At first I thought Robert Davi was going to be playing a generic drug kingpin character (pre-credits and Florida scenes), but the longer 'License To Kill' goes on the better the material he gets to work with and I agree that he is one of the very best and most believable Bond villains.
I would say that my favorite Bond villain of all time is Blofeld portrayed by Telly Savalas in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. I know that he may not be the most iconic version of Blofeld, but honestly Telly Savalas’s Blofeld is a Bond villain who I feel like has a combination of all the different types of Bond villains. He’s charming, intelligent, and he looks like someone who could beat Bond in a fight while not looking cartoonishly big. I know people criticize this version of Blofeld for having an American accent and for not having a cheek scar, but I don’t think the version needed those things to make him a threatening villain.
Apparently Davi came up with the line “Loyalty is more important to me than money” himself... I love when actors are allowed to really create and develop their characters themselves a little as they go along... Javier Bardem did it too
I agree with your list. Sanchez is a great villain and License to Kill gets better every time I see it. I wish Dalton could've done one more Bond film. He was way ahead of his time.
I would of loved to see Dalton play opposite Walken in A View to a Kill. A lot of what I didn't like about that film was Roger Moore and his advanced age and the movie suffered for it.
@@joecrow5484 it's crazy to think of that man. I think Dalton would of been excellent since he wasn't to old for that movie. But broznan just fit so perfectly in goldeneye. But if Dalton got that part we wouldn't know any different
I believe Dr. No was supposed to be both Chinese and German hence why he doesn't look fully Asian. I would've put him in the Top 5 at least because he really did set the template for future Bond villains.
Agreed. The issue with Dr No as a film is that they don't know what to do with him, as he doesn't get much screen time for the length of the film and given he is the title character.
"DutchBondFan" is evidently unaware of the fact that Dr. No is _half-Chinese_ (and half-German). The Quebecois actor in this role is arguably less obtuse than Connery clumsily disguised as a Japanese fisherman, or Toby Stephens as a North Korean (Colonel Moon character transformed as Gustav Graves character).
Joseph Wiseman is pretty forgotten, but he played brilliant role in 1951's Detective story and Chicago boss Manny Weisboard in classic TV show Crime Story.
they ruined him by making him a pawn of Spectre, though. He was vastly better as a stand-alone with his own motivations, which is what he was before they retrofitted him into a "narrative."
All villains in LTK were impressive and particularly well played and I fully agree with Sanchez being the series best ever villain, even ahead of Goldfinger.
Yeah, but Bont fans are all butthurt that Bont got killed trying to take him down, so won't acknowledge him. That damn henchman... he didn't even appreciate the Denver Broncos he got in return.
I really like Walken's laugh just before he dies. I remember as a kid thinking, 'what an odd thing to do.' I also agree with Robert Davi. He really inhabited that role. In that clip, I always liked how the henchman hands him the axe without Davi asking. As if this death scenario happens all the time!
I'm old enough to remember "License To Kill" getting panned when it was released due to its violence and somber tone, so it's nice to watch the film receive the love it deserves 30 years later.
Silva is and always has been my favourite Bond Villain. I find him such a brilliant character. He’s dark, sadistic, cruel but is so tragic. I love how he has a genuine reason for wanting M to die. He isn’t a villain for no reason, he actually has a purpose and is one of the only villain who wins at the end. He doesn’t see his full victory but still wins and that’s why o love him
Robert Davi was amazing in that role and fitted the changes in Bond himself. With Timothy Dalton we got a grittier, more action oriented Bond and we needed a villain to match that. Robert Davi gave the Dalton era the perfect villain for Dalton’s style, with a more rounded and less overblown character. I love the big villains of the series with the grandiose plans, but Robert was the perfect villain for that time and is easily one of the best of the entire series.
I have thought Davi's portrayal has been unsung for some time now and agree Sanchez is the most intriguing admixture of villainy, charm and old world values in the entire 007 series.
Sanchez is my favorite Bond villain! I'm happy someone else was able to recognize how well-written a character he was. Great list, the video that made me subscribe to this great channel!
And yes to Sanchez!!!! He’s so multifaceted, his organization is well thought out and believable, and he plays it so cool throughout the film until Bond finally gets into his head and turns him against his own organization... he becomes terrifying and brutal. I also love his array of henchmen. They all compliment him perfectly.
Excellent list man! I was pleasantly surprised to see Sanchez at number one, he truly is one of the best villains, Dark yes but as you said well rounded, he is the most multi-dimensional villain of the lot.
Love to see Licence to Kill and Sanchez/Davi get some love, totally agree. Don’t know about Dr. No, I find him even less memorable than Aris Kristatos (although the latter has an advantage as FYEO is my other favourite Bond film alongside LTK).
Watching this again after a few years and watching some of the films again, I really appreciate Kamal Khan more than I did. Louis Jourdan gave a great understated performance. He's so convincing when he explains that throwing two sixes is all in the wrist. Like if we were going to be cheated, we'd prefer he do it. I also appreciated Drax more than I did. I'd like to think he just barely missed this list. It's funny how some villains just don't make the list, especially the Blofelds. I think the Blofelds spend too much time behind the desk and not enough scenes where Bond outwits them and they fail to have that classic adversarial relationship with Bond.
I’d say Rosa counts as a villain. Dr No was under the direction of Blofeld (although we don’t learn that till FRWL) and he was obviously a main villain. More importantly we see Largo get instructions from Blofeld in Thunderball and he’s considered a Bond villain.
Actually "Largo" was Villain in "Never_Say_Never_Again" where He was about to Kill Bond when Bond was Defusing the Nuclear Bomb but his Girlfriend "Domino" Killed him at the exact moment to save Bond's "ASS"... 😁😅
I feel like Mr. White, despite never being the main villain of a film, should have gotten place on the list, or at least an honourable mention. He is a middleman in the nebulous gray area between villain and henchman, who had a tremendously outsized impact on multiple movies despite his limited screen, in no small part due to Jesper Christenson’s fantastic portrayal.
Well, if you think, that Gert Froebe was filming "Goldfinger" AND "Those magnificent men in their flying machines" at the very same time... he was a really great actor! "Rumpelstoss, today we go diving!"
One of my personal favorites remains still the over-the-top Never Say Never Again and especially the mesmerizing chilling and completely convincing Klaus Maria Brandauer as the villain Maximilian Largo.
Excellent list! Yup Robert Davi was amazing. I'm so happy license to kill has aged so well amongst general audiences now, I rarely find someone that dislikes the film or Robert Davi's performance. I think if the next Craig bond film is going to go back to basics and try and make a clever espionage spy story, that it would benefit from a realistic gritty villain like Sanchez, or maybe even use a woman villain, I do wonder how Craig's bond would fare against her.
After killing Bond at the end of "From Russia With Love", Fleming's next project was a screenplay for an unfilmed TV pilot about a different character. The main villain for the story, a tribute to Dr. Fu Manchu, was created specifically to give his cousin, Lee, a main villain role (at a time before his career really took off). The script was turned into his next novel, "DR. NO", and while Lee did not star in the eventual movie, he did wind up playing 2 different Asian villains, including Fu Manchu-- 5 times.
Honourable Mention: Elliot Carver & Max Zorin 10: Le Chiffre 9: Kamal Khan 8: Kronsteen 7: Dr. No 6: Ernst Stavro Blofeld 5: Elektra King 4:Alec Trevelyan 3:Francisco Scaramanga 2: Franz Sanchez 1: Auric Goldfinger
Glad to see that Kamal Khan was mentioned. He was a great villain and does not get enough recognition. But I think Largo from Thunderball and Hugo Drax from Moonraker, deserved at least honorable mentions. And Donald Pleasence's Blofeld definitely belongs in the top ten.
Really good video! Can easily see your points with all of these. Like yourself I was never a fan of the Bloefeld character, so it's nice not to have that clogging up your top 10. Well done!
Oh Yes Le Chiffre was freaking awesome This movie was the breakthrew for Mads Mikkelsen in the US . The danish actor became crazy popular after that and it's well deserved . His role as Le Chiffre opened so many doors for him . Now he's been in 3 of the biggest movie franchises ( including James Bond of course , Marvel, Star Wars) And he became my favorite Hannibal Lecter ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-z8xvf_Wr2SM.html
This is pretty much my own list 😆 I love your take on the series as a whole. You popped up on my algorithm because I'm a fan of Calvin Dyson. It's almost disappointing that I'm almost through your videos.
Merry Christmas 007! I agree that Kahmal Kan is underrated, but i love Donald's Blofeld! Keep up the good work anyway when will you do another livestream?
Wow! What you said about Elektra King is very, very true. In a way, it is because of her, Christie from the Dead or Alive series exists. She was the same way as Elektra, seductive AND deadly. Other than that, that was an well put list. Every Bond villain are memorable in their own right.
I've been a subscriber for a long while now and I am glad to see that you are getting more subscribers. Your channel is amazing although I was sad to see you move away from the GTA videos Keep up the good work
Christopher Lee gave a chilling performance in the original Wicker Man. I've always loved his ability to convey the sophisticated terror of his malevolent characters.
My top 10 villains ( great list by the way ) 10. Hugo Drax 9. Dr Kananga 8. Emilio Largo 7. Kamal Kahn 6. Goldfinger 5. Elektra King 4. Le Chiffre 3. Dr No 2. Franz Sanchez 1. Scaramanga
I might be a little jaded as "Moonraker" was my first Bond film, but I always liked Hugo Drax(Michael Lonsdale) as a Bond villain. Always had a great dry one liner while plotting, executing or attempting to intimidate...he's eminently quotable. "Look after Mr. Bond. See that some harm comes to him." "At least I'll have the pleasure of putting you out of my misery." "Mr. Bond, you continue to defy my efforts to provide you with an amusing death." "And you, the treacherous Dr. Goodhead. Your dream of becoming the first woman in space is about to be granted." And even if he's almost a carbon copy of Carl Stromberg from "The Spy who loved Me," I admire the scope of his master plan better(then again, I'm a science fiction fan, so...yeah...).
with a believable disguise, he may well have been. as it is, he's still good, but not iconic. LALD has never been one of my favorites, but kananga does his job well. too bad his death is such a farce.
Rosa Klebb is very much the main villain of FRWL. The fact that she’s just carrying out Blofeld’s orders doesn’t make it less so. After all, later in this video you point out LeChiffre is a pawn of a greater power himself. Rosa Klebb is to FRWL as Darth Vader is to the original Star Wars trilogy. Other than that, this is a great list and I love your videos 😀
I've always thought that Jonathan Pryce as Elliott Carver was very memorable for the right reasons. Totally convincing and he came across as realistic too, as that is probably how a mega powerful media mogul would be, i.e. someone who despite all their wealth and power is ultimately a very weak man. He had some of the best one liners as well. "There's no news like bad news" was my favourite and the tone in which he expressed them was delicious and cutting in equal measure.
Good to see you singing the praises of Octopussy. Dr No is my favourite literary Bond villain. In the book he is omnipotent. And my favourite cinematic Bond villain is Scaramanga..
My top 10 bond villains in no order 10 Max zorin 9 Hugo drax 8 Karl stromberg 7 Raoul silva 6 Frncisco scaramanga 5 le chiffre 4 dr kanaga 3 Franz schansez 2 emilio largo 1 goldfinger
10. Raul Silva 09. Rosa Klebb and Spectre 08. Hugo Drax 07. Le Chiffre 06.Francisco Scaramanga 05. Alec Trevelyan 04. Ernst Stavro Bloefeld (On Her Majesty's Secret Service) 03. Elecktra King 02. Auric Goldfinger 01. Franz Sanches
1. Max Zorin 2. Raoul Silva 3. Auric Goldfinger 4. Francisco Scaramanga 5. Alec Trevelyan 6. Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Savalas) 7. Franz Sanchez 8. Elektra King 9. Karl Stromberg 10. Kamal Khan
Agree. Robert Davi as Sanchez was excellent. His performance made "Licence to Kill" one of my all time favourite Bond films. Thanks Duchbondfan for another outstanding review/ranking.
Quantum is planned before the end of the year. I'm spreading out the other two over 2019, and of course do other projects in between. Follow me on social media or keep an eye out on the community tab on my channel to always stay updated on things like that!
5) Blofeld (OHMSS - not other 2) 4) Francisco Scaramaga (TMWTGG) 3) Alec Trevelyan (Goldeneye) 2) Raoul Silva (Skyfall) 1) Goldfinger (Goldfinger) Funny Enough. My top 3 are all in my top 4 films of the franchise and 4 and 5 are in my bottom 6 films.
I was really surprised with the no.1 pick as he seems more like someone who would appear in Scarface than in a Bond movie, but I do certainly think he's underappreciated. I think he might be the only Bond villain from that era who was truly intimidating because he seemed like someone who could almost appear in real life.
At 14:47 Craig's Bond Said that (Now the Whole World is gotta know that you died Scratching my "BALLS") I think that was both Awesome and Funny Dialogue at the same time. 😁😅😂🤣 😍😍
Great video man! I agree with the list, though for me it's Goldfinger and 006 at the top for me. So iconic. Thanks for the laughs on the videos too! Keep them coming!
I like Joseph Wiseman as Dr. No. It's a creepy, cold performance and it's clear that this is an intelligent villain. The problem is lack of screen time.
The scene of Javier Bardem caressing Bond in Skyfall instantly reminded me of the scene in Lawrence of Arabia where Jose Ferrer as the evil Turk creepily feels up the restrained Peter O'Toole. I think Bardem may have found some inspiration from that scene.
Here’s my list 10. Elektra King 9. Dr Kananga 8. Franz Sanchez 7. Elliott Carver 6. Dr No 5. Rosa Klebb 4. Kamal Kahn 3. Goldfinger 2. Emilio Largo 1. Scaramanga
Great video as always, keep up the amazing work!!! My personal favorite Bond villain is Dominic Greene why well he is very intimidating despite his size and lack of security he has one of the most epic fights with bond ever which was very unexpected considering he’s just a businessman as well as his plan being simple yet very effective I mean taking Bolivia’s water supply may seem odd or stupid but water is essential and people would pay top dollar for it I don’t understand why people dislike him he’s the only Bond villain (excluding Stamper) that genuinely freaked me out and when a villain does that u know u have a good villain
Goldfinger’s whole speech about there being miracles in every endeavor of human achievement EXCEPT CRIME is one of the best villain speeches in the series
Hi dutchbondfan! I'm a new subscriber and a new bond fan aswell. I want to start my own Bond themed channel and I was wondering if you have any tips. I love that you put Sanchez at the top he is quite excellent Robert Davi is a good actor
Christopher Lee acts great as assassins, because - He fought in Winter War - Fought in SAS - Was a hitman in Europe hunting natzs. Auric goldfingers actor actually was a natzi and when this leaked in news the movie was banned in many countries. When jew couple informed media that Gert Fröbe saved them in WW2 the movie was unbanned :D
Good production and clip work as usual, though I miss your usual humor here. We have about half the same villians in our top ten but I don't have the disdain you do for Charles Grey or Blofeld - perhaps it's because the first two movies I saw were OHMSS and DAF, both with Blofeld, so that was my standard for Bond villains. My ten best villains list: 10-Elliot Carver (Jonathan Pryce); 9-Franz Sanchez (Robert Davi); 8-Aristotle Kristatos (Julian Glover); 7-Emilio Largo (Emilio Largo); 6-Elektra King (Sophie Marceau); 5-Ernst Stavro Blofeld - OHMSS (Telly Savalas); 4-Raoul Silva - Skyfall (Javier Bardem); 3-Ernst Stavro Blofeld - DAF (Charles Gray); 2-Maximilian Largo - NSNA (Klaus Maria Brandauer); 1-Auric Goldfinger (Gert Frobe)
10. "Of course I bloody want to continue!" 9. "You can't shoot me, you'd miss me" 8. "There's no news like bad news!" 7. "1 million dollars ... you were wondering what it cost" 6. "You can watch it all on TV ... it's the last programme you're likely to see" 5. "For England James?" 4. "You have the tedious inevitability of an unloved season" 3. "Oh ... how you're trying to remember your training now ..." 2. "Choose your next witticism carefully Mr Bond, it may be your last ..." 1. "oops!"
Alec is definitely my favorite bond villain by far. His motivation is the most personal and grounded being rooted in an actual historical tragedy that makes you feel really sympathetic for him. The fact that he knows all of (or at least most) of Bond's tricks really makes come off as extremely competent and threatening. Plus Sean Bean is just a great actor in general. The reason he wants to steal the gold isn't so much that he wants to become super rich, but rather it is to bankrupt the UK financially destroying the country that betrayed his people. He wants the British people to experience the same hardships that his people did. I feel it's a lot more believable than nuking the place as so many other villains wanted to do.
I love Charles gray, he’s super funny. You also missed an incredible performance from Johnathan Pryce as Elliot Carver, he’s so out there and amazing, it’s actually a really cool plot when you think about the scheme.
I also happen to agree with the #1 choice here. I was 17 years old when I watched License to Kill at the movie theater in summer 1989. That movie, I even knew then would probably never be one of the most popular Bond movies, but I knew they did NOT run out of ideas for it. Yeah to me, Sanchez was definitely one of the most memorable and most brutal of all the Bond villains that I could remember well. And boy did he get it in the end when Bond set him on fire. And License to Kill is one of he Bond movies, I've chosen to have in my collection.
The 10 best villains (no order except #1) 1. Goldfinger (no contest) Le Chiffre Red Grant 006/Trevelyan Scaramanga Silva Blofeld Dr No Elektra King Max Zorin
Dr. No Goldfinger Largo Scaramanga Zorin Sanchez Trevelyan Carver LeChiffre Silva Honourable Mentions: Klebb Blofeld (Pleasance/Savalas) Worst Bond Villain is Dominic Greene
I agree with you: Sanchez is the most underrated villain of the franchise, but Robert Davies made an incredible job, also with Dalton. That movie is so good, one of the best Bonds.
I'v always being a great fan of the Bond movies. As an artist and painter I only did Live and let die to a painting but will do more ofcourse in the future. This videos show all the things in the movies you would probably would haved missed and rewatching them over again. I think I must agree: Sanchez is one of the best Bond villains or perhaps the best. You really a dutchman as well? you speak really good English and I like the voice over in some scenes during the movie commentary rewatch.
Awesome, would be very interested in seeing that painting! Feel free to share it with me on my Facebook fanpage in a private message for example! Also yes I am a 100% Dutchman. Thanks for your compliment on my English!
