What a pleasant surprise to see LTK at number 1. I have it at 6 on my list, but I need to watch the films again as when I looked at the list today films higher or lower then they should have been. Dalton is my favourite Bond and I love The Living Daylights. One of the Bond sites does not rate Licence to Kill as it is too Miami Vice. The show was wonderful and I am happy with the comparison.
This is a better list than most others I've seen. I do agree FRwL is Connery's best Bond movie, and along with Casino Royale, Skyfall, Goldeneye and License to Kill, is in my top six. I would put Live and Let Die, Man with the Golden Gun, and especially Goldfinger a little higher, but otherwise pretty solid list.
I can go along with most of this list. I like the Dalton films as well and would rate "Living daylights" even higher. But I'm not the biggest fan of "Skyfall" and would put "Goldfinger", which in my eyes is "the" classic Bond film, much higher in the list. And my disappointment with "Die another day" is still too fresh that it ranks rather closer to the bottom in my esteem. But well, everybody has his own history with Bond. That's part of the fun with it.
I know I’ve done one of these recently but I’ve taken some time to reflect on the films and I’m surprised with my results. Here’s my new Bond film ranking in order 1 Die Another Day 2 Skyfall 3 Licence To Kill 4 Casino Royale 5 The World Is Not Enough 6 Goldeneye 7 Tomorrow Never Dies 8 From Russia With Love 9 Goldfinger 10 Spectre 11 The Living Daylights 12 The Spy Who Loved Me 13 Dr No 14 No Time To Die 15 Quantum Of Solace 16 Octopussy 17 You Only Live Twice 18 The Man With The Golden Gun 19 For Your Eyes Only 20 Moonraker 21 Thunderball 22 Live And Let Die 23 On Her Majesty’s Secret Service 24 A View To A Kill 25 Diamonds Are Forever
Rip Sean Connery and Roger Moore crazy to think two of the best Bond actors are gone now and George Lazenby is the oldest surviving Bond actor. I grew up on Pierce Brosnan when was a young 9 year old kid when he debuted in 1995 with Goldeneye and was in college when Daniel Craig debuted in 2006 with Casino Royale which is one of my favorite Bond films next to Goldeneye.
Dalton is my fave Bond. Indeed, 'The Living Daylights' topped my list for years. 'Licence to Kill' at #1 is an interesting choice, to say the least. I like the film more than many, and there is a growing re-evaluation/admiration of it online over the last few years. Fascinatingly, I've thought of it as being a bit overrated now, as a result. I've just always found TLD to be closer to Fleming's character with some nods to the filmic Bond. Though, LTK does have more direct references to Fleming's novels. If only we'd gotten his third film, whether that be Bond 17 or his version of GoldenEye, I think we would've found the happy medium between TLD and LTK for which Dalton was hoping. My own ranking: 25. Moonraker 24. Die Another Day 23. Diamonds are Forever 22. A View to a Kill 21. The Man with the Golden Gun 20. Live and Let Die 19. Octopussy 18. SPECTRE 17. You Only Live Twice 16. Tomorrow Never Dies 15. The World is Not Enough 14. Quantum of Solace 13. Thunderball 12. For Your Eyes Only 11. Licence to Kill 10. The Spy Who Loved Me 9. Skyfall 8. Dr. No 7. No Time to Die 6. Goldfinger 5. GoldenEye 4. On Her Majesty's Secret Service 3. From Russia with Love 2. The Living Daylights 1. Casino Royale
My Controversial ranking of the James Bond movies 1962-2021 including the unofficial* films (I love all the films in their own way and none of them are bad except No Time to Die) 1. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) 2. Casino Royale (2006) 3. Licence to Kill (1989) 4. From Russia with Love (1963) 5. Goldfinger (1964) 6. Octopussy (1983) 7. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) 8. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) 9. For Your Eyes Only (1981) 10. GoldenEye (1995) 11. Live and Let Die (1973) 12. The Living Daylights (1987) 13. The World Is Not Enough (1999) 14. You Only Live Twice (1967) 15. Die Another Day (2002) 16. Diamonds Are Forever (1971) 17. Moonraker (1979) 18. Thunderball (1965) 19. A View to a Kill (1985) 20. The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) 21. Spectre (2015) 22. Dr. No (1962) 23. *Casino Royale (1967) 24. Skyfall (2012) 25. *Never Say Never Again (1983) 26. Quantum of Solace (2008) 27. No Time to Die (2021)
My favorite was always a really good Timothy dalton film--- but I do enjoy Sean Connery as an actor--- pierce brosnan is also a great actor--- I'm a Timothy dalton Bond fan---- "the living daylights" is my favorite film.......
Intelligently articulated sir. I wouldn't call Licence to Kill charming by any stretch! Of course, there are a few charming moments care of Felix and Della's relationship with Bond; and there are charming scenes involving each of the two Bond girls, not central to the gritty narrative. But the premise is extremely charmless. You admit your no. 1 is based on preference not on merit - I wonder whether you should now try a ranking based on objective criteria for comparison
I like Spectre and therefore disagree with the beginning of your list ... and I would put "Tomorrow never dies" and "Die another day" right next to Diamonds are Forever as the worst Bond movies.Skyfall IMO is overrated and not in my Top 10.
I'm glad to see someone else has Goldfinger outside their top 10, too. While it was the first to get the formula right, and is still a good and enjoyable film, it does have its problems, especially nearly 60 years later, and there are better films in the series, in my opinion.
from russia with love is the perfect SPY film. No phony special effects, just pure realism. great plot and sean connery a real "no nonsense" SPY. film is the closest to fleming's book.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
You’re right, no two people will rank these movies the same. Some people prefer the grit of Craig, the seriousness of Connery, the camp of Moore, the Georgeness of Lazenby or the cunning of Dalton. Here’s my ranking. 25. The Quantum of Solace 24. Spectre 23. No Time to Die 22. Octopussy 21. A View to a Kill 20. Tomorrow Never Dies 19. Diamonds are Forever 18. Die Another Day 17. Moonraker 16. Licence to Kill 15. The World is Not Enough 14. Skyfall 13. Dr No 12. On Her Majesties Secret Service 11. The Man With the Golden Gun 10. You Only Live Twice 9. Casino Royale 8. Goldeneye 7. Thunderball 6. Live and Let Die 5. The Living Daylights 4. Goldfinger 3. For Your Eyes Only 2. The Spy Who Loved Me 1. From Russia With Love This is just based on my own tastes and how much I enjoyed them.
1. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service 2. From Russia With Love 3. Dr No 4. Goldfinger 5. Casino Royale 6. Thunderball 7. Licence To Kill 8. The Spy Who Loved Me 9. GoldenEye 10. The Living Daylights 11. SkyFall 12. For Your Eyes Only 13. You Only Live Twice 14. Live And Let Die 15. Octopussy 16. Tomorrow Never Dies 17. Moonraker 18. The Man With The Golden Gun 19. The World Is Not Enough 20. Quantum Of Solace 21. A View To A Kill 22. Diamonds Are Forever 23. No Time To Die 24. Die Another Day 25. Spectre
My Bond ranking 01. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) 02. Casino Royale (2006) 03. Licence to Kill (1989) 04. From Russia with Love (1963) 05. GoldenEye (1995) 06. For Your Eyes Only (1981) 07. Dr. No (1962) 08. Goldfinger (1964) 09. Skyfall (2012) 10. The Living Daylights (1987) 11. Octopussy (1983) 12. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) 13. No Time to Die (2021) 14. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) 15. Moonraker (1979) 16. Thunderball (1965) 17. You Only Live Twice (1967) 18. A View to a Kill (1985) 19. The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) 20. Live and Let Die (1973) 21. The World is Not Enough (1999) 22. Die Another Day (2002) 23. Quantum of Solace (2008) 24. Diamonds Are Forever (1971) 25. Spectre (2015)
@louissmith1393 Nice ranking bro! Here is my ranking 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. For Your Eyes Only 9. Thunderball 10. A View To A Kill 11. You Only Live Twice 12. Moonraker 13. GoldenEye 14. No Time To Die 15. Tomorrow Never Dies 16. Skyfall 17. Casino Royale 18. The World Is Not Enough 19. Quantum of Solace 20. Spectre 21. Die Another Day 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
Licence to kill is great and has one of the best theme songs. No doubt.
What a pleasant surprise to see LTK at number 1. I have it at 6 on my list, but I need to watch the films again as when I looked at the list today films higher or lower then they should have been. Dalton is my favourite Bond and I love The Living Daylights. One of the Bond sites does not rate Licence to Kill as it is too Miami Vice. The show was wonderful and I am happy with the comparison.
Thanks for giving Dalton the credit he deserves. Casino Royal is my personal favorite
This is a better list than most others I've seen.
I do agree FRwL is Connery's best Bond movie, and along with Casino Royale, Skyfall, Goldeneye and License to Kill, is in my top six.
I would put Live and Let Die, Man with the Golden Gun, and especially Goldfinger a little higher, but otherwise pretty solid list.
Yes!!!!! Another has said it and publicly 😅 Bill Conti's score is AWESOME and so refreshing! Thank you for saying it!
I can go along with most of this list. I like the Dalton films as well and would rate "Living daylights" even higher. But I'm not the biggest fan of "Skyfall" and would put "Goldfinger", which in my eyes is "the" classic Bond film, much higher in the list. And my disappointment with "Die another day" is still too fresh that it ranks rather closer to the bottom in my esteem.
But well, everybody has his own history with Bond. That's part of the fun with it.
I know I’ve done one of these recently but I’ve taken some time to reflect on the films and I’m surprised with my results. Here’s my new Bond film ranking in order
1 Die Another Day
2 Skyfall
3 Licence To Kill
4 Casino Royale
5 The World Is Not Enough
6 Goldeneye
7 Tomorrow Never Dies
8 From Russia With Love
9 Goldfinger
10 Spectre
11 The Living Daylights
12 The Spy Who Loved Me
13 Dr No
14 No Time To Die
15 Quantum Of Solace
16 Octopussy
17 You Only Live Twice
18 The Man With The Golden Gun
19 For Your Eyes Only
20 Moonraker
21 Thunderball
22 Live And Let Die
23 On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
24 A View To A Kill
25 Diamonds Are Forever
Based list tbh.
Rip Sean Connery and Roger Moore crazy to think two of the best Bond actors are gone now and George Lazenby is the oldest surviving Bond actor. I grew up on Pierce Brosnan when was a young 9 year old kid when he debuted in 1995 with Goldeneye and was in college when Daniel Craig debuted in 2006 with Casino Royale which is one of my favorite Bond films next to Goldeneye.
Dalton is my fave Bond. Indeed, 'The Living Daylights' topped my list for years. 'Licence to Kill' at #1 is an interesting choice, to say the least. I like the film more than many, and there is a growing re-evaluation/admiration of it online over the last few years. Fascinatingly, I've thought of it as being a bit overrated now, as a result. I've just always found TLD to be closer to Fleming's character with some nods to the filmic Bond. Though, LTK does have more direct references to Fleming's novels. If only we'd gotten his third film, whether that be Bond 17 or his version of GoldenEye, I think we would've found the happy medium between TLD and LTK for which Dalton was hoping.
My own ranking:
25. Moonraker
24. Die Another Day
23. Diamonds are Forever
22. A View to a Kill
21. The Man with the Golden Gun
20. Live and Let Die
19. Octopussy
18. SPECTRE
17. You Only Live Twice
16. Tomorrow Never Dies
15. The World is Not Enough
14. Quantum of Solace
13. Thunderball
12. For Your Eyes Only
11. Licence to Kill
10. The Spy Who Loved Me
9. Skyfall
8. Dr. No
7. No Time to Die
6. Goldfinger
5. GoldenEye
4. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
3. From Russia with Love
2. The Living Daylights
1. Casino Royale
I remember having to sneak out of the theater after watching Moonraker, not wanting people to know that I actually spent money seeing it.
My Controversial ranking of the James Bond movies 1962-2021 including the unofficial* films (I love all the films in their own way and none of them are bad except No Time to Die)
1. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
2. Casino Royale (2006)
3. Licence to Kill (1989)
4. From Russia with Love (1963)
5. Goldfinger (1964)
6. Octopussy (1983)
7. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
8. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
9. For Your Eyes Only (1981)
10. GoldenEye (1995)
11. Live and Let Die (1973)
12. The Living Daylights (1987)
13. The World Is Not Enough (1999)
14. You Only Live Twice (1967)
15. Die Another Day (2002)
16. Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
17. Moonraker (1979)
18. Thunderball (1965)
19. A View to a Kill (1985)
20. The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
21. Spectre (2015)
22. Dr. No (1962)
23. *Casino Royale (1967)
24. Skyfall (2012)
25. *Never Say Never Again (1983)
26. Quantum of Solace (2008)
27. No Time to Die (2021)
That’s a fantastic Top 4 in particular
Great list
My favorite was always a really good Timothy dalton film--- but I do enjoy Sean Connery as an actor--- pierce brosnan is also a great actor--- I'm a Timothy dalton Bond fan---- "the living daylights" is my favorite film.......
Intelligently articulated sir. I wouldn't call Licence to Kill charming by any stretch! Of course, there are a few charming moments care of Felix and Della's relationship with Bond; and there are charming scenes involving each of the two Bond girls, not central to the gritty narrative. But the premise is extremely charmless. You admit your no. 1 is based on preference not on merit - I wonder whether you should now try a ranking based on objective criteria for comparison
I like Spectre and therefore disagree with the beginning of your list ... and I would put "Tomorrow never dies" and "Die another day" right next to Diamonds are Forever as the worst Bond movies.Skyfall IMO is overrated and not in my Top 10.
Dalton, I agree best bond. If Lazenby could act he wouldn't be the worst OHNSS not that good for that reason.
I'm glad to see someone else has Goldfinger outside their top 10, too. While it was the first to get the formula right, and is still a good and enjoyable film, it does have its problems, especially nearly 60 years later, and there are better films in the series, in my opinion.
from russia with love is the perfect SPY film. No phony special effects, just pure realism. great plot and sean connery a real "no nonsense" SPY. film is the closest to fleming's book.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Just started this video surprised by live and let die so high, and die anotheir day not being so high
You’re right, no two people will rank these movies the same. Some people prefer the grit of Craig, the seriousness of Connery, the camp of Moore, the Georgeness of Lazenby or the cunning of Dalton. Here’s my ranking.
25. The Quantum of Solace
24. Spectre
23. No Time to Die
22. Octopussy
21. A View to a Kill
20. Tomorrow Never Dies
19. Diamonds are Forever
18. Die Another Day
17. Moonraker
16. Licence to Kill
15. The World is Not Enough
14. Skyfall
13. Dr No
12. On Her Majesties Secret Service
11. The Man With the Golden Gun
10. You Only Live Twice
9. Casino Royale
8. Goldeneye
7. Thunderball
6. Live and Let Die
5. The Living Daylights
4. Goldfinger
3. For Your Eyes Only
2. The Spy Who Loved Me
1. From Russia With Love
This is just based on my own tastes and how much I enjoyed them.
i cannot believe it....there are a few of us who agree on numero 1......wow
Agreed Soectre is the dullest. Still not bad, and Bonds always get better with time so...
1. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
2. From Russia With Love
3. Dr No
4. Goldfinger
5. Casino Royale
6. Thunderball
7. Licence To Kill
8. The Spy Who Loved Me
9. GoldenEye
10. The Living Daylights
11. SkyFall
12. For Your Eyes Only
13. You Only Live Twice
14. Live And Let Die
15. Octopussy
16. Tomorrow Never Dies
17. Moonraker
18. The Man With The Golden Gun
19. The World Is Not Enough
20. Quantum Of Solace
21. A View To A Kill
22. Diamonds Are Forever
23. No Time To Die
24. Die Another Day
25. Spectre
love your choice at no 2
ranked the Dalton movies way too high I mean I enjoy them but come on
My Bond ranking
01. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)
02. Casino Royale (2006)
03. Licence to Kill (1989)
04. From Russia with Love (1963)
05. GoldenEye (1995)
06. For Your Eyes Only (1981)
07. Dr. No (1962)
08. Goldfinger (1964)
09. Skyfall (2012)
10. The Living Daylights (1987)
11. Octopussy (1983)
12. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
13. No Time to Die (2021)
14. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
15. Moonraker (1979)
16. Thunderball (1965)
17. You Only Live Twice (1967)
18. A View to a Kill (1985)
19. The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
20. Live and Let Die (1973)
21. The World is Not Enough (1999)
22. Die Another Day (2002)
23. Quantum of Solace (2008)
24. Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
25. Spectre (2015)
@louissmith1393 Nice ranking bro! Here is my ranking 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. For Your Eyes Only
9. Thunderball
10. A View To A Kill
11. You Only Live Twice
12. Moonraker
13. GoldenEye
14. No Time To Die
15. Tomorrow Never Dies
16. Skyfall
17. Casino Royale
18. The World Is Not Enough
19. Quantum of Solace
20. Spectre
21. Die Another Day
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
Your Top 10 is excellent!
Excellent
wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!someone agrees with me......bless you read my comments @@bouya642
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