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To be fair she did betray him and plotted to have him killed. Cold blooded definitely, but sadistic no.

Obviously the character is totally unnecessary and undermines the film that overemphasizes silliness. Clifton James is a great actor and did a superb job in Live and Let Die despite being a character out of sync with the world of Bond. I can't remember if there was anything in the script, but if not, he should have been there at an international law enforcement convention. You know as well as I that Thailand would NOT be a place that someone like this would want to visit at that time, long before it became a major world tourist destination. As far as the car showroom goes, the only plausible explanation that was not given in the film but could be a good justification would be that this proud Southerner ignorant and indifferent to the local culture that his more accepting and curious wife is being immersed in decides not to going shopping in the markets or stores, and decides to check out some of the latest Detroit (actually Kenosha!) iron. Its something he can relate to (American), unlike the people whose culture he disdains. I have no idea what his racist insults mean, but the whole scene shows the lack of creativity on the parts of director Guy Hamilton and writer Tom Mankiewicz. I've seen Mankiewicz's commentary in the DVD extras, and he has an overly-inflated opinion of himself like Dr Kananga. He wrote three of the weakest films of two of the better (IMO) James Bond actors. This film had elements with the potential to be thrilling and draw one in, but the buffoonery of Goodnight, Pepper, and the misuse of Nick Nack who is depicted as a joke rather than threatening just make this very weak. Director Guy Hamilton isn't a favorite Bond director of mine with his penchant for absurdity. Even the blockbuster Goldfinger could have been better had Terrence Young helmed the director's chair.

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Rodtang and todays fighters aren’t anywhere near Saenchai’s league. Just like Saenchai’s era weren’t in the league of the golden age fighters. But Saenchai himself is a special case and he’d exceed in all era’s (yod muay for sure and top 10 of all time, possibly top 15) One reason is his ability to give up weight or advantages against the elite thai’s when he competed on the circuit. He was so good that In 2009 saenchai fought against 2 Lumpini champions, 1 for 3 rounds, the other for 2, and won on points. Rodtang fights a lot of foreigners now too - he is good, but I wouldn’t say Rod is anywhere near pfp in todays climate. Saenchai was pfp from 2004 - 2014 arguably. Butttt i suppose we gotta look at how Muay Thai changes through out the era’s, too. But point is Rod would be far too stiff against Saenchai. Saenchai would pick him apart. Watch how he KO’d Nong-O and beat him in every match up they faced (who was a far more elite version of Rod in his prime)

I watched it for JW Pepper 😂

it's MI6... and no, it doesn't exist, but MI5 absolutely exist and yes there is a British Secret Service.... and the film is by far the worst in the entire series... absolutely ridiculous and illogical

@@StephenKershaw1 What I meant is: secret service doesn't exist in this form as pictured in the movies.

@@StephenKershaw1 Harry Potter and Spiderman is also illogical and ridiculous. 😉

@@gabormiklay9209 of course it is... but we're not talking about a franchise, we're talking about the worst film out of a franchise... pay attention dipsht

@@gabormiklay9209 no one said it did... I mean seriously.... everyone knows that already.

A wax figure that bleeds?

I remember watching an interview where he was referred to as "The Arch Villain of Cinema".

Yes, agreed. (Though actually SHERIFF PEPPER as SGT Pepper is a Beatles' composition.) Sheriff Pepper really wasn't appropriate for Bond even in the previous film, BUT that is not to say he wasn't an interesting character, and that is not to demean the brilliance of Clifton James' performance in that film. I've seen Clifton James in other roles, and Pepper is very different from the generally serious roles he often played. I fault the writer Tom Mankiewicz and director Guy Hamilton for this buffoonery that undermines a great deal of this film. I underestimated Christopher Lee's performance because there is so much idiocy in this film...from Goodnight to Pepper to the poorly written character of Nick Nack. Herve Villecheze could have been much more menacing while working with a more serious Bond director (like Terrence Young and Peter Hunt who did brilliant work). Instead, all are just comic relief in what should be a generally serious film. A laugh here and there is fine if the situation warrants it, but silliness in this undermines anything that could have been thrilling. No wonder Cubby Broccoli took his time and went to a blank sheet of paper with the next installment "The Spy Who Loved Me". The success of that film at the box office after the dwindling earning under the Hamilton-Mankiewicz collaboration pretty much indicts that duo for putting in half-hearted, uninspired efforts.

Yes, this is the first time I caught that despite numerous viewings!

IM still trying to figure out why he was car shopping in Bangkok

@@StephenKershaw1 He obviously wasn't interested in a "furin" culture, so why not look at the latest Detroit iron while the more adventurous wifey does shopping, etc. I can't remember; is he at a law enforcement conference? Why on earth would someone so culturally inept travel to a country like Thailand, especially at that time? Clifton James does a masterful job as Pepper in LALD, despite the character really being out of sync with the film series, unfortunately. That's not his fault as he was generally a serious character actor. His ability to grasp the character so well and let the comedy lose is astounding. But bringing him back in an such an unlikely comic scenario shows how unimaginative both writer Tom Mankiewicz and director Guy Hamilton were. I consider both to have lowered the quality of the series with their input. That being said, when I watch this again, Christopher Lee really does play off Bond as an equal astonishingly well. And despite this being somewhat weak in the series, its still eminently more watchable than recent efforts that are confusing with action difficult to follow.

We dont mug people lol whats wrong with you? Lol

@@gabrielgabriel5177 im saying anyone who thinks that a 115 guy isn't able to fight back is in for a surprise

@@xtrakewlguy666 of course guy with 52 kg can fight back. But if he would fight someone that has 90kg he would have big problems. Thats why there weight divisions in sport

Who?

Because there is no contract to kill Bond. M told Bond in the first part of the film that he hoped that Scaramanga had a contract for Bond. Scaramanga kills for money.

But of course Bond is there for the Solex, courtesy of Miss Anders who hopes Bond will "set her free" from Scaramanga once she passes it to him. He had already established that Scaramanga wasn't after him, so I'm not sure of these "weaknesses" in the script. Bond is visibly upset when he realises Scaramanga has killed her. Just before he retrieves the Solex (his eventual mission) he terminates Scaramanga. I imagine an extra element of the satisfaction of this is payback for Andrea's needless execution.

Scaramanga said he had nothing against him.

Yeah, he was itching for the moment to kill the man he saw as his perfect rival. It was only a matter of time till someone would have the gall to hire Scaramenga to kill him. The island duel made it more satisfying, even if Bond really was in no position to care about the monster’s sick obsession