0041 Elements: Villains

In the third of our Elements series we discuss the James Bond villains. In his book For Your Eyes Only (2008) author Ben MacIntyre said it expertly: “No one ever accused Fleming of underwriting his villains, who are as lurid and sensational as Bond himself is deliberately understated. They are all extraordinary - ugly, deformed, brilliant, sadistic, rich, power-mad and unrepentantly insane. Many have specific physical characteristics that mark them out as evil, or psychologically damaged, and usually both: an absence of earlobes, a gap between the front teeth, even red hair. Most are foreign, and a large portion are German or Russian. Many are overweight, several are wildly camp.” So what do we think of the villains in the films? We talk about the good, the bad and the very very ugly. If you like our podcast, please share it with others! You can follow us on social media, contact us at [email protected] or our website www.the00files.com. To us, 00 Files, we are the best!