![]() But this is the only Bond that makes me angry. Some Bond films I love, some I tolerate, some I actively dislike. Read more: The Best Secret Agents in Movie History Were Britt Ekland not an actress of genuine charm, Goodnight would be utterly unbearable. That Goodnight supersedes the far superior Andrea Anders doesn’t help her cause. Blonde, incompetent, besotted with Bond and shoved aside at every opportunity, she exists only as eye-candy and unfunny comic relief. Mary Goodnight is the kind of Bond girl who gives the others a bad name. The Girl: Despite lucking out on the villain, the film gets the heroine it deserves. Arguably the biggest crime perpetuated in a Bond flick. He elevates a terrible film into something vaguely watchable but a wonderful actor is totally squandered. He is far more compelling than Bond and certainly the one I’m rooting for during the final duel. Francisco Scaramanga is the baddie benchmark. ![]() Were that the case, The Man With the Golden Gun would be a stone cold classic. The Villain: Destroys the received wisdom that a Bond film is measured by its antagonist. ![]()
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