The James Bond 007 Films that stick out the most

[Binker]

What Bond films do you think made a difference for the franchise? Which ones stand out, influential? What films do you consider turning points for the series over the 48 years the series has been around, whether it be Bond himself, something thanks to the Bond actor, or just from the nature of the film? I know one than more than one film has done this, so its obivious that I'm asking for more than one film. But let's face it; why wouldn't I ask for more than one film?

I hope you guys know what I'm asking, since there have been times when I ask for sdomething, describe it, and no one gets it no matter what.

 

[TruerToTheCore]

I don't know. Perhaps "Casino Royale", not because of the quality, but because it's extremely different than what was before.

In general, most Bond movies are quite different from the other ones. But at some point they were just copying what's en vogue now. Moonraker takes Star Wars, Live And Let Die Shaft, Licence To Kill the 80s action movies, GoldenEye the 90s action movies, Tomorrow Never Dies John Woo, Die Another Day Bruckheimer's movies and Casino Royale copies Jason Bourne.

 

[Silvermoth]

Probably Doctor No or Goldfinger. Effortless charm and style is where it's at.

 

[Two-Face=Badass]

Definitely Goldfinger for me, it really defined how James Bond movies were to be made from that point on, including the wonderfully overblown villains.

From Russia with Love is still my favourite though.

 

[:eek:]

On Her Majesty's Secret Service is the one that really sticks out for me for having an unususal ending for a Bond-movie. Not really a great movie otherwise, but better than the two last Connery-movies and Moore's two first efforts

 

[Catman]

Perhaps "Casino Royale", not because of the quality, but because it's extremely different than what was before.

I guess you just ignored the Timothy Dalton era.

 

[Catman]

What Bond films do you think made a difference for the franchise?

Dr. No - It, you know, started the series.
Goldfinger - It started Bond Mania.
Thunderball - The gadgets and action scenes took over.
Diamonds Are Forever - Funny Bond makes his debut.
License to Kill - Bond gets too serious; flops; and almost kills franchise.

Which ones stand out, influential?

Goldfinger.

What films do you consider turning points for the series over the 48 years the series has been around

The entire Sean Connery era, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, The Spy Who Loved Me, The Living Daylights, GoldenEye, and Casino Royale.

 

[Tacit Ronin]

Dr No, From Russia W/ Love and Casino Royale are my favorite Bonds.

 

[TruerToTheCore]

I guess you just ignored the Timothy Dalton era.

Dalton was still a gentleman, Craig plays a thug.

 

[ChickenScratch]

FRWL - Pretty much defined the look for the series for quite a while
OHMSS - My favorite of the series, closest to the book too. Too bad they didnt do the Blofeld trilogy in order, kinda robbed it of it's weight.
AVTAK - Dalton's first movie and the actor that in my eyes comes closest to Fleming's man.
CR - A good adaptation, an good take on Fleming's man that leans close to the source in portrayal

 

[some guy]

AVTAK - Dalton's first movie and the actor that in my eyes comes closest to Fleming's man.

A View To A Kill was Roger Moore's last Bond movie.

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

The most important by far is Goldfinger. It was basically the first modern action movie. The first two were popular enough, but Bond Mania just exploded with Goldfinger and even now 90% of Bond parodies are from this film (pretty much the only common things you see from the other films are Blofeld, Jaws & Honey Rider coming out of the sea).

After that, the next important is On Her Majesty's Secret Service with the death of Bond's wife which is the single most important event in the character's history. There is definitely a clear dividing line between the first six films and the ones that came after.

Third is the reboot in Casino Royale, which doesn't require much explanation since it restarted the series. These three are the ones that had the most impact on the series, although the post-Cold War revival with Goldeneye is pretty important too.

The most out there to me is Diamonds Are Forever. Stuck in between the first six films and the Moore era, and the fact it isn't very good causes it to be forgotten. It doesn't really fit in anywhere in the series.

 

[TruerToTheCore]

The most out there to me is Diamonds Are Forever. Stuck in between the first six films and the Moore era, and the fact it isn't very good causes it to be forgotten. It doesn't really fit in anywhere in the series.

And it's featuring a fat Bond

 

[Tacit Ronin]

Is Dalton really the closest to Flemming's bond? Where's the ironic wit? The seductive charm?

 

[The Joker]

Goldfinger, because it's the best Bond movie, it set Bond mania into action, it has so many hallmark and influential scenes and characters, established the Bond/Q relationship etc.

 

[ChickenScratch]

A View To A Kill was Roger Moore's last Bond movie.

Wow, guess that proves how much I pay attention to the movies. My mistake, I meant TLD.

 

[ChickenScratch]

Double Post

 

[ChickenScratch]

Is Dalton really the closest to Flemming's bond? Where's the ironic wit? The seductive charm?

What ironic wit? You seem to be confusing the filmic Bond with Fleming's (or as you put it Flemming) Bond. The humor was added by Sean, he's said it, the Broccolis have said it, because of the seriousness of the books wouldn't translate, or so they thought. He's got wits, but he's far from ironic.


I always ask those who talk about Bond's humor, or his wit, to find me an example in the books. It's simply not there coming from Bond at all, maybe M, Bill Tanner or Mary Goodnight, Fleming went out of his way to write Bond "As a shark cutting through the story." I've got all the books, even the authors after Fleming and it's not there. Another case of thinking of one Bond as another.

 

[Omer Syed]

Goldfinger, Thunderball and From Russia With Love.

 

[Slushy]

Goldfinger - Started the Bond movie formula.

Thunderball - Epic for its time.

On Her Majesty's Secret Service - The movie ends on a down note.

The Spy Who Loved Me - The first movie to have the Bond girl as his equal.

Moonraker - Star Wars for James Bond.

For Your Eyes Only - Roger Moore showed the world he could be a serious Bond.

License to Kill - The end of the Camp Era.

Goldeneye - Introduced Bond to a new generation of fans.

Casino Royale - Realism is better.

 

[The Englishman]

Wow, guess that proves how much I pay attention to the movies. My mistake, I meant TLD.

Just wondering but how come you have never made a Bond novel thread?

 

[Homer J. Fong]

I'd say these are the ones that stand out the most:

Dr. No - for being the first

From Russia with Love - for SPECTRE, for the first proper appearance of Q and a gadget from him, and for being an unusally intriguing, Hitchcockian Bond

Goldfinger - for being the one to set the Bond Movie Formula in place, and for remaining the (pardon me) gold standard for the series

On Her Majesty's Secret Service - for being the first one where Bond actually falls in love, and the one where said wife dies tragically

The Spy Who Loved Me - for being the first to feature a Bond girl intended to be Bond's equal, and for being the definitive Roger Moore Bond

Licence to Kill - for being the unfortunate swan song of the first actor to aggressively try to bring Bond "back to Fleming," make him more vulnerable, more angry, and more dangerous, for being a Bond movie that doesn't feel much like a Bond movie, but rather like a lot of action movies & TV of the era, and for being arguably the grimmest and grittiest of the series

GoldenEye - for introducing a female M, for restoring Bond to his former glory after the longest absence in the series' history to date, for introducing Pierce Brosnan's Bond, and for being the first Bond to really examine the series, the main character, and the relevance of both

Casino Royale - for being the introduction of Daniel Craig's Bond, who, as Dalton did before him, brings in a harder edge and helps bring it all "back to Fleming," and for being the perfect example of a successful reboot, bringing our hero into the 21st century by showing us what made Bond Bond