BOND RANKINGS

For me, James Bond movies are a lot like “Peking duck and Russian caviar.” Even when they are bad, they are still good.

*These are my personal favorites, not necessarily what is considered the best.

MOVIES:

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Skyfall
From Russia With Love
Casino Royale
You Only Live Twice
The Spy Who Loved Me
Goldeneye
Goldfinger
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
No Time To Die
The Living Daylights
Quantum Of Solace
Octopussy
Live And Let Die
Thunderball
Dr. No
Spectre
For Your Eyes Only
Tomorrow Never Dies
The World Is Not Enough
Die Another Day
A View To A Kill
Licence To Kill
Moonraker
The Man With The Golden Gun
Diamonds Are Forever

There have been many legendary singers and Bond songs… and also some “who sang that?” and “WTF was that?!” over many decades.

*List does not include Dr. No and On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.

SONGS:

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“Nobody Does It Better” (from The Spy Who Loved Me) by Carly Simon
“Live And Let Die” by Paul McCartney & Wings
“You Only Live Twice” by Nancy Sinatra
“Goldfinger” by Shirley Bassey
“A View To A Kill” by Duran Duran
“Skyfall” by Adele
“No Time To Die” by Billie Eilish
“Thunderball” by Tom Jones
“The World Is Not Enough” by Garbage
“All Time High” by Rita Coolidge
“Moonraker” by Shirley Bassey
“Diamonds Are Forever” by Shirley Bassey
“Another Way To Die” (from Quantum Of Solace)
“From Russia With Love” by Matt Munro
“You Know My Name” by Chris Cornell
“The Man With The Golden Gun” by Lulu
“Tomorrow Never Dies” by Sheryl Crow
“Writing’s On The Wall” (from Spectre) by Sam Smith
“Goldeneye” by Tina Turner
“For Your Eyes Only” by Sheena Easton
“The Living Daylights” by A-ha
“License To Kill” by Gladys Knight
“Die Another Day” by Madonna

ACTORS:

“It’s a small group of men who’ve made this role. More men have walked on the moon than have played James Bond.” – Pierce Brosnan

*I’ve separated these six actors into four different categories.

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Favorite To Watch

Roger Moore
Sean Connery
Daniel Craig
Pierce Brosnan
George Lazenby
Timothy Dalton

Most Talented Actor

Timothy Dalton
Daniel Craig
Sean Connery
Pierce Brosnan
Roger Moore
George Lazenby

Closest To What Ian Fleming Envisioned

Timothy Dalton
Daniel Craig
Sean Connery
George Lazenby
Pierce Brosnan
Roger Moore

Overall Best Bond

Daniel Craig – 5 movies (2006-2021)
Sean Connery – 6 movies (1962-1967, 1971)
Roger Moore – 7 movies (1973-1985)
Pierce Brosnan – 4 movies (1995-2002)
Timothy Dalton – 2 movies (1987-1989)
George Lazenby – 1 movie (1969)

BOND LEADING LADIES

*This is about more than just beauty. It’s about talent, intelligence, and importance. Okay, these are some real lookers too!

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1. Honor Blackman as Pussy Galore in Goldfinger.

2. Claudine Auger as Domino Vitali in Thunderball.

3. Eva Green as Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale.

4. Diana Rigg as Tracy Draco in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.

5. Ursula Andress as Honey Ryder in Dr. No.

6. Barbara Bach as Anya Amasova in The Spy Who Loved Me.

7. Maud Adams as Octopussy in Octopussy.

8. Jane Seymour as Solitaire in Live And Let Die.

9. Daniela Bianchi as Tatiana Romanova in From Russia With Love.

10. Carey Lowell as Pam Bouvier in License To Kill.

11. Olga Kuryenko as Camilla Montes in Quantum of Solace.

12. Izabella Scorupco as Natalya Simonova in Goldeneye.

13. Léa Seydoux as Madeleine Swann in Spectre/No Time To Die.

14. Lois Chiles as Holly Goodhead in Moonraker.

15. Bérénice Marlohe as Sévérine in Skyfall.

16. Michelle Yeoh as Wai Lin in Tomorrow Never Dies.

17. Carole Bouquet as Melina Havelock in For Your Eyes Only.

18. Maryam D’Abo as Kara Milovy in The Living Daylights.

19. Jill St. John as Tiffany Case in Diamonds Are Forever.

20. Mie Hama as Kissy Suzuki in You Only Live Twice.

21. Brit Ekland as Mary Goodnight in The Man With The Golden Gun.

22. Halle Berry as Jinx in Die Another Day.

23. Denise Richards as Christmas Jones in The World Is Not Enough.

24. Tanya Roberts as Stacy Sutton in A View To A Kill.

Movie villains have all the fun. No villains have more fun than Bond villains. Everybody wants the rule the world, don’t they?

*Multiple Blofelds on the way

BOND MAIN VILLAINS

1. Javier Bardem as Raoul Silva in Skyfall.

2. Gert Frobe as Auric Goldfinger in Goldfinger.

3. Donald Pleasence as Ernst Stavro Blofeld in You Only Live Twice.

4. Christopher Lee as Francisco Scaramanga in The Man With The Golden Gun.

5. Mads Mikkelsen as Le Chiffre in Casino Royale.

6. Joseph Wiseman as Dr. No in Dr. No.

7. Sean Bean as Alec Trevelyan in Goldeneye.

8. Lotte Lenya as Rosa Klebb in From Russia With Love.

9. Christopher Walken as Max Zorin in A View To A Kill.

10. Louis Jourdan as Kamal Khan in Octopussy.

11. Adolfo Celi as Emilio Largo in Thunderball.

12. Yaphet Kotto as Dr. Kananga/Mr. Big in Live And Let Die.

13. Telly Savalas as Ernst Stravo Blofeld in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.

14. Christoph Waltz as Ernst Stravo Blofeld in Spectre.

15. Sophie Marceau as Elektra King in The World Is Not Enough.

16. Robert Davi as Franz Sanchez in License To Kill.

17. Rami Malek as Lyutsifer Safin in No Time To Die

18. Curt Jurgens as Karl Stromberg in The Spy Who Loved Me.

19. Jonathan Pryce as Elliot Carver in Tomorrow Never Dies.

20. Michael Lonsdale as Hugo Drax in Moonraker.

21. Mathieu Amalric as Dominic Greene in Quantum Of Solace.

22. Toby Stephens as Gustav Graves/Tan-Sun Moon in Die Another Day.

23. Charles Gray as Ernst Stavro Blofeld in Diamonds Are Forever.

24. Jeroen Krabbé as Georgi Koskov in The Living Daylights.

25. Julian Glover as Aristotle Kristatos in For Your Eyes Only.

BOND HENCHPERSON

Help Wanted: Megalomaniac, hellbent on world domination, in need of henchman or henchwoman or gender-neutral henchperson. Must do as I say at all times, be able to fight on top of/or inside of planes and trains. Physical abnormality, a major plus.

1. Jaws (The Spy Who Loved Me/Moonraker)

2. Oddjob (Goldfinger)

3. Red Grant (From Russia With Love)

4. Xenia Onatopp (Goldeneye)

5. May Day (A View To A Kill)

6. Nick Nack (The Man With The Golden Gun)

7. Tee Hee (Live And Let Die)

8. Necros (The Living Daylights)

9. Mr. Hinx (Spectre)

10. Mr. Wint & Mr. Kidd (Diamonds Are Forever)

11. Renard (The World Is Not Enough)

12. Gobinda (Octopussy)

13. Fiona Volpe (Thunderball)

14. Primo (No Time To Die)

15. Stamper (Tomorrow Never Dies)

16. Dario (Licence To Kill)

17. Zao (Die Another Day)

18. Irma Bunt (On Her Majesty’s Secret Service)

19. Chang (Moonraker)

20. Patrice (Skyfall)

21. General Medrano (Quantum Of Solace)

22. Mr. Dimitrios (Casino Royale)

23. Kriegler (For Your Eyes Only)

24. Hans (You Only Live Twice)

25. Professor Dent (Dr. No)

PRE-TITLE SEQUENCE

This is a time honored tradition. An action set-piece after the gunbarrel opening, but before the song and opening credits. Major bonus for having nothing to do with the plot, and actually having James Bond in it.

*Dr. No does not have a pre-title sequence.