7. GoldenEye (1995) – Brosnan’s debut. Tank through St. Petersburg, Xenia’s lethal thighs, and Alec Trevelyan as the first personal villain. Peak 90s action.
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12. No Time to Die (2021) – Flawed but ballsy. Bond dies. Malek’s villain is weak, but the Cuba sequence and Ana de Armas’s cameo are electric. Petersburg, Xenia’s lethal thighs, and Alec Trevelyan as
11. The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) – Half-bad, half-genius. Christopher Lee as Scaramanga (third nipple, golden gun, funhouse duel). The sole reason to watch. bad,” but by how they define the character’s evolution
9. Skyfall (2012) – Mendes turned Bond into a daddy-issue drama. The London underground horse chase and Scottish manor siege are stunning. Silva’s homoerotic menace is unmatched.
Thunderball is underwater-slow. Dr. No is a pilot episode. They’re important, not best. Moonraker is Star Wars Bond. A View to a Kill has Walken but 57-year-old Moore. Quantum of Solace is a Bourne edit-botch. Spectre retconned too hard.
8. You Only Live Twice (1967) – Ridiculous? Yes. But ninjas, a volcano lair, and Little Nellie the autogyro. Connery’s last great performance (until he returned tired).