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Big Mi6 James Bond henchperson ranking game - NUMBER 4

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  • OtisFairplayOtisFairplay
    Posts: 67
    Well done, Tee Hee. While I had him at number 12, I do enjoy him even though I find all of his colleagues in The Hamilton Three more memorable. Still, I think Tee Hee is one of the highlights of Live and Let Die and I certainly could think of worse picks for the Top 5, one of which is obviously happening.
  • goldenswissroyalegoldenswissroyale Switzerland
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    Tee Hee is 9th im my ranking. He is somehow gentle and menacing at the same time. That's a successful mixture imo, at least it works splendid with Harris... He is part of some great scenes: almost cutting off Bond's little finger (Bond needs this finger for the women, ask Vesper!!!), final fight in the train (for Moore standard a very good fight and more dynamic than the one against Jaws) and the whole great scene at the crocodile farm. His claw is nicely used in every scene (even destroying the Walther) and he also has some good dialogue.
    I didn't expect him ranked so high but I'm very happy with it.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    We're getting ever closer to our podium places, but first there's our #4:

    JAWS
    by Richard Kiel
    in The Spy Who Loved Me

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    This iconic steel-toothed giant turns out to be the community's favourite post-1960's villain sidekick.

    He received four medals: one gold, two silvers and one bronze. Additionally there were also two 4th places and seven placements in the lower half of the top 10.

    Everyone rated him in their top 20, although only narrowly since he also obtained one 19th and one 20th spot. The latter is his lowest score as well.

    TSWLM's Jaws ended up with 112 points in total.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    I had him at number 7.

    The TSWLM version of Jaws is mostly scary and a formidable foe to Bond. He added value to this film's modest venture into sci-fi land. I remember being genuinely frightened of him as a kid. Unlike MR, TSWLM put Jaws to very good use.
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
    Posts: 9,294
    I don't see much difference between the TSWLM Jaws and the MR Jaws. He's being played for laughs in both movies, and as I said before, I don't like anyone's real deformities being played for laughs, even if the actor also laughs all the way to his bank. There is nothing more menacing or scary about him in either, except that in MR everyone has realized that he is a cartoon figure, including the screenwriters and the director. That's why I put him at my nos. 20 and 21, respectively. Not my cup of tea. And probably my ranking's greatest difference to that of most others.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
    Posts: 8,303
    I had Jaws at 19. Not fond of this character at all! And though in the early part of TSWLM he has a definite air of threat and violence, when we get to the set piece with the van, he just becomes cartoony, and then dropping cement blocks on his foot etc, I just winced ( like he did 😉)
    And then him surviving at the end was just a misstep! (The late celebrated writer and Bond fan John Brosnan, stated you can't have two indestructible characters, the other being Bond of course, - though it's a good thing he didn't live to see NTTD! 😂)
  • R1s1ngs0nR1s1ngs0n France
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    No. 8 for me and it is almost purely for nostalgic reasons. I think he's the one henchman that gradually looses his appeal the older you get.
    He's got a couple of truly excellent scenes in both films (pyramids, carnival), but these are unfortunately few and far between as he's mainly played for laughs.
    Still has a soft spot for him thanks to Kiel's undeniable presence.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    Some great ominous moments there such as lurking in the shadows at Giza and looking half asleep in the train closet. Really like his intro when Stromberg calls him out next to Sandor. "Obeeey him."
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    When Jaws kills Fekkesh and Kalba, the film truly plays it like a horror flick. The music goes dark, the camera intensifies the moment, and Kiel disturbingly shows what may have been an actual pain face. As a kid, I struggled with some of these moments, and that's a compliment for a Bond film, usually a far cry from anything horriifc -- other than the French cab driver of course.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    Posts: 7,594
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    When Jaws kills Fekkesh and Kalba, the film truly plays it like a horror flick. The music goes dark, the camera intensifies the moment, and Kiel disturbingly shows what may have been an actual pain face. As a kid, I struggled with some of these moments, and that's a compliment for a Bond film, usually a far cry from anything horriifc -- other than the French cab driver of course.

    Haha idd. "No English." and then "My caaar!" :))
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,697
    GoldenGun wrote: »
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    When Jaws kills Fekkesh and Kalba, the film truly plays it like a horror flick. The music goes dark, the camera intensifies the moment, and Kiel disturbingly shows what may have been an actual pain face. As a kid, I struggled with some of these moments, and that's a compliment for a Bond film, usually a far cry from anything horriifc -- other than the French cab driver of course.

    Haha idd. "No English." and then "My caaar!" :))

    That scene always makes me cry.
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