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  • BAIN123BAIN123
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    This is more about what is underrated in relation to the general public rather than on here:
    Most Underrated Bond Film: OHMSS
    Most Underrated Title Track: All Time High (OP)
    Most Underrated Title Credits: MR
    Most Underrated PTS: TLD
    Most Underrated Score: GE (ok not all of it works but what does is excellent IMO)
    Most Underrated Villain: Franz Sanchez
    Most Underrated Ally: Pushkin (TLD)
    Most Underrated Bond Girl: Wai Lin (TND)
    Most Underrated Minor Character: Morton Slumber (DAF)
    Most Underrated Henchman: Dario (LTK)
  • StirredNotShakenStirredNotShaken Toronto
    Posts: 2,402
    I don't find OHMSS is underrated amongst the public anymore, it's always rated very highly. It's Lazenby who continues to be underrated.
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
    edited September 2013 Posts: 12,480
    For more serous Bond fans in general, but not the general public:

    Most Underrated Bond Film: QOS
    Most Underrated Title Track: LTK
    Most Underrated Title Credits: TMWTGG
    Most Underrated PTS: LALD
    Most Underrated Score: FYEO
    Most Underrated Villain: Graves (DAD)
    Most Underrated Ally: Leiter (LTK)
    Most Underrated Bond Girl: Pam (LTK)
    Most Underrated Minor Character: Morton Slumber (DAF)
    Most Underrated Henchman: ? I have to think about this one ...
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    BAIN123 wrote:
    Most Underrated Bond Girl: Wai Lin (TND)
    Very good call!
  • ThunderballThunderball playing Chemin de Fer in a casino, downing Vespers
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    Most Underrated Bond Film: Quantum of Solace
    Most Underrated Title Track: You Know My Name
    Most Underrated Title Credits: You Only Live Twice
    Most Underrated PTS: The Living Daylights
    Most Underrated Score: Quantum of Solace
    Most Underrated Villain: Elektra ;)
    Most Underrated Ally: Paula Caplan
    Most Underrated Bond Girl: Severine
    Most Underrated Minor Character: Hawker, Bond's golf caddy in GF
    Most Underrated Henchman: Helga Brandt
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    Posts: 17,801
    Thunderball wrote:
    Most Underrated Bond Film: Quantum of Solace

    I could agree here; I loved it and most do not.
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
    Posts: 12,480
    I think Wai Lin is really quite well appreciated by Bond fans.
    Yeah, I think you are right about QOS. Changing my choice to that now ...
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
    Posts: 5,634
    Perilagu_Khan wrote:
    This is for most underrated among serious Bond fans.

    Most Underrated Bond Film: DAF
    Most Underrated Title Track: Goldeneye
    Most Underrated Title Credits: LALD
    Most Underrated PTS: Gun
    Most Underrated Score: Gun
    Most Underrated Villain: Stromberg (Spy)
    Most Underrated Ally: Vijay (OP)
    Most Underrated Bond Girl: Pam (LTK)
    Most Underrated Minor Character: Morton Slumber (DAF)
    Most Underrated Henchman: Irma Bunt (OHMSS)

    Alright, we'll play along

    Most underrated film - Octopussy
    Title track - You Only Live Twice
    title credits - Die Another Day (no music !)
    underrated PTS - Octopussy
    underrated score - Moonraker
    villain - Donald Pleasance' Blofeld
    ally - Luigi Ferrara
    girl - Barbara Bach / Anya Amasova
    minor character - Scarpine
    henchman - Dario
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    Posts: 17,801
    Baltimore_007 wrote:
    henchman - Dario

    What? Almost everyone agrees that his psycho character was awesome! B-)
  • Perilagu_KhanPerilagu_Khan
    Posts: 2,483
    chrisisall wrote:
    Baltimore_007 wrote:
    henchman - Dario

    What? Almost everyone agrees that his psycho character was awesome! B-)

    Agreed. If this site did a henchman tournament Dario would easily finish in the top five.

  • BAIN123BAIN123
    Posts: 11,189
    StirredNotShaken wrote:
    I don't find OHMSS is underrated amongst the public anymore, it's always rated very highly. It's Lazenby who continues to be underrated.

    Hmm that's a good point. I do remember in 2002 (yep that long ago) here in the uk there was a programme in which the public voted for their best moments in Bond. Tracy's death was featured (sadly nothing in Daltons films were).

    Even so I still think it maybe doesn't QUITE get the respect it deserves. It's still seen a bit as "the film with the bloke who only made one". I'd say GF, GE, CR etc are all more likely to still be considered general favourites.

    But you might have a different experience.
  • SJK91SJK91
    Posts: 1,310
    Good topic!

    Most Underrated Bond Film: Tomorrow Never Dies
    Most Underrated Title Track: The World Is Not Enough (Garbage)
    Most Underrated Title Credits: Dr. No (Doesn't seem like a lot of people talk about this one...)
    Most Underrated PTS: At the moment, I can't think of one....maybe I'll edit later haha
    Most Underrated Score: Licence to Kill (Michael Kamen) or maybe even Dr. No
    Most Underrated Villain: Elliot Carver (TND)
    Most Underrated Ally: Columbo (FYEO)
    Most Underrated Bond Girl: Kara Milovy (TLD)
    Most Underrated Minor Character: Kronsteen (FRWL)
    Most Underrated Henchman: Tee Hee (LALD)
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    SJK91 wrote:
    Most Underrated Bond Girl: Kara Milovy (TLD)

    My second choice.
  • StirredNotShakenStirredNotShaken Toronto
    Posts: 2,402
    BAIN123 wrote:
    StirredNotShaken wrote:
    I don't find OHMSS is underrated amongst the public anymore, it's always rated very highly. It's Lazenby who continues to be underrated.

    Hmm that's a good point. I do remember in 2002 (yep that long ago) here in the uk there was a programme in which the public voted for their best moments in Bond. Tracy's death was featured (sadly nothing in Daltons films were).

    Even so I still think it maybe doesn't QUITE get the respect it deserves. It's still seen a bit as "the film with the bloke who only made one". I'd say GF, GE, CR etc are all more likely to still be considered general favourites.

    But you might have a different experience.

    I think the lowest I've seen it in a public poll or a ranking list done by some bad mainstream magazine is 6 or 7 in the past five years. Usually it makes 3rd I find.
  • Perilagu_KhanPerilagu_Khan
    Posts: 2,483
    chrisisall wrote:
    SJK91 wrote:
    Most Underrated Bond Girl: Kara Milovy (TLD)

    My second choice.

    Mine, too.

    And is Columbo really underrated? Seems to me he's pretty highly regarded. Personally, I think he's the best henchman, period.

  • StirredNotShakenStirredNotShaken Toronto
    Posts: 2,402
    Columbo and Topol are both seen pretty unanimously as a highlight of the series. Very inspired casting.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    Thunderball wrote:
    Most Underrated Bond Film: Quantum of Solace
    Most Underrated Title Track: You Know My Name
    Most Underrated Title Credits: You Only Live Twice
    Most Underrated PTS: The Living Daylights
    Most Underrated Score: Quantum of Solace
    Most Underrated Villain: Elektra ;)
    Most Underrated Ally: Paula Caplan
    Most Underrated Bond Girl: Severine
    Most Underrated Minor Character: Hawker, Bond's golf caddy in GF
    Most Underrated Henchman: Helga Brandt

    Wow! I was thinking of including Hawker myself. Was he meant to be Irish or something?
  • StirredNotShakenStirredNotShaken Toronto
    Posts: 2,402
    Ahh, I probably should put Paula under "ally" rather than "minor character", shouldn't I? Sorry Sharkey! "Hey you can't do this to me!" haha

    Hawker is awesome. He's so unnecessary to the film - I kinda feel the golf game is the first of many missteps of the movie tbh - but that actor who plays him is brilliant. I'm trying to think of a better minor character and am coming up empty. So not only is Hawker very underrated, he's quite possibly the best.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    StirredNotShaken wrote:
    Ahh, I probably should put Paula under "ally" rather than "minor character", shouldn't I? Sorry Sharkey! "Hey you can't do this to me!" haha

    Hawker is awesome. He's so unnecessary to the film - I kinda feel the golf game is the first of many missteps of the movie tbh - but that actor who plays him is brilliant. I'm trying to think of a better minor character and am coming up empty. So not only is Hawker very underrated, he's quite possibly the best.

    I agree. I enjoyed his by-play with Connery Bond very much. We need more of these minor characters in the Craig era of modern Bonds.
  • ThunderballThunderball playing Chemin de Fer in a casino, downing Vespers
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    chrisisall wrote:
    SJK91 wrote:
    Most Underrated Bond Girl: Kara Milovy (TLD)

    My second choice.

    My original choice, but had to go with Severine, the poor girl.

  • SuperheroSithSuperheroSith SE London
    edited September 2013 Posts: 578
    Most Underrated Bond Film: Licence To Kill
    Most Underrated Title Track: Another Way To Die (please don't kill me...)
    Most Underrated Title Credits: Live And Let Die
    Most Underrated PTS: Quantum Of Solace
    Most Underrated Score: GoldenEye
    Most Underrated Villain: Max Zorin/Franz Sanchez
    Most Underrated Ally: Joe Don Baker in GoldenEye (Don't know the characters name)
    Most Underrated Bond Girl: Natalya Simonova (GE and my personal favorite)
    Most Underrated Minor Character: Sir Godfrey Tibbett (AVTAK)
    Most Underrated Henchman: General Orumov (GE)

    Sorry about the overload of GoldenEye but I love it.
  • StirredNotShakenStirredNotShaken Toronto
    Posts: 2,402
    I don't think anything in GE can really be called underrated except the score. My opinion at least.
  • WillyGaloreWillyGalore
    Posts: 6,396
    I'm assuming an Overrated thread will soon follow after this ;-)
  • StirredNotShakenStirredNotShaken Toronto
    Posts: 2,402
    Well I don't think it's overrated either. It deserves the praise it gets.
  • WillyGaloreWillyGalore
    Posts: 6,396
    StirredNotShaken wrote:
    Well I don't think it's overrated either. It deserves the praise it gets.

    I wasn't referring to GE.
  • Perilagu_KhanPerilagu_Khan
    Posts: 2,483
    WillyGalore wrote:
    I'm assuming an Overrated thread will soon follow after this ;-)

    It could happen.

  • SirHenryLeeChaChingSirHenryLeeChaChing
    Posts: 3,494
    WillyGalore wrote:
    StirredNotShaken wrote:
    Well I don't think it's overrated either. It deserves the praise it gets.

    I wasn't referring to GE.

    Hardly anyone likes the GE score enough for it to be given strong consideration as underrated, let alone overrated, even Serra says himself it isn't appropriate for a Bond film. If only for hindsight. I know he could have much improved this.

    The truly most underrated score for me is a tossup between TMWTGG and CR. It seems a lot people appreciate Arnold's clear progress in QOS, but too many people react to Arnold's ill advised 13 minute "Miami International" and lack of Bond theme (done by design not ignorance) and overlook a lot of other great things going on. And Gun gets lots of abuse for a title song that yields some wonderful instrumentals that work beautifully in both action and romance motifs.

  • LudovicoLudovico
    Posts: 15,124
    Perilagu_Khan wrote:
    Ludovico wrote:
    StirredNotShaken wrote:
    Koskov's always been a top ten villain for me. Krabbe's portrayal is absolutely perfect IMO. I find he often gets dismissed because of Whitaker being a dull piece of shit.

    I always thought Koskov was badly written, but perfectly cast. With a better written role, he could have been Dalton's Blofeld, i.e. a recurring adversary. In a way, it was the production that "underrated" him, if that makes sense.

    I can pretty much go along with that. Krabbe is a heck of an actor, but Koskov is a bit too loveable to be a really good Bond villain.

    He was made like too much of a buffoon and lacked menace, especially at the beginning. Granted, he was trying to pass as a new ally, but he could have had more gravitas.
  • 00130013
    edited September 2013 Posts: 1,817
    Most Underrated Bond Film: OP
    Most Underrated Title Track: YOLT
    Most Underrated Title Credits: AVTAK
    Most Underrated PTS: TB
    Most Underrated Score: FRWL
    Most Underrated Villain: Dominic Green
    Most Underrated Ally: Campbell
    Most Underrated Bond Girl: Tatiana Romanova
    Most Underrated Minor Character: Monsieur Mendel
    Most Underrated Henchman:
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    Film-FYEO
    Title track-GE
    Title credits-FYEO
    PTS-FYEO
    Score-SF
    Villain-Savalas
    Ally-Cec Linder
    Girl-Denise Richards
    Minor character-Draco s janitor
    Henchmen-Mr Wint and Mr Kidd
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