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The long and storied James Bond franchise contains several unique components that seem to pop up in practically every chapter: The catchy pop tunes, the amazing Bond-babes, the generally-stellar action prologues, the goofy gadgets, etc. And those are all great, I suppose, except when the tunes stink, the babes can't act, the action is blah and the gadgets are silly. Doesn't happen all the time, but I like a little more consistency in my regular Bond-bits -- which is why I chose the topic I did for the inaugural installment of our brand-new Cinematical Seven Marathon, which will run all week up until the release of Casino Royale -- which I hear is actually pretty good. (And considering how much I hate the last few Bond movies, I consider that very good news indeed.)

So join us for for a little sidekick silliness as we go through the Cinematical Seven: The Very Weirdest Bond Henchmen!

Xenia Onatopp (Famke Janssen) in GoldenEye (1995) -- She's smart, she's sexy, she's got a silly accent -- and she's absolutely deadly ... provided, of course, that you happen to be located directly between her killer thighs. And I do mean killer. Ms. Janssen turned her Bond stint into quite the solid career; in addition to the X-Men trilogy, she can also be seen in House on Haunted Hill, Rounders, I Spy and (a personal favorite) Deep Rising.

Diamondface Zao (Rick Yune) in Die Another Day (2002) -- Frankly I can't even remember what this guy did, only that he somehow had a bunch of diamonds wedged into his face. And was mean. Honestly I think Die Another Day is (far and way) the lamest Bond movie ever -- and yes, I've seen The Man with the Golden Gun. Other than in The Fast and the Furious, Mr. Yune can sometimes be seen on Alias and CSI.