What is your favorite 007 film?

[Breaker deGodot]

I would put this as a poll, but since there are 22 official films in the series, that's out of the question. Anyway, which Bond film is your favorite and why?

My favorite would definitely have to be the "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", George Lazenby's first and final film. It is one of the most unknown films in the series, no doubt due to Lazenby's status as the black sheep of the Bond series, but I love it anyway. Diana Rigg gives is without a doubt my favorite Bond girl in the series, and Telly Savalas is suavely chilling as Blofeld.

It was also extremely close to the original Ian Fleming novel, which just so happens to be the greatest book in the series for many. It was the first time that Bond was not a superman; he was a flawed character with a surprisingly believable and affecting arc. It was also the first time that Bond truly fell in love with the Bond girl

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leading to their marriage.

The action sequences were also much more brutal this time around, with some truly incredible setpieces taking place in the Swiss Alps.

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Finally, and most importantly, it marks the first time that a Bond film has ended in tragedy (the second being Casino Royale). Tracy's death scene remains my favorite scene in the entire 007 series; bold, tearjerking, yet somehow beautiful. It's a great sequence that elevates a really great 007 film into the ranks of truly great films period.

 

[Marter]

I think that it would have to be <url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/326.252213-2-50-Reviews-Casino-Royale-2006>Casino Royale, for reasons mentioned in my review of it.

 

[BlumiereBleck]

Everyone pre-Casino Royale.

 

[emeraldrafael]

I know its newer and probably not popular, but I liked Tomorrow Never Dies most.

 

[jakko12345]

Goldeneye has to be my favourite - "I am invincible!"

 

[natster43]

Probably Casino Royale. I need to actually see more of them. I think I have only seen GoldenEye, the movie right after it, Casino Royale, and Quantum of Solace all the way through.

 

[comadorcrack]

Goldfinger my friends... Goldfinger. Pussy Galore. Ejector seat. Oddjob. The Sean. Need I say more?

 

[JourneyThroughHell]

Everyone pre-Casino Royale.

Well, first of all, quoted for truth.

But, if I absolutely have to choose... The Man With The Golden Gun, because it's awesome. A View To A Kill, because it's so cheesy and stupid, it's also completely awesome.

And Goldfinger, naturally.

 

[Nimcha]

Die Another Day.

 

[Daffy F]

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Finally, and most importantly, it marks the first time that a Bond film has ended in tragedy (the second being Casino Royale). Tracy's death scene remains my favorite scene in the entire 007 series; bold, tearjerking, yet somehow beautiful. It's a great sequence that elevates a really great 007 film into the ranks of truly great films period.

Erm, maybe I'm not reading enough into it, but I thought that scene was a bit... Odd. It was like they wanted to Bond to get married, but they didn't want him to be married because of the way his character is. I thought it was odd - A driveby shooting thrown on right before the end, although, as I said, it might just be me not reading enough into it, and I agree that it didn't work nearly as well in Casino Royale (The storyline preceding the ending to that one was awful also). I didn't like Quantum of Solace, mainly because it was a poor attempt to continue a story - something that no Bond film has done before.
OT: My Favorite Bond films are:
Live and Let Die (Cracking theme tune on that one)
The Man with the Golden Gun
Casino Royale (I still like it lots)
The Living Daylights
Goldeneye...
I pretty much have a favorite with each Bond actor.

 

[Breaker deGodot]

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Finally, and most importantly, it marks the first time that a Bond film has ended in tragedy (the second being Casino Royale). Tracy's death scene remains my favorite scene in the entire 007 series; bold, tearjerking, yet somehow beautiful. It's a great sequence that elevates a really great 007 film into the ranks of truly great films period.

Erm, maybe I'm not reading enough into it, but I thought that scene was a bit... Odd. It was like they wanted to Bond to get married, but they didn't want him to be married because of the way his character is. I thought it was odd - A driveby shooting thrown on right before the end, although, as I said, it might just be me not reading enough into it, and I agree that it didn't work nearly as well in Casino Royale (The storyline preceding the ending to that one was awful also). I didn't like Quantum of Solace, mainly because it was a poor attempt to continue a story - something that no Bond film has done before.
OT: My Favorite Bond films are:
Live and Let Die (Cracking theme tune on that one)
The Man with the Golden Gun
Casino Royale (I still like it lots)
The Living Daylights
Goldeneye...
I pretty much have a favorite with each Bond actor.

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I always saw Tracy's death as if Bond wanted to settle down and just live his life, but being a secret agent, that's just not going to happen. It's a cynical ending for sure, but that's what makes it so sad.

 

[el_negro]

I know its newer and probably not popular, but I liked Tomorrow Never Dies most.

One of my favorite movies; I watched it when I was a child and it blew my mind

 

[sunami88]

Goldfinger. It's got the best villain (dude had a backup plan for EVERYTHING); Pussy Galore is just hilarious to say; Oddjob (no further comment needed); the plot is awesome ("I'm going to irradiate the worlds largest supply of gold, so then my stockpiles value will increase"); And as if you needed further proof: Sean Connery.

In my mind it stands far above all the others. Not to say the other movies are all bad or anything, but they really really nailed it with Goldfinger.

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The way the Army guys protecting Fort Knox fall asleep and it looks "so fake"... Until you realize they WERE faking it! Sooooo good.

 

[Daffy F]

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Finally, and most importantly, it marks the first time that a Bond film has ended in tragedy (the second being Casino Royale). Tracy's death scene remains my favorite scene in the entire 007 series; bold, tearjerking, yet somehow beautiful. It's a great sequence that elevates a really great 007 film into the ranks of truly great films period.

Erm, maybe I'm not reading enough into it, but I thought that scene was a bit... Odd. It was like they wanted to Bond to get married, but they didn't want him to be married because of the way his character is. I thought it was odd - A driveby shooting thrown on right before the end, although, as I said, it might just be me not reading enough into it, and I agree that it didn't work nearly as well in Casino Royale (The storyline preceding the ending to that one was awful also). I didn't like Quantum of Solace, mainly because it was a poor attempt to continue a story - something that no Bond film has done before.
OT: My Favorite Bond films are:
Live and Let Die (Cracking theme tune on that one)
The Man with the Golden Gun
Casino Royale (I still like it lots)
The Living Daylights
Goldeneye...
I pretty much have a favorite with each Bond actor.

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I always saw Tracy's death as if Bond wanted to settle down and just live his life, but being a secret agent, that's just not going to happen. It's a cynical ending for sure, but that's what makes it so sad.

Isn't it supposed to symbolise him going along a one-way road, inevitably accepting that anyone he gets close too will be in danger, and so it's better for him and them if it doesn't mean anything and they remain distant - thus causing him to become emotionally dead (Not really the right way to put it, but I think you know what I mean). I think if that's the case, then I would make more sense at the end of Casino Royale, seeing as he's just become a double-0 agent and hasn't yet lost his emotions, and gained his sense that he can't get too close to people, because they all end up dead.

 

[Breaker deGodot]

Isn't it supposed to symbolise him going along a one-way road, inevitably accepting that anyone he gets close too will be in danger, and so it's better for him and them if it doesn't mean anything and they remain distant - thus causing him to become emotionally dead (Not really the right way to put it, but I think you know what I mean). I think if that's the case, then I would make more sense at the end of Casino Royale, seeing as he's just become a double-0 agent and hasn't yet lost his emotions, and gained his sense that he can't get too close to people, because they all end up dead.

Yes, I agree with everything you said, but it's worth noting that in the books, Bond DID become embittered at the end of Casino Royale, but seeing as Casino Royale was the first book in the series, and OHMSS was the tenth, it's safe to say that Bond relaxed his standards and tried to settle down anyway. Also, seeing as OHMSS was adapted into a movie well before Casino Royale, they had to stick it somewhere.

 

[Infernai]

Goldfinger my friends... Goldfinger. Pussy Galore. Ejector seat. Oddjob. The Sean. Need I say more?

Ejector seat your joking?

 

[Edorf]

Goldeneye, because its the one I grew up with!

 

[CrashBang]

From Russia With Love/Casino Royale

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

Goldfinger, most likely, or Casino Royale.