Rank Order The Main Villains From All 22 Official EON Bond Films
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For argument's sake, I'm not going to include NSNA or the 60's CR, but am only including the official 22 EON films.
Also, for argument's sake, I'm including only 1 main villain per film.
So, here it is, my ranking of the 22 main villains:
1 - Max Zorin (AVTAK) - He was just insane. Not only is Christopher Walken a great actor, but he pulled off the character of Zorin so well IMO. Gunning down his own men in the mine, as well as laughing before his own death, just shows how crazy he was.
2 - Francisco Scaramanga (TMWTGG) - Well what do ya know? My top 2 villains are from films that are regarded as not-so good. I'm not in love with TMWTGG as much as I am with AVTAK, but still I thought that Scaramanga was a fine and memorable villain, almost like bond's equal.
3 - Alec Trevelyan (GE) - Speaking of bond's equal..... that's how I see 006. A fine performance by Sean Bean in a fine movie.
4 - Ernst Stavro Blofeld (OHMSS) - I'm ranking all three Blofeld's differently.... and I think that the strongest, by far, was the OHMSS Blofeld... He just seemed more sinister to me.
5 - Kamal Khan (OP) - Now here's a suprise for people. I've always liked Kamal Khan - I thought he had great chemistry with Bond. (If Orlov is considered the main villain then I'd rank him between 14 and 15...)
6 - Auric Goldfinger (GF) - As some of you know, I don't love GF as much as most other bond fans. But still, I have to admit, Auric Goldfinger was a memorable, iconic villain, who had great dialogue.
7 - Elektra King (TWINE) - Screw Renard (who I'd rank between 19 and 20), Elektra was the main villain in this for me. Very interesting to have a female main villain, and IMO it worked perfectly.... Speaking of which...
8 - Rosa Klebb (FRWL) - I actually prefer Red Grant to Rosa Klebb (who I'd rank in 3rd place actually)... but I consider Rosa to be the main villain, with Red Grant as the henchman. But anyway, Rosa Klebb was a fine villain, pretty scary, and memorable.
9 - Franz Sanchez (LTK) - A great, memorable villain. Great performance by Robert Davi.
10 - Dr Julius No (DN) - Ahh, the original. He was a decent villain. Nothing outstanding to me, but he did have a good plan, and I also liked how you didn't properly see him until very late on in the film.
11 - Emilio Largo (TB) - Thunderball is one of my least favourite bond films. Nothing against it, but it just mainly bored me. However, Largo is, to be fair, one of the film's redeeming features. And the eyepatch rules.
12 - Ernst Stavro Blofeld (YOLT) - So why is this Blofeld a lot lower than the OHMSS one? To be honest, I'm not quite sure why. Not bad by all means, but he just didn't grab me like the OHMSS one did...
13 - Dr Kananga (LALD) - He was ok. LALD is perhaps my favourite bond film, for nostalgic reasons. But Kananga isn't exactly one of the reasons why I love the film so much... but he's still ok.
14 - Hugo Drax (MR) - I consider Drax to be the most evil villain of the lot. Many villains are in it for the money... Drax on the other hand wanted to exterminate all humanity full-stop. Can't get much more evil than that. He looked bored though all the way through the film...
15 - Le Chiffre (CR) - Kind of indifferent to him. But he was one of the more memorable 'recent' villains. It's a shame Bond himself didn't kill him though...
16 - Aristotle Kristatos (FYEO) - Not a strong villain really. But he did have his good points, and I liked how he tried to put the blame on Columbo. One of the most realistic bond villains.
17 - Ernst Stavro Blofeld (DAF) - Well, by far the weakest Blofeld for me. Charles just didn't pull it off as well as the others IMO. However, it's still Blofeld afterall... The cross-dressing scene doesn't bother me due to being so hilarious.
18 - Georgi Koskov (TLD) - I consider him the main villain rather than Brad Whitaker. Anyway... this is where the main bond villains get bad IMO. Koskov was just a weasel. The only reason why he's beating a handful is because he succeeded in getting people to believe he was a good guy (for a while, anyway). (If Whitaker is considered the main villain, then I'd rank him bottom of the entire pile - nothing about him that I liked whatsoever).
19 - Elliot Carver (TND) - Ok, Carver has the most ridiculous plot ever. I fail to take a Rupert Murdoch-esque bond villain seriously. Carver USED to be my all-time least favourite villain. However, I've changed my mind. Why? Because at least he's memorable.
20 - Gustav Graves (DAD) - By all means, a weak villain. However, if Toby Stephens could actually act in this, then he would probably shoot up a few places.
21 - Karl Stromberg (TSWLM) - This man sat down on his chair for like, 95% of his screen time?
22 - Dominic Greene (QOS) - Now I have nothing against Dominic Greene. And he was acted well. But for a bond villain, he was just far too forgettable for me.
Now let's see your lists! :007)
Also, for argument's sake, I'm including only 1 main villain per film.
So, here it is, my ranking of the 22 main villains:
1 - Max Zorin (AVTAK) - He was just insane. Not only is Christopher Walken a great actor, but he pulled off the character of Zorin so well IMO. Gunning down his own men in the mine, as well as laughing before his own death, just shows how crazy he was.
2 - Francisco Scaramanga (TMWTGG) - Well what do ya know? My top 2 villains are from films that are regarded as not-so good. I'm not in love with TMWTGG as much as I am with AVTAK, but still I thought that Scaramanga was a fine and memorable villain, almost like bond's equal.
3 - Alec Trevelyan (GE) - Speaking of bond's equal..... that's how I see 006. A fine performance by Sean Bean in a fine movie.
4 - Ernst Stavro Blofeld (OHMSS) - I'm ranking all three Blofeld's differently.... and I think that the strongest, by far, was the OHMSS Blofeld... He just seemed more sinister to me.
5 - Kamal Khan (OP) - Now here's a suprise for people. I've always liked Kamal Khan - I thought he had great chemistry with Bond. (If Orlov is considered the main villain then I'd rank him between 14 and 15...)
6 - Auric Goldfinger (GF) - As some of you know, I don't love GF as much as most other bond fans. But still, I have to admit, Auric Goldfinger was a memorable, iconic villain, who had great dialogue.
7 - Elektra King (TWINE) - Screw Renard (who I'd rank between 19 and 20), Elektra was the main villain in this for me. Very interesting to have a female main villain, and IMO it worked perfectly.... Speaking of which...
8 - Rosa Klebb (FRWL) - I actually prefer Red Grant to Rosa Klebb (who I'd rank in 3rd place actually)... but I consider Rosa to be the main villain, with Red Grant as the henchman. But anyway, Rosa Klebb was a fine villain, pretty scary, and memorable.
9 - Franz Sanchez (LTK) - A great, memorable villain. Great performance by Robert Davi.
10 - Dr Julius No (DN) - Ahh, the original. He was a decent villain. Nothing outstanding to me, but he did have a good plan, and I also liked how you didn't properly see him until very late on in the film.
11 - Emilio Largo (TB) - Thunderball is one of my least favourite bond films. Nothing against it, but it just mainly bored me. However, Largo is, to be fair, one of the film's redeeming features. And the eyepatch rules.
12 - Ernst Stavro Blofeld (YOLT) - So why is this Blofeld a lot lower than the OHMSS one? To be honest, I'm not quite sure why. Not bad by all means, but he just didn't grab me like the OHMSS one did...
13 - Dr Kananga (LALD) - He was ok. LALD is perhaps my favourite bond film, for nostalgic reasons. But Kananga isn't exactly one of the reasons why I love the film so much... but he's still ok.
14 - Hugo Drax (MR) - I consider Drax to be the most evil villain of the lot. Many villains are in it for the money... Drax on the other hand wanted to exterminate all humanity full-stop. Can't get much more evil than that. He looked bored though all the way through the film...
15 - Le Chiffre (CR) - Kind of indifferent to him. But he was one of the more memorable 'recent' villains. It's a shame Bond himself didn't kill him though...
16 - Aristotle Kristatos (FYEO) - Not a strong villain really. But he did have his good points, and I liked how he tried to put the blame on Columbo. One of the most realistic bond villains.
17 - Ernst Stavro Blofeld (DAF) - Well, by far the weakest Blofeld for me. Charles just didn't pull it off as well as the others IMO. However, it's still Blofeld afterall... The cross-dressing scene doesn't bother me due to being so hilarious.
18 - Georgi Koskov (TLD) - I consider him the main villain rather than Brad Whitaker. Anyway... this is where the main bond villains get bad IMO. Koskov was just a weasel. The only reason why he's beating a handful is because he succeeded in getting people to believe he was a good guy (for a while, anyway). (If Whitaker is considered the main villain, then I'd rank him bottom of the entire pile - nothing about him that I liked whatsoever).
19 - Elliot Carver (TND) - Ok, Carver has the most ridiculous plot ever. I fail to take a Rupert Murdoch-esque bond villain seriously. Carver USED to be my all-time least favourite villain. However, I've changed my mind. Why? Because at least he's memorable.
20 - Gustav Graves (DAD) - By all means, a weak villain. However, if Toby Stephens could actually act in this, then he would probably shoot up a few places.
21 - Karl Stromberg (TSWLM) - This man sat down on his chair for like, 95% of his screen time?
22 - Dominic Greene (QOS) - Now I have nothing against Dominic Greene. And he was acted well. But for a bond villain, he was just far too forgettable for me.
Now let's see your lists! :007)
1 - LALD, 2 - AVTAK, 3 - LTK, 4 - OP, 5 - NTTD, 6 - FYEO, 7 - SF, 8 - DN, 9 - DAF, 10 - TSWLM, 11 - OHMSS, 12 - TMWTGG, 13 - GE, 14 - MR, 15 - TLD, 16 - YOLT, 17 - GF, 18 - DAD, 19 - TWINE, 20 - SP, 21 - TND, 22 - FRWL, 23 - TB, 24 - CR, 25 - QOS
1 - Moore, 2 - Dalton, 3 - Craig, 4 - Connery, 5 - Brosnan, 6 - Lazenby
1 - Moore, 2 - Dalton, 3 - Craig, 4 - Connery, 5 - Brosnan, 6 - Lazenby
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2. Franz Sanchez - Probably the scariest villain of the lot. Ruthless, evil yet I can't help but help respecting him for valuing loyalty.
3. Dr Kananga - I personally love Kananga as a villain. Can't put my finger on it but I feel he worked really well.
4. Alex Trevelyan 006 - As mentioned above, Bonds equal in all areas. Genuinly menacing.
5. Le Chiffre - Definately deserves a higher ranking. As creepy and as menacing as he is he also has a great vulnerability (usually a weakness with Bond villains but this works really well).
6. Dr No - Shame he doesn't appear in more of the film but perhaps that works. Really creepy villain and a good death to boot.
7. Francisco Scaramanga - I actually feel Christopher Lee was wasted as Scaramanga yet he still somehow made this villain really great. With a better script he would probably be top of the list.
8. Drax - Pure evil and his dialogue with Bond works really well for me.
9. Blofeld (OHMMS) - Agree that he is the best Blofeld. Again the dialogue with Bond is great, he's the most convincing in combat and we get to see him ski! Still perhaps a little too 'friendly' with Bond in some scenes.
10. Auric Goldfinger - A classic villain but there's something that stops me ranking him higher up the list.
11. Largo - I agree that the film is quite slow paced but Largo is a highlight. Yes the eyepatch does rule!
12. Kristatos - A more realistic Bond villain. Hardly exciting but is menacing enough to make him believeable as a threat to Bond.
13. Blofeld (YOLT) - Scary and threatening but I couldn't imagine him engaging in hand to hand combat with Bond like the Savalas incarnation.
14. Rosa Klebb - Considering she doesn't do alot in the film she actually has enough screen presence to make mid-table in my list. If Red Grant's considered the main villain then I'd put him in the top 3.
15. Blofeld (DAF) - The weakest Blofeld and way too well mannered and chummy with Bond. Having said that if he was called anything other than Blofeld I would have liked him so I'll put him a tad higher on my list.
16. Kamal Kahn - A bit too smooth talking and a bit camp to be scary. Preferred Gobinda.
17. Elektra King - Very smart, very cunning but still just doesn't do it for me.
18. Karl Stromberg - Not memorable really. Jaws stole the show in TSWLM.
19. Elliot Carver - In some ways I like him but in other ways he annoys me. Could have been worked a little better.
20. Koskov - Yes he's definately weasely, a coward, and too OTT. Don't like him.
21. Dominic Greene - Severely underwritten. A waste.
22. Gustav Graves - Annoying little swine with a face I just want to punch.
1. Franz Sanchez -
By far my favorite villain that Bond has ever had. He might not be as iconic as Goldfinger or as classic as Blofeld, but to me Robert Davi is one of the reasons why LTK is such a darn good movie. He isn't your average 'world domination in hollow volcano' villian. He's a typical business man, enjoying the life, while also being a ruthless druglord. Loyalty is his thing. He was very believable, you would almost believe guys like this excist in the world. He pulled of the accent perfectly as well! - TOP NOTCH
2. Fransisco Scaramanga -
Excellent villian. Really liked the concept behind his character. World's greatest assassin, the golden gun was classic, and Chris Lee is just great in the role. Proberbly the main reason I TMWTGG keeps me entertained from start to finish while being a pretty average Bond movie...
3. Alec Trevelyan
Bond going up against 006 is another excellent idea. Sean Bean was great in the role, and I think Goldeneye is one of the view Bond villians that kind of 'lives up to it's potential' in my opinion.
4. Auric Goldfinger
Classic, iconic, and by far my favorite villian from the 60'ies. His Fort Knox plan was highly enjoyable to watch, it didn't make much sense that he explained his plan to those gangsters only to kill them with the nerve gas moments after, but hey - it still was a great scene right?!
5. Elektra King
I also consider Elektra the main villian of TWINE, and being the only female main villian in the franchise makes for a very unique spot. Sophie Marceau did a great job.
6. Emilio Largo
Another excellent classic villian. He seemed very proffessional and dedicated to SPECTRE.
7. Max Zorin
It's Christopher Walken... That almost should say enough. This guy was a freakin' maniac, AVTAK was kind of an average Bond movie but he was a powerful villian. (Kind of like with TMWTGG)
8. Kamal Kahn
He was a pretty underestimated villian, I've always enjoyed his performance.
9. Le Chiffre
Proberbly the only descent and intresting villian in recent years. Excellent performance and really seemed like a classic Bond villian once again.
10. Hugo Drax
Liked him a lot, very over the top evil genius. But very Bond-like. Great performance once again.
11. Dr. No
The very first main villian, it was cool that the holded him of for so long, you knew he was coming, hell, the movie was even named after him... Joseph Wiseman did great, I liked how he seemed so 'inhuman' by not ever blinking his eye when he was talking.. But there have definitely been better villians!
12. Blofeld (YOLT)
This guy is proberbly the most classic and iconic villian that Bond ever got. I personally liked YOLT a lot, and think he fitted in with the movie perfectly. Sure he was a little bit cartoony, but you gotta love all the 60'ies fantasy behind it!
13. Blofeld (OHMSS)
Performance wise, proberbly a lot better then Donald Pleasance. And he fitted well with his movie. Donald wouldn't have worked in this one. However, I do preffer Pleasance over him.
14. Rosa Klebb
She did an excellent job during the times she had screentime. I read the FRWL novell, and always pictured her in the role. I think she came very close to the book version of the character.
15. Kristatos
Pretty plain villian, though a good performance in a very good movie. On first viewing it's kind of nice how he first seemed to be the alie, but of course later on you already know..
16. Mr. Big / Kananga
Never found him to intresting, I think he did okay. His Mr. Big Costume was REALLY bad, I immediatly noticed on first viewing. And his death was really a big handpalm moment...
17. Karl Stromberg
Starred in a movie that I personally think is top 5 worthy. However he as the main villian really wasn't that memaroble. His voice was pretty powerful (I think he was dubbed?). I've heared Blofeld was supposed to be the main villian of TSWLM but since Kevin MCclory had the rights to that character, it became Stromberg. Great movie, weak main villian.
18. Eliot Carver
Weak unintresting main villian. His sceam seemed absolutly redicilious. (Of course that happens a lot in the Bond movies, but he really didn't work well for me..)
19. Georgi Koskov
Just like me this guy is Dutch, and just like me his name is Jeroen. Nonetheless I have no personall weakness towards him as all. His performance was weak, didn't really like him much.
20. Gustav Graves
Once again, they go for a pretty intresting concept behind the character in a Brosnan movie, much like with Renard. "His face is modeled after Bond.." Always thought they could have gone a little bit deeper into that. His robocop suit was redicilious. He was only intresting during the fencing.
21. Blofeld (DAF)
TERRIBLE casting, in a TERRIBLE James Bond movie. He even dressed in drag. No where near the menacing Blofeld as he first started out in FRWL
22. Dominic Greene
Proberbly my least favorite, though performance wise Mathieu Amalric did what he could, and that was okay. But the character itself was just plain and boring. I think I already forgot his name the moment I walked out of the theathre, and didn't even know his henchman (who was even more forgetable) was named Elvis untill later research...
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2-Alec Trevelyan (GE) A terrific actor in a terrific role.
3-Franz Sanchez (LTK) Possibly THE most realistic villain, yet totally right for this Bond entry.
4-Karl Stromberg (TSWLM) Yeah, I know, but I liked his presence, and liked his webbed fingers (imagine the plastic surgeon's reaction to being ordered to do THAT!)- also, ever notice that he & Mr. Schubert from Man From Atlantis had exactly the same plan for the world?
5-Elliot Carver (TND) I don't care what anyone says, watching Carver dig his way into madness was fun.
6-Dr No (DN) A brilliant first villain; Weisman nailed it.
7-Auric Goldfinger (GF) Classic Bond villain, great dialogue.
8-Elektra King (TWINE) Warped is always interesting, especially with an actress this good.
9-Rosa Kleb (FRWL) Whatta evil biotch.
10-Emilio Largo (TB) Good presence, nice dispatch.
11-Kamal Khan (OP) He was a much better bad guy than I remembered!
12-Georgi Koskov (TLD) Weasle? Yes. But I SO liked seeing him taken away, knowing he was going kick a bucket soon enough.
13-Max Zorin (AVTAK) Who played him was more interesting than the actual character.
14-Hugo Drax (MR) His deadpan delivery was fabulous.
15-Ernst Stavro Blofeld (DAF) To be honest, I didn't like any Blofeld a whole lot (except in Thunderball), but Charles had some good lines.
16-Le Chiffre (CR) Not bad.
17-Dr Kananga (LALD) Great actor, stupid death.
18-Ernst Stavro Blofeld (OHMSS) Who loves ya, baby?
19-Aristotle Kristatos (FYEO) Meh.
20-Ernst Stavro Blofeld (YOLT) Fun, from a certain POV.
21-Dominic Greene (QOS) Forgettable.
22-Gustav Graves (DAD) A silly twerp.
#1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
2. Franz Sanchez (Licence to Kill)
3. Max Zorin (A View to a Kill)
4. Francisco Scaramanga (The Man with the Golden Gun)
5. Le Chiffre (Casino Royale)
6. Ernst Stavro Blofeld (On Her Majesty's Secret Service)
7. Julius No (Dr. No)
8. Auric Goldfinger (Goldfinger)
9. Rosa Klebb (From Russia with Love)
10. Elektra King (The World is Not Enough)
11. Ernst Stavro Blofeld (You Only Live Twice)
12. Emilio Largo (Thunderball)
13. Elliot Carver (Tomorrow Never Dies)
14. Gustav Graves (Die Another Day)
15. Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Diamonds are Forever)
16. Karl Stromberg (Live and Let Die)
17. Hugo Drax (Moonraker)
18. Kananga (Live and Let Die)
19. Aristotle Kristatos (For Your Eyes Only)
20. Georgi Koskov (The Living Daylights)
21. Kamal Khan (Octopussy)
22. Dominic Greene (Quantum of Solace)
I think a lot of the villains on my list would have been given higher rankings if it wasn't for the fact that some of them have one big disappointing aspect. For example, a villain without a satisfying exit will usually lose out with me, such as Koskov (the villain of The Living Daylights, probably my all-time favourite Bond film) and Kananga.
I actually liked Dominic Greene as a villain, so I think the main reason he's stuck at the bottom is that we were promised a lot more before the film's release. So if I hadn't been keeping up to date on the film's production, then I probably would have scored him higher.
Hugo Drax would have had a much higher ranking if it wasn't for the fact that his plot was almost identical to that of Stromberg - the villain of the previous film.
I really enjoyed Charles Gray's performance as a villain (Diamonds are Forever), but as Blofeld - i.e. Bond's iconic nemesis - he didn't fit, and that made him drop down a few for me.
Gustav Graves seems to be higher on my list than anyone else so far; believe it or not, he too would have been higher up - possibly even scraping the top 10 - if he hadn't had such a useless plot. I mean, he builds this giant superweapon capable of destroying pretty much any man-made structure on the planet, and yet his core intention is to use it to destroy a minefield... wha?? :L
Competition between the top two was tough for me; I think Sanchez is probably fundamentally the best villain, definitely the most three-dimensional. In general, he's an evil bastard, but he's such a top lad to those who are loyal to him that I actually thought "aw, that's a shame" when Bond betrayed him. However, Trevelyan takes the gold for me, more due to nostalgic value than anything else, since GoldenEye was my first Bond film. However, even if I had ranked Sanchez first, Trevelyan would have still been miles ahead of the crowd - he just has it all.
#1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
I never would have guessed :P
Here are my top 10 (after the top 10 I have no strong opinions).
1. Franz Sanchez (LTK)
2. Electra King (TWINE)
3. Auric Goldfinger (GF)
4. Karl Stromberg (TSWLM)
5. Kristatos (FYEO)
6. Rosa Klebb (FRWL)
7. Hugo Drax (MR)
8. Emilio Largo (TB)
9. Dominic Greene (QS)
10. Elliot Carver (TND)
Side note: I love TLD and I love Koskov. But I would like to respectfully suggest that the main villain in TLD is Brad Whitaker: admittedly a less interesting character than Koskov, but higher up in the film's evil chain of command. This might also address Scrummy's dissatisfaction with the way the villain was dispatched at the end of TLD.
I think it would be safe to say that they're BOTH the main villain, as it seems to me that there isn't any hierarchy between them whatsoever (except that Necros is the henchman). Since it is just a trading ring, there doesn't need to be a chain of command between them; however, if there HAD to be only one, I would still say it's Koskov, as he has more of the 'mastermind' trait in the way he deceives everyone in MI6.
I'd personally say that Koskov was the main villain rather than Whitaker. True, Whitaker is higher up in the chain of command, but by that logic wouldn't Blofeld be the main villain of FRWL? I always saw Koskov as the main villain in TLD simply because he has more interaction/chemistry with bond. And as has been pointed out, he deceived everyone in MI6. And on top of all this, he has more screen time than Whitaker.
Still though, people will see it differently. And the "who is the main villain" debate seems to apply to 4 bond films: TLD, FRWL, TWINE, and OP (Who I'd say are Koskov, Klebb, King, and Khan respectively - oh look, 4 K's
1 - Moore, 2 - Dalton, 3 - Craig, 4 - Connery, 5 - Brosnan, 6 - Lazenby
1) Blofeld-Charles Gray
2) Emilio Largo
3) Scaramanga
4) Stromberg
5) Hugo Drax
6) Dr. No
7) Kananga
8) Franz Sanchez
9) Goldfinger
10) Max Zorin
1 Scaramanga (GF) - He seriously should have played James Bond at some point.
2 Goldfinger (GF) - Pretty much invented what a great villain is.
3 Raoul Sillva (SF) - Like the Joker, he was totally immersed in his role.
4 Alec Trevelyan (GE) - great acting, all around solid villain.
5 Elektra King (TWINE) - a unique take on things.
6 Emilio Largo (TB) - surly, sadistic, sharp, imposing. all around great.
7 Max Zorin (AVTAK) - megalomania at its finest.
8 Franz Sanchez (LTK) - a pretty smart efficient hot-headed drug lord
9 Rosa Klebb (FRWL) - you don't want to get on her bad side.
10 Blofeld (YOLT) - his baby-like face and subtle tone makes him disturbing.
11 Blofeld (OHMSS) - an average guy but certainly tough and rough
12 Le Chiffre (CR) - His staredown with Craig/Bond is quite intimidating.
13 Dr. Julius No (DN) - Great villain but way under-utilized.
14 Kananga - Clever, with wit, vicious but no more sadistic than he needs to be.
15 Hugo Drax (MR) - Looked the part and played it well, but underdeveloped.
16 Gustav Graves (DAD) - I liked the backstory to him, and he's obnoxious (good for a villain)
17 Dominic Greene (QOS) - understated and has a disturbing smug George W. Bush kinda grin
18 Kamal Kahn (OP) - a refined gentleman slash swindler. decent but doesnt' stand out
19 Karl Stromberg (TSWLM) - who he is is interesting. but he's pretty sedentary.
20 Brad Whitaker (TLD) - a crazed western military fanatic. the role had potential.
21 Elliot Carver (TND) - a Murdoch/Heart clone ; but he's not that scary for a media mogul. not convincing.
22 General Medrano (QOS) - typical banana-republic guerilla leader. a bit imposing.
23 Aristotle Kristatos (FYEO) - standard villain who wants money (and abuses his daughter). boring.
24 Georgi Koskov (TLD) - already forgetting him. nothing that stands out.
25 Blofeld (DAF) - a total mockery.
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Pros and Cons Compendium (50 Years)
1. Raoul Silva - Just a complete and utter creepy psychopath. Through and though. (Then again, when you think about it, M made him that way.)
2. Dominic Greene - Not many people liked the character; but I thought he was extremely interesting. How can such a measly petty little man have so much power over things? Who gave him that power? He may have a looked like a scrawny weasel, but he was quite intimidating at times.
3. Franz Sanchez - Pretty tough and powerful for a simple drug-dealer...
4. Le Chiffre - Powerful, creepy and smart, but at the same time, someone's little puppet.
My worst?
Aristotle Kristatos - Boring. Uninteresting. Dull. Very little reason to a villain. Just... meh.
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10. Gustav Graves - Good idea, bad execution.
9. Goldfinger - A good villain, but I think there are some better.
8. Franz Sanchez - A pure evil guy who you can't wait to see die. But he does blow up people's heads.
7. Elliot Carver - All that for ratings? That's pretty evil.
6. Blofeld (DAF) - Gray's voice just sounds like a Blofeld. But he should have got a better send off.
5. Elektra King - I just love the fact that the woman bond loves is the villain. And she's quite evil as well, killing her own dad.
4. Silva - A Connery/Moore type villain in the 21st century.
3. Alec Travelyan - Love the plot of him being 006, and is very memorable.
2. Hugo Drax - A villain who wants to destroy everything on earth. Can't get much more evil.
1. Max Zorin - A psycho. He laughs before he is thrown off a bridge, murders his men and it's Christopher Walken.
And I thought I was the only one who liked Drax and Zorin.
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Pros and Cons Compendium (50 Years)
1 - Max Zorin (AVTAK)
2 - Franz Sanchez (LTK)
3 - Raoul Silva (SF)
4 - Francisco Scaramanga (TMWTGG)
5 - Ernst Stavro Blofeld (OHMSS)
6 - Elektra King (TWINE)
7 - Auric Goldfinger (GF)
8 - Kamal Khan - RIP btw (OP)
9 - Dr Julius No (DN)
10 - Dr Kananga (LALD)
11 - Alec Trevelyan (GE)
12 - Le Chiffre (CR)
13 - Ernst Stavro Blofeld (DAF)
14 - Emilio Largo (TB)
15 - Rosa Klebb (FRWL)
16 - Aris Kristatos (FYEO)
17 - Karl Stromberg (TSWLM)
18 - Hugo Drax (MR)
19 - Gustav Graves (DAD)
20 - Elliot Carver (TND)
21 - Georgi Koskov (TLD)
22 - Ernst Stavro Blofeld (YOLT)
23 - Dominic Greene (QOS)
1 - Moore, 2 - Dalton, 3 - Craig, 4 - Connery, 5 - Brosnan, 6 - Lazenby
AJB007 Favorite Film Rankings
Pros and Cons Compendium (50 Years)
Raoul Silva
Auric Goldfinger
Dr Kananga
Franz Sanchez
Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Savalas)
Kamal Khan
Dr No
Max Zorin
Alec Trevelyan
Hugo Drax
Francisco Scaramanga
Aris Kristatos
Rosa Klebb
Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Gray)
Brad Whittaker
Elektra King
Emilio Largo
Le Chiffre
Elliot Carver
Karl Stromberg
Georgi Koskov
Dominic Greene
Gustav Graves
Dr No
Alec Trevelyan
Franz Sanchez
Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Pleasance)
Dominic Greene
Brad Whittaker
Elliot Carver
Georgi Koskov
Auric Goldfinger
Francisco Scaramanga
Elektra King
Dr Kananga
Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Savalas)
Kamal Khan
Gustav Graves
Max Zorin
Karl Stromberg
Hugo Drax
Aris Kristatos
Rosa Klebb
Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Gray)
Emilio Largo
Le Chiffre
Raoul Silva
#1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
AJB007 Favorite Film Rankings
Pros and Cons Compendium (50 Years)
AJB007 Favorite Film Rankings
Pros and Cons Compendium (50 Years)
#1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
AJB007 Favorite Film Rankings
Pros and Cons Compendium (50 Years)
#1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS