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I had him at #11, @peter. And I am known as McClory's biggest hater. ;-)
I'd say NSNA's Felix and henchlady could give their Eon counterparts a serious run for their money. I find NSNA's motorcycle chase more entertaining than a fair number of Eon's vehicle chases too (though I know you're not a fan of that scene).
That was me. I don't think at all that FYEO supposedly lacks menace. The real main villain, in a Blofeld-like withdrawn way, is Gogol imo (a likeable one, though). There are the Cold War implications, the sinking of the St. Georges, Kriegler, the supposedly deadly Columbo with his organization etc.
Kristatos fits in really well as someone who can manipulate MI6 and Bond into thinking he's an ally when he's one of their greatest enemies and who can set up the innocent Columbo as the culprit. And who provides a nice plot twist.
I much prefer it this way, to have a villain without much personal menace, but with a high-stakes plot, than to have a personally menacing one; I usually dislike those a lot (and sometimes they even have terribly low-stakes plots).
SOPHIE MARCEAU
as Elektra King
in THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH
Elektra appears to be a very divisive character as she has both her loyal fans as well as quite a few detractors.
Six bottom 5’s were noted, of which her lowest score was one penultimate placement.
On the other hand however, she received two gold medals as well. There was also one 6th place, one 7th, one 9th and two 10th places, giving her seven top 10’s in total.
Her most frequent placement was 18th, on four occasions.
Elektra King received a total of 114 points, coming in as the runner-up of the Brosnan era.
1. Ernst Stavro Blofeld (OHMSS)
2. Dr. Julius No
3. Francisco Scaramanga
4. Alec Trevelyan
5. Raoul Silva
6. Franz Sanchez
7. Maximillian Zorin
8. Le Chiffre
9. Dr. Kananga
10. Elektra King
11. Auric Goldfinger
12. Elliot Carver
13. Rosa Klebb
14. Ernst Stavro Blofeld (YOLT)
15. Dominic Greene
16. Aristotle Kristatos
17. Emilio Largo
18. Hugo Drax
19. Karl Stromberg
20. Kamal Khan
21. Ernst Stavro Blofeld (SP)
22. Georgi Koskov
23. Ernst Stavro Blofeld (DAF)
24. Gustav Graves
#1-3 are the full flipping package: high intelligence, can match Bond in combat, are really cool, and have awesome lairs. #4-8 are super excellent as well and are secured in the Top 10, really hard to have in any certain order. Really like #9-11. Elliot Carver's enjoyed the biggest upward jump of the baddies on my list in recent times, as has TND in my film rankings. It becomes more and more difficult to really separate them down the stretch, but I would say the only ones that "disappoint" me (all have good qualities) are my bottom 4.
I had her at 18, pretty much for the same reasons @Thunderfinger stated. She was wonderful in some French arthouse movies and held up well in films such as Braveheart. But she suffered from P&W's poor writing.
Had Max Largo at 20, quite good but still doesnt quite make the grade! Has some good scenes, particularly with Carreras Fatima Blush.
As for Marceau, I had her at 14. She's the best thing in a bad movie. Yes, the writing is awful, but for me, she rises above it. Sexy, sensual, but ultimately total psychotic, she deserved a better Bond movie than TWINE!
Good stuff, @marc, I can agree with that. Sometimes a villain can stand out without needing some huge, personal connection to Bond or not requiring something that particularly makes him stand out from others - he's just sinister and dastardly and selfish in his own right.
And much like @DarthDimi, Elektra came in at 18 for me as well. I love her pained performance, walking the line between innocent daughter, bruised kidnap victim and the sinister, twisted head of her own plan, with Renard wrapped around her finger, accepting his inevitable death in order to make her dream come true.
The soap opera comparisons are spot on. They tried to shake up the formula with TWINE and make it more of a drama but it doesn't always work and Elektra is at the center of it all.
This. 25th for me.
She has it all, the acting chops, the elegant looks, the sensual voice. She’s the best thing about TWINE, a film I’ve always appreciated more than most.
Bond thinks he has found another Tracy, but he has found another Blofeld instead.
Elektra came in at number one for me. My favourite Bond villain behind Luciana Paluzzi. Since the latter is not the main villain of TB, Sophie makes my top 1 main antagonist of the series.
Wow, can see where you're coming from, Pierce2Daniel, Marceau (I just watched her recently in 'One Deadly Summer' and she is fantastic in it!) is terrific, but she is saddled with some awful dialogue. It was nice to get a female villain, but she was up against it with a poor script and direction!
The character is very interesting and has so much potential but the script and directing is a mess. A total missed opportunity, and so is a lot with TWINE. It’s a shame really.
LOUIS JOURDAN
as Prince Kamal Khan
in OCTOPUSSY
Kamal received one 4th, one 5th, one 6th, one 8th, one 9th and one 10th place. In addition to his six top 10’s, seven more top 15’s were realised.
No bottom 5’s for this exiled prince, his lowest rankings were two 22nd spots.
Kamal Khan ended up with 115 points in total.
And who can resist the way he says "Octopusssssy!"?