Dr. No (1962)
Solid and entertaining if slightly creaky in places.

From Russia with Love (1963)
I used to find this to be very boring. I watched it again a few days ago and I liked the first half but found the second half went on too long.

Goldfinger (1964)
The gold plated Bond classic. Probably my favourite of the films.

Thunderball (1965)
It's a bit stop start, messy and all over the place. I think some interesting stuff is buried in the mess. One of my favourites of the series although it's very flawed.

You Only Live Twice (1967)
Great volcano set. The rest of it's a bit rubbish.

Casino Royale (1967) Peter Sellers etc comedy
I've only ever seen bits and pieces of it. Seems to be pretty bad but I laughed really loudly at the arrangements for the auction (the Russian's will stand to bid, the American's will sit and the British will sort of hang around and do a bit of both).

On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
I have no idea how people can rate this so highly. A tiresome overlong film with a good ski chase scene. The film just doesn't work for me. And it feels badly made technically.

Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
One of my favourites and very enjoyable.

Live and Let Die (1973)
The best Roger Moore film. Has some of the best and most memorable set pieces of the entire series. One of my favourites.

The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
A bit drab.

The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
One of the most highly rated films in the series. I dislike it. I'm not sure why but I find it to be a bit boring.

Moonraker (1979)
Awful. A clunking conceptual mess and not well made either. Also poorly paced with a choppy feel to it. The worst film they made.

For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Really good. A minor film but enjoyable. The mountain top village set looked terribly fake when I watched it a few days ago.

Octopussy (1983)
I like it a lot but it has a curious ponderous quality to it, feels a bit like hard work for some reason. Maybe it's just too busy with too much going on.

Never Say Never Again (1983) Unofficial Thunderball remake
It's alright with some good stuff in it. If I remember right it cuts a lot of fat off the Thunderball story. Thunderball is probably the better film overall but I assume the remake improves upon a lot of things here and there.

A View to a Kill (1985)
It's a bit rubbish, but if you lower your standards and enjoy it for what it is then it's not too bad. One of the weakest movies though.

The Living Daylights (1987)
I've always rated Dalton much higher than most people. This is one of the best films in my opinion.

Licence to Kill (1989)
I like this a lot although I get the impression it might have dated really badly.

GoldenEye (1995)
After Goldfinger this is my favourite Bond film. They just got everything right and it has some of the best action scenes. Also the N64 computer game means the sets are very memorable to me. Also by far the best directed film in the series.

Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
A generic action movie with Bond in the lead role. Everything in GoldenEye felt right, nothing in this feels right. Tonally and visually it doesn't feel like Bond. I dislike it a lot.

The World Is Not Enough (1999)
The opening pre-credit sequence is the best they've made. This is one of my favourites but I can see why some people dislike it. The villains are a bit under-whelming though.

Die Another Day (2002)
Too sci-fi for me. The invisible car, the lasers etc. This rates down there with Moonraker as a dud. I was expecting Halle Berry to be annoying but she turned out to be the best thing in it as she has real charisma.

The Bourne Identity (2002)
A brilliant film and very refreshingly different from other actions films of the time. More French Connection than The Rock. I liked how simple and straightforward it was. It was nice to just see an action film that wasn't lit like a shampoo advert and edited with restraint.

The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
Bigger in scale than the first one and just as good.

Casino Royale (2006)
Daniel Craig channels Victor Meldrew in his performance as Bond. He's just a grumpy old man. The film is boring and the plot uncinematic. I really dislike this film. And in comparison to the Bourne films it looks dated and pointless. Also the product placement is way over the top (man opens a drawer to reveal a gun, except the gun is in the background of the close up and your eye is instead directed at the (now very dated) MP3 player in the foreground).

The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
The plot kind of stepped back to be replaced with action for its own sake. It's still very good but a step down in quality from the first two.

Quantum of Solace (2008)
Badly edited fight scenes and banal plot. More Victor Meldrew as Bond. Non-ending anti-climax. Pretty poor but not terrible.

I enjoyed this bit:

waiting for the buzzer to go when I say someting stupid but...

The Bourne Trilogy. James Bond. Surely not?

Yes it's ridiculous - face transplants, solar rays, invisible cars, notwithstanding. I like the way that the characters interact with one another - a sort of aloof suspicion and regret that you'd imagine what an actual spy is like. And the Madonna theme tune really isn't as bad as people made out. Admittedly its not what people expect in a Bond theme song, but its catchy and interesting like an Android with chlamydia - but in a good way, obviously...

as opposed to Daniel Craig's monstrosities - where, having watched Casino Royale twice and not remembering the plot and watching Quantum of Solace and completely failing to find any semblance of one, I felt most let down. I liked Daniel Craig in Layer Cake. But the two new Bonds just lack story - grotesque violence and pent up rage yes, but story - no.

for Bond songs, favourite to least favourite (I try to avoid best to worst, tends to cause arguments)

and 'Man with the Golden Gun' on the ITV repeats recently, it's been a while since i've seen these two, and was struck by how bad they both were, dreadful.

Loudspeaker, afraid i have to disagree about 'Spy who loved me', great film,and also has the best theme song. Agree with 'For your eyes only' though, underrated

is my favourite Bond, closely followed by Live And Let Die (which has the best theme song of the series, if not one of the best theme songs of any film ever).

I mean: Jaws, a car that becomes a submarine, Barbara Bach, that opening scene with the parachute and the best, I mean absolute best Bond girl Caroline Munro. Ah.

(My dad used to do film extra work in the 70s and The Spy Who Loved Me is one he was in. One of the others from this time was a low budget sci-fi movie called Star Wars. Or something, I dunno it sank without a trace... ;) )

jason bourne would kick james bond's arse

public school ponce

of this parish is actually *in* a Bond movie. As in, he has a proper part and everything.

To repeat: our friend Lucas Hare is *in* a Bond movie.

Dr. No (1962)
Still very good and one of the most quotable Bond films. "Does the toppling of American missiles really compensate for having no hands?"

From Russia with Love (1963)
Not quite as memorable as Dr No but still very good.

Goldfinger (1964)
Bit of a classic, endlessly re-watchable.

Thunderball (1965)
The first misstep for me. Some good moments ("Can you give me something to put on") but loses it's way in places and contains an overlong underwater scene towards the end.

You Only Live Twice (1967)
Superb. A bit silly in places but I love it. Donald Pleasence is by far the best Blofeld.

Casino Royale (1967)
I tried to watch this recently but only made it half way through. It's rare for me not to watch something to the end.

On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Great film, a shame George didn't do more. Telly Savalas was miscast though.

Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Mr Wint and Mr Kidd, Bambi and Thumper, multiple Blofelds, sinister demises, great fun.

Live and Let Die (1973)
Sets up the Moore series nicely.

The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Another different kind of Bond film, but an enjoyable one. Also very quotable: "Why it's just a hat, darling, belonging to a small-headed man of limited means who lost a fight with a chicken." See also "You really do have a magnificent abdomen."

The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
A classic.

Moonraker (1979)
Hasn't aged quite so well, but still watchable.

For Your Eyes Only (1981)
I'd agree, a hidden gem.

Octopussy (1983)
Haven't seen this one in ages, got the DVD recently so I'll take it on again soon.

Never Say Never Again (1983)
The shark bit and the urine sample are perhaps going a bit far, but I still have time for this one.

A View to a Kill (1985)
One of the weakset for me.

The Living Daylights (1987)
I like it but find Dalton's portrayal a bit serious.

Licence to Kill (1989)
Very good, Dalton needs to be serious after Felix's misfortune.

GoldenEye (1995)
Superb. Even the tank bit. Also the reason I still have an N64 in the Living Room.

Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Suffers from having a bit of a naff villain. Still has some nice stuff in it though.

The World Is Not Enough (1999)
On a close level with Goldeneye for me, this one. Only let down slightly by the underused "impervious to pain" sideline and Zukovsky's unnessesary demise.

Die Another Day (2002)
Some really good stuff in this (particularly the opening capture) but it does get a bit too silly in places. I think Brosnan and Berry's charisma just about carries it off.

The Bourne Identity (2002)
Yep, it's good.

The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
Bought it for £3 recently but not taken it on yet.

Casino Royale (2006)
Fantastic! Loved every minute.

The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Not seen.

Quantum of Solace (2008)
Not as good as Casino Royale but helps to tie up what happened. Lots of good set pieces and I can see why they went with a big action one to follow it. They work well as a pair (as in the QOS game).

Bring on Bond23!

Dr. No (1962) - Cigarette holders, fussy drinker in bowtie, great tune.

From Russia with Love (1963) - Pointy shoes, dead wife.

Goldfinger (1964) - Our Shirl, great opening titles, spinny hat, Gert Frobe

Thunderball (1965) - Sean's budget-eating fee starts to show.

You Only Live Twice (1967) - Robbie Williams' "Millennium"

Casino Royale (1967) - Camp shit in loungecore overdrive.

On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) - Deluded Australian.

Diamonds Are Forever (1971) - Budget-eating scot returns, Shirl sings of cocks.

Live and Let Die (1973) - Linda McCartney's b vox

The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) - More cock allusions. Budget you can barely limbo under.

The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) - Carly Simon, fruitless attempt to sell typically shit 1970's Brit sports car (underwater)

Moonraker (1979) - Sets by Blue Peter. Realised I'm running out of patience.

For Your Eyes Only (1981) - Spotty Glasweigian Prince shag.

Octopussy (1983) - Less cocks, obviously.

Never Say Never Again (1983) - "Granddad, granddad, we love you..."

A View to a Kill (1985) - Stopped caring here. Unexpected drain on annual budget

The Living Daylights (1987) - A-ha!!!!!

Licence to Kill (1989) - Did this have a theme tune?

GoldenEye (1995) - This is not a rebel song.

Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) - What does that actually mean?

The World Is Not Enough (1999) - It'll have to do though.

Die Another Day (2002) - Why put off until tomorrow...

Casino Royale (2006) - Whistling dentures, shuttlecock in trunks.

Quantum of Solace (2008) - See Tomorrow Never Dies.