worst Bond girl EVER
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Carycomic — 10 years ago(April 21, 2015 02:39 PM)
Actually, Lana Wood in DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER was undeniably the poorest excuse for a Bond girl I've ever seen. For those who might not remember, she played a dim-bulb brunette hooker named "Plenty O'Toole"
Emphasis on the "tool." -
ShallowAl69 — 10 years ago(May 19, 2015 09:11 AM)
I liked Halle as Jinx. I loved Denise as Christmas. Lana did what she was supposed to. But wasn't the worst Bond girl ever Stacey Sutton as played by that radio dj from those telly softcore porno flicks, Tanya Roberts? (I liked her too) or Britt Ekland as Mary Goodnight. And Lynn Holly Johnson as Bibi.
Then again, there is NO such thing as a 'bad' Bond girl. Or is there? -
TMC-4 — 10 years ago(October 07, 2015 11:13 PM)
http://whatculture.com/film/8-worst-bond-girls-of-all-time.php/4
Note to self, Charlize Theron said after winning an Oscar for Monster. Do not become Halle Berry.
You can see what motivated her comment Gothika, Catwoman and X-Men: The Last Stand are not the kinds of pictures an Oscar winner should be making. Then theres Die Another Day, where all Halles character has to do is model a bikini and get rescued a lot.
When we first meet Jinx, shes an enigma wrapped up in a puzzle inside a mystery, a seemingly cold-hearted killer capable of carrying out an assassination and evading capture, but as soon as she meets Bond, she becomes a shrieking damsel in distress who cant go 5 minutes without getting herself kidnapped.
In the movies second half, Bond has to perform no less than 3 dashing rescues, saving her from a rogue laser, a collapsing ice fortress and Gustav Gravess getaway plane. (Note to NSA agents do not become Jinx Johnson). Even though the movie was a huge hit, a proposed standalone movie featuring the character was later axed. -
cabbageboy316 — 10 years ago(November 13, 2015 08:40 PM)
Jinx was listed as a "faux action girl" on TV tropes for these reasons, namely that she isn't especially tough and her main fight scene is against a non lethally trained swords woman. It's amusing looking back how much Rosamund Pike buries Halle Berry in this movie. Even at the time I found myself far more interested in Miranda Frost as a character and was even kinda rooting for her to beat Jinx in the final fight, haha. Brosnan's movies suffer from these bigger name female costars in my view. The 2nd half of TND became a showcase for Michelle Yeoh more than Bond (though she carried herself far better than Halle Berry here).
That is one positive about the Craig era. It is flat out about Bond doing stuff, saving the day, using his skills. They actually eschew the action girl cliches that hurt a lot of newer action films. -