Ranking of James Bond Directors

1) Lewis Gilbert (YOLT is a magnificent movie and the greatest Bond film of them all, TSWLM is indeed a remake and all the better for it and MR is at the very least a fun watch)

2) Terence Young (note the correct spelling of his first name) DN, FRWL and TB are all wonderful movies that established Bond as the cinematic icon that he remains.

3) Roger Spottiswoode who perhaps by accident directed the best Bond film since YOLT.

4) Peter Hunt, editing the previous Bonds made him a masterful director with OHMSS and boy did he deliver.

5) Guy Hamilton, this journeyman director knocked it out of the park with the classic GF and to a lesser extent LALD. DAF and TMWTGG disappointed though.

6) John Glen, not a great director by any means but did the job by delivering five acceptable entries in the franchise.

7) Lee Tamahori because the pure amount of action in DAD justifies it.

8) Martin Campbell, excellent handling of CR but GE was dated when it was released and even more so now.

9) Sam Mendes...excelled with SF, considerably less so with SP.

10) Michael Apted, a very good director but not suited to Bond which the dull TWINE more than made evident.

11) Marc Forster, nothing he had done prior to Bond justified his entitlement to direct an action movie and this was proved as QoS turned out to be an embarrassment to the very art of cinema itself.

I'm rewatching the entire saga and YOLT pale in comparison with the first 4 entries.
There are some fun moments and Pleasance is mybe the best Blofeld. point.
All the rest is forgettable: Connery was tired, the final battle is repetitive and Japanese Bond is the worst idea ever conceived in this franchise.
Why do u rank it so high?

I rate it so high because I am an action buff and this is not just my favourite Bond film but my very favourite movie of all time. The film remains a wonder to behold and the final battle scene one of the most thrilling ever filmed and in the greatest set ever created for a movie. A great title song and opening credits, marvellous John Barry score, Freddie Young photography and a script by Roald Dahl all combine to put this ahead of the flock by a considerable margin.I genuinely pity those who are unable to respond to this wondrous film in the same fashion that I do and it is not for me to speculate on the perhaps sensitive reasons why they might not.

turned out to be an embarrassment to the very art of cinema itself.

That's muted compared to your usual criticism of the movie.

Sorry, your ranking is not accurate.

Now, this is a signature gun, and that is an optical palm reader.

Verily I say unto thee...I'd love to hear you say that with a Chinese accent.

I did, while typing it.

Now, this is a signature gun, and that is an optical palm reader.

1.Terence Young
2.Lewis Gilbert
3.Martin Campbell
4.Peter Hunt
5.Guy Hamilton
6.Roger Spotiswoode
7.John Glen
8.Sam Mendes
9.Michael Apted
10.The kiwi who shall remain nameless
11. The Swiss fellow who shall remain nameless.