Well here we are. It’s the American debut of Skyfall and it’s
the reveal of My Top Ten Bond films final five.
I believe the movies I picked should all be in top ten list and these
selections are some of the best in the series so far. So without further ado here is selection five
to one.
5. From Russia With Love (1963)
James Bond – Sean Connery
Bond Girl – Daniela Bianch
as Tatiana Romanova
Villains - Lotte Lenya as Rosa Klebb and Robert Shaw as Grant
Plot by IMDb
The evil SPECTRE
organization has hatched a plan to steal a decoder that will access Russian
state secrets and irrevocably unbalance the world order. It is up to James Bond
to seize the device first, but he must confront enemies that include Red Grant
and the ruthless Rosa Klebb -- a former KGB agent with poison-tipped shoes.
Even as Bond romances a stunning Soviet defector, he realizes he is being lured
into a deadly trap, and he will need all of his courage, ability and
cutting-edge technology to triumph over the forces that seek to destroy him.
Written by Robert Lynch docrlynch@yahoo.com
Why It’s On My List
This is just an all-out
fun movie to watch. It’s the spy chasing
spy movie as James Bond is trying to get the Lektor and Tatiana out of Istanbul
Turkey and is being chased by a SPECTRE agent.
The cat and mouse game is really fun to watch as you keep wondering how
Bond is going to get out of the traps set for him. Lots of good action scenes and lots of good
fighting makes this a very enjoyable Bond film
4. On Her Majesty’s Secret
Service (1969)
James Bond – George
Lazenby
Bond Girl – Diana Rigg as Contessa
Teresa "Tracy" di Vicenzo
Bond Villain - Telly
Savalas as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Plot By IMDb
The most emotional adventure
of his career begins for James Bond on a deserted beach where a young woman
tries to drown herself. He rescues the girl and for his trouble is attacked by
two toughs - the girl's bodyguards. It soon becomes much bigger for 007 - the
girl is Teresa Draco, daughter of crime boss Marc Ange Draco, who wants James
to marry his wayward daughter, and in return he can provide 007 with
information on an even more dangerous criminal leader - Ernst Stavro Bloefeld
of SPECTRE. But both James and Teresa find more than they ever bargained for
when their paths collide in a vicious pursuit in the snow-capped mountains of
Switzerland, an enormous avalanche, and a smuggling ring for germ warfare
against the West by Bloefeld, who proves most difficult to kill and who exacts
a revenge that James can never forget - or forgive. Written by Michael Daly
Why It’s On My List
Some say this movie could
have been one of the best if not the best if it starred Sean Connery instead of
George Lazenby. Despite the one time
Bond On Her Majesty’s Secret Service is a very strong story with some really
good action sequences. Plus it is also a
story about the woman who stole James Bond’s heart and the villain who
subsequently broke it. Even though the
good guy’s win the day the villains have the final shot in this battle thus
creating the saddest ending for a Bond movie.
3. Thunderball (1965)
James Bond – Sean Connery
Bond Girl - Claudine Auger
as Domino
Villains - Adolfo Celi as
Largo and Luciana Paluzzi as Fiona
Plot By IMDb
When two colleagues of
James Bond are murdered, James follows the widow of a double agent who has been
killed - and a confrontation ensues. The double agent is part of SPECTRE, and
the organization's meeting in a secret lair in Paris regrets the agent's passing
as it deals with new criminal business. Emilio Largo, a ruthless and flamboyant
one-eyed enforcer, has hatched a scheme against the North Atlantic Treaty
powers that begins at a rehabilitation clinic near an RAF airbase. Scheduled to
pilot an RAF Vulcan strategic bomber on a normal "fail-safe" flight
is Francois Derval, who is having a passionate affair with the magnificently
endowed beauty Fiona Volpe - an affair that SPECTRE exploits. Soon, the Vulcan
and its warload of two nuclear bombs has been hijacked, the bombs seized by
Largo, for use in SPECTRE's most audacious extortion scheme yet. James Bond,
however, finds a key clue in the sister of Francois Derval, Dominique
"Domino" Derval, a beautiful young woman who is a passionate scuba-diver
living in Nassau. When James investigates Domino, he comes into contact with a
SPECTRE operation on the island, and he gets help from HMSS' man in Nassau,
Pinder, and in old CIA chum Felix Leiter. But when James and Felix find out
what SPECTRE is up to, it may be to late to save a major US coastal city from
nuclear annihilation. Written by Michael Daly (fanstp43@aol.com)
Why It’s on My List
It’s because of the
awesome underwater battle scene at the movies climax. What a cool scene watching the entire action
take place underwater. Plus there is no
dialog and the musical score for that sequence is amazing and makes the action
all that more impressive. Plus Sean
Connery is in a groove and you get the sense of what makes him the best
Bond. Plus the scenes in the health
resort are pretty good also and Bond gets the best revenge on the enemy agent
there. The movie poster claims it’s the biggest Bond movie ever and for the
time it is as they put a lot of great action in Thunderball.
Casino Royale (2006)
James Bond – Daniel Craig
Bond Girl – Eva Green as Vesper
Lynd
Villain - Mads Mikkelsen as Le Chiffre
Plot By IMDb
Casino Royale introduces
James Bond before he holds his license to kill as Bond is no less dangerous,
and with two professional assassinations in quick succession, James Bond is
elevated to '00' status. Bond's first 007 mission takes him to Uganda where he
is to spy on a terrorist, Mollaka. Not everything goes to plan and Bond decides
to investigate, independently of MI6, in order to track down the rest of the
terrorist cell. Following a lead to the Bahamas, he encounters Dimitrios and
his girlfriend, Solange. He learns that Dimitrios is involved with Le Chiffre,
banker to the world's terrorist organizations. Secret Service intelligence
reveals that Le Chiffre is planning to raise money in a high-stakes poker game
in Montenegro at Le Casino Royale. MI6 assigns 007 to play against him, knowing
that if Le Chiffre loses, it will destroy his organization. 'M' places Bond under
the watchful eye of the beguiling Vesper Lynd. At first skeptical of what value
Vesper can provide, Bond's interest in her deepens as they brave danger
together and even torture at the hands of Le Chiffre. In Montenegro, Bond
allies himself with Mathis MI6's local field agent, and Felix Leiter who is
representing the interests of the CIA. The marathon game proceeds with dirty
tricks and violence, raising the stakes beyond blood money and reaching a
terrifying climax. Written by Krafty
Why It’s On My List
Casino Royale is my
favorite of the Ian Fleming penned James Bond novels. I always liked that book and the story it
told so when they decided to reboot the franchise with Casino Royale I was over
joyed. I didn’t know much about Daniel
Craig but I enjoyed watching his rugged and cold James Bond. It was really refreshing to see a more
serious James Bond after years of some of the silly stuff that has been done in
previous years. Casino Royale did follow
the book but very loosely but overall the main plot was still intact and that
was good to see. Casino Royale is
definitely one of the best Bond films of all time and very fun to watch with
lots of twists and turns.
1. Goldfinger (1964)
James Bond – Sean Connery
Bond Girl – Honor Blackmen
as Pussy Galore
Villains - Gert Fröbe as Auric
Goldfinger and Harold Sakata as Oddjob
Plot By IMDb
The powerful tycoon Auric
Goldfinger has initiated "Operation Grand Slam," a cataclysmic scheme
to raid Fort Knox and obliterate the world economy. James Bond, armed with his
specially equipped Aston Martin (its accessory package includes built-in
machine guns, a smoke screen and an ejector seat), must stop the plan by
overcoming several outrageous adversaries. First there's Oddjob, the mute
servant who kills at the toss of a lethal hat; next, the beautiful Jill
Masterson, who gives new meaning to the phrase "golden girl"; and
finally, sexy pilot Pussy Galore, whose romantic feelings for Bond complicate
her involvement in Goldfinger's high-flying scheme. Written by Robert Lynch docrlynch@yahoo.com
Why It’s On My List
“Do expect me to talk?”
‘No Mr Bond I expect you die.” Come on
that is the best quote ever in a Bond film.
Plus it is one of the greatest scenes ever in a Bond movie also. Seeing
Bond on that gold table with the laser heading for his junk to cut him in half
is a classic scene. Plus this movie is
just a great story with great characters.
Like the mute Odd Job with his razor sharp hat. What a cool character and very effective and
he doesn’t say a word. All the action
sequences are pretty cool and very fun to watch. The final scene at Fort Knox is pretty cool
and watching Bond struggle to defuse the nuclear device has a pretty funny
solution. How can you forget seeing Jill Masterson dead on the bed painted gold. An awesome scene and chilling moment. Plus you got to love the name of the Bond girl. Pussy Galore indeed is a very fetching name
for a Bond girl.
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