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  • edited August 2020 Posts: 3,564
    Can I vote for all 5? Or maybe just 3? Heck, I'll even take a 2-way......

    Okay, if I have to vote for just 1 candidate I'll go for Bernice Marlohe. Best acting job of the bunch I'd say. But Jane Seymour probably went on to the most consequential career of all these candidates, and Caterina Morino just plain gets my engine running...
  • thedovethedove hiding in the Greek underworld
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    mtm wrote: »
    I think I'd have to go for Jane Seymour of those because she makes quite a decent impact in the film and she's really sympathetic, although I think both Bernice Marlohe and Caterina Morino do really good work.
    It's hard to even tell if Bianchi or Auger give a good performance because half of it is Barbara Jefford and Nikki van der Zyl! :)

    I am curious if you apply that logic to the performance of Gert Frobe? Often sited as one of the best villains but dubbed for the movie?
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
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    thedove wrote: »
    mtm wrote: »
    I think I'd have to go for Jane Seymour of those because she makes quite a decent impact in the film and she's really sympathetic, although I think both Bernice Marlohe and Caterina Morino do really good work.
    It's hard to even tell if Bianchi or Auger give a good performance because half of it is Barbara Jefford and Nikki van der Zyl! :)

    I am curious if you apply that logic to the performance of Gert Frobe? Often sited as one of the best villains but dubbed for the movie?

    First thing that popped into my head, too.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited August 2020 Posts: 14,861
    thedove wrote: »
    mtm wrote: »
    I think I'd have to go for Jane Seymour of those because she makes quite a decent impact in the film and she's really sympathetic, although I think both Bernice Marlohe and Caterina Morino do really good work.
    It's hard to even tell if Bianchi or Auger give a good performance because half of it is Barbara Jefford and Nikki van der Zyl! :)

    I am curious if you apply that logic to the performance of Gert Frobe? Often sited as one of the best villains but dubbed for the movie?

    Yep, sure do. In fact there are a couple of moments where you can tell the dubbing has sort of thrown his performance off- the timing of a few lines just feels wrong. But then equally there are a quite a few where the timing and intonation really makes the lines.
    The funny thing is when you hear some undubbed bits which appear in trailers etc. he seems fine!

    I don't think acting is just about walking and pulling faces: the way they say the words out loud is a pretty big part of it.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    A difficult round, but Jane Seymour for this. She was only 22, and nailed several dramatic, emotional scenes throughout the film. Great chemistry with Roger, who took her under his wing.
  • M_BaljeM_Balje Amsterdam, Netherlands
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    Jane Seymour.
  • Agent_OneAgent_One Ireland
    edited August 2020 Posts: 280
    No bad performances from this list, but I'll go with Jane Seymour, mainly because the other options are either voiced by another actress or have little screen time.
  • ThunderballThunderball playing Chemin de Fer in a casino, downing Vespers
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    Dear lord, I’ve got a three way tie with Claudine Auger, Jane Seymour and Bérénice Marlohe. Um... well, though Domino is my favorite Bond girl of the three, I think I’ll go with Marlohe here. For such a short time on screen, Severine really leaves a big impression. She’s very well written and Marlohe’s performance is stellar, absolutely mesmerizing, one of the best in the series, regardless of gender or screen time.
  • Posts: 7,500
    All are worthy winners. Catarina Murino deserves a shout out as her excellent performance seems to be often overlooked. However my vote will have to go to Daniela Bianchi.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    Dear lord, I’ve got a three way tie with Claudine Auger, Jane Seymour and Bérénice Marlohe. Um... well, though Domino is my favorite Bond girl of the three, I think I’ll go with Marlohe here. For such a short time on screen, Severine really leaves a big impression. She’s very well written and Marlohe’s performance is stellar, absolutely mesmerizing, one of the best in the series, regardless of gender or screen time.

    It's good point. She's terrific in the bar scene.
  • Posts: 6,727
    Daniela Bianchi gets my vote too!
  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss The bottom of a pitch lake in Eastern Trinidad, place called La Brea
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    Very tough choice. All give splendid performances, but I'll give this to berenice. In the very little screentime she's been given, she manages to make her backstory, her current mood and the risks she takes show on the screen. 2nd would be auger, giving her domino the emotional charge needed.
  • thedovethedove hiding in the Greek underworld
    edited August 2020 Posts: 4,904
    I am a fan of all the ladies in this poll. I remember being mad when Severine was killed in such a callous fashion and then to have nothing come of her death or no mention of it seemed out of whack and disrespectful to the character. Amazing as she is only in a few scenes. This character in the wrong hands might have been a joke.

    Claudine will always be my fav Bond leading lady. The way she melts into Sean on the dance floor. She might have been dubbed but I enjoy her facial expressions. When Bond and her are in the raft, her puzzled look is quite cute.

    Love that we are seeing a diverse vote taking place. I think all the performances are worthy. Glad to see the academy is on my page.
  • echoecho 007 in New York
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    Bianchi.
  • MooseWithFleasMooseWithFleas Philadelphia
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    Jane Seymour vote here!
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
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    Agent_One wrote: »
    No bad performances from this list, but I'll go with Jane Seymour, mainly because the other options are either voiced by another actress or have little screen time.

    Wasn't Jane Seymour also dubbed in parts, though? I remember hearing that at one point.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited August 2020 Posts: 14,861
    I've never noticed her voice changing..?

    Interesting: I just looked it up- apparently van der Zyl did a bit of her too. I wonder where?
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
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    Claudine Auger

    As several posters have pointed out, it is sometimes difficult to judge an actor’s performance if you know they are dubbed. And as a fan of that other decades long tenured film franchise, I can state that if the vocal stylings of the person doing the dubbing doesn’t match that of the on-set actor’s performance, things can go south very quickly! See Linda Miller’s performance in “King Kong Escapes” (1967) for an example of the later.

    At some point I must read Nikki van der Zyl’s book (“For Your Ears Only”). I seem to recall a story that Shirley Eaton refused to attend a 2012 Bond event if Ms. Van der Zyl was present.

    detail notes:
    Julie Bennett “re-dubbed” Ms. Miller in the English language version of the film – the only version that I’ve ever seen until very recently - and it is completely at odds with the on-screen action. Ms. Bennett’s provided a very cartoon like version of Ms. Miller’s vocals (which given her past resume was predictable). “Kong!..GO Get that Ship Kong….Kong….. :-). Its’ MST3K type stuff on top of an already campy film. Several months ago, I actually got to see the Japanese language version of the film for the first time, and Ms. Miller’s “performance” wasn’t as bad as I’ve always thought, since the Japanese vocal dub is a better match for her on screen facial reactions and body movements. Ms. Bennett did a somewhat better job dubbing Mie Hama’s “Madame Piranha” role in the same film, however.

    The take away: the Bond series has actually benefited from very good dub work over the years and maybe Ms. Van der Zyl should have been one of the nominees for our lifetime award.

    Sorry for going a bit OT, but I couldn’t help myself!!!!
  • edited August 2020 Posts: 6,844
    mtm wrote: »
    Revelator wrote: »
    thedove wrote: »
    Yes the lots of guts line is a bit of a weird one.

    It's gallows humor. For the audience it relieves tension after a gruesome scene. For Bond and Tracy it signifies relief that one of the people sent to kill them got what he deserved.

    We know what happens in the scene, it's just that no normal person would find that funny in that circumstance! :) Which is fine when Bond says that sort of thing to himself, but Tracy isn't quite the hardened psycho that he is :D

    I never thought of it this way - I think it's not too much of a stretch to imagine Tracy appreciating that kind of humour considering her upbringing, her personality, and her state of mind when we first meet her. She's certainly not a normal person, anyway!

    Not exactly one of OHMSS's glowing moments, that line. It always reminds me of the bit in Austin Powers after he brutally feeds a security guard head-first to the mutated sea bass, then proceeds to bombard Elizabeth Hurley with "head" related jokes like "That's not the way to get ahead in life" and "He'll never be the head of a major corporation" as she balances her visible disgust with the civil need to humor his tasteless jokes. Great bit of comedy, and more so than any other of Bond's puns, Lazenby's enthusiastic and atypically graphic "He had a lot of guts!" strikes the same chord for me. I can just see Tracy laughing half-heartedly while thinking somewhere in the back of her head, "Maybe I ought to re-think this relationship..."

    Oh, and I'll vote for Jane Seymour while I'm here.
  • peterpeter Toronto
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    I still can’t decide... love them all.

    My first response was Jane Seymour, but 1/100th of a second later a strong wave of Bianchi and Auger came crashing into me.

    I definitely need more time!!
  • peter wrote: »
    I still can’t decide... love them all.

    My first response was Jane Seymour, but 1/100th of a second later a strong wave of Bianchi and Auger came crashing into me.

    I definitely need more time!!

    Go with your guts. Especially if you have lots of them.
  • marcmarc Universal Exports
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    Jane Seymore
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
    edited August 2020 Posts: 8,009
    Dwayne wrote: »
    Claudine Auger

    As several posters have pointed out, it is sometimes difficult to judge an actor’s performance if you know they are dubbed. And as a fan of that other decades long tenured film franchise, I can state that if the vocal stylings of the person doing the dubbing doesn’t match that of the on-set actor’s performance, things can go south very quickly! See Linda Miller’s performance in “King Kong Escapes” (1967) for an example of the later.

    At some point I must read Nikki van der Zyl’s book (“For Your Ears Only”). I seem to recall a story that Shirley Eaton refused to attend a 2012 Bond event if Ms. Van der Zyl was present.

    detail notes:
    Julie Bennett “re-dubbed” Ms. Miller in the English language version of the film – the only version that I’ve ever seen until very recently - and it is completely at odds with the on-screen action. Ms. Bennett’s provided a very cartoon like version of Ms. Miller’s vocals (which given her past resume was predictable). “Kong!..GO Get that Ship Kong….Kong….. :-). Its’ MST3K type stuff on top of an already campy film. Several months ago, I actually got to see the Japanese language version of the film for the first time, and Ms. Miller’s “performance” wasn’t as bad as I’ve always thought, since the Japanese vocal dub is a better match for her on screen facial reactions and body movements. Ms. Bennett did a somewhat better job dubbing Mie Hama’s “Madame Piranha” role in the same film, however.

    The take away: the Bond series has actually benefited from very good dub work over the years and maybe Ms. Van der Zyl should have been one of the nominees for our lifetime award.

    Sorry for going a bit OT, but I couldn’t help myself!!!!

    Thanks for sharing! I like the tidbit about Shirley Eaton. :)
  • thedovethedove hiding in the Greek underworld
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    The votes came fast and furious and I love some of the discussion about dubbing and it's detraction from the performance. I shall keep voting from the academy open for a few more hours and then announce our best newcomer actress!
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    In countries where everyone is dubbed, that doesn t come into the equation at all.
  • Last_Rat_StandingLast_Rat_Standing Long Neck Ice Cold Beer Never Broke My Heart
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    Toughest choice of all but I'll have to go with Jane Seymour
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    Has anyone been able to spot which of Seymour's lines were dubbed by van der Zyl? I'm really curious about that.
  • peterpeter Toronto
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    peter wrote: »
    I still can’t decide... love them all.

    My first response was Jane Seymour, but 1/100th of a second later a strong wave of Bianchi and Auger came crashing into me.

    I definitely need more time!!

    Go with your guts. Especially if you have lots of them.

    hahaha-- I love that @Some_Kind_Of_Hero-- put a big fat smile on my face!!

    (my gut bounces from Bianchi to Auger over and over)...
  • PrinceKamalKhanPrinceKamalKhan Monsoon Palace, Udaipur
    edited August 2020 Posts: 3,262
    Dwayne wrote: »
    As several posters have pointed out, it is sometimes difficult to judge an actor’s performance if you know they are dubbed. And as a fan of that other decades long tenured film franchise, I can state that if the vocal stylings of the person doing the dubbing doesn’t match that of the on-set actor’s performance, things can go south very quickly! See Linda Miller’s performance in “King Kong Escapes” (1967) for an example of the later.

    "Don't shake the ship, Kong! I live and eat on the ship!"
    Dwayne wrote: »
    detail notes:
    Julie Bennett “re-dubbed” Ms. Miller in the English language version of the film – the only version that I’ve ever seen until very recently - and it is completely at odds with the on-screen action. Ms. Bennett’s provided a very cartoon like version of Ms. Miller’s vocals (which given her past resume was predictable). “Kong!..GO Get that Ship Kong….Kong….. :-). Its’ MST3K type stuff on top of an already campy film. Several months ago, I actually got to see the Japanese language version of the film for the first time, and Ms. Miller’s “performance” wasn’t as bad as I’ve always thought, since the Japanese vocal dub is a better match for her on screen facial reactions and body movements. Ms. Bennett did a somewhat better job dubbing Mie Hama’s “Madame Piranha” role in the same film, however.

    Interesting. Within the last few years I went ape and purchased Escapes and King Kong vs. Godzilla along with the 1933, 1976 and 2005 versions. I loved the 1967 film as a child. It's interesting to see Kissy Suzuki as a femme fatale enemy agent. It's a good one for kids since unlike King Kong 1933, King Kong 1976 and (I assume) King Kong 2005(which I've not watched yet), Escapes allows the title ape to live and have a relatively happy ending.
    Dwayne wrote: »
    Sorry for going a bit OT, but I couldn’t help myself!!!!

    No problem. All good information.

  • Posts: 1,879
    Big dilemma here, I like them all.

    I used to find Jane Seymour one of the most beautiful girls and Solitaire one of my favorite Bond girls, but over the years I've liked her less. Except at the very end, she doesn't really grow as a character, just kind of plays helpless heroine most of the film, although she looks great, especially in the tarot reading sequences.

    Daniela Bianchi is beautiful and does well, but I'm surprised she's gotten so much support in this poll. This is why I'm not a gambling man as the crowd seems to go a different direction, which does make it more interesting.

    Caterina Mureno is a strong candidate, somewhat underrated as far as Bond girls go but I don't think strong enough to win here.

    I am having a hard time deciding between Claudine Auger, the most beautiful and my favorite of the Bond women from my favorite film, and Berenice Marlohe, who was so pivotal in SF.

    Whether in a bikini or a formal dress, Auger is stunning. The headband in the lunch scene also stands out. But she also gets to grow from being somewhat cocky when she first meets Bond to timid around Largo to more defiant and eventually strong enough to kill Largo. The character is an added piece in the rivalry between Bond and Largo, adding another dimension to their already being enemies.

    So often on these threads I see posters say the Severine character should've been in SF more. I think she's in just enough to get us intrigued about her and feel the loss when she's executed by Silva. She's the closest thing to a traditional Bond woman in the film, but not having one is refreshing. You can feel more for her loss than, say, Fields or someone similar to that. She's involved with the villain, but she still managed more sympathy than somebody working for the service, say.

    Can I split the vote, a half for each? Great but in two different ways.

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