Which is why You Only Live Twice makes the list.
Never Say Never had one of the worse most contrived death scenes for a villain. Of course I mean the death of Fatima Blush via exploding pen.
I discovered the Bond films as an adolescent during the Roger Moore years and had to go back to re-watch all of them over the years, discovering that I liked Connery and Lazenby more. Then came Dalton and he was so frigg’n gorgeous and moody I could even forgive the ruffled tuxedos.
I re-watched every single one just two years ago with a boyfriend and I realized that the Moore films are so pithy and full of bad comedy that hasn’t held up over the years. The deliberate quips directly at the camera were banal at best and it was only the single Lazenby reference that he was a replacement (after the opening beach sequence when he says, “this never happened to the other guy”) makes the humor brilliant.
Curiously, these are all the points I would observe that make the film bad. That, and Jimmy Dean.
James Bond: You’re one of the most beautiful girls I’ve ever seen.
Tatiana Romonova: Thank you, but I think my mouth is too big.
James Bond: No, it’s the right size… for me, that is.
Stranger
For your eyes only (talking about the Moore films) was pretty good as was the one with Christopher Lee whose name I can’t recall.
Moonraker and a View to a Kill OTH were awful.
The Man With The Golden Gun? This one is generally considered to be in competition with Die Another Day for worst (Eon) Bond film ever. Not that this was Christopher Lee’s fault (or even Moore’s, for that matter) but still…awful. Even Britt Ekland in a bikini couldn’t redeem this film.
Stranger
I think the critism of it are unfounded. Worse than Moonraker?
Both The Man with the Golden Gun and Moonraker are veritable classics compared to A View to a Kill and Die Another Day, a.k.a. the Bond films’ nadir.
Yes he was very serious Bond, I always wondered why his two films have such a bad reputation.
Yes. Moonraker was stupid-silly, but still fun; basically a reply of The Spy Who Loved Me with a Star Wars influence. The Man With the Golden Gun was just a random string of yawning action sequences with some kind of plot about a master hitman killing people to gain control of the “Solar Agitator” for purposes unfathomable. Lee, Maude Adams, and even Moore all deserved to be in a better film.
Stranger
The Man With the Golden Gun at least had some great scenery and Scaramanga’s junk (the boat!) which I want more than any other Bond prop. The absolute worst Bond movie ever has to be A View To A Kill.
Yes. It’s continually between VtoK (boring retread of Goldfinger featuring possibly the worst Bond girl ever*) and DAD (preposterousness taken to new lows with the invisible car, featuring possibly the worst Bond girl ever*).
*Horrid as both Tonya Roberts and Halle Berry are, they both might be upstaged by the wooden awfulness on display in Lois Chiles’ performance in Moonraker. Happily, one has Michael Lonsdale’s wonderful performance as Hugo Drax to compensate. Erm, and Jaws falling in love, too. (Or not.))
I guess I’d rate Octopussy a lot higher than most people and Casino Royale a lot lower.
I always recommend the “Golden Trilogy” as the best Bonds.
- Goldfinger
- The Man with the Golden Gun
- Goldeneye
I would throw Casino Royale up there too, but it doesn’t have “gold” in the title 
As for the worst Bond movies, it is a tie
You Only Live Twice
Moonraker
“I give you best duck.” huh? Sean Connery can pass as Japanese:confused: Blofeld doesn’t shoot Bond, and then walks 10 feet into the next room where all his hencemen are getting their asses kicked, and then decides to shoot him? Makes no sense…
Bond in Space, Jaws in Love, Laser guns, and standing under a spaceshuttle taking off, all good reasons for it to be worst.
Die Another Day is in contention too, the premise at the beginning of the movie is good, but once it gets to Cuba, downhill from there. White Guys are actually Korean, obvious CG effects, Madonna, ugh…
The Man With the Golden Gun would be better if the movie were just about the man with the golden gun and didn’t have that solar power plot thrown in
I just think Casino Royale would have been better if it had been set in the 50s
Communists are cooler enemies than terrorists
- Goldfinger- An absolute classic. Grade: A+
- You Only Live Twice- Made classic by the SPECTRE Lair, and Blofeld (Pleasance was epic) Grade: A+
- GoldenEye- Brosnan’s best proformance. Grade: A
- The World Is Not Enough- Give Richards, this is easily one of the best overall ACTION Bond films. Grade: A-
- Live and Let Die- Great Theme song, Good debut for Moore, and Solitare is a Top 5 Bond Girl. Grade: A-
- Thunderball- Sean Connery was at his peak in this one. The underwater scenes sometimes became a bore. Grade: A-
- Dr. No- The Origional. But probably the worst graphics. Dr. No (character) is one of the less memorable villans of the series. Grade: B+
- On Her Majesty’s Secret Service- The acting was not horrid. The EDITING was horrid. Fight scenes were choppy, but non-action sequences had depth. Added bonus: Diana Rigg. Grade: B
- Diamonds Are Forever- Weak plot, but strong acting. Connery should have stayed through 1980. Grade: B
- Casino Royale- Not my favorite Bond. Craig is missing the seduction of Connery, and the charm of Moore. Plot is solid, could have been executed sharper. Grade: B
- The Spy Who Loved Me- Memorable for Moore’s acting. The Bond girls were utterly forgettable. Grade: B-
- The Man With The Golden Gun- Lee plays probably the 3rd best villan, but the plot, and the overall nature of the movie is lacking for a Bond thriller. Grade: C+
- From Russia With Love- The worst of Connery’s work (says somthing that his worst is ranked above any from Dalton). Grade: C+
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For Your Eyes Only- The least memorable final scene of any Bond movie, though the “detante” line is representative of Moore’s rendition of Bond. Grade: C
15.License To Kill- Made watchable by the Bond girls. Dalton gave nothing to the Bond role. He seems to want to do ANYTHING but be Bond. This is the teen rebelion Bond of the series. Grade: C- - Die Another Day- Hallie Berry. Thats the only positive. Brosnan (though a great Bond) was getting old. It didnt have the punch of its predicesors, and instead relied on finese, which epicly failed. Grade: C-
- A View To A Kill- Actually given a bad reputation for a fairly well made movie. Not a typical Bond villan, but Walken plays a cool, calculated psychopath, who legitimately frightens you because of his spontaneous nature. Moore is far too old though, and this Bond Girl is the Worst of the series. Screamer Galore should have been her name. Grade: D+
- Quantum of Solace- Confusing plot, weak acting, and a Bond prefromance that rivals Dalton for worst all time. Grade: **D+ **
- Tomorrow Never Dies- Wait… I just watched a Bond film? What happened again? It was THAT forgetable. Brosnan was weak, and the plot of a “media mogul” causing war to monopolize Chinese media is stretching it, even for Bond. Grade: D
- Octopussy- Other than the name it was horrid. Moore didnt put forth any effort, and it left you confused as to what was supposed to be going on. Grade: D
- The Living Daylights- Dalton was at his worst. Like a pouting child rather than Bond. Not strong, nor robust in his role. You end up asking, what in the Living Daylights were they thinking in making this film. Grade: D-
- Moonraker- Trying to compete with Star Wars was a HUGE mistake. This rivals a B-moive is overall precision, and acting. The “Bond Girl” had no chemestry with Moore, and putting a laser fight in space in a Bond movie should be sacreligious. Grade: F
Which sets up a later great bit of dialog:
{FX: Sound of gun slide being cocked.}
“Walther PPK. I only know three people who use such a gun. I belive I’ve killed two of them.”
“Lucky me.”
{FX: Sound of gun slide being cocked.}
“I think not. 
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I would like to point out that Dalton WAS Bond. I knew the books before I saw the films and he and Daniel Craig in Casino Royale are the only ones who are anything like Ian Fleming.
My take…
You only live twice.
Diamonds are forever.
Dr.No.
From Russia with love.