Yes, Hamlisch’s score, though each and every minute of it 1977, remains imminently listenable. I’m particularly fond of the Bond ‘77 theme from the opening ski chase.

I’d say he’s always acting like what he thinks you want Bond to be. More than anyone else, I just get this sense of, “Is that what Connery would have done?” or “Was that Bond enough, or should I do it over?” running through his performance.

He more or less redefined the modern-era Bond with Dalton being roundly panned

I remember that from the start of the Remington Steele TV show everybody said “That’s the guy who should be the next Bond!” — and then when we got him, we weren’t that excited.

I agree that this one kind of gets lost in the penumbra of Goldeneye. Still I’m not especially enthusiastic about it - though certainly, there was a major drop-off in quality to the Brosnan films after this. Michelle Yeoh was pretty good as a partner, and she was convincing - this isn’t a case like Holly Goodhead or…

I find Yaphet Koto was a great villain. Certainly, one of the best actors to ever play a Bond villain. His character’s death is one of the most absurd things ever committed to film, and people tend to complain about the rather ho-hum nature of his scheme. But I like my Bonds with more grounded plots, so I really don’t…

Alas, “Should’ve Said ‘Never Again’” is a movie that no one really seems to have any fondness for. I don’t totally despise it like some people, but I never feel much like rewatching it, either.

The Spy Who Loved Me was basically them re-doing You Only Live Twice, but bigger, right down to re-hiring Lewis Gilbert, and the improbably huge and elaborate Ken Adams sets. I would argue they succeeded. For while YOLT had that amazing set piece and the Nancy Sinatra song, it was pretty damn silly, Connery was…

You know, I never really made the “Indiana Jones” connection, but upon re-watching that trailer, it is quite clear they were going for that vibe. What’s funny is this film has a scene where people in an Indian palace sit down to an elaborate dinner and eat disgustingly exotic things, and then a year later Temple of…

If you re-watch the first two Moore Bonds there are moments when they are very clearly attempting to make him appear cruel or ruthless. But it simply doesn't play very well.

DAF (ironically, the acronym’s a pretty apt description of the film) highlights the one area where Moore actually had Connery beat: navigating 70's fashions. Moore almost always managed to look classy and stylish in probably the ugliest decade ever. Connery, on the other hand, looks lost in awful polyester safari…

I could never get quite as into Living Daylights. There’s a quote from Barbara Broccoli that every time they start to work on a new Bond movie they set out to remake From Russia With Love, yet somehow they always end up remaking Thunderball. I feel like Living Daylights is definitely a time they really, really set out…

The only Christmastime Bond! I always put this one up near the top of my list of “un-Christmas” movies, along with Die Hard and Batman Returns. Seriously, it’s always a toss-up for me as to whether this or From Russia With Love is the best in the whole series. Casino Royale (2006) is always a contender.

I agree 100% - Lazenby brings a youth and vulnerability that would’ve been hard to swallow if Connery were in this film.

It’s also mentioned by Triple X in The Spy Who Loved Me.

I have this theory that the Connery Bond movies exist in a kind of parallel or alternate universe from the Lazenby/Moore/Craig/Brosnan run, for that reason. If you look at the start of Diamonds Are Forever, most people assume Connery’s hunt for Bloefeld is some sort of vengeance quest after Traci’s murder. But Bond…

Peter Hunt directed just one Bond, and it was one of the best. But those who are in the know about the films understand that he was as crucial in establishing the basic Bond “style” as John Barry’s lush scores or Ken Adam’s amazing sets.

For me it's a toss-up between that and OHMSS. But I'm a fan of the stripped-down, "atypical" Bond movies. For example, I'm very fond of License to Kill, perhaps the most divisive installment.

“The following year’s From Russia With Love transformed Bond into an action franchise. Dr. No is very much a spy movie.”

The mid to late nineties were a pretty amazing time to come of age as a cinema nerd. You could walk into a theater pretty much any weekend and find something pretty offbeat or interesting.