die 6/10 3 for your eyes only 7/10 2 octopussy 8/10 1 The spy who loved me 8/10
*My ranking* 7. _Moonraker_ (23rd) 6. _The Man with the Golden Gun_ (21st) 5. _A View to a Kill_ (20th) 4. _The Spy Who Loved Me_ (16th) 3. _For Yours Eyes Only_ (15th) 2. _Octopussy_ (14th) 1. _Live and Let Die_ (9th)
when i read the fleming novels, i see connery, never the way dalton and craig did his bond. on the cinema, sir roger moore is my favo, maby becuse the spy who loved me is my favo and first bond movie i saw..... daniel craig has 5% bond feeling, dalton has 25 % bond felling, Lazenby has 89% bondfelling, connery has 100%, Moore has 100%, Brosnan has 100%
Roger Moore's era is the only time when you get every type of style Bond from Serious/low key FYEO to overblown spectacle Moonraker and shows what an underrated actor Roger was
I Love em all
It's a good argument and he does have range if the viewer is willing to look for it. I view it slightly differently in that I wish Moore had leaned into the badass _For Your Eyes Only_ mode Bond a little more than his default lightweight setting. I guess what it comes down to is Moore's take was one of irreverence - he never really believed he should be an action hero and so he undermines the proceedings, which then resulted in a feedback loop of the writers tailoring the script to his more eyebrow-raising tone. Ultimately I do want my Bond actor to have enough confidence when they're on set that they can play a cold blooded killer.
@@PurushaDesa that's what makes being a Bond fan be so fun everyone has different views and each is valid
Very well put. His era doesn’t get enough respect.
For Your Eyes Only is a down to earth serious movie, your right! But Octopussy also often gets overlooked. Because it may have gags but plotwise its also a dark and realistic spy thriller! The entire train sequence is nail biting! The race against the clock is as serious as Bond possibly ever gets! I mean he hears the explanation and knows he has 4 hours to get the nuke. He is then spotted by henchmen and is slowed down and fights them over a long period of time. Then he has to get all the way to the base, plus he has to figure out how to get there! Some people pick him up, but only drive him to the payphone. Then he has no choice but to steal a woman’s car in order to get there! He is slowed down by police who dont believe him, he is so serious that he has no choice but to wear a clown costume. Only like this he can have cover. He has to warn the base commander general about the nuke who also doesnt believe him at first and then he‘s there and Octopussy promptly decides to shoot open the lock, which can also end terribly... Then Bond finally gets the nuke. I have a hard time finding a scene in which Bond ever gets more serious than here and people laugh at it all the time because they are too lazy to properly look at it.. shame..
@@davider6884 agree my only complaint is how quickly bond does his clown make up gear lol but it was a good and necessary disguise 👍👌
Can't tell you how much I love seeing Octopussy get the recognition it deserves. Really is a great film to watch and forget all your troubles. One of the very best.
An all time high!
I absolutely agree. Octopussy is my most favorite of all the Roger Moore films and is in my top 5 best James Bond films of all time. I love the cast of characters, I love the cinematography, the locations, the colorfulness of the film, the plot and most most importantly I love Rogers performance as Bond etc... in my opinion this is a perfect film. The action is superb. People need to understand the time, the setting and what they were going for at the time. They nailed everything here. This film is so much fun. I enjoy every moment of this film beginning to end.
Best of the best of Bond movie ever, and also the best soundtrack "all time high" compare to all Bond Movie.
Bond kick Locque off the cliff = Roger Moore's "you've had your six"
also "what a helpful chap" from spy who loved me
1. The spy who loved me
2. For your eyes only
3. Octopussy
4. Live and let die
5. Moonraker
6. The man with the golden gun
7. A view to a kill
You read my mind for your ranking lol, but I switch 6 and 7
@@tylerjsmithers8385Nice ranking bro. I do like Roger Moore as Bond and here is my ranking of all Roger Moore James Bond movies from best to worst:
1. The Spy Who Loved Me
2. For Your Eyes Only
3. Moonraker
4. Live And Let Die
5. Octopussy
6. A View To A Kill
7. The Man With The Golden Gun
@@bouya642 Awesome ranking mate!
@@SharkWhosFondOfBondThanks bro, my ranking has changed over the months....
Here is my new Roger Moore's Bond films ranking:
1. The Spy Who Loved Me
2. For Your Eyes Only
3. Moonraker
4. Live And Let Die
5. Octopussy
6. A View To A Kill
7. The Man With The Golden Gun
Yes, Live and Let Die is my 3rd favorite in the Moore era...
Here is my Sean Connery Bond films ranking:
1. Goldfinger
2. From Russia With Love
3. Thunderball
4. Diamonds Are Forever
5. You Only Live Twice
6. Dr No
7. Never Say Never Again
Timothy Dalton's Bond films ranking:
1. Licence To Kill
2. The Living Daylights
Pierce Brosnan Bond films ranking:
1. GoldenEye
2. Tomorrow Never Dies
3. The World Is Not Enough
4. Die Another Day
Daniel Craig Bond films ranking:
1. Casino Royale
2. Skyfall
3. No Time To Die
4. Spectre
5. Quantum of Solace
Top 10 Bond films in no particular order:
Goldfinger, The Spy Who Loved Me, GoldenEye, Casino Royale, The Living Daylights, Licence To Kill, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, From Russia With Love, Thunderball and Skyfall
Bottom 10 Bond films in no particular order:
You Only Live Twice, The Man With The Golden Gun, Diamonds Are Forever, Moonraker, A View To A Kill, Die Another Day, No Time To Die, Spectre, Quantum of Solace and The World Is Not Enough, Never Say Never Again and Casino Royale 67
Bond actors ranking:
1. Sean Connery
2. Timothy Dalton
3. Roger Moore
4. George Lazenby
5. Pierce Brosnan
6. Daniel Craig
@@bouya642 Wow, I love all these rankings! (That Golden Gate Bridge scene in AVTAK, along with awesome fun moments and a great villain, totally save it from being at last place in the Moore Bond era!)
Roger Moore is my favorite Bond. After getting into the series recently and taking them out of the library, I bought all of his movies. So much fun and just the right blend of everything.
My first Roger Moore Bond was Live and Let Die, that will always have a place in my heart! I love Roger Moore since the Saint! Rip Sir Roger Moore, thanks for the great memories and for being the great classy gentleman and humanitarian! You are loved and still missed. Rip, Darling Roger❤
Nobody did it better. There's something to cherish in all Roger Moore's 007 outings. Might not be the best Bond, but defo my favourite.
For your eyes only is my personal favorite!!!
From Russia With Love
For Your Eyes Only
A great double bill
@@garybryant1501 I'm sorry but I find From Russia With Love boring.
@@greatwuta For Your Eyes Only
The Living Daylights instead 😊
@@garybryant1501 lol I was expecting you to defend FRWL. That's a good double billing. For Your Eyes Only and The Living Daylights.
@@greatwuta It's a slow burn but it's one I don't mind.
Two of my favourites are The Man With A Golden Gun and Live And Let Die. For me, The Man With A Golden Gun is a very underrated Bond movie. I love the setting in Asia, and the island scenes are beautiful. Also, Christopher Lee is a very good and suave villain, and Herve Villechaize, although short, is both menacing and an interesting character, who even shows some humour. Bond escaping a fight with an experienced karate fighter and then pushed back to be defended by two young schoolgirls is really amusing. The fact that the main villain is an experienced assassin who never misses is intriguing, and also the return of JW gives it a comic touch. I even like the soundtrack and theme song, and the final scene sailing away on a Chinese style boat (junk) is very exotic. Although I prefer the Sean Connery movies in general, Dr No being one of my all time favourite movies, I really do love The Man With The Golden Gun, as well as Live And Let Die. I also like View To A Kill, mainly for the villains, Christopher Walken and Grace Jones, and also the setting in San Francisco. Everyone has their own personal taste, and people's choices and reasons for that choice should always be respected. It was really interesting to see your list and to hear why you ranked them in that order. Thank you.
I agree i dont get all the hate mwtgg gets.. for me its super exotic, i love the leading actresses the villain, the car chase, and the rocking title song.. cant say the same for avtak, i think that movie lacked action..
I've always loved the 'clown Bond' scene in Octopussy, it's so frustrating that it's usually pointed to as a 'jump the shark' moment, I feel as though the criticism comes from people viewing the scene out of context. A clown frantically trying to warn a big top full of customers that they're in danger is practically Hitchcockian. It's great.
absolutely
It’s so frustrating because even people who have seen the film act like that scene is a joke, when it’s actually being played completely straight. Bond is not a joke in that scene, but with the clown appearance the people who most need to hear his warning are the least inclined to.
I completely agree. Except for the clown scene and telling a Tiger to sit, it’s a pretty grounded, well paced movie. And Maud Adams is terrific. If you honestly want to see a guy in his 60s bed a 21 year old girl, I don’t know what to tell you. FYEO and Octopussy aged Roger Moore perfectly and put him in a setting where you can easily get into it. It’s not just science fiction that would make George Lucas roll his eyes. They’re movies made for adults, like the novels. Moonraker, AVTAK and DAD are films made for kids.
Why the clown scene becomes something matter!!! It is the part of undercover action. Why doubt it- this scene, I don't understand!!! It is thrilling and chilling
Brofist for the Octopussy love. Arguably the most fun Bond of all.
Have been a Bond fan since age 4 in 87. Roger Moore always been my favorite still is.
7. Moonraker
6. The Man with the golden gun
5.Live and let die
4. Octopussy
3. The Spy who Loved me
2. For your eyes only
1. A View to a kill
AVTAK is hugely underrated, great story, villain henchmen, film score. FYEO, AVTAK were the first two films my dad showed me.
This is not matching and how bad your structure is.
@@bjork4613 What's not matching? We're not in school proper structure doesn't really matter here. Do you expect anyone to take your opinion seriously, third Reich cat, really!
octopussy train chase is probably the most exciting car chase sequence in the history of cinema right until the circus scene.. the clown suit works perfectly
7: A View To A Kill - 4
6: The Man With The Golden Gun - 4
5: Moonraker - 6
4: Live And Let Die - 7
3: For Your Eyes Only - 7
2: Octopussy - 8
1: The Spy Who Loved Me - 8
I bloody well love Moonraker, yes I know it's got some silly scenes but it's just so entertaining, it has some classic lines "take care of Mr Bond, see that some harm comes to him" amazing action sequences, fantastic sets by Ken Adam, career best effects by Derek Meddings and one of Barry's best scores. I dont mind that Bond goes into space, I mean Bond almost went into space in You Only Live Twice.
What's amazing, and kinda funny, is that Tom Cruise is filming M:I - 7 and 8 and he's around Moore's age and will be 60 come 2022! Not many people complain about Cruise being an older Ethan Hunt, but people do complain about Connery and Moore's physical appearances come their later movies.
Tom Cruise hasn't aged in like 20 years....its crazy
Probably because Cruise is still quite physical and tries to do most of his stunts. Moore on the other hand...
Octopussy is my favorite Bond film if not my top 3... I've watched it dozens of times. The Spy Who Loved Me, Octopussy, NTTD... spectacular. The Man with the Golden Gun... I loved how wacky that movie was and the setting in Hong Kong even with references to Kowloon and the New Territories. Christopher Lee plays an immense adversary to Bond. I always felt the greatest adversaries were Blofeld in Diamond, Scaramanga, and Khan.
@ironqqq I do like all Roger Moore James Bond movies. They're so fun and guilty pleasures tbh. Roger Moore and Sean Connery are the best Bond. The old James Bond movies are special and unique.
Here is my ranking of all James Bond movies from best to worst:
1. From Russia With Love
2. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
3. License To Kill
4. The Living Daylights
5. Goldfinger
6. The Spy Who Loved Me
7. Octopussy
8. Thunderball
9. For Your Eyes Only
10. A View To A Kill
11. Moonraker
12. You Only Live Twice
13. GoldenEye
14. No Time To Die
15. Tomorrow Never Dies
16. Skyfall
17. The World Is Not Enough
18. Casino Royale
19. Quantum of Solace
20. Die Another Day
21. Spectre
22. Never Say Never Again
23. Diamonds Are Forever
24. The Man With The Golden Gun
25. Live And Let Die
26. Dr No
27. Casino Royale 1967
Notice Moore’s skiing outfit is the same colour as George Lazenbys in OHMSS
Well, it’s James Bond, not Roger or George...
Octopussy isn't just my favourite Roger Moore Bond film but my favourite of the whole series. It literally has everything you could ask for in a Bond film.
Great pre title
Great theme song
Great locations
Great women
Great villians
Great story
And some of the best 1 liners in all of the franchise
It has it all, serious moments, light hearted moments, amazing action and everything in between.
@@dereklewis4321 you forgot great action.. from pretitle to the train chase
I watched Skyfall again, and every time someone in the film refers to Bond being an old has-been, I thought, "Why are they treating Daniel Craig like this when it's only his third film?" But if they had treated 6:17 Roger Moore the same way in A View To A Kill, it would've been perfect.
It was more metaphorical, t old part is more to do with his methods of spying than his age.
I think the deal with the Craig films is they try to encompass the beginning of his career as a 00 and then jump to the present, or end if you will, indicated in Skyfall by the reference to the exploding pen, and the Goldfinger modded DB5. WRT the DB5, I find it amusing that they sold off all his stuff, but overlooked the car with all the weapons sitting in a storage unit. And Apparently, somewhere along the way it became his car and not a company car? M's statement, "go ahead, eject me" indicates they are aware of the car, so, guess they just spaced it out... :D
I’m right with ya on “Octopussy “, my favorite RM 007 Film! At least once a week I yell out in my living room.....”CZECHOSLOVAKIA!” In my best Steven Berkoff impersonation 😉😉
mine is "tiMID"
great ranking!!!
Love the Roger Moore films, my favourite era
Octopussy was the 1st Bond i saw in the cinema. It was playing along side with Return of the Jedi & Superman III.
In short its a fun movie. Has a bit of everything.
With Moore's movies you'd get little moments of where he's Bond is ruthless. He's line to the twin he throws the knife at. "& thats for 009" is said with real contempt. At that point in the movie the audience isn't thinking about the death of 009. But it shows Bond hasn't forgot he was killed,& He's pissed ! as 009 was one of MI6's own too. Brilliant stuff 👍
Octopussy is better than Superman 3 and Return of the Jedi. Even it is better than the other bond movie "Never say never again"
Octopussy FTW! I love that movie and it's basically James Bond in an Indiana Jones movie. What's not to love?!
Octopussy was temple of doom bond, definitely
@@KhalilGhibran W bro. Octopussy and The Spy Who Loved Me are the best from Roger Moore! Here is my ranking of all Roger Moore James Bond films
1. The Spy Who Loved Me
2. Octopussy
3. For Your Eyes Only
4. Moonraker
5. A View To A Kill
6. Live And Let Die
7. The Man With The Golden Gun
Here is my ranking of all Sean Connery James Bond films
1. Thunderball
2. You Only Live Twice
3. Goldfinger
4. From Russia With Love
5. Diamonds Are Forever
6. Never Say Never Again
7. Dr No
Here is my ranking of all Pierce Brosnan James Bond films
1. GoldenEye
2. Tomorrow Never Dies
3. The World Is Not Enough
4. Die Another Day
Here is my ranking of all Daniel Craig James Bond films
1. No Time To Die
2. Skyfall
3. Casino Royale
4. Spectre
5. Quantum of Solace
Great work Joe, enjoyed it as always. My ranking I’d go: 7:MWTGG, 🔫
6: AVTAK, 🌉
5: MR, 🌒
4: Spy 🕵️♂️ 💗
3: LALD, 🐊
2: FYEO, 👀
1: Octopussy 🐙
Lmao I love LALD emoji is an alligator xD
In my opinion, none of Moore's films are bad: each of them has something to offer audiences, even if a few have a couple of problems, like taking things too far. But that can be said about most of the films in the series.
I'm glad to see someone else loves Octopussy as much as I do. While it's not my number one Moore film, it's a favourite. This film is very rewatchable because it offers so much.
Octopussy is also my favourite Moore entry, and Thunderball is also my favourite of the Connery's 👍👌
Me too!!!
My ranking would be:
1) For Your Eyes Only
2) Live and Let Die
3) The Spy Who Loved Me
4) Octupussy
5) A View To A Kill
6) Moonraker
7) The Man With The Golden Gun
I love FYEO and it's in my top 5 of all Bond films. LALD and TSWLM are the next best for me and I really enjoy both (awesome sound tracks in both too!)
Octupussy is right in the middle for me, very solid film but not quite as good as the 3 above it. I like AVTAK, with Zorin being one of my favourite villains in the franchise and May Day is awesome too - sadly Moore's age (and lack of him in any action scenes) really detracts from the quality.
Moonraker is a fun film, it only gets really rubbish to me in the space stuff. I wasn't a fan of them bringing Jaws back and some of the editing/back projections were a bit shoddy, but it's solid on the whole.
TMWTGG is really close to the bottom of my Bond rankings. I found it incredibly boring and it was only redeemed by the presence of Moore and Lee. The script was very much lacking and I can't stand Pepper as a character.
Na na no no. This is worst ranking ever!!!
I sense a grumpyness about your Moore years, I love this era
Thank you about commenting on Octopussy's last scene. Hit the nail on the head perfectly. A joker Bond not being taken serious enough to save the day makes it really tense. Actually my favourite scene of the film
Twins killing 009 scene and dogs killing Corinne are both scary. One has a great score the other has no score at all. Perfectly placed
1. The Spy Who Loved Me
2. Live and Let Die
3. The Man with the Golden Gun
4. Octopussy
5. For Your Eyes Only
6. Moonraker
7. A View To a Kill
The Moore era was what I grew up watching the most so some of these I have crazy nostalgia bias towards. Probably watched golden gun 30+ times
Wrong again
@@bjork4613 k
Rest In Peace, Roger Moore.
Great ranking! Your top two are also my top two, just in reverse order. The Spy Who Loved Me never did much for me, and I'm not sure why, though you might have helped to bring it up for me. I've always preferred Moonraker, maybe for that amazing John Barry score.
So my ranking would be:
1. FYEO
2. OP
3. MR
4. LALD
5. TSWLM
6. AVTAK
7. TMWTGG
Very nice. My favorites are: Live and let die, For your eyes only and The spy who loved me.
Moonraker works with the most beautiful music by John Barry. It's so atmospheric.
Love seeing Octopussy at the top! Its also my favorite Roger Moore movie and often even wrestles with Goldeneye for my overall top spot in the ranking!
It ranks in my top 3 easy. Moore's best film hands down
Live and Let Die was the 1st Roger Moore film I ever saw, so it has a special place in my heart. It's been awhile since I last watched 'For Your Eyes Only' so I might have to give that another watch soon after this video!
I love Moonraker.
Been looking forward to this video - thanks Joe!
If Octopussy and FYEO had been made the other way around, and Roger hadn't gone to do AVTAK, it would have played up to his age well - and FYEO would have been the perfect swansong for his Bond
I always thought it would've been cool if Kristatos was selling the ATAC to someone insane enough to put it to use right away like Orlov instead of Gogol. Would've given FYEO a more classic, ticking clock ending.
You've made me want to see For Your Eyes Only again. Got all the films but not seen that for a while. I always judge them on how many times I've watched them and how good they make me feel watching them. With that 1. Spy Who Loved Me 2. Moonraker 3. Octopussy 4. Live and Let Die 5. For Your Eyes Only 6. Man With the Golden Gun 7. A View To A Kill. You're so right about that Octopussy but I remember at the time the film came out I wasn't into Johnny Weismullers Tarzans they were showing during school holidays in the UK and that cracked me up when Bond did the Tarzan call - Roger always said lots of actors played Tarzan so there's no reason why they can't do that with Bond. Rogers "sit!" which a lot of people today our outside the UK don't get is that dog trainer called Barbara Woodhouse used to say in her programs. She was a fearsome woman and she only had to go "sit!" and the wildest dogs immediately obeyed. Sit! LOL
Na na na No No. Your ranking is worst
Octopussy it's definitely an underrated Gem. But the first Bond I saw at the Cinema was Moonraker. So I will always have a soft spot for that.Roger Moore always cops it but I think He's right up there with Connery for capturing the essence of Bond.
This film franchise has been and remains my film guilty pleasure. My first Bond film was Diamonds are Forever. I was 6 y.o. and you can forgive me for thinking that Roger Moore was the star of that film as that was my memory of Bond for the next 6 films. It was and still is a special occasion. The musical theme, opening scene, dry English humour and witty dialogue to start. With that said it is with some excitement that I have discovered this channel just within the last 6 hrs and have been sampling the reviews these last 4 hours. Bond films I think of as its own genre and its hallmarks are an iconic character, a 2 hr. thrill ride of near impossible stunts and larger than life moments. So to use the description "over the top" is required and not derogatory. After all, Ian Fleming's writing, I propose, does shoot for the extraordinary Hero.
funny i was told diamonds are forever has roger moore when we rented that tape.. it turned out to be an old unflattering sean connery
I assume we will have to wait another 2 years for the Daniel Craig rankings lol
Scary thought! ;)
The spy who love me has very good camera work, and I like how the music is edited to go with the scenes very well just like the first three Star Wars movies
I genuinely like everyone who's played Bond but Moore will always be my favorite
My favs, in order:
7) The Man with the Golden Gun
6) Live and Let Die
5) A View to a Kill
4) Moonraker
3) Octopussy
2) The Spy Who Loved Me
1) For your Eyes Only
1- For Your Eyes Only
2- Octopussy
3- Spy Who Loved Me
4- Live and Let Die
5- A View to a Kill
6- Man with the Golden Gun
7- Moonraker
Genuine fans don't need to get into octopusy they already know how good it is
Great and (for me) surprising ranking video. Octopussy has always been my guilty pleasure Bond. I remember it didn't get much love from critics at the time. To see true Bond lovers like yourself acknowledge it's pure joy made me smile. I totally agree that without Moore the series would have died. Sir Roger has often been dismissed as a lightweight but like classic actors of the calibre of Cary Grant and David Niven...he made his Bond charming suave and effortless.
I grew-up w/Roger Moore and he was my favorite Bond for a while. Then, Pierce and Daniel came along and changed my mind. Here's my ranking of the Roger Moore films:
1. Octopussy (9.5/10) Lots of fun, love the Bond girls, the villains and his sidekicks. I even love the theme song.
2. A View to a kill (8.5) Tanya Roberts is annoying but she doesn't bother me. Roger Moore is noticeably older, but that doesn't bother either. I love Christopher Walken as Zorin, Grace Jones is great as Mayday and Patrick MacNee makes a cameo, which I love as an Avengers fan. Great theme song!
3. For Your Eyes Only (8/10) I like the location, the Bond girl and Topol. The story, not as much. Good theme song.
4. The Spy Who Loved Me (7/10) It's got all the right elements but it's one I don't reach for often. The theme song is not my favorite but decent.
5. Live and Let Die (7/10) I think the script is so silly. But I like the scenes in Harlem, their time in Louisiana is fun, love the boat chase which is the best part of the film, and the theme song is good.
6. Man with the Golden Gun (6/10) I agree that it's pretty bland. Christopher Lee was the only thing that's remotely interesting about this film. Everyone else, meh!
7. Moonraker (5/10) It's not awful but it's too silly for me to take seriously and it's not one I reach for either.
Great review and beautiful editing, thanks!
7. live and let die
6. spy who loved me
5. view to a kill
4. for your eyes only
3. moonraker
2. man with the golden gun
1. octopussy
I grew up in the era where most hardcore James Bond fans resented Roger Moore as 007 because they thought he was just a light follow up to Sean Connery who never took the role as seriously as they thought he should.
Boy how times have changed!!
These days every James Bond fan just loves Roger -not only because of his films-but because we know that out of all the actors who have ever played him it’s clear that it is he who truly loved being James Bond more than any of them.
His class and graciousness to the fans over the years only made us appreciate him even more.
His movies were all FUN and remind us of a simpler era with stand alone 007 adventures that came out EVERY TWO YEARS!!
Wow did we take that for granted!
My take
1.The Spy Who Loved Me
2.Octopussy
3.For your Eyes Only
4.Live And Let Die
5.Moonraker
6.A View To A Kill
7.The Man With The Golden Gun
No one will ever read this, but here's my list, goddammit.
1. Octopussy
2. Moonraker
3. For Your Eyes Only
4. The Spy Who Loved Me
5. Live and Let Die
6. The Man with the Golden Gun
7. A View to a Kill (This one doesn't really deserve to be on any list ever)
Good news, I've read your comment. Bad news, I'm going to criticize you. How do got Moonraker ranked higher than For Your Eyes Only and The Spy Who Loved Me?
Good list
1) The Spy Who Loved Me - quintessential fun, although the climactic action could have been better.
2) Moonraker - a lot of fun and quite beautiful too, great villain too.
3) Octopussy - great action and well paced.
4) The Man With the Golden Gun - great villain and locales makes up for a lot.
5) A View to a Kill - bizarre fun, more 80's proof that cocaine is a hell of a drug.
6) For Your Eyes Only - good action, dull plot, villain and climax.
7) Live and Let Die - nothing but a chase film with the occasional cringe.
For me it's
1 Live And Let Die
2 For Your Eyes Only
3 The Spy Who Loved Me
4 Octopusy
5 The Man With The Golden Gun
6 Moonraker
7 A View To A Kill
Really love these commentaries, Joseph. Good work! While personal taste factors in to a large extent, your reasoning is as balanced, persuasive, and well-thought out as any professional critic on the Moore films. It's easy to dismiss them as silly and not up to par with the Connery films, but you recognize all the dimensions of them. After seeing your reviews of For Your Eyes Only and Octopussy, I re-watched them recently and I have to agree with you. These films represent the best of the Bond canon. Roger Moore is so smooth and witty, yet he has a strong moral backbone - you can really believe him as a genuine hero.
Not sure where else they could go after TSWLM. A FYEO would have been too soon.
The public loved TSWLM, meaning Cubby Brocoli had a bigger budget for Moonraker.
The solution - put more money on the screen & turn Bond into Han Solo. The public loved it.
7. Moonraker Score: 3
6. A view to a kill Score: 6
5. Octopussy Score: 7
4. Live and let die Score: 7
3. The Spy who loved me Score: 7.5
2. The man with the golden gun Score: 7.5
1. For your eyes only Score: 9.5
all Moore films sucked
@@chadhaire1711 and you are sucking moore "little mouse" together with all of his bond girl.
I rewatched all 24 James Bond films again during the month of September 2021. I even graded every film. Well here is my Ranking The Films of Roger Moore as James Bond.
1. The Spy Who Loved Me
2. For Your Eyes Only
3. Octopussy
4. Moonraker
5. The Man With The Golden Gun
6. Live And Let Die
7. A View To A Kill
Ha haha so funny ranking
1.Octopussy
2.The Spy who loved me
3.Live and Let Die
4. For your Eyes only
5.A View to a Kill
6. Moonraker
7. The man with the Golden Gun
I love very much Roger Moore and his Bond movies!!!!! My favorite Bond of all times.
1. The spy who loved me 10/10
2. For your eyes only 10/10
3. Octopussy 9.5/10
4.The man with the golden gun 9/10
5. Moonraker 8/10
6. Live and let die 7.5/10
7. A view to a kill 6.5/10
We’re very similar in our Moore Bond movie tastebuds! Fantastic video!!
Octopussy was the first Bond movie I watched in the cinema and I loved it. Since 1983, I watched every single Bond movie at the teathre, until Casino Royale. Hopefully the producers will cast an actor who doesnt look like a nightclub security man or a stupid policeman.
Very slickly done sir. I love the breakdowns and commentary. When you come to the UK we'll have to check out the Octopussy train, some of the carriages are still at Nene Valley Railway. (If you haven't already frequented of course).
The spy who loved me was the first James Bond film that i saw on the big screen and is my favourite of the Roger Moore era,
Great list. Mine
1. The Spy Who Loved Me
2. Octopussy
3. For Your Eyes Only
4. Live and Let Die
5. A View to a Kill
6. TMWTGG
7. Moonraker
Great job! Octopussy if phenomenal action film... the best paced JB since Goldfinger imho. I would choose FYEO as number 1 though... What's a matter with all the other critics who put Octopussy as the Worst? What are these guys smoking??
GF was actually not that well paced as bond rarely does anything in the whole movie except for killing the henchman
Octopussy is my most favorite of the Moore Bond film. It is an absolute blast and joy to watch. Personally my favorite cast of the entire Bond Franchise and its in my top 5 most favorite Bond films of all time.
Excellent!!! My Rankings...
7. A View to A kill
6. The Spy Who Loved Me
5. For Your Eyes Only
4.The Man with the Golden Gun
3. Live & Let Die
2. Moonraker
1. Octopussy
Love your content Joe! Keep up the great work!
My ranking would be:
1. The Spy Who Loved Me
2. For Your Eyes Only
3. A View to A Kill
4. Octopussy
5. Moonraker
6. Live and Let Die
7. The Man with the Golden Gun
Great choice for 1. I love Octopussy. It’s easily my favorite Roger Moore film and second favorite Bond film over all.
So happy For Your Eyes Only ranks high. Always felt it is among the 2 most underrated Bonds in franchise
Joseph, it`s Howard Weber. Back in July 1981, I attended a James Bond luncheon put together by my friend Steve Rubin. Would you believe I met a guy from New York who thought The Spy Who Loved Me was the worst Bond film of the series so far. Go figure. Also, I agree FYEO is a great Bond film but when I saw it back in 1981, I thought Roger`s performance as Bond was more like the Saint. I still feel that way. I`m sure I don`t have to tell you how popular TSWLM was when I saw it back in 1977. Eveybody was talking about it along with Star Wars. Glad that you and I agree on Octopussy.
Hey Joe this was an awesome critic on the roger moore bond movies, i really loved the scenes and discussing, them that really made me think of it, to be honest, roger moore played a huge part in my upbringing without me knowing, first off my dad, grew up with the saint, and then later, persuaders in his teenage years, and then to have bond be the series in which he is awesome in, is just crazy to me, my dad told me about those times, the funny thing was my dad was an usher for the MCT back in the 80s, and he would be behind when screenings would happen, and roger moore would be doing movie premeres back then, and to show my cousin the bond movies, since he never seen it, but only played the games, never seen the movies, so when he told me his favorite was roger moore, i felt that there is a bond for everyone, and what i can say from much thought of roger moore, is how great he was, the comedic bits are so good, and not that many actors can have the comedic bits and then switch to seriousness. Also there is alot in terms of what he brings which is so different from what came before, he wanted to be different and that is what i liked about him. I would love if you can subscribe to my new channel which is a travel channel believe it or not is called thrilling cities, i would like people to see it, i will do filming locations at some point of bond, but i already did some like captain marvel or pineapple express. So just let people know it helps alot, and I really liked this video, thanks for everything you do for the bond community.
My rank: For your eyes only > Spy who loved me > Live and let die > Golden gun > Octopussy > Moonraker > View to a kill
For your eyes only probably my favorite bond film ever.
I did not mind octopussy but some of the scenes like the dinner out turned me off, & it felt to go off a bit from the Bond formula, but it had one of the best villians imo, that slick Khan or w/e his name was awesome. View to a kill just kind of sucked, also went off the bond formula imo, that ending firetruck and house scene was just bad, first part was ok.
I grew up and live 50 miles south of New Orleans so LALD is a sentimental favorite of mine. But also in Octopussy, the mini airplane in the opening scene was owned and developed here in my hometown, Houma LA.
In my honest opinion I’d say:
1. The Spy Who Loved Me
2. For Your Eyes Only
3. Octopussy
4. A View to a Kill
5. Live and Let Die
6. The Man With the Golden Gun
7. Moonraker
One and two I would switch places! Great video!
1. The spy who loved me
2. For your eyes only
3. Octopussy
4. Live and let die
5. The man with the golden gun
🔃 very close
6. A view to a kill
7. Moonraker
Looking forward to the new Spectre review!
i agree with all those sentiments. i have FYEO in first, truly one of my favorites, and Golden Gun in last. It has all the problems of Moonraker and AVTAK, but it looks like the cheapest and most dated of the series.
I got TSWLM as number one. FYEO number 2.
Your Lazenby rankings will be a short video. :). Love your videos, you David, Calvin, Tom, etc have been a blessing this year.
I like LALD, FYEO, Spy. But Octopussy is a surprise top for me. The auction house scene is classic Flemming James Bond. Just Kamal Kans stare at Bond speaks volumes. The backgammon scene is one of my favorite Bond- villian scenes. Bond sliding down the staircase bannister is brilliant James Bond. Magdas spiraling down from the balcony is a beautiful, stunning scene. Orlov is done very well as a " get Russia back to superiority " General. Gabinda is a good, loyal henchman. The cart chase is so cool and refreshing. The pre-title is one of my favorites with: TLD, GE, TWINE, Goldfinger. Moore looks competent fighting in Octopussies room. Q gets some screen time. And 009 dressed as a clown sets up a mystery, all making it a great film.
Orlov's knife throwing henchmen were a good fit. The villians using Octopussy's circus for their smuggling and ultimate goal of setting off the nuclear device on an US base in Germany, the henchmen fit. And when i had wnt to the film then, the scene of 009 running from the knife throwers, made me jump. As i thought it was one guy at first. 009 pauses after balloon pops, and the knife thrower is over his shoulder, way in the background. 009 turns back and right into the thrower.
I do like the score and pre title in AVTAK. And love Bond on the snow mobile ski, playing to the Beach Boys. Burton created snowboarding, and it was in its infancy, and getting going when the film was made. So the snowboarding was pretty well done.
FYEO is a fantastic film and is my second favourite Moore Bond film.... but it isn’t TSWLM, that film IMO is the perfect balance thread between OTT escapism and a little gritty character study. The pacing is near perfect, the set pieces are great and the song is phenomenal.
This ranking is perfect!!! Octopussy actually is the best bond's movie ever!!!
HOWARD WEBER says-------The way I judge a weak Bond movie is if there`s more good things in the film than bad, then I`ll keep watching it. Even the best Bond films have 1 or 2 flaws in them.
What is the flaw in Casino Royale?
@@philhellmuth2771 the parkour chase felt a bit forced at some places.. broke checkhovs rule.. why add a car if it is only going to get destroyed. villain gets killed just in time by Duex Ex Machina and our hero instead of thanking him shoots him in the leg and later romances with his daughter
1) The spy who loved me 2) For your eyes only 3) Moonraker 4) Octopuss 5) live and let die 6) MWTGG 7) AVTAK but hey there all amazing and very hard to rank!
7 A view To A kill 1/10
6 The man with The Golden gun 2/10
5 moonraker 4/10
4 Live And let die 6/10
3 for your eyes only 7/10
2 octopussy 8/10
1 The spy who loved me 8/10
1.Live and let die.
2.A view to a kill.
3.The Spy who loved me.
4.Moonraker.
5.For your eyes only.
6.The man with the golden gun.
7.Octopussy.
stupid ranking ever
1. FYEO
2. TSWLM
3. OCTO
4. LALD
5. MR
6. TMWTGG
7. AVTAK
It was Moonraker that made me a Bond- fan back in 1979.
My rankings:-
1, TSWLM
2, Moonraker
3, Octopussy
4, FYEO
5, LALD
6, TMWTGG
7, LALD
Where’s AVTAK?
*My ranking*
7. _Moonraker_ (23rd)
6. _The Man with the Golden Gun_ (21st)
5. _A View to a Kill_ (20th)
4. _The Spy Who Loved Me_ (16th)
3. _For Yours Eyes Only_ (15th)
2. _Octopussy_ (14th)
1. _Live and Let Die_ (9th)
Moore films not getting enough respect
@@dereklewis4321
I do love _Live and Let Die_ a lot.
when i read the fleming novels, i see connery, never the way dalton and craig did his bond. on the cinema, sir roger moore is my favo, maby becuse the spy who loved me is my favo and first bond movie i saw..... daniel craig has 5% bond feeling, dalton has 25 % bond felling, Lazenby has 89% bondfelling, connery has 100%, Moore has 100%, Brosnan has 100%
Lazenby has like negative 100% bond feeling
"I'd like to buy you a delicatessen in stainless steel!" Makes you wonder whether it sounds this way but he's saying something else.
Great top 3! Same as mine, just different order.
7. TMWTGG
6. A View to a Kill
5. Moonraker
4. The Spy Who Loved Me
3. Octopussy
2. Live and Let Die
1. For your eyes only