A list of the Top 10 Bond Girls can also be found on/at the link.
porieux
11-15-06, 12:23 AM
On a more positive note...
Sexiest Bond girl ever == Jane Seymour (IMO)
Giantrobo
11-15-06, 06:41 AM
Denise Richards(#1 worst) as "nuclear scientist" was funny, but let's face it...the people making this move knew that going in. She's easy on the eyes, <i>that's</i> what matters.
Denise Richards was horribly miscast, but it did allow for a great quip from Brosnan:
"I thought Christmas only comes once a year"
:D
Doughboy
11-15-06, 08:16 AM
List seems pretty accurate to me.
I agree with most of the Best and Worst lists, although maybe not the order they're ranked.
My only issues would be with the following:
1) Halle Berry as one of the best Bond Girls. Jinx sucked. There's a reason they never did a spinoff movie with her.
2) Carey Lowell as one of the worst Bond Girls. The idea that she falls head over heels for Timothy Dalton's Bond was silly, but she's one of the better tough Bond Girls in the series. Certainly better than Jinx IMO. Hell, if they wanna rag on a bad Bond Girl in Licence To Kill, go with Talisa Soto's Lupe.
3) Tiffany Case as one of the best. Are you kidding me? She was the first truly wretched Bond Girl to come along.
4) Rosa Klebb is great......but she's a Bond villain, not a Bond Girl.
Geofferson
11-15-06, 08:30 AM
I'd take Britt Ekland off the list -- when she wore that bikini...:drool:
grim_tales
11-15-06, 08:41 AM
Pics :)
Groucho
11-15-06, 08:43 AM
#1 was a no-brainer (in more ways than one!)
I'm surprised Teri Hatcher didn't make the list. Complete waste of a character.
The Bus
11-15-06, 09:17 AM
Britt Ekland shouldn't be on that list for the reasons Geofferson mentioned.
Also, Holly Goodhead and Octopussy have (some of) the best Bond girl names.
Mondo Kane
11-15-06, 11:11 AM
List seems pretty accurate to me.
I was a little bummed on how high they had Maryam D'Abo. I actually liked her character and um..I still think she's a cutie pie.
devilshalo
11-15-06, 12:55 PM
Lynn Holly Johnson in on the list?? -screwy-
For those that hate clicking thru EW page by frickin' page.
10. Maud Adams - Octopussy
09. Lynn Holly Johnson - For Your Eyes Only
08. Lois Chiles (Holly Goodhead) - Moonraker
07. Carrie Lowell - License to Kill
06. Britt Eckland - Man with the Golden Gun
05. Karin Dor (Helga Brandt) - You Only Live Twice :confused: who?
04. Maryam d'abo - The Living Daylights
03. Corinne Clery (Corinne dufour) - Moonraker :confused: who?
02. Tanya Roberts - A View to a Kill
01. Denise Richards - The World is not Enough
Where's Gloria Hendry or Kim Basinger?
UAIOE
11-15-06, 01:43 PM
I think the only one on that list that I agree with 100% (or can remember) was Tanya Roberts...but then the only thing i ever liked about "A View to a Kill" was the theme song.
Denise Richards wasn't *THAT* bad. She should still be on the list, but not at #1.
And the chick from "The Living Daylights" wasn't as bad as she is made out to be.
das Monkey
11-15-06, 02:03 PM
No love for <i>Live and Let Die</i>. :( Both the best and worst Bond girls in the same film.
das
Mondo Kane
11-15-06, 02:11 PM
Where's Gloria Hendry or Kim Basinger?
I'm assuming they didn't use Hendry because she was a double agent. But then again, they included Helga Brandt (Haven't seen YOLT in a long time, but I don't remember her being in no more than 2 scenes)
Basinger wasn't included because Never Say Never isn't part of the "official" Bond franchise.
resinrats
11-15-06, 03:04 PM
Surprised Madonna isn't on the list since she was in the last movie or are they just counting the main female in the movie.
Perkinsun Dzees
11-15-06, 03:29 PM
Denise Richards would have made for a much more impressive Bond girl if they had utilized her computer throwing skills in the movie.
dick_grayson
11-15-06, 03:31 PM
I'd take Britt Ekland off the list -- when she wore that bikini...:drool:
that's what I was thinking. She's one of my favs. :up:
Ms. M
11-15-06, 04:13 PM
Britt may have looked good, but her character (the world's most incompetent spy) was a complete idiot. If this movie had been released more recently, she would have been a lot higher on the list.
Personally, I don't think Maud Adams belongs on the list. I liked her character and she had a mature look to her that most Bond girls lack.
devilshalo
11-15-06, 04:29 PM
Britt may have looked good, but her character (the world's most incompetent spy) was a complete idiot. If this movie had been released more recently, she would have been a lot higher on the list.
I thought the whole point was that she was a n00b.
VicVegaMRBLOND
11-15-06, 05:57 PM
01)Daniel Craig
02)Judi Dench
caligulathegod
11-15-06, 07:19 PM
Denise Richards would have made for a much more impressive Bond girl if they had utilized her computer throwing skills in the movie.
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wm lopez
11-15-06, 08:08 PM
Bottom line there isn't a single Bond girl that we would kick out of bed!
dhmac
11-15-06, 08:53 PM
On the "Worst List", where's Grace Jones (May Day)?
And on the "Best List", what the hell is Halle Berry (Jinx) doing there? She is easily one of the worst Bond Girls ever!
UAIOE
11-15-06, 10:47 PM
My limited memory of "View to a Kill" (which i continue to try and forget) recalls May Day as being a villaness/henchwoman.
Which may not make any difference, but the fact remains that Grace Jones is pretty damn scary.
Teri Hatcher was a really pointless Bond girl as she wasn't even around long enough to amount to much of anything.
zekeburger1979
11-15-06, 11:05 PM
01)Daniel Craig
02)Judi Dench
I was waiting for that one.
dhmac
11-15-06, 11:18 PM
My limited memory of "View to a Kill" (which i continue to try and forget) recalls May Day as being a villaness/henchwoman.
I've always interpreted "Bond Girl" to mean "A Girl 007 Banged" - and, yes, he did unfortunately bang May Day.
(And, BTW, Onatopp is in there and she was a villainess too.)
Kudama
11-16-06, 12:12 AM
Melina Havelocke has always been my favorite (neck a neck with Xenia
Onatopp)
http://bond007.webcindario.com/images/carole4.jpg
I’m glad they both made the “good” list (Although Octopussy should have been on there and Onatopp and Havelocke should have shared number one (with whah whah music in the background).
Michael Corvin
11-16-06, 04:49 AM
I think Brosnan got the cream of the crop.
Famke Jsnnsen
Teri Hatcher
Wai Lin
Sophie Marceau
Denise Richards - definitely odd casting but easy on the eyes
Halle Berry - again, not great casting but easy on the eyes
Shannon Nutt
11-16-06, 11:20 AM
On the "Worst List", where's Grace Jones (May Day)?
And on the "Best List", what the hell is Halle Berry (Jinx) doing there? She is easily one of the worst Bond Girls ever!
Exactly. Grace Jones would have been #1 on my personal list, and Halle Berry would have been in the top 10. I actually liked Lynn-Holly Johnson a lot...guess it's that whole "barely legal" thing. :)
ScandalUMD
11-16-06, 12:30 PM
Denise Richards(#1 worst) as "nuclear scientist" was funny, but let's face it...the people making this move knew that going in. She's easy on the eyes, <i>that's</i> what matters.
I don't think they did. It was really sad how stupid she was, because Sophie Marceau was awesome in that movie.
UAIOE
11-16-06, 02:32 PM
I've always interpreted "Bond Girl" to mean "A Girl 007 Banged" - and, yes, he did unfortunately bang May Day.
Hey, thanks for reminding me.
Excuse me a second... :yack:
I don't think they did. It was really sad how stupid she was, because Sophie Marceau was awesome in that movie.
Not that i'm blind to Richards inability to act, but it's quite difficult to take her criticism seriously when early James Bond movies were filled with gorgeous women and most couldn't even speak English.
Maybe Denise Richards just needed someone to dub her voice. -smile-
devilshalo
11-16-06, 02:36 PM
I don't think they did.
Certainly her acting in Starship Troopers cemented her artistic abilities. :p
inri222
11-16-06, 03:02 PM
Here is a good one:
http://www.universalexports.net/Graphics/tula2.jpg
Appeared briefly in 'For Your Eyes Only'
http://www.universalexports.net/00Tula.shtml
http://www.snopes.com/movies/films/bondgirl.php
DRG
11-16-06, 03:40 PM
I actually liked Lynn-Holly Johnson a lot...guess it's that whole "barely legal" thing. :)
I agree, the only problem I had with her is that she really exposed how old Roger Moore was at that point and made him seem like someone's dad and not the suave ladies man that 007 is reknowned to be. A big part of the problem was that they actually wrote it that way, with 007 acting all embarassed by her advances. You just know Brosnan's Bond would have hit that and never looked back. :)
beatccr
11-16-06, 09:58 PM
I've always interpreted "Bond Girl" to mean "A Girl 007 Banged" - and, yes, he did unfortunately bang May Day.
Was that necessary? The discussion alone was bad, but now you had to go and post a pic?
Ugh.
dhmac
11-16-06, 11:27 PM
Was that necessary? The discussion alone was bad, but now you had to go and post a pic?
Ugh.
A picture is worth a thousand words. So that picture says it all for Grace Jones as by far the WORST BOND GIRL EVER!!!
the big train
11-17-06, 05:17 AM
No Fiona Volpe on the good list? WTF?!?!?!? Hottest and most badass until Xenia.
Holly Goodhead and Jinx Johnson should be switched on those lists. Neither was very good, but at least Holly has a great name going for her. Better yet, put Fiona in the Jinx slot and don't include the good doctor on either list.
Paul_SD
11-17-06, 06:39 AM
Eva Greens Vesper just vaulted to the top of my 'Best' list after seeing CR last night.
The others, many of whom I've liked, just pale in comparision. Vesper comes off as an honest to God real character and not just a concept for a character. It helps that the chemistry is there with Craig, and the relationship is written at a high level.
Mondo Kane
11-17-06, 12:53 PM
No Fiona Volpe on the good list? WTF?!?!?!? Hottest and most badass until Xenia.
Big lover of Fiona here, too. To me, Luciana Paluzzi epitomizes the quintessential 60's babe.
Michael Corvin
11-17-06, 01:01 PM
Not that i'm blind to Richards inability to act, but it's quite difficult to take her criticism seriously when early James Bond movies were filled with gorgeous women and most couldn't even speak English.
Maybe Denise Richards just needed someone to dub her voice. -smile-
touche!
mwbmis
11-17-06, 11:36 PM
I agree, the only problem I had with her is that she really exposed how old Roger Moore was at that point and made him seem like someone's dad and not the suave ladies man that 007 is reknowned to be. A big part of the problem was that they actually wrote it that way, with 007 acting all embarassed by her advances. You just know Brosnan's Bond would have hit that and never looked back. :)
The irony in FYEO is that Carole Bouquet is actually less than a year older than Lynn-Holly Johnson. Melina Havelock was always one of my favorites though.
My two favorites, however, are Tracy in OHMSS, and Domino in Thunderball. Personally, I always thought Claudine Auger was the prettiest of all the Bond girls.
As far as Halle Berry is concerned, she just seemed like a repackaging of Wai Lin in Tomorrow Never Dies. I preferred Rosamund Pike.
mwbmis
11-17-06, 11:38 PM
I've always interpreted "Bond Girl" to mean "A Girl 007 Banged" - and, yes, he did unfortunately bang May Day.
(And, BTW, Onatopp is in there and she was a villainess too.)
Then by your definition Onatopp would not technically be a Bond girl. They stopped at "foreplay".
Rypro 525
11-18-06, 12:11 AM
Famke Jansen's role on Nip/Tuck pretty much ruined any fantasy I've had of her (if you've watched the show, you know what I mean)
UAIOE
11-18-06, 02:31 AM
Well i did see a movie with Famke playing a lesbian, so maybe that will wash that Nip/Tuck business out of your mind.
Rockmjd23
11-18-06, 02:49 AM
Michelle Yeoh should have been on the worst list. She made the movie unwatchable.
B5Erik
11-18-06, 08:40 AM
No way - Michelle Yeoh rocked! She's very good looking, has a certain presence about her that comes across in her performance (even though her English isn't great), she comes across with a lot of class, and she knows how to KICK ASS!
What more do you need?
She's near the top of my list along with Ursula Andress and Carole Bouquet.
B5Erik
11-18-06, 08:42 AM
Tanya Roberts easily wins my "Worst Bond Girl," Award due to her HORRIFIC performance in the elevator in the burning building.
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