Best Bond Movie (for me)

sporina · 04-08-2022 10:34AM #1

Never watched a James bond movie..

I would like to give one a go..

I love drama and foreign language movies... acting and writing are important for me..

Which do ye think is best?

I don't need to start with the 1st one,.

Just one I might enjoy..

flasher0030 · 04-08-2022 11:49AM

Casino Royale - with Daniel Craig.

ArmaniJeanss · 04-08-2022 11:53AM

Goldfinger - it's probably the most traditional Bond film, and one of the more quotable. And generally just good fun.

byronbay2 · 04-08-2022 12:50PM

As long as you avoid those abysmal, camp Roger Moore examples, you should be OK. Sean Connery has been the best and most authentic Bond imo (charming but with a ruthless edge), so Dr. No and Goldfinger would be my faves.

billyhead · 04-08-2022 02:36PM

You only live twice is good.

FortuneChip · 04-08-2022 04:04PM

Casino Royale.

It's near perfect.

It's the first one where Bond is properly changed by the events of the movie, and doesn't just end with Bond trapped (willingly) in a confined area with the Bond girl.

You Only Live Twice and Goldfinger are both excellent "classic Bonds"

04-08-2022 04:07PM

I loved Goldeneye. I was about 12 so a good age. It has a baddie in Sean Bean, is in brilliant locations, is the old cheesy bond but without the over the top stupidity of the rest of the Brosnan ones.

A good Bond, a good 90s film.

FunLover18 · 04-08-2022 04:12PM

Casino Royale is good shout and a great movie but it does also break the mold. Bond is character who doesn't change from film to film. The Connery films are all great bar Diamonds Are Forever. On Her Majesty's Secret Service is also a very good film but similar to CR it has an arc for Bond which is unusual.

Juat going by your post I would go for the smaller scale Bonds, there are a few that don't revolve around world domination. From Russia With Love is one of the better ones for me and CR is also relatively small scale but if you're going to watch CR I (unlike most) would recommend watching Quantum Of Solace which is a direct follow up, it has its issues but it's far from the mess most make out. Definitely avoid the Moore films.

04-08-2022 07:23PM

I didn't like QoS at all when it came out but having seen it a couple of times in recent years I've warmed to it a lot actually, maybe I had different expectations from it when I saw it originally.

The Brosnan ones sit weirdly with me, saw them all when they came out and didn't hate them but have never had the desire to watch them again and have flicked if they've been on TV. I can happily sit through most of the others any time they are on.

Many don't like the Moore ones but A View To A Kill is one of my favourites.

billyhead · 04-08-2022 07:38PM

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I thought a spy who loved me was good. A View to a Kill was also enjoyable.

walshb · 04-08-2022 07:40PM

Personally I’d go with 1964s Goldfinger. I have seen it many times. Really has everything!

bazza1 · 04-08-2022 07:47PM

Goldfinger or Diamonds are Forever...Connery classics!

littlevillage · 04-08-2022 07:53PM

Octopussy and View to a Kill are good fun.

04-08-2022 07:57PM

Goldfinger and Thunderball from the Connery era, all the Craig films except AQoS, and watch them in order.

Best of all? Skyfall, hands down.

dotsman · 04-08-2022 08:01PM

IMO, Living Daylights is the best. And definitely the best soundtrack/score...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR2OwmariWk

To me, the 2 Timothy Dalton movies are the best. Connery may have defined the legend, but the 2 Dalton movies find the right balance between capturing the "fun" of the bond movies, but not getting too camp/absurd like the Moore/Brosnan/end-of-Connory eras or the "pretend seriousness" of the Craig era

For Sean Connery, try Goldfinger or maybe From Russia with Love
For Roger Moore, A View to a Kill is great, mindless fun.
For Timothy Dalton, both are great - plenty of gadgets, one-liners, excellent scores, locations etc, with enjoyable plots/bad guys that aren't too crazy.
For Pierce Brosnan, Goldeneye is leagues ahead of his others
For Daniel Craig series, tbh, I'm not a fan (tries to take itself too seriously, but still with crazy plots), but try Casino Royale and take if from there.

But the real question is - how can a person have made it to adulthood (assuming OP is an adult) without ever seeing a bond movie? I mean, there are so many of them, with new ones out every few years, and older ones constantly being shown on TV.

littlevillage · 04-08-2022 08:58PM

View to a Kill and Octopussy are fun ....and Goldfinger is a properly good movie

Markus Antonius · 04-08-2022 09:48PM

Diamonds are Forever without question.

mewso · 04-08-2022 10:02PM

Depends on what you want. Bond movies change tone and style like the weather.

Classic Spy Bond - Dr. No, From Russia with Love

Silly but fun Bond - Any early Roger Moore

Uncomfortable Bond (that could be his daughter) - Any later Roger Moore

Sexist Bond - Goldfinger ("Run along, man talk"), Skyfall (I know you were abused when you were younger but I just thought I'd join you in the shower)

Hipster Bond - take your pick from On her Majesty's Secret Service ("I've just discovered this is obviously the best bond ever"), both Timothy Dalton movies ("this is Bond as Fleming wrote it")

Bourne Bond - Casino Royale (2006)

I would suggest just start from Dr. No and keep going. Connery will probably never be beaten for me but all of the actors have had great movies and moments. Some are bad but most will entertain.

sporina · 04-08-2022 10:18PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119429934#Comment_119429934

whats "AQoS"?

04-08-2022 10:40PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119430622#Comment_119430622

Sorry, errant A there when typing, quantum of solace.

byronbay2 · 04-08-2022 11:16PM

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Goldeneye is not awful (I love the sword-fighting scene) but very hard to suspend the disbelief when a Korean colonel becomes a British gent by DNA recombination! 🙄

The most awful moment in Bond history (the nadir, if you will) for me (unfortunately) falls on Brosnan when he kite-surfs a tsunami (with absolutely horrible CGI) in Die Another Day! Killed Bond for me for a long time, that one.

FunLover18 · 04-08-2022 11:19PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119430878#Comment_119430878

You're talking about Die Another Day in your first paragraph, not Goldeneye.

byronbay2 · 04-08-2022 11:45PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119430894#Comment_119430894

You are quite right, apologies.

flasher0030 · 05-08-2022 01:53PM

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I watched that kite-surfing clip on youtube there. Shocking stuff altogether. Whoever came up with that idea should never be let near a film set ever again.

I know there is always pressure to come up with the next great stunt - to outdo what was done in the previous movie installment. But that was bad. He was clinging to the side of an ice-cliff holding a canoe and carrying what seemed to be a closed parachute/kite thingy. Next thing he comes bounding over the waves with the parachute opened. and smiling away as he is balancing on a Tsunami. I'm generally o0k with suspension of disbelief. But that was fairly cringe alright.

Markus Antonius · 05-08-2022 04:45PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119430894#Comment_119430894

I don't know... when he spoke of sword fighting in Goldeneye - the steamy scenes with Xenia Onatopp came to mind XD

Acosta · 05-08-2022 05:09PM

My favourites:

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

Casino Royale

The Living Daylights

For Your Eyes Only

You Only Live Twice

Skyfall

Goldeneye

I'd start with Casino Royal

Tippman24 · 05-08-2022 05:23PM

Goldfinger for me, but honourable mention to On Her Majesty's Secret Service. (I was up in Bloefeld's secret base in the Alpesa couple of times).

unkel · 05-08-2022 05:26PM

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It really is. I've seen them all over many decades, like most of them and most Bonds in their own right, but Casino Royale is outstanding. From the spectacular parkour opening scene to the gritty and dark Craig as the Bond most like the one in the books. Must see it again soon.

TomSweeney · 05-08-2022 05:31PM

Any one with Roger Moore in them, he is by far the best Bond.

With Connery Thunderball and Goldfinger are good.

Acosta · 05-08-2022 09:09PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119433987#Comment_119433987

Really want to go up there sometime. Looks pricey but I'm sure it's worth it.

byronbay2 · 05-08-2022 11:42PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119434004#Comment_119434004

Good movie but the denouement of the poker scene is absolute cringe: everybody all-in and straight< house< better house< straight flush. All a bit unlikely! 🙄

Vesper does look good though!

Best Bond Movie (for me)

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