Spectre
“Spectre (is) a particular treat for 007 nerds and a businesslike blast for everyone else” (Variety, November 2015) SPECTRE was the criminal organization that served as the primary antagonist in the 60s Bond films (and three of the Fleming books), and was headed by Ernst Stavro Blofeld, who became James Bond’s archenemy. Despite several casting changes (in the Eon films four different Blofelds faced off with three different Bonds) Blofeld still had the greatest impact. Blofeld’s offscreen performances in from Russia With Love and Thunderball (in which viewers did not see his face) were the most terrifying. Of his onscreen performances I thought Telly Savalas (in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service) was the best. After the title was announced in December 2014, I expected the return of Blofeld since the Eon producers recently recovered the rights to the character and Spectre after several decades (I am not sure they ever really lost them but Kevin McClory sure seemed to