Best movie villains

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I wonder if a thread like this was purged. Surely we've done this before?


vil·lain Pronunciation (vln)
n.
1. A wicked or evil person; a scoundrel.
2. A dramatic or fictional character who is typically at odds with the hero.


...I think that second definition is kind of a qualifier. For instance, Henry in Portrait of a Serial Killer is a fantastic monster, but, in the narrative, he's more monster than villain, even though he clearly fits the first definition. Same with, say, the Corleone boys. So I wouldn't count them as villains.

That's where I'm coming from, anyway.


Anyway. Best villains in a movie. If you can come up with ten, more or less ranked, that's all the better.

It's hard.

Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) - Die Hard
Max Cady (Robert Mitchum) - Cape Fear
Bruno Antony (Robert Walker) - Strangers on a Train
Clarence Boddicker (Kurtwood Smith) - Robocop
Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) - Silence of the Lambs
Eddie Dane (J.E. Freeman) - Miller's Crossing
Noah Cross (John Huston) - Chinatown
Hank Quinlan (Orson Welles) - Touch of Evil
Mrs. Iselin (Agela Lansbury) - The Manchurian Candidate
JJ Hunsecker (Burt Lancaster) - The Sweet Smell of Success

[cosmo105]

zorg - gary oldman - fifth element.


"you're a monster, zorg."

"ah know." *flips hair back*

[Yeti]

My favorite movie is One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

Nurse Mildred Ratched

She was a real evil bitch.

[abcdefz]

Nurse Ratched's a great pick.

Hmmm....

[roosta]

The Devil in "The Exorcist"

[cosmo105]

i think Agent Smith works pretty well in the Matrix movies. he's a good foil.

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The Devil in "The Exorcist"


(y)

[abcdefz]

i think Agent Smith works pretty well in the Matrix movies. he's a good foil.



...he's pretty good. I wish I could get behind those movies more.



...I was also thinking of the T-whicheverthousand in Terminator 2. Melting guy.

[instigator7022]

zorg - gary oldman - fifth element.


"you're a monster, zorg."

"ah know." *flips hair back*


YES! this was the first person who came to mind. Gary Oldman in general is an amazing villian.

[cosmo105]

T-2000. yeah. he's pretty bitchin'.

i'd like to nominate the plot in Garden State.

:)

[sab0tage]

The Child Catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang always sends a chill down my spine!

[Jmoney77]

i like the bad guy from Roadhouse "Brad Wesley" w/ Patrick Swazye! I thought he was the perfect bad guy.

[Rock]

Bruce - Jaws
Vincenzo Coccotti - True Romance
Drexl Spivey - True Romance
Darth Vader
John Doe - se7en
The Predator
Jack Torrance - The Shining

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Jack Torrance - The Shining


...what do you think of nominating the Overlook Hotel from The Shining? That had a genuine evil presence. Sometimes I feel pretty icky after I've seen that.

Speaking of which: Justin and Kelly in From Justin to Kelly.

[Rock]

...what do you think of nominating the Overlook Hotel from The Shining? That had a genuine evil presence. Sometimes I feel pretty icky after I've seen that.
Thats even better. Good call.

[cosmo105]

...and stop calling me Shirley

[P of R]

The hitcher - (Rutger Hauer) - The hitcher.

Roy Batty - (Rutger Hauer) - Blade Runner, mainly because he's not really a villain.

[Junker]

Chucky

[abcdefz]

Oh, heck.


Ray Sinclair (Ray Liotta) - Something Wild

[Planetary]

all the spiderman villains, and for scariness, that crazy hoe from snow white.

[abcdefz]

Double hell.



Don Logan (Ben Kingsley) - Sexy Beast


(didn't think the movie itself was so great, but that was AMAZING)

[DIGI]

Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci)--Casino



Sharon Stone as well. Nothing makes me support domestic voilence like her character..........fuckin bitch.

[kaiser soze]

Oogie Boogie - Nightmare Before Christmas

Gollum - Lord of the Rings

[roosta]

Lo Pan in Big Trouble in Little China!
Kreese in Karate Kid
Principal Vernon in The Breakfast Club

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Short Round in Temple of Doom!

[thegoodmrbrodie!]

those guys in the burbs were pretty creepy! ooh-err!

[DIGI]

HAL 9000.

[kleptomaniac]

Dr. Evil :cool:

[ToucanSpam]

Darth Vader
Jafar from Aladdin
Commodus from Gladiator
Bill from Kill Bill
Saruman from The Two Towers
Dracula from 1933's Dracula
Jigsaw from SAW
Voldemort in the Harry potter series

[ToucanSpam]

Lo Pan in Big Trouble in Little China!
Principal Vernon in The Breakfast Club

roosta's got it covered.

[abcdefz]

Principal Vernon doesn't deserve to carry Dean Wormer's jock.

[ToucanSpam]

Jafar people. Jafar.

[iceygirl]

the red bull

[abcdefz]

The movie pissed me off, but Kevin (Elijah Wood) in Sin City was damned memorable.

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Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) - Die Hard
That was the first one I thought of as well.

Alan Rickman in Prince of Thieves
The hyena's in the lion king
Tyler Durden in Fight Club
Dark Helmet in Spaceballs
Khan in The Shadow
The Fog in The Fog

The movie pissed me off, but Kevin (Elijah Wood) in Sin City was damned memorable.
Oh my yes.

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Beth (Mary Tyler Moore) - Ordinary People

[Rock]

Wadsworth - Clue

Not really a known villain throughout the movie...but good enough for my list.

[Bob]

darth vader would be a good one, but he turns good at the end, so i don't know if he counts.

i vote for hans gruber. he's cold, calculating, greedy, foreign, he's got everything!

gary oldman in air force one wasn't bad.

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Which reminds me of...

Gary Oldman in Leon.

Harvey Keitel was pretty evil in Bad Lieutenant

[beastiegirrl101]

Keifer Sutherland in pretty much anything

Gmork / the Nothing -The Neverending Story.

[Drederick Tatum]

Harry Powell(Robert Mitchum)-Night of the Hunter
Jabba(errrr...)-Return of the Jedi
Bill 'The Butcher' Cutting(Daniel Day Lewis)-Gangs of New York

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Evil Bill
Evil Ted

[DipDipDive]

Beth (Mary Tyler Moore) - Ordinary People

Fucker. You stole mine.

Ah well, here are some others:

Warden Norton in The Shawshank Redemption
Sean Nokes in Sleepers
Ernie McCracken in Kingpin
Begbie in Trainspotting
That asshole cat from Babe

[Tzar]

mrs. frattelli - if i need to tell you what movie she's from; fuck off
harlen maguire - Jude Law's character in Road to Perdition
unicron - transformers movie
agent smith - matrix [all 3]

could tony montana be a villian?

[Junker]

Tyler Durden in Fight Club


Sorry but Tyler doesnt deserve the villain title.
This guy's just amazing

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Aguirre from Aguirre the Wrath of God


Wow. Can't believe I forgot Aggie. Great choice. (y)

[abcdefz]

Bill 'The Butcher' Cutting(Daniel Day Lewis)-Gangs of New York




God... if only he'd been in a better movie.

I can't help but wish that the movie they would've made would've centered around his feud with the priest that led up to him cutting his eye out. Then it could end with a better-shot version of Gangs' first ten minutes or whatever.

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harlen maguire - Jude Law's character in Road to Perdition






That's a good one. (y)

[Bitchamachacha]

YES! this was the first person who came to mind. Gary Oldman in general is an amazing villian.

My first thought as well.

When he popped the pills and cracked his neck in "The Professional" (aka "Leon"), it gave me goosebumps.

[abcdefz]

Guido the Killer Pimp was pretty good.

Joey Pants! (y)




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...which makes me think of Leonard Shelby in Memento. That's a tough one. He sets himself up to be a villain, but he can't remember he does it.

[Bob]

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that'll teach me to read threads from the bottom up :(

would you believe i still haven't seen that movie?

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would you believe i still haven't seen that movie?



Oh, man. Oh, man Bob. I'm sorry you haven't seen Memento, and I'm really sorry you read that. That moment is a true gut-punch.

Antereo-retrodgrade amnesia probably sounds good right now.

(I'm pretty sure I got the name wrong)

[TAL]

Philip Seymour Hoffman in M:i:III was damn good and evil.

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Philip Seymour Hoffman in M:i:III was damn good and evil.


Yup.

That sequence where Cruise had him strapped in, etc.? Damn. It still seemed like he was in absolute control.

[ericlee]

not necessarily the movie but from the original Bullwinkle, my all time favorite villians were Boris and Natasha.

[abcdefz]

not necessarily the movie but from the original Bullwinkle, my all time favorite villians were Boris and Natasha.



MAN, that movie was lame.

Hard to believe Ken went from writing that to writing/directing You Can Count On Me.

[ericlee]

MAN, that movie was lame.

Hard to believe Ken went from writing that to writing/directing You Can Count On Me.

yeah, that's why I mentioned not the movie. I never saw it and didn't have the desire to because I hate how they very often murder a good cartoon by making movies out of them.

Didn't Dinero play Boris?

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DeNiro was Fearless Leader. I think that Jason Alexander played Boris and... what'shername from Thomas Crown Affair played Natasha. The hot redhead. Get Shorty? I keep thinking Renee something...?

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...Rene Russo. (y)

[Funky Pepp]

Hughie Warriner (Billy Zane) in "Dead Calm"
Roman & Minnie Castevet in "Rosemary's Baby"
The Borg Queen in "Star Trek: First Contact"
Warden Norton in "The Shawshank Redemption"
Sauron's Mouth - LotR "The Return of the King"
Hitler in "Der Untergang (The Downfall)"

...and of course I like Gollum and Agent Smith, too

[ericlee]

DeNiro was Fearless Leader. I think that Jason Alexander played Boris and... what'shername from Thomas Crown Affair played Natasha. The hot redhead. Get Shorty? I keep thinking Renee something...?

LOL@ my retarded attempt to spell DeNiro. Dratts!!

I just googled some pics from the movie and it seems the characters fit perfect.

Is it not even worthy as a rental?

[abcdefz]

Well, I guess it depends on your tolerance for bad movies. It adds a sort of little girl scout detective character who's pretty annoying, too.

I'd give it about a D. I mean, it's really limp.

[Junker]

Fuck.............i cant belive nobody said this yet

Henry Evans (Macaulay Culkin) - The Good Son

[kleptomaniac]

Fuck.............i cant belive nobody said this yet

Henry Evans (Macaulay Culkin) - The Good Son

i haven't seen that movie in a while, but it's awesome. like the part when he tells elijah wood "don't fuck with me." hahaha :D

that movie's so good and messed up and stuff. i feel like watching it again....

[BangkokB]

Great Thread A-Z

I happen to be a big fan of the villains. Most of the time that ends up who I'm routing for: flawed misunderstood characters when I watch a movie. Clint Eastwood westerns were law....I saw Outlaw Josie Wales the other night and he was the villain per se

Eric Masters in To Live and Die in LA ~Brilliant. An artist that burns his art and kills "thugs" that try to fuck with his $/rep

30 Seconds- Neil McCauley is Law and the fact that Chris Shiherlis got away was great.

I root for most villains bc the way I see it most of the times they aren't. Victims of circumstances

When I saw A Perfect Murder in the theater, my mom said that she wished he'd gotten away with it. Golden Moment. Hallmark doesn't have a card for that

[Junker]

i haven't seen that movie in a while, but it's awesome. like the part when he tells elijah wood "don't fuck with me." hahaha :D

that movie's so good and messed up and stuff. i feel like watching it again....

By the way I think this is his (Kulkin) best movie.

And I like him in that movie he's on a weelchair and the movie talks about a religious school and stuff. I dont remember the name right now.

I like that part when the girl decides to lose her virginity with her gay boyfriend to try to 'cure' him.......hahahaha

PS: Sorry.....i ran away from the thread.

[kleptomaniac]

By the way I think this is his (Kulkin) best movie.

And I like him in that movie he's on a weelchair and the movie talks about a religious school and stuff. I dont remember the name right now. Saved!

:)

[Junker]

:)


Thanks!!! (y)