#SCARAMANGA

[spockvarietyhour]

The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) directed by Guy Hamilton

#The Man with the Golden Gun #1970s #1974 #Christopher Lee #Roger Moore #Scaramanga #James Bond #007 #bondedit #filmgifs #movieedit #themanwiththegoldengunedit #70sedit #GIF #my gifs #The Man with the Golden Gun Rewatch #Bond-a-Thon #Bond a Thon #Hide and Queue

[thatdoodlebug]

lee as the most excited, happiest and most hospitable villain to ever show james bond around his secret lair ever <3 <3 <3

#hes so happy i can't #christopher lee #the man with the golden gun #i love to see him so happy <3 <3 #james bond #scaramanga #screencaps

[ultimate-007]

THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN 1974

Christopher Lee, Maud Adams

#the man with the golden gun #christopher lee #maud adams #james bond #007 #scaramanga

[retropopcult]

Christopher Lee on the set of The Man with the Golden Gun, 1974.

#Scaramanga #Bond villain #Thailand #1970s #behind the scenes #filming #James Bond movie #007

[eisenkrahe]

#christopher lee #man with the golden gun #scaramanga #damn

[patart-illustrations-stuff]

Like every great artist, I want to create an indisputable masterpiece, once in my lifetime: the death of 007. Mano a mano. Face to Face. Will me mine.

Francisco Scaramanga

Art from the James Bond Lexicon

https://jamesbondlexicon.wordpress.com/

#christopher lee #francisco scaramanga #Scaramanga #The Man With the Golden Gun #james bond #james bond lexicon

[twistedtummies2]

Christopher Lee: A Sinister Centenary - Number 6

Welcome to Christopher Lee: A Sinister Centenary! Over the course of May, I will be counting down My Top 31 Favorite Performances by my favorite actor, the late, great Sir Christopher Lee, in honor of his 100th Birthday. Although this fine actor left us a few years ago, his legacy endures, and this countdown is a tribute to said legacy! Today’s Subject, My 6th Favorite Christopher Lee Performance: Francisco Scaramanga, from The Man With the Golden Gun.

Christopher Lee and James Bond have more ties than you might think: as it turns out, Lee was actually Ian Fleming’s cousin, and at one point, Fleming had actually suggested Lee (who, at that time, was just starting to make a proper name for himself in movies) to play the titular super spy. Lee would have been perfect casting, seeing as how he actually worked in the secret service for England for years, but alas, this never came to pass. Eon Productions made this up to audiences, however, when they decided to cast Lee to play arguably one of the greatest Bond Villains of all time: Francisco Scaramanga, the titular assassin from “The Man With the Golden Gun.” While “The Man With the Golden Gun” is admittedly one of the more flawed James Bond movies (its tone is all over the place, two major characters are pretty annoying, and the plot is somewhat convoluted, even by Bond film standards), it is, nevertheless, an example of a case where the movie is better than the book. The book, for some strange reason, plays out more like a Spaghetti Western than a James Bond story, and the titular villain of Scaramanga is little more than a black-hatted thug with a fancy weapon. It was the last novel written by Ian Fleming for the series, and you can tell he was sort of strapped for ideas at that point. The movie, for all its own faults, wisely goes in a totally different direction from the novel…and, in deliberately not following the book much at all, it also ends up greatly improving on the character of Scaramanga. Lee’s gilded dastard was envisioned as “the dark side of Bond;” he is one of a few villains throughout the franchise (Raoul Silva, Janus, and Red Grant are other examples) who are meant to be a dark parallel to Bond himself. Like Bond, Scaramanga is a notorious assassin who has somehow managed to remain secretive while also having a noteworthy reputation. He is a brilliant pistol shot, and enjoys the finer things in life, always wearing excellent suits and enjoying the best wines and foods he can find. However, where they differ are their motivations: Bond has his rough edges, his foibles and flaws, but he ultimately works for a heroic cause, and has a basic moral fiber somewhere under the surface. Scaramanga does not: he lives with practically no purpose but to kill and destroy, and he absolutely LOVES his work. Through death, he has made financial killings of his own; through death, he can live the life he’s always wanted. Shooting people is ultimately the only thing that brings him pleasure in life. (And I mean “pleasure” in more than one sense of the word.) Under his sophisticated and at times rather charming demeanor, he is a literal killing machine, and nothing more. This was yet another role that gave Lee a chance to break the mold of the horror actor he was stuck in so perpetually at the time. True, Scaramanga is still the villain, but he’s a rather different creature from characters like Dracula or Fu Manchu. Lee brings an enthusiasm and energy to the part that gives Scaramanga an almost boyish quality; his childlike excitement when Bond comes to “visit” him on his island hideaway (because of course he has one of those) is especially wonderful. He doesn’t just RESPECT Bond, he outright seems to IDOLIZE the guy; you almost get the feeling that Scaramanga’s similarities to Bond are self-crafted, that he’s been building up this moment for himself for years, and the chance to finally see his hero, have dinner with him, and show him around his pad is just as delightful to him as the chance to fight said hero in combat and come out the victor. Of course, the relationship is almost tragically one-sided, as Bond is quite disgusted by Scaramanga, which no doubt only heightens his desire to see Bond fall courtesy of one of his own gold bullets. The best comparison I can think of in a more modern film is the relationship between Syndrome and Mr. Incredible from “The Incredibles”: the villain is just as much the hero’s fanboy as their self-proclaimed nemesis. Bottom line: while “The Man With the Golden Gun” has its problems, the titular villain is not among them. He’s one of my top three favorite Bond Villains, without question, and I actually feel pretty bad for not including him in the Top 5 on this countdown. Hopefully those who rank above him will not disappoint. ;) The top five starts tomorrow. Not only that, but tomorrow marks the official birthday of our honored actor! Who will be chosen to mark that special occasion? Join me next time to find out.

#christopher lee #sinister centenary #happy birthday christopher lee #top 31 christopher lee performances #favorites #best #list #countdown #may special #number 6 #francisco scaramanga #scaramanga #the man with the golden gun #007 #james bond

[dollie-chan]

scaramouche icons ⚡

these arts are NOT mine

credits go to the wonderful artists

y'all give me ideas, im running out-

#scaramouchie #genshin impact #pfp icons #genshin #icons #genshin icons #genshin pfps #anime pfps #aesthetic pfp #genshin fanart #scaramouche #scaramanga #fanart #genshin men #genshin fluff

[marksinn]

Scaramanga - Visual Language

After playing around with symbols for ages (and I mean ages, I had to teach myself how to make pixel art*) I wanted to utilise the VIB Ribbon symbols I had taken inspiration from. It was suggested by my tutor to use them as a visual language across the brand for Scaramanga.

*It turns out the pixelated look was a little too on-the-nose, but it was fun to learn!

Playing with the shapes was next for me, seeing how they looked in various shades and thicknesses:

Before seeing how I could play around with one or two, using colours from the chosen range:

#slp hncgd1 #scaramanga #graphicdesign #visualcommunication #vib ribbon

[underground-hip-hop-affiliated]

"Amazing like black chicks mixed with Asian, it’s unbelievable.."

Scaramanga

#Scaramanga

[spockvarietyhour]

Christopher Lee as Scaramanga

#The Man with the Golden Gun #Christopher Lee #Scaramanga #The Man with the Golden Gun Rewatch #Bond-a-Thon #Bond a Thon

[thatdoodlebug]

myself and @inkstainsxxonxxparchment were watching Man with the Golden Gun for Christopher Lee, and we could not help noticing/commenting on his beautiful slutty tracksuit wearing:

sir did not need to have the zip that far down...but he did that just for us <3 <3 <3

#christopher lee #scaramanga #why does he look so good in this it should be illegal #why didnt he kill bond im so saddened #screencaps

[ultimate-007]

THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN 1974

Christopher Lee as Scaramanga

#christopher lee #Scaramanga #The Man With the Golden Gun #gif #james bond #007

[tombianco-blog]

Day #007 The man with the golden gun #scaramanga #jamesbond007 #astonmartinvantage #bondfest (at Hong Kong) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkEv3WBOUXGRtEQCEDTdDdWNkkmKkuOY6YfCl00/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#007 #scaramanga #jamesbond007 #astonmartinvantage #bondfest

[eisenkrahe]

#christopher lee #scaramanga #man with the golden gun #crazy kitty

[patart-illustrations-stuff]

Scaramanga

#christopher lee #Scaramanga #The Man With the Golden Gun #james bond