FYEO was probably #2 in my book.  It was more low-key, it wasn't about end of the world or anything, just a dang little computer terminal.  The Greek hottie was probably the best Bond Girl of them all, except for maybe...

THE SPY WHO LOVED ME.  That was the most epic, with the big fight between the submarine crews at the end, the gorgeous Russian chick with a vendetta, the underwater lair, etc.

Close third was Moonraker, because the space battles and Jaws and all that.

I thought he was still maybe a little too much Remington Steele in Goldeneye, where his coldness in killing Elektra was spot on Bond in TWINE. Now as a movie, I don't know. Sean Bean rules. But then I like Tomorrow Never Dies best of the Brosnan ones, so I'm not in the norm. (The last one was an abortion).

Agree with that and have always considered Goldeneye a favorite.  Excellent cast, well written and acted, and Tina Turner's awesome theme.  Epic opening sequence.  For some reason, and I do think it is mostly the writing, by Brosnan's last Bond they had gone way off the rails.

I read an interview with one of the producers who admitted the Bourne movies were what forced them to recognize how nutty the Bonds series had become, hence the return to a more gritty, realistic tone with Craig.

Many hardcore fans of the books consider Timothy Dalton closest to Ian Fleming's literary Bond.

Believe it or not, I liked The Man With The Golden Gun better. 

As far as Roger Moore, I did not care for Live And Let Die, and Octopussy and For Your Eyes Only were also mediocre, as far as Bond films go. By the time A View To A Kill came around, Moore was well past his prime. 

But his movies were not. And they definitely did not have the staying power of other Bond films. The cheesy 80s vibe did not sit well.

To a certain extent, most Bond films have had to "adjust" based on movies that they compete with. In the 80s Moore had cheesy music etc. that reminds me of Shaft! and that type of film. Connery had no competition, his films feel pretty original. Brosnans were all about technology, like the late 90s were. 

Just look at this new "gritty" reboot. And look at the Batman trilogy and Bourne trilogy, those are the other main action films of the time. and Bond has followed suit.

That said, Quantum of Solace wasn't great. The writers strike really hurt the film, apparently Craig wrote some scenes, and he hated them. I'm very excited for the reintroduction of Q, I just hope the new character retains some of the wit that the older one had. I actually thought Cleese did a great job in relief, and wouldn't have minded if he stayed on. I don't know if he would have done the transition to "gritty" as well as Judy Densch did, but I think he could have. 

tl;dr - I'm excited for this movie. And the Aston. 

I took queue for its implication that something is being put in order (in this case, a scene at the end of the movie). Cue would work as well. I stopped to think about which one fit better, and I'm still not positive. 

Exactly.

I picked up the Bond films when I stumbled across Goldfinger on TV one night. It doesn't matter which order you watch them in.