{"id":17881,"date":"2012-01-06T06:00:19","date_gmt":"2012-01-06T11:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/?p=17881"},"modified":"2014-12-06T15:11:51","modified_gmt":"2014-12-06T20:11:51","slug":"the-james-bond-bad-guys-will-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/?p=17881","title":{"rendered":"The James Bond Bad Guys Will Return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/the-james-bond-bad-guys-will-return\/424561k\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17895\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17895\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/goldeneye-pierce-brosnan-sean-bean-gunpoint.jpg\" alt=\"goldeneye-pierce-brosnan-sean-bean\" width=\"500\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/goldeneye-pierce-brosnan-sean-bean-gunpoint.jpg 500w, https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/goldeneye-pierce-brosnan-sean-bean-gunpoint-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Guest blogger Blair Kramer writes:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Here&#8217;s the nitty gritty on <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 13px;\" title=\"GoldenEye\" href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/musite\/findresults_title_smart.asp?search=GoldenEye\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">GoldenEye<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The laser satellite from <a title=\"Diamonds Are Forever\" href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/musite\/findresults_title_smart.asp?search=Diamonds+Are+Forever\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Diamonds Are Forever<\/a> was dusted off, a modern sheen was added, and the ancient 1970s script was brought before the cameras once again in 1995. (In fact, the same script was largely remade <em>again\u00a0<\/em>in 2002 with <a title=\"Die Another Day\" href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/musite\/findresults_title_smart.asp?search=Die+Another+Day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Die Another Day<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>Oh, well. You know what they say: \u201cDo it again, only differently!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I worked with Mike France, the primary screenwriter of <em>GoldenEye<\/em>, many years ago.\u00a0 Trust me when I tell you that the world has never known a bigger Bond fan than Mike!\u00a0 Which explains why\u00a0<em>GoldenEye<\/em> has all the requisite <a title=\"Sean Connery\" href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/musite\/findresults_actor_smart.asp?search=Sean+Connery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sean Connery<\/a>-era elements.<\/p>\n<p><em>GoldenEye<\/em> offers <a title=\"Sean Bean\" href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/musite\/findresults_actor_smart.asp?search=Sean+Bean\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sean Bean<\/a> as a villainous MI6 turncoat, Alec Trevelyan.\u00a0A former compatriot of James Bond, Trevelyan&#8217;s deep facial scars (\u00e0 la Blofeld)<a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/the-james-bond-bad-guys-will-return\/james-bond-bad-guys-goldeneye-gottfried-john-alan-cumming\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-44775\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-44775\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/james-bond-bad-guys-goldeneye-gottfried-john-alan-cumming.jpg\" alt=\"james-bond-bad-guys-goldeneye-gottfried-john-alan-cumming\" width=\"287\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/james-bond-bad-guys-goldeneye-gottfried-john-alan-cumming.jpg 287w, https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/james-bond-bad-guys-goldeneye-gottfried-john-alan-cumming-233x300.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" \/><\/a> supposedly reveal his evil nature. Unfortunately, they don&#8217;t make him all that terribly menacing. His partner in mayhem, Russian General Ourumov, is somewhat more threatening. Well played by <a title=\"Gottfried John\" href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/musite\/findresults_actor_smart.asp?search=Gottfried+John\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Gottfried John<\/a>, the General is ruthless, thoroughly violent, and purely evil.\u00a0On the other end of the yardstick, bespectacled Russian computer geek Boris Grishenko (Alan Cumming) is a very unusual henchman. Nerdy, clownish, and decidedly boring, Boris contributes absolutely nothing to the proceedings. Finally, Famke Janssen plays beautiful Russian henchwoman Xenia Onatopp (think Fiona Volpe or Helga Brandt). Onatopp isn&#8217;t very scary, but she&#8217;s certainly entertaining in a kinky sort of way! She&#8217;s a sadist who apparently experiences an orgasmic rush every time she commits a murder! Kinky, indeed.<\/p>\n<p>All things being equal,\u00a0GE is a reasonably decent freshman foray into Bondage on the part of <a title=\"Pierce Brosnan\" href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/musite\/findresults_actor_smart.asp?search=Pierce+Brosnan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Pierce Brosnan<\/a>.\u00a0 It&#8217;s hardly the best Bond film ever made, but it certainly isn&#8217;t the worst.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a genuinely entertaining film that I wholeheartedly recommend.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/goldeneye-pierce-brosnan-bond-famke-janssen-onatopp.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-17894\" title=\"Goldeneye1995Real ; Martin CampbellPierce BrosnanCOLLECTION CHRSTOPHEL\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/goldeneye-pierce-brosnan-bond-famke-janssen-onatopp.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/goldeneye-pierce-brosnan-bond-famke-janssen-onatopp.jpg 500w, https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/goldeneye-pierce-brosnan-bond-famke-janssen-onatopp-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since the main bad guy in 1997&#8217;s\u00a0<a title=\"Tomorrow Never Dies\" href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/musite\/findresults_title_smart.asp?search=Tomorrow+Never+Dies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Tomorrow Never Dies<\/a> operates a newspaper called Tomorrow (&#8220;Tomorrow&#8217;s News Today!&#8221;), the film should have been called <em>Tomorrow Never <\/em>LIES, which, in fact, <em>was <\/em>the initial idea for its title.\u00a0 It certainly would have made much more sense.\u00a0 For this reason, TLD is very definitely the worst of all the James Bond movie titles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/the-james-bond-bad-guys-will-return\/james-bond-bad-guys-tomorrow-never-dies-jonathan-pryce-vincent-schiavellli\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-44777\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-44777\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/james-bond-bad-guys-tomorrow-never-dies-jonathan-pryce-vincent-schiavellli.jpg\" alt=\"james-bond-bad-guys-tomorrow-never-dies-jonathan-pryce-vincent-schiavellli\" width=\"271\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/james-bond-bad-guys-tomorrow-never-dies-jonathan-pryce-vincent-schiavellli.jpg 271w, https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/james-bond-bad-guys-tomorrow-never-dies-jonathan-pryce-vincent-schiavellli-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><\/a>As for the film itself, Jonathan Pryce portrays Elliot Carver, a global news media magnate who plots to use his own warship to provoke a confrontation between Great Britain and Red China. Plainly insane, Carver is a total megalomaniac, which makes him a reasonably entertaining menace.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Vincent Schiavelli\" href=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/scene-stealers-vincent-schiavelli\/\">Vincent Schiavelli<\/a> plays sadistic henchman Dr. Kaufman. Quiet and homely, Dr. Kaufman&#8217;s love of torture makes him scary as hell!<\/p>\n<p>Finally, Hans\/Eric\/Necros again returns as a character called Stamper, herein portrayed by <a title=\"Gotz Otto\" href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/musite\/findresults_actor_smart.asp?search=Gotz+Otto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Gotz Otto<\/a>. Every bit as threatening as a musclebound henchman is supposed to be,\u00a0 one wonders if Hans\/Eric\/Necros\/Stamper will ever learn that he cannot defeat James Bond?\u00a0 In any case, as before, I&#8217;m sure we&#8217;ll see him again sometime in the future.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And again&#8230;and again&#8230;<em>and again&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<table class=\"aligncenter\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/you-only-live-twice-ronald-rich-hans.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14906\" title=\"you-only-live-twice-ronald-rich-hans\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/you-only-live-twice-ronald-rich-hans-300x225.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/you-only-live-twice-ronald-rich-hans-300x225.gif 300w, https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/you-only-live-twice-ronald-rich-hans-200x150.gif 200w, https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/you-only-live-twice-ronald-rich-hans.gif 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/for-your-eyes-only-eric.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16011\" title=\"for-your-eyes-only-eric\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/for-your-eyes-only-eric-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/for-your-eyes-only-eric-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/for-your-eyes-only-eric-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/for-your-eyes-only-eric.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/tomorrow-never-dies-gotz-otto-stamper.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-17904\" title=\"tomorrow-never-dies-gotz-otto-stamper\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/tomorrow-never-dies-gotz-otto-stamper-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/tomorrow-never-dies-gotz-otto-stamper-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/tomorrow-never-dies-gotz-otto-stamper-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/tomorrow-never-dies-gotz-otto-stamper.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Despite what you may have heard, <em>Tomorrow Never Dies<\/em> isn&#8217;t the worst of the Brosnan Bond oeuvre.\u00a0 It succeeds because it moves at a very fast pace. Also, David Arnold&#8217;s wonderful musical score added immeasurably to the proceedings. After all is said and done, it&#8217;s a very entertaining film.<\/p>\n<p>Deep, complex characters definitely made 1999&#8217;s\u00a0<a title=\"The World Is Not Enough\" href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/musite\/findresults_title_smart.asp?search=The+World+Is+Not+Enough\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The World Is Not Enough<\/a> the best of all the Brosnan 007 films, despite the decidedly unoriginal story <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/the-james-bond-bad-guys-will-return\/james-bond-bad-guys-goldeneye-robert-carlyle-sophie-marceau\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-44778\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-44778\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/james-bond-bad-guys-goldeneye-robert-carlyle-sophie-marceau.jpg\" alt=\"james-bond-bad-guys-goldeneye-robert-carlyle-sophie-marceau\" width=\"278\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/james-bond-bad-guys-goldeneye-robert-carlyle-sophie-marceau.jpg 278w, https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/james-bond-bad-guys-goldeneye-robert-carlyle-sophie-marceau-263x300.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><\/a>about a threat from nuclear missiles aboard a hijacked Russian submarine. (Yawn)<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Robert Carlyle\" href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/musite\/findresults_actor_smart.asp?search=Robert+Carlyle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Robert Carlyle<\/a> is very compelling as an international terrorist called Renard.\u00a0 A great deal more than just another one-dimensional villain, Renard is a very dark character because he&#8217;s slowly dying due to a bullet in his brain. His lover, an equally compelling and very beautiful young woman known as Elektra King (<a title=\"Sophie Marceau\" href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/musite\/findresults_actor_smart.asp?search=Sophie+Marceau\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sophie Marceau<\/a>), will do anything for him. This includes engaging in a passionate love affair with James Bond merely to further Renard&#8217;s schemes. Unfortunately, since Elektra is every bit as devious as Renard, Bond, for once, takes the affair quite seriously. As a result, a very big question arises. When push comes to shove and the truth of Elektra&#8217;s duplicity is finally revealed, can 007 bring himself to eliminate the woman he loves?<\/p>\n<p>I must say that I am a very big fan of TWINE. It remains top notch Bond that you certainly should not miss.<\/p>\n<table class=\"alignleft\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/die-another-day-toby-stephens.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-17928\" title=\"die-another-day-toby-stephens\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/die-another-day-toby-stephens-300x126.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/die-another-day-toby-stephens-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/die-another-day-toby-stephens.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/dieanotherday-rick-yune.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-17890\" title=\"dieanotherday-rick-yune\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/dieanotherday-rick-yune-300x126.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/dieanotherday-rick-yune-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/dieanotherday-rick-yune.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>From the best to the worst Brosnan Bond film:\u00a0 <em>Die Another Day<\/em> is a thoroughly unbelievable mess that actually offers nonsense like invisible cars and bad guys who completely alter their own DNA,\u00a0 none of which have anything to do with the story.\u00a0 And you can KEEP this story!\u00a0 Once again, we are presented with an orbiting satellite (ho-hum) that fires laser beams at targets on Earth.\u00a0 <a title=\"Toby Stephens\" href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/musite\/findresults_actor_smart.asp?search=Toby+Stephens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Toby Stephens<\/a> cannot be taken seriously as Gustav Graves, the main bad guy, because he&#8217;s simply too young to be a credible menace. <a title=\"Rick Yune\" href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/musite\/findresults_actor_smart.asp?search=Rick+Yune\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Rick Yune<\/a> plays Zao,\u00a0 a boring, run-of-the-mill henchman who lets it be known,\u00a0in his own unique way, that diamonds truly are forever!\u00a0 Another boring henchman called \u201cMr. Kil\u201d (Lawrence Makoare) doesn&#8217;t do much other than prove that he&#8217;s a man of many parts! And finally, Rosamund Pike plays Amanda Frost, an attractive, young woman who\u2026well, let&#8217;s just say that she isn&#8217;t nearly as interesting as her personal dress code!\u00a0 In other words:\u00a0 she&#8217;s certainly beautiful, especially when she&#8217;s wearing a tight halter!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/goleneye-rosamund-pike-catfight.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-17896\" title=\"goleneye-rosamund-pike-catfight\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/goleneye-rosamund-pike-catfight.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/goleneye-rosamund-pike-catfight.jpg 500w, https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/goleneye-rosamund-pike-catfight-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Clearly, other than Ms. Pike, I cannot recommend <em>Die Another Day<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, 2002&#8217;s\u00a0<a title=\"Casino Royale\" href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/musite\/product.asp?sku=B51111&amp;loc=buzzsearch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Casino Royale<\/a> is a masterpiece.\u00a0 In fact, it&#8217;s the best James Bond film since 1969\u2019s <em>On Her Majesty&#8217;s Secret Service<\/em>.\u00a0 With a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/the-james-bond-bad-guys-will-return\/james-bond-bad-guys-casino-royale-mads-mikkelsen-simon-abkarian-sebastien-foucan\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-44774\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-44774\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/james-bond-bad-guys-casino-royale-mads-mikkelsen-simon-abkarian-sebastien-foucan.jpg\" alt=\"james-bond-bad-guys-casino-royale-mads-mikkelsen-simon-abkarian-sebastien-foucan\" width=\"366\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/james-bond-bad-guys-casino-royale-mads-mikkelsen-simon-abkarian-sebastien-foucan.jpg 366w, https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/james-bond-bad-guys-casino-royale-mads-mikkelsen-simon-abkarian-sebastien-foucan-238x300.jpg 238w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 366px) 100vw, 366px\" \/><\/a>story involving third world terrorists, the villains of CR are frighteningly real. Le Chiffre (<a title=\"Mads Mikkelsen\" href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/musite\/findresults_actor_smart.asp?search=Mads+Mikkelsen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mads Mikkelsen<\/a>) is a singularly evil little man whose eyes actually drip blood! When his own life is threatened he takes to torturing 007 in the most painful manner possible! Trust me when I tell you that no previous Bond villain is anything like Le Chiffre!\u00a0 He&#8217;s downright disturbing!<\/p>\n<p>Le Chiffre&#8217;s helper, a poker player known as Dimitrios (<a title=\"Simon Abkarian\" href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/musite\/findresults_actor_smart.asp?search=Simon+Abkarian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Simon Abkarian<\/a>), is a much more conventional villain. For the most part,\u00a0 Dimitrios isn&#8217;t very interesting until his final card game. As for the extremely athletic terrorist known as Mollaka (<a title=\"Sebastien Foucan\" href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/musite\/findresults_actor_smart.asp?search=Sebastien+Foucan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sebastien Foucan<\/a>), he&#8217;s thoroughly entertaining because he&#8217;s <em>very<\/em> athletic.\u00a0 Another terrorist called Carlos (<a title=\"Claudio Santamaria\" href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/musite\/findresults_actor_smart.asp?search=Claudio+Santamaria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Claudio Santamaria<\/a>) serves no real purpose other than to get into a fight with James Bond.\u00a0 But it&#8217;s a truly great fight.<\/p>\n<p>And finally, <a title=\"Eva Green\" href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/musite\/findresults_actor_smart.asp?search=Eva+Green\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Eva Green<\/a> plays the incredibly beautiful MI6 treasury agent, Vesper Lynd. In order to avoid revealing too much about her, I&#8217;ll just say this:\u00a0 She&#8217;s so very appealing that it&#8217;s easy to understand why James Bond falls in love with her.\u00a0 And on that note, if you&#8217;re a genuine Bond fan, it will be easy for you to fall in love with <em>Casino Royale<\/em>.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a true classic that&#8217;s not to be missed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/casino-royale-eva-green-vesper-lynd.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17886\" title=\"casino-royale-eva-green-vesper-lynd\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/casino-royale-eva-green-vesper-lynd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/casino-royale-eva-green-vesper-lynd.jpg 500w, https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/casino-royale-eva-green-vesper-lynd-300x141.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The title of the last James Bond film (so far), <a title=\"Quantum of Solace\" href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/musite\/findresults_title_smart.asp?search=Quantum+of+Solace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Quantum of Solace<\/a>, essentially means &#8220;measure of comfort,&#8221; which makes perfect sense within the context of the story. Due to that deep subtext, this overly maligned 2008 film is definitely better than you may have been led to believe. God only knows why it went over the heads of so many critics. In any case, by the end of this film, we learn that James Bond is more than just a womanizing killer. In fact, he&#8217;s much more complex than we ever knew.\u00a0 Can you believe it?\u00a0 He actually turns out to be a genuine mensch!<\/p>\n<table class=\"alignleft\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/quantum-of-solace_Mathieu_Amalric.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-17901\" title=\"quantum-of-solace_Mathieu_Amalric\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/quantum-of-solace_Mathieu_Amalric-300x123.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/quantum-of-solace_Mathieu_Amalric-300x123.jpg 300w, https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/quantum-of-solace_Mathieu_Amalric.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/quantum_of_solace_Joaquin_Cosio.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-17899\" title=\"quantum_of_solace_Joaquin_Cosio\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/quantum_of_solace_Joaquin_Cosio-300x123.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/quantum_of_solace_Joaquin_Cosio-300x123.jpg 300w, https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/quantum_of_solace_Joaquin_Cosio.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>As for the villains of QoS, the plans of Dominic Greene (<a title=\"Mathieu Amalric\" href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/musite\/findresults_actor_smart.asp?search=Mathieu+Amalric\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mathieu Amalric<\/a>) aren&#8217;t apocalyptic. He doesn&#8217;t want to take over the world. He just wants to control all the fresh water in South America (for starters, anyway).\u00a0 Unfortunately, Greene comes across as an overly confident, unjustifiably smug CEO. Therefore, it&#8217;s difficult to take him seriously.\u00a0 His sniveling little henchman referred to as Elvis (<a title=\"Anatole Taubman\" href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/musite\/findresults_actor_smart.asp?search=Anatole+Taubman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Anatole Taubman<\/a>) does very little, and, as a result, makes no real impression.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, a South American Castro type by the name of General Medrano (<a title=\"Joaquin Cosio\" href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/musite\/findresults_actor_smart.asp?search=Joaquin+Cosio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Joaquin Cosio<\/a>) is hard to forget. Desperate to acquire Greene&#8217;s help in re-establishing the tiny nation dictatorship he once held, Medrano is a sadist who likes nothing better than to inflict pain on others, especially young women. Consequently, Medrano is entirely reminiscent of the real life Castro:\u00a0 He&#8217;s pure evil!\u00a0 Finally, Mr. White (<a title=\"Jesper Christensen\" href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/musite\/findresults_actor_smart.asp?search=Jesper+Christensen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jesper Christensen<\/a>) serves no real purpose other than to move the story along.\u00a0 Think of him as the equivalent to &#8220;Spectre Number 5!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/quantum_of_solace_mr_white_jesper_christensen.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17900 alignright\" title=\"quantum_of_solace_mr_white_jesper_christensen\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/quantum_of_solace_mr_white_jesper_christensen.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/quantum_of_solace_mr_white_jesper_christensen.gif 320w, https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/quantum_of_solace_mr_white_jesper_christensen-300x225.gif 300w, https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/quantum_of_solace_mr_white_jesper_christensen-200x150.gif 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Well, that&#8217;s it from this Bond fan, at least until <strong>Skyfall<\/strong> opens November 9.\u00a0The villains of James Bond, as the saying goes, are the people we love to hate!\u00a0 But whether the bad guys of <em>Skyfall<\/em> prove to be memorable or not, there is at least one fact that will not change: Absolutely nobody in the world will <em>ever<\/em> be able to kill James Bond!<\/p>\n<p><em>Blair Kramer is a widely published writer for various publications, including &#8220;Velocity: Chicago,&#8221; &#8220;A Guide to Art in Chicago,&#8221; &#8220;Comic Book Collector Magazine,&#8221; &#8220;American Metal Magazine,&#8221; and the &#8220;Jewish American Historical Society.&#8221; He also dabbles in screenplays and comic books. 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