Rank The Blofelds
Jarvio
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With the recent SPECTRE news I figured this would be a good time to rank the Blofelds from the official bond films.
1 - OHMSS Blofeld - Telly is the most convincing IMO. Very menacing and well-acted too.
2 - FRWL Blofeld - Very sinister and iconic that you can't see his face.
3 - TB Blofeld - The same as above, though I prefer the FRWL one.
4 - DAF Blofeld - I thought Charles Gray was ok actually. A bit underrated. I do prefer others though.
5 - FYEO Blofeld - Does this one even count? Ranked here for the laughs.
6 - YOLT Blofeld - I honestly thought he was unconvincing. And he looks like he belongs in a comic book.
Your thoughts?
1 - OHMSS Blofeld - Telly is the most convincing IMO. Very menacing and well-acted too.
2 - FRWL Blofeld - Very sinister and iconic that you can't see his face.
3 - TB Blofeld - The same as above, though I prefer the FRWL one.
4 - DAF Blofeld - I thought Charles Gray was ok actually. A bit underrated. I do prefer others though.
5 - FYEO Blofeld - Does this one even count? Ranked here for the laughs.
6 - YOLT Blofeld - I honestly thought he was unconvincing. And he looks like he belongs in a comic book.
Your thoughts?
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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Tbh I can't remember NSNA's Blofeld - haven't seen the film in some time
1 - Moore, 2 - Dalton, 3 - Craig, 4 - Connery, 5 - Brosnan, 6 - Lazenby
Max was probably my favorite Blofeld, although he didn't really get a chance to do much with the role.
1. GE 2. MR 3. OP 4. TMWTGG 5. TSWLM 6. TND 7. TWINE 8.DN 9. GF 10. AVTAK
2. Pleasance
3. Gray
2, Pleasance
3, Gray
4, Various unseen Blofelds.
2. Savalas (Most realistic)
3. Gray (Most redicilious and worst casted Bond villian)
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Savalas
Pleasance
Grey
Other Blofelds
No!
2.) FRWL - Great dialogue here.
3.) YOLT - Pleasance has the classic look and the reveal is most shocking.
4.) TB - Not as great dialogue, but purely sinister vibe.
5.) FYEO - Still makes me laugh. Obviously not a serious interpretation and only a PTS.
6.) DAF - Always bothers me that they tried to be serious at times, but became increasingly jokey. Off the drama from OHMSS, the tone just didn't sit right with me. On it's own he's fine. Love Charles Gray in YOLT, but this misses the mark for me.
2-Gray
3-faceless from FRwL/Tball
4-von Sydow
5-Savalas
6-FYEO Blofeld
Yep! The rest don't really even rank for me.
2 - TB Blofeld
3 - OHMSS Blofeld
4 - DAF Blofeld
5 - YOLT Blofeld
6 - FYEO Blofeld
If Von Sydow were allowed in, I would put him between 4 and 5.
I enjoyed YOLT Blofeld. He was really disturbing with a baby-ish innocent face with a giant scar and an unsettling demeanor.
OHMSS' Blofeld was good acting, but it reduced him to a normal human. Yea, he's strong, burly and intimidating but he definitely takes the fiction out of it.
DAF Blofeld was a drag queen talk show host and an embarassment of the series. The worst one.
FYEO's Blofeld wasn't great, but it was a great campy scene that addresses a serious part of the series.
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Pros and Cons Compendium (50 Years)
1) Pohlmann/Dawson
2) Savalas
3) Pleasence
4) Gray
4.5) von Sydow
5) Rietty/Hollis
6) Waltz
2) Savalas. Excellent performance and would've loved to see more of him but his face must've been disfigured and he must've suffered brain damage after he "branched out"
3) Pohlmann/Dawson. They let the cat do the talking for them.
4) Waltz. Maybe he is so high on this list as I am blinded by my enjoyment of Spectre. He has potential to climb up the list if I see him one more time.
5) Gray. He was great as that not-Japanese guy. Not Blofeld material but he does have some good lines but did he have to become a drag queen? The producers went into just about as much effort to make you laugh as I do in my videos.
6) Rietty/Hollis He never gave me a "freight". Not Blofeld material.