And The Bond Plays On

When you watch 23 movies in a row, it's inevitable that you'll develop some favorites. These are mine, presented without comment because I could probably go on for a while about them. Wanna talk about it? Tweet your delicious tears or enthusiastic high-fives to @Brenemania. For the opinons of a more refined filmgoer, check out SN&R movie critic Daniel Barnes' picks here.

THE FILMS

BEST

1.From Russia with Love

2.Casino Royale

3.Live and Let Die

4.Licence to Kill

5.GoldenEye

WORST

1.The Man with the Golden Gun

2.Moonraker

3.The World Is Not Enough

4.Octopussy

5.For Your Eyes Only

THE SONGS

BEST

1.“Tomorrow Never Dies” by Sheryl Crow

2.“Licence to Kill” by Gladys Knight

3.“Nobody Does it Better” by Carly Simon

WORST

1.“Die Another Day” by Madonna

2.“You Know My Name” by Chris Cornell

3.“All Time High” by Rita Coolidge

THE VILLAINS

BEST

1. Red Grant (Robert Shaw), From Russia with Love

2. Kananga (Yaphet Kotto) and Baron Samedi (Geoffrey Holder), Live and Let Die

3. Franz Sanchez (Robert Davi), Licence to Kill

4. Max Zorin (Christopher Walken), A View to a Kill

5. Gustav Graves (Toby Stephens), Die Another Day

6. Elliot Carver (Jonathan Pryce), Tomorrow Never Dies

WORST

1.Hugo Drax (Michael Lonsdale), Moonraker

2.Karl Stromberg (Curt Jurgens), The Spy Who Loved Me

3.Emilio Largo (Adolfo Celi), Thunderball

4.Kamal Khan (Louis Jordan), Octopussy

5.Renard (Robert Carlyle), The World Is Not Enough

6.Bambi (Lola Larson) and Thumper (Trina Parks), Diamonds Are Forever