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  • LudovicoLudovico
    Posts: 15,234
    I am starting to think we need a Professor Dent appreciation thread.
  • SirHenryLeeChaChingSirHenryLeeChaChing
    Posts: 3,494
    Ludovico wrote:
    I am starting to think we need a Professor Dent appreciation thread.

    Absolutely!
  • Perilagu_KhanPerilagu_Khan
    Posts: 2,483
    JBFan626 wrote:
    Most Underrated Bond Film: DAF - so much fun, but I get why some don't like it
    Most Underrated Title Track: FRWL - very mysterious and intriguing. I never understood why this one wasn't as heralded as Barry's other themes
    Most Underrated Title Credits: OP - I love all the obvious sexual innuendos in this one
    Most Underrated PTS: TMWTGG - stunning photography and Scaramangas midcentury styled layer is super cool
    Most Underrated Score: FYEO - it gets unfairly bashed for the disco parts - but the rest of it is great work, up there with Barry
    Most Underrated Villain: Blofeld (DAF) - wit and sophistication is apparently unessential qualities of a villain so says the fanbase. I disagree
    Most Underrated Ally: Tiger Tanaka - he's often forgotten, but makes for a great ally.
    Most Underrated Bond Girl: Aki - another forgotten character, who is helpful to Bond on his mission
    Most Underrated Minor Character: cab driver in LALD - "Jim! What's happening baby!"
    Most Underrated Henchman: Nic Nac - I find something very creepy and sinister about his character, despite his size

    I obviously agree on DAF.

    Agree on Gun's PTS. The mid-century sets are wonderful.

    I can pretty much go along with you love for FYEO's score, sans disco. The final 3/4 of this score is actually quite good, indeed.

    I agree that wit and sophistication should pretty much be prerequisites for a Bond villain, and Gray's Blofeld certainly embodied those traits.

    Tiger, along with Dikko, are the most compelling characters--Bond included--in YOLT.

    And, yes, Sideburns the Cabbie is a terrific minor character. "He's goin' on in!"

  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    SirHenryLeeChaChing wrote:
    @OBrady- this one was too good to keep exclusive to the Originals thread-

    "Beam is a Walrus"

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    Yes, that brings back good memories. Cheers to @NicNac for giving me the artistic inspiration to do it. :))
  • echoecho 007 in New York
    Posts: 6,395
    StirredNotShaken wrote:
    I've heard mostly good things on here. I've personally always found her to be a fantasic Bond girl.

    Agreed.
  • PrinceKamalKhanPrinceKamalKhan Monsoon Palace, Udaipur
    Posts: 3,262
    Most Underrated Bond Film: MR
    Most Underrated Title Track: FRWL(instrumental version)
    Most Underrated Title Credits: TLD
    Most Underrated PTS: FYEO
    Most Underrated Score: TMWTGG
    Most Underrated Villain: Blofeld (YOLT)
    Most Underrated Ally: Tiger Tanaka (YOLT)
    Most Underrated Bond Girl: Goodnight (TMWTGG)
    Most Underrated Minor Character: Paris McKenna Carver (TND)
    Most Underrated Henchman: Helga Brandt a.k.a. No. 11(YOLT)
  • Zorin61Zorin61
    edited September 2013 Posts: 418
    Most Underrated Bond Film: Licence to Kill
    Most Underrated Title Track: You Only Live Twice
    Most Underrated Title Credits: From Russia with Love
    Most Underrated PTS: The Living Daylights
    Most Underrated Score: Moonraker
    Most Underrated Villain: Franz Sanchez
    Most Underrated Ally: Kerim Bey
    Most Underrated Bond Girl: Pam Bouvier
    Most Underrated Minor Character: Rosika Miklos (TLD)
    Most Underrated Henchman: Helga Brandt
  • echoecho 007 in New York
    Posts: 6,395
    I don't think the YOLT song nor Kerim Bey are underrated.
  • LudovicoLudovico
    Posts: 15,234
    How about Pat Fearing as most (or one of the most) underrated Bond girls?
  • ThunderballThunderball playing Chemin de Fer in a casino, downing Vespers
    Posts: 815
    Ludovico wrote:
    How about Pat Fearing as most (or one of the most) underrated Bond girls?

    Absolutely. Wish she became the next Sylvia Trench and appeared here and there in a few later flicks as Bond's somewhat steady girlfriend at home.
  • Perilagu_KhanPerilagu_Khan
    Posts: 2,483
    echo wrote:
    I don't think the YOLT song nor Kerim Bey are underrated.

    Indeed. And one could say the same for TLD's PTS and Franz Sanchez.

  • Aziz_FekkeshAziz_Fekkesh Royale-les-Eaux
    Posts: 403
    I also quite enjoy the TND title sequence, a great run through of the themes of the film.
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
    Posts: 5,634
    Aziz_Fekkesh wrote:
    I also quite enjoy the TND title sequence, a great run through of the themes of the film.

    It's probably the best thing about the entire movie from that years release. Add to that, Sheryl Crow's theme intro and some decent action in Hamburg, but apart from that, doesn't really have a lot to offer. I invariably lose interest once Bond leaves for South East Asia

  • PrinceKamalKhanPrinceKamalKhan Monsoon Palace, Udaipur
    edited September 2013 Posts: 3,262
    Perilagu_Khan wrote:
    Most Underrated Bond Girl: Pam (LTK)
    Most Underrated Minor Character: Morton Slumber (DAF)

    Saida (TMWTGG) didn't make either of those two picks for you, PK?

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    Are you still a fan of hers?

  • Perilagu_KhanPerilagu_Khan
    Posts: 2,483
    What a sharp memory you have PKK!

    And, yes, I'm still a fan. Particularly of her rump.
  • LudovicoLudovico
    Posts: 15,234
    0013 wrote:
    StirredNotShaken wrote:
    Dent would count as a henchman, methinks.
    Also I can't believe people nominated Mendel! He's so annoying haha

    0013 did, not people.
    He's fun to watch, always seems to be happy and the way Craig looks at him after saying he didn't bring chocolates is priceless. A little of old-school James Bond campiness!

    I think Mister Mendel was great, personally. Yes, he was effeminate and annoying, but that was the point! There are annoying people in the world I cross path with.
  • Perilagu_KhanPerilagu_Khan
    Posts: 2,483
    The vast majority of people are annoying or boring or both.
  • LudovicoLudovico
    Posts: 15,234
    Perilagu_Khan wrote:
    The vast majority of people are annoying or boring or both.

    Exactly. And they show up in fiction, sometimes.
  • barryt007barryt007
    edited March 2014 Posts: 19,339
    Most Underrated Bond Film: LTK
    Most Underrated Title Track: YKNM (CR)
    Most Underrated Title Credits: TMWTGG
    Most Underrated PTS: QOS
    Most Underrated Score: OP
    Most Underrated Villain: Le Chiffre (CR)
    Most Underrated Ally: Kerim Bey (FRWL)
    Most Underrated Bond Girl: Pam Bouvier (LTK)
    Most Underrated Minor Character: Dmitri Mishkin (GE)
    Most Underrated Henchman: General Ourumov (GE)
  • SaintMarkSaintMark
    Posts: 7,653
    Most Underrated Bond Film: MR
    Most Underrated Title Track: TMWTGG by Lulu
    Most Underrated Title Credits: TMWTGG
    Most Underrated PTS: FRWL
    Most Underrated Score: OP
    Most Underrated Villain: DRAX
    Most Underrated Ally: Kerim Bey
    Most Underrated Bond Girl: Pam Bouvier
    Most Underrated Minor Character: Dmitri Mishkin (GE)
    Most Underrated Henchman: ONATOP
  • KerimKerim Istanbul Not Constantinople
    Posts: 2,629
    Most Underrated Bond Film: Octopussy
    Most Underrated Title Track: The Living Daylights
    Most Underrated Title Credits: Live and Let Die
    Most Underrated PTS: Tomorrow Never Des
    Most Underrated Score: The Living Daylights
    Most Underrated Villain: Silva
    Most Underrated Ally: Saunders
    Most Underrated Bond Girl: Pam Bouvier
    Most Underrated Minor Character: Rodney (DAF, TMWTGG)
    Most Underrated Henchman: Irma Bunt
  • barryt007barryt007
    Posts: 19,339
    Kerim wrote:
    Most Underrated Bond Film: Octopussy
    Most Underrated Title Track: The Living Daylights
    Most Underrated Title Credits: Live and Let Die
    Most Underrated PTS: Tomorrow Never Des
    Most Underrated Score: The Living Daylights
    Most Underrated Villain: Silva
    Most Underrated Ally: Saunders
    Most Underrated Bond Girl: Pam Bouvier
    Most Underrated Minor Character: Rodney (DAF, TMWTGG)
    Most Underrated Henchman: Irma Bunt

    Is that Des Lynam or Des O'Connor,Kerim ?

  • pachazopachazo Make Your Choice
    Posts: 7,314
    Most Underrated Bond Film: Moonraker
    Most Underrated Title Track: The Living Daylights
    Most Underrated Title Credits: The World Is Not Enough
    Most Underrated PTS: From Russia With Love
    Most Underrated Score: For Your Eyes Only
    Most Underrated Villain: Drax
    Most Underrated Ally: Quarrel
    Most Underrated Bond Girl: Camille
    Most Underrated Minor Character: Osato
    Most Underrated Henchman: Locque
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,525
    Most Underrated Bond Film: The World is Not Enough
    Most Underrated Title Track: You Only Live Twice
    Most Underrated Title Credits: On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    Most Underrated PTS: For Your Eyes Only
    Most Underrated Score: The Spy Who Loved Me
    Most Underrated Villain: Karl Stromberg
    Most Underrated Ally: Quarrel
    Most Underrated Bond Girl: Domino Derval
    Most Underrated Minor Character: Steven Obanno
    Most Underrated Henchman: Irma Bunt
  • LicencedToKilt69007LicencedToKilt69007 Belgium, Wallonia
    Posts: 523
    Most underrated...

    Bond films : TND, TWINE, DN
    Title track : You Only Live Twice by Nancy Sinatra, The Living Daylights by aha
    Title credits : The Living Daylights
    PTS : For Your Eyes Only
    Score : The Living Daylights
    Villain : Elliot Carver
    Ally : Saunders
    Bond Girl : Domino Derval
    Minor Character : Dmitri Mischkin (GoldenEye)
    Henchman/henchwoman : Irma Bunt
  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
    edited March 2014 Posts: 5,080
    LicencedToKilt69007 wrote:
    Most underrated...

    Bond films : TND, TWINE, DN
    Title track : You Only Live Twice by Nancy Sinatra, The Living Daylights by aha
    Title credits : The Living Daylights
    PTS : For Your Eyes Only
    Score : The Living Daylights
    Villain : Elliot Carver
    Ally : Saunders
    Bond Girl : Domino Derval
    Minor Character : Dmitri Mischkin (GoldenEye)
    Henchman/henchwoman : Irma Bunt

    I don't think so. For lots of people, the fact that TLD has a superb Barry score is sometimes the reason why TLD edges it over Licence to Kill.
    I would say that it is universally acclaimed (for us Bond fans, anyway).
  • KerimKerim Istanbul Not Constantinople
    Posts: 2,629
    barryt007 wrote:
    Kerim wrote:
    Most Underrated Bond Film: Octopussy
    Most Underrated Title Track: The Living Daylights
    Most Underrated Title Credits: Live and Let Die
    Most Underrated PTS: Tomorrow Never Des
    Most Underrated Score: The Living Daylights
    Most Underrated Villain: Silva
    Most Underrated Ally: Saunders
    Most Underrated Bond Girl: Pam Bouvier
    Most Underrated Minor Character: Rodney (DAF, TMWTGG)
    Most Underrated Henchman: Irma Bunt

    Is that Des Lynam or Des O'Connor,Kerim ?

    It means Tomorrow Never Dreams Eternal Sleep silly.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    Posts: 16,361
    Bond films : TND, TWINE, OP
    Title track : Another Way to Die.
    Title credits : Quantum of Solace. I liked it. Sue me.
    PTS : For Your Eyes Only
    Score : Die Another Day
    Villain : Hugo Drax
    Ally : Valentin
    Bond Girl : Domino Derval
    Minor Character : Chuck Lee
    Henchman/henchwoman : Patrice
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,525
    If we're doing multiple films then my Top 5 most underrated Bond films (chronologically) are:
    You Only Live Twice
    The Man with the Golden Gun
    Licence to Kill (not underrated by everyone, but I see it near the bottom or middle of many rankings)
    The World is Not Enough
    Quantum of Solace

    I would say OHMSS, but it's garnered a lot more respect and love from fans over the recent years. Still, some do hate/dislike it. Also a case could be made for LALD being underrated.
  • sirseanisbondsirseanisbond
    Posts: 2,189
    Most Underrated Bond Film: Thunderball - (Top five Bond in my opinion)
    Most Underrated Title Track: OHMSS
    Most Underrated Title Credits: Quantum Of Solace - (I agree with @Merdoc)
    Most Underrated PTS: Goldfinger - (Short, simple, elegant)
    Most Underrated Score: Octopussy
    Most Underrated Villain: Goldfinger - (Way too much hate for this guy lately)
    Most Underrated Ally: Q - (I think he's overlooked as an "ally")
    Most Underrated Bond Girl: Domino - (She's gorgeous)
    Most Underrated Minor Character: Mathis
    Most Underrated Henchman: Grant - (He's not a villian, he's a henchman)
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