I too really like the direction the series is going in.
My two favorites at this point in my life however are:
From Russia With Love and On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
I wish George Lazenby could have, or would have, taken another crack at the character. Very touching scene for a Bond film at the end. Diana Rigg is a class act in OHMSS.
Bond ranking: Connery, Craig, Lazenby, Dalton & Brosnan, then Moore.
Movie Ranking is much tougher: The first three, OHMSS, then Skyfall and Casino Royale. At the end of my favorites list might be For Your Eyes Only.