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#1

I am including Never Say Never Again. I went there. You don’t have to.

Your favourite Connery film by villain - be it the actor or the role or both.

Boo only. Hissing may cause too many viral droplets.
  • Dr No
  • From Russia with Love
  • Goldfinger
  • Thunderball
  • You Only Live Twice
  • Diamonds are Forever
  • Never Say Never Again

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Your favourite Connery Bond by leading lady - be it the actor or the role or both.

Woman talk
  • Dr No
  • From Russia with Love
  • Goldfinger
  • Thunderball
  • You Only Live Twice
  • Diamonds are Forever
  • Never Say Never Again

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Your favourite Connery film by villain’s scheme.

Have you noticed how ConneryBond’s main villains die either slightly accidentally or not by his hand, or not at all? Useless, isn’t he?
  • Dr No
  • From Russia with Love
  • Goldfinger
  • Thunderball
  • You Only Live Twice
  • Diamonds are Forever
  • Never Say Never Again

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Favourite Connery film henchperson(s)

Goldfinger would be massively improved were Tilly M a villain. Science Fact!
  • Dr No
  • From Russia with Love
  • Goldfinger
  • Thunderball
  • You Only Live Twice
  • Diamonds are Forever
  • Never Say Never Again

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Favourite Connery film by performance by Sean Connery.

Another RIP. Damn.
  • Dr No
  • From Russia with Love
  • Goldfinger
  • Thunderball
  • You Only Live Twice
  • Diamonds are Forever
  • Never Say Never Again

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Favourite Connery Bond film title song

In a controversial move, including both instrumentals. I’m a rebel, I know.
  • Dr No
  • From Russia with Love
  • Goldfinger
  • Thunderball
  • You Only Live Twice
  • Diamonds are Forever
  • Never Say Never Again

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Favourite Connery Bond film score.

In another shattering move, I am claiming Never Say Never Again has one
  • Dr No
  • From Russia with Love
  • Goldfinger
  • Thunderball
  • You Only Live Twice
  • Diamonds are Forever
  • Never Say Never Again

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Favourite Connery Bond pre-credits.

Probably not that controversial to say Dr No doesn’t have one. Unless it’s the gunbarrel? Not persuaded. Soz. Never Say Never Again? Next category.
  • From Russia with Love
  • Goldfinger
  • Thunderball
  • You Only Live Twice
  • Diamonds are Forever

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Favourite Connery Bond film titles sequence

A vote for Never Say Never Again is a FAKE VOTE
  • Dr No
  • From Russia with Love
  • Goldfinger
  • Thunderball
  • You Only Live Twice
  • Diamonds are Forever
  • Never Say Never Again

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#2

Thanks for these and the others Jim.

Contemplating my vote on best henchperson(s). Hard to choose.

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#3

Yes…we believe you…
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#4

Raises two eyebrows…one after the other

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#5

My choices were:

Favorite villain: Auric Goldfinger (Goldfinger)
Favorite leading lady: Tatiana Romanova (From Russia With Love)
Favorite villain’s scheme: From Russia With Love
Favorite henchperson: Oddjob (Goldfinger)
Favorite Connery performance: Goldfinger
Favorite title song: James Bond Theme (Dr. No) [if mandating lyrics then Diamonds Are Forever]
Favorite score: You Only Live Twice
Favorite pre-credits: Thunderball
Favorite main titles: Thunderball

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#6

Favourite villain: Dr. No
Favourite leading lady: Tatiana Romanova
Favourite villain’s scheme: Thunderball
Favourite henchperson: Oddjob
Favourite Connery performance: Thunderball
Favourite title song: Diamonds Are Forever
Favourite score: You Only Live Twice
Favourite pre-titles: Goldfinger
Favourite main titles: Goldfinger

Joseph Wiseman was the first and he remains one of the best. The look is iconic. A white uniform with black mechanical hands. And his emotionless persona is highly effective.

Bond’s relationship with Tatiana is the most heartfelt from the Connery era, IMO, because an outlandish trap becomes something real. The scenes with them on board the train are just great.

Thunderball’s plot gets my vote given the global threat it provides, and I think Thunderball is Connery at his peak in terms of performance. Goldfinger’s pre-titles and main titles are works of art.

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#7

Title song was a tough one. So much perfect on offer.

I went for Thunderball, but the very different FRWL came a close second.

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#8

I do love Dr No - for his emotionless persona and that voice.

But I just picked Blofeld from FRWL ahead of him, because it’s only the voice we get to hear. What we do see is that evil villains like Klebb and Kronsteen are utterly terrified of him.

#9

In all your time on CBn you’ve always been consistent about that. :+1:

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#10

Favourite villain: Goldfinger (c’mon, nobody tops Goldfinger)
Favourite leading lady: Domino Der Val (I love Claudine Auger and Tracy wasn’t in a Connery film)
Favourite villain’s scheme: You Only Live Twice
Favourite henchperson: Red Grant (tough though to pick between him and Oddjob)
Favourite Connery performance: Goldfinger (Connery at his most suave and cool)
Favourite title song: Diamonds Are Forever (YOLT is a close second and again OHMSS is not an option)
Favourite score: Thunderball (gotta love the 007 theme)
Favourite pre-titles: Goldfinger
Favourite main titles: You Only Live Twice