Sean Connery really hits his stride in Goldfinger, which is packed with iconic scenes, witty repartee and lots and lots of Pussy Galore. Also, this is the first Bond film to use the convention of the non-plot cold open (From Russian with Love's teaser ties in with the plot, so I discount that as a technicality). By far the least sucky Bond film.
The first vehicle for the star turn of Roger Moore as 007 takes James Bond across the pond in this voodoo-tastic, Jane Seymour-packed exemplary 70s Bond flick. Sucks way less than the 20 others.
Daniel Craig inherently doesn't suck. And rebooting a faltering franchise is always a good idea and it serves James Bond well here. With most of the decadence and ridiculousness of the latter Brosnan films stripped away, Bond is humanized without any proselytizing about female empowerment screwing up the action set pieces, which is another welcome relief.
Firsties=Besties, right? Not necessarily, but Dr. No is certainly good. Sets the tone of flamboyant action mixed with the right amount of humor, gravity and scantily clad women. Everything Bond should be. Superior to its also Caribbean counterpart, Thunderball.
Ends up losing control of itself because of how fucking long it is. The plot meanders around for a bit, there a sharks and few sexy 60s chicks, but by the time the 20 minute underwater battle royale ensues you're definitely checking ur watch. Still, a lot less to complain about than almost anything lower on the list. And lots of Sean Connery in semi-bikini briefs.
Following suit with the post-Connery Bonds, Pierce Brosnan's first outing is by far the most memorable, if only for the countless hours of my life I wasted playing the eponymous videogame. One of the best plot related cold opens of the series.
Ok, I know what you're saying. "Moonraker sucks. There are way better Bond films." And this statement is quite true. The Bond movies that are better than Moonraker are listed above. Keep in mind that there a lot of the eff-ing things, and that at least Moonraker keeps its sense of humor. Not at any given point is the plot or anything that happens is meant to be taken seriously. There's a lot more suck to come, trust me.
This is the least interesting Bond film from the standpoint of what would normally classify a Bond film as being good (see: Moonraker). But every now and then, Jimmy needs to remind his audience that there's more to being a super-spy than hot bitches, little guns and quippy sexual innuendo--there are wives and kilts and shit too.Read more
