Favorite Bond movie

[BrassVillanueva]

Glad to see some love for On Her Majesty's Secret Service. I was starting to think I was the only one who enjoyed it! I don't think Lazenby was up to par, but the rest of the cast and the plot MORE than makes up for it.

I'm an odd one in that I tend to like that film AND The Living Daylights. It was the last film to really capture the essence of what a Bond film was during the Cold War era. It was also John Barry's final Bond score, and while some may not like the addition of the drum machine throughout most of it, I found it perfect for the time it was set in. It also provided the perfect transition into David Arnold's work (minus that God-awful crapfest of a score that Eric Serra wrote for Goldeneye). Arnold's style was the direction Barry was starting to take with the late 80's Bond soundtracks, using the technology of the time, so it kinda irks me when people say Arnold has ruined Bondian music. He's done no such thing... he's just taken taken Barry's cue and used today's technology to make it work even better.

As for top Bonds, Brosnan is THE CONSUMATE Bond. Pardon me for the egotistical nature of the following comment, but there should be no debate about that. He took the ass-kicking physicality of Connery (the vodka), mixed it with a healthy portion of Moore's flair and wit (the vermouth), tossed in a bit of Dalton's serious side (lemon peel isn't really serious per se, but we'll go with it), then shook it all up and served it in a great performance (the cocktail glass). Plus, he had the perfect look. The man was BORN to play James Bond.

Connery would be my second favorite, Dalton third, Craig after him, followed by Moore and Lazenby.

I'll just say this for Roger Moore: the only films in which his performances were not ENTIRELY parodies of the James Bond character are Live And Let Die, The Man With The Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me and For Your Eyes Only. Moonraker and Octopussy just didn't do it for me, and the only saving grace in A View To A Kill (no, bodybuilder-lovers, I'm not going where you think I am with this) was Christopher Walken as the villain, Max Zorin. Great performance from him. The rest of it... no. Just no. I shake my head whenever the thought of Tanya Roberts as a Bond girl crosses my mind. Ugh.

I do agree with Tara, though, that Lazenby would have matured into the role. He was too stiff in OHMSS, but given time, I'd like to think he would have been right up there in my top three, probably replacing Dalton.

[baileyandkc]

Connery the best...

Diamonds best movie...

Lois Chiles hottest Bond girl!

[glenntinnyc]

goldfinger. Connery is of course the best, casino royal 06 is ruined by the most ridiculous poker scene ever. 4 people on a table and the hands are

str8
2 full houses and a st8 flush cmon with that. I can tolerate the gadgets and comical villains but i can't tolerate ridiculous poker scenes

[Bob's Tgirls]

So I have the 30th anniversary Bond soundtrack (great tracks) and it got me thinking about my long time favorite Bond film "From Russia With Love". I'm beginning to think Casino Royale has eeked it out. It's close.

What's your favorite?

I think my favorite is still Dr. No. It happened to come out the year I was born.

[tsslutboy]

Goldfinger best bond movies
best bond was Connery

[pantybulge69]

1. Dr. No (connery)
2. Diamonds are Forever (connery)
3. Goldfinger (connery)
4. Thunderball ( connery)
5. Man with the Golden Gun ( Moore)
6. Live and Let Die ( Moore)
7. Octopussy ( Moore)
8. You only Live Twice ( connery)
9. The Spy who loved me ( Moore)
10. Moonraker ( Moore)

i couldn't get an interest in Bond movies after Sean Connery and Roger Moore left. Connery kicked ass !!