Now that I have seen all 23 official James Bond films, I can now say what my favorites all are (and now I know which ones are the really good ones and the really bad ones after the HUGE movie marathon that took one and a half months with the 22 movies):
1. SKYFALL- 5/5 stars
-return to classics
-great acting
-amazingly well written and witty script
-CLASSIC ELEMENTS OF BOND brought back
-Classic Villain (Silva)
-Most emotional
-Best Visual Bond Film
-Amazing Soundtrack (Thomas Newman) bringing Bond theme back whenever possible
-Action sequences
-Classic style in the film
-Title song by ADELE
2. GOLDENEYE- 5/5 stars
-Xenia Onatopp (she is still the best Bond girl, even though she is a baddie)
-Classic Villains (Alec) and (Xenia)
-very well written and witty script
-CLASSIC ELEMENTS OF BOND brought back
-Good acting
-Action sequences
-Classic style in the film
-Title song by TINA TURNER
-Good soundtrack by Eric Serra
3. GOLDFINGER- 5/5 stars
-Classic Villains (Goldfinger) and (Oddjob)
-Very well written and witty script
-CLASSIC ELEMTS OF BOND
-Good acting
-Action sequences
-Classic style in the film
-Pussy Galore
-Title song by SHIRLEY BASSEY
-Great soundtrack by John Barry
4. THE SPY WHO LOVED ME- 5/5 stars
-Classic Villain (Jaws)
-Very well written and witty script
-CLASSIC ELEMENTS OF BOND
-Very intense
-Action sequences
-Classic style in the film
-Title song by CARLY SIMON
-Great soundtrack by Marvin Hamlisch
5. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE- 5/5 stars
-Classic Villains (Rosa Klebb) and (Red Grant)
-Very well written and witty script
-CLASSIC ELEMENTS OF BOND
-Classic style in the film
-Tatiana Romanova
-Great soundtrack by John Barry
6. MOONRAKER- 5/5 stars
-Classic Villain Jaws returns!
-CLASSIC ELEMENTS OF BOND
-BOND GOES TO SPACE- that makes this film very unique
-Holly Goodhead
-Mixture of comedy and action
-Great soundtrack by John Barry
7. THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS- 5/5 stars
-Amazing soundtrack (John Barry)
-CLASSIC ELEMENTS OF BOND
-Title song by A-HA
-Action sequences
-Appearance of Cello (my favorite instrument)
-Well written script
8. CASINO ROYALE- 5/5 stars
-Vesper Lynd
-Bond becomes an emotional story for the first time since OHMSS
-Action sequences
-Bond rebooted
-Amazing soundtrack (David Arnold)
-Classic Villain (Le Chiffre)
-Well written and witty script
9. LIVE AND LET DIE- 5/5 stars
-Title song by Paul McCartney
-Solitaire (WOW!)
-Sheriff J.W. Pepper is hilarious
-Classic Villains (Baron Samedi) and (Tee Hee)
-Action sequences
-CLASSIC BOND ELEMENTS
10. ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE- 5/5 stars
-Amazing soundtrack by John Barry
-Action sequences
-Diana Rigg is Bond's wife- we learn to love her character Tracy
-CLASSIC BOND ELEMENTS
-Well written and witty script
11. DR. NO- 4.5/5 stars
-The one that started it all
-Honey Ryder
-Classic Villain (Dr. NO)
-Intro to theme song
-CLASSIC BOND ELEMENTS
-Well written and witty script
12. THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN- 4.5/5 stars
-Classic Villain (Scaramanga)
-Good soundtrack by John Barry
-Return of Sheriff J.W. Pepper
-CLASSIC BOND ELEMENTS
13. LICENCE TO KILL- 4.5/5 stars
-Bond on revenge (and not done badly)
-Classic Villain (Sanchez)
-Action sequences
14. OCTOPUSSY- 4.5/5 stars
-Good soundtrack by John Barry
-Action sequences
-Comedy and action balance
-CLASSIC BOND ELEMENTS
15. THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH- 4.5/5 stars
-Good soundtrack by David Arnold
-Q has a final goodbye (and it is actually good)
-action sequences
-Classic Villains (Elektra King) and (Renard)
-CLASSIC BOND ELEMENTS
16. DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER- 4/5 stars
-Good soundtrack by John Barry
-Classic Villains (Blofeld) and (Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd)
-Las Vegas, Nevada
-CLASSIC BOND ELEMENTS
17. THUNDERBALL- 4/5 stars
-Underwater battle (makes it unique)
-Classic Villains (Largo) and (Fiona Volpe)
-CLASSIC BOND ELEMENTS
18. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY- 4/5 stars
-Good soundtrack by Bill Conti
-CLASSIC BOND ELEMENTS
-Cool and epic rock climbing sequence
19. DIE ANOTHER DAY- 3.5/5 stars
-Cool gadgets
-Good soundtrack by David Arnold
-CLASSIC BOND ELEMENTS
-INVISIBLE CAR!!!
20. A VIEW TO A KILL- 3.5/5 stars
-Good soundtrack by John Barry
-Golden Gate Bridge in California
-Action sequences
-Classic Villains (Zorin) and (May Day)
21. TOMORROW NEVER DIES- 3/5 stars
-Good soundtrack by David Arnold
-Action sequences
22. YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE- 2.5/5 stars
-Classic Villain (Blofeld)
-Good soundtrack by John Barry
23. QUANTUM OF SOLACE- 2/5 stars
-Good soundtrack by David Arnold
This is a Blog to go along with the 50th anniversary of the most successful movie series of all time. Bond will live forever.
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
GOLDFINGER (1964)
GOLDFINGER
Bond: Sean Connery
Villains: Auric Goldfinger
Henchmen: Oddjob
Mr. Zolo
Girls: Pussy Galore
Jill Masterson
Tilly Masterson
Allies: Felix Leiter
MI6 Intelligence: 'M'
'Q'
Miss Moneypenny
Gadgets/Weapons: Aston Martin DB5
Homing Beacon
Installed Foot Homing Device
Locations: London, England
Miami, Florida, USA
Geneva, Switzerland
Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA
Main Theme: Goldfinger by Shirley Bassey
PLOT: Investigating a gold magnate's smuggling, James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve.
(Courtesy of iMDb)
Directed by Guy Hamilton
Music by John Barry
Screenplay by Richard Maibaum, Paul Dehn
Release Date: Dec. 14, 1964
Domestic Gross: $54.5 Million (1964)
Adjusted Domestic Gross: $534.2 Million (2012) (#42 of All Time Adjusted Domestically)
World-wide Gross: $125.1 Million (1964)
World-wide Adjusted Gross: $938.3 Million (2012)
Critics Rating: 96% out of 100%. Total Score: A+
Bond: Sean Connery
Villains: Auric Goldfinger
Henchmen: Oddjob
Mr. Zolo
Girls: Pussy Galore
Jill Masterson
Tilly Masterson
Allies: Felix Leiter
MI6 Intelligence: 'M'
'Q'
Miss Moneypenny
Gadgets/Weapons: Aston Martin DB5
Homing Beacon
Installed Foot Homing Device
Locations: London, England
Miami, Florida, USA
Geneva, Switzerland
Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA
Main Theme: Goldfinger by Shirley Bassey
PLOT: Investigating a gold magnate's smuggling, James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve.
(Courtesy of iMDb)
Directed by Guy Hamilton
Music by John Barry
Screenplay by Richard Maibaum, Paul Dehn
Release Date: Dec. 14, 1964
Domestic Gross: $54.5 Million (1964)
Adjusted Domestic Gross: $534.2 Million (2012) (#42 of All Time Adjusted Domestically)
World-wide Gross: $125.1 Million (1964)
World-wide Adjusted Gross: $938.3 Million (2012)
Critics Rating: 96% out of 100%. Total Score: A+
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (1963)
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
Bond: Sean Connery
Villains: Rosa Klebb
SPECTRE (Blofeld)
Henchmen: Red Grant
Kronsteen
Morzeny
Girls: Tatiana Romanova
Sylvia Trench
Allies: Kerim Bey
MI6 Intelligence: 'M'
Miss Moneypenny
'Q' (AKA Major Boothroyd)
Gadgets/Weapons: Attache Briefcase
Locations: London, England
Istanbul, Turkey
Venice, Italy
Orient Express (Europe- Yugoslavia)
Main Theme: From Russia with Love by Matt Monro/ Opening Titles by John Barry
PLOT: James Bond willingly falls into an assassination ploy involving a naive Russian beauty in order to retrieve a Soviet encryption device that was stolen by SPECTRE.
(Courtesy of iMDb)
Directed by Terence Young
Music by John Barry
Screenplay by Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood
Release Date: April 5, 1963
Domestic Gross: $25.6 Million (1963)
Adjusted Domestic Gross: $214.5 Million (2012)
World-wide Gross: $79.1 Million (1963)
World-wide Gross Adjusted: $612.3 Million (2012)
Critics Rating: 96% out of 100%. Total score: A
Bond: Sean Connery
Villains: Rosa Klebb
SPECTRE (Blofeld)
Henchmen: Red Grant
Kronsteen
Morzeny
Girls: Tatiana Romanova
Sylvia Trench
Allies: Kerim Bey
MI6 Intelligence: 'M'
Miss Moneypenny
'Q' (AKA Major Boothroyd)
Gadgets/Weapons: Attache Briefcase
Locations: London, England
Istanbul, Turkey
Venice, Italy
Orient Express (Europe- Yugoslavia)
Main Theme: From Russia with Love by Matt Monro/ Opening Titles by John Barry
PLOT: James Bond willingly falls into an assassination ploy involving a naive Russian beauty in order to retrieve a Soviet encryption device that was stolen by SPECTRE.
(Courtesy of iMDb)
Directed by Terence Young
Music by John Barry
Screenplay by Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood
Release Date: April 5, 1963
Domestic Gross: $25.6 Million (1963)
Adjusted Domestic Gross: $214.5 Million (2012)
World-wide Gross: $79.1 Million (1963)
World-wide Gross Adjusted: $612.3 Million (2012)
Critics Rating: 96% out of 100%. Total score: A
Dr. No (1962)
DR. NO
Bond: Sean Connery
Villain: Dr. Julius No
Henchmen: Professor Dent
Three Blind Mice
Photographer Woman
Girls: Honey Ryder
Miss Taro
Sylvia Trench
Allies: Felix Leiter
Quarrel
MI6 Intelligence: 'M'
'Q'
Miss Moneypenny
John Strangeways
Major Boothroyd (AKA 'Q')
Gadgets/Weapons: Walther PPK
Locations: London, England
Kingston, Jamaica
Krab Key
Main Theme: Bond's Theme by Monty Norman
PLOT: James Bond's investigation of a missing colleague in Jamaica leads him to the island of the mysterious Dr. No and a scheme to end the US space program.
(courtesy of iMDb)
Directed by Terence Young
Music by Monty Norman & John Barry
Screenplay by Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood, Berkely Mather, Terence Young
Release Date: May 8, 1962
Domestic Gross: $16 Million (1962)
Adjusted Domestic Gross: $152.1 Million (2012)
World-wide Gross: $60 Million (1962)
World-wide Gross Adjusted: $481 Million (2012)
Critics Rating: 98% out of 100%. Total score: A+
Bond: Sean Connery
Villain: Dr. Julius No
Henchmen: Professor Dent
Three Blind Mice
Photographer Woman
Girls: Honey Ryder
Miss Taro
Sylvia Trench
Allies: Felix Leiter
Quarrel
MI6 Intelligence: 'M'
'Q'
Miss Moneypenny
John Strangeways
Major Boothroyd (AKA 'Q')
Gadgets/Weapons: Walther PPK
Locations: London, England
Kingston, Jamaica
Krab Key
Main Theme: Bond's Theme by Monty Norman
PLOT: James Bond's investigation of a missing colleague in Jamaica leads him to the island of the mysterious Dr. No and a scheme to end the US space program.
(courtesy of iMDb)
Directed by Terence Young
Music by Monty Norman & John Barry
Screenplay by Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood, Berkely Mather, Terence Young
Release Date: May 8, 1962
Domestic Gross: $16 Million (1962)
Adjusted Domestic Gross: $152.1 Million (2012)
World-wide Gross: $60 Million (1962)
World-wide Gross Adjusted: $481 Million (2012)
Critics Rating: 98% out of 100%. Total score: A+
Happy 50th Anniversary!
To honor Bond, I have created this blog, that give information about the characters, actors, movies (how much they made-grossed-) and also what they got critically. I will also take a review from certain critics and my own critics (meaning I will review the films as well).
May James Bond live forever!!!!!!
May James Bond live forever!!!!!!
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