So, yeah, James Bond movies. I'm gonna make these quick and condensed so as to not take up too much space.
Connery's films were awesome, as always.
Dr. No was one I watched many a time growing up, I always liked Quarrel and it interesting to see how they "refined" the series in later movies, at times it doesn't even feel like a Bond film. Dr. No himself (when you finally get to him!) is a cool villain.
From Russia With Love is one of my favourites, it introduced the Red Grant archetype, expanded on SPECTRE, Kerim Bey was awesome, and I always thought Romanova is probably one of the most attractive Bond girls. Desmond Llewelyn always makes me smile as Q. I've always loved his relationship with Bond, and how it's different, but familiar, for each one; Connery was always very flippant and almost childish with him.
Goldfinger is obviously a classic. The DB5 is a sexy car, Oddjob is a great henchman, Pussy Galore is a great name for a Bond girl, and Goldfinger is the quintessential Bond villain, truly the beginning of the really over-the-top villain schemes with crazy gadgets.
Thunderball I've always had a soft spot for. Bond blasting that clay pigeon while not even aiming, let alone looking, always gets a grin. Domino is great as well, and so is the underwater fight.
You Only Live Twice was one of my favourites growing up because I first saw it right as I was deep in my ninja/samurai/feudal Japan phase. Finally we get to see Blofeld, as well. Though as his involvement increases, his coolness decreases...
Lazenby's stint in On Her Majesty's Secret Service has really become one of, if not the, favourite Bond film for me. It's like The Empire Strikes Back of the Bond franchise, you don't appreciate it as much as a kid, but you really grow into it. Lots of emotion, and very un-Bond as a film; the last scenes always make me hurt for Bond: finally everything was going right for the guy and Teresa... Teresa is probably my favourite "Bond girl": I'm not sure the description fits her, though, because, she's really his match.
Diamonds are Forever isn't bad, but it's not great. Connery is getting old, Blofeld has reached the heights of his lameness. It's pretty mediocre. Tiffany Case is a different sort of girl, though, which is a nice change, and you can't beat Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd for plain creepyness as henchmen. It also suffers from Return of the Jedi Syndrome, in a way, as any film following OHMSS would have trouble, though, unless it really felt like a direct sequel in a Casino Royale/Quantum of Solace way.
Roger Moore's movies always seemed to have a more "fun" vibe to them, even though they really started to kill off the girls with him. Certainly very campy and with a lot more goofy humour than Connery or Lazenby.
Live and Let Die was always fun. The blaxpoitation element is kinda neat as I was always a fan of that genre. Young Jane Seymore was fantastically pretty, and I always thought that Kanaga and Teehee and Baron Samedi were really great villains. Kanaga is a very interesting character, I always thought.
The Man With The Golden Gun was also a "fun" one. It had the kung fu element that was popular at the time, much like the blaxploitation of LALD. Christopher Lee is great as always, the golden gun itself is a really cool weapon, the premise is interesting and original, and Nick Nack is a nifty character. Plus the corkscrew jump with that amazing slide whistle. =|
The Spy Who Loved Me introduces Jaws, who is one of my favourite recurring Bond characters. I also thought the idea of the KGB and MI6 working together to fight a greater evil was cool, and the big fight in the submarine pen on the tanker is reminiscent of YOLT in a good way. Stromberg is a perfect villain (he's got webbed hands for crying out loud) with a cool hideout and a good henchman in Jaws. Major Amasova isn't too hard on the eyes, either, always liked Barbera Bach growing up, because of this film.
Moonraker is another one of the "theme-y" Moores, like LALD and TMWTGG, this time drawing on the successes of movies like Star Wars. Also the return of Jaws. I always liked Drax as at bad guy. He's very suave, confidant, classy and plays my favourite Chopin piece at the ol' pianny. I kept thinking about Bingo, though, thanks to his Drax avatar. Bond managing to nail the sniper in the tree with birdshot was a pretty swell shot, and the glass shop fight always makes me cringe as a lover of history. Goodhead is a great name, she's got way more gadgets than Bond, her acting, though... The space music in the film is great, and the Mayan temples remind me of the level in Goldeneye (I died a lot when I first played because they lock you in the rocket blast conference room and I hadn't seen Moonraker at the time, so I could never figure out how to get out). Moonraker is really the culmination of the huge, over-the-top setpieces. One of my favourites.