As for it being the best or the worst, it's right there in the middle for me. Best Dalton Bond movie IMO, but that's a coin toss, now isnt it? It outshines anything from the '70s (except, arguably, "Spy"), but is outshined by everything in the '60s, including OHMSS. Best of the 80's is For Your Eyes Only, IMO, because this is when Bond started to get serious again. John Glen was a helluva director for the franchise. He kept the shake-and-bake forumula while ditching most of the camp. Maybe not all, but most. It's not better than Goldeneye or TND, but certainly better than TWINE and Die Another Day.
Ranking my favorite bond films (excluding Casino Royale in its various forms and Never Say Never Again because it wasn't a "true" bond film, as good as it was):
Goldfinger
From Russia With Love
Thunderball
Tomorrow Never Dies
Goldeneye
For Your Eyes Only
You Only Live Twice
OHMSS
Dr. No
Licence To Kill
The Spy Who Loved Me
The Man With The Golden Gun
Octopussy
Diamonds Are Forever
The Living Daylights
Die Another Day
The World Is Not Enough
A View To A Kill
Moonraker
Live And Let Die
My wife would beg to differ. In her mind, this is James Bond:
Pierce
Pierce
Pierce
Pierce
Oh, please let it be Hugh Jackman now. He's so dreamy.
