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Bond Villain Deaths and Timestamps
I have been listening to the There Will Be Bond podcast and they have been doing a minute by minute breakdown of Casino Royale (2006) - which has been a fun listen. They have now arrived at the torture scene which culminates as Mr White shoots and kills Le Chiffre.
This got me wondering - is Casino Royale unique in that it features the earliest death of the primary villain?
I havent gone through every Bond film but I have had a look at the Craig-era, crunched the figures and thus:
Casino Royale
Villain: Le Chiffre
Film Length (Min): 144
Death Timestamp (Min): 114
Percentage of Movie: 79%
Quantum of Solace
Villain: Dominic Green
Film Length (Min):106
Death Timestamp (Min): 96
Percentage of Movie: 91%
Note: Green does not die on screen so I have counted his last appearance, when Bond leaves him in the desert.
Skyfall
Villain: Raoul Silva
Film Length (Min): 143
Death Timestamp (Min): 133
Percentage of Movie: 93%
Spectre
Villain: Blofeld
Film Length (Min): 148
Death Timestamp (Min): n/a or 137*
Percentage of Movie: 93%
Note: Blofeld does not die in the movie but if Bond did blow him to bits on the bridge, it would be the above.
No Time To Die
Villain: Lucifer Safin
Film Length (Min): 163
Death Timestamp (Min): 149
Percentage of Movie: 91%
There aren't any from the wider series that strike me as being particularly early in the third act of their films.... I suppose you could argue TWINE depending on who you think the villain is.
This got me wondering - is Casino Royale unique in that it features the earliest death of the primary villain?
I havent gone through every Bond film but I have had a look at the Craig-era, crunched the figures and thus:
Casino Royale
Villain: Le Chiffre
Film Length (Min): 144
Death Timestamp (Min): 114
Percentage of Movie: 79%
Quantum of Solace
Villain: Dominic Green
Film Length (Min):106
Death Timestamp (Min): 96
Percentage of Movie: 91%
Note: Green does not die on screen so I have counted his last appearance, when Bond leaves him in the desert.
Skyfall
Villain: Raoul Silva
Film Length (Min): 143
Death Timestamp (Min): 133
Percentage of Movie: 93%
Spectre
Villain: Blofeld
Film Length (Min): 148
Death Timestamp (Min): n/a or 137*
Percentage of Movie: 93%
Note: Blofeld does not die in the movie but if Bond did blow him to bits on the bridge, it would be the above.
No Time To Die
Villain: Lucifer Safin
Film Length (Min): 163
Death Timestamp (Min): 149
Percentage of Movie: 91%
There aren't any from the wider series that strike me as being particularly early in the third act of their films.... I suppose you could argue TWINE depending on who you think the villain is.
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@LucknFate Good mention. I believe most around here would say Elektra is the main villain. Which means that TWINE could be second in this statistic after CR?