A million dollars gets you... 1967: Volcano lair 2020: Broom closet in San Francisco

Unpopular opinion: I always did love Scaramanga’s Island from The Man with the Golden Gun. Who doesn’t want a whole island to himself, having Maud Adams in a swimming suit, eating oysters, and maybe kill some people for fun? That is my personal favorite.

Carver's stealth boat should get on the honorable mentions list personally. It's a bit bland on the inside, but its outside is just badass looking.

This has convinced me that Elon Musk is a real life Bond villain. He's even building his own personal monorail.

Drax was by far the richest baddie, don't forget he also had a rebuilt version of Versailles as personnal HQ.

I’ve been on Scaramanga’s island. It’s beautiful

Just imagine if Moonraker was the final film in the SPECTRE story instead of Diamonds are Forever; having Bond and Blofeld battle in space would have been an epic closure

I am sure that Safin's Poison Island lair would make it onto this list now, somewhere around the middle.

The Liparus interior was also really impressive, and it's the set that birthed the 007 sound stage at Pinewood.

Fun fact about Atlantis: the prop used for the exterior shots is only about human size.

Nice list Calvin. I would add an honorable mention for the Liparus - technically it was not Stromberg’s lair, but it’s my understanding that the submarine pen was the biggest move set ever built and still impresses the hell out of me.

The elevator music from goldeneye 😂

But what about Greene’s Eco-Hotel??? Just kidding, of course. Half surprised it didn’t also get a dishonorable mention for being in the middle of nowhere, but it was kinda cool when it exploded. Great vid!

I agree. How could anything but the volcano lair be #1? Ken Adam is an absolute God of production design.

I completely agree with your Number One pick. It’s what I always immediately think of when “Bond Villain Lair” comes to mind, and yeah, it practically won’t ever be topped.

Other great villain lair's: SPECTRE Training Island (Only Lair Bond never visits(except for the fake Bond)) Whitaker's Warfare Museum (Like an even more sadistic version of Scaramanga's fun house) Carver's Stealth Ship (Impossibly bigger on the inside, but great set for a long shootout)

Am I the only one who hasn't noticed woman's hand at Atlantis till now!? I feel dumb now...

My favorite Bond villain lairs tend to be the more low key ones. Kristatos’ Monastery, Kamal Khan’s Monsoon Palace and Zorin’s blimp (I count it)

I loved Scaramanga's lair and Dr No's. One that Graves had was also pretty cool.

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I agree that the oil rig from Diamonds Are Forever was kinda lame and looked too normal considering it came from Ken Adam, but that might have also been the point, because Blofeld had to make it look like one of Willard Whyte's structures as opposed to an obvious villain's lair that the coast guard could see in broad daylight.

0:37 I agree. There's nothing on Earth like a genuine, bonafine, electrified, six-car... uh, personal Monorail!

Crab Key is a personal favourite. It's almost the blueprint for every good lair design. Ken Adams needs a statue

I love your passion and enthusiasm for this series.I grew up watching my Dad's VHS tapes of the Connery and Moore movies. While I might not always agree with your rankings and breakdowns, if you ask me, that is the *beauty* of this series. Different people take different things from these movies and that is something worth celebrating! Keep up the awesome Bond content! You are really the only one out there taking it to this level.

The Spy Who Loved Me also had the supertanker where they kept the subs it had eaten, which was the scene of the big battle. Pretty cool-and a monorail!

My favorite will always be Volcano Lair and my most hated is the Ice Palace.

In 1990, while in the Navy, I got to visit two locations from The Man with the Golden Gun. The Island near Phuket, Thailand, and Kowloon, Hong Kong. The island was pretty, and in Kowloon, I came across "The Bottoms Up Club", which is where Scaramanga shot the guy with the Solex. The interior of the bar had not changed since the film in 1974, and was a bit worn with time...the lady tending bar was the same topless bartender, that was in the film too. She was a bit worn with time too.

Baron Samedi should’ve come back in another movie. Such an under-utilized villain. And such an amazing screen presence!

Piz Gloria is unbeatable for me

I'm surprised you still haven't done a ranking of the best Villain schemes/plans.

I would give a mention to the Liparus, considering it led to the creation of the 007 Stage and also has a monorail. Just a shame it's overshadowed by Atlantis.

Atlantis seems to be the Overlook hotel of the Bond series :D

Good to see the Ice Palace on the list. Can't really argue with many of these choices. Maybe that the Oil Rig doesn't strike me as a lair.

I’m just delighted that Calvin appreciates License to kill a lot more........hope he reviews it again

If I was a supervillain in the James Bond world, my secret lair would be on a scruffy council estate somewhere. The sort of place Bond would never visit.

Looked forward to hearing Calvin say "laahr' about fifteen times . And I wasn't disappointed.

Love the use of nightfire music with various lairs. An awesome set of songs to use to show extravagant Bond villain lairs!!

A View to a kill deserves a mention just for when Zorin is gunning people down and laughing to himself

My favorite lairs: 1) Olympatec Meditation Institute (Licence to Kill) 2) Cuban Goldeneye Facility (Goldeneye) 3) Piz Gloria (OHMSS) 4) Crab Key (Dr. No) 5) Drax's Space Station (Moonraker) 6) Largo's Palmera Castle (Never Say Never Again) 7) St. Cyril's (For Your Eyes Only) 8) Blofeld's Base (Spectre) 9) Spectre Office (From Russia With Love) 10) Zorin's Mansion (A View to a Kill)

Man I agree totaly on this: 3. On her majestys secret service base 2.Moonraker space station 1. Vulcano base from you only lived twice (I loved as a kid and saw it as many times as I could)

Can you do top 10 bond allies ?

The Atlantis and Moonraker Space Station comments I completely agree with, and honestly I can't choose a favourite/number one lair between the top three you mentioned. I would have thought Carver's Stealth ship would be an honorable mention though. Love how you use Nightfire's soundtrack for a lot of these, nice touch :)

I don’t know if it counts as a lair because the villain does not live there, but my favorite set is the oil tanker in Spy Who Loved Me. I just like how it has submarines docked inside it. But my favorite lair is the monastery in For Your Eyes Only, partly because it’s a real place.

I’m really enjoying how often you’ve been uploading, keep it up Calvin!

Love your videos, Calvin. The Volcano Lair is so iconic, that much of it was the basis for Syndrome's lair in The Incredibles. Quite a few of the lairs get a nod, but the Volcano Lair seems the most prominent.

I was honestly surprised to not see Greene's deserted (pun intended) hotel in this ranking, but I really enjoyed your list regardless!

For 1 million dollars production budget, Dr. No looks fantastic. Dr. No's own secret lair base is super cool.

I love your attention to detail Cal. Specifically the music options. I heard that 007 Legends spiel during the Olympatec Meditation Institute section and loved that you included it! Keep up the awesome work my man

Great list as always, Calvin. One of my favourites of your ones, in fact. Here's my personal top 10: 0010: Kristaos's Monastery from For Your Eyes Only 009: Crab Key from Dr No 008: Kamal Khan's Palace in Octopussy 007: Gustav Graves's Ice Hotel/Fake Diamond Mine from Die Another Day 006: Island Lair of Dr Kananga from Live and Let Die 005: Zorin's Airship from A View to a Kill 004: SPECTRE Yacht from From Russia With Love 003: Raoul Silva's Island from Skyfall 002: SPECTRE Volcano Lair from You Only Live Twice (personally like the other one more) 001: Piz Gloria from On Her Majesty's Secret Service On a side note, which places really qualify as Goldfinger's lair, or Elektra and Renard's lair? I've never really been able to pin it down on either of them.

The only lair that I felt was unfairly skipped by this video is the mountaintop monastery in For Your Eyes Only. Otherwise, fine list, Calvin, and I can't fault your choices.

Good list. The only one I'd include, at least as an honorable mention is Kamal's palace from Octopussy, which pretty much defines the term opulent, even if it isn't particularly functional.

Goldfinger's Romper room? Just classy, fun and deadly

I think the one from For Your Eyes only is very underrated. Bond nearly gets killed getting to that

I think the abandoned island (which has a cool real-life backstory, check it out) could be the coolest, but you're right that not enough time was spent there. We didn't see enough.

Scaramanga’s island has to be number one for me. Perfection.

Video idea: times when either the villain Bond girl or the Bond girl who gets killed was better than the actual primary love interest.

While I've never written a bucket list, if I ever did "go to Piz Gloria" would be at top of it. The only problem is Switzerland is expensive - I'm not sure I could afford the free bread there, let alone a whole meal. Still, I've been to the Eden Project, which is where they filmed Graves' fake diamond mine in 'Die Another Day' (It's also where they filmed the Magrathea scenes in the BBC 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' TV series, which is a plus). It's always taken me out of the film a bit, actually, because I know it's not in Iceland like they say, but rather Cornwall.

Great video and a pretty unique concept as I haven't seen another video about villain lairs. I think you should consider doing a top ten best list on boss battles in Bond video games, as that's another idea that I haven't really seen, at least with bond.

I always loved Eliot Carver's stealth ship.

Really diggin the Agent Under Fire and Nightfire music

Just discovered your channel 3 days ago. Fucking brilliant. Im trying not to binge watch everything at once.

No come on guys, Le Chiffre's hotel room is obviously the best lair.

Yeah it had to be the Volcano, anything else would have been endlessly contrarian. I also can't believe the Piz Gloria still exists. I've been to the Spectre glass mountain top building but this is on a whole different level, must visit really

Great video Calvin!

Would you consider Carvers stealth boat to be a lair?

So my take on Blofelds Oil Rig was always that it was never ment to be his main base, he just retreated there because he thought it would go un noticed.

Nice video, and a good selection of locations, but we are missing the liparus tanker, that sodding thing had a harbour for 3 submarines, monorails, big fook off bow doors, holding cells, control centre, hatches everywhere to unleash your hordes of hired goons and presumably a large canteen to feed them all

Great video calvin

10:30 That meal is clearly a selection of Aunt Bessie potato products including potato balls, potato croquettes and some ready salted crisps. Usefully for Blofeld, Iceland do free home deliveries.

I know you have done a Top Bond Title Songs and Top Bond Theme Versions video before, but a ranking video of the overall soundtracks would be another great addition. Another great video idea would be the top songs from within the score that aren't the Bond Theme, main title, or end credits song from the movie. Songs like "Gumbold's Safe" from OHMSS, and "Capsule in Space" from You Only Live Twice immediately come to mind as examples of what I mean. I think "Fight at Kobe Docks" from You Only Live Twice or "Hercules Takeoff" from The Living Daylights are both examples of a track that can be heavily influenced by the main title theme and still make the list since it isn't actually the version heard during the opening titles or end credits. I'm not trying to put words (or songs, in this case) in your mouth with the ones I mentioned above, but they are just some of the many great pieces of music that come to mind when I think of great songs from the 007 series that aren't the Bond theme or "main songs" of the movie.

I've visited Piz Gloria and there's a whole Bond World exhibit there with bits and bobs from the movie. I was also lucky enough to ski down from there whilst listening to the On Her Majesty's Secret Service soundtrack. Probably the closest I'll ever get to being 007 😂

My favorite is Bloefeld's lair in On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

I live and work in the town next to Piz Gloria, and I can say the chicken is very nice!!!!! 👌😂

Hey Calvin great video!!!!!! The Volcano Lair will forever be the greatest!!!!!! Will you ever rank all 6 Bond actors Or do top 10 Bond allies????

Great video once again how about a video of top 10 bond trailers could be a fun idea or you could do dvd menus

Honestly, the volcano lair is so big and complex I sometimes wonder if it would have been cheaper for Eon to hollow out an actual extinct volcano somewhere.

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Fantastic list! Honestly, I couldn't agree more--it's probably sacrilege to suggest anything other than the Volcano lair as #1. I'm also quite partial to the monastery from FYEO, since it is so unique in the franchise, and of course I'd give a shout-out to the ridiculously lavish Monsoon Palace from Octopussy! I think a great future list could be the most shocking or saddest moments in the franchise, since it's not something I've seen other people do before--and, perhaps, 10 things that need to be done/avoided in Bond 25?

Love the night fire music in the background

I adore Drax's Aztec base. Fabulous. Excellent choices.

I like Spectre H.Q in Thunderball the satilite in goldeneye the oil rig in Diamonds Zorins Mansion Crab Key Auric ranch/ factory Volcano in yolt Scaramaga island and piz gloria

10. Monsoon Palace 9. Crab Key 8. Olympatec 7. Solar Island 6. Atlantis 5. Volcano Lair 4. St.Cyril's 3. Ice Palace 2. Moonraker space city 1. Piz Gloria

Not a lair in the strictest sense, but Stromberg's super-tanker has got to be on the list. Another great Ken Adam design and, IIRC, the largest movie-set ever built at the time. Plus most of the third act action takes place on it, not on Atlantis.

I also love the Liparus tanker (the interior that is) in The Spy Who Loved Me as well as Atlantis.

N64 Goldeneye lift musak for the credit sequence *chef’s kiss*

Ironic.....mine was also the Volcano base, mainly due to the piranha area!

Dishonorable mentions: Blofeld Rig in DAF. Ice Palace in DAD. Oberhausers lair in Spectre. Eco Hotel in QOS. Honorable mentions: Whitaker's lair in TLD. Kananga's island in LALD. Silva's island in Skyfall. Auric Enterprises and Fort Knox in Goldfinger 10: Scaramanga's Fun House. 9. Crab Key. 8. Monsoon Palace in Octopussy. 7. Olympatec. 6. Atlantis. 5. Piz Gloria. 4. Spectre training island in FRWL. 3. Janus HQ in Cuba. 2. Drax's Amazon lair on Earth and Space Station in Space. 1. Blofeld's Volcano Lair in YOLT.

Think we can all agree Quantum and Spectre had the absolute worst. You could blow them up just by sneezing on them. Props to TSWLM though for having TWO lairs though- everyone seems to forget it's the Liparus that has the control room and gets the set-piece battle

I never wondered about the geographically logic of Stromberg's lair but it makes sense, although I always wondered the same thing about Carver's Stealth boat that seems ridiculously tiny compared to what's inside or I guess it's an iceberg boat and everything is under water ... But it would be a stealth submarine in that case ahah. Anyway, it's the same logic than in the pre title sequence of Goldeneye when Bond keeps going down and finnishes on top of a mountain, honnestly, I don't really mind and I think "fuck the logic, it's just so cool"

Ah I was too excited for the vid. I agree about Silva's lair it is a very different Idea of how it came to be but little is seen, sadly. The rest of your choices I totally agreed with! Ken Adam (RIP) and Peter Lamont are amazing!

Your number one choice is a no-brainer.....I remember seeing You Only Live Twice as a kid on cable multiple times, right around the time of the first Star Wars trilogy and wondering, "Where the play set for that volcano??" Would have put the Ewok Village play-set to shame. ;)

I know that Atlantis is the main lair of The Spy who Loved Me but the Liparus was awesome too. Reminded me a lot of the Volcano base

Piz Gloria's probably my favourite. Being on top of a mountain alongside the surrounding landscape, it just looks like a magical place.

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Great video - agree with the top picks, for sure! Interesting observation about the uniqueness of the YOLT volcano, and how unlikely it is anything like it will ever be built again. For dishonourable mentions I would also take into account the extent to which the set was actually used. The poster for The Man With the Golden Gun appears to depict a battle in the giant solar power plant set, but it's only attended by one actor who unceremoniously falls into a vat, which was very disappointing. And in Spectre, Blofeld's giant desert server farm should have been the site of a much more protracted and difficult escape and gun battles with henchmen, but it was just blown up, another grossly underutilized set.

At 0:00 or 0:01 I straight away noticed the Agent Under Fire Forbidden Depths song. That game had such an awesome soundtrack back in 2001.

My top 10: 10 Blofeld (Diamonds Are Forever) 9 Kananga (Live And Let Die) 8 Scaramanga (The Man With The Golden Gun) 7 Blofeld (OHMSS) 6 SPECTRE HQ (Thunderball) 5 Gustav Graves (Die Another Day) 4 Dr. No 3 Stromberg (The Spy Who Loved Me) 2 Drax (Moonraker) 1 Blofeld (You Only Live Twice)

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10. It's hard to think of the island as one villain base, since there are so many locations we see. I do like Solitaire's house though. 09. Dr No's base is really good. So many cool design choices. Not sure I'd want a nuclear reactor in my house though. 08. CGIce Palace. Must be hard keeping this place warm. 07. Totally forgot about this place. With all those evangelists around you would have to keep the drinks cabinet locked. 06. I would have this higher up the list. 05. I'd be worried about running into Matthew McConaughey. Plus, cell phone reception would be a bitch. 04. Nice island, although I think islands are less iconic than a single structure or big set. 03. Definitely one of my top picks, and it is cool that it is one of the only places that is real. 02. I think the space station design is kind of realistic. It is like different small components brought into space and then linked together. Without a replicator it would be a pain to live there. 01. I knew the volcano would be at the top of the list. Nothing says Bond like bombs in space and a volcano aimed at China. Is From Russia With Love the only film with no villain base? I know there is the place where Spectre meets, but Bond never goes there.

They may be villains, but they sure have style.