Which James Bond Had the Best Final Scene?
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- First scenes are important for each new Bond actor but what about final scenes and which Bond has had the best send-off scene?
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Desmond Llewelyn probably had the most poignant and memorable stage exit in the whole series.
It is great. Certainly better than the Tomorrow Never Dies proposed finale where he would be partying with woman a third of his age saying they were his 'granddaughters'-yuck!
@@usernameinfo4therevenge I'd honestly say every Bond has at least one memorable moment/great stunt/interesting character. It's one of the cool things about the series [similar to how no 'Bond film ranking' is ever the same as we all different opinions].
@@jamesatkinsonjawow! Really. What an odd subtext that throws in. Are they implied to be his Granddaughters?
@@davidjames579 It's listed on 'TV Tropes' for 'what could have been James Bond' that Bruce Fierstein said Bond would joke 'your doing well in your retirement' and that was Q's response [although it's not clear if he's being truthful or keen not to look like a dirty old man]. Given it's sounds pretty crass it's the polar opposite of the moving farewell scene we actually got.
Agreed. Especially given the actor died so soon after production. It made it even more a fitting tribute and very poignant.
I rank OHMSS's ending as the best. A complete shocker, and handled perfectly by everyone, especially George Lazenby.
yeah but I chuckle when it smash cuts to the Bond theme
Always wondered what the ending would have been like with Connery.
@@mrc302 It would have been better.
@@ThreadBomb Years back I would disagree, thinking Connery never put so much heartfelt emotion (or I thought any) in a tragic scene. No teary eyes, just quiet and grim at best. But since watching Robin and Marian (1976) final scene as a dying Robin Hood convinces me Connery would have made this a marvelous OHMSS exit.
It's the most poignant and George(despite his detractors) does a very good job of really hitting what has just happened in that scene.
Roger Moore didn't go out with a dramatic bang like Craig, a heartfelt whimper like Lazenby, or with a even a one-liner. But instead, an "OOH". Truly he couldn't have picked a better way to go.
I agree. It was very Roger. He'll be enjoying himself for eternity.
Like a Carry On film.
Agreed. Lots of people dislike View to a Kill, but I think it was a good send-off for him.
Roger Octopussy ending is more Roger fitting. View to a Kill is just lame...
@@Aaliyahchannel2024 Octopussy is admittedly a better ending for him, I just find AVTAK's ending funny
I finally finished all the James Bond movies. As an 19 year old it was nice to see the evolution of film making and music and references.
Now I can watch these videos without worrying about spoilers 👍🏼
A hearty welcome to the club!
@@annamariaisland1960 thanks 🫱🏼🫲🏻
Welcome! Good to see more younger fans
Which was your favourite movie?
@@freddy7199 honestly, and this is a hot take
Die Another Day.
3 years later I'm still annoyed by the ending of NTTD.
I'll never NOT be annoyed by it.
It's was so lame.
@@ewanski0848 It was so forced.
It doesn't really annoy me. I think it could have been executed better though
@djtforever1414 They call a film "No Time To Die" and then spend several agonizing minutes watching James Bond do that very thing- DIE!
I'll go with Licence to Kill, with Bond jumping into the pool then the fish winking. I know it's cheesy but the music really goes well with the scene
Given Licence was meant to be a 'serious' Bond that ending really doesn't fit for me, nor does Felix being jolly in hospital or the cheesy 'Bond picking Pam over Lupe' party scene [it's almost like the writers remembered Lupe was still around and needed to tidy it up].
For me the real ending of LtK was the ending of the final desert sequence.
@@rickastley2308 Agreed. I think if it had cut to credits then [while being abrupt] it would fit the tone of the film a lot more.
@@jamesatkinsonja that always made me laugh how felix was so cheerful like nothing had happened like his wife getting murdered and having his leg chewed off.
@@jayboy8080And he's flirting with the nurse too-certainly got that grieving process done fast! It's almost like they shot that on David Hedison's first day- he was just glad to be back on a Bond film and didn't realise what happened to Felix in the rest of the film!
The irony of the only “ending” that they knew was an ending being dead last is hilarious 😂
I am inclined to agree though, especially considering Nomi could have stayed on the island, what with her being a double 0 too and all with NO family, she could have easily sacrificed herself.
And I’m fairly sure Q could have helped with the nanoblood somehow, definitely felt rushed to give Bond an “End”.
[for some reason my initial comment has been deleted] You have to have Bond in the climax but I think having Nomi in that final fight would just complicate things when it needs to be focused on Bond given it's Craig's last action scene. Presumably Nomi would need to die in the sequence so we could still get a one on one confrontation with Safin which would be hard to pull off while keeping the pacing up so I can see why she was left out [it's a bit like having Paloma in more scenes would feel shoe horned in despite many people wanting more].
They establish Q can't do anything about the nanobots earlier in the film [as it's more like a virus than technology]. Besides, Bond was shot in the stomach so the nanobots are almost besides the point.
George lazenby clearly wins as far as the original continuity goes.
Absolutely, agree 100%
I absolutely loved your statement “this is Bond, and every film is somebody’s favorite” I’ll keep it mind the next time I have a debate on reddit.
It's a nice statement, but is it really possibly that anyone has NTTD, Spectre or QOS as favourite? I can't see it.
@@sandersson2813 I mean, some people's favorite Star Wars movie is Attack of the Clones, so there's no accounting for taste in this world. One man's trash, etc.
I think that's one of the best things about the series as it is so diverse in style it's got something for everyone.
@@sandersson2813 Craig was never Bond
@@itachiuchiha7728 Agree. Dreadful tenure.
On her majesty secret service. Without doubt the best.
Gotta be David Niven, his final scene really wrapped up his arc incredibly
Seeing Woody Allen burn in hell really ties it together.
It wraps up everyone's ending and then gives the audience the middle finger.
Peter Sellers' was wonderfully wrapped up. He didn't finish his scenes.
@@Rhubba Love how Moneypenny Jr. is also in that sequence when she's not actually in the climax!
I think Moore also knew that final scene in AVTAK was his last bow. Dropping soaps 😂 and throwing in the towel.
That's very true!
@@calvindyson, I believe Lois Maxwell knew too. She's crying due to her time as Miss Moneypenny having come to an end, along with Roger Moore's Bond era.
And his final words being: "Ahhhh…Uhu!"
He lapses into playing Lord Brett Sinclair in that final scene.
@@calvindyson I always imagine the bit in your review where you joked Bond tell Stacy 'so long love'! and goes back to the UK with Q as soon as his showers over!
It just dawned on me, but I think it’s appropriate that Moore’s last shot shows him bowing down behind a curtain, even if it’s just a shower curtain.
I love LTK's ending; the music and the summer atmosphere in the evening put a big smile on my face.
It's amazing how well it works as a finale for Dalton considering at the time there was no doubt he'd come back. He enjoyed the role, everyone on the crew seemed to get on with him. It was only with the release that the film had financial disappointment, and some mixed reviews. Even then Dalton was set to make a third. At this point the legal action with MGM's new owner hadn't appeared.
@@davidjames579 Although LTK wasn't intended to be his last 007 film, I think that Pam is a perfect final Bond girl for Dalton's Bond: a gorgeous DEA agent who can shoot and fight and saves 007's life. It's not so difficult to imagine them becoming a stable couple.
I have a soft spot for Pam and in general for this film: my favorite Bond movie along with Goldeneye.
@@Lorenzo957080 Given the nature of the films at the time with there limited continuity, it's hard to image she would have ever returned if Dalton had stayed on [although 'James Bond & Friends' podcast joked that cat burglar Connie in the '3rd Dalton film' script is basically 'Pam the second' as there very similar!] so it's nice to imagine they stuck together afterwards instead.
@@davidjames579 I also wonder if it works well as an ending as the 3rd Dalton film as going to be a lighter tone as 'course correction-which I could see fans of his take not really liking [as most seem to assume it would be like a 'licence to kill part 2' and keep the same tone/style] so maybe it's better he went out doing his own thing.
@@jamesatkinsonja one of the great whatifs. Maybe Dalton had his great last film with Licence? The descriptions of Dalton 3 make it sound like Die Another Day! Even if it became the basis for Tomorrow Never Dies. Maybe if they'd eased up on the future tech and robots, it could have been closer to TND.
It’s got to be OHMSS. Very underrated movie.
I agree with the ranking in one sense. Craig's final scene suffers from the common modern misconception that more is more (see most season finales of Doctor Who in the last 20 years barring those by a certain Mr Chibnall). I didn't feel much seeing Craig's exit in the cinema (other than wondering 'Ooh, are they actually going to kill him?') and haven't on subsequent watches (and I well up at pretty much anything). I appreciate it on a technical level - everyone's giving it their all, but that's the main problem; there's a lack of subtlety which just leaves me a bit cold.
That said, I'd probably bump it up the fourth place, between Connery and Moore, merely because of what it's trying to do and how that fits narratively with the preceding Craig films and No Time To Die itself. Moore's is fitting and charmingly daft but less impactful. Brosnan's is just a bit meh. Lazenby and Dalton both have excellent final scenes and fully deserve the top two places.
Somehow this man keeps cooking up these great videos
@@OHMSSNo1FAN I agree with you he is cooking in the kitchen
Brosnan's was pretty good, but personally I'd say Dalton had the best curtain. That was a real 'make you look back and smile about it on your deathbed' moment.
I wish Roger's final scene was the one from Octopussy. I like to think they went off and lived a happy life together
Me too. Maud Adams was way more age appropriate for Moore than Tanya Roberts haha.
In my own mushed-out cranial cavity, I consider Octopussy to be the final Moore Bond... with View taking place a little before that. In the whole "Mooreverse," I see that Bond got his revenge for Tracy on Blofeld in For Your Eyes; and had some closure, finally ending up with Octopussy... to live... happily... ever... after? Or, maybe he just went dark and assumed the identity of one Inspector (Chief Inspector) Clouseau. I don't know.
I do regret telling my partner Hans Zimmer was in The Buggles as he will go “Ooh ah ooh” any time I watch a Daniel Craig film.
I think your intro undersells Moore's introduction! Clearly it's not a standout scene the way some of them have been, but I do think a lot of deliberate thought went into it. The cozy luxury-suite vibe and low stakes give us an immediate scene of what his Bond is going to be like - a relaxed gentleman who enjoys the finer things, with an eye to comedy - and at the same time eases the transition from Connery. A domestic scene with a deliberately generic Bond girl conveys a sense of "business as usual", tricks us into approaching the scene as "ah, what antics is good old James up to in his downtime, then?" rather than "hm, who's this new guy, is he really the same James Bond as before?".
I loved Moore, but regard this as an unusual film to make a debut. So many bizarre elements, so many things that we'd never seen before or since in a Bond movie...between the early 70's blacksploitation feel, and so many squalid urban settings, and having to fornicate with what I regard as the ugliest woman in the series...not to mention all the voodoo and the creepy Baron figure who doesn't seem to die....this was a strange juncture to walk into the series...
@@tgriffin3059 You surely don't mean Solitaire?!
@@kelvinp.coleman563 Of COURSE not. Ever see the movie? He was with 3 women, if I recall correctly, and only one could even REMOTELY be called ugly...
Sir Roger did have a poor finish, but “keeping the British end up” surely gets top 3 of Bond finishes ( despite the bizarre version of the theme that immediately blares out to ruin the joke )
As Calvin said that ending makes you want to put a top hat on, grab your cane, and do strut to a big dance number!
Craig's ending was absolutely perfect for me (basically had to be dragged out of the cinema afterwards I was in such a mess!), but nothing gets more of a chuckle out of me than Roger's " ha ha ha oooh!"
I was still crying on my way to the bus, I was even more of a mess second time round cos I knew it was coming.
I genuinely haven't witnessed such an emotional wallop in an audience for a Bond film as that (I wasn't born when OHMSS was released). It was refreshing and will stay with me. Knowing it was Craig's last, and that they would make more, gave them licence to do that I think. And I'm pleased they choose to.
Same!
I love how old Bond movies used to end with a corny romantic song that had nothing to do with the movie's plot, lol, but it was part of the series' charm back then.
I do think it did outstay it's welcome a bit [certainly by the time they'd done it 19 times!] and sometimes it doesn't really fit ['For Your Eyes Only' having Bond+ Melina kiss at the end felt really forced].
I think No Time To Die's final scene works within its movie, but it's incredibly flawed for a Bond scene because he just gives up.
I find that an incredibly un-Bond like thing to do. So I fully agree with your ranking.
I absolutely hate the modern cinematic trope of heroes "sacrificing themselves", as they're basically giving up on living, as you say. The Bond we know would get off that island by any means necessary.
@@JohnSivewright He tries his best, getting to the surface despite clearly struggling [collapsing when he gets there] and asks Q if there is a way to get rid of the nano bots, knowing full well that there isn't.
Saying he 'gives up' conveniently ignores that he got shot in the stomach! He's going to die weather the missiles hit the island or not.
@@jamesatkinsonja Yes, because it's impossible for someone as close to indestructible as Bond to survive a bullet wound. /s
@@twrampage He's not the Terminator or Captain Scarlett! He took months to recover from his injuries in Casino and Skyfall so he's very vulnerable. And being shot in the stomach is much more than a typical bullet injury.
NTTD is my fav in this list, it made me cry, but to each their own. It's definitely a divisive film for sure.
I will forever rep for the winking fish. It ties an unusual series entry (that’s often my favourite) firmly back into classic Bond and promises there’s more to come.
Its George Lazenby, hands down.
Timothy Dalton's is a close second though. Licence to Kill is my third favorite Bond film and my favorite of the entire Classic era (I consider everything from Connery to Brosnan to be the 'Classic' era as it were) and its ending is one of the many many MANY things I adore about it.
I have had Die Another Day on when watching this. 🤩
I think LTK is my favourite ending. The light hearted ended was just what was needed after the darkness of the main plot. And it shows that Pam Bouvier did really care in the end for Bond. Plus the end credits with the song and city scape were great.
I don’t like NTTD ending- agree that it seems forced. It’s almost like the writers didn’t know how to wrap up Craig’s Bond, so chose the lazy option of just killing him.
I go with Roger Moore just as its classic and expected Bond. You want to go out of the theatre with a smile. Timothy is close second but picked the wrong girl 😃
You should rank every Bond villan's lair next.
Yea I think I like Timothy Dalton’s film ending the best. I will say I like the Daniel Craig ending because it was not the typical him going off in the sun seat with the pretty girl.
Casino Royale had the best final scene of the Craig era.
A large segment of the Bond community has mixed feelings regarding NTTD. The ending was highly polarizing.
I think the ending would work if the film as a whole was better.
It shows it's memorable that people are still arguing about it 3 years on. I don't think many were talking about the end of Spectre 3 weeks afterwards!
@@jamesatkinsonja The fanbase did have issues with Spectre. Most peps did not like the haphazard way of making Blofed vs Bond into a sibling rivalry. The writers showed a lack of awareness of Austin Powers and Dr Evil, which ironically parodies Bond. It was a good reveal of Quantum being Spectre, but motivation was unbecoming of the series. The film also upset the formula, as past Bonds would have killed the main antagonist. Instead Bond allows Blofed to be arrested and then goes into Hollywood happily ever after with Madeleine.
Would you ever make a video comparing Thunderball with Never Say Never Again, breaking down which film does which element better (villains, action, Bond girls, dialogue etc)?
plus underwater scenes, theme song, Felix Leiter, etc. There's so much to look at, you could almost write a book about it called "Variations on a theme".
I'd like to see that.
Never say never again absolutely destroys Roger Moore’s Octopussy / view to a kill , cmon man !
Right? I never understand the hate for NSNA on this channel.
Everything about 'No Time to Die' feels so "un-Bondian" to me. It breaks too much with tradition for my taste. That being said, the ending is my biggest problem with the film. James Bond actually dying is a bridge too far for me, an unforgivable sin. I absolutely hate that ending.
Octopussy’s last scene would have been a perfect last scene for Roger in my opinion 😎
Absolutely! I love A View To A Kill but it's a pity Octopussy wasn't Roger's last. I believe the ending was set up deliberately (Cubby only brought him back to see off competition from Connery's big return). And Roger was ready. But for some reason Cubby let him do another.
@@davidjames579 And you can see Bond+ Octopussy maybe having a future together while there's none of that with Stacy. Even Roger felt he stayed on one film too many in hindsight. Apparently Brosnan was the back up but as he was pretty green [he'd only done 2 films at that point-1 uncredited] so maybe they felt it best to stick to what they knew.
Right on! I've been saying that for years. Octopussy being Moore's final movie would have been way better than A View To A Kill. It should've been Dalton or Brosnan in that one. See my conspiracy theory on how Octopussy was tailor made to be Moore's last movie and him coming back to be in AVTAK was a last second decision haha.
@@davidjames579 "For some reason Cubby let him do another". Honestly, you think if Roger wanted to come back to be in The Living Daylights, Cubby would've let him?
@@spencerkindra8822 According to Roger Cubby told him that he was not going to be continuing as Bond post 'View' which seemed pretty firm on making a fresh start [and Roger said he replied 'I agree, it's time'].
For me it is clearly in ''Thunderball'' when Sean Connery with Claudine Auger are taken with the rope by a plane...So well done than Christopher Nolan brought it back in the Batman trilogy (Dark Knight) when the hero goes kidnaped a villain in Hong Kong.
“Shagged out.” Made me laugh way more than it should.
Daniel Craig's Bond dying, and then another actor taking on the name and 007 code name, raises an interesting question. If the new Bond starts in the modern day, then both the name and agent number are transferable between people and the 'Scottish backstory' is just part of the agent's preparation and a real Bond doesn't actually exist. This means that the argument Sean Connery's John Mason in The Rock is another name he was given after Bond holds up well, which satisfies me as it's the best 'Bond' film ever made.
If, however, the new Bond film series goes back to the 80s or 90s etc then, no, it doesn't.
As much as I would agree that On Her Majesty’s Secret Service is the most emotionally moving, I don’t feel there’s much finality to it because we should’ve seen Lazenby return to avenge his wife’s death (as Bond does in the book series). Funny enough, in watching all these again I think I agree that Connery’s final bow in Diamonds are Forever is a surprisingly nice sendoff with action, romance, humor, good cinematography and the Shirley Bassey song is the icing on the cake. And you’re not going to get any argument from me on the No Time to Die ending, I find it completely unearned, emotionally, manipulative and just pretentious. So Connery wins, just like he wins for best Bond introduction.
It's shame that James Bond's death didn't affect emotionality, but i felt so sad watching Felix dying.
OHMSS takes the crown for me. Best Bond, best Bond girl, best Bond story, and best ending too.
Now I can watch your video and see if we agree
I guess I'd pretty much agree with Calvin's ranking, I'd maybe give Connery (the first time) and Moore a tied placement. I think Dalton being in second place very much rests on that scene being a good and lighter counterweight to the bulk of the film. For any other film and any other actor it would be fighting it out with Connery and Moore as a pretty standard ending.
If I were to rank them in my order would go (including CR67 and NSNA)
8.) A View To A Kill - Roger had his Bond's perfect send off in Octopussy, this just feels lazy.
7.) Diamonds Are Forever - Tiffany Case ranks dead last on my Bond girl list, so having her there lowers it a lot, if it had been Plenty O'Toole in the exact same scene this would swap with my next choice.
6.) Casino Royale 67 - Everyone dies, but hey, at least they killed Woody Allen
5.) Die Another Day - Probably the weakest of Brosnan's endings, but at least it wasn't the Moneypenny VR fantasy
4.) Never Say Never Again - "This never happened to the other fellow."
3.) Licence To Kill - Bond at his heart, despite the cold exterior is a lover, and this ending shows that off the best.
2.) No Time To Die - The only reason this isn't number one is because while it is perfectly crafted, the franchise nostalgia is dependant on first place to get the full effect. But this scene is just expertly made. A good film can has a clear plot that makes you understand. A great one has a clear plot that makes you feel. A perfect film doesn't have the best plot but still envokes the emotions it wants. That's what No Time To Die is for everyone who isn't a major Bond fan suffering from the drought, and once the new Bond is in their tenure their views on this movie and ending will most likely soften considerably.
1.) On Her Majesty's Secret Service - While I would've loved more Lazenby in the role officially, I wouldn't give up this ending to become to pre-credit of the next film.
If we talk about final scences, why not do a ranking of the best climax scenes of any bond movies in the future ? They are actually often better ending scenes than the actual ending scences
Agreed. The actually ending was usually just a quick joke and or kiss and the action is the true finale.
First time I watched Live and Let Die, I actually didn’t realize it was Roger Moore’s first Bond movie (didn’t know the order of the movies as a kid) since his first scene had basically no fanfare and felt like a normal Bond scene.
Also, I know you discount the games, but I consider Everything or Nothing to be Brosnan’s final scene as James Bond, so he blew up a nanobot infused missile and kissed Shannon Elizabeth in the middle of Moscow.
It’s about time Lazenby gets recognized. He’s truly underrated as Bond and it’s a shame he didn’t star in another film.
Craig's ending would have been more sad and emotional if it hadn't made me absolutely livid in the theater.
Livid? Why?
My ranking would be:
1. _Dalton_
I just love everything about it. The location, that big love gesture... I even like the fish's wink.
2. _Lazenby_
Excellent scene, but it's a bit too much of a let down. Also, the fact that Lazenby didn't reprise the role and the producers decided to just pretend it never happen in Diamonds Are Forever, make it an even less satisfying ending.
3. _Connery DAF_
Good enough. I hate that they seem to be on a cruise (doesn't feel very Bond) but I like the banter he has with Tiffany.
4. _Connery NSNA_
It's ok. I'm not the biggest fan of the wink but there's nothing "bad" about it.
5. _Brosnan_
Same as the previous position. It's ok. I just don't find it memorable.
6. _Moore_
I hate it. It seems like it would fit more a sexy comedy rather than a Bond movie. I found the last lines really cringe and the fact that we keep cutting to Q's reactions make the scene even worst.
7. _Craig_
*Sigh* My favorite Bond got the worst. Maybe I'm being unfair because I hate the fact that he dies. In fact, I think the scene is overall well done (even though I find seeing him just standing there when the missiles hit the base really awkward lol I would have cut that bit) it's just that... It's too much of a let down 😭 I really can't rank it higher.
Interesting observation about "Bond on a cruise". The image of cruises used to be very different, because journeys took longer and were more expensive. In the 70s, ships got bigger and cheaper, but the emergence of megaships in the 80s is when the image really changed from classy to crass.
@@ThreadBomb I didn't think about that but you make an excellent point! I'm too influenced by how Cruises are today.
"keeping the british end up ..."
NTTD was a travesty. The ending that only the egomaniac actor wanted, just so he could complete his 'arc'.
So Hugh Jackman was 'egomaniac' when asking Logan to die or other examples in recent years? It's a pretty standard thing now a days for a character to have a proper ending and/or die. it even happened for Kirk in Star Trek Generations back in 1994 [although Shatner would write a novel bringing him back!]. Plenty of people involved were also for it [even Danny Boyle believe it or not who praised the finished films conclusion].
@@jamesatkinsonja In all fairness, both actors were THE actor in that role. There were no others.
I still say the end of NTTD could have worked if the film as a whole was better.
@@jamesatkinsonja Absolutely. Bond belongs to us, not him!
@@richardsmegma5081 I think that's a bit silly honestly given it's just one of many incarnations of Bond in books etc and it's the authors/filmmakers decisions to do what they'd like and the audience can take it or leave it.
OHMSS. You want a final scene to sum up the theme of a story and nothing encapsulates the melancholic irony of We Have All The Time In The World better. Makes me weep like a child.
Now during the drout of new James Bond-media to talk about, I am fairly impressed with how you manage to find new angles to discuss the movies in and still always make them very interesting! While I have my critcisms of No Time to Die, I think that rollercoaster hit me hard though. It was ballsy but I respect it didn't hit the same centre for you!
Agree, that final scene in OHMSS makes it my favourite Bond.
I’d love to see you rank all of the bond endings on a tier list or something.
In David Mitchell’s book “Unruly” he breaks off on a hilarious tangent about how much he hated how “No Time to Die” ends. Something like “The whole point of a James Bond movie is that he doesn’t die. We’ve seen him not-die in all sorts of creative ways!”
Yes! I highly recommend the audiobook, if you haven't heard it. Mitchell's books are basically comedy monologues, so it makes sense to hear him read it aloud.
@@ThreadBomb Yes, this is how I experienced the book! (Twice! I’m a tour guide, it’s useful info!)
In fairness Mitchell is known for his hilarious rants so I don't know if he was just exaggerating for comic effect.
@@jamesatkinsonja I’m certain he was exaggerating, but his best rants are when they are based on what he really thinks!
@@rhysalexander182 He's someone that always makes me smile!
Daniel Craig's sendoff as James Bond still gives me chills. There's nothing else like it in the franchise. And I'm honestly shocked they had the gall to even kill off 007.
Roger went out like a Carry On film. 😆
I would pretty much agree, although for me, the ending of NTTD works. I was absolutely heartbroken. But I'm also a sucker for dramatic music and Hans Zimmer pushes every button.
Also, apart from the overall scipt, or to be more specific: Safin, I really like NTTD. I think it's a fantastic looking movie, the action is superb, the music is wonderful. And from what I remember from your review of NTTD, Safin is a big factor in why you don't like this ending since he doesn't really "earn" to kill bond. And I absolutely agree with that!
The effect in the cinemas I saw it in were emotional and not in an angry way. People seemed genuinely affected by it, rather than anyone going "you're kidding me" or "bullshit" or simular. And it was a wide mix of ages as well.
Licence to Kill is the winner for me.
It definitely is to me and Timothy Dalton license to kill because that was the final film that we were going to have with him as James Bond and I think him finding the woman who is exactly like him in every way so he can get on with his life and find love and happiness a Della and Felix wanted for him
And no matter how people tell me that James Bond didn’t deserve. Happiness is a crock of shit because he deserved it and I think Della being murdered like that that is a mirror image ingrained in James, his mind of Tracy and she was killed in that drive by one of the blofilds assassins, and he needed to have the closure to move on with his life. I think the movie license to kill was therapy for him and he needed to face it head on and he did, and at the end of the day a man like him could find love again with the right woman by her side and when you look at that movie, there are Easter eggs all over it, but I think the next movie in matter what it was, even if this property, other lady or goldeneye they were heading in that direction or James Bond but finally settle down and find happiness of Pam
@@KimBailey-w2gI like that as head canon as with Roger's Bond settling down with Octopussy.
Totally agree with OHMSS although, had Octopussy been Moore's last film then that would get my vote. It felt like the perfect ending to his tenure
I quite agree! The gag with him in the plaster casts and dropping them in an instant is really lovely
@@calvindyson Always been one of my favourites!, plus I could totally believe Bond and Octopussy being in a relationship
Between or from your ranking, I go with HMSS, the most touching Bond end ever! A really great movie, I always imagine how it would be with Sir Sean Connery there!
But I go with Thunderball: Bond and Domino flying with the Bond Theme!!! And the end of The Spy Who Loved Me, with Mr. Bond, Anya, M & Gogol!!! heeh... ✌️🖖!!
Did you make a video about the best opening pre-credits scene?
You're right as far as I'm concerned . I walked out at the end of No time to die feeling flat . It didn't really do anything for me and I'm a bond far . Good film just bad end . Apparently he said to Barbara broccoli at the time of Casino Royale that he wanted to kill bond off in his last film and she agreed !
Because they could, with it being its own timeline.
Hadn't really considered it, but the Diamonds Are Forever ending is a really great ending for Connery's Bond
Yo Calvin, two questions:
1) Can you reassure me that the TWINE review is in the works?
2) I just watched Casino Royale (1967) for the first time, and it was, you know, bloody awful. What do you make of it?
NTTD tries to steal the pathos of OHMSS, even stealing from the soundtrack. comes off as cheap, totally agree with let place ranking (and 1st for OHMSS)
I just love how beautiful Tanya Roberts is in that final moment kissing and Roger lowering her (maybe) supine. I find my 14-year-old self talking, I admit. ❤
I agree with this list 100% pretty much. Licence to kill, especially when watching the bond films in their order of appearance gets an extra oomph for me as it not only is a good end for Dalton, but a sweet ending of an era of Bond. I think in that sense the cheesyness is appropriate and it reminds me that lil bit of cheese is always meant to be part of Bond. Also the music is a huge part of it for me! I really don't mind the winking fish in it as much as the overly cheerful Felix at the hospital xD.
With "No time to die" it is frustrating as i see a bit too much what they're trying to do, instead of feeling like the events unfolding in organic way. I think that's the main issue why the scene underwhelms me. It could work in theory, but it is just too damn obvious with all the various setups and setbacks that leads into that ending during the final fight.
I understand people not liking the idea of Bond dying at the end of NTTD but any idea that he 'gave up' or there 'were alternatives' seems to conveniently ignore that he was shot at point blank range, is heavily bleeding and struggling to walk. He's clearly going to die from those wounds and there is nothing anyone can do to help him [especially given the island needs to be destroyed before the buyers get there]. They added the nanobot element into the mix to make it more personal [that Bond won't see his family again but can talk to them remotely to make sure there safe and it's been established several times that there is no cure so he can't be helped by any deus ex machina] and emotional but there almost besides the point. Again, not trying to persuade anyone who doesn't like it to change there minds but the idea he 'gave up' is completely false [he even asks Q if they can cure the nanobots when he knows full well they can't as he has to exhaust every option].
Pierce Deserved so so so much better. I’m still upset by the phone call dismissing
I think him getting that call was showing him respect and his agent told him the producers wanted to say farewell personally. To Brosnan's credit he did give Craig an endorsement when there was initial backlash.
The last act of die another day is full packed with bad decisions, and this ending scene might indeed be the cringiest part of it. lol
Easy to imagine e.g. how hot and sensual that scene could have been instead, if he ended up in bed with Ms. Frost again, that's if they had the actual sword fighter win the critical sword fight at the end. Mind-boggling.
@@M0RR15 Agree the last act of DAD isn't great but by that point Bond's found out Frost was the one who betrayed him at the start which lead to him being tortured for months so bedding her again is probably the last thing he'd want to do!
@@jamesatkinsonja lmao. Accurate, still a fun thought. xD
I agree with you about NTTD. I hated the end of that movie so much. Really, the whole last half from Leiter's death on, nothing made any sense after that and just seemed very forced.
Nope last place is justified...you just don't kill James Bond.
Since No Time to Die, I often imagine the first 5 Bonds each getting killed off at the end of the their respective final film. (Of the EON series that is, so not counting Connery in Never Say Never Again.)
Connery's Bond and Tiffany die after failing to toss Mr. Wint off the cruise in time before the bomb blew them all up at the end of Diamonds Are Forever.
Lazenby's Bond pulls out his Walther PPK and shoots himself after Tracy's shot dead by Irma Bunt and left broken hearted at the end of OHMSS.
Moore's Bond and Stacey fall from the Golden Gate Bridge as the blimp blows up from dynamite at the end of A View to a Kill.
Dalton's Bond doesn't get away quick enough from the exploding tanker and goes up with Sanchez at the end of Licence to Kill.
Brosnan's Bond and Jinx fail to pull the helicopter up in time and really do end up GOING DOWN TOGETHER at the end of Die Another Day.
Sir Sean giving a last sly wink at the end of NSNE.
Based.
He does the same in his last scene in 'Highlander 2'-almost like showing his relief that the cheque cleared!
@@jamesatkinsonjahe also has the great line to Connor MacLeod "you go on without me". Meaning the rest of the movie's on Christopher Lambert! Connery also had a clause in his contract that no one was allowed to mention James Bond. Virginia Madsen broke it straight away by going up to him and saying "we've been told not to talk to you about Bond. But I don't like doing what I'm told to". Connery reportedly smiled and said "neither do I". The two apparently then got on very well for the rest of the shoot
I just liked it when View to a Kill just ended - literally - so I could then go home.
I have basically the same feelings regard NTTD's ending, like the pieces are there for an emotional climax but for some reason it just doesn't work for me. I simply think the scene is fine, is gets the point across and has Bond sacrificing himself to save the day but it doesn't pull at my emotions.
Maybe it's because it's built up too much to the point where it doesn't even have the shock factor of "they actually killed James Bond" or maybe because it was public knowledge (even advertised if i remember correctly) that this was the final Daniel Craig 007 film with no chance of another one being made. I already knew that the film would end with either Bond driving off into the sunset or sacrificing himself so once the decision was clear i simply kept watching.
As for the rest of the list, I agree with every choice because like you said, most of the time the actors didn't know it would be the final film so the scenes were written as endings to a single film, not an actor's time as the character. So the reasonings for each clip's ranking are basically my reasonings too...mainly because i have never considered how I would rank these scenes together. lol
I thought it was interesting to see a Bond film do that. Knowing Craig wouldn't come back probably made it less shocking but I was genuinely surprised when it happened, thinking are they actually going to do this. That feeling was a breath of fresh air from a formulated ending. Not that I ever believed they'd never make another Bond film but because of the way they choose to end Craig's run.
@@davidjames579 It's like when Felix dies-seeing such as established character being killed off gave a very 'anything can happen' feeling for the rest of the film for me.
You've started to look like Sean Connery in Diamonds are Forever
Endings:
1. George Lazenby
2. Timothy Dalton
3. Sean Connery
4. Roger Moore
5. Daniel Craig
6. Pierce Brosnan
I don't feel anything with Bond's death either Calvin. I was far more moved when Felix died earlier in the film.
Haven't watched the video yet but I'm guessing No Time to Die is going to be ranked last,
Sean in The Rock.
I really love Craig’s ending. I know it hurt and betrayed many fans, but it had the proper effect on me.
I'm very happy to hear it resonated with you! I hope it'll do the same with me some day
As a cinematic moment, I thought it made sense. But as time passed, I can’t help but think “James Bond died at the hands of the worst villian in the series because he didn’t wanna give his girlfriend sexually transmitted nanobots”
I loved it too as I saw it as the end of his 5 film saga and he gave a great performance similar to Hugh Jackman in Logan [although as we know that didn't stick!]. People moaned at him 'driving into the sunset' at the end of Spectre not being a great ending so they were never going to do that again.
@@anthonypearson6759 Sorry but he's hardly the 'worst villain in the series' when Dominic Green is around [and his revenge against another villain is new territory for the series]. It also passes by touch so any contact would kill Madeline and her daughter so it's not 'sexually transmitted' in the slightest [as shown by the various other deaths from it in the film], and besides he was shot fatally anyway.
@@calvindysonI hope not😅 it's cheap and forced to be dramatic
Keep up the good work.
Thank you so much for this! I’ll do my best 😊
Dalton's scene was the best. Very lovely after all the nasty things that had happened.
Sean Connery in NSNA. No contest. Retired, making out with Kim Basinger in the Bahamas. Daniel Craig died crying and holding a dolly names Duo Duo. Sad and undignified.
Truly well said, sir! Agreed completely. I was watching the film as a teen for the first time and I wanted to make out with Kim B. more than anything else. Who wouldn't have wanted when she was in her prime? I think the best ending for a Bond film is one that a fanboy can imagine. These movies in my opinion have to end on a positive note, most preferably Bond and the Bond girl making out and being happy.
I think you've mixed up Madeline crying with Bond as he doesn't cry in NTTD but actually goes out with a smile as he knows his family is safe and that toy is a link to his daughter so it's hardly 'undignified' at all. The only time Bond cry's on screen is when M dies in 'Skyfall' as it's the closet thing he had to a parental figure.
He also saved the world and his family's life but let's forget about that, eh? Given how his colleagues and partner choose to remember him at the end I'd hardly call it undignified. James Bond literally became a legend, in his own world.
Sir Calvin, I agree with your overall view of “No Time To Die” - in fact it didn’t leave much of an impact on me.
“On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” is my favourite Bond film, starring my favourite Bond. At age 13, I was familiar with the novel, and was stunned when they included the ending! The dialogue is exactly the same, as well. Peter Hunt and George Lazenby were moved by the novel, and Lazenby recounts how he referred to it in preparation for the final scene. He did the first take with tears; Hunt said “James Bond doesn’t cry.” So the second take - without tears - was the one used. Lazenby was outstanding throughout the film.
“Never Say Never Again” was Connery’s best ending. It was fun to see Bond taking a well-deserved rest in an outdoor Jacuzzi, and showing his dismay over the mixed cocktails. “I always have a martini at five!” And his wink to camera was the perfect farewell.
“Licence To Kill” is one of my favourite films, and Timothy Dalton and Carey Lowell handled it perfectly. (And Q gets to enjoy two glasses of champagne!)
As you’re a Roger Moore fan, allow me to suggest that “For Your Eyes Only” - his best - would have been a good way to sign off. The “moonlight swim,” accompanied by the title song, had a serene, romantic quality to it. (Even if old 007 did put off the Prime Minister!) Due respect, Sir Roger overstayed his welcome!
FYEO has an interesting subtext at regrets over killing and what it does to you. So reflective of Bond's career. The film also acknowledges Moore's ageing, with him being uncomfortable at Bibi's advances. Some have said it's because she's underage, but that's never made clear, and it fair to assume she's an adult. Countess Lisl is not only closer to Bond's age, but she has life experience like him, and the two have chemistry. Although it would have been good to have Moore finish his run going off with her, her tragic death echoing Tracy's just shows the bittersweetness of Bond's life. And adds to the reflective mood of the film.
I would put Never Say Never Again top on this one. For someone as iconic as Sean Connery, the winking was perfect. I would have preferred a real enemy in the garden but still, we got winking and 007. I can't complain at that...
It's also the only 'classic' Bond finale where the character actually has an ending as he ignores M/Rowan Atkinson's request to return to MI6 and retires to live with Domino!
@@jamesatkinsonja Good point.
You could take it as Bond handing the gauntlet to Johnny English. 😂
Sorry, I just made myself laugh by imagining the ending of NSNA, followed by Connery turning to see the explosions of NTTD advancing towards him.
In View to a Kill James should've asked Moneypenny on a date. That would be the best ending!
You know, that might be a good idea for a future video… the endings that the Bond’s deserved to have! Thanks for this!
@@calvindyson I wonder if Roger had been offered a proper 'ending' scene he might have suggested that given he was good friends with Lois Maxwell. who was also finishing.
@@calvindyson "Date with Moneypenny" idea comes from @jenmurrayxo - from her reaction to the film! Her reactions bring positiveness and knowledge of music, and I can only recommend her channel.
@@calvindysonI would love to see you cover this !
Your rankings are solid; I might swap NSNA and DAD if it were mine. Well done, sir.
Oh I hope someday then daniel craig would return as james bond for a real last time and maybe we might could see james marsden to be played as james bond
I had no time to die on in the background while this video was on
Why? Turn that shyte off.
@@AD-kv9kjall in support of personal opinions I see
Well I would be concerned if you got a chuckle or a wry smirk out of Daniel Craig's last scene.
I'll get my coat
But I totally agree about Lazenby having the top farewell scene
Exactly! It's an emotional climax not a 'joke' scene! [It's like saying the ending of 'Blackadder goes fourth' didn't have much humour to it!].
Gotta go with Roger Moore for me. I love that last scene it’s so nostalgic…
I recently re-watched all the Bond films from GoldenEye to present. But when I got to NTTD I said, nope. Then went back to Dr. No to work through the Connery films again. NTTD is a well made movie. But it's not a good Bond movie. I have no interest in watching it again.
NTTD isn't close to the worst Craig film I think, but as Calvin and others before laid out, the final act is so full of stupidity and wrong decisions. Coincidentally same like in Brosnan's final DAD, the ending also feature one of the most hated deaths. Probably the second most hated death of the franchise after Bond himself in NTTD? With Frost losing to Jinx, the one actual sword fighter didn't win the critical sword fight. Mind-boggling
I've watched you for awhile now and dunno if I ever commented that I feel pretty much exactly how you do about NTTD in very similar opinions, it's just, the writing didn't make sense for his character to make all of those lackluster decisions and not think about alternatives to a problem instead of the self sacrifice angle, just wasn't rational.
It's amazing to me that what really got me into Bond was Skyfall and is my favorite of all bonds, and then to also have my favorite bond actor make the worst bond movie imo.
Wild.
I'd love to know what 'alternative's they really were when actually watching the film as they need to destroy the island before the ships get there [so they can't abort it], Bond's fight with Safin means he's out of time to escape even if he was capable of doing so [which he isn't as he's clearly struggling to walk] and it was established there is no cure for the nanobots in the film so there is no deux ex machina to remove them. All this is fairly arbitrary as Bond has been fatally wounded so he's going to die anyway whatever he does.
As heartbreaking as the way Craig's Bond went out... I still feel like he deserved better.
As awful as most of the Craig movies were...I still feel they're the worst of the franchise, and that really is saying something.
@@AD-kv9kj It's such a shame, considering how good Casino Royale is. But somehow the series got worse with each subsequent movie (I'd say Quantum is underrated).
@@ThreadBomb after brother Blofeld and nanobots Quantum looks like a freaking masterpiece.
@@ThreadBomb Skyfall is better than Quantum and I'd argue NTTD is better than QOS and Spectre [the latter two compromised by script and production issues].
re: OHMSS ending. Apparently Peter Hunt was playing mind games with George Lazenby, in part to make him uncomfortable and uptight. It worked out.
The other day I thought of an idea whilst listening to music in the car. I was wondering if you could name an already existing song that sounds like it could be a Bond theme song. The song I was listening to when this idea came to me was "Wherever I Go" by Buckcherry from the Avengers Assemble soundtrack.
The rock band Garbage got the "World is not enough" gig based on their song "Milk", and I'd say the earlier song is probably better.