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I agree re. Domino. For her relevance to the story, she feels a bit flat at times. But on the other hand you have the fantastic Fiona Volpe as one of the key characters too :D
As far as the 60's Bond girls go, Honor Blackman as Pussy Galore is probably the character that stands out the most to me. She's not necessarily "my type" either, nor is GF my favourite film of that decade, but Pussy Galore is one of the first characters I think about when Bond girls are mentioned.
Funny that both Honor Blackman and Diana Rigg starred in Bond coming from successful runs on The Avengers.
Speaking of Avengers, I slightly prefer Cathy Gale over Emma Peel because Blackman did the stunts in the series by herself, she knew Judo, and she's a bit more serious than Emma Peel.
Diana Rigg, well I prefer her better as Tracy, her Emma Peel character while sexy (her sexiest portrayal) lacked a bit of substance that Cathy Gale had, Peel was just all style, unlike in OHMSS, her acting had gravitas, her Emma Peel character was iconic though, but Diana Rigg's superb acting skills was not shown in that series, Tracy was really the highlight of her acting career for me (only to be rivaled by her Olenna Tyrell role in GoT).
Qualifying as truly sexy for me:
- Ursula
- Claudine
- Luciana
- Half the girls in CR67, especially Jacqueline Bisset
- Jane
- Corinne
- Bárbara
- Tanya
- Maryam
- Isabella
- Rosamund
- Eva
- Léa
- Ana
A few of the Bond girls came off less sexy in the Bonds that I usually find them to be:
- Britt (who I find stunning in The Wicker Man)
- Kim (who I find absolutely alluring in Batman)
- Sophie (whose haircut somehow spoiled the fun for me in TWINE)
- Halle (who seems to be gifted with eternal beauty, yet the shorter hair than Brosnan's in DAD puts me off)
Yes, Fiona is fantastic. I always say: should have been the main villain over Largo, who's much more boring and has less interaction with Bond than her.
Definitely: it showed that if they cast actual experienced actors rather than beauty queens they'd get something special. Which takes us back to CR67 and the way it cast its female characters to actually be capable with the lines and gags.
Your comment reminds me that I really need to give The Avengers a watch, @SIS_HQ. I only wish it was available on a streaming service here.
Although he should not have been a main villain, one could also put Jaws in the category of being more memorable than the main villain of the story – in both films he features in, IMO!
Very true. Bond girls were really hit and miss in that era, as far as acting ability goes. You could throw Karin Dor in the "experienced actors" category too, but Helga Brandt isn't the most most memorable character.