James Bond is one of the best characters in cinematic
history and has been apart of some of the best action movies ever made. He also
is one of the most well known and most quoted character ever from tirivial
details from the way he says his name to the way he orders his vesper martini.
With Skyfall being the 23 Bond film ever made, I have compiled a list of my
favorite Bond movies. Seeing a I wasn’t born until the Brosnan era, my bias for
the newer movies is clear. Given the promise showed by its trailer, I believe
Skyfall will also be on this list come Friday
#5 You Only Live Twice
Doesn't quite have the same ring to it as YOLO, but You Only Live Twice was
an exciting Bond film that even served much of the inspiration for the Austin Powers franchise.
Bond fakes his own death before going to Tokyo to investigate the hijacking of
an American spacecraft. Blofeld, the main antagonist, appeared in six in
several James Bond movies and has a baldhead, scar along his face, and a cat.
Does Dr. Evil ring a bell? It also marked the temporary retirement of Sean
Connery from the role, before later coming back for two more films.
#4 Dr. No
Dr. No was the very first bond film ever made, setting the
precedent for the rest of James Bond movies to come. Sean Connery was suave,
sophisticated, and lethal in his first installment as the super spy. The movie
included a great villain, in the titular Dr. Julian No and a beautiful Bond
girl in Honey Ryder. Director Terence Young injected as much humor as he could
into the script, making scenes including murder and sex much less offensive and
every Bond film has followed suit since.
#3 Goldfinger
The third Bond movie ever made, Goldfinger was a major
financial and critical success. Including a Bond girl named “Pussy Galore” and
the infamous Oddjob, whose height was a critical asset in the Goldeneye video
game, Goldfinger was the movie that introduced his famous use of gadgets as
well as the infamous “shaken, not stirred” martini line. Bond also manages to
escape death from lasers, Oddjob, and plane crashers all why stopping
Goldfinger from stealing gold from Fort Knox.
#2 Goldeneye
Goldenyeye has everything a bond fan could ever want;
intense action scenes, two beautiful women, and one excellent villain. Alec
Trevelyan is one of the best bonds villains ever. Being ex MI6, he is Bond’s
match is physicality and fighting and in the end, it’s Bond’s tenacity that
propels him to victory. It was also the first time Pierce Brosnan played Bond,
doing an excellent job and setting the tone for the next four films. Lastly,
the opening scene where Brosnan rides a motorcycle off a cliff to skydive into
a falling plane has to be one of the coolest cinematic scenes ever. It also
spawned the best N64 game ever.
#1 Casino Royale
The origin story fans deserved, Casino Royale showed a side
of James Bond viewers have never seen. Not only was Bond making rookie mistakes
on chases, but he was shown to vulnerable for the first time. He was ready to
leave his life as a spy for one of love with Vesper and for a time being was
everything bond was supposed to be not. From the very opening scene, the movie
sets a serious tone and Daniel Craig shows that he means business as bond. He
also packed on tons of muscle and choreographed fight scenes well for some of
the most realistic fighting scenes across the entire series.
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