The James Bond Films Hurt/Heal Game

[Duncan MacLeod]

From Russia With Love 5+
Goldfinger 15
On Her Majesty's Secret Service 6

Eliminated:
4th: Casino Royale (2006) -
5th: The Living Daylights
6th: GoldenEye
007th: Dr. No
8th: You Only Live Twice
9th: The Spy Who Loved Me
10th: Tomorrow Never Dies
11th: Licence to Kill
12th: Thunderball
13th: For Your Eyes Only
14th: Live and Let Die
15th: The Man With the Golden Gun
16th: The World is Not Enough
17th: Octopussy
18th: Die Another Day
19th: Diamonds Are Forever
20th: A View to a Kill
21st: Moonraker

 

[nx1701g]

Now it's going to be a very hard thread...

 

[OdoWanKenobi]

I thought it got hard right after Dr. No was eliminated.

 

[TheArsenal]

No kidding. If Casino Royale can get knocked off, you know you're down to playing hardball. It's an interesting game because its much easier to kill something than to save it.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

I hate all of you who voted Casino Royale off.

Goldfinger for the win! I will not have it any other way.

 

[OdoWanKenobi]

It lasted incredibly long, you know. We were at the point in the game where only the true elite remained. Eventually even the best Bond movies have to fall.

 

[Duncan MacLeod]

I hate all of you who voted Casino Royale off.

Goldfinger for the win! I will not have it any other way.

I hate Casino Royale! And I'm pleased as punch that I got to kill it!

I'm sorry but I've read all the novels and seen all the movies. I don't know who Mr. Craig was trying to be, but it wasn't James Bond. The character was nothing like the Bond of the books or the Bond of any of the other movies. He was a brute animal with no class what-so-ever. Tough, but still a brute animal with no class what-so-ever. And as for Craig himself, an ugly blond runt with a bad haircut, shifty eyes and chipmunk ears.

As for Goldfinger, you're probably right. It's got a really big lead. Although frankly I think FRWL is the better film, and OHMSS could have been fantastic with Connery as Bond instead of Lazenby.

 

[OdoWanKenobi]

Everybody says OHMSS would have been better with Connery, but I disagree. In YOLT Connery was very clearly bored with the role. His performance in that was his most lackluster as Bond. Had he stayed on for another, I shudder to think how much worse he could have been.

 

[Alidar Jarok]

Well, From Russia With Love is far and away my favorite Bond film, so let's see what I can do:

From Russia With Love 6 +
Goldfinger 15
On Her Majesty's Secret Service 4 -

Eliminated:
4th: Casino Royale (2006)
5th: The Living Daylights
6th: GoldenEye
007th: Dr. No
8th: You Only Live Twice
9th: The Spy Who Loved Me
10th: Tomorrow Never Dies
11th: Licence to Kill
12th: Thunderball
13th: For Your Eyes Only
14th: Live and Let Die
15th: The Man With the Golden Gun
16th: The World is Not Enough
17th: Octopussy
18th: Die Another Day
19th: Diamonds Are Forever
20th: A View to a Kill
21st: Moonraker

 

[Duncan MacLeod]

Everybody says OHMSS would have been better with Connery, but I disagree. In YOLT Connery was very clearly bored with the role. His performance in that was his most lackluster as Bond. Had he stayed on for another, I shudder to think how much worse he could have been.

You're quite correct re:YOLT, but I think that the story and OHMSS's director, Peter Hunt, would have made the difference. The story would have given Connery something to sink his teeth into and Hunt wouldn't have let him coast the way Lewis Gilbert did in YOLT.

 

[The Old Mixer]

Connery didn't have the emotional vulnerability to carry OHMSS. I'd love to see what Dalton could have done with it, had he been old enough at the time.

In regards to "What next?"--In all seriousness, I was thinking of starting a James Bond theme songs hurt/heal. Anyone interested?


From Russia With Love 4 -
Goldfinger 15
On Her Majesty's Secret Service 5 +

Eliminated:
4th: Casino Royale (2006)
5th: The Living Daylights
6th: GoldenEye
007th: Dr. No
8th: You Only Live Twice
9th: The Spy Who Loved Me
10th: Tomorrow Never Dies
11th: Licence to Kill
12th: Thunderball
13th: For Your Eyes Only
14th: Live and Let Die
15th: The Man With the Golden Gun
16th: The World is Not Enough
17th: Octopussy
18th: Die Another Day
19th: Diamonds Are Forever
20th: A View to a Kill
21st: Moonraker

 

[nx1701g]

^ Might as well (I predict Die Another Day will die a quick death).

 

[The Old Mixer]

Oh, I'll see to that....

 

[DRADIS]

From Russia With Love 4
Goldfinger 13 -
On Her Majesty's Secret Service 6 +

Eliminated:
4th: Casino Royale (2006)
5th: The Living Daylights
6th: GoldenEye
007th: Dr. No
8th: You Only Live Twice
9th: The Spy Who Loved Me
10th: Tomorrow Never Dies
11th: Licence to Kill
12th: Thunderball
13th: For Your Eyes Only
14th: Live and Let Die
15th: The Man With the Golden Gun
16th: The World is Not Enough
17th: Octopussy
18th: Die Another Day
19th: Diamonds Are Forever
20th: A View to a Kill
21st: Moonraker

 

[OdoWanKenobi]

^ Might as well (I predict Die Another Day will die a quick death).

As will Tommorow Never Dies simply becuase of how superior K.D. Lang's song was (and they were idiots not to use it as the main theme.)

 

[Harvey]

^ Might as well (I predict Die Another Day will die a quick death).

As will Tommorow Never Dies simply becuase of how superior K.D. Lang's song was (and they were idiots not to use it as the main theme.)

I don't know. I like "Surrender," but I think the title song by Sheryl Crow gets a bad rap.

 

[IJD GAF]

And damnit, I forgot to vote earlier today. Maybe I could've kept Casino Royale around a tad longer....

No way OHMSS gets top two....

From Russia With Love 5 +
Goldfinger 13
On Her Majesty's Secret Service 4 -

Eliminated:
4th: Casino Royale (2006)
5th: The Living Daylights
6th: GoldenEye
007th: Dr. No
8th: You Only Live Twice
9th: The Spy Who Loved Me
10th: Tomorrow Never Dies
11th: Licence to Kill
12th: Thunderball
13th: For Your Eyes Only
14th: Live and Let Die
15th: The Man With the Golden Gun
16th: The World is Not Enough
17th: Octopussy
18th: Die Another Day
19th: Diamonds Are Forever
20th: A View to a Kill
21st: Moonraker[/quote]

 

[Harvey]

I hope somebody can deliver the killing blow to OHMSS.

From Russia With Love 6+
Goldfinger 13
On Her Majesty's Secret Service 2-

Eliminated:
4th: Casino Royale (2006)
5th: The Living Daylights
6th: GoldenEye
007th: Dr. No
8th: You Only Live Twice
9th: The Spy Who Loved Me
10th: Tomorrow Never Dies
11th: Licence to Kill
12th: Thunderball
13th: For Your Eyes Only
14th: Live and Let Die
15th: The Man With the Golden Gun
16th: The World is Not Enough
17th: Octopussy
18th: Die Another Day
19th: Diamonds Are Forever
20th: A View to a Kill
21st: Moonraker

 

[BigFoot]

^ Sure, why not.


From Russia With Love 6
Goldfinger 14 +

Eliminated:
3rd: On Her Majesty's Secret Service
4th: Casino Royale (2006)
5th: The Living Daylights
6th: GoldenEye
007th: Dr. No
8th: You Only Live Twice
9th: The Spy Who Loved Me
10th: Tomorrow Never Dies
11th: Licence to Kill
12th: Thunderball
13th: For Your Eyes Only
14th: Live and Let Die
15th: The Man With the Golden Gun
16th: The World is Not Enough
17th: Octopussy
18th: Die Another Day
19th: Diamonds Are Forever
20th: A View to a Kill
21st: Moonraker

 

[Skywalker]

And now we're down to the final two. I want FRWL to win, but I know Goldfinger will come out the victor. Oh well, at least the top two actually turned out to be the top two.

From Russia With Love 7 +
Goldfinger 12 -

Eliminated:
3rd: On Her Majesty's Secret Service
4th: Casino Royale (2006)
5th: The Living Daylights
6th: GoldenEye
007th: Dr. No
8th: You Only Live Twice
9th: The Spy Who Loved Me
10th: Tomorrow Never Dies
11th: Licence to Kill
12th: Thunderball
13th: For Your Eyes Only
14th: Live and Let Die
15th: The Man With the Golden Gun
16th: The World is Not Enough
17th: Octopussy
18th: Die Another Day
19th: Diamonds Are Forever
20th: A View to a Kill
21st: Moonraker