Fleming Bond elimination game

[Kristatos]

Moonraker - 19 points
From Russia, With Love - 30 points (+1)
Dr. No - 24 points
Goldfinger - 8 points
The Living Daylights - 0 points (-1)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 12 points
You Only Live Twice - 12 points

Eliminated

21 - Agent 007 in New York
20 - Quantum of Solace
19 - Live and Let Die
18 - The Hildebrand Rarity
17 - The Man With the Golden Gun
16 - Casino Royale
15 - The Spy Who Loved Me
14 - Diamonds Are Forever
13 - The Property of a Lady
12 - Risico
11 - From a View to a Kill
10- For Your Eyes Only
9 - Thunderball
8 - Octopussy
7 - The Living Daylights

[Capt. Sir Dominic Flandry]

Moonraker - 20 points + 1
From Russia, With Love - 30 points
Dr. No - 24 points
Goldfinger - 8 points
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 12 points
You Only Live Twice - 11 points - 1

[Kristatos]

Moonraker - 20 points
From Russia, With Love - 31 points (+1)
Dr. No - 24 points
Goldfinger - 7 points (-1)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 12 points
You Only Live Twice - 11 points

Getting very hard to choose at this point. I'm deducting points from Goldfinger as it's a rare example where the changes made for the film adaptation are almost all improvements.

[Dr. No]

Moonraker - 20 points
From Russia, With Love - 32 points (+1)
Dr. No - 24 points
Goldfinger - 6 points (-1)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 12 points
You Only Live Twice - 11 points


Tough choices ahead, I don't think I've read moonraker. Goldfinger I thumbed through not all that long ago.

[carl stromberg]

Moonraker - 21 points + 1
From Russia, With Love - 32 points
Dr. No - 24 points
Goldfinger - 5 points (-1)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 12 points
You Only Live Twice - 11 points

[Dr. No]

Moonraker - 22 points + 1
From Russia, With Love - 32 points
Dr. No - 24 points
Goldfinger - 4 points (-1)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 12 points
You Only Live Twice - 11 points[/quote]
Moonraker is a little hard to get going but it is a classic. Classic Bond a Bond where he is so chivalrous its sad.

[Kristatos]

Moonraker - 22 points
From Russia, With Love - 32 points
Dr. No - 24 points
Goldfinger - 3 points (-1)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 12 points (+1)
You Only Live Twice - 11 points

[carl stromberg]

Moonraker - 22 points
From Russia, With Love - 33 points
Dr. No - 24 points
Goldfinger - 2 points (-1)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 12 points (+1)
You Only Live Twice - 11 points

I like Moonraker because it set around the area I live in. In Goldfinger too I think Bond drives through the [place where I often go for a country walk!

I've just read FRWL again which has some really memorable characters.

[Dr. No]

Moonraker - 22 points
From Russia, With Love - 34 points
Dr. No - 24 points
Goldfinger - 1 points (-1)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 12 points (+1)
You Only Live Twice - 11 points

[Kristatos]

I'm going to eliminate Goldfinger and give an extra point to FRWL, which means it's time for a points reset.

Moonraker - 5 points
From Russia, With Love - 6 points(+1)
Dr. No - 5 points
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 5 points
You Only Live Twice - 5 points

Eliminated

21 - Agent 007 in New York
20 - Quantum of Solace
19 - Live and Let Die
18 - The Hildebrand Rarity
17 - The Man With the Golden Gun
16 - Casino Royale
15 - The Spy Who Loved Me
14 - Diamonds Are Forever
13 - The Property of a Lady
12 - Risico
11 - From a View to a Kill
10- For Your Eyes Only
9 - Thunderball
8 - Octopussy
7 - The Living Daylights
6 - Goldfinger

[Roger Devereau]

Moonraker - 5 points
From Russia, With Love - 6 points
Dr. No - 6 points + 1
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 5 points
You Only Live Twice - 4 points - 1

[Dr. No]

Moonraker - 5 points
From Russia, With Love - 6 points
Dr. No - 7 points + 1
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 5 points
You Only Live Twice - 3 points - 1[/quote]

YOLT is an interesting story. I love Dr No just a littel better.

[carl stromberg]

Moonraker - 5 points
From Russia, With Love - 7 points + 1
Dr. No - 7 points
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 5 points
You Only Live Twice - points - 2 - 1

[Dr. No]

Moonraker - 5 points
From Russia, With Love - 8 points + 1
Dr. No - 7 points
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 5 points
You Only Live Twice - points - 1- 1

[Kristatos]

Moonraker - 5 points
From Russia, With Love - 8 points + 1
Dr. No - 7 points
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 5 points
You Only Live Twice - 0 points (-1)

Fine, I'll pick off the weakest in the herd, but in truth, I think the top 6 are all pretty much equally good.

Eliminated

21 - Agent 007 in New York
20 - Quantum of Solace
19 - Live and Let Die
18 - The Hildebrand Rarity
17 - The Man With the Golden Gun
16 - Casino Royale
15 - The Spy Who Loved Me
14 - Diamonds Are Forever
13 - The Property of a Lady
12 - Risico
11 - From a View to a Kill
10- For Your Eyes Only
9 - Thunderball
8 - Octopussy
7 - The Living Daylights
6 - Goldfinger
5 - You Only Live Twice

[Dr. No]

Moonraker - 4 points 1-
From Russia, With Love - 8 points
Dr. No - 6 points + 1
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 5 points

[carl stromberg]

Moonraker - 3 points - 1
From Russia, With Love - 9 points + 1
Dr. No - 6 points
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 5 points

This is a bit difficult now!

[Kristatos]

Moonraker - 2 points (-1)
From Russia, With Love - 10 points (+1)
Dr. No - 6 points
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 5 points

This is a bit difficult now!

Yes, I'm pretty much just following the herd at this point. There's really so little to choose between the remaining books in terms of quality.

[Kristatos]

Hey, Sweeney, as someone who prefers the literary Bond to the movie Bond, how come you're not joining in this game?

[Dr. No]

[quote="Kristatos"]Moonraker - 1 points (-1)
From Russia, With Love - 10 points
Dr. No - 6 points
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 6 points(+1)