History WhatAnIdiot / JamesBond

As the TropeNamer for BondVillainStupidity it is obvious that Mr. Bond, James Bond movies have this all the time. But even 007 himself [[WhatAnIdiot can make such decisions that would make you]] wonder if he did them after taking his martini stirred, not shaken.

* In ''Film/CasinoRoyale'', [[BigBad Le Chiffre]] not only works as a banker for several terrorist organisations, but he also runs a pretty shady criminal operation on the side: he buys up company shares, short sells them to other people, and then orchestrates terrorist attacks on the companies' most important assets to drive their stocks into bankruptcy, while he earns a swift profit.\\

'''Instead:''' He dips into his own clients' money. As a result, when Bond sabotages his scheme to blow up the Skyfleet corporation's prototype airliner, Le Chiffre loses over $100 million of the terrorists' money, and is [[IdiotPlot forced to set up the poker tournament at Casino Royale in Montenegro]] to recover it, and both MI6 and the CIA send agents from their own forces to infiltrate the game with the intention of then bankrupting Le Chiffre to get him to seek asylum wit one of them. Things only get worse when Le Chiffre himself ends up later getting attacked by a pissed off client who has found himself out of pocket.\\

** [[BondGirl Tilly Masterson]] has learned that [[BigBad Auric Goldfinger]] has [[YouKilledMyFather killed her sister]] and decides she wants some revenge. To do this, she decides to take him out by stalking him in Switzerland, where he has his base of operations, and shooting him with a rifle.\\

'''It Gets Even Worse''': She tries to do it ''again'' later, when Bond is trying to infiltrate his smuggling facility. In her idiocy, she stops just short of advertising her position on a neon sign and trips an alarm wire, compromising Bond's infiltration attempt and leading them both into a chase that ultimately leads [[spoiler: [[TooDumbToLive to her death]] ]].

* In ''Film/CasinoRoyale'', [[BigBad Le Chiffre]] not only works as a banker for several terrorist organisations, but also makes money by buying company shares, selling them to other people, and then arranging terrorist attacks on the companies to sink their stock prices, allowing him to buy his shares back for less than he sold them for.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Le Chiffre to only use his private funds for this venture, in case something goes wrong and he loses cash. Granted, he might not be able to invest as much as he could, but he would at least avoid pissing off his clients by losing their money.\\
'''Instead:''' He dips into his own clients' money. As a result, when Bond sabotages his latest scheme, Le Chiffre loses over $100 million of the terrorists' money, and is [[IdiotPlot forced to set up the next series of events of the film]] to recover it. And later gets attacked by one of his clients when they find themselves out of pocket.

'''Instead:''' Mallory thinks it's a great plan, and seems more concerned with what will happen if the Members of Parliament discover that they've been forging input files. Granted, this IS [[{{Badass}} James Bond]] they're talking about, and he does manage to take down Silva and all his men, but with that said, for most of the film Bond had been clearly showing signs of BadassDecay (e.g. not passing MI6's physical exam), which is a major theme in the movie, and in any case, he's unable to prevent [[spoiler:M from being killed]].

'''Instead:''' They don't. Silva's computer releases a virus that takes down all of MI6's internal security, and Bond is forced to go on a long foot chase after Silva.\\
'''However:''' Silva probably had a different contingency plan if Q did what was listed under "You'd Expect".

'''Instead:''' They don't. Silva's computer releases a virus that takes down all of MI6's internal security, and Bond is forced to go on a long foot chase after Silva.

As the TropeNamer for BondVillainStupidity it is obvious that there would be such moments. But even Bond, James Bond, himself [[WhatAnIdiot can make such decisions that would make you]] wonder if he did them after taking his martini stirred, not shaken.

* In ''Film/CasinoRoyale'', [[BigBad Le Chiffre]] not only works as a banker for several terrorist organisations, but also makes money by buying company shares, selling them to other people, and then arranging attacks on the companies to sink their stock prices, allowing him to buy his shares back for less than he sold them for.\\

'''Instead:''' He uses his clients' money. As a result, when Bond sabotages his latest scheme, Le Chiffre loses over $100 million of the terrorists' money, and is [[IdiotPlot forced to set up the next series of events of the film]] to recover it. And later gets attacked by one of his clients when they find themselves out of pocket.

** Bond and MI6 have just apprehended Silva, and watch him act smarmy and at ease in the interrogation room he's been placed in. Bond goes to check up on Q, who has plugged in Silva's computer into the MI6 network and is blithely trying to crack the code. Bond realizes that the password to the system is an easily-guessed name for a subway station.\\

'''You'd Expect:''' That, as far as they know, a single agent and a much older woman (who presumably doesn't have combat experience) are on their own against Silva and an entire force of his men), and would either tell some of the MI6 agents in person to go to the estate to provide backup, or at least give them ''some'' support. .\\

'''You'd Expect:''' That, as far as they know, a single agent and a much older woman (who presumably doesn't have combat experience) are on their own against Silva and an entire force of his men), and would either tell some of the MI6 agents in person to go to the estate to provide backup, or at least give them ''some'' support, either from MI6, the military, or even local constabularies.\\
'''Instead:''' Mallory thinks it's a great plan, and seems more concerned with what will happen if the Members of Parliament discover that they've been forging input files.
*** Granted, this IS [[{{Badass}} James Bond]] they're talking about, and he does manage to take down Silva and all his men, but with that said, for most of the film Bond had been clearly showing signs of BadassDecay (e.g. not passing MI6's physical exam), which is a major theme in the movie, and in any case, he's unable to prevent [[spoiler:M from being killed]].

As the TropeNamer for BondVillainStupidity it is obvious that there would be such moments. But even the man himself [[WhatAnIdiot can make such decisions that would make you]] wonder if they were stirred, not shaken.

'''Instead:''' Mallory thinks it's a great plan, and seems more concerned with what will happen if the Members of Parliament discover that they've been forging input files. Granted, this IS [[{{Badass}} James Bond]] they're talking about, and he does manage to take down Silva and all his mooks, but with that said, for most of the film Bond had been clearly showing signs of BadassDecay (e.g. not passing MI6's physical exam) and in any case, he's unable to prevent [[spoiler:M from being killed]].

'''You'd Expect:''' That, as far as they know, a single agent and a much older woman (who presumably doesn't have combat experience) are on their own against Silva and an entire force of his men), and would either tell some of the MI6 agents in person to go to the estate to provide backup, or at least give them ''some'' support.\\

* ''Film/{{Moonraker}}'': JamesBond is being all sneaky-like on the eponymous space station when he runs into the GiantMook, Jaws, from the previous film. Jaws is known for toughness and his metal teeth.\\

As the TropeNamer for BondVillainStupidity it is obvious that there would be such moments. But even the man himself [[WhatAnIdiot can make such decisions that would make you]] FacePalm.

* In CasinoRoyale, [[BigBad Le Chiffre]] not only works as a banker for several terrorist organisations, but also makes money by buying company shares, selling them to other people, and then arranging attacks on the companies to sink their stock prices, allowing him to buy his shares back for less than he sold them for.\\

'''Instead:''' He uses his clients' money. As a result, when Bond sabotages his latest scheme, Le Chiffre loses over $100 million of the terrorists' money, and is [[IdiotPlot forced to set up the next series of events of the film]] to recover it. And one of the terrorist organisations sends people to attack him when they find themselves out of pocket.

'''Instead:''' Mallory thinks it's a great plan, and seems more concerned with what will happen if the Members of Parliament discover that they've been forging input files. Granted, this IS [[{{Badass}} James Bond]] they're talking about, and he does manage to take down Silva and all his mooks, but with that said, for most of the film Bond had been clearly showing signs of BadassDecay (e.g. not passing MI6's physical exam) and in any case, he's unable to prevent [[spoiler:M from being killed]].\\

** Later on, Bond and M head out to the Skyfall estate to lay an ambush for Silva. Q and Tanner are in on the plan, and lay out a trail of breadcrumbs for Silva to follow. Mallory comes in and realizes what they're doing.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' That, as far as they know, a single agent and a much older woman (who presumably doesn't have combat experience) are on their own against Silva and an entire force of his men), and would either tell some of the MI6 agents in person to go to the estate to provide backup, or at least give them ''some'' support.\\
'''Instead:''' Mallory thinks it's a great plan, and seems more concerned with what will happen if the Members of Parliament discover that they've been forging input files.

* In CasinoRoyale, [[BigBad Le Chiffre]] not only works as a banker for several terrorist organisations, but also makes money by bying company shares, selling them to other people, and then arranging attacks on the companies to sink their stock prices, allowing him to buy his shares back for less than he sold them for.\\

'''Instead:''' Mallory thinks it's a great plan, and seems more concerned with what will happen if the Members of Parliament discover that they've been forging input files. Granted, this IS [[{{Badass}} James Bond]] they're talking about, and he does manage to take down Silva and all his mooks, but with that said, for most of the film Bond had been clearly showing signs of BadassDecay (e.g. not passing MI6's physical exam) and in any case, he's unable to prevent [[spoiler:M from being killed]].\\

'''Instead:''' Mallory thinks it's a great plan, and seems more concerned with what will happen if the Members of Parliament discover that they've been forging input files. [[FlatWhat What]]. Granted, this IS [[{{Badass}} James Bond]] they're talking about, and he does manage to take down Silva and all his mooks, but with that said, for most of the film Bond had been clearly showing signs of BadassDecay (e.g. not passing MI6's physical exam) and in any case, he's unable to prevent [[spoiler:M from being killed]].\\

'''Instead:''' Mallory thinks it's a great plan, and seems more concerned with what will happen if the Members of Parliament discover that they've been forging input files. [[FlatWhat What]].\\

To be fair though, this IS [[{{Badass}} James Bond]] they're talking about, and he does manage to take down Silva and all his mooks. That said though, for most of the film he had been clearly showing signs of BadassDecay (e.g. not passing MI6's physical exam) and in any case, he's unable to prevent [[spoiler:M from being killed]].

** Goldfinger plans to nuke Fort Knox, so that he could radiate the gold and make it unusable, which in turn will multiply the value of his gold 10 times. He has Pussy Galore and her flying group use Delta 9 nerve gas to kill the Fort Knox guards (though she ends up switching it with a non-lethal placebo, thanks to undergoing a SexFaceTurn with James Bond). The gas then "kills" the guards and Goldfinger is free to break into Fort Knox with no resistance.\\
'''You'd Expect''': Goldfinger to have his goons shoot EVERY soldier and personnel of Fort Knox in the head to make sure they aren't faking death by nerve gas while breaking into the gold safe, so that he can get away with the crime of radiating the gold and [[TheBadGuyWins he would have his gold values increase by ten times and OBLITERATE the world economy]], and lead to a DownerEnding for the USA.\\
'''Instead''': He doesn't bother checking if any soldier of CIA members are pretending to be dead from the nerve gas, and eventually, Felix and several US Military personnel attack Goldfinger's goons.

To be fair though, this IS [[Badass James Bond]] they're talking about, and he does manage to take down Silva and all his mooks. That said though, for most of the film he had been clearly showing signs of BadassDecay (e.g. not passing MI6's physical exam) and in any case, he's unable to prevent [[spoiler:M from being killed]].

'''Instead:''' Mallory thinks it's a great plan, and seems more concerned with what will happen if the Members of Parliament discover that they've been forging input files. [[FlatWhat What]].

'''You'd expect''' That Bond would try hitting a weak spot, evading him, or pull out a fancy gadget to dispose of him.\\

'''You'd Think:''' For Goodnight to focus on bringing the Solex to M.\\

** Goldfinger plans to nuke Fort Knox, so that he could radiate the gold and make it unusable, which in turn will multiply the value of his gold 10 times. He has Pussy Galore and her flying group use Delta 9 nerve gas to kill the Fort Knox guards (though she ends up switching it with a non-lethal placebo, thanks to undergoing a HeelFaceTurn by having sex with James Bond). The gas then "kills" the guards and Goldfinger is free to break into Fort Knox with no resistance.\\

'''Instead:''' Mallory thinks it's a great plan, and seems more concerned with what will happen if the Members of Parliament discover that they've been forging input files. [[FlatWhat What]].\\

** Goldfinger plans to nuke Fort Knox, so that he could radiate the gold and make it unusable, which in turn will multiply the value of his gold 10 times. He has Pussy Galore and her flying group use Delta 9 nerve gas to kill the Fort Knox guards (though she ends up not switching it with non-lethal placebo, thanks to undergoing a HeelFaceTurn by having sex with James Bond). The gas then "kills" the guards and Goldfinger is free to break into Fort Knox with no resistance.\\

'''Even Worse''': She tries to do it ''again'' later, when Bond is trying to infiltrate his smuggling facility. In her idiocy, she stops just short of advertising her position on a neon sign and trips an alarm wire, compromising Bond's infiltration attempt and leading them both into a chase that ultimately leads [[spoiler: [[TooDumbToLive to her death]] ]].