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Big Mi6 James Bond henchperson ranking game - NUMBER 18

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  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    goldenswissroyale wrote: »
    R1s1ngs0n wrote: »
    23rd for me. Truth be told, she never had a chance, coming on the lovely heels of cinema's sexiest and deadliest red-headed femme fatale.
    The whole plane sequence is quite ludicrous and worst of all, not thrilling in the least,
    Her death scene is quite memorable, though, so at least there's that.

    I could repeat all these points. And I ranked her also as #23. She is alright but the script is against her: Why try to kill him in the most complicated way? He is aleady tied up to a chair...this is far fetched, even for Bond standard.
    But her death scene is great.

    I concur, only 26th for me. I like the actress, but she wasn't dealt a very good hand, scriptwise.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    edited March 18 Posts: 24,552
    Yeah, not a big fan. I don't find her particularly sexy or dangerous. After Fiona, I guess I wanted more than what we got with Helga. A bit underwhelming, this one.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    We're well into the top 20 now as we continue with our #19:

    MIRANDA FROST
    by Rosamund Pike
    in Die Another Day

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    Coming in second as far as the Brosnan era is concerned, Ms Frost seems to be one of the better-liked characters of that era.

    Almost everyone ranked her between 13th and 23rd, so lots of middle section ratings with little dislike but also not enough top spots to end up higher.

    She obtained one top 10 with a single 10th spot, while she was put in the bottom 5 twice, both of those were 28th places.

    In total Miranda Frost collected 73 points.
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
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    Then I guess I was among those who rated her highest (except for the single "10"), at No. 13. I think she is among the better (or less mediocre) assets of DAD, which, I should add (NOOOOOT!) remains for me the worst Bond movie ever.
  • R1s1ngs0nR1s1ngs0n France
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    #15
    The movie’s only saving grace as far as I’m concerned.
    The always terrific Rosamund Pike could have been a great main villain in a film worthy of her talents, but even with the subpar material she was given, managed to steal every scene she was in.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    I had Helga at 29 and Frosty at 15. Rosamund was far too good an actress for this part, but her presence was a breath of fresh air in DAD.
  • goldenswissroyalegoldenswissroyale Switzerland
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    #18 in my ranking.
    Her acting is good. Her character is okay but there isn't a stand out scene which you should have for being more than a mediocre baddie. I like her part at the fencing game and the moment where she is revealed as a henchwoman/double agent. Oh, and her delivery of the "big bang theory" line is well done and always amusing.
    However, the script doesn't give her enough to do. Remove Mr Kil(l?) and some CGI and give more screen time to non-CGI Frost!
  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
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    I have Miss. Frost at #10
    I think she’s fantastic, a real femme fatale. Sexy and dangerous.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    edited March 19 Posts: 7,407
    There are two characters in DAD that I love: Raoul and Frost.

    Having said that, we are getting into that area where I don't think there are too many 'weaker' henchmen left, so I'm afraid I could only put her at #18 myself, even though I think she's excellent.
  • OtisFairplayOtisFairplay
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    I had her at number 15 as well. For sure a highlight of Die Another Day but certainly not shabby in her own right either. I suppose more might have been done with her character but given the busy surroundings she stands out well.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    Miranda Frost IS agent 0069. Of course, my fave scene of hers is pulling Bond out of sight after the Icarus demo.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    Our #18:

    PRIMO aka 'Cyclops'
    by Dali Benssalah
    in No Time to Die

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    The best henchman of the Craig era, at least according to this contest, Primo received one 4th, one 9th and one 10th place.

    At the other end of the spectrum there were two bottom 5's, of which one 27th place was his lowest finish.

    Primo's total point tally was 73, the same as Frost's, though with one top 5 more he eventually ended up one place higher.
  • R1s1ngs0nR1s1ngs0n France
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    I had him 22nd
    Serviceable. Take away the gimmicky prosthetic eye and we’re left with a generic Die Hard goon.
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
    Posts: 9,196
    In spite of being one of the relatively few big fans of NTTD, I had him at 24. I fully second @R1s1ngs0n's impressions.
  • goldenswissroyalegoldenswissroyale Switzerland
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    j_w_pepper wrote: »
    In spite of being one of the relatively few big fans of NTTD, I had him at 24. I fully second @R1s1ngs0n's impressions.

    I'm also a NTTD fan and also ranked him only at 24. I like him in the PTS but his other scenes aren't memorable enough (well, his death is at least eye opening). I don't like that he has two similar brief fights with identical endings. But the bionic eye is a "plus" for me.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    He is fine but a somewhat unmemorable to me.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    DarthDimi wrote: »
    He is fine but a somewhat unmemorable to me.

    Same here. I appreciate the effort, but in the end it's only an A for trying.

    Personally, I think that slimy ever-smiling oppprtunist Ash makes a better secondary baddie.
  • goldenswissroyalegoldenswissroyale Switzerland
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    Oh yes, I also prefer Ash. Slimy ever-smiling is a perfect description and I think this is great for a henchman because we didn't have that before.
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