Deathmatch 2025 - THE FINAL RECKONING

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Some further pointless number-crunching will follow because it amuses me, if not you, but how the overall form averages play out for 2025 are as below, followed by the final outcome accordingly:

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

Which makes the final reckoning for 2025, after all of that rubbish…

2024 finish 2023 finish
1 Goldfinger 1 1
2 The Spy who Loved Me 3 5
3 On Her Majesty’s Secret Service 6 6
4 Thunderball 4 3
5 Moonraker 2 4
6 Casino Royale 8 7
7 From Russia with Love 5 2
8 You Only Live Twice 9 10
9 Diamonds are Forever 7 9
10 Skyfall 11 8
11 Live and Let Die 10 12
12 No Time to Die 12 11
13 For Your Eyes Only 16 14
14 The Living Daylights 17 16
15 Dr No 13 15
16 GoldenEye 15 12
17 Octopussy 14 18
18 Tomorrow Never Dies 19 19
19 A View to a Kill 20 23
20 Licence to Kill 18 17
21 Spectre 21 20
22 The Man with the Golden Gun 23 22
23 Quantum of Solace 22 21
24 The World is Not Enough 24 24
25 Die Another Day 25 25
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Once again, let me shower you with compliments and gratitude for doing this and Sideswipes, and as it is customary for me, I am already getting withdrawal symptoms until next time.

Is my life that empty? No. But it is so much more enjoyable to log on to CBn and discuss Bond than having to do all those things which need to be done to, you know, earn money or plan the demise of people who are a pest in this world.

Right now I zero in on those idiots who even after New Year‘s Eve are still throwing explosives around, making my cat shiver and feel as if the world is ending.

I think exploding certain body parts of these guys would be fun.

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The really remarkable thing is, our community can justifiably claim to concern itself above average not only with the Bond film series but the entire Bond phenomenon, from the pages of Fleming to the ramifications of corporate ownership and merchandise deals with their respective products. We dissect films and books in search for significance and deeper understanding.

And yet, like with much of the ‘ordinary’, average audience, GOLDFINGER is showing a disproportionately strong standing in our ongoing Deathmatch. The film that stands like no other for the series as a whole still towers above most of what came after in several categories. In spite of its many shortcomings, questionable plot, treatment of women and laughable sfx - GOLDFINGER must have done something very right.

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GOLDFINGER simply has a taste of home cooking, a taste of mom (or better: grandma)… :smirking_face:

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First, thank you Jim for all you do, and the precision and care with which it is done.

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It struck a chord in 1964, becoming a (possibly accidental) template. When voting occurs, we are often left with a choice between the first iteration and subsequent manifestations.

Also, there is an integrity to Hamilton’s approach/direction that supplies an appealing consistency. We may not like certain elements, but the throughline is attractive.

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New category being considered for 2026 - Story.

Might shake things up a bit. Might.

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