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Top 007 Best Bond Movies

7. Dr. No
6. The Man With The Golden Gun
5. Casino Royale
4. Diamonds Are Forever
3. From Russia With Love
2. Goldeneye
1. Goldfinger

Bond is great. His villians are great. But are his secondary characters great? Well I know which ones are.

Top 007 Bond Secondary Characters

7. Sheriff J. W. Pepper – The humor behind the man
6. M – The man/woman behind the man
5. Felix Leiter – The American man behind the British man
4. Oddjob – The hat that kills the man
3. Moneypenny – This is the lady behind the man
2. Jaws – This is the man that wants to kill the man
1. Q – This is the man behind the gadgets behind the man

Always travel in style Mr. Bond

Top 007 Vehicles

7. Lotus Esprit S1
6. Moon Buggy
5. Eurocopter Tiger
4. AMC Matador – Flying car
3. Jet Pack
2. Little Nellie – Wallis WA-116 Series 1 gyroplane
1. Aston Martin DB5

There was no real competition here. DB5 wins no questions asked.

We all wanted to be Bond for the girls first and the gadgets second.

Top 007 Bond Gadgets

7. Cassette recorder hidden in book
6. Briefcase – rifle, gold sovereigns, tear gas, throwing knife
5. Mountblanc Fountain Pen – acid and hearing device
4. Mobile Phone – stun gun, fingerprint scanner, lock pick, remote control for BMW
3. Mini-rocket cigarette
2. Grenade Ballpoint Pen
1. Wristwatch – Lazer, grappling hook, gieger counter, dart gun, gps tracker, etc.

The cassette recorder in the book might be low tech but it was cool what he used it for.

Iconic characters need iconic music.

Top 007 Themes

7. “The World Is Not Enough” performed by Garbage
6. “Thunderball” performed by Tom Jones
5. “Diamonds Are Forever” performed by Shirley Bassey
4. “Nobody Does It Better” performed by Carly Simon
3. “For Your Eyes Only” performed by Sheena Easton
2. “Goldfinger” performed by Shirley Bassey
1. “Live and Let Die” performed by Paul McCartney and Wings

Happy Super Tuesday!

Hmmm…..what list should be next?

Top 007 Bond Girls

7. Solitaire – Live and Let Die (1973)
6. Tiffany Case – Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
5. Xenia Zirgavna Onatopp – GoldenEye (1995)
4. Vesper Lynd – Casino Royale (2006)
3. Major Anya Amasova – The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
2. Octopussy – Octopussy (1983)
1. Honey Ryder – Dr. No (1962)

Day 2’s list is here.

Top 007 Villians

7. Max Zorin – A View to a Kill (1985)
6. Ernst Stavro Blofeld – Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
5. Francisco Scaramanga – Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
4. Ernst Stavro Blofeld – You Only Live Twice (1967)
3. Alec Trevelyan / Janus – GolenEye (1995)
2. Spectre –Dr. No (1962)
1. Auric Goldfinger – Goldfinger (1964)

Yes, I know I have two villians on here twice but they were played by two very different actors.

With the next installment of the James Bond franchise (Quantum of Solace) scheduled to come out on November 14th, I’ve decided to do a daily post concerning my love for the ultimate spy, James Bond. Each day a new top seven list will be presented. All lists will be related to James Bond in some form or another.

And so we begin…

Top 007 Actors Who Portrayed James Bond

7. Corey Burton – James Bond Jr. (1991)
6. George Lazenby – On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)
5. Timothy Dalton – The Living Daylights (1987)
4. Pierce Brosnan – GoldenEye (1995)
3. Roger Moore – Live and Let Die (1973)
2. Daniel Craig – Casino Royale (2006)
1. Sean Connery – Dr. No (1962)

Also, check out the pictures from last night’s Halloween party I attended.

I’ve had a Netflix account for about two months now and I figured I would share a quick review of the movies I have seen so far. I think I will try to post a quick review for all of my Netflix movies by keeping to the Twitter concept of posting only 140 characters per review. It will be short, sweet, and hopefully most of the detail will be presented in the stars and less in words.

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room For a couple of guys that brought ethical issues to the forefront of business, they were the smartest guys. [Rating:4.5/5]	The Prestige I believe in magic and Christopher Nolan. The man can make a great movie. [Rating:4.5/5]
The Illisionist There was magic and some decent actors but I didn’t get much else out of it. It is no Prestige. [Rating:3/5]	Bigger, Stronger, Faster* It all started out strong and looking like it could pull it off, but somehow seemed to shrivel up in the end. [Rating:3.5/5]
Speed Racer This was a true live action cartoon that was better than expected. I didn’t get a seizure, but it was close. [Rating:3/5]

Next up on my Netflix queue are: The Untouchables, Pan’s Labyrinth, Alien…………..

From the first moment I saw this trailer, I knew I would love the movie. I trust a written, directed, and starring movie by Ben Stiller. The supporting cast couldn’t hurt too much either (Robert Downey Jr., Steve Coogan, Nick Nolte, Tom Cruise, etc.).

Tropic Thunder is a movie about a war movie being made. It is basically a lets make fun of all facets of Hollywood and how they make a war movie. Let’s have “full of themselves” actors, “don’t give a crap” producers, “I want to be artistic yet successful” directors, and “stay true to my script or else” writers.

Before the movie even hit the theatres groups were already yelling about a white actor playing the black male lead and the constant jabs the movie makes at the mentally handicapped. Well, all of those cries of disgust had their reasons, but it made me enjoy the movie that much more. My personal philosophy is if you can’t laugh at all groups, including your own, then it isn’t fair. Anyway, Robert Downey Jr. steals the show and you quickly forget you are watching an actor playing an actor playing another person. You just start seeing one messed up actor who can’t leave the roles he pushes himself to become.

Overall, it is the quotes and cameos that keep this movie funny and the visuals that make you believe this could have been a great war movie if it didn’t have all of the problems that most normal movies probably have. I left the theater with a headache from laughing so hard and not being able to breathe at times. I’d say that’s a good movie.

[Rating:4/5]