Villain thread

[Chris Wallace]

I think we as comic fans tend to overlook some of the awesome baddies of cinema, just because they make only seem to life miserable for people who don't wear tights. No more. In this thread we celebrate the truly badass rogues, from Keyser Soze to Ryder, & everyone in-between.

 

[Nightmare]

The Joker > The rest.

 

[Octoberist]

My personal favorite is Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber from Die Hard. Ozzing with charm.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Scorpio in Dirty Harry

Probably the most overlooked villain of all time. He needs more recognition. This is one of the few villains that you really really geniually hate. You just want Harry to beat the **** out of him.

 

[Dr Strange]

T-1000 - Terminator 2
Frank - Blue Velvet
Hans Gruber - Die Hard

 

[Chris Wallace]

My personal favorite is Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber from Die Hard. Ozzing with charm.

 

[Dark Victory]

Ralph Fiennes' character in Schindler's List

Percy Whitmore in The Green Mile

 

[Chris Wallace]

Tom Cruise in Collateral.
Nicholson in A Few Good Men.

 

[Octoberist]

I need to point out that what makes a good villain is having an actor who has persona and weight. Obviousl, you need a good writer for that too, along with a good director.

So what I'm saying is that a villain can't just do evil things to make a legitimate threat. He needs to have gravity.

For example, The Joker from the Dark Knight is a complete mystery but he's well development and you can see where he's coming from, despite how twisted his idelogy is. With that being said, the villains from The Transporter 2 or..XXX are evil men, but they're so hallow and empty that they end up being generic.

 

[french joker]

Ultimate video about Movie Villains

 

[Chris Wallace]

I need to point out that what makes a good villain is having an actor who has persona and weight. Obviousl, you need a good writer for that too, along with a good director.

So what I'm saying is that a villain can't just do evil things to make a legitimate threat. He needs to have gravity.

For example, The Joker from the Dark Knight is a complete mystery but he's well development and you can see where he's coming from, despite how twisted his idelogy is. With that being said, the villains from The Transporter 2 or..XXX are evil men, but they're so hallow and empty that they end up being generic.

No debate there, Oc.

 

[Nivek]

Clarence Boddicker
Richter in Total Recall
The Joker (Jack or Heaths)
Davy Jones
Agent Smith

 

[Chris Wallace]

Fishbourne in Assault On Precinct 13
"Peoples" in Shaft

 

[gwynplaine]

Reverend Harry Powell
Don Logan
Norman Bates
T 1000
Dr Hannibal Lecter
Red Grant
Lord Darth Vader

 

[Chris Wallace]

In case I didn't mention it,
KEYSER SOZE!
Castor Troy-both of him.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Ah, Soze, the devil himself.

 

[Iron Mandarin]

Monty Burns!

 

[Chris Wallace]

The Joker > The rest.

See, this is the reason for the opening post, as well as the purpose of the thread as a whole.

 

[Schlosser85]

Some of my favorites:

- Heath Ledger as The Joker

- Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber

- Ralph Fiennes in Schindler's List

- Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction

- Kathy Bates in Misery

- T-1000 in Terminator 2

- Tim Roth in Rob Roy

- and, of course, Hannibal Lecter and Darth Vader

 

[Nightmare]

See, this is the reason for the opening post, as well as the purpose of the thread as a whole.

We always agree on things, to thick chicks to Best villians.

 

[MadVillainy]

My ten favorite villains

http://my.spill.com/profiles/blogs/top-10-villains-in-cinema

 

[Schlosser85]

^ Nice choices.

 

[Chris Wallace]

 

[The Joker]

- The Joker in The Dark Knight
- Doc Ock in Spider-Man 2
- Annie Wilkes in Misery
- Michael Myers in Halloween
- Hans Gruber in Die Hard
- Alien Queen in Aliens

 

[Chris Wallace]

Skeletor. Movie was hella absurd but none of it was Langella's fault.