Let's watch the Bond movies together

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That's right!  In the near future I will start doing reviews on every James Bond movie ever made (something about once a week).  I know that this will be a lot of work, and I have been putting this idea of mine off for quite some time, but it has to be done.  Why?  It will be a labor of love for me and also, someone has to make threads in Movies Discussion besides for spurgeonryan.

Anyone that would like to watch them in order so they can follow along is welcome (and encouraged) to do so.  The first movie, the 1954 version of Casino Royale can be found as an extra on the 1967 version of Casino Royale DVD.  It is by far the most difficult to find.

Here is the list of all of the movies that I'll be reviewing in order (22 are official films made by EON and 3 are unofficial):

Casino Royale (television movie) - 1954 Starring Barry Nelson (unofficial)

Dr. No - 1962 Starring Sean Connery

From Russia With Love - 1963 Starring Sean Connery

Goldfinger - 1964 Starring Sean Connery

Thunderball - 1965 Starring Sean Connery

Casino Royale - 1967 Starring David Niven (unofficial)

You Only Live Twice - 1967 Starring Sean Connery

On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 1969 Starring George Lazenby

Diamonds Are Forever - 1971 Starring Sean Connery

Live And Let Die - 1973 Starring Roger Moore

The Man With The Golden Gun - 1974 Starring Roger Moore

The Spy Who Loved Me - 1977 Starring Roger Moore

Moonraker - 1979 Starring Roger Moore

For Your Eyes Only - 1981 Starring Roger Moore

Octopussy - 1983 Starring Roger Moore

Never Say Never Again - 1983 Starring Sean Connery (unofficial)

A View To A Kill - 1985 Starring Roger Moore

The Living Daylights - 1987 Starring Timothy Dalton

Licence To Kill - 1989 Starring Timothy Dalton

GoldenEye - 1995 Starring Pierce Brosnan

Tomorrow Never Dies - 1997 Starring Pierce Brosnan

The World Is Not Enough - 1999 Starring Pierce Brosnan

Die Another Day - 2002 Starring Pierce Brosnan

Casino Royale - 2006 Starring Daniel Craig

Quantum Of Solace - 2008 Starring Daniel Craig

I have noticed that over the years that some of the movies have gotten better or worse for me upon repeated viewings; so I plan on watching each of them in order before authoring each review in order to not only have them fresh in my mind, but to remove any former bias. 

When I am critcizing the films, keep in mind that I love all of the Bond movies.  Just some more than others so if it seems like I am coming across as being harsh to your personal favorite, don't pay much mind to it.  My ratings will be 1 to 5.  The will be as follows:

5 - Great for a Bond movie

4 - Above average for a Bond movie

3 - Average for a Bond movie

2 - Below average for a Bond movie

1 - Still better than any of that Jason Bourne stuff

Before this thread ends I would like to know how you guys would prefer that I write these reviews.  Would you prefer that I keep things spoiler free, or that I include parts of the plot while critiquing?  Would you like me to compare them to the books, as I have read all of Fleming's novels?  Should I include thoughts about how my opinions of some of the movies have changed over the years?  Any suggestions would be welcome.

Also, I understand that my 1954 Casino Royale review could get little to no responses, but someone please swing by to give me constructive criticsm or to make a smart ass comment about how Ian Fleming should have never sold the rights to his book for $1,000.  Thanks. 

Any other questions or comments?  Feel free.

 

 

James Bond will return in Casino Royale

 

 

Edit:  I have decided that these theads will be up somewhere between late Sunday night and early Monday morning CST in America.  This means that they will be up on Monday if you reside in Europe.  Casino Royale (1954 version)  will be up next Monday.

Second edit:  Casino Royale (1954 version) is now up on the second page of this thread!!!