So after listing the Top 5 worst James
Bond films, it's time to end Bond Month on a high note. So, without
further ado, here are my picks for the Top 5 best Bond films of all
time.
5. ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE
(1969)
'OHMSS' is sadly one of the most
underrated Bond films of all time, which is most likely because it
was that one Bond film that came out in-between Sean Connery's run as
James Bond that did not star Connery after his first 'retirement'
from the role following 'You Only Live Twice'. As such, the lead Bond
of this film, George Lazenby, is usually remembered as 'that one guy
who starred in that one Bond film that no remembers'. That being
said, this is easily one of the best written Bond films of all time.
Sure he may not be Sean Connery, but Lazenby still does a fine job as
Bond. Telly Savalas is also the best actor to have ever played Ernst
Stavro Blofeld, who is given much more to do than his predecessor
Donald Pleasence. But really the most important aspect of the film is
the relationship between Bond and Diana Rigg's Tracy, who later
becomes Bond's first and only wife. I've already talked about the
ending of this film multiple times already but seriously, that tragic
scene just establishes this film as one of the best in the series and
one that, unfortunately, isn't as appreciated as some of the other
great Bond films.
Rating: 4.5/5
4. CASINO ROYALE (2006)
Q: What do you do when you're looking
to reboot the Bond franchise?
A: Make one of the most bad-ass Bond
films ever made.
And that's Casino Royale in a nutshell for you. After a four-year hiatus, Bond returned in style with the most gritty and realistic Bond movie to date. More than a decade after he modernized Bond for the 90's with Goldeneye, director Martin Campbell once again modernizes Bond for the present day in the wake of films like the Bourne franchise. Daniel Craig is excellent in his first outing as James Bond, who gives us a more emotionally-driven Bond than we have ever seen before. Really, what hasn't been said about this film that hasn't been said before? It's just an outstanding entry in the series.
Rating: 5/5!
3. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (1963)
'Dr. No' may be the first Bond film,
but when you look at it today, it is actually pretty outdated
compared to later entries. From Russia With Love is the film that
really set the bar for future Bond films to follow, with its
thrilling plot of Bond in a race against time as he aids in the
defection of consulate clerk Tatiana Romanova, while SPECTRE looks to
enact revenge on Bond for the death of Dr. No from the previous film.
From Russia With Love has two of the best villains in franchise
history in Robert Shaw's Red Grant, an assassin who served as Bond's
first real nemesis in the series, and Lotte Lenya's Rosa Klebb, the
fierce agent of SPECTRE who keeps Romanova under her watch. This is a
must-see as far as Bond films go, and that is why it's one of the
best.
Rating: 5/5!
2. GOLDFINGER (1964)
Usually it comes down to either this
film or 'From Russia With Love' as the best Bond film of all time for
a lot of people. To me, Goldfinger is the better film because it is
such an excellent mix of action and humor. Like 'FRWL', it has some
of the most iconic villains (Gert Frobe's Goldfinger and his
assistant Oddjob), Bond Girls (Honor Blackman's Pussy Galore), and
memorable scenes, from Bond being interrogated by Goldfinger to Bond
girl Jill Masterson found dead and covered in gold paint, in
franchise history. This is just a classic Bond film in every sense of
the word.
Rating: 5/5!
1. SKYFALL (2012)
Yes, I really loved James Bond's newest
adventure so much that it became my pick for the best Bond film of
all time. There are many reasons for this. First off, we have one of
the best villains in franchise history in Javier Bardem's Raoul
Silva, whose back-story makes him more than just your typical bad
guy. Second, the filmmakers do a great job at taking Bond into the
modern age, as they raise the question of whether or not someone like
him is needed anymore. They also go to huge lengths to further the
relationship between Bond and M, as Judi Dench is given her most
substantial role to date as M. We also get our first real look into
Bond's back-story, which was only briefly mentioned in other films.
Besides that, the filmmakers did a phenomenal job at reintroducing
some familiar faces, including Naomie Harris as the new Miss
Moneypenny and Ben Whishaw as the new Q. Ralph Fiennes' Mallory even
becomes the new M, with Dench ending her tenure in the Bond franchise
on a solid note. Needless to say, this is a fantastic Bond film. It's
easily Daniel Craig's best Bond film for not only taking the
character where he hasn't gone before, but for still retaining the
classic elements of any great Bond film.
Rating: 5/5!
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