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I have only seen him in Columbo and I was surprised to see Kamal vs. Columbo. He really played it in a very similiar way. Nevertheless, I like Jourdan in both of them. Nicely put. I have him ranked at 13 for these reasons.
My favourite Khan scene by far is the Backgammon duel.
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Which is? 😊
"No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!"
That is arguably the greatest line in the entire series.
Jourdan's delivery is wonderful, almost filled with glee. In that regard, he reminds me very much of Drax... both seem to react to Bond's 'petulance' with what can be described as amused exasperation and their wittisicms are a perfect experession of that.
"Nasty habit" is pretty good, but it's totally overshadowed by "Well you know what they say about the fittest..." Love that line.
“Spend the money quickly Mr. Bond.”
And on that witticism, let’s have a look at our number 14:
ADOLFO CELI
as Emilio Largo
in THUNDERBALL
Our winner as far as Largo’s are concerned.
Emilio received two 5th places, one 6th place, two 7th places, three 8th places, one 9th place and one 10th place.
Two bottom 5’s were also noted: one 23rd place and, his lowest score, one 24th place.
Emilio Largo obtained 120 points in total.
The fact that the title song's lyrics could allude both to him and Bond in equal measure, speaks volumes.
He is truly the first main villain who can be seen as Bond's mirror image - charming, ruthless, a man who appreciates the fine things in life (aka beautiful women) and also a man of action who's not afraid to get his hands dirty.
Best dressed villain in the series and as I've stated before, I love the dynamic between him, Domino and Bond. The casino scene is easily one of my favorites in the series and Bond's visit to Palmyra is another classic moment.
Oh, and the eye patch doesn't hurt either :)
I really love Largo, and he has the potential to be a top five villain, but the script never gives him the upper hand against Bond. It's one of about two Bond films where 007 is never in the custody of the villain. And Bond constantly shows him up in games and quips.
Not complaining though, as this makes the James Bond of Thunderball one of the coolest portrayals in the series. But Largo does suffer as a result.
And don't forget that if it weren't for Domino planting a harpoon in his back, Largo had the drop on Bond and was about to shoot him... but like so many other Bond villains, he seemed to suffer from the 'relish the moment a bit too long' syndrome.
The points made by @R1s1ngs0n and @ProfJoeButcher are both fully comprehensible and still very different.
Largo definitely has somevillainous moments (Quist feeded to the sharks) and other very good moments but it is usually to Bond's pleasure (clay pigeon, Casino...).
However, none of the Largos is an outstanding highlight for me. Emilio is my #19.
When I realized (or more likely had it pointed out to me) that his voice is also that of Tiger Tanaka and FYEO Blofeld, things were never quite the same....!
He does have the unique position, as the lead villain who nearly meets his end at the very start of the movie, when he narrowly avoids being run over by a car crossing the road!
Yeah, I also wondered once if this car was there intentional and if Celi was aware of this car! Most dangerous stunt of the series!
DONALD PLEASENCE
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
in YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE
The first non-faceless Blofeld appearance of the series collected one silver medal and two bronzes.
Six more top 10’s were noted: one 5th place, two 6th places, one 7th place, one 8th place and one 9th place.
His most frequent placement was 14th, on four occasions, while there was also one bottom 5, a single 24th spot.
YOLT’s Ernst Stavro Blofeld received a total of 133 points.
Only one Blofeld remains in the contest.
He's certainly not any kind of physical threat to anyone, and I don't really see how he's much of an intellectual threat either. He's just kind of a little weirdo who I can't imagine actually creating and/or leading an organization like Spectre. He looks like he doesn't belong onscreen as an opponent to Connery's Bond, and his incompetence/disinterest in killing James Bond reaches farcical levels.
Tom Sears on James Bond Radio (in a more positive appraisal) said Pleasence's Blofeld looks like he'd be into golden showers or something, and I think that sums it up pretty well.