Ranking ALL 25 James Bond Films | According to Head of Section

CINEMATIC 007 -- "This is the big one, 007!" With 'No Time To Die' in the rear-view mirror, and having ranked each actor's tenure individually, it's time to finally rank ALL 25 James Bond films! Grab a cocktail and let's get to it!
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[@jchuck316]

Disagree with about 99% of this ranking but we all have our own tastes so respect regardless.

[@francois-renemoudat7470]

Disagree with 100% !

[@TheBondExperience]

First, I think we should watch DAF when we get together over the holidays...I agree with you on LTK for sure...but Quantum at 20 and lower than AVTAK??? Dang son! Harsh...LOL. Love the list and as always the best entertainment on the web!

[@greatwuta]

Diamonds Are Forever is straight garbage

[@djtforever1414]

An edited video of you two watching DAF would be great. Joe hates it, you could discuss how much more he would hate it if Connery wasn't in it.

[@jordanobrien3954]

Good to see the living daylights so high one of the most underrated bond films there is so much to enjoy in this one

[@AaronStark1993]

It's my number one. To me it's the perfect Bond movie. It has all the classic Bond elements, a great Cold War plot, and a fantastic performance from Dalton. It's a damn shame he only did two movies.

[@67Niz]

@@AaronStark1993 couldn’t agree more

[@honuman39]

Agreed. Loved this one.

[@czesherkat]

Very nice to finally see a list with Daylights and FYEO near the top. The former has a criminally underrated actor and score, while the latter has some of the best cinematography of the series - from the action sequences to the way the camera pans from foreground to background in some shots - really creates some next level transitions.

[@greatwuta]

Here is my James Bond List 1. The Spy Who Loved Me 2. Casino Royale 3. For Your Eyes Only 4. Tomorrow Never Dies 5. You Only Live Twice 6. No Time To Die 7. Skyfall 8. Octopussy 9. Thunderball 10. Licence To Kill 11. Quantum Of Solace 12. Goldeneye 13. The World Is Not Enough 14. From Russia With Love 15. On Her Majesty's Secret Service 16. Die Another Day 17. Moonraker 18. The Living Daylights 19. The Man With The Golden Gun 20. Goldfinger 21. Live And Let Die 22. Dr. No 23. Spectre 24. A View To A Kill 25. Diamonds Are Forever

[@bouya642]

@greatwuta Nice James Bond films ranking. It is original and unique tho. My favourites James Bond actors are Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Daniel Craig and Pierce Brosnan. Here's my ranking of all James Bond films: 1. From Russia With Love 2. Goldfinger 3. The Spy Who Loved Me 4. GoldenEye 5. Casino Royale 6. Skyfall 7. No Time To Die 8. Thunderball 9. You Only Live Twice 10. For Your Eyes Only 11. License To Kill 12. Quantum Of Solace 13. Tomorrow Never Dies 14. Octopussy 15. The World Is Not Enough 16. Spectre 17. Dr No 18. Diamonds Are Forever 19. On Her Majestys Secret Service 20. The Man with the golden gun 21. A View To A Kill 22. Never Say Never Again 23. The Living Daylights 24. Moonraker 25. Live And Let Die 26. Die Another Day

[@tomchris60]

Joe, I could watch your content for hours. Your highly personal and witty take on James Bond always makes me feel as if I'm debating with a good friend. The editing and music track is also top notch.

[@fijistarproductions990]

25: Quantum Of Solace 24: The Man With The Golden Gun 23: A View To A Kill 22: Die Another Day 21: Spectre 20: The Living Daylights 19: Diamonds Are Forever 18: Moonraker 17: Live And Let Die 16: No Time To Die 15: The World Is Not Enough 14: For Your Eyes Only 13: You Only Live Twice 12: Tomorrow Never Dies 11: GoldenEye 10: Licence To Kill 9: Octopussy 8: The Spy Who Loved Me 7: Thunderball 6: Dr. No 5: Skyfall 4: From Russia With Love 3: Goldfinger 2: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service 1: Casino Royale

[@Jahno71]

Dreadful list

[@FromWilloWithLove]

Great ranking & video Joe! Here’s my list: 1. Thunderball 2. From Russia with Love 3. GoldenEye 4. Goldfinger 5. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service 6. Skyfall 7. Casino Royale 8. Dr. No 9. Octopussy 10. The Living Daylights 11. For Your Eyes Only 12. The World is Not Enough 13. The Spy Who Loved Me 14. No Time to Die 15. Tomorrow Never Dies 16. Spectre 17. Diamonds are Forever (I know, I know - I’m nuts 😂) 18. You Only Live Twice 19. Live and Let Die 20. Licence to Kill 21. Quantum of Solace 22. Moonraker 23. Die Another Day 24. The Man with the Golden Gun 25. A View to a Kill

[@johnsimmons831]

Good to see Octopussy get some love. One of my top 10 as well.

[@mike91mdk45]

One of the classic whacky fun entries

[@Hello-ge4yz]

A view to a kill isn’t a guilty pleasure. It’s just a pleasure

[@shaunsteele1754]

You have ranked Octopussy 3rd in your 007 ranking. Good on you! Seriously underrated. This is a good fun Bond movie!

[@theotsalamandris7572]

Such a great and very brave list. Thanks so much Joe! And just as an aside, so glad FYEO gets the recognition it very much deserves.

[@STONESGAM]

Agree about FYEO. It was always a top 10 for me and arguably top 5.

[@theotsalamandris7572]

@@STONESGAM Great to hear you think so too Derek! FYEO is definitely a minimalist and Fleming gem for me. A great spy story as well (though many don't see it that way). Sometimes in the top five for me, but definitely always in the top ten. I love the story, themes, dialogue, music, and scenery. As with others, I also regard it as a great follow up to OHMSS.

[@STONESGAM]

@@theotsalamandris7572 Agree. It has grown on me big time over the years and the film tones down the slapstick comedy here which plays to Moore's strengths but was overdone during most of his era. Classy Film and the locations were great too with nothing occuring that was that unrealistic or over the top Thanks for the response. Merry Christmas!

[@joehahn9801]

Did you use the Sorta App? Ranking all 25, I had to. Here's my list: 1. On Her Majesty's Secret Service 2. Casino Royale 3. Tomorrow Never Dies 4. GoldenEye 5. From Russia with Love 6. Licence to Kill 7. The Living Daylights 8. The Spy Who Loved Me 9. Octopussy 10. The World Is Not Enough 11. Live and Let Die 12. Quantum of Solaace 13. You Only Live Twice 14. No Time to Die 15. Goldfinger 16. For Your Eyes Only 17. Thunderball 18. Dr. No 19. Skyfall 20. Diamonds Are Forever 21. Specrte 22. Moonraker 23. The Man with the Golden Gun 24. A View to a Kill 25. Die Another Day

[@Romans8-9]

No. He has done a comparison video with his rankings with the sorta app rankings and the differences between them though.

[@TCFan25]

Lol how you could ever consider Diamonds nearly on par with Skyfall is just 🤯

[@SharkWhosFondOfBond]

Die Another Day is the only one that's actually bad

[@Jahno71]

George Lazenby ruined what would've been the best Bond film of all time imagine if Connery was the Bond for that film ?

[@hitchcockisthegoat]

Great list. The only glaring exception for me is Licence to Kill which sits in my Top 10 around the same spot you have No Time To Die, and similar to your justification for No Time To Die, the problems you had with Licence to Kill I can understand but I simply didn’t have those problems when I saw it 10 times in the theater back in 89. Other than that, my list is very similar with the exact same bottom 2.

[@aklcraigc]

Very entertaining video, I'd probably swap "Octopussy" and "The Spy Who Loved Me". Good to see some love for "For Your Eyes Only".

[@treadstone1970]

Calling it out now. Casino Royale will be at number one.

[@TCFan25]

No. 2 for me, if it wasn't for TSWLM.

[@lethalus3494]

#2 after Goldeneye!

[@dogmadogma5398]

Dalton IS Bond!

[@3trilogy]

No, but he was better than Roger Moore.

[@Jahno71]

@@3trilogy NAH

[@PurushaDesa]

I love a Bond ranking video. Here's mine. 25. _Diamonds are Forever_ 24. _Moonraker_ 23. _Thunderball_ 22. _The Man with the Golden Gun_ 21. _A View to a Kill_ 20. _Quantum of Solace_ 19. _Licence to Kill_ 18. _On Her Majesty’s Secret Service_ 17. _The Spy Who Loved Me_ 16. _For Your Eyes Only_ 15. _Octopussy_ 14. _Die Another Day_ 13. _Dr. No_ 12. _You Only Live Twice_ 11. _The Living Daylights_ 10. _Live and Let Die_ 9. _Skyfall_ 8. _Spectre_ 7. _Goldfinger_ 6. _From Russia with Love_ 5. _No Time to Die_ 4. _GoldenEye_ 3. _The World is not Enough_ 2. _Tomorrow Never Dies_ 1. _Casino Royale_

[@MrWafflelova]

Spectre over Skyfall??

[@PurushaDesa]

@@MrWafflelova 😂Ah the most controversial point on the list! So I’ll answer as fully as I can. The truth in my heart is that they’re ranked in joint place but this is how the tie breaks for me. Skyfall is unquestionably the better _film_ with clearer stakes, stronger villain, and some of the best dialogue in the entire franchise. However I maintain that Spectre is the better _Bond film_ , checking most of the boxes I want ticked while Skyfall vexes me in some very key ways. For every fan that takes issue with Blofeld as Bond’s brother, I actually find M as Bond’s mother far more weird and distracting. I just always prefer Bond and M as headbutting colleagues which Brosnan/Dench and Craig/Fiennes do tremendously well. And so not being invested in that means the killer emotional punch in Skyfall never really works for me. Spectre also has an actual Bond Girl in it all the way through treated with a relatively large degree of respect, whereas Skyfall’s pump/dump/kill/joke approach to Severine - who was a child sex slave - is the most distasteful element in Craig’s entire tenure. It’s noteworthy how Paris Carver is mentioned again and Madeleine Swann has a whole second film devoted to her while Severine is just discarded callously by the filmmakers. (M sort of does double duty as the female lead in Skyfall but making Judi Dench a terrible shot in her swansong leaves a bad taste in my mouth - they should have given her a killer aim like Helen Mirren in RED in my opinion.) On top of that, it doesn’t help that it would take until “Backfire” and “Snow Plane” till I get to action cues that I enjoy from Thomas Newman because most of his material is too underpowered. I’d go further and say that the strength of his “Tennyson” cue reaffirms how Skyfall’s drama peaks too early at the end of the second act. This puts me in a minority but I find I enjoy Spectre more as it goes on - everything up to the train has this casual, meandering Moore-like pacing - but then it really takes off after the train fight when Craig is allowed to get beaten and emotionally rattled. I do concede that the enemies-to-lovers arc for Madeleine and Bond is not given nearly enough time to breathe in Spectre, but this only really stays problematic when the movie is viewed as one big series anticlimax. As a penultimate episode before No Time to Die fully commits to their story (and Seydoux is allowed to act her socks off in that film) Spectre works even better than it does on its initial release. There you go! At least you can understand my thought process even if your feelings on it are vastly different from mine!

[@RegginaldRiglet]

One of the best bond channels out there. BeingJamesBond will return ….. soon???

[@Beingjamesbond]

You better believe it! Thanks for the kind words!

[@sethdavis459]

You and I are so similar. I’m so glad you loved No Time to Die as much as I did

[@LittenMandrake]

My personal favorites list: 1. Live and Let Die 2. The Living Daylights 3. Octopussy 4. Thunderball 5. Casino Royale 6. License to Kill 7. Goldfinger 8. Tomorrow Never Dies 9. For Your Eyes Only 10. Dr No 11. The Spy Who Loved Me 12. You Only Live Twice 13. The World is Not Enough 14. From Russia With Love 15. Goldeneye 16. Moonraker 17. Quantum of Solace 18. Man With the Golden Gun 19. No Time to Die 20. A View to a Kill 21. Skyfall 22. Diamonds Are Forever 23. On Her Majesty's Secret Service 24. Die Another Day 25. Spectre

[@ricardocantoral7672]

OHMSS near the bottom. Yeesh.

[@aortavalve]

Solid list

[@LittenMandrake]

@@ricardocantoral7672 Would rather watch Tiffany Case say "Eeeeee" on a 24 hour loop than sit through that again

[@ricardocantoral7672]

@@LittenMandrake Why? That's the best film in the franchise in terms of cinematic qualities.

[@lemuelidzik]

@@ricardocantoral7672 in your opinion (which is fine) but you do not speak for everyone. I started watching the series for the 1st time from Dr No onward in order without reading any spoilers/reviews so was completely unbiased and OHMSS was so bad that I literally gave up on James Bond. I thought he (Lazenby) had taken over the series after Connery and if someone hadn't told me a year later that he was just a once off, I wouldn't have seen anything else post-Connery. Have revisted it multiple times and it is just as excruciating. Lazenby is not convincing for a single frame, the hyped romance with Tracy is incredibly forced/downright creepy at times, the plot is one of the worst of the series (DAF level), Blofeld is completely rewritten, and worst of all it is just flat out BORING. Crap movie, will never waste my time on it again.

[@aammooeebbaa]

25: Die Another Day 24: Diamonds Are Forever 23: Quantun Of Solace 22: Spectre 21: Live And Let Die 20: Tomorrow Never Dies 19: The Man With The Golden Gun 18: The World Is Not Enough 17: You Only Live Twice 16: No Time To Die 15: Moonraker 14: A View To A Kill 13: Dr. No 12: Octopussy 11: The Spy Who Loved Me 10: Thunderball 9: Goldeneye 8: The Living Daylights 7: For Your Eyes Only 6: Skyfall 5: License To Kill 4: From Russia With Love 3: Goldfinger 2: Casino Royale 1: On Her Majesty's Secret Service

[@plc007]

Number 3!! You bloody champion Joe. So happy to see my favourite Bond film getting the love it deserves. I was so excited seeing it at Number 3.

[@k.b.7718]

@@no288 Count me in here! Love it!

[@davider6884]

Its my favourite actually! Fantastic film!

[@bil186]

agreed!

[@stephanmartini4514]

Great to see you put all on the line here JD! The Martini List - December 2023 1. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) 2. From Russia with Love (1963) 3. Thunderball (1965) 4. Dr. No (1962) 5. The Living Daylights (1987) 6. Casino Royale (2006) 7. For Your Eyes Only (1981) 8. Goldfinger (1964) 9. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) 10. License to Kill (1989) 11. Live and Let Die (1973) 12. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) 13. Quantum of Solace (2008) 14. Goldeneye (1995) 15. Octopussy (1983) 16. You Only Live Twice (1967) 17. Skyfall (2012) 18. No Time to Die (2021) 19. The World is Not Enough (1999) 20. Diamonds Are Forever (1971) 21. The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) 22. Moonraker (1979) 23. Spectre (2015) 24. Die Another Day (2002) 25. A View to a Kill (1985) 26. Never Say Never Again (1983) My approach, rather than rate each film with a score was to separate the films initially by Bond actor and rate the best of the actors output first, always adding weight to those most honouring the Fleming literary character legacy, combined with script robustness, entertainment value etc. That was the easy bit. A couple of surprises for me in finessing this list over the last few weeks and having watched each film in original release order parallel to the UK cinema re-release this year was where certain key films landed compared to where I might have placed them say 10 years ago (that's just 3 films ago!). Nobody did it better than Connery - except when Peter Hunt directed & everyone else involved was at the top of their game. O.H.M.S.S. remains the benchmark. Dr NO. - so much of what we take for granted in the Bond series was there from the get-go. Including the fantasy and lifestyle projection courtesy of the visions of Terence Young & Ken Adam. That combined with it being more consistent and with less plot dips and screenplay lulls than Goldfinger have it now rating higher than that (but still beneath the masterclass entertainment that is Thunderball - peak Terence Young & Sean Connery but script wise, not quite as consistent as FRWL). Dalton needed that 3rd & 4th film to cement his greatness in being the best portrayal of the literary character ever to grace the screen. TLD is still right up there for me, only losing a little momentum after the scene where he spares Pushkin's life and suffering from a lack of a strong villain/mastermind focus. While the 1st Brosnan film I rate is TND at 12, this is less a criticism of Pierce (who always gave it his best) and more as many have said of the quality & inconsistency of the scripts he was given. The TND David Arnold Soundtrack, still topical plot theme, less of a Bond by numbers script (compared to the "safely" played Goldeneye) and Brosnan's greater assurance in the role win me over on this one. QoS shows a pure, almost emotionless killer and revenge seeker (for Vesper's death) in Craig's second outing - very Fleming-esque & better than many seem to credit it (esp. compared with the crowd pleaser that is "Skyfall"). Fast pace from that opening scene get-go, the action never lets up. Just outside my Top Ten. I added Connery's non-Eon offering for it as we all know, put itself out there in 1983 as a legitimate alternative to the Broccoli product, assuming that with Connery back in the lead role, it had genuine legitimacy. Yet the final film remains IMHO the lesser compared with all of EON's often variable output and proved that it was the collective creative efforts that made the Bond films what they have always been, not any single element.

[@bouya642]

@Stephan Martini Great ranking bro! I really like your top 5. IMO From Russia With Love is the best from Connery era. My favourites James Bond films are From Russia With Love, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Thunderball, Goldfinger, The Spy Who Loved Me and For Your Eyes Only. Here is my ranking of all James Bond movies 1. From Russia With Love 2. On Her Majesty's Secret Service 3. Thunderball 4. Goldfinger 5. The Spy Who Loved Me 6. You Only Live Twice 7. For Your Eyes Only 8. GoldenEye 9. Casino Royale 10. License To Kill 11. Quantum of Solace 12. The Living Daylights 13. Tomorrow Never Dies 14. Octopussy 15. Dr No 16. No time to die 17. The World Is Not Enough 18. A View To A Kill 19. Skyfall 20. Spectre 21. Diamonds Are Forever 22. Moonraker 23. The Man With The Golden Gun 24. Die Another Day 25. Live And Let Die 26. Never Say Never Again 27. Casino Royale 1967

[@stephanmartini4514]

​@@bouya642 thanks for the thumbs up and equally good sir, your ranking garners my respect. To be honest I find there's a certain fluidity with the rankings dependent upon mood and mindset and how I'm measuring. E.g. I find TSWLM a more entertaining blockbuster Moore period Bond film but appreciate FYEO as a more grounded, Fleming-esque return to form so on any given day, I could swap places with these two. Until recently, I too would have ranked FRWL above all other Connery films and I still think of his movies it best captures the feel of Fleming and the source material. However my criteria is perspective dependent. Am I looking for best interpretation of Fleming's character, consistency of plot & storyline, escapism start to finish, blockbuster adventure filmmaking? etc. etc. So why do I now put Dr. No & Thunderball above FRWL for this listing? Because overall, they offer me more of the Bond cinema experience as interpreted by the EON production team. By that I mean Dr. No has the Ken Adam sets and fantastical nature of story & plot that the cinema version is renowned for even though the character is better fleshed out with more nuance by Connery in FRWL and it is also a more grounded Cold War espionage story (despite the inclusion of Spectre absent from the novel). Thunderball has some pacing issues but overall it combines all of the best elements of the previous 3 movies, builds on the original blockbuster nature of Goldfinger and with Terence Young back in the Directors chair serves up a smorgasbord of everything that defines Bond at the movies. Exotic EVERYTHING, beautiful women (all four key female characters), swinging 60's bachelor lifestyle aspirations, high stakes plot, gadgets, tongue in-cheek humour & innuendo, jet-set lifestyle, escapism... Looking at both our lists I'd say most of the first 15 we have are interchangeable so there's a commonality on what we look for in a Bond film.

[@q.h.s5051]

Once again I'll never ever understand why people dislike Diamonds so much. Even with explanations I will never understand! I think it's one of the most simple and fun Bond films around, not confusing, not filled with horrible humor, and not trying to be something it's not. Just a neat little afternoon Bond adventure

[@greatwuta]

That film is garbage, that's why.

[@bouya642]

@@greatwuta tell me your james bond films ranking.

[@greatwuta]

@@bouya642 look around this comment section because I posted it here in day one

[@forumchatter09]

It is boring, silly, weak villain, Connery sleepwalks through it, long stretches of no action, and when action happens it’s not convincing, henchman disappear until the very end. It’s more of a showcase of a dated Vegas with bad comedic elements than a spy thriller

[@bouya642]

@@forumchatter09 I agree but Diamonds Are Forever is a great James Bond films imo. Here is my ranking of all Sean Connery James Bond films 1. You Only Live Twice 2. Thunderball 3. Goldfinger 4. From Russia With Love 5. Diamonds Are Forever 6. Never Say Never Again 7. Dr No Here is my ranking of all Roger Moore James Bond movies 1. The Spy Who Loved Me 2. Octopussy 3. For Your Eyes Only 4. A View To A Kill 5. Moonraker 6. Live And Let Die 7. The Man With The Golden Gun Here is my ranking of all Daniel Craig James Bond films 1. No Time To Die 2. Skyfall 3. Casino Royale 4. Spectre 5. Quantum of Solace Here is my ranking of all Pierce Brosnan James Bond movies 1. GoldenEye 2. Tomorrow Never Dies 3. The World Is Not Enough 4. Die Another Day

[@ranikful]

My favorite commentator on Bond films. Please, please, keep going. I know there is not a lot of stuff coming out now, that will change soon. Most insightful commentary on world of Bond films, even when I don’t agree.

[@despinagounari7312]

1. Casino Royale 2. The Spy Who Loved Me 3. From Russia With Love 4. For Your Eyes Only 5. Golden Eye 6. Octopussy 7. On Her Majesty's Secret Service 8. The Living Daylights 9. No Time to Die 10.The Man With The Golden Gun 11. Dr. No 12. Skyfall 13. Goldfinger 14. Moonraker 15. Tomorrow Never Dies 16. The World is Not Enough 17. Spectre 18. A View To A Kill 19. Licence to Kill 20. Quantum of Solace 21. Live and Let Die 22. Thunderball 23. You Only Lives Twice 24. Diamonds Are Forever 25. Die Another Day

[@JustinA-p5n]

I also rate Man w the Golden Gun higher than most people place it. It's so soothing to me and I don't know why I enjoy it so much. Screen size ratio sucks, everything looks cheap, humor is corny... I just always re-watch it for some reason

[@christianbrown7438]

My list: 1. Skyfall 2. Casino Royale 3. From Russia with Love 4. GoldenEye 5. Thunderball 6. Goldfinger 7. No Time to Die 8. The Spy Who Loved Me 9. Live and Let Die 10. Dr. No 11. On Her Majesty's Secret Service 12. For Your Eyes Only 13. Licence to Kill 14. The World Is Not Enough 15. Tomorrow Never Dies 16. Octopussy 17. The Man with the Golden Gun 18. Spectre 19. The Living Daylights 20. You Only Live Twice 21. Diamonds Are Forever 22. Quantum of Solace 23. A View to a Kill 24. Moonraker 25. Die Another Day

[@robertharvey2604]

I love hearing everyone's ranking. We have some similarities but some big differences. I've struggled to compile my list. Especially in the middle of the pack. Here is my current ranking: 1. Casino Royale 2. From Russia with Love 3. License to Kill 4. On Her Majesty's Secret Service 5. For Your Eyes Only 6. The Living Daylights 7. Octopussy 8. The Spy Who Loved Me 9. No Time to Die 10. Dr. No 11. Skyfall 12. Thunderball 13. Goldfinger 14. GoldenEye 15. The World is Not Enough 16. Tomorrow Never Dies 17. Live and Let Die 18. The Man with the Golden Gun 19. A View to a Kill 20. You Only Live Twice 21. Spectre 22. Quantum of Solace 23. Moonraker 24. Die Another Day 25. Diamonds are Forever

[@johnmatrix917]

We need a rant video about the Fleming books being rewritten/censored/edited by “sensitivity readers”. :) Not a rant, but a good discussion would be interesting.

[@greatwuta]

He talked about it on his "Being James Bond" Podcast

[@Classic50sTV]

Greatly looking forward to this video! The big question…where will No Time to Die fall? I’ll hazard a guess: at #8.

[@jim1242]

Octopussy has to be the most underated bond movie ever. On the other end, I would say honestly Skyfall is the most over-rated - Still a good movie but I wouldnt put it in my top 10.

[@leonardgarcia5320]

I saw Diamonds Are Forever three times the summer of 71 as a 12 year old. As years pass I can agree with the Blofeld/Tracy continuity issues, but I still think it's more fun than half of the rest....

[@nsasupporter7557]

What’s funny was that they begged Connery to come back to do it after George Lazanby did OHMSS. Eon Productions wanted him back so bad. He only came back for the money

[@dereklewis4321]

Diamonds is a guilty pleasure. It's goofy at times and not the best Connory film but man is it a fun movie.

[@nsasupporter7557]

@@dereklewis4321 when Sean Connery passed away, I watch a marathon of his movies to honor him and celebrate his life and career. I watched all of his James Bond movies and all of his other famous movies

[@Chronocrits]

I feel like you and I, as Bond fans, would agree on very, very little based on how the list had gone by minute 10 of the video 😂 We would not see eye to eye on… anything 🤣

[@user-ns5mt4oo1i]

My Bond list 1. From Russia with Love 2. For Your Eyes Only 3. Majesty’s Secret Service 4. Casino Royale 5. The Living Daylights 6. Goldeneye 7. Dr. No 8. Moonraker 9. The Spy Who Loved Me 10. Thunderball 11. Live and Let Die 12. The World is not Enough 13. Goldfinger 14. Skyfall 15. You Only Live Twice 16. The Man with the Golden Gun 17. Tomorrow Never Dies 18. Die Another Day 19. A View to a Kill 20. Licence to Kill 21. Octopussy 22. No Time to Die 23. Spectre 24. Diamonds are Forever 25. Quantum of Solace

[@harcomou8395]

Goldfinger, from Russia, Spy who loved me and Skyfall are the top 4 Bond-movies. In my book.

[@jamesbond_and_friends]

This is a very original top 25. I really like your perspectives and explanations. Very pleased to see For Your Eyes Only so high up. I think it’s often overlooked. It’s such a fantastic movie, with Roger Moore on perfect form.

[@airsoft1238]

I really respect your boldness when it came to this list. (Like Goldeneye at 15 is BOLD, but I don't entirely disagree honestly) As for my opinion, I think the three best ones are License to Kill, Casino Royale, and On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

[@bouya642]

@AirSoft123 IMO the best James Bond films are From Russia With Love, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Goldfinger, Thunderball, The Spy Who Loved Me, For Your Eyes Only, The Living Daylights, License To Kill, GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, Casino Royale, Quantum Of Solace, Skyfall and No Time To Die. My favourites are From Russia With Love, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Thunderball, Goldfinger and The Spy Who Loved Me

[@adamwallace7353]

My top 10 1) Casino Royale 2) On Her Majesty's Secret Service 3) Goldfinger 4) Skyfall 5) GoldenEye 6) The Spy Who Loved Me 7) From Russia With Love 8) No Time To Die 9) Licence to Kill 10) The Living Daylights

[@maxmusterman5957]

Could'nt agree more with this ranking. Finally someone who unterstands.

[@natgibbard5673]

Really looking forward to this!

[@TylerGarner33]

Great stuff, as always. I've listened to all the podcasts and several times here you brought me straight back to your early episodes (some of your best!). I really enjoyed how you talked about these films through the different themes of what you love about Bond: locations, gadgets, villains, etc. Again, straight from the early days of the podcast. Really enjoyed this one!

[@SamnissArandeen]

It's nice to see someone that *doesn't* heavily overrate The Spy who Loved Me, and thank you for placing Casino Royale exactly where it belongs!

[@Romans8-9]

Really well made and edited video Joe, the hour just flew by! I also like how you gave little intros before each reveal to build the tension. It was a delight to watch with my morning coffee.

[@JannAsheNemophilaFan]

Cool, nice to see you ranking them again, really miss you and Scott reviewing the films. Though Scott wound up in car trunks at times. Goldeneye, and Majesties still top for me. Love the films.

[@BrozzaBond4007]

Excited for this and just excited for any BJB content!

[@bogisimonsen471]

You should have talked more about the ending of no time to die, it was out of this world

[@cliffbeavers6158]

It's interesting how wildly different people's James Bond lists are.

[@redyellowblue366]

Excellent list, Joe! Thanks for your enthusiasm, dedication, effort, and craftsmanship with your videos and podcasts. You helped us Bond-heads get through the pandemic. A happy and healthy 2023 to you and your’s, Head of Section.

[@AlmightyBruce]

26: Never Say Never Again 25: A View to a Kill 24: Quantum of Solace 23: Die Another Day 22: The Man With the Golden Gun 21: Diamonds Are Forever 20: Spectre 19: The Living Daylights 18: The World Is Not Enough 17: Moonraker 16: Licence to Kill 15: You Only Live Twice 14: No Time to Die 13: For Your Eyes Only 12: Octopussy 11: Tomorrow Never Dies 10: Live and Let Die 9: GoldenEye 8: The Spy Who Loved Me 7: Thunderball 6: Dr. No 5: Skyfall 4: Goldfinger 3: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service 2: From Russia With Love 1: Casino Royale

[@rebelcounty2078]

A View to a Kill is totally underrated

[@greatwuta]

No it's not. That film is bad

[@mike91mdk45]

Sir roger was long in the tooth, but able. Christopher walken makes a great villain

[@spaceace4387]

@@greatwuta It’s not bad, it’s a good guilty pleasure.

[@greatwuta]

@@spaceace4387 terrible film

[@spaceace4387]

@@greatwuta no it isn’t.

[@jammontgomery2320]

Your Top Ten's great! Your channel is one of my favorite channels about Bond! My Top Five is: 1. Casino Royale 2. On Her Majesty's Secret Service 3. For Your Eyes Only 4. From Russia With Love 5. The Living Daylights Great rankings! 👍

[@ernierichardson444]

Wow!! This video is as entertaining as the 007 movies. Thanks for sharing your list.

[@callummoore6962]

My list:: The God-tier: 1. Casino Royale 2. Skyfall 3. On Her Majesty's Secret Service 4. From Russia with Love 5. Licence to Kill 6. The Spy Who Who Loved Me 7. Goldfinger The solid-tier: 8. The Living Daylights 9. Live and Let Die 10. No Time to Die 11. GoldenEye 12. Octopussy 13. For Your Eyes Only 14. Dr. No ; Mid-tier: 15. Thunderball 16. Quantum of Solace 17. A View to a Kill 18. The Man with the Golden Gun Below average-tier 19. You Only Live Twice 20. Tomorrow Never Dies 21. The Word Is Not Enough 22. Spectre 23. Moonraker 24. Die Another Day 25. Diamonds Are Forever

[@DeadJesterCinema]

Interesting how similar yet different our respective rankings are, but I can respect that.. the beautiful thing about Bond, is that it’s been around for so long in so many different styles, that there really is a flavor for everyone, and I don’t believe there are any 2 fans that have identical rankings 👍🏻

[@angelcastaneda529]

Joe, I know you talked plenty about No Time to Die, but can you do one more with Scott, I would love to hear his thoughts.

[@mattgrabenstein2615]

Yes! Joe and Scott never reconvened for a NTTD review. Thanks for pointing that out.

[@alienlv426ify]

This is my top five: 1.- Casino Royale 2.- Goldfinger 3.- On Her Majesty Secret Service 4.- GoldenEye 5.- Skyfall

[@jjmfrees]

They should make a film based on the story of Ian Fleming’s Moonraker. They’d have to come up with a new title but the book is mostly untouched by filmmakers, and it’s a great story.

[@landrymiller6062]

My boy Joe. Seeing NTTD in the top 10 is crazy but i love the balls here. Its middle of the road. I must thank you though as many years ago you opened my eyes on Octopussy. Cheers🍸🍸🍸

[@tombaker4586]

Great classy video. I saw Roger in Crans-Montana, when i was 10, on a trip with the entire family, he was in the shopping street enjoying a walk with his wife...great memory. Tom, Brussels.

[@vendelayindustries]

Yes, Octopussy is a great one, even though I would have put Spy who loved me and Goldfinger over it.

[@tdasen0078]

The list was well thought out, and although there were differences to my personal list, I could understand your perspective…..and then you put Goldeneye at 15. Man Joe…you tested my faith in you lol. Great video as always, fantastic list, and always enjoy debating this with you and the community. Like sex and pizza…when bad, it’s still pretty good. Can’t help but love the Bond franchise. Have a Merry Christmas! 🍸

[@jaymedina3142]

I applaud you for being foolish enough to embark on such a risky task. My list doesn't match yours. How could you be so wrong? LOL Thanks for all the hard work putting this together!

[@frankb821]

Well done, sir! Considering the countless rankings videos I've watched from everybody and their brother...yours list is closest to my own (excepting your placements of Goldeneye, Licence to Kill, and No Time to Die...but we can't have everything :). Special thank you for putting FYEO so high...one of my personal favs! So glad you get it.

[@JosephThomas_23]

Your appreciation for NTTD makes up for the GoldenEye ranking haha. Good ranking sir!

[@kevindorn]

This was so much fun, Joe! Thanks for doing it!

[@IcePakOG]

I came in just as you were starting number 5, Joe, and I have to say I can't disagree with your choices here. Great stuff.

[@droidx1191]

Well done. I disagree on several - very much - but you explain your choices admirably. I do agree Casino Royale is the best.

[@LittenMandrake]

Would love to see your top 10 fav villain rankings, Joe! We have like 5 years til the next Bond movie so it's as good of a time as any to make some more list videos!

[@opa-age]

Also I noticed you don't have any Brosnan films in the top 10 unlike more "modern" reviewers, I have the same feeling about these films. Brosnan is great but he was saddled with some of the worst written Bond films along with carrying over the bad parts of the Moore era.

[@mokka553]

Absolutely a great ranking video mr head of section!💪

[@wesjackson7437]

Solid top 3. I would have put Spy Who Loved Me and Goldfinger way higher but I did like watching you go through your top 25.

[@DavyDredd14]

My Top 10 James Bond Films : 10. The Living Daylights (1987) 9. Casino Royale (2006) 8. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) 7. Octopussy (1983) 6. Goldfinger (1964) 5. Moonraker (1979) 4. Dr. NO (1962) 3. Thunderball (1965) 2. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) 1. From Russia with Love (1963)

[@deanjonasson6776]

Thanks for sharing this, Joe. I always enjoy hearing your perspective. The intelligence and enthusiasm you bring to this ranking are enough to send me back to tweak my own list. May you and your family enjoy a healthy and happy Christmas! All the best in the coming New Year. Let's hope we don't have to wait too many more for Bond 26!

[@CaminoAir]

As I've said before, I don't always agree with your opinions and preferences regarding the Bond films (although I mostly do). However, I always understand your opinions and respect them. Merry Christmas. Very glad to see you post a new video.

[@lobolink2772]

Excellent video, I could watch this all day. We have very similar taste, but even when I disagree you make very valid and reasonable points. Huge fan of FYEO and TLD as well, underrated I feel.

[@charlesmarsh316]

Great video! We loves the rankings. It's fascinating to hear why a certain film occupies a certain place in someone's list. Your emphasis on the look of the films, the cinematography and the design really resonates. That figures strongly in my preferences as well. Also, what you say about the films that are more grounded in reality and aren't creating scenarios just to wow and impress makes a lot of sense to me. In my (admittedly diseased) brain there are always three lists in constant battle with each other: the best, my favorite, and my most likely to watch. I'll bore you only with the highest in each list: FRWL, TSWLM, DAF (yeah, I know). Again, very enjoyable video!

[@eabcool]

the one that jumps out to me is The Man with the Golden Gun. i regard it as the artistic bottom of the series and also budget. At least with Moonraker you can see the budget on the screen and there are some genuinely good sequences. I've watched TMWTGG fewer than any other....besides Specte and NTTD

[@rain0450]

My husband loves Man With The Golden Gun but I agree…it’s my very least favorite Bond film

[@martinseliger]

Love the editing

[@TheGamerShelter]

Ive been on a Bond movie kick for a couple weeks. Just rewatching them and thinking of them critically. Along with watching a few I'd never seen. While watching you, Calvin, and the Bond experience, I've noticed something I just don’t understand. So I just watched both Thunderball and License to Kill for the first time the other day, and I'm blown away from the common consensus. I thought LtK was fantastic, maybe in my top 5 Bond films and Thunderball was a boring slog that doesn't hold up at all......Am I just crazy? I want to talk more about this, but my first comment is long enough for now lol

[@stevieg8356]

Couldn’t agree more I’ve always found Thunderball a slog to get through. Licence to Kill on the other hand is one of the best bond movies.

[@francisdashwood1760]

Great presentation, Joe! Thanks for not taking the negative approach that most ''ranking'' videos take.

[@tweazz]

Great video! Nice to see one of the "big boys" of the community putting No Time To Die so high on their list. The movie definitely has problems but there's so much great stuff there, I adore it and it ranks at 8th place for me as well. And I agree about Octopussy being one of the most underrated Bond movies out there.

[@dianamuhlerwirth1598]

25 die another day 24 A view To A kill 23 diamonds are forever 22 spectre 21 Moonraker 20 Octopussy 19 Quantum of solace 18 Live and let die 17 The man with The golden gun 16 The living daylights 15 liecence to kill 14 No time to die 13 dr no 12 Tomorrow never dies 11 for your eyes only 10 you only live Twice 9 The world is not enough 8 Thunderball 7 The spy who loved me 6 Goldeneye 5 On her majestys secret service 4 From russia with Love 3 Goldfinger 2 Casino royale 1 Skyfall

[@marcsaatkamp4780]

Hey Joe, thanks for that ranking. Very entertaining. I wish you and your loved ones a wonderful Christmas time. I’m looking forward to the 2023 content coming. Stay safe and take care. 🤜🏼🤛🏻

[@Bertani1974]

What a wonderful video, Joseph! Sure my list would look different (no need to get started on QoS 😂 which easily makes my Top 10) you very well explained why a film ranks where within your list which is entertaining and interesting at the same time. Bravo 🎉! And your unbeatable excitement for films like OMSS or CR is inspiring to re-watch them again (both of course in my personal Top 5 as well). Thanks and have a wonderful holiday season

[@georgemackay5735]

I like that you justify each one relative to its neighbor. My top 7 is almost identical to yours, but otherwise there's a lot of difference.

[@MichaelHonscar]

1. A View to a Kill 2. Octopussy 3. Tomorrow Never Dies 4. The Living Daylights 5. Licence to Kill 6. For Your Eyes Only 7. Moonraker 8. Diamonds Are Forever 9. Skyfall 10. The Man with the Golden Gun 11. The Spy Who Loved Me 12. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service 13. Casino Royale 14. Thunderball 15. Live and Let Die 16. You Only Live Twice 17. From Russia with Love 18. Quantum of Solace 19. Goldeneye 20. The World Is Not Enough 21. Goldfinger 22. Dr. No 23. Die Another Day 24. No Time to Die 25. Spectre

[@mike91mdk45]

Kudos for the rankings! I can't stop flip flopping enough to do them all, myself lol. My top 5 is locked in though. 1) From Russia With Love 2) Casino Royale 3) Goldeneye 4) For Your Eyes Only 5) Skyfall

[@shotgunnsean]

Thankyou for giving us your real opinions. You could created a list that was at heart fake, just pandered to what you may have thought everyone wanted to hear and put the seemingly most largely considered popular films in all the top spots. I appreciate you stuck to your guns and gave us your true to yourself honest list. It makes me want to go back and rewatch films like Octopussy to try and see them again with a new fresh perspective.

[@danmannl2800]

Finally some love for octopussy (big surprise but I take it) and justice to timothy dalton for his performance in the living daylights and fyeo. 2 big shockers......... goldeneye (15 ? really ? ) and goldfinger omg. I think we can all agree on number 25 and 24 lol Also the spy who loved me should be higher up the list.

[@MAXdori]

Love your content HoS, glad to see the long form. Hope you’re doing well!

[@renekauts8323]

Interesting fact: 15 "EON Productions" James Bond films in 25 years(1962-1987). And then, only 10 films in 36 years(1987-2023)... What a huge slowdown...

[@Beingjamesbond]

You’ll appreciate this! At about 6:15, kzbin.info/www/bejne/ip_OdXekZZd-qMksi=SPxlqH4UC9w7xE__

[@BespokeBandit]

Can you do one ranking all 6 Bond actors?

[@mjm1987]

As for Bond going rogue in LTK being a novelty - I'd argue Bond pretty much did so already in OHMSS. He handed in his resignation, and pretty much organized the attack on Piz Gloria without MI6 approval or support. That being said, I really like LTK, Franz is an amazing villain and I like the dark atmosphere it sets up. A nice change of pace after years of more goofy Moore films.

[@SpartanBlackKnight49er]

Great list. Finally, someone on KZbin that doesn't rank Goldfinger as #1. My first Bond movie was For Your Eyes Only and I agree it is a top 5. Octopussy was spot on for the times (1983) and so much fun. I'm glad that you hold it in such high regards. I got to see Casino Royale at the Odeon Theater in Leicester Square, London a week after the premiere and, although I loved the others, I accepted Daniel Craig as my James Bond.

[@liquidgeorge]

Great video, Head of Section! I would love to hear more podcasts with you and Scott. You could ranks the Bond Girls, locations etc. either way it is extremely comforting hearing you both passionately debate Bond.

[@elliotpaveley3237]

Nearly dropped my martini on the floor and shot myself with a Walther PPK when you mentioned Goldeneye so low. Shaken not stirred would be an understatement 🤯

[@anthonygray333]

Love your bravado even though our lists are quite different. Goldfinger is my favorite by far. Then again I’m in my 60s…

[@qwertymanor]

I love this list Joe. I love how you don't have a conventional Bond ranking and that you rate LTK near the bottom and The Living Daylights near the top 😏

[@bouya642]

@qwertymanor License To Kill is better than The Living Daylights. Both are amazing Bond films and really underrated. The most underrated James Bond films are Diamonds Are Forever, You Only Live Twice, Thunderball, The Man With The Golden Gun, Moonraker, A View To A Kill, Octopussy, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, License To Kill, The Living Daylights, Die Another Day, Quantum of Solace and Spectre. Everyone's favourite are always Skyfall, Goldfinger, From Russia With Love, GoldenEye.

[@dmd9080]

Agree on Brosnans better films. Mid-tier and not top 5 material