When you think about it, it was too big to properly conceal anyway. Matthew: Mine's a tossup, but both are from "Skyfall." I don't like how the new films look down on spy gadgets, and I thought the ridiculous little radio tracker that Q gives Bond was too juvenile to be taken seriously. Richard: The laser gun from the movie “Moonraker” is an atrocious addition to the franchise’s worst adaptation of a novel. Richard: I loved James Bond’s attaché case in the movie version of “From Russia With Love.” It had everything, including collapsible sniper rifle, dagger, and a cologne case filled with a tear gas cartridge that exploded when the briefcase was opened a specific way. Maybe it's just because "Gone Girl" made me a huge Rosamund fan, but I love the way she portrays the character that turns on James after it's revealed she's been working for Gustav Graves the entire time. And what about Pussy Galore? In the end, I have to choose Rosamund Pike's Miranda Frost. (Come to think of it, don't they all have two faces?) I love Eva Green as Vesper. I love the Bond girls with duplicitous natures, so there are many to choose from. Like Richard, I had problems with this one. Matthew: Miranda Frost, "Die Another Day" Her verbal jousting with Daniel Craig’s Bond is the closest a Bond girl has come to playing equal to 007. Vesper is wonderful in the film “Casino Royale.” Eva Green’s portrayal of the character is even better than she’s written in the book. Tatiana is great in the novel “From Russia With Love,” because she’s much more serious and focused on her duty to Mother Russia than she’s portrayed in the movie. So it’s a tie between Tatiana Romanova and Vesper Lynd. This one was impossible for me because I love most of them, the same way James Bond loves most of them. Richard: Novel: Tatiana Romanova, “From Russia With Love,” Film: Vesper Lynd, “Casino Royale,” portrayed by Eva Green. I think I'd rather see a Donald Trump-inspired villain, who, by the way, would say "You're fired" just before launching his victims from a rocket. There's just nothing fun in James Bond taking on the Rupert Murdoch of 007 films. It was the beginning of media moguls becoming super villains. "Tomorrow Never Dies" came out the following year. Elliot Carver already has everything, so why does he need better ratings for news station?įox News started in 1996. In “Casino Royale,” Le Chiffre is a down-on-his-luck gambler who desperately needs to pay off his employers or be killed. In the novel “Moonraker,” Hugo Drax is a former Nazi who hates the British. But “Tomorrow Never Dies” never answers the question of why. He’s a media mogul who wants better ratings. Richard: Elliot Carver, “Tomorrow Never Dies,” portrayed by Jonathan PryceĮlliot Carver’s motivations make no sense. If you haven’t seen this movie, drop whatever you’re doing and watch it now. After all, how many James Bond male villains can boast wearing cat-eye glasses? I’m not talking about Le Chiffre from 2006’s “Casino Royale.” I’m talking about the white tuxedo-clad, payphone exploding, baccarat table-levitating Orson Welles as Le Chiffre in the 1967 comedy “Casino Royale.” Its absurdity makes it amazing. My favorite Bond villain might be one you don’t know. Matthew: Le Chiffre, "Casino Royale," portrayed by Orson Welles. She was a billionaire’s daughter who was kidnapped, fell in love with her captor, became brainwashed to the point where she tactically planned her own father’s murder, and finally, played Bond the fool all so she could get her ultimate revenge against M. So much gets lost in the shuffle of the film “The World Is Not Enough,” but look past the riffraff and pay attention to the screenplay because Elektra King is one of the most sinister villains James Bond ever faced. Richard: Elektra King, “The World Is Not Enough,” portrayed by Sophie Marceau In honor of Bond coming full circle to its Spectre roots, Briggs and I are bringing you our bests and worsts from the James Bond universe. But with my limited knowledge, I'm still stepping up to the plate. Granted, Richard is far more versed in the Bond mythology than I am, so when he suggested we write up the best and worst of Bond throughout the years, I was daunted. With the latest release in the James Bond franchise, "Spectre," hitting theaters this weekend, my fellow geek Richard Briggs and I started getting nostalgic about all things 007.
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