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  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
    Posts: 5,634
    1 Elvis
    2 Plenty O Toole
    3 Domino Derval
    4 Mr Kil
    5 Stacy Sutton
    6 Christmas Jones
  • StirredNotShakenStirredNotShaken Toronto
    Posts: 2,400
    6: Chuck Farrell. I really feel they should've used one of the Tiger pilots or someone on security protecting the chopper, etc. That S&M scene is easily the single worst part of GoldenEye. I'm rectifying the whole thing in my novelization (which it seems no one has read... *sadface*).
    5: Mr. Kil. Self explanatory as is the rest of my list from here on in.
    4: Jaws (in Moonraker).
    3: Viliers. WHYYYYY DIDN'T THEY USE TANNER?
    2: Kronsteen. UUGH.
    1: Charles Grey's Blofeld.
  • bondbat007bondbat007
    Posts: 1,407
    5. JW Pepper-Live and Let Die/The Man With The Golden Gun
    4. Jaws-Moonraker
    3. Stacy- A View to a Kill
    2. Elvis- Quantum of Solace
    1. Dolly- Moonraker
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
    Posts: 12,459
    5. Christmas Jones
    4. Mr. Kil
    3. Rosie Carver
    2. Verity (Madonna)
    1. Jinx

    I am so surprised to see lists without Jinx on them! :O
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    edited March 2014 Posts: 45,489
    Willard Whyte
    Kamran Sha
    Pepper
    Rosie
    Dolly
    May Day

    I have avoided characters from the Brosnan films as they are so bad I do not really care who are in them or not.
  • SoundofthesinnersSoundofthesinners
    Posts: 3,236
    6. I can't believe it's not Blofeld
    5. Grayfeld
    4. Bibi Dahl
    3. Rosie Carver
    2. Jinx
    1. J.W. Pepper
  • delticminerdelticminer
    Posts: 115
    1. Sheriff Pepper
    2. Sheriff Pepper
    3. Sheriff Pepper
    4. Sheriff Pepper
    5. Sheriff Pepper
    6. Sheriff Pepper

    Huh?

    What do you mean that's cheating?

    Oh fine. In any case, I wish most of the cast of The Man with the Golden Gun, Bibi, Stacey and Jinx all probably shouldn't have been included as well.
  • royale65royale65 Caustic misanthrope reporting for duty.
    Posts: 4,422
    6. Plenty
    5. The comedy Police Sheriff from DAF
    4. The comedy Police Sheriff from AVTAK
    3. French Cabby from AVTAK
    2. Dolly
    1. Sheriff Bloody Pepper
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    edited March 2014 Posts: 23,562
    LIST 1: The 007 most intelligent Bond girls
    LIST 2: Your 007 favourite OT sequences by Maurice Binder
    LIST 3: Your 007 most annoying moments in a Bond film
    LIST 4: Rank the Aston Martin cars from the Bonds
    LIST 5: 007's 007 coolest moments
    LIST 6: Rank the non-Barry/Arnold scores
    LIST 7: Your 007 most sexy moments in the Bonds
    LIST 8: The 6 best moments of Bond in London
    LIST 9: The 007 best uses of the Bond Theme
    LIST 10: The 5 worst faces made by the Bonds
    LIST 11: Your top 10 PTS
    LIST 12: The 6 best scenes in OHMSS
    LIST 13: David Arnold's 6 finest moments in the Bonds
    LIST 14: The five nicest folks who ever played a part in a Bond film.
    LIST 15: Ranking the Glen directed Bonds.
    LIST 16: Rank the Blofelds (including NSNA and FYEO)
    LIST 17-65: The 5 worst moments in DN - The 5 best moments in SF.
    LIST 66-71: The 5 best things about Connery's Bond.- The 5 best things about Craig's Bond.
    LIST 72: The 5 best non-Bond roles for Sean Connery.
    LIST 73: Name 7 still living directors you want to do a Bond film.
    LIST 74: Five favourite franchises inspired by Bond.
    LIST 75-80: Five things the Moore Bond did that you never would. - Brosnan - Connery - Dalton - Craig - Lazenby
    LIST 81-85: Your 5 favourite one night stands from the 60s. - 2000s including SF.
    LIST 86: Six things NSNA did better than TB.
    LIST 87: Six Bonds that were significantly weaker than their predecessor.
    LIST 88: Six Bonds that were significantly stronger than their predecessor.
    LIST 89: Rank Arnold's Bond scores.
    LIST 90-114: The five most conspicuous characters (not Bond!) of DN-SF: coolest, prettiest, dumbest, funniest, most tragic.
    LIST 115: Rank your six favourite establishing shots.
    LIST 116: Five 'funny' moments you regret are in a Bond film.
    LIST 117: Rank your 6 favourite 007 moments in America.
    LIST 118: Who are the 7 dumbest Bond girls?
    LIST 119: Rank the John Barry scores
    LIST 120: Which six Bond girls have the loveliest face?
    LIST 121: Rank the M's (including NSNA and CR67)
    LIST 122: Your six favourite 'random' gadgets in Q's lab.
    LIST 123: Your six favourite conditions under which to watch a Bond film.
    LIST 124: Six moments when Bond came closest to defeat.
    LIST 125: 5 most amazing stunts ever performed in a Bond film.
    LIST 126: Six characters you wish had never been in a Bond film.

    <font color=orange size=5><b>LIST 127</b></font>

    <font color=green size=6> <b>Six locations from the Bond films that were totally underused.</b></font>
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 23,562
    6 - Beirut (TMWTGG) - We hardly ever saw more than a 2 x 3 m² dressing room.

    5 - Space (MR) The Brazilian Amazon are (MR)

    4 - Monaco (GE) - because it's such a great place for a Bond film.

    3 - Perla de las Dunas (QOS) - In the old days, Bond wouldn't merely have stormed the place, he would have booked a room in it first. ;-)

    2 - Sienna (QOS) - I saw a lot of turmoil but very little of Italy.

    1 - Bregenz (QOS) - Just shooting in and out really.
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
    Posts: 5,634
    1 Rio De Janeiro (Moonraker)

    2 Amsterdam (Diamonds)

    3 Paris (Thunderball, View to a Kill)

    4 Scotland (Skyfall)

    5 Bilbao (TWINE)

    6 Switzerland (Goldfinger)
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    Switzerland, GF
    Paris, TB
    Portugal, OHMSS
    New York, LALD
    Vienna, TLD
    Iceland, DAD
  • SaintMarkSaintMark
    Posts: 7,653
    Sienna (QoB)
    Amsterdam (DAF)
    Scotland (SF)
    Beirut (TMWTGG)
    Dakar (MR)
    ICeland (DAD)
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    edited March 2014 Posts: 23,562
    LIST 1: The 007 most intelligent Bond girls
    LIST 2: Your 007 favourite OT sequences by Maurice Binder
    LIST 3: Your 007 most annoying moments in a Bond film
    LIST 4: Rank the Aston Martin cars from the Bonds
    LIST 5: 007's 007 coolest moments
    LIST 6: Rank the non-Barry/Arnold scores
    LIST 7: Your 007 most sexy moments in the Bonds
    LIST 8: The 6 best moments of Bond in London
    LIST 9: The 007 best uses of the Bond Theme
    LIST 10: The 5 worst faces made by the Bonds
    LIST 11: Your top 10 PTS
    LIST 12: The 6 best scenes in OHMSS
    LIST 13: David Arnold's 6 finest moments in the Bonds
    LIST 14: The five nicest folks who ever played a part in a Bond film.
    LIST 15: Ranking the Glen directed Bonds.
    LIST 16: Rank the Blofelds (including NSNA and FYEO)
    LIST 17-65: The 5 worst moments in DN - The 5 best moments in SF.
    LIST 66-71: The 5 best things about Connery's Bond.- The 5 best things about Craig's Bond.
    LIST 72: The 5 best non-Bond roles for Sean Connery.
    LIST 73: Name 7 still living directors you want to do a Bond film.
    LIST 74: Five favourite franchises inspired by Bond.
    LIST 75-80: Five things the Moore Bond did that you never would. - Brosnan - Connery - Dalton - Craig - Lazenby
    LIST 81-85: Your 5 favourite one night stands from the 60s. - 2000s including SF.
    LIST 86: Six things NSNA did better than TB.
    LIST 87: Six Bonds that were significantly weaker than their predecessor.
    LIST 88: Six Bonds that were significantly stronger than their predecessor.
    LIST 89: Rank Arnold's Bond scores.
    LIST 90-114: The five most conspicuous characters (not Bond!) of DN-SF: coolest, prettiest, dumbest, funniest, most tragic.
    LIST 115: Rank your six favourite establishing shots.
    LIST 116: Five 'funny' moments you regret are in a Bond film.
    LIST 117: Rank your 6 favourite 007 moments in America.
    LIST 118: Who are the 7 dumbest Bond girls?
    LIST 119: Rank the John Barry scores
    LIST 120: Which six Bond girls have the loveliest face?
    LIST 121: Rank the M's (including NSNA and CR67)
    LIST 122: Your six favourite 'random' gadgets in Q's lab.
    LIST 123: Your six favourite conditions under which to watch a Bond film.
    LIST 124: Six moments when Bond came closest to defeat.
    LIST 125: 5 most amazing stunts ever performed in a Bond film.
    LIST 126: Six characters you wish had never been in a Bond film.
    LIST 127: Six locations from the Bond films that were totally underused.

    <font color=orange size=5><b>LIST 128</b></font>

    <font color=green size=6> <b>Your top 7 of male actors who have passed away but should have been in a Bond film.</b></font>
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    Posts: 16,333
    1. Peter Cushing
    2. Charles Bronson
    3. Jack Palance
    4. Peter Lorre
    5. Vincent Price
    6. Fess Parker
    7. Charles Napier
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    edited March 2014 Posts: 23,562
    7 - Vincent Price
    6 - Oliver Reed
    5 - Peter Ustinov
    4 - Klaus Kinski
    3 - Boris Karloff: He could have been a great menacing figure in the 60s or even 70s Bonds.
    2 - Philip Seymour Hoffman
    1 - Peter Cushing: It's a downright crime he was never cast in a Bond film.
    Murdock wrote:
    4. Peter Lorre

    @Murdock, excellent choice, sir! I thought about including him myself but then, he was in that television CR play from the 50s. Not saying much of course because that isn't a 'film' as such. ;-)
  • StirredNotShakenStirredNotShaken Toronto
    Posts: 2,400
    1: Peter O'Toole
    2: Peter Cushing (good one, Murdock; he could've been the quintessential Bond villain)
    3: Alec Guinness (could've been a fantastic Drax in a 60's Moonraker)
    4: William Holden (as Felix)
    5: Steve McQueen
    6: Anthony Perkins
    7: James Mason
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 23,562
    @StirredNotShaken, Mason is another fantastic example. He was so entertaining in North By North West. A different kind of baddie. A gentleman baddie and all the more menacing perhaps because of that. :-)
  • StirredNotShakenStirredNotShaken Toronto
    Posts: 2,400
    DarthDimi wrote:
    @StirredNotShaken, Mason is another fantastic example. He was so entertaining in North By North West. A different kind of baddie. A gentleman baddie and all the more menacing perhaps because of that. :-)

    Perhaps this is out of left field but aside from a villain, I could almost see him as M.
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
    edited March 2014 Posts: 12,459
    Ah, so many ... for today, here is my list:

    1. Marcello Mastroianni (I so wish! Sublime actor)
    2. Peter Ustinov (incredibly versatile!)
    3. Jack Palance (villain - oh yes!)
    4. Klaus Kinski (villain or despicably creepy henchman - oh yes!)
    5. Philip Seymour Hoffman (in any role, a great actor)
    5. Roddy McDowall (versatile, could do anything)
    6. John Gielgud (could be a great M, a good guy, but could also be an evil genius)
    7. Ernest Borgnine (excellent as good or bad guy)

  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
    Posts: 5,634
    1 Laurence Olivier
    2 Roy Scheider
    3 Oliver Reed
    4 Brad Davis
    5 Lee Van Cleef
    6 DeForest Kelley
    7 Edward Woodward
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    Jack Palance
    Peter Cushing
    Lon Chaney Jr
    Lee Van Cleef
    James Coburn
    Marlon Brando
    Bela Lugosi
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    Posts: 13,894
    1. Robert Mitchum
    2. Vincent Price
    3. Frank Sinatra
    4. David Warbeck
    5. Edward Woodward
    6. Klaus Kinski
    7. Kenneth Connor
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
    Posts: 12,459
    Oh, I like Brad Davis; thanks for mentioning him. Ditto Roy Scheider. :)

    And Brando, Olivier, and O'Toole - I adore them as actors and their talents were unique, three of the finest actors ever to live ... but I just cannot quite see them in a Bond film. Even so, I would have loved them to have done one, whether I can picture that easily or not.
  • BAIN123BAIN123
    Posts: 11,189
    James Mason is still my pick.
  • barryt007barryt007
    Posts: 19,339
    Oliver Reed gets my vote every time.
  • StirredNotShakenStirredNotShaken Toronto
    Posts: 2,400
    O'Toole could've been a brilliant sort of gentlemanly character in the 80's - 90's. Or an endearing British ally of Bond's in an earlier film. Imagine Peter as Sir James Moloney!
  • SaintMarkSaintMark
    Posts: 7,653
    David Niven
    George Sanders
    Oliver Reed
    Peter O'Toole
    Richard Burton
    Dirk Bogarde
    Jean Gabin
  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
    Posts: 5,080
    Sorry, as I'm a bit belated, but regarding "The top 5 characters you wish we're never in a Bond film": I forgot to include Kra from The Man With the Golden Gun. A truly awful character!
  • hildebrand_rarityhildebrand_rarity
    Posts: 316
    List 127:
    6. Talamone (QoS)-stunning location, but we only get one scene there
    5. Hamburg (TND)-all the action there is either in Carver's HQ or in the parking garage
    4. Amsterdam (DAF)-felt like Bond was a tourist
    3. London (every Bond film besides TWINE and SF)-we almost never get anything besides scenes at MI6
    2. Monaco (GE)-an ultimately Bondian locale
    1. Tangier (TLD)-never got a feel for such an interesting place
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