Often cited as Connery’s best. A cold-war spy thriller with no world-dominating lasers, just a simple plot involving a decoding machine and a train fight.
Eerily prescient. The villain is a media mogul (Jonathan Pryce) who wants to start a world war to sell news. Michelle Yeoh is a brilliant Bond girl/ally. list bond movies
A gritty, violent revenge flick. Bond goes rogue to avenge his friend’s maiming by a drug lord (Robert Davi). It felt like Miami Vice on steroids. The Brosnan Era (The 90s Comeback) 17. GoldenEye (1995) The reboot before reboots were cool. Pierce Brosnan arrives with the BMW Z3, Xenia Onatopp (the best henchman name ever), and a tank chase through St. Petersburg. Often cited as Connery’s best
Connery’s official farewell (until Never Say Never Again ). Bond poses as a diamond smuggler in Las Vegas. It is goofy, campy, and features a moon buggy chase. The Lazenby Interlude 7. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) The cult classic. George Lazenby had impossible shoes to fill, but the film is a masterpiece. It features Bond actually falling in love (Diana Rigg) and a devastating, heartbreaking ending. The Moore Era (The Campy Charmer) 8. Live and Let Die (1973) Roger Moore’s debut. Bond goes to Harlem and New Orleans to fight a voodoo-practicing dictator (Yaphet Kotto). Funky soundtrack by Paul McCartney. The villain is a media mogul (Jonathan Pryce)
The "Blofeld is your foster brother" twist. It tries too hard to tie the previous three films together, but the pre-title sequence in Mexico City is stunning.
Bond vs. Scaramanga (Christopher Lee), the world’s greatest assassin. Features a midget henchman named Nick Nack and a solar death ray.
A visual and emotional high point. Roger Deakins’ cinematography, the death of a major character, and Javier Bardem as the terrifying Silva. Bond vs. Home Alone in Scotland.
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