Like DJ said “Depending upon my mood...”
I break down my favorites and least favorites based on who's playing 007, but again, picking one film as “the best” (and I've tried over the decades) eludes me.
Anyway, here's my attempt to rank them:
Connery: The original and best Bond, period. I also include Never Say Never Again.
Best: Tie between all of them (minus Diamonds Are Forever). Loaded gun to my head, I go with either From Russia With Love, Goldfinger or You Only Live Twice.
Worst: Diamonds Are Forever. Yuck.
Lazenby: What could have been... N = 1.
Best: OHMSS
Worst: N/A
Moore: I like Moore better than most, but he had some crap scripts to work with.
Best: The Spy Who Loved Me, For Your Eyes Only, and yes, A View To A Kill.
Worst: Tie between Moonraker and Octopussy. Even with Michael Lonsdale or the still hot GILF Maud Adams, both are utter crap.
Dalton: What could have been... N = 2.
Best: License to Kill
Worst: The Living Daylights (I just can't get into it.)
Brosnan: The more I've watched the Brosnan flicks, the less I generally like them.
Best: Tomorrow Never Dies. Best of a mediocre bunch.
Worst: Die Another Day (Even with Halle Berry, the invisible car, DNA swapping and the Madonna cameo were too much. Puke on film.
Craig: N/A. Haven't seen either of his 007 flicks yet.
I wish you would watch Craigs movies and then comment.I think you might change your ranks..
Just saying..
I’d have to rewatch some of them and take my time to do a proper ranking.
Haven’t seen Octopussy in while but I remember being bored. Moonraker was idiotic and Moore had no chemistry with Lois Chiles.
Brosnan’s best was definitely Goldeneye.
Jonathan Pryce was a gigantic ham in TND. I liked Michelle Yeoh though. She was much better as a female agent than Hallie Berry.
If I may.
Craig has made two released films. Many say Quantum of Solace is one of the worst Bonds. Some may say average. Hardly anyone says excellent or best.
Casino Royale is his best. Many say OK, some say excellent and a few say best Bond film.
So easy to rank.
Watch out for Skyfall to be his number 2 or 1 for that matter.
I understand Craig has signed on for a fourth film. Anyone?