Over the weekend, our television screens were inundated with advertisements for the new James Bond adventure, Spectre. They must have had some effect — as evidenced by Spectre’s $73 million domestic weekend gross – but one TV spot in particular claimed that Spectre was the “Best Bond Ever.” Judging by Spectre’s serviceable-at-best 63 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the consensus seems to be that Spectre is not the “Best Bond Ever.”
But, just based on the television spots alone, what is the “Best Bond Ever”? Turns out, a lot of the Bond movies are the “Best Bond Ever.”
Spectre is the best Bond ever.
Skyfall is the best bond ever.
The World Is Not Enough is the best Bond film ever.
Goldeneye is the best Bond film ever.
The Spy Who Loved Me is the best.
Live and Let Die isn’t the best, but it is deadlier.
Thunderball is the biggest Bond of all.
Goldfinger, which many people think is the best Bond, is not the best Bond — but it is a Bond Buster.
Mike Ryan lives in New York City and has written for The Huffington Post, Wired, Vanity Fair and New York magazine. He is senior entertainment writer at Uproxx. You can contact him directly on Twitter.
