Which Is The Best Bond Film

Who is the best James Bond and what is his best Bond film?

I have seen every James Bond movie in the theater as they came out.  I love Bond movies, the heavy string guitar theme, the women, the gadgets, the excitement, and especially the bad guys.  But what I have come to understand is that each Bond, and each Bond movie is a representation of the times in which that movie was made. In effect it was a mirror of society's expectations of that particular snapshot in time.  When I watched each movie I watched as a product of the time in which I lived.  Bond movies were leading edge in terms of technology and story lines, but when I look back on the old movies I see them with the experienced eye of a more worldly movie goer. To compare the original Bond to to the current Bond is like comparing Joe Namath to Joe Montana, both great for their time, but each with different skill sets.   Both were great for their times.  I refuse to rank the various Bonds, because to do so would be to lie to you and myself, for each Bond was great in that moment in which I watched him kiss the girl, or escape death by a hairs breath.  By saying one is better than the other would be to diminish the memory of the original movie going experience.   Now having said that Daniel Craig is my favorite, not because he is better than Pierce Brosnan, but because Craig most represents my current idealization of a super Bond spy.  I look forward to Daniel's next movie with the same anticipation as I did for Sean Connery or Roger Moore.  "No Mr. Bond...I expect you to die." But Bond lives on, and through him so do I, precariously.  I can be Bond for a few minutes every few years when the new movie premieres, which gives me a reason to live just a little longer.  I will live for as long as James Bond returns to save the girl, and the world. Hopefully for many years to come....metaphorically speaking that is.....

Why was Dr. No the first of the James Bond films?

There were really two reasons. First, it was produced on a low budget of just over one million dollars since it was rejected by Hollywood for being too British and too sexual. Second, it was produced to take advantage of current world news events centered around the Americans testing faulty rockets at Cape Canaveral. They had actually set out to produce an adaptation of Thunderball, but couldn’t due to a legal dispute with Kevin McClory over the rights to the script (he would eventually go on to produce an unaffiliated Bond film, Never Say Never Again, which was a remake of Thunderball).Obviously, the film was a hit, and began to develop a following. It wasn’t until Goldfinger when it truly became a worldwide hit. I’m sure many production companies were probably regretting their decision to not produce the films.

Which James Bond film had the best title song?

I admit it: I was totally addicted to Moonraker and For your eyes only for almost a decade (teenage stuff, memories, first kiss and so on). After that I stopped caring … … until Casino Royale! Chris Cornell's You know my name hit me like a bomb - especially in the fully orchestrated movie version with this amazing main title design. It has become one of my favorite songs in general, and I have it in A-Rotation on my iPod.With (almost) every new Bond, the composers always tried their best to infuse single elements of the James Bond Theme into the title song and score in a fresh, creative, elegant way - to me, You know my name is the essence of them all. I think, it could not have been done better (even parts and motifs from the scores of Goldfinger, Thunderball and other classics have been carefully woven into the theme). That song is what James Bond is: hard, loud, decisive, driving, no compromise. Larger than life.And then came Another way to die …

Which Bond film had the best opening sequence?

A few spring to mind.Goldfinger defined what these sequences could be - a mini Bond movie before the main feature. In barely five minutes, we get Connery shrugging off his wetsuit to reveal a perfect white tuxedo. He pulls a bird, he offs a bad-guy (one he sees coming reflected in the girl’s eye) and we end with a perfectly-delivered quip. Every other sequence is struggling to match this one.The Spy Who Loved Me. Moore’s finest hour. The key stunt is absolutely incredible, but we also get some amazing ski-work, Moore deadpanning “So does England” and we even set up the main character conflict. But nothing will top that leap off the cliff edge.GoldenEye. Bond had been away a long time, and it was essential that Pierce Brosnan and Martin Campbell established him quickly. From the abseil down the damn, to Bond’s opening line, to the banter between Brosnan and Bean, this is all as smooth as silk. The final stunt, free-falling into a diving airplane, is nonsensical and suffers from slightly iffy process work, but by that time, the film has me in its spell.Skyfall. What can they possibly do next that won’t actually kill him? Oh shit…

In the James Bond films, who were the best of his allies in terms of competence?

- Felix Leiter (Jeffrey Wright), Casino Royale 2006-Felix Leiter is a underrated character for a two large reasons: He is CIA and a loyal friend to James Bond. These reasons offer some nice perks for Bond and even Leiter as well:They become mutual liaisons, playing off of eachother for their nation’s gain. This also translates to a healthy relationship between the U.S. and the U.K.For example, when Bond loses his chips, Leiter funds/covers Bond for the infamous poker game in Casino Royale in exchange that he hand Le Ciffre over to U.S. custody. This wouldn’t have been possible had Leiter not been:CIA.This affords Leiter a high-level of security clearance, as well as vast resources to use during his missions.Felix Leiter is essentially the U.S.’s own James Bond that has been the key determining factor of success in some of Bond’s missions.—- Q (Ben Whishaw), Skyfall 2012-Q or the Quartermaster, is a gifted intellectual with experience in dozens of sciences, such as computer-coding, mechanics, etc. Often depicted as a stern hardass, Q wasn’t always as friendly as Ben Whishaw’s portrayal in Skyfall. As Quartermaster, he heads the research/development divisions behind the British Secret Service (BSS) and MI6, renowned for inventing the agents’ unique and inventive weapons and tools that hide in plain sight.Q is the irreplaceable member of the MI6 and has been critical to James Bond success over the years due to his inventions.—M is an honorable mention, but she/he isn’t ‘as’ involved as Bond is in his missions. Rather, she/he is Bond’s overseer and ‘babysitter’ that gives Bond his missions and heads the MI6.