Ranking James Bond Films: #1 – “Skyfall” (2012)
The perfect blend of nostalgia and new. Skyfall manages to weave Bond’s different eras beautifully in many different ways.
Ranking James Bond Films: #2 – “Casino Royale” (2006)
This script’s approach to the character and the story is evident right from the jump with a nasty black & white fist fight. We see Bond get his literal license to kill.
Ranking James Bond Films: #3 – “From Russia With Love” (1963)
Right from the jump, From Russia With Love feels different. It feels scarier. Bigger.
Ranking James Bond Films: #4 – “The Spy Who Loved Me” (1977)
The Spy Who Loved Me surpassed expectations and stands tall as Roger Moore’s crowning achievement as 007.
Ranking James Bond Films: #5 – “Goldfinger” (1964)
The test case for a successful Bond movie needing a stellar villain begins here, with Goldfinger.
Ranking James Bond Films: #6 – “The Man With The Golden Gun” (1974)
The Man With The Golden Gun throws the viewers into the fray using the same introduction as From Russia With Love: a hitman training other hitmen to be better killers.
Ranking James Bond Films: #7 – “Goldeneye” (1995)
So many explosions. Really, an ungodly amount of explosions. But who cares?
Ranking James Bond Films: #8 – “No Time To Die” (2021)
There were six years between Spectre and No Time To Die, which ties the longest gap between Bond films. It’s safe to say they took their time ensuring they got it right.
Ranking James Bond Films: #9 – “The Living Daylights” (1987)
Timothy Dalton’s first of two outings as James Bond doesn’t have nearly the campiness or seductive power that Roger Moore and Sean Connery end up dripping to. Smiling is not something that Dalton’s 007 is prone to.
Ranking James Bond Films: #10 – “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” (1969)
Hello, Diana Rigg. I would like to profess my love for you.
Ranking James Bond Films: #11 – “Dr. No” (1962)
There is always something special about the first. In 1962, Ian Fleming’s international spy debuted in Terence Young’s Dr. No. Sean Connery isn’t on the screen to open the movie, but when he introduces himself at the poker table, it is impossible not to go all in.
Ranking James Bond Films: #12 – “For Your Eyes Only” (1981)
The first of five Glen Bond movies is a breathe of fresh air for Roger Moore and the franchise.
Ranking James Bond Films: #13 – “Spectre” (2015)
A rewatch with years of separation and a different appreciation for movie-making makes a world of difference.
Ranking James Bond Films: #14 – “Thunderball” (1965)
The fourth Bond movie in four years, Thunderball starts to show the straining wrinkles that would plague overstuffed Bond movies set to come in the future.
Ranking James Bond Films: #15 – “Never Say Never Again” (1983)
You thought that Sean Connery was done? Nope. He is back. This man gets many sendoffs, but his last is perhaps his best.
Ranking James Bond Films: #16 – “A View To Kill” (1985)
Roger Moore knew he was too old to play Bond, but dammit if he didn’t give it one final go.
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