I can go with thatCount_Lippe wrote:None of them were particularly good and my favourite Blofeld has always been the faceless character in FRWL and TB, so I can't make a vote here sorry.
Poll: Best Blofeld
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So he should basically a weak character who can't do anything besides stroking his cat? Quite a compelling nemesis for Bond. What I like about the Savalas Blofeld is that after everyone failed him he finally steps up and turns out to be a good match for Bond physically. It would have been nice to have DAF continue Bond's vengeance with a well performed brawl out. If I were a guy who controls a worldwide organization I would keep up in shape for efficiancy sake because you never know when you might have an assassin sneak past the guards. When all else fails, use your fists. That's a lesson Stromberg had to learn the hard way.Red Grant wrote:Well for a guy who controls a worldwide organization (which controls a bunch of other smaller organizations) the guy wouldn't really need to lift a finger. The cold calculating Himmler take was deliciously sinister. This onscreen Blofeld ties in best with the calm voiced Blofeld of FRWL and TB.
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You misunderstood. I was talking about the Pleasance Blofeld, not the predecessor. The predecessor at least sounded more menacing and when you don't show his face that's a pretty good build up for a revalation, which Pleasance failed to do by bringing nothing new to the character besides a weaker voice and a scar. It was a good opportunity to bring Bond's nemesis to the big screen and they failed to present him as menacing. Even Christopher Walken was more of a villain. In OHMSS it seems exactly like a do-over. There was a connection to all the previous Bond films except YOLT, with the introduction of a more menacing Blofeld being the most obvious. He still had that cat yet became more involved in the film.Red Grant wrote:Would you call the FRWL Blofeld weak? Because that's what he was doing too.stockslivevan wrote:So he should basically a weak character who can't do anything besides stroking his cat?
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1. Donald Pleasence
2. Charles Gray
3. Telly Savalas
4. John Hollis
5. Face-less Blofeld
6. Max Von Sydow
2. Charles Gray
3. Telly Savalas
4. John Hollis
5. Face-less Blofeld
6. Max Von Sydow
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I think my feelings are coloured by the fact that he was the first actor to be seen as Blofeld, not counting those who were only seen as hands stroking a white cat. He therefore defined it in the same way that Connery defined Bond.stockslivevan wrote:I take back the remark about Gray, I actually find him more fun to watch now than Pleasence.
So a question for you folks, why is Pleasence a good Blofeld?
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Re: Poll: Best Blofeld
To those like myself who aren't fans of Donald Pleaseance's portyal of Blofeld in YOLT would you like this portryl better?:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Blof ... Werich.jpg
This was supposed to be the original Blofeld but Albert Broccoli didn't think he was very intimidating.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Blof ... Werich.jpg
This was supposed to be the original Blofeld but Albert Broccoli didn't think he was very intimidating.
Re: Poll: Best Blofeld
"Ho ho ho, and what would you like for Christmas, little kitten?"James1090 wrote:To those like myself who aren't fans of Donald Pleaseance's portyal of Blofeld in YOLT would you like this portryl better?:
This was supposed to be the original Blofeld but Albert Broccoli didn't think he was very intimidating.
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Re: Poll: Best Blofeld
That's what Craig will look like in his 5th Bond.Kristatos wrote:"Ho ho ho, and what would you like for Christmas, little kitten?"James1090 wrote:To those like myself who aren't fans of Donald Pleaseance's portyal of Blofeld in YOLT would you like this portryl better?:
This was supposed to be the original Blofeld but Albert Broccoli didn't think he was very intimidating.
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Re: Poll: Best Blofeld
yep.Gary Seven wrote:That's what Craig will look like in his 5th Bond.Kristatos wrote:"Ho ho ho, and what would you like for Christmas, little kitten?"James1090 wrote:To those like myself who aren't fans of Donald Pleaseance's portyal of Blofeld in YOLT would you like this portryl better?:
This was supposed to be the original Blofeld but Albert Broccoli didn't think he was very intimidating.
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Re: Poll: Best Blofeld
Amazing, and Pleaseance didn't seem to make a difference either.James1090 wrote:To those like myself who aren't fans of Donald Pleaseance's portyal of Blofeld in YOLT would you like this portryl better?:
This was supposed to be the original Blofeld but Albert Broccoli didn't think he was very intimidating.
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Re: Poll: Best Blofeld
James1090's Blofeld would have now been an iconic figure if he had been cast. But I would not cat him now!
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Re: Poll: Best Blofeld
I gave Telly Savalas a bump because he was skunked in the elimination game.
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Re: Poll: Best Blofeld
1. Faceless Blofeld
2. Telly Sevalas
3. Donald Pleasance
4. Charles Gray
2. Telly Sevalas
3. Donald Pleasance
4. Charles Gray
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Re: Poll: Best Blofeld
I agree that perhaps Blofeld should of always remained faceless,but I'm sure this would of been hard to sustain over a period of movies, so I'll go with Telly Savalas. although I did enjoy D Pleasance ( his portrail is now an Icon),Charles Grey could of been better except with DAF they went for a much lighter script.