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Best Bond Movie for Villainy

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  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
    Posts: 6,432
    Not at all think its a brilliant series. i know its the day today, its still alan partridge.
  • Dr_MetzDr_Metz
    Posts: 401
    fire_and_ice wrote:
    Not at all think its a brilliant series. i know its the day today, its still alan partridge.
    Yes, the line "GET IN MY BELLY" is one of pure comedic genius, and will live on far beyond all our lives.

  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
    Posts: 6,432
    I get it! you don't like the films.
  • Dr_MetzDr_Metz
    Posts: 401
    I get it! you have a terrible sense of humor. Now we should get back on topic.
  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
    Posts: 6,432
    thanks for the compliment.
  • KerimKerim Istanbul Not Constantinople
    edited January 2012 Posts: 2,629
    OK, I'll try to get this thread back on topic.

    Top 5, I mean, Top 6 Rogues Gallery:

    5. (tie) LALD (Kananga, Tee Hee, Samedi, Adam, Whisper, the Taxi Driver, and I would be remissed if I didn't mention Rosie).
    5. (tie) DAF (Blofeld, Wint and KIdd, Metz, Saxby, Franks, Shady, Slumber, Henchmen, the hotty deer bunnies Bambi and Thumper)
    4. GE (Trevelyan, Onatopp, Ourumov, the ever-invincible Boris)
    3. TB (Largo, Volpe, Vargas, Dude in Drag, Lippe, Palazzi/Derval, Blofeld, various SPECTRE #'s, Sammy the Shark, henchman who made Bond punch Felix in the stomach)
    2. LTK (Sanchez, Dario, Krest, Killifer, Professor Joe, Heller, the whiny whiz kid Truman-Lodge, Sammy the Shark's grandson)
    1. FRWL (Klebb, Grant, Morzeny, Kronsteen, Blofeld?, Kirlencu, creepy Bulgarian spy)
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
    Posts: 5,634
    I thought of License To Kill immediately. I mean there's Robert Davi to begin with, a great nasty adversary for Bond who takes pleasure in feeding people's legs to sharks and blowing up heads in decompression chambers, and his sidekick Benicio Del Toro, really menacing in an early appearance, and other noteworthies such as Everett McGill and even Don Stroud to name but a few. It was my first thought of choice and I see no real reason to change it, Bond bad guys and adversaries have been not above crap for the last few years, sorry to say
  • VirageVirage
    Posts: 1,856
    Samuel001 wrote:
    Thank God the fouth film never went anywhere. It was just, as thought, more talk.

    About that........

    http://screenrant.com/austin-powers-4-mike-myers-official-rob-127932/

    Here we go again :(
  • 00Beast00Beast
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    actonsteve wrote:
    00Beast wrote:
    Next, who can forget Boris Grishenko?! ! .

    I cant. I nearly used the brain bleach. Fecking awful unfunny character.

    Is that kind of language really necessary just to prove a point? Sure you didn't actually say it, but that doesn't justify using the word in its context! Come on, that's just tacky.
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
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    I think Actonsteve was merely trying to emphasize his point in showing his distaste for the Alan Cumming character, all I can add is that Grishenko was a bit of a lame character and was added just for some comic relief, I remember at the time of first viewing in 1995 I was slightly surprised with his turn into a bad guy from after his first few scenes, did he really deserve to die though, there have been worse Bond bad types who have got away scot free for whatever mischief they may have been involved with
  • 00Beast00Beast
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    Baltimore_007 wrote:
    I think Actonsteve was merely trying to emphasize his point in showing his distaste for the Alan Cumming character, all I can add is that Grishenko was a bit of a lame character and was added just for some comic relief, I remember at the time of first viewing in 1995 I was slightly surprised with his turn into a bad guy from after his first few scenes, did he really deserve to die though, there have been worse Bond bad types who have got away scot free for whatever mischief they may have been involved with

    Yes, I realize his anger, I just don't understand his need for that kind of language. I could rant all day about how much I dislike Goldfinger, but I wouldn't go around posting that word to prove my point. There are other means of proving points than to use such bad language. No offense to you though, I realize you didn't do anything!
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
    Posts: 5,634
    Oddly enough before this, I was reading the 'Craig swearing and using colorful metaphors' thread with regards to an interview he did with someone of all things

    People need to realize that sometimes an individual rightly or wrongly from anyones perspective does get irritated in the heat of the moment and such instances will occur, not saying it's right or wrong but there you are. I've come close myself on many an occasion but averted simply on the basis that I try to adhere to forum rules, can be difficult sometimes such as when we discuss Moore in some of his latter films or some choices of Bond theme intros or something else where a difference of opinion may occur, just keep calm and rethink and all that, there's no sense in lashing out

    Time for bed I think I-) , sleeping is better than swearing any day of the week
  • VolanteVolante
    Posts: 774
    In my opinion, Thunderball and From Russia With Love had the best villains, while Thunderball and Goldfinger had the best evil plots by the villains.
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    Posts: 13,350
    Dr. No, From Russia With Love, Thunderball, Live And Let Die, The Man With The Golden Gun, Moonraker, Octopussy, Licence To Kill and GoldenEye all have great villains.
    Virage wrote:
    Samuel001 wrote:
    Thank God the fouth film never went anywhere. It was just, as thought, more talk.

    About that........

    http://screenrant.com/austin-powers-4-mike-myers-official-rob-127932/

    Here we go again :(

    That was the talk, from August. It was all about Myers apparently showing interest in another film but of course, not enough to get any kind of deal done it seems. The last time he did that it was 2008.
  • 00Beast00Beast
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    @Samuel001: I can see every other choice except TMWTGG and MR. Definitely not trying to criticize, just asking. Did you like these villains a whole lot? I didn't particularly like them, the only good ones were the main villains Scaramanga and Drax. The henchmen weren't very good in my opinion, especially Nick Nack and Jaws. Cheesy!
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
    Posts: 12,459
    best group of villains:
    TSWLM (yes, Jaws ...)
    L&LD (creepy)
    DAF (Wint and Kidd, really; memorable)
    Goldeneye - a solid group, interesting enough
  • echoecho 007 in New York
    Posts: 5,986
    FRWL, GF, OHMSS, and CR. And not coincidentally, the four best scripts.
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    edited January 2012 Posts: 13,350
    00Beast wrote:
    @Samuel001: I can see every other choice except TMWTGG and MR. Definitely not trying to criticize, just asking. Did you like these villains a whole lot? I didn't particularly like them, the only good ones were the main villains Scaramanga and Drax. The henchmen weren't very good in my opinion, especially Nick Nack and Jaws. Cheesy!

    They're the only reason I named those films, due to Scaramanga and Drax. Many films, have a good villain or two but very few have a great cast of villains, so maybe I shouldn't have named The Man With The Golden Gun and Moonraker.
  • GetafixGetafix
    Posts: 11,425
    Christopher Walken in VTAK - shooting his own goons and laughing maniacally. Best part of the film and pure Bond villain evil.
  • BAIN123BAIN123
    Posts: 11,189
    Getafix wrote:
    Christopher Walken in VTAK - shooting his own goons and laughing maniacally. Best part of the film and pure Bond villain evil.

    I think that was one reason why Roger Moore has never been that fond of AVTAK - the violence. I'd love to know what he thought of LTK.
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
    Posts: 5,634
    There was violence in A View To A Kill?, I must have missed it, probably took a back seat to Roberts constant screaming or silly Moore humor, it's one of the most tamest Bond adventures in living memory, Dalton brought back some of the seriousness and hard edgedness that was seriously lacking particularly in his second outing
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    Posts: 13,350
    BAIN123 wrote:
    I'd love to know what he thought of LTK.

    He hasn't seen it. Though I'd say far too violent, hell, he even thought Quantum Of Solace was.
  • LeChiffreLeChiffre
    Posts: 1,548
    Goldfinger, From Russia With Love, Thunderball, Spy Who Loved Me and Casino Royale ie classic Bond
  • St_GeorgeSt_George Shuttling Drax's lovelies to the space doughnut - happy 40th, MR!
    edited January 2012 Posts: 1,699
    These, for me, are the stand-outs...

    FRWL (Red Grant, Rosa Klebb, Kronsteen, Vorzeny, Blowers)
    GF (Goldfinger, Oddjob, Solo, Chinese Communists)
    DAF (Blowers, Wint and Kidd, Metz, Morton Slumber, Shady Tree, Mrs Whistler, The Hoods, Bambi and Thumper, Klaus 'God' Hergesheimer)
    LALD (Kananga/ Mr Big, Tee Hee, Baron Samedi, Rosie Carver, Whisper, Dambala, The Taxi Driver, Kananga's Goons, Albert the Crocodile)
    GE (Trevelyan, Xenia Onatopp, Ourumov, Boris Grishenko, Trevelyan's Private Army)
    CR (Le Chiffre, Mr White, Dimitrios, Obanno, Gettler, Mollaka, Obanno's Sidekick, Dryden, Fisher)

    And, methinks, I'd have to award top spot to CR - not only is it crawling with villains, they're all total b*******, none of whom seem to contain a redeemable bone in their body. For me, they - and thus the threat they offer 007 throughout - is one of the reasons why CR is such a damn fine Bond film...
  • 00Beast00Beast
    Posts: 4,762
    Aside from GE, these are my other stand-outs:

    -FRWL: Donald "Red" Grant, Rosa Klebb, faceless Blofeld, Kronsteen, Morzeny, Krilencu

    -TB: Emilio Largo, Fiona Volpe, faceless Blofeld, Count Lippe, Palazzi, Colonel Jacques Boitier, Vargas

    -LALD: Dr. Kananga, Tee Hee, Baron Samedi, Whisper, Adam, Dambala

    -OP: Kamal Khan, Gobinda, Mischka and Grishka, General Orlov, Lenkin

    -LTK: Franz Sanchez, Milton Krest, Truman-Lodge, Ed Kilifer, Dario, Colonel Heller
  • GeorgeLazenbyGeorgeLazenby
    Posts: 295
    Dr. No
    From Russia With Love
    Goldfinger
    On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    Moonraker

    Good villains are one of the more consistent elements of the films on the whole.
  • WVPoefWVPoef
    Posts: 147
    FRWL had awesome villains. ;)
  • Goldeneye95Goldeneye95
    edited February 2013 Posts: 546
    1.Goldeneye
    2.From Russia With Love
    3.Octopussy
    4.Tomorrow Never Dies
    5.Diamonds Are Forever
    6.The Living Daylights
    7.Goldfinger
    8.Moonraker
    9.You Only Live Twice
    10.Live And Let Die
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