[Closed] Your favourite James Bond film?

Skyfall.

The whole JB franchise did little for me until the grittier, flawed personality of the Daniel Craig iteration.

The whole JB franchise did little for me until the grittier, flawed personality of the Daniel Craig iteration.

Enjoyed them all but agree that DC and his portrayal has transformed them into something much closer to Ian Flemings character. I particularly disliked Roger Moore as IMO he didn't look or act (I use that term loosely) the part.

Skyfall best so far.

Have enjoyed Daniel Craig's Bond to a reasonable extent. Still formulaic old bollcks the lot of it though. It's ok, just tonnes of other better stuff out there.

I agree about Daniel Craig, althouth I thought QoS was poor. I would say Casino Royale or Thunderball. Prefer Bourne though.

Casino Royale was my favourite by far - a slightly more real world Bond getting down and dirty instead of 'judo chopping' baddies in a Safari Suit.

The DC era showed so much promise and I stil think he's got a great Bond in him, but QoS was appalling and Skyfall went down that old "I'm too old for this shit" cliche- it's s shame because you can only really play that card once.

I read on Quora that so many Bond films are bad or at least sub-par is because the people behind them are tight - they employ cheap writers, will gouge huge holes in the plot to squeeze a bit of placement and otherwise scrimp wherever they can. It's a shame really.

Skyfall.
visually a very well crafted film by Mendes and Deakins far ahead of previous productions. and a much better film for the flawed character of DC’s bond.

biased choice by actually seeing the sets in person at pinewood but its one of those films i‘ll happily watch again.

I'd say Casino Royale or Skyfall, although Live and Let Die did have on of the best theme tunes. Hated both Roger Moore and Sean Connery.

Having worked on the structures for the sets they certainly don't "scrimp" on those

I love the Daniel Craig ones, but my favourite is the George lazenby one, just for the incredibly sad ending.

Der, idiots - Dr No, of course 😉

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For me SkyFall is just a little too silly, with things like blowing up Mi6 by remotely causing the air conditioning to explode etc

Casino Royale however is excellent, gritty, complex, good love interest, and not too much sillyness.

Of the older stuff i think probably Thunderball for Connery and For your Eye's only for Moore have the most "Bond" like stories/action, but both look quite old fashioned now.

I was brought up on the older classic Bond films, lost interest in the Timothy Dalton era, now hooked again by Daniel Craig.

But I've always liked OHMSS - I don't care what every other person on the planet thinks, George Lazenby did a decent job of it. I mean, look what replaced him!

Prefer Bourne though.

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Easier to think of the worst one:

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Most of the Connery ones Dr No followed by Goldfinger (best line ever : No Mr Bond, I expect you to die)

I'm with TAFKASTR. It's Dr No - because of the Sunbeam Alpine

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Although the Toyota from You Only Live Twice is rather special too.....

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Say what you like, Bond drives nicer cars than Bourne 😉

I used to think Golden eye was my favorite ,I never really liked Roger Moore ,or Connery even though Connery was closer to the Bond from the books , I liked GoldenEye because it was a little gritty but I guess the N64 game made it a little more special as its still voted one of the all time fps games

I like what Craig has done with bond taking it back to the start ,making him a little more vulnerable and darker ,and the way Skyfall has turned it all back to the start

For me skyfall and the wife agrees ...so much I have the LM planet ocean in my watch winder upstairs

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I was a big fan of Little Nellie when I was a kid

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But I've always liked OHMSS - I don't care what every other person on the planet thinks, George Lazenby did a decent job of it. I mean, look what replaced him!

Me too!

I think it's a real shame Skyfall wasn't the first Daniel Craig Bond film, as it provides a great 're-set' for the franchise, and Ralph Fiennes is spot on as M. Will be interesting to see where it goes from there, it's Bond though so there's always going to be a bit cheesy at times, that's part of the fun of it.

Skyfall.

Daniel Craig is a brilliant Bond. People say it's formulaic etc but I think it's well set up and crafted. The older bonds just make me cringe apart from the Dalton films which while dated are underrated.

Goldfinger best bond, cars and gagets
Do you expect me to talk?
No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!

Goldeneye is also a good one.

Not a fan of the new stuff.

Skyfall, closely followed by goldeneye.

They just about make up for the abomination known as quantum of solace. Just.

1. Casino Royale
2. The Living Daylights
3. Goldeneye
4. For Your Eyes Only

Goldeneye for its classic Bond daftness. Casino Royale for just being a damned good film.

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You only live once to die twice another daylights.

No Pierce Brosnan fans!!strange that

No votes for Moonraker? 😆

"What is Bond doing?"

"I think he's attempting reentry sir"

Me. I prefer Pierce Brosnan to Daniel Craig although the later is still good. Not keen on the Roger Moore films.

Daniel Craig in Casino Royale.....

Always enjoyed Goldeneye, partly as already mentioned the N64 games, however my favourite is Casino Royale, went into the cinema pretty cold to it & from the moment the Chris Cornell sung theme dropped I was completely sold.

A special mention tho for Skyfall, for 3 reasons, the baddies empty island lair, the tower assassination scene & the DB5

Live and let die for many reasons,
Not least ....

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"My name is ......" "Names are for tombstones, take this honky out and waste him"

Scientific fact - the best ones are the ones where each actor has their first shot at it: Dr No, OHMSS, Live and Let Die, etc. right through to Casino Royale. Dr No is the best of the best obviously 🙂

I love the Daniel Craig ones, but my favourite is the George lazenby one, just for the incredibly sad ending.

This,

Brosnan was just awful. He does this funny little nasal puff at the end of sentences which drives me mad. It's really annoying. The film with Max Carver the media baron is by far the worst of the Bonds.

I'm quite surprised that so many like Skyfall.
I think it is one of the worst (disregarding the later R.M. ones that were awful).
I found it rather dull with a pretty stupid plot. I know older ones were VERY far fetched, but I think we've moved on a bit since then, and Skyfall was just daft.

Skyfall had its moments but the 'house' Skyfall - please! Sean as the old retainer would have been good.

Dr. No; Goldfinger with Pussy Galore; From Russia With Love. Live and Let Die wasn't bad.

DC - Casino Royale over Skyfall any day. QoS had its moment for me, more than many give it credit for, but..

Skyfall for me. It's more about how close the Bond in the film is to Flemming's character and Daniel Craig is by far the closest example of that.

Plus Skyfall has Naomie Harris in it. Beautiful.

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1. For Your Eyes Only
2. Licence to Kill
3. Goldeneye

The Living Daylights.

Far more realistic; Timothy Dalton brought that darker, grittier feel to Bond way before Daniel Craig. Less silly CGI shite, fewer wildly implausible bits, moved away from the "villain in stupid lair plotting world destruction" and of course Maryam d'Abo. Just what the series needed after the later Roger Moore films.

The Pierce Brosnan years were characterised by ever more stupid action spectaculars - let's waste the entire budget on one big car chase across some ice and then do the rest of the film using woeful CGI - and daft story lines which is a shame cos he could have been very good.

Danuiel Craig is excellent but again some of the storylines are really crap - what on earth was QoS about?

Oh and Goldfinger - has it ever struck you just how shit Bond is as a secret agent in this one? Gets the girl killed almost immediately. Screws up everything at the factory - in spite of having a high tech car he's defeated by a granny with a machine gun and a mirror. Gets the second girl killed. And finally, he doesn't even disarm the bomb, that's done by the FBI running to the rescue.

Timothy Dalton was the best Bond by a long way. The living daylights and licence to kill were both quality.

Didn't like Skyfall, big disappointment. Personal faves are Casino Royale and I've got a soft spot for The Spy Who Loved Me, the first one I saw at the cinema.

probably russia from love, its the closest to the book too