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#1 White Persian

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Posted 22 May 2001 - 09:25 AM

Any Bond film is only as good as 007's enemy. Here are my top ten villains:

Auric Goldfinger
Rosa Klebb
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
(the Telly Savalas version)
Maximilian Largo (in Never Say Never Again)
Electra King
Dr Julius No
Francisco Scaramanga
Elliot Carver
(though I wish they'd kept Harmsway as his name)
Blofeld (Charles Gray version)
Blofeld (Max von Sydow version)

Top ten hench persons:
Oddjob
Red Grant
Fatima Blush
Dr Kaufman
Xenia Onatopp
Kronsteen
Stamper
Tee Hee
Emil Leopold Locque
Sandor
[Jaws was great in concept, but played way too uch for cheap laughs]

#2 Blue Eyes

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Posted 23 May 2001 - 01:54 PM

I'll be writing my own list very soon so hang around for it ;p

#3 White Persian

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Posted 23 May 2001 - 08:48 AM

Sorry, Mr Moon, I agree he's pretty good (or bad) but since AVTAK is one of my least favourite films, I'm afraid I overlooked him.

#4 Evil Doctor Cheese

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Posted 27 December 2001 - 01:52 PM

Favourite main villain? Has to be Blofeld doesn't it, him and Elektra. IMO we've not really had a decent villain for ages. Loved Max Zorin though! Christopher Walken rules!

As for the henchmen I like the FRWL ones Red Grant and Rosa Klebb.

#5 007luvchild

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Posted 01 January 2002 - 06:35 AM

What about the Media baron Eliot Carver? Isn't there one copy of the TND script where he owns amusement parks and so on. He has to be fairly wealthy, or just as wealthy as Max Zorin.

#6 Dr. Tynan

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Posted 27 December 2001 - 04:13 AM

Main villains:

1. Franz Sanchez

(Not sure what main villains come 2nd, 3rd etc)

Henchmen/women:

1. Dario

2. Mr. Wint

3. Jaws

4. Eric Kriegler

5. Emile Leopold Locque

#7 RossMan

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Posted 01 January 2002 - 02:36 AM

Double-Oh-Zero (30 Dec, 2001 08:44 p.m.):
Don't forget that Drax also bought the Eiffel Tower ;-)


That fact alone should be able to make him the richest villain.

Come to think of it, I never remembered the Eiffel Tower being for sale. :)

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Posted 29 July 2001 - 02:08 PM

I can't be bothered doing a whole list but my top 3 villains are:
1. Blofeld
2. Auric Goldfinger
3. Alex Trevelyan

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Posted 30 December 2001 - 11:29 AM

My favourite Bond villain:
Of course, it's Blofeld. All though as different versions, he has appeared in six EON movies, the most by any Bond villain - what a stayer!

vFRWL and vTB, even though never fully seen, was still able to project a menacing aura by the tone of his voice and the incessant stroking of The Cat. That simple action alone made those around him shiver and quake in their boots merely by stroking more energetically to indicate his "displeasure".

vYOLT was the best portrayed of this character. We finally got to see that face and no wonder it wasn't shown previously. His dry wit and expressionless face (for fear of splitting open that ghastly gash?) was bizarrely creepy and understated. Much like Dr. No in a way. While the Pleasance performance was criticised as been either too bland or too over-the-top (can't win can you), it is by far the best of the Blofelds, in my opinion. The merchandiser certainly agree as it's this version that's mostly used to depict him.

vOHMSS was menacing and more physical (apparently Peter Hunt didn't like vYOLT). But this time he seemed to have brushed off SPECTRE to hold the world to ransom for purely personal vanity. However, he had one distinction over the others in that he was able to bring Bond to his emotional knees.

vDAF was as camp as a row of tents! He is the polite English gentleman, but still wearing the Chairman Mao suit. Totally lacking any ruthlessness, this version is the least convincing.

vFYEO is Blofeld! Otherwise why bother with the whole pre-credit sequence in the first place. Nothing characteristic to observe here, just merely indicating that Blofeld finally gets killed once and for all. I'm sure it was EON's attempt to kill off the character in the minds of audiences to spoil any portrayal in the pending NSNA. It also ties up a loose end as it was not clearly defined that vDAF was killed at the end.

But as far as I'm concerned, the magic of cinema can determine that it's

"The End, But Blofeld Will Return"


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As for my favourite henchman:
It would have to be Oddjob. Somehow he actually appeared more sinister wearing that innocuous bowler hat in conjunction with the black suit. It was like camouflage.

Extremely loyal to his boss, he was willing to be blown up rather than let Bond try to disarm the bomb, even though Goldfinger locked him in.

Seemingly invulnerable in a fight and projecting raw power on the screen, it was his inability to speak that accentuated the sheer strength of the man.

I have always felt that the golf ball crushing scene was a euphemism for his wish of doing the same to Bond's you-know-whats.

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The best Bond villain ever would be a combination of the traits of both Blofeld and Oddjob, but I imagine that the name [censored] wouldn't get past the censors. :)

Sorry, old joke.

#10 007luvchild

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Posted 30 December 2001 - 04:19 PM

Villains:
Goldfinger
emilio Largo
Alec Trevelyan
The faceless Blofeld(FRWL,TB)
Sanchez
Max Zorin
Kananga
Scaramagna



Henchemen:
red grant
oddjob
gobinda


Femme Fatale
Naomi
Rosa Klebb
Fiona Volpe
Xenia Onatopp
Although underrated May Day (hey if she scare the living daylights out of Bond, that's make her a good Femme Fatale)

#11 mrmoon

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Posted 30 December 2001 - 04:30 PM

On the subject I've always wondered who is the richest villain.

It's between, Stromberg, Drax and Zorin.

Who do u think ?

#12 RossMan

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Posted 30 December 2001 - 05:16 PM

[quote]Blofeld's Cat (30 Dec, 2001 11:33 a.m.):
The best Bond villain ever would be a combination of the traits of both Blofeld and Oddjob, but I imagine that the name [censored] wouldn't get past the censors. :)
[quote]

lol :)
(Can he say that?)

#13 Mrs. Iona Havelock R.I.P.

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Posted 30 December 2001 - 05:38 PM

Henchman:
Dario 'likes his knife'
Milton 'Wavekrest' Krest
Ed 'old buddy' Killifer
Jaws
Emile Leopold Locque 'octaganal specs'
Gonzales 'can't swim'
Irma Bunt
General Orlov

Villains:
Karl Stromberg
Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Savalas)
Max Zorin 'a biological experiment'
Hugo Drax 'attempts to play the piano'
Franz 'loyalty' Sanchez

Worst villains/henchpeople:

Truman 'stockbroker' Lodge -LTK
Renard
Alec 'Yorkshire accent' Trevelyan
Stamper
Brad Whitaker
May Day 'likes older men aged 57'
Gobinda
Jaws (Moonraker)
Francisco 'water pistol' Scaramanga
Nick Nack 'annoying'
Kamal Khan 'a rare breed'

Worst characters:
Bill 'snooty' Tanner - For Your Eyes Only
Mary 'useless agent' Goodnight - The Man With The Golden Gun
Andrea Anders - The Man With The Golden Gun
Jorgi Koskov - The Living Daylights
Kara 'cello' Milovy - The Living Daylights
Sharkey 'fisherman sez sharkbite my [censored]' - LTK
Della Churchill-Leiter 'what about the guests?' - LTK
Dr. Christmas 'no qualifications' Jones - TWINE
Elliot Carver - TND
Smithers - For Your Eyes Only, Octopussy
James Bond - Roger Moore aged 57 - AVTAK
James Bond - Roger Moore aged 55 - Octopussy
Dolly
Corinne Dufour
Irina 'can't sing'
Natalya Simonova
Agent 009 - Octopussy
Agent 004 - The Living Daylights
Robert Brown's M
Charles Robinson
Q 'sinusitis' Algy - Never Say Never Again
Felix Leiter - John Terry in The Living Daylights
General Pushkin - The Living Daylights
Torro? - Octopussy
Mrs. Iona Havelock - For Your Eyes Only
Sir. Timothy Havelock - For Your Eyes Only

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Posted 28 July 2001 - 05:47 AM

Well, here's my list:
1. Blofeld
2. Elektra
3. 006 (Trevlyan....maybe no 1, lol).
4. Fransisco Scaramanga
5. Renard

Henchman:
1. Oddjob
2. Xenia Onatopp
3. Nick Nack
4. Jaws
5. Valentin

#15 Double_Oh_Second

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Posted 27 July 2001 - 05:07 PM

Villians:
1. Mr. Big/Kanaga.
2. Blofeld
3. Largo
4. Drax
5. Scaramanga
6. Goldfinger
7. Max Zorin
8. Alec Trevalyen

Henchpeople:
1. Oddjob
2. Grant
3. Tee Hee
4. Jaws
5. Renard

#16 Mr. X

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Posted 27 July 2001 - 09:17 AM

Favorite Villains

Elliot Carver
Franz Sanchez
Blofeld (Donald Pleasance version)
Auric Goldfinger
Doctor No

Favorite Henchmen

Jaws
Oddjob
Hans
Stamper
Doctor Kaufman

#17 RossMan

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Posted 30 December 2001 - 07:48 PM

mrmoon (30 Dec, 2001 04:30 p.m.):
On the subject I've always wondered who is the richest villain.

It's between, Stromberg, Drax and Zorin.

Who do u think ?


I think maybe Drax. He was able to afford many space shuttles, a space station with a radar jamming system, and scientists to develope the nerve gas from that plant, as well as have a hidden launching site built into an ancient temple without anyone knowing. And of course being able to finance assassins, the boats used to try and kill Bond in the jungle, numerous laser weapons to use in space, etc.

#18 Double-Oh-Zero

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Posted 30 December 2001 - 08:44 PM

Don't forget that Drax also bought the Eiffel Tower ;-)

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Posted 27 December 2001 - 06:34 PM

Here's my list, not in any particular order:

Villains:
1.006 Alec Trevelyan
2.Hugo Drax
3.Francisco Scaramanga
4.Blofeld(of course)
5.Goldfinger
6.Dr.No
7.Kanaga/Mr.Big

Henchmen:
1.Oddjob
2.Jaws
3.Boris Grishenko(does he count as a henchman? ??? )
4.Baron Samedi
5.Tee Hee (I like that name!)
6.Whisper
7.Xenia Onatopp ;-)

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Posted 02 January 2002 - 06:21 AM

Fransisco Scaramanga
1. The Third nipple is unforgettable
2. World's best assassin....it sort of gives him some respect (at being the best at somehting).
3. Money.....anyone would want to live on his island.
4. The golden gun is bloody great.
5. I love the way he treats bond as a house guest but later, with intentions to kill.

#21 Dr. Tynan

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Posted 27 December 2001 - 11:51 PM

I don't know about that Grishenko man.

I often wonder if Milton Krest would be classed as a henchman.

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Posted 28 December 2001 - 12:08 AM

My favourite Villain was:

Elliot Carver because when I see him, I think of me. Glasses, clever, calculative, sneaky, no good with the women...

Although, Auric Goldfinger grabs a close second in my list of villains extraordinaire.

My favourite henchman was:

Oddjob. I think its good to see that short people can still have a say in life and what goes on the world. I also think that he had guts to try and blow himself up with Bond, even though he failed.

I'll be writing my own list very soon so hang around for it ;p


Blue Eyes, that was on the 23rd of May, how long does it take to become very soon?

#23 Double-Oh-Zero

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Posted 28 December 2001 - 01:15 AM

I thought that Boris (from GE) would be a good choice because he double-crossed Natalya and the other programmers at Severnaya, then he went on to help 006 (almost) destoy London and steal money from banks through the computers. }>

#24 The Admiral

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Posted 25 June 2001 - 09:18 PM

A big list coming soon!

#25 RossMan

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Posted 25 June 2001 - 07:37 PM

My list,
1. Ernst StavroBlofeld
2.Fransisco Scaramanga
3.Max Zorin(I actually enjoyed AVTAK)
4.Auric Goldfinger
5.Dr. No
6. Emilio Largo
7.Elliot Carver
8. Brad Whittaker
9. Alec Trevelyan aka 006
10. Franz Sanchez
favourite henchpersons
1.Red Grant
2.Necros
3.Stamper
4. Oddjob
5.Gobinda
6.Xenia
7.Helga Brandt
8.Jaws
9.Renard

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Posted 11 June 2001 - 12:01 PM

Well, here's my list:
1. Blofeld - he's in so many films
2. Elektra - she had me fooled for most of the film
3. Goldfinger - if only for his line of 'I expect you to die, Mr. Bond'.
4. 006 - Wicked to the extreme, every bit Bond's equal.
5. Largo - the great villain in the great Bond film.

Henchman:
1. Oddjob - he is the first colourful character in Bond films.
2. Red Grant - he is just scary.
3. Xenia Onatopp - oh, yes, baby!
4. Rosa Klebb - she's got the kicks.
5. Stamper - he was great in TND's novelisation.

#27 White Persian

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Posted 07 June 2001 - 07:46 PM

Still waiting for that list, Blue Eyes.

#28 The Admiral

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Posted 22 May 2001 - 05:47 PM

My favourite would have to simply be Ernst Stavro Blofeld.

#29 mrmoon

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Posted 22 May 2001 - 07:05 PM

Hey White Persian, Wheres Max Zorin, he's my favourite.

#30 The Mastermind III

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Posted 29 May 2001 - 02:10 AM

Elektra's a whining bi*ch! :)

Villains:

Goldfinger
Largo
Zorin
Scaramanga
Trevelyan

Henchmen:

Jaws
OddJob
Red Grant
Xenia
Gobinda