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Places that could be used as villain lair locations

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  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
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    That's recent memory for me. I still consider MR as one of the newer movies of the franchise.
  • zebrafishzebrafish <°)))< in Octopussy's garden in the shade
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    Pepper, you make yourself sound older than you are. 1979, that is 4 different Bond actors ago! But I agree, MR still looks pretty good.
  • zebrafishzebrafish <°)))< in Octopussy's garden in the shade
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    This is not a real place, but a montage for a proposed villa in Sochi.
    Still, it could inspire a villain's lair (and is aptly named Putin House).

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  • GerardGerard
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    Hotel Jested in Czechia :

  • SIS_HQSIS_HQ At the Vauxhall Headquarters
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    I think this could be a Bond villain lair, it gives Bond villain lair vibes to me.

    Although, I don't know about the location of this one:

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  • zebrafishzebrafish <°)))< in Octopussy's garden in the shade
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    Searched for the picture, it is most likely CGI.
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
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    Same here, maybe even AI. But it's not a real place...fortunately.
  • SIS_HQSIS_HQ At the Vauxhall Headquarters
    edited September 2023 Posts: 4,029


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  • UnivexUnivex
    edited September 2023 Posts: 6,960
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    Abandoned hotel in the Azores.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    edited September 2023 Posts: 41,118
    @Univex, that's a beautiful spot, and given the enormity of the building and all the roads and surrounding water, you could stick a lot of action into this one place.
  • LudovicoLudovico
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    @Univex : that's a great one! And it looks so perfectly remote too. Many of the buildings mentioned here are a bit too public. Not this one.

    It could also be a great setting for a horror movie.
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
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    @Univex, what an abominable atrocity to be built in this beautiful setting. I'd suppose that anyone being smart and educated enough to qualify as a Bond villain would not wish to be close to such a concrete-brutalist abomination like that. It's just awful, and the Portuguese or Azores government should have it demolished to save the countryside and never allow re-building in this place again.
  • UnivexUnivex
    edited September 2023 Posts: 6,960
    j_w_pepper wrote: »
    @Univex, what an abominable atrocity to be built in this beautiful setting. I'd suppose that anyone being smart and educated enough to qualify as a Bond villain would not wish to be close to such a concrete-brutalist abomination like that. It's just awful, and the Portuguese or Azores government should have it demolished to save the countryside and never allow re-building in this place again.

    Yes, I quite agree ;) Although it used to be quite the grand hotel. I know someone once called it the saddest hotel in the world.
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    @Univex, that's a beautiful spot, and given the enormity of the building and all the roads and surrounding water, you could stick a lot of action into this one place.
    Ludovico wrote: »
    @Univex : that's a great one! And it looks so perfectly remote too. Many of the buildings mentioned here are a bit too public. Not this one.

    It could also be a great setting for a horror movie.

    Yes, I think an opening shot of a modern Aston cruising around in roads that used to host the rally, and now are suitably paved, would be wonderful, as would a proper chase. The Azores could very well be an interesting location, if they used Portugal as a base for the film.

    Some more locations in the same island.

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  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    Univex wrote: »
    David-Rodrigues_-Sao-Mihuel_-Sete-Cidades-_-drone_-Vista-do-Rei_-clouds_-nuvens-3-1024x575.jpg

    800px-Abandoned_hotel_in_Vista_do_Rei_-_Azores_-_panoramio.jpg

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    Abandoned hotel in the Azores.

    If The Shining was in the James Bond universe.
  • SIS_HQSIS_HQ At the Vauxhall Headquarters
    edited July 14 Posts: 4,029
    From a Facebook Post by the Architectural Digest:
    Belém Tower (Portugal) is a 16th-century fortification located in Lisbon that served as a point of embarkation and disembarkation for Portuguese explorers and as a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon.

    Photographer: Peter Rajkai - @peter.rajkai [IG]

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  • LudovicoLudovico
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    How about a Greek island? Or one in Scandinavia? Somewhere that looks beautiful, scenic, peaceful. Or my usual suggestion: a remote medieval castle in Austria.
  • ArapahoeBondFanArapahoeBondFan Colorado
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    Murdock wrote: »
    Univex wrote: »
    David-Rodrigues_-Sao-Mihuel_-Sete-Cidades-_-drone_-Vista-do-Rei_-clouds_-nuvens-3-1024x575.jpg

    800px-Abandoned_hotel_in_Vista_do_Rei_-_Azores_-_panoramio.jpg

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    Abandoned hotel in the Azores.

    If The Shining was in the James Bond universe.

    Or just have it at Estes Park, Colorado lol.
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