i just turned 19 years old and james bond is one of my favorite movie franchises and it kind of a special project that was in my mind as i wanted to wait until i was 19 to rank all the bond movies from the worst to the best i am not including never say again and the 1960s casino royale spinoff as those films do not count
25. THUNDERBALL
this is one of those movies which has not aged well nearly every aspect of this movie is painful to sit through and that why it is easily in last place i think the scene when bond was in the pool with the shark was stupid
24. THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS
this is timothy dalton first adventure as james bond and it no surprise as he looks first of all very serious and way too young for the role he not delivering any passion in the role like this movie has a ridiculous plot and it fails to tell a new and interesting story
23. LICENSE TO KILL
this was timothy dalton second and last adventure as james bond and once again no surprise this movie is completely out of touch with what this franchise actually resembles yes it has the shark attacking bond best buddy the revenge storyline and the ridiculous plot but it does not feel like a bond movie there like i said the shark attacking bond best buddy and bond trying to get revenge for what happened to his best buddy and that about it
22. TOMORROW NEVER DIES
this movie does deliver a lot of fun with some really high stakes scenes however the film does let itself down because the first half of the movie was pretty solid for brosnan tenure but as it entered the second half and it revealed certain aspects of the story with the villain elliot carver the ridiculousness overtakes any sort of good qualities attempting to avert expectations tomorrow never dies does offer up an interesting dynamic between bond and the Chinese spy though
21. QUANTUM OF SOLACE
this is certainly one of the weakest bond movies in the series i respect that it a continuation of casino royale and it contains a good performance from daniel craig but just certain aspects of this movie were way too much for me to enjoy and the villain was awful
20. DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
the writing in this movie is quite sloppy and straight from the beginning you can tell that this movie is super overly edited where it gives you a headache watching the films two villains mr wint and mr kidd it does not take anything away from sean connery still being a good james bond in this film it does not maybe have as much room to fix his acting skills as in you only live twice but he still does a solid job with what he was given but overall diamonds are forever abandoned the iconic james bond features and just makes it a very dull entry in the series
19. MOONRAKER
this is the first james bond movie where bond goes to space and completely missed the mark and it felt very awkward when jaws switched sides at the end of the movie given he was the villain of the previous film overall it has high ambitions but everything just falls flat and moonraker is a disappointment with a great performance from roger moore as james bond
18. DR NO
dr no delivered some fun stuff especially since it was the very first james bond movie however up against the bond franchise dr no feels like just a regular spy film not a james bond film
17. THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH
there a bad guy who can not feel pain a woman james bond falls in love with only to later discover the woman evil and perice brosnan is a great james bond in this movie it even has a fantastic sendoff to the original q who debuted in from russia with love and was a big part of this series
16. SPECTRE
spectre does not really feel like it has a good plot and there a great performance from daniel craig and when you put it all together this movie is quite a forgettable bond entry to be honest
15. DIE ANOTHER DAY
we get quite a unique bond girl in halle barry who is pretty involved with a lot of the action its quite a goofy movie because of the invisible car and the villain is quite serious and has a ridiculous amount of daddy issues because he kills his father at the end of the movie so for all its good moments its still does not end up on the top 10
14. THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN
this is by far one of the coolest bond movies of the franchise it the one where james bond goes to Thailand and the film feels like you can be pleased with it and it pays off with bond killing the man with the golden gun it not a great bond movie but it highly funny and unique
13. NO TIME TO DIE
you have perhaps one of the most darkest endings to a bond movie with the death of james bond but at the same time you have a great bond villain played by rami malek this movie terribly brings in a female version of james bond and the relationship between bond and madeleine of course saves this film from being at the bottom of my list daniel craig feels quite comfortable in the role of james bond and delivers a fantastic sendoff to his version of bond with some more emotional sides to his bond than we have been used to so it adds to the film some great moments but also some bad things like the death of james bond
12. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
roger moore did deliver some funny moments in for your eyes only but for your eyes only contains some fantastic visuals in thanks to a stunning group of people working on the film visuals and especially the hilarious opening scene with the punishment that blofeld gets from bond in a way this film has become memorable as a unique movie and feels very enjoyable and it aged very well and the romance between bond and the girl is nice
11. THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
the spy who loved me actually has a long james bond runtime however it does not actually feel like a long bond movie because it never drags the film down and there always great action scenes in this film and jaws was a really likable villain in this movie
10. A VIEW TO A KILL
roger moore last outing as james bond is by far his best work as 007 perfectly personifying what makes james bond so iconic and christopher walken makes for a good bond villain as well
9. OCTOPUSSY
i actually really enjoyed this movie more than most people do when someone says bond i instantly think of octopussy up until this point some of the action scenes in this movie they have been good but james bond dressing up as a clown at the end of the movie was very hilarious given the high stakes of the film and the time it was made it was so ahead of its time the story was very interesting and the film main lead octopussy was really appealing to bond
8. YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE
the movie sticks to its title and delivered up until this point the last time we were going to see sean connery as 007 before he returned in diamonds are forever it remains a good film in this franchise as it brings in Donald pleasance as blofeld and his appearance in this movie along with japan helps it out as it feels quite fresh and good so without you only live twice who knows where the franchise would be today
7. GOLDENEYE
goldeneye appealed to me right from the start and to the audience its refreshing to look back at where this franchise continued in the 1990s and perice brosnan was so good in this movie
6. LIVE AND LET DIE
roger moore in this movie naturally fits into the role of james bond which i think is his best performance out of all his bond movies live and let die is a landmark bond film for this franchise as it brings in jane Seymour as the bond girl and it a great introduction for roger moore
5. SKYFALL
daniel craig third outing as 007 and it certainly feels like a much bigger movie but it does not take anything away from the bond franchise it carries over the great things about the bond franchise especially james bond himself we just get to see bond on a bigger scale adventure as well as the friendship between bond and q continuing in this series thanks to this movie and javier bardem was one of those amazing bond villains
4. CASINO ROYALE
given how big the stakes are is remarkable how well executed it is daniel craig as james bond mads mikkelsen as the bond villain and it has everything you want in a bond movie including a tragic love story
3. GOLDFINGER
the plot is perfectly well crafted and its just as personal to me as it is to the audience and it a satisfying bond movie in genreal and who can forget oddjob one of the movie villains
2. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
from russia with love switched the formula like other bond movies have done but still makes time to have those classic moments so overall it has everything you would want from a james bond movie and the best performance from sean connery out of all his bond films
- ON HER MAJESTYS SECRET SERVICE
on her majeysts secret service picked up this franchise which was literally running on fumes after sean connery left the series and it just breathes completely new life into the bond franchise adapting a serious tone with james bond falling in love and bond losing the love of his life at the end of the movie while also not leaving any sort of space for continuity as lazenby had left the role of bond right after shooting this movie and it still has enough to know that this is a james bond movie telly salvias easily makes for one of the best villains in this franchise really setting the tone high for villains in a bond film it may not be the first movie to come to mind when someone suggests james bond due to lazenby leaving the role after this movie and the way it does not really play by the formula however you can not lie on her majeysts secret service is perhaps one of the most best made movies in all 25 films
