Having watched the Bond films, let me tell you the things that made them great, and the things that made them...not so much so...
In order of my preference:
The Living Daylights - Highlight: Timothy Dalton
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - Highlight: George Lazenby
Casino Royale - Highlight: Daniel Craig
Dr No - Highlight: Terrence Young's direction
Licence To Kill - Highlight: John Glen's direction
A View To A Kill - Highlight: Roger Moore; Lowlight: Roger Moore's age
Live And Let Die - Highlight: Roger Moore; Lowlight: Sherriff J W Pepper
Thunderball - Highlight: Sean Connery & Claudine Auger; Lowlight: The underwater fights
For Your Eyes Only - Highlight: John Glen's direction; Lowlight: the man with the bottle of wine
Octopussy - Highlight: The villains; Lowlight: James Bond doing an impression of Tarzan
The Spy Who Loved Me - Highlight: Lewis Gilbert's direction; Lowlight: The navy band version of the theme
Tomorrow Never Dies - Highlight: Jonathan Pryce; Lowlight: The script
GoldenEye - Highlight: Judi Dench; Lowlight: Jack Wade
From Russia, With Love - Highlight: Terrence Young's direction; Lowlight: The title sequence
Goldfinger - Highlight: Sean Connery; Lowlight: Bond and M's relationship
You Only Live Twice - Highlight: Donald Pleasance; Lowlight: Lack of Fleming based material
Moonraker - Highlight: Micheal Lonsdale; Lowlight: Jaws
The World Is Not Enough - Lowlight: The script
The Man With The Golden Gun - Lowlight: Herve Vellechaize
Die Another Day - Lowlight: The script
Diamonds Are Forever - Lowlight: Sean Connery
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