# Rank your favourite Bond films **URL:** \ **Category:** Films\ **Created:** [June 18, 2017, 2:08pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/rank-your-favourite-bond-films/72 "2017-06-18T14:08:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![secretagentfan](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/secretagentfan/32/504_2.png) [@secretagentfan](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/secretagentfan)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2017, 2:08pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/rank-your-favourite-bond-films/72/1 "2017-06-18T14:08:05Z")
Yes, we´ll keep on doing this… (and for easier handling: use the list function) 1. THE SPY WHO LOVED ME 2. MOONRAKER 3. THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS 4. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY 5. GOLDFINGER 6. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE 7. SKYFALL 8. LIVE AND LET DIE 9. THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN 10. OCTOPUSSY 11. TOMORROW NEVER DIES 12. GOLDENEYE 13. ON HER MAJESTY´S SECRET SERVICE 14. LICENCE TO KILL 15. YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE 16. DR. NO 17. CASINO ROYALE 18. QUANTUM OF SOLACE 19. DIE ANOTHER DAY 20. DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER 21. A VIEW TO A KILL 22. THUNDERBALL 23. SPECTRE 24. THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH 25. NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN ---
**Author:** ![freemo](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/85e7bf/32.png) [@freemo](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/freemo)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2017, 3:28pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/rank-your-favourite-bond-films/72/2 "2017-06-18T15:28:00Z")
1. DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER 2. THUNDERBALL 3. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE 4. GOLDFINGER 5. YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE 6. LIVE AND LET DIE 7. DR. NO 8. CASINO ROYALE 9. ON HER MAJESTYS SECRET SERVICE 10. THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN 11. THE SPY WHO LOVED ME 12. THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS 13. MOONRAKER 14. QUANTUM OF SOLACE 15. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY 16. A VIEW TO A KILL 17. OCTOPUSSY 18. SKYFALL 19. SPECTRE 20. TOMORROW NEVER DIES 21. GOLDENEYE 22. LICENCE TO KILL 23. DIE ANOTHER DAY 24. THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH I worked on the idea that if I were to be stuck on a desert island with x number of Bond films which x would I take (i.e. 1 - DAF; 2 - DAF, TB; 3 - DAF, TB, FRWL; etc). I’ll probably come back later and edit it to put LIVE AND LET DIE (which is absolute _art_) higher. SKYFALL and SPECTRE are probably better than I’ve placed them, but I haven’t watched then since seeing them on release and don’t feel particularly compelled to. I don’t like the increasingly self-referential, self-reverential, self-congratulatory, self-celebratory nature of the recent films. Like many other long-running “franchises” today (the chief offender being, I think, new Doctor Who), the James Bond series has become a monument to itself. ---
**Author:** ![secretagentfan](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/secretagentfan/32/504_2.png) [@secretagentfan](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/secretagentfan)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2017, 4:34pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/rank-your-favourite-bond-films/72/3 "2017-06-18T16:34:17Z")
Interesting ranking - and, man, DAF on top? I should watch that film again! I remember that I at first was lukewarm about it, then I loved it, then I fell out of love with it… next time I probably will enjoy it again! And I agree on your assessment of the “self-reverential”-aspect! ---
**Author:** ![Univex](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/e79b87/32.png) [@Univex](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Univex)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2017, 5:14pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/rank-your-favourite-bond-films/72/4 "2017-06-18T17:14:44Z")
An ever changing list, but here it goes: From Russia with Love Thunderball On Her Majesty´s Secret Service Goldfinger The Living Daylights Dr. No The Man with the Golden Gun Goldeneye Casino Royale For your Eyes Only The Spy who Loved Me Tomorrow Never Dies Skyfall Spectre Live and Let Die Quantum of Solace The World is not Enough Licence to Kill You only Live Twice A View to a Kill Never Say Never Again Octopussy Moonraker Diamonds are Forever Die Another Day ---
**Author:** ![sharpshooter](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/sharpshooter/32/503_2.png) [@sharpshooter](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/sharpshooter)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 2:03am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/rank-your-favourite-bond-films/72/5 "2017-06-19T02:03:31Z")
1. ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE 2. THUNDERBALL 3. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE 4. DR. NO 5. GOLDFINGER 6. YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE 7. MOONRAKER 8. THE SPY WHO LOVED ME 9. OCTOPUSSY 10. SKYFALL 11. CASINO ROYALE 12. LICENCE TO KILL 13. THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS 14. TOMORROW NEVER DIES 15. GOLDENEYE 16. SPECTRE 17. QUANTUM OF SOLACE 18. LIVE AND LET DIE 19. DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER 20. A VIEW TO A KILL 21. THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN 22. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY 23. DIE ANOTHER DAY 24. THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH My list is about the same, but MR, TSWLM and OP have jumped a number of places. ---
**Author:** ![dalton](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/dalton/32/1973_2.png) [@dalton](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/dalton)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 7:03am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/rank-your-favourite-bond-films/72/6 "2017-06-23T07:03:51Z")
1. Licence to Kill 2. From Russia With Love 3. The Living Daylights 4. Dr. No 5. Quantum of Solace 6. For Your Eyes Only 7. Casino Royale 8. Octopussy 9. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service 10. Skyfall 11. A View to a Kill 12. Moonraker 13. The Spy Who Loved Me 14. Thunderball 15. GoldenEye 16. Tomorrow Never Dies 17. Goldfinger 18. You Only Live Twice 19. Live and Let Die 20. Diamonds are Forever 21. The World is Not Enough 22. The Man with the Golden Gun 23. Die Another Day 24. Spectre ---
**Author:** ![sharpshooter](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/sharpshooter/32/503_2.png) [@sharpshooter](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/sharpshooter)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2017, 2:37pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/rank-your-favourite-bond-films/72/7 "2017-06-27T14:37:24Z")
MOONRAKER has now taken my number one spot, with THE SPY WHO LOVED ME and OCTOPUSSY in second and third position. Other than that, my list remains the same. ---
**Author:** ![David\_M](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/david_m/32/508_2.png) [@David\_M](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/David_M)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2017, 3:21pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/rank-your-favourite-bond-films/72/8 "2017-06-27T15:21:19Z")
That’s why I can’t ever participate in these things. At best it’s a snapshot, and even then I can only ever list my top 3 or 4 faves, and the 3 or 4 at the very bottom. Everything else just sort of floats around in the middle in no particular order. Having said that, FRWL, TSWLM and OHMSS are always in the top 5. After that it gets messy. ---
**Author:** ![PrinceKamalKhan](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/7feea3/32.png) [@PrinceKamalKhan](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/PrinceKamalKhan)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 2:52am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/rank-your-favourite-bond-films/72/9 "2017-06-28T02:52:21Z")
My top 0014: 1. THUNDERBALL 2. THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS 3. MOONRAKER 4. ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE 5. CASINO ROYALE 6. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE 7. YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE 8. OCTOPUSSY 9. GOLDFINGER 10. DOCTOR NO 11. THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN 12. THE SPY WHO LOVED ME 13. DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER 14. LICENCE TO KILL Many of them are within a hairline of each other. Essentially all the films from the golden, classical 1960s era, TLD and CR(the 2 best Bond films of the last 30 years IMHO) and my top 4 Roger Moore Bond films basically constitute my top 0012. I rank my top 005 by my favorite individual actor’s Bond film in the order of how I rank my top 005 Bond actors. Not sure about the order of the rest but my bottom 003 are pretty much set(for now) at A VIEW TO A KILL, THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH and QUANTUM OF SOLACE. ---
**Author:** ![David\_M](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/david_m/32/508_2.png) [@David\_M](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/David_M)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 12:25pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/rank-your-favourite-bond-films/72/10 "2017-06-28T12:25:03Z")
Interesting to see the way Brosnan’s legacy is shaping up here, so far. Or rather, failing to. As ever, GE seems to rate the highest, but it only cracks the top 10 for one respondent, and everyone else has it no higher than 15. Possibly this is because not enough Brozza fans have transitioned to the new boards? Or maybe, as I suspect, it’s because in the long run he’ll be neither the most loved nor the most hated Bond, just the most “meh.” ---
**Author:** ![secretagentfan](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/secretagentfan/32/504_2.png) [@secretagentfan](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/secretagentfan)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 4:10pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/rank-your-favourite-bond-films/72/11 "2017-06-28T16:10:21Z")
I enjoy Brosnan as Bond (and in other roles) very much. I also don´t subscribe to the point of view that he just got the bad films during the tenure. In fact, TND is splendid entertainment and grew on me with each subsequent viewing. TWINE lost its allure for me, in contrast. And DAD - well, I can enjoy it, too, a lot despite its shortcomings. In the end, Brosnan can´t rise above his predecessors for me because he seems (IMHO) to emulate their styles rather than developing his own. Which is unfair, of course, because the basic qualities MovieBond can have were already explored by Connery, Lazenby, Moore and Dalton. Which naturally leaves the question: what did Craig achieve then? Well, I think that Craig brought one new quality: he did not look like Bond at all. In that respect he was the Anti-Brosnan. Still, he pulled off the job because he brought back Connery´s brutal ruthlessness and danger, and turned it to eleven. That is probably what he will be remembered for. While Brosnan is remembered for bringing back success after the long hiatus. ---
**Author:** ![David\_M](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/david_m/32/508_2.png) [@David\_M](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/David_M)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 5:25pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/rank-your-favourite-bond-films/72/12 "2017-06-28T17:25:43Z")
I hadn’t considered the possibility that Craig’s unconventional (for Bond) looks may have actually _contributed_ to his casting, but it’s an interesting idea. As you say, Brosnan failed to make much of an impact because he was sort of a walking “greatest hits” package of what went before, as opposed to anything radical or fresh. I believe if you’d had a police sketch artist draw up a picture of “James Bond” in 1994 based on the combined descriptions of thousands of daydreaming fans, you’d end up with something that looked, walked and talked like Brosnan. And yet, that’s also what keeps him from standing out, in the end: turns out you can only get so far building your 007 from a kit. So maybe it was intentional that they went entirely, 100% in the opposite direction with Craig, picking a guy who looked the absolute least like anyone’s conception of how James Bond “should” look. Anyway, it got _my_ attention: I had sworn off Bond after DAD and if Brosnan had stayed on for another, it would’ve been the first I’d missed in the theater since 1979… not because I hated Brosnan, but because it would have signaled a continuation of the status quo, which had become (for me) unwatchable. When Brosnan was cast, I think the reaction was something along the lines of “well, duh…” He was the safe, obvious choice, whereas when Craig was cast, the reaction was more, “Say what?!? Okay, you’re going to have to sell me on this one.” It raised the interest level. People showed up because he was so different, just to see how it could possibly work, and in more than a few cases, to watch him fail so they could say “I told you so.” It was a very gutsy, ingenious move. I don’t want to give the impression I hate Brosnan, because I don’t. But out of all the Bond films, I consider his the most expendable; the ones you could skip entirely without really missing anything. I actually loved TND on first viewing and went back less than a week later to watch it again. Partly this is because I got in to a free preview the first time and wanted to make sure Eon got at least a little of my money. In 89 I won tickets to LTK and saw it for free: I never went back for another viewing and then Bond was “dead” for 6 years. I felt responsible. 😄 ---
**Author:** ![sharpshooter](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/sharpshooter/32/503_2.png) [@sharpshooter](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/sharpshooter)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2017, 1:32am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/rank-your-favourite-bond-films/72/13 "2017-06-29T01:32:49Z")
I don’t necessarily dislike Brosnan’s Bond films. I like TND and GE quite a bit. It’s just a case of preferring other films in the franchise. ---
**Author:** ![HockeyMask](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/ce73a5/32.png) [@HockeyMask](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/HockeyMask)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2017, 11:56pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/rank-your-favourite-bond-films/72/14 "2017-07-27T23:56:32Z")
1:On Her Majesty’s Secret Service 2:SPECTRE 3:Goldfinger 4:Skyfall 5:For Your Eyes Only 6:Casino Royale 7:Live and Let Die 8:Dr. No 9:Quantum of Solace 10:Octopussy 11:The Spy Who Loved Me 12:The World is Not Enough 13:GoldenEye 14:From Russia With Love 15:Thunderball 16:You Only Live Twice 17:The Living Daylights 18:License to Kill 19:Diamonds Are Forever 20:Moonraker 21:DIe Another Day 22:Never Say Never Again 23:A View to a Kill 24:Tomorrow Never Dies 25:The Man With the Golden Gun 26:Casino Royale '54 27:Casino Royale '67 🤢 ---
**Author:** ![001](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/0/ba9def/32.png) [@001](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/001)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2017, 11:08am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/rank-your-favourite-bond-films/72/15 "2017-07-30T11:08:05Z")
Mine are pretty much changeable in the middle but the top and bottom of this list are pretty constant: 1= On Her Majesty’s Secret Service 1= From Russia With Love 3. Dr. No 4. Thunderball 5. Live and Let Die 6. Goldfinger 7. Casino Royale 8. The Spy Who Loved Me 9. Skyfall 10. For Your Eyes Only 11. You Only Live Twice 12. Octopussy 13. GoldenEye 14. The Living Daylights 15. License to Kill 16. Diamonds Are Forever 17. The World is Not Enough 18. Quantum of Solace 19. A View to a Kill 20. The Man With the Golden Gun 21, Moonraker 23. Tomorrow Never Dies 24. Spectre 25. DIe Another Day ---
**Author:** ![Trevelyan006](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/trevelyan006/32/517_2.png) [@Trevelyan006](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Trevelyan006)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2017, 8:52pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/rank-your-favourite-bond-films/72/16 "2017-08-16T20:52:04Z")
“Have no fear, a Brosnan fan is here!” 1. GOLDENEYE 2. ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE 3. THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN 4. THUNDERBALL 5. CASINO ROYALE 6. THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH 7. DR. NO 8. OCTOPUSSY 9. LIVE AND LET DIE 10. THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS 11. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE 12. THE SPY WHO LOVED ME 13. GOLDFINGER 14. SKYFALL 15. DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER 16. TOMORROW NEVER DIES 17. A VIEW TO A KILL 18. DIE ANOTHER DAY 19. YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE 20. SPECTRE 21. QUANTUM OF SOLACE 22. LICENCE TO KILL 23. MOONRAKER 24. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY ---
**Author:** ![freemo](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/85e7bf/32.png) [@freemo](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/freemo)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 12:17pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/rank-your-favourite-bond-films/72/17 "2017-08-17T12:17:30Z")
> [@Trevelyan006](#): > > “Have no fear, a Brosnan fan is here!” > > 1. GOLDENEYE Splendid! While it’s not one of my absolute favorites, I’ve always enjoyed other people’s enjoyment of GOLDENEYE. It has a certain style, and it made fans of alot of people. ---
**Author:** ![David\_M](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/david_m/32/508_2.png) [@David\_M](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/David_M)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 2:38pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/rank-your-favourite-bond-films/72/18 "2017-08-17T14:38:45Z")
While I would in no way agree with you on either count, having GE in the number one spot and FYEO (!) dead last is so unexpected it makes your list awesome just for it’s freshness. Thanks for piping up. ---
**Author:** ![Dustin](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/dustin/32/7_2.png) [@Dustin](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Dustin)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 2:49pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/rank-your-favourite-bond-films/72/19 "2017-08-17T14:49:47Z")
This is indeed unusual I should think. ---
**Author:** ![Trevelyan006](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/trevelyan006/32/517_2.png) [@Trevelyan006](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Trevelyan006)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 12:23am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/rank-your-favourite-bond-films/72/20 "2017-08-18T00:23:18Z")
@freemo: Thank you, sir! Yes, I definitely fall into the made fans category. @David_M: I appreciate it! As I was going through, though, I realized more and more that my list was drastically different from most that have been poster. As far as my love (or lack thereof) for FYEO stems from as far back as I can remember. The weak villains are what always did it in for me. The pace is snail slow and even some of the action, to me, is quite lacking. With that said, I continue to give it a chance, because I like it as a Roger Moore movie because it was different, and I really like Columbo. @Dustin: I guess it never really clicked for me as a Roger Moore era Bond film. You put Timothy Dalton in it, and then we’re talking. Otherwise, I just felt like it was pretty out of place. [Next page](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/rank-your-favourite-bond-films/72.md?page=2)