EVERY James Bond Pre-Title Sequence RANKED
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The Living Daylights, GoldenEye, and Casino Royale all did fantastic jobs with introducing a new Bond actor in the PTS. The PTS for Bond 26 has big shoes to fill.
Very true about that for Bond 26 !
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PTS?
@@zimonzieclown1633 Pre-Title Sequence
@@willmoores4836 Ah, yeah that makes sense. Thanks.
With The Spy who Loved Me, when he skis off the cliff and opens the parachute you will notice that it is all filmed in one shot, no cuts. They had several cameras filming but only one captured it and to the delight of the director captured it so perfectly there was no need for any other footage
You can tell it's one take as one of the discarded ski's gets dangerously close to the parachute when it opens [that always makes me feel tense no mater how any times I watch it!].
I'm old enough to remember seeing On Her Majesty's Secret Service shortly after it premiered in theaters. And I was livid that they wrapped up the "Blofeld murdered Bond's wife" plotline in such an anticlimatic fashion in Diamonds are Forever. And yes, very young me was furious that Irma Bunt never appeared in the pre-title sequence, let alone the movie. So that will always be my lowest ranked one.
The only upside is you can sense Bond's anger in that opening.
It was a truly absurd way to bump off Bond's most iconic enemy.
The Living Daylights is the perfect pre-title. Cool location, great action, humour, introduces a new Bond as a total badarse, and it's also not half an hour long.
And Dalton did his own stunt work!
@@PetersonZF yes but not all
The Goldeneye pre title sequence is definitely one of my favorites. I will say that it probably gets bumped up a few spots because of how much I’ve played through the N64 game lol.
haha i think we all rewatched Goldeneeye a dozen times over after playing the game :). and I'm going to watch it tonight again haha
I’m probably the same to be honest, I can’t see that Dam without wondering where the watch towers went and then remember they were just in the game 😅
@@DafyddBrooks definitely
@@calvindyson you should get out more. what other interests do you have besides james bond? you listen to a genre of music? or favourite cartoon?
@@racheljackson4428 he has dedicated his life and interest to James Bond
It's quite interesting that even in the Craig era where the 'rule book' was ripped up and even things previously considered fixed [like the gun barrel] were mixed up, the pre-credit sequence was maintained and the titles weren't moved to the end or anything [like many films these days].
Now that Marvel films are so popular, perhaps they'll turn them into post credit sequences 😅
The Living Daylights has my favorite. Dalton looked so badass, the truck flying off the cliff and exploding, the Death to Spies Easter egg, it was just perfect.
Here’s my ranking. For a bit of fun, I decided, instead of using the film titles, to list the sequences by their most memorable line:
24: -Whose funeral is it? -Yours!
23: _Well East Coast girls are hip…_
22: Cai… Cai… Cairo!
21: Nick Nack, Tobasco!
20: Exactly 1 minute 52 seconds, that’s excellent
19: Darling, I give you very best duck
18: Time to Get Out
17: Saved by the Bell
16: This Never Happened to the Other Fella
15: My dear Colonel Bouvar, I don’t think you should have opened that car door by yourself!
14: I’ll buy you a delicatessen… in stainless steel!
13: The dead… are alive
12: Filthy habit
11: -Hey Felix! Haven’t you forgotten something? -Oh!
10: Yes, considerably.
9: Let the sheep out, otherwise I’ll kill you.
8: Positively shocking (honourable mention: At least he won’t be using heroin-flavoured bananas to finance revolutions)
7: Just changing carriages
6: Fill her up please!
5: ‘old on you’re dead!
4: He’s on his last leg, sir
3: STAAAAAHHHP!
2: He starts skiing and he’s being chased by these Russian sh*ts in black jumpsuits with lemon piping. They start shooting at him, and he goes “Right, I’ve had enough of that, just stop it!” Then he does a backwards somersault off this ramp and he lands on his feet. I’m not sure why but he’s not showing off! Then he goes over a cliff, and he’s falling, and you think “Oh God, James Bond’s going to die, *He’s Going To Die!*
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hahaha i take it number 3 is TWINE???
@@DafyddBrooks Yep! A lot of good lines from that PTS to choose from (rounded figures; hidden assets; close but no cigar; King, the Money!) but the way Pierce screams “Stop!” whilst running through the MI6 building just sticks in my mind.
@@BenCol haha good one. well for an irishman (with a english accent) living in hollywood for a great number of years, your bound to have slight phoenetic changes in your voice. the way he says ' muffy?' in goldeneye is very american indeed. even tims midland/ Derby accent slips in when he says "your just in time, thing were about to turn Nasteyr" :)
No.2 is all I can think of when I see that particular PTS!
#2 "GLANG! GLANG A-LANG A-LANG A-LANG A-LANG A-LANG!"
I saw The Spy Who Loved Me in the theater first run. The audience actually cheered when that 'cute opened, it was so perfect. I had never been at a movie where the audience cheered the action like that before or since. It actually makes me a bit misty thinking about it.
Dalton is my absolute favourite and I agree, his introduction is spectacular and powerful. That shot of his face is amazing. Watching it over and over again.
Of all the Bond actors, Dalton is the one who resembles the literary Bond the best... in demeanor and physical appearance.
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The World Is Not Enough's PTS is perfection in my eyes, the bank scene alone would have placed it very highly but the boat chase is just the icing on the cake
I think George Lazenby's 4th wall break was great and fun for an intro
My number 1 is The Living Daylights, brilliant soundtrack, great introduction for Dalton as Bond, establishes elements of the main film, has moments of action and humour. I do also really like the Tomorrow Never Dies pre title sequence!
Definitely agree
"What is he doing?"
"His job."
Yeah, TND smashes it. Loved watching that in the cinema. Edge of the seat stuff.
One of the best.
"Hold on, you're dead!" lmao poor SAS guys.
Glad to see TND rank highly. Whole bundle of fun, great quips (I love the “His Job!” Line) and Arnold’s score is f’ing phenomenal. Also the little detail of the codenames being chess pieces. Love it love it love it.
It's also a wonderful As Time Goes By reunion for Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer.
High octane, thrilling scene that one.
Its good but TWINE is so much better that boat scene was so unique for the time while TND just seems like an average Mission Impossible intro meh but fair enough if you like it.
The Living daylights is easily the best ,,, Such a thrilling opening ,, Great music too in the segment
Gladys Knight, along with the Parachute jump, was really KOOL. It was a really joyous beginning...but the aftermath was really sad.
I love that this video essentially has its own pre title sequence!
Love that you did a pre-title sequence before saying good evening. Really nice touch.
Great video idea to rank bond pre-title sequences! :)
My Ranking of Bond pre-title sequences:
10/10:
1. Octopussy
2. Goldeneye
3. Casino Royale
4. The Spy Who Loved Me
5. The World Is Not Enough
6. Die Another Day
7. The Living Daylights
8. Tomorrow Never Dies
9. Moonraker
Great:
10. You Only Live Twice
11. Goldfinger
12. From Russia With Love
13. For Your Eyes Only
Good:
14. Skyfall
15. Licence To Kill
16. A View To A Kill
17. Spectre
Okay:
18. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
19. Thunderball
20. Live And Let Die
21. No Time To Die
Boring:
22. Quantum Of Solace
23. The Man With The Golden Gun
Bad:
24. Diamonds Are Forever
mmmm interesting on Octopussy "fill her up please" :)
'What the hell is he doing?' 'His job.' is probably one of my favourite quotes of the series
Completely agree TSWLM is a top sequence but I do love TND's
11:56 I always thought Bond was talking about Prince Charming and the glass slipper.
The World is Not Enough has totally hit home for my mom, and me secretly. Since that was particularly our favorite home movie, and still is today, I really fell in love with it so much, and I couldn't be more happier.
My theory about the guy in the Bond mask in FRWL is that he's been given a death sentence but if he survives Red Grant he gets a reprieve. Because he's literally fighting for his life it makes the exercise more real
My Tops
Connery: Thunderball
Moore: Octopussy
Dalton: The Living Daylights
Brosnan: The World Is Not Enough
Craig : Skyfall
“On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” had the best opening. The drop to the knee in the gun barrel sequence, an air of mystery about the new Bond, splendid location work in Portugal, a thrilling fight, and a line - well-done - that had every Bond fan laughing at the time. (“This never happened to the other fellow.”) Seeing George Lazenby fit confidently into the role, especially during the fight, made me forget Sean Connery. (And I’m a fan of “From Russia With Love.”) Thrills me to this day! The best Bond, the best film.
One of the first James Bond films I ever saw was Casino Royale. I was surprised the opening sequence was shot in black and white, assuming the rest of the movie would be. The way the scene ends with the gun barrel homage, the bright red blood dripping down the screen, and the theme kicking in was just fantastic. I'll never forget the stupid grin I had on my face watching that scene play out, and I became a pretty big Bond fan after that. That one will always be in my top five for sure, along with The Living Daylights, Goldeneye, Skyfall, and No Time to Die (in no particular order). But it's really hard to pick just five!
Agreed on Spectre’s weird-feeling action. The whole movie has action that seems to be at an arms length away. It’s hard to describe, and odd-feeling. The whole movie (for me at least) is filled with this stagnant action.
Agreed on Octopussy being the most disconnected! I don’t think there are any connections at all to the main story.
The entirety of Spectre feels like an arty dream-sequence. Think the colour grading has a lot to do with it
I love how comprehensive these lists have become and how far you've come from your old Top 10 lists. They were good but this is even better.
So you mean that he will never be as good as he will become later on?
@@SpaceCattttt I mean he's always been good but his recent stuff has been at another level with all the analysis, humour, and variety of Bond subjects he tackles [video games, novels, characters etc.]
1. The Spy Who Loved Me: Brilliant stunts, good plot development, and it leads into a wonderful theme song. It's such a good intro that I'd recommend people watch this as their first Moore film rather than LALD, or maybe even as their first Bond film. The goofy music during the ski chase almost brings it down to #2 for me though...
2. Casino Royale: Short, simple, and brutal. Gives you a taste of Craig's charisma and physicality, and leaves you wanting a whole lot more. And the gunbarrel at the end transitioning into the opening credits is one of my favorite moments of the whole franchise, it always gives me chills and gets my hyped for what's to come
3. OHMSS: While not as bombastic or thrilling as its counterparts, it's a great introduction to Lazenby and a fantastic opening to my favorite film in this series. And I have to admit that I can't help but smile at that fourth wall break every time.
4. The Living Daylights: there's not much I can add because it's plainly obvious why this works so well: it checks all the boxes for a good prologue and a good intro to a new Bond.
5. No Time To Die: Part of me wants to criticize this opening for being too bloated, but nearly every piece of it works. It's got horror, action, romance, a little bit of something for almost everyone.
Don't forget the way music was used with your #1. That bridge of silence before the parachute opens! Perfect!
I believe in the audio commentary for Die Another Day, Pierce Brosnan said he did his own surfing
Alan Patridge does a fantastic reanactment of the opening credits of the Spy Who Loves me , well worth a look
Bond in Octopussy: "I'll see you in Miami." But he never goes to Miami!
I agree, Octopussy's pre-title sequence is the most disconnected from the rest of the film. Which is just fine! A great mini-adventure that inspires us to turn off our brains and go for the ride. Part of my defense for Octopussy is that it gets away with so much, because it sets the expectation and maintains it throughout that this is all about fun, fun, fun, and more fun. If we opt to just not think about it too much, we are rewarded by this movie over and over.
Interesting. I actually love the FRWL PTS. Watching that for the first time as a kid was utterly shocking and amazing. I love how it builds suspense and atmosphere. It's brilliant in its simple execution and one of my favs by far. I'm not as hot on the Goldfinger one tbh.
my all time favorite would be A View To A Kill, yeah it does get a bit silly with california girls but the rest of the music is amazing the stunts are cool. Spy who loved me, Octopussy And Moonraker are great too. Sir Roger had some great opening sequences. All of Peirce Brosnans are top shelf as well.
As someone who reviews Bond films, I'm glad to see The World is Not Enough high up there. That action sequence is really something else.
Gives me chills every time with that transition to the opening titles
Great vid! My top five in no particular order would be:
The Living Daylights - fantastic, atmospheric action sequence, especially given that Dalton really was hanging on to that Land Rover with no assistance.
Casino Royale - love the dual scenes playing out and the gun barrel occurring in context as the power chords of the title song kick in.
GoldenEye - hard to pick between Brosnan's first three openers, but the atmospheric music and Sean Bean push this one to the top.
Octopussy - was it the first to do the 'using your enemy's munitions against them' trope, as in Hunt for Red October, Hot Shots, GalaxyQuest, et al?
The Spy Who Loved Me - if I could go back in time and visit a cinema for a first showing to soak up the audience wonder, this is very high on the list.
Dishonourable mention: Die Another Day - if you ever want a vehicle to drive over landmines without setting them off, a hovercraft is the absolute WORST option. A truck touches the ground at four points.; a hovercraft sits on a very long and wide pressurised cushion of air that has enough downward force to hold up a large multi-tonne vehicle. The Laws of Physics had left the cinema in tears way before the invisible car showed up. :p
Nonsense hovercrafts do not set off most anti vehcle landmines or do the royal navy have that wrong?
Casino Royale is still my favourite bond movie in ALMOST every aspect
Daniel Craig has the charisma of sand.
I like to eat a HAM sandwich.
Excellent video. One of your best. And you ranking was spot on. Well done.
I'm not as in love with the Goldeneye opener as some people are, even though it was the first modern Bond film I saw when I became aware of the franchise. When I saw From Russia With Love and The Living Daylights, I was hooked. FRWL has a classic pretitle sequence, but my favourite is definitely from TLD, followed by Casino Royale, because both of them set the very Flemingesque tone for those films. We weren't going to get comic book male model in a tuxedo doing ridiculous things and talking like a horny teenager. We were getting a grounded, somewhat realistic story. That's what I love about all 3 films. All 3 stories suspend my disbelief in the way I want them to. I don't mind some levity in the films, but if it's just quip after quip, I'm watching an 80s Schwarzenegger film at that point. Bond is cool, but in the end, he's a government assassin. He doesn't have time to be joking around right before he kills someone. He's dealing with life and death stuff.
Dalton has such a great first shot in the film. I love it. My favorite Bond.
Casino Royale is one of the strongest Bond films.
I like 80's Arnold Schwarzenegger films too.
Well, as Sean Connery once pointed out, Arnie pretty much lifted the concept of the post mortem one liner from Bond. 'Stick around' is a very similar scenario to, 'I think he got the point.'
The intro to Moonraker is pretty awesome. It was my first experience with James Bond. Saw it in the theatre in 1979 at age 11.
I totally agree with your #1. The Spy Who Loved Me beginning fires me up and the transition to the title song is perfect
My fave will always be Tomorrow Never Dies. My first Bond movie, and holding off his entrance was a brilliant way to get me hooked.
Interesting that your number 1 changed from your previous version of this video! I mostly agree with the top choices, but I do really like Spectre's pre-title sequence too! Thanks for making such enjoyable videos.
Hi Calvin. As always great video. I find From Russia With Love far too low. The sequence is exciting, surprising, dark and sets the tone for the coming movie perfectly. Far better than those sequences from the bubble gum Brosnan era.
Keep up the good work. Love your videos.
"Saved by the bell!" is one of my favorite one-liners.
Part of the reason the Spy Who Loved Me's sequence works so well is that it understands what sets Bond apart from other films. Yes, there's great action, but lots of movies have great action. Adding in the panache that you get with the Union Jack parachute is the key ingredient.
License to Kill's opener is powerful enough that Christopher Nolan felt the urge to top it in The Dark Knight Rises
Oh wow, I just realized Halloween Resurrection's opening ripped off From Russia with Love's opening 😂
I love everything about "The World is not Enough" it has by far the best opening...
Nr 2 - The spy Who Loved me
I remember sitting in the cinema watching the opening of Die Another Day and, as Bond is swinging from the bell, just thinking 'don't say it, don't say it...ohh'. It's hard to disagree with your ranking, Calvin, and it's reminded me of how many of them are so brilliant, so thanks!
To me No Time to Die is flawless, while also setting a bar for itself very high. Honeslty... it may be higher for me even that A Spy Who Loved Me.
Too long for me. What was it like ? 15 20 minutes?
@@klaudiagrob 24 minutes actually. But length doesn't affect my judgement at all. I mean, how would it become any better, or worse, by inserting the song, say after the childhood scene? Not that it would work with the song anyway.
I really appreciate the amount of work that must go into these videos, always really interesting to watch, thank you
Thank you very much! Happy to hear you're enjoying them :D
There are three title sequences that I will always love Tomorrow never dies, moonraker, and on her majesty’s secret service. Just reminds me of childhood nothing but good memories.
Like Miss Sophie always says: "We'll have white wine with the fish." Pairing red wine and fish is a classic mistake.
24: Diamonds Are Forever
23: Die Another Day
22: Live and Let Die
21: A View to a Kill
20: You Only Live Twice
19: The Man with the Golden Gun
18: Thunderball
17: SPECTRE
16: For Your Eyes Only
15: Quantum of Solace
14: On Her Majesty's Secret Service
13: Moonraker
12: The World is Not Enough
11: From Russia With Love
10: Tomorrow Never Dies
9: GoldenEye
8: Goldfinger
7: Licence to Kill
6: Skyfall
5: Octopussy
4: The Spy Who Loved Me
3: The Living Daylights
2: No Time to Die
1: Casino Royale
5 A View To A Kill
4 Moonraker
3 For Your Eyes Only
2 The Spy Who Loved Me
1 You Only Live Twice
Proves one thing, there isn't a bad pre title sequence amongst them! In a couple of cases they could be the highlight of the film.
22:42 lol at the way he says “a wonderful piece of nonsense”
My son was doing a Con-Tiki tour across the US. I knew he was in New Orleans and I texted him to ask if he'd been to Filet of Soul. He texted me straight back and said he only had a few minutes before the bus took off but he raced around, found it and took pictures. So, we love the Live and Let Die opening - but we don't hate you for ranking it last.
I actually Love Licence to Kill‘s PTS! The pacing feels like it’s been ten years since TLD and the way the charakters are introduced and how they manage to immediately establish that this is Not your Kids Bond Movie is exactly for mit Taste. Not to mention that badass shot of the girl holding the Olympus Camera combined with that fat 80s Sound of the Title Song
I can imagine Casino Royale you might have felt differently had the extended cut of the pre-title sequence with them establishing Bond actually being at a cricket match, and that's where the lavatory takes place. Pacing would have certainly felt different. There's just something so wholesome about seeing cricket in the cinema because it isn't often depicted as we always typically see.
something that should also be noted about the opening of No Time To Die, is that the first five minutes doesn't just act as the opening to no time to die; but the entire Craig saga if one were to do some clever editing.
The Spy Who Loved Me is the best one and it is not even open to question. I know that we would never think Bond would be killed off at the start of a movie, but you are watching James Bond ski off a flipping mountain, somehow dispose of his skis in mid-air, then open a Union Jack parachute before the Bond theme triumphantly blares out. If that's not enough, it is shot in virtually one take so that we can fully glimpse the scale of the jump and even one of the skis nearly getting entangled in the unfurling parachute. There's some dodgy rear projection shots of Roger but really what is there not to like about it?
I haven't watched this video yet, but THE LIVING DAYLIGHT better be #1 for Pre-Title Sequences.
My favorite pretitle is The Living Daylights's sniper sequence---clearly the plan for the original pretitle and even ends with the movie title being spoken.
No way Quantum of Solice is in 17th place. Absolutely one of the best if not the best and I’m 100% a Sean Connery fan too.
I know it wasn’t a film but the opening pre-credits for the video games Nightfire and Everything or Nothing had movie quality opening intro sequences
28:25 Let’s hear Sheena Easton sing that! It doesn’t quite fit the scansion but I think I can make it work:
For Education Purposes Only
Only for schools
Work hard so you don’t get a C
In your GCSEs
For Education Purposes Only
Only for schools
Rack up debt earning your degrees:
A Bachelor’s in Film Studies
Don’t get a U
Don’t get a U
haha i'll go with that man :) I'm happy to have done an arts degree, but at the same time i'm pretty sad with my debt :(
I love your previous pre title sequence ranking, so it's great to see a reranking with the full series. Maybe a title sequence ranking next?
yeah true
Totally agree Calvin. Great list.
Your background is amazing!
The pre-title sequence in the spy who love me added a lot to the main theme song nobody does it better by Carly Simon, brilliant 1-2.
So Roger Moore is rumoured to have doubled as the gun slinger in the opening of TMwtGG? This could be the subject of a Myths of James Bond episode.
Craig's Bond sauntering out onto the ledge in Spectre's cold open really elevates it for me. Yes, the Yellow Filter of Foreignness is kind of dumb, and the helicopter action that follows isn't as good, but that moment is terrific. Unfortunately the movie doesn't follow through.
And that stunt-plane chase in Octopussy is a classic.
And it's hard to beat that skydiving stunt in Moonraker. Yeah, there are a lot of them.
For me, it has to be The World is Not Enough. The Q Boat sequence is my favorite action scene in the entire series.
David Arnold's score for this whole pretitle sequence is just amazing
@@jambler15 Come In 007, Your Time is Up contains probably my favorite Bond theme drop in the whole series.
That shot where the boat flips the table with its wake and just lands _perfectly_ is so satisfying. Eargasmic.
@@DarthMeteos Yeah I love that moment too. TWINE has arguably the series best non-Barry score: Great use of the classic theme, plus a bunch of melancholy/ominous tracks that work perfectly.
I like pts, they’re charming and an makes the bond films unique.
Couldnt agree more about the Spectre pre sequence. It has the makings of something amazing, but falls flat
Liv Daylights, GE, Octopuses, Spy, TWINE are incredible.
Great video as always Calvin! I think my top five would be:
1. Goldeneye
2. Octopussy
3. The Spy Who Loved Me
4. Casino Royale
5. Skyfall
I enjoyed the pre title sequences for TWINE and NTTD, however I found them to be a bit long for my taste. I like my pre titles to be short and sweet if that makes sense. Are you ever going to get to your objective ranking of the Bond actors? I'd love to see that ranking.
oh......no connery films? :(
@@DafyddBrooks I love the Connery films, but the pre-title sequences don't get me quite as excited as the ones in my top 5. The best one was definitely Goldfinger.
@@zacharybowman3702 fair enough :) . for me its either thunderball or FRWL but defo Goldfinger started it all
Thanks, Zachary! Thanks for sharing your top 5 too. I totally get your point about preferring the pre titles to be short and sweet. With TWINE and NTTD you can sometimes forget the titles are even coming 😅
No Time to Die definitely has my favorite pre-title sequence.
"I Don't Know Anything That Could Top TSWLM PTS."
Calvin's Top 10 PTS list from a decade ago:
"Hold My Beer... And My Changed Opinion."
All in all, it was a great list to watch!
I thought the Licence To Kill in depth review would be coming out today, well I hope it comes out soon
It's coming, just be patient [he gave an update in the comments section on the video with his interview with the director of the Goldeneye N64 documentary].
@@jamesatkinsonja I asked that question to Calvin dyson
@@thesecondloneranger4458 My Appologies, I didn't reallise. I do wonder if the novelisation review will come before it [as it's the next book following Scorpious]?
@@jamesatkinsonja it's fine, but I do think that the review will take a while to come out
@@thesecondloneranger4458 True but I'm sure it will be worth the wait.
Moore as the lookalike South American general, taking his plane to a gas station, "filler up!" in Octopussy, or his Beach Boys homage in View To A Kill. Can't beat them.
The devil works hard. Calvin works harder.
On the contrary, I'm thrilled tomorrow never dies made the top 5. It was the most excited audience I've been a part of at a theater!
my fave pre-title sequence has to be TSWLM or TLD or even LTK because i have been to the Florida Keys.
I love the horrible ADR in the pre-title sequence for diamonds are forever. The Japanese guy he’s beating up is clearly not by any means actually saying the words that are coming out of his mouth.
I thought for sure #2 was going to be #1 lol. Great video!!!!
realy? what makes you think that?
You do on your own what most channels have a team to do. Nobody does it better! (sorry, sorry couldn't resist.)
The little acting bit Calvin does in the beginning of him talking to the other him asking what was missed in thr pre titles and the one here a Calvin gets annoyed at the gun barrel sequence, i can imagine this is really the conversation he has with his boyfriend in the cinema and the poor guy has to suffer Calvin's emotional roll coaster through the Bonds!
TWINE, Goldfinger, Spy, GoldenEye and Casino Royale for Me.
My ranking from Worst to Best:
24: Diamonds Are Forever PTS.
23: A View to a Kill PTS.
22: For Your Eyes Only PTS.
21: The Man With The Golden Gun PTS.
20: You Only Live Twice PTS.
19: Die Another Day PTS.
18: Quantum of Solace PTS.
17: Thunderball PTS.
16: Live and Let Die PTS.
15: From Russia With Love PTS.
14: Tomorrow Never Dies PTS.
13: Spectre PTS.
12: Octopussy PTS.
11: Goldfinger PTS.
10: On Her Majesty's Secret Service PTS.
9: Moonraker PTS.
8: The Living Daylights PTS.
7: The World is Not Enough PTS.
6: Skyfall PTS.
5: The Spy Who Loved Me PTS.
4: No Time to Die PTS.
3: Licence to Kill PTS.
2: Casino Royale PTS.
1: Goldeneye PTS.
My top 10 would be:
1. Octopussy.
2. The Living Daylights.
3. Goldfinger.
4. The Spy Who Loved Me.
5. No Time To Die.
6. The World Is Not Enough.
7. On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
8. Goldeneye.
9. Skyfall.
10. Spectre.
Watching your video Calvin reminds me of how great these pre title sequences are.
It is so awesome being a Bond fan.
Agree completely on Spectre. Couldn’t figure out why I didnt like it but you described it perfectly
Calvin should rank all the First Bond Films.
Nice list. Great to see appreciation for the opening of TLD. For me personally the Goldeneye pre title starts off very strong (the strongest of any of the sequences) but then it goes down hill with Brosnan’s crap intro line. Spy’s opening is perfect. QoS intro is an adrenaline rush. TWINE is okay, but I find it way too long, Moonraker’s opening is fantastic, but Jaws just ruins it for me.
ahh but for me his intro line shows that 'Bond is back and has the funniness of Moore, but immediatley the punch of Connery'. it had been 6 years and they needed to make a great impression first time
@@DafyddBrooks and pretty much already displays the weakness of Brosnan. Why do I want to watch a Moore and Connery clone if I can watch the originals?
@@DafyddBrooks It's stuff like that which gives a lie to that 'Goldeneye was written for Dalton' myth as Brosnan feels immediately at home with that line and with the following action.
@@spaceodds1985 because at that time, no one liked Dalton that much and the producers needed to win over the audience. after 6 years and your last film being mixed to negative, youve gotta do better
@@jamesatkinsonja Free cheers to you Mr Atkinson :) theres a reason the TV spots said "Brosnan is the best since Connery" it was the right time and right place. ha i just saw the movie last saturday :) !
May I add, and its fine if people liked the movie, But LIcense to kill was not a success. even with all the movie sequels coming out, it still wouldnt have been received better with it being released later that year for christmas 89. Ghostbusters 2 wasnt great but it did far better because poeple werent interested in this type of Bond movie and were more excited for GB2 and other movies sequels at that time. it has to be said guys ,sorry.
Not a fan of the pre title of “live and let die” but, it makes sense that bond did show up. Since Moore was introduced in this movie, I think they wanted to build up his introduction
The pre-title sequence in For Your Eyes Only was originally written to introduce a new James Bond with Roger Moore's participation being up in the air until a relatively late date, with Teresa's grave and Blofeld's death being main parts of that.
24: Live and Let Die
23: Quantum of Solace
22: A View to a Kill
21: Diamonds Are Forever
20: Tomorrow Never Dies
19: Die Another Day
18: You Only Live Twice
17: The Man With the Golden Gun
16: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
15: Thunderball
14: Spectre
13: Licence to Kill
12: From Russia With Love
11: The Living Daylights
10: Goldfinger
9: Octopussy
8: For Your Eyes Only
7: No Time to Die
6: Moonraker
5: The Spy Who Loved Me
4: GoldenEye
3: Skyfall
2: The World Is Not Enough
1: Casino Royale
Can we have a ranking list of weapons? Would love to hear your view of the Golden Gun, Speargun, Laser gun, Beretta ARX-160 etc etc
I can definitely say my favorite intro sequence is a four way Tie between Goldfinger, Thunderball, Diamonds, And the Spy who loved Me. Not sure about personal ranking but those three usually come to my mind when I think of fun openings
I’d love to know your up to date Gunbarrel rankings as your old top ten is gone. Sure plenty of them are the same but music change, I’d still love to know what your ranking is
diamonds intro was bad
@@fSebastianRe Diamonds Intro was great.
@@bouya642 hmmm now looking back, I guess so