Written by Mr. Mouseburger 4th Jun 2005
Kristatos has made a deal to sell the ATAC (British missile guidance system) to the Russians. He has made a lot of enemies up to this point of the film.
Bond has to step in to prevent Melina Havlock (Bond's bit of fluff) from trying to kill Kristatos with her crossbow. It should be noted that Kristatos had her parents killed, so is quite rightly miffed.
As Bond is rationalising with Melina, Kristatos sneakily draws a knife from his shoe preparing to stab Bond. In the nick of time, a wounded Columbo appears and throws a knife into Kristatos' back before falling down too injured to do any more.
My favourite part has to be Bond giving the dying Kristatos an indifferent glance and continuing his conversation with Melina.
This would also count as contrived self defense, right?
Yes, fair comment. I have updated the death accordingly.
Mouseburger
No Melina Havelock shooting him is not the answer anymore.we're turning Kristatos over to the Greek police.
get the hell out of my way James!
alright but be prepared to dig those 2 graves.
*Columbo tosses a knife into Aris' back*Argh!
A knife's a good thing for slicing and dicing, but not against the Cos, see? You should. Get yourself. A spoon. And fill it with. JELLO PUDDINGGGGGG.
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-D, 3/23/2006
Shouldn't this also be former Friends?
Yes, Former Friends or "Betrayal".
An excellent observation from Mr. Housewares as well!
On an unrelated note, this is quite possibly my least favorite Bond villain, I just thought Glover was not quite menacing enough in the role! Although I enjoyed his performance as Walter Donovan in Last Crusade. I enjoyed his death in both films, the (well scripted) knifing was a nice change from all the flamboyant explosion and overkill deaths that make James Bond so famous.
P.S. What's with all the pop-ups!? Is the debt getting higher?
do you know avenged mr. and mrs. havelock?Melina because she learned that it was Kristatos that killed the Havelock's or Columbo?
I don't think Betrayal applies; Kristatos wasn't the one being betrayed. I thought Betrayal only applied if the victim was the one being betrayed, and the killer was the only one doing the betraying. Kristatos had already betrayed Columbo, so Columbo was not betraying Kristatos by killing him.
if kristatos had lived the device he had would have been sold to the KGB.