When preparing for the role, Dalton said that he didn’t want to base his performance on any of the previous film adaptations of Bond but wanted instead to read through Ian Flemming’s novels to get a more accurate feel for the character. Love him or hate him, Dalton’s brief tenure as Bond is certainly one to be remembered.

13. A View to a Kill (1985)

The seventh and final appearance of Roger Moore as James Bond, A View to a Kill asks “has James Bond finally met his match?” The film follows Bond as he traces a microchip to a mad industrialist who has dreams of a worldwide microchip monopoly by destroying California’s Silicon Valley. And what a finale to Moore’s tenure it is!

While many believed that Moore was showing his age, others believe that he is as youthful as ever and is the sole reason for A View to a Kill’s success. Throw in Christopher Walken (The Prophecy) as the villainous Max Zorin, Grace Jones (Vamp) as martial arts expert May Day, Dolph Lundgren (Rocky IV) as KGB henchman Venz, a fight on the Eiffel Tower, and a hit theme song from Duran Duran and you have one of the more underrated Bond movies.

12. Thunderball (1965)

The fourth Bond film, Thunderball follows Bond on his mission to locate two NATO bombs that SPECTRE has stolen before they destroy a metropolis in either the United Kingdom or the United States. Sean Connery reprises his role as 007 in the first spy picture to incorporate Panavision widescreen and a two-hour runtime.

Thunderball was promoted as “the biggest Bond of them all,” and it doesn’t fail to disappoint. Emilio Largo (Adolfo Celi, OK Connery), SPECTRE’s Number Two, is an excellent foil to Bond as he holds the world at ransom. Connery is excellent as always and Tom Jone’s incredible theme song is epic, making Thunderball an instant classic.