BEST BOND VILLAINS OF ALL TIME! James Bond Revisited 

Me too! 😆

@@Chief_5 Same

LTK is actually a top 5 Bond film for me as controversial as that may seem, but it’s got a lot to do with Davi’s portrayal of Sanchez. Some of the best scenes are the ones where he’s just chatting with Bond, and that’s while coming from one of the most action oriented Bond films.

Agree with spaceodds, LTK is in my view THE most underrated of all the Bond films, as is Dalton who is a close the Flemings character description yet. Mads Mikleson's Le Chiffre is probably my favorite as the odds are against him and he is desperate, Mads reptile like performance is electrifying. In no order... Le Chiffre Red Grant Silva Sanchez Scaramanga

agree with all 3 of them comments here

Gents, I concur

Amen! My favourite Bond villain and movie when i was kid. LtK is still in my top 5 of all Bond movies.

i liked her part in rounders too even though it was small.

You'd think Bond film swould be a platform to launch Bond girls careers, but turns out to be the opposite (with the exception of Janssen and Jane Seymour)

@@pdzombie1906 Terri Hatcher, Tanya Roberts, Diana Rigg, and Honor Blackman are some of the successful "Bond Gals". But the bulk of them have established themselves and THEN made the cut. So the thesis is factually accurate.

@@bonghunezhou5051 Carey Lowell was also successful after appearing in Licence To Kill including being on the hit tv show Law and Order as Jamie Ross

@@bonghunezhou5051 - Stana Katic, too, though her place as a "Bond Girl" might be questionable (she's the Canadian Intelligence agent who's being duped by the same guy who'e duped Vesper Lind at the end of QUANTUM OF SOLACE). I think she was originally supposed to be Gemma Atherton's Strawberry Fields, the Agent Bond slept with who then got killed - but production started so late she was already working on the first season of CASTLE by then! I was surprised they even recast her in that tiny part, considering Eon's usual response to people having to leave because it's taking the Broccolis too long to raise money....

Kamal Khan has some great lines too! :-)

@@RJSRdg ''Mr bond, you have a NASTY habit of surviving.''

He was too much like the villian in The Spy who loved me, pretty much the same motivation.

"You must excuse me, gentlemen, not being English I sometimes find your sense of humor rather difficult to follow"

For me, the scariest scene in any Bond movie wasn't some villain trying to kill Bond (which you know they can never do); it was when Drax had his huge Dobermans chase his female assistant through the forest to tear her to pieces.

Davi is amazing in it.

That movie is brutal... even Timothy is a cold SoB in it...love how dark that one is... Davi is definitely Underrated in it As well...

I think License to Kill also has the best (and only) headbutt from Bond. In Sanchez' drug lab near the climax, Dalton tosses a beaker of alcohol on a bunsen burner as he turns to give a legit headbutt on some henchman. It's such an epic moment in such an epic film.

Sanchez is the most realistic villain. He isn't trying to take over the world with a laser from space, he's just a ruthless drug dealer. It's scary to realize that there probably are real drug lords like him.

Robert Davi performance was so dam good for a villain. And that scene towards the end where he began to really get mad. “ I don’t give a shit about the setup we got 500kgs in the case and 20 ton in the tankers!”

Thanks!

Between this, channels like Calvin Dyson and the Bond films being free on Amazon Prime late last year to rekindle my interest, I finally bought a box set. Blu Ray! It's like I no have a Bond film for any time, mood or occasion. They run the gamut but most are complete treasures.

Also in that same scene, Grant: "You may know the right wines, but you're the one on your knees." Connery was great too in that you could almost see the wheels turning in his head trying to come up with a way to escape what seemed certain death. Great scene.

And one of the closest to the books.

My favorite of connery's

My personal favourite.

@@angellozanovargas2520 I know right.

Sanchez (Robert Davi) is one of few Main Bond Villains who is younger than James Bond (Timothy Dalton) himself

@@itachi-kun7736 Yaphet Kotto was only 33 years old when cast as Kananga in Live and Let Die while Roger Moore was 45 years old as Bond.

Travelian too.

That must have been surreal. I would not have recognized Jeffrey Combs until he spoke, but what a cool story.

He was a better bad guy then lead villains Whitaker and Koscov

this is a bad list if it doesnt have necros in it.

My favorite bond villains in all time is alec trevelyan aka 006

I like Sean Bean in Goldeneye, Sophie Marceau as Elektra.

Glad you like them!

Agree with you. Trevelyan, silva, sanchez are my favorite bond villains

I always say in Live and Let Die, Baron Samedi and Tee Hee are the true villains. No disrespect to the late Yaphett Kotto but Mr. Big/Kananga was just there. A case where the henchmen overshadow the villain

@@danielmankowski922 Great movie!! The only scene that I didn't like is the way Kananga died.

That laugh. Iconic.

Would have been amazing

If not for the third nipple, I would have loved the movie.

@@ethanweeter2732 odd thing to tip the scales

You only live twice Blofield? Yeah.

Donald Pleasence blofeld you mean

@@itachi-kun7736 I do indeed.

@@theshadowman1398 Donald Pleasance as Blofeld in 1967's You Only Live twice, Connery's 5TH Bond film. Dr. Kananga/Mr. Big in Live And Let Die was a badass 😁🍸

Yeah he was poorly served

@@JoBloOriginals Perhaps not. I have a strong hunch that Charles Gray's portrayl as the Criminologist in Rocky Horror is going to be remembered.

That's a great idea. Shaw was in a lot of great movies before Jaws

Glad you enjoyed

Pierce´s Bond time, was great for women. They were not just some random plot device for the movie to go on. Natalya was a great bondgirl (and personally i think she is the best). rebel, smart and knew how to keep herself alive. Most of the times she does try to do somethings instead of screaming and be annoying like Stacy Sutton. Xenia was just smart and cruel. Probably one of the most ruthless girl of the franchising. While others killed because they need it, Xenia did have some psychotic pleasure killing. She knew how to use sex to get things she need it Wai Lin probably is the most equal to bond. She was resourceful, knew how to get out of bad situations. In fighting she was even more competent that bond itself. Lin even had more control on her emotions, making her ver deadly. Paris Carver was an interesting character (sadly Tery Hatcher performance was weak, and they should had go for Monica Bellucci, like Pierce wanted) Paris resemblences Teresa, in terms of personality. shes strong and knows to survive, sadly when it comes to bond, her love make her vulnerable. I guess that´s why bond did love her. Her death does have consequences in next movies. her death, makes Bond trying to save Elektra and Miranda Elektra is cold and manipulative to a extend of turning everyone for her. The line "no one, can´t resist me" makes her aware of her power over man, and can do everything to them. Elektra is very good finding others weakness and use against them. She does find Renard weakness, a man who aparently had none. Elektra find Bond weakness, which is women. Paris death still haunted James. So, it was easily to play him and win in his game. Even knowing King´s betrayel he did try to save her. She even play her last hand, using her vulnerability "you wouldnt kill me, wouldnt you?" Remind him, she was pawn in a game, and become a queen by necessity and not for evilness. Elektra and bond are very similar. they were betrayed by the ones them love, and had to survive in a deadly game. King, sadly fall in dark path, which Bond, tries so much to avoid. Christmas have the same issue that Paris. In another actress hands, the character would be interessing. Specially because Christmas could easily adapt in dangerous situations. Like Bond, she could be smart and adaptable. She need it to adapt in that male world and not allowing them to diminushing her sexuality. Miranda is one of my favorite villains (together with Elektra, Xenia, Fiona and Severine) not only she is cold, but she can manipulate and use informations at her advantage. If there was any girl that could replace Bond... that would be Miranda. The bad side is that her moral compass is according to her personal agenda. She was a full package and yet despite betraying others, i really like she did fight fair against Jinx. Showing us, that Miranda have a sense of evaluate her opponents and know how go against them. With Bond, she knew she had to betraying him, using the things he cared. Again, Paris and Elektra death, made Bond blind and wanting to protect vulnerable girls. Miranda probably was the villain that almost destroyed Bond... he was in prison for several months in china, she destroyed his career and reputation. Jinx was a interesting character that share Bond cockyness and self steem. (sadly berry wasnt best choice for this character. I know angela Basset was already "old" for the role, but i wanted to see someone like her doing Jinx) she was resourceful like Wai Lin and could keep her ground.

@@cassandramcbride7007 very well rounded review of the Bond Girls. My rule, is if Bond sleeps, she's a Bond Girl, even as a villaness, or femme fatale, the chemistry is there between the characters and Bond during the Brosnan era, as he tried to romance all of them to an extent. I do absolutely agree in terms of Miranda, she certainly was an ice cold killer capable of manipulating the entire game, if she wouldn't have openly betrayed Bond, there was still room for redemption as Frost could've cut out a path of survival, but you cannot out Bond the bond. Now as far a the more recent Bond Girls, I do prefer their tragedy over the futurism portrayed in the last franchise, instead of projecting them as physical equals, there more along the psychological themes that actually resonate with this Bond, as Carver, King, and Frost were perhaps the only women to break Bond's conditioning. You see this the entire time in the Craig franchise as they drop like flies, Craig's Bond began a downward spiral midway through Casino Royale as his interests equally begin to break down, starting with Solange's death on the beach that M uses to "motivate" Bond, Valenka, Le Chiffre's partner equally breaks with Chiffre as their plot begins to falter, and of course Vesper, as the trigger for all of Bond's worst emotions. We still see this in Quantum as Bond's actions leads to the death of Strawberry Field's and prevented Camilla Montez from her assassination attempt, which would've resulted in her death, but it was Bond's recklessness that would save them. Which Bond still fails to see is his undoing as he was unable to save Severine and M. Lastly, the only Bond girl the Craig franchise has saved to date, the only survivor, Lucia Sciarra, Monica Bellucci. She was casted as Bond's direct contrast, like Bond's understanding as he becomes further aware of the underworld of Spectre, Sciarra as well knew her depths as a made woman, as Bond was a made assassin, they were accepting of their ill fate, Sciarra who knew the death of her husband meant hers as well, and Bond who was coming to understand he is a man out if his depth that is alone in his endeavor. It was this mutual understanding that prompted Bond to "secure" the late maiden, ensuring her safety by staying long enough in the night to ensure no more goons would come, allowing Sciarra to safely make it to the American embassy and Felix by the morning. She survived the night by their Bond.

Her performance overshadows Denise, to a point we care more for Elektra and wanting her to survive and take the role of the main bondgirl. Even Renard was interesting and well performed by Robert. Sadly they didnt do to much with Renard...

He really nails bad guy parts

I've gone back and watched his intro scene in skyfall several times. The man made talking about rats sound captivating lol. He steals scenes

Silva is like Joker from Dark Knight, without the make up

Most people criticize Savalas's portrayal just for being "too American" and that "he was just playing Kojak again" but I personally like him because of how more realistic and genuine he feels in comparison to all of the other Blofelds. Even Donald Pleasance whom I liked as Blofeld but also personally found his portrayal of the character to be overrated.

@@Paul91- Pleasance just wasn't in YOLT enough to really make an impression, he has the iconic look/design of the character, but that's about it

Agree that Sanchez is one of the more realistic villains

Telly Savalas I thought was good as Blofeld. Deserved another film.

Yep, Fiona Volpe was the first Bond villain to come to mind here.

Agreed. He also sounds much more like how Blofeld sounded in FRWL and Thunderball minus the accent

He's the most well rounded. Pleasance was just creepy and Gray was a ham.

In terms of looks, I like Donald's version more, but Telly's version is my favorite overall because he isn't afraid to get physical and actually tried to take out Bond himself on HMSS.

He is the weakest, IMO. He isn't weird enough to be Blofeld.

Telly Savalas easily best Blofeld actor

Hi I recommend an Indie Song called: The Bond Villain by Robert Nix

@@redskies4530 I’ll give it a listen

I love both of your top 10 list. I’m glad that put a specific version of Blofeld on your list as opposed to just saying Blofeld in general. For me personally, Telly Savalas’s Blofeld is the best villain in the James Bond franchise. He just has everything that you want in a Bond villain. He has charm and charisma, but he also has a physical size to him while not being cartoonishly giant.

@@cooperwolfe5478 In a lot of ways he does feel like Bond's Lex Luthor.

@@Paul91- Yeah I agree. I wish they could’ve brought back Savalas as well as Lazenby

Mr Big would have 100% made the list were it not for the death scene.

It the spy who love me movie the train scene I thought jaws was to bite James bond ( Roger Moore!)Ike Dracula ; jaws seen invincible ; James bond ( Roger Moore) got lucky with jaws: moonraker movie 🎬 James bond runs out out of luck with jaws :: then jaws let the giant 🐍 snake battle with James bond (Roger Moore);; specters agent grant seem invincible too ❤ pre 🎬 movie scene when specter agent grant kill fake james bond : from Russia with love ❤ original train fight grant vs James bond ( Sean Connery)

@@lloydkline1518 And what about the scene when Iron Jaws got dropped into the shark tank and then he bite into the shark and killed the damn shark like it was nothing, that scene was atrocious... I rank Iron Jaws as the number#1 Bond villain of all times, there's never have been a Bond villain ever as intimidating as Iron Jaws... A total Frankenstein monster type Terminator villain like never before, RIP and respect to *Richard Kiel* for delivering that scary character into the franchise...

@@claydogmadman6295 oddjob was invincible too;❤ Russia with love James bond movies 🎬 spector agent grant seem invincible pre movie he kill a fake look alike jame bond ( Sean Connery) I remember jaws in spy who love movie :: I think towards the end with the shark bite;;by jaws ; end of the movie James bond ( Roger Moore)lucky beat jaws in a fight battle :; when I first saw jaw vs James bond in the train fight; thought jaws was to kill James bond( Roger Moore)I was very little in 1977 ; moonraker movie big 🐍 snake was to.kill.james bond ;; big 🐍 snake or jaws I got both movies on DVD ; the lady on moonraker was on Dallas TV show she was a regular::,she had j.r Ewing & James bond ;; laugh laugh

@@lloydkline1518 I have to go back and revisit those you've mentioned, l remember that Japanese guy villain of the Sean Connery James Bond vaguely somewhat... You see my first introduction of the James Bond character was through Roger Moore when l was a kid, The Spy Who Loved Me was my very first James Bond movie that came on channel 7 in the year 1980... Now once I've learned about Sean Connery as James Bond l was already sold on Roger Moore as the 007 agent, Connery was secondary to me and Moore was the original Bond in my mind... Imagine that...

@@lloydkline1518 And lastly l'm gonna entertain you with this thought, look up a huge MMA woman by that name of Gabbie Garcia big Brazillian woman and tell me she wouldn't make a great James Bond villain... Tell me she don't look like Iron Jaws daughter or would make a good female version of Iron Jaws in this modern era of James Bond films...

For the most part, so would i. They're my favorite 2 bonds, but with moore his films were usually the most over the top fun. Campy, but hardly ever dull

It’s okay to have terrible taste! 👍

@@andrewcutler1380 I think Moore's safari suit was very tasteful.