Top Ten Movie Villians.

[EightMilesHigh]

Right now, best movie bad guys. Character, what movie, what actor.

1. Norman Stansfield in The Professional (Gary Oldman)
2. John Doe in Se7en (Kevin Spacey)
3. Mr. Blonde in Reservoir Dogs (Michael Madsen)
4. Frank Booth in Blue Velvet (Dennis Hopper)
5. Nicky Santoro in Casino (Joe Pesci)
6. Amon Goeth in Schindler's List (Ralph Fiennes)
7. Hannibal Lector in The Silence Of The Lambs (Anthony Hopkins)
8. Col. Kurtz in Apocalypse Now (Marlon Brando)
9. Hauns Gruber in Die Hard (Alan Rickman)
10. Begbie in Trainspotting (Robert Carlyle)

[Hedgedive]

ahahaha Begbie

[Hababi]

You haven't seen a movie villain till you see Lee Marvin in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.

[myassitches]

Right now, best movie bad guys. Character, what movie, what actor.

1. Norman Stansfield in The Professional (Gary Oldman)
2. John Doe in Se7en (Kevin Spacey)
3. Mr. Blonde in Reservoir Dogs (Michael Madsen)
4. Frank Booth in Blue Velvet (Dennis Hopper)
5. Nicky Santoro in Casino (Joe Pesci)
6. Amon Goeth in Schindler's List (Ralph Fiennes)
7. Hannibal Lector in The Silence Of The Lambs (Anthony Hopkins)
8. Col. Kurtz in Apocalypse Now (Marlon Brando)
9. Hauns Gruber in Die Hard (Alan Rickman)
10. Begbie in Trainspotting (Robert Carlyle)

creepy as hell :smash:

[Seafroggys]

Darth Vader!
HAL
Khan Singh
The Terminator (any of the 3)
Norman Bates
Hedley Lamarr
Ernst Stavold Blofeld
Auric Goldfinger
Predator
And I'll throw in Amon Goeth for good measure

[Squirrel]

Although theyre from action films that are hardly cultural landmarks:

Benedict from the Last Action Hero was unbelievably awesome.

Simon Phoenix from Demolition Man.

[Incognito]

Khan Singh


KHAAAAAAAAAAAAN!


In no particular order:

1. Angel Eyes in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Lee Van Cleef)
2. The Predator in Predator (Kevin Peter Hall)
3. Darth Vadar in Star Wars (David Prowse/James Earl Jones[voice])
4. The shark in Jaws (Bruce the mechanical shark)
5. Evil Ash in Army of Darkness (Bruce Campbell)
6. John Doe in Se7en (Kevin Spacey)
7. The Terminator in The Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger)
8. Zombies in Night of the Living Dead ( N/A )
9. The Thing from John Carpenter's The Thing ( N/A )

and for kicks...

10. Unicron in Transformers: The movie (Orson Welles[voice])

[south_of_heaven 11]

KHAAAAAAAAAAAAN!


In no particular order:

1. Angel Eyes in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Lee Van Cleef)
2. The Predator in Predator (Kevin Peter Hall)
3. Darth Vadar in Star Wars (David Prowse/James Earl Jones[voice])
4. The shark in Jaws (Bruce the mechanical shark)
5. Evil Ash in Army of Darkness(Bruce campbell)
6. John Doe in Se7en (Kevin Spacey)
7. The Terminator in The Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger)
8. Zombies in Night of the Living Dead ( N/A )
9. The Thing from John Carpenter's The Thing ( N/A )

and for kicks...

10. Unicron in Transformers: The movie (Orson Welles)

I thought T-1000 was better, but both were great! :thumb:

And who could leave out "The Bitch" from Aliens?

[Incognito]

I thought T-1000 was better, but both were great! :thumb:

And who could leave out "The Bitch" from Aliens?

I almost put the Queen on there...almost.

While I love my T-1000, he's just an upgrade of the same concept.

I find that the T-800 is more menacing because the movies are different sub-genres (much like alien/aliens) T1 being sci-fi/horror, T2 being sci-fi/action.

[Meatplow]

You haven't seen a movie villain till you see Lee Marvin in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.

oh yes, that movie is great. :)

I knew Norman Stansfield would be on top of your list EightMilesHigh haha, and Begbie rules. I highly agree.

Nobody has mentioned the guy from Oldboy who sets up the main character yet which is a bit of a surprise.

[Incognito]

Been meaning to watch Oldboy. :upset:

[exodus]

1. Dracula in Bram Stoker's Dracula (Gary Oldman)
2. Sgt. Colin Sullivan in The Departed (Matt Damon)
3. Lil Ze in City Of God (Leandro da Hora)
4. Alonzo Harris in Training Day (Denzel Washington)
5. T-1000 in T2: Judgment Day (Robert Patrick)
6. Ordell Robbie in Jackie Brown (Samuel L.Jackson)
7. Col Nathan R. Jessep in A Few Good Men (Jack Nicholson)
8. Roy in Primal Fear (Edward Norton)
9. William "D-Fens" Foster in Falling Down (Michael Douglas)
10. Norman Stansfield in Leon, The Professional (Gary Oldman)

[thedeadwalk!]

Middle Eye in Apocalypto (Gerardo Taracena)
Bill "The Butcher" Cutting in Gangs of New York (Daniel Day-Lewis)

These are the ones I keep naming, and really remember, and I see others have their favorites they've mentioned before. Zombies are a great choice. Terror incarnate, they are.

[Reaganista]

nurse ratched you noobs

[Zakath]

Simon Phoenix from Demolition Man.

:lol:

hilariously cheesy movie

[Hedgedive]

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


I don't have a list, but he'd definitely be on it.

also just about every character in A Clockwork Orange.

[Incognito]

1. Dracula in Bram Stoker's Dracula (Gary Oldman)
2. Sgt. Colin Sullivan in The Departed (Matt Damon)
3. Lil Ze in City Of God (Leandro da Hora)
4. Alonzo Harris in Training Day (Denzel Washington)
5. T-1000 in T2: Judgment Day (Robert Patrick)
6. Ordell Robbie in Jackie Brown (Samuel L.Jackson)
7. Col Nathan R. Jessep in A Few Good Men (Jack Nicholson)
8. Aaron Stampler in Primal Fear (Edward Norton)
9. William "D-Fens" Foster in Falling Down (Michael Douglas)
10. Norman Stansfield in Leon, The Professional (Gary Oldman)

I wouldn't put D-fens on there. He's not a villain in the way of the antagonist to the protagonist. He is the protagonist in the movie and he really isn't out to take over or whatever movie villains do. He was just a regular guy that snapped.

Good movie they, under-watched for sure.

I wouldn't Put Aaron Stampler either, I would say why, but I feel I couldn't do it without spoiling a great movie.

[exodus]

I wouldn't put D-fens on there. He's not a villain in the way of the antagonist to the protagonist. He is the protagonist in the movie and he really isn't out to take over or whatever movie villains do. He was just a regular guy that snapped.

Good movie they, under-watched for sure.

I wouldn't Put Aaron Stampler either, I would say why, but I feel I couldn't do it without spoiling a great movie.

Well I felt D-Fen was the villain to his wife and the cop (Robert Duvall), the good guys.

And for your second part, I changed it :D

[bradc1988]

1. Norman Stansfield in The Professional (Gary Oldman)
2. John Doe in Se7en (Kevin Spacey)
3. Mr. Blonde in Reservoir Dogs (Michael Madsen)
4. Frank Booth in Blue Velvet (Dennis Hopper)
5. Nicky Santoro in Casino (Joe Pesci)
6. Amon Goeth in Schindler's List (Ralph Fiennes)
7. Hannibal Lector in The Silence Of The Lambs (Anthony Hopkins)
8. Col. Kurtz in Apocalypse Now (Marlon Brando)
9. Hauns Gruber in Die Hard (Alan Rickman)
10. Begbie in Trainspotting (Robert Carlyle)

+ T-1000 = My 6/10.

[Aria.]

kid rock in joe dirt

[Kage]

Mystery Man in Lost Highway (Robert Blake)
Videodrome in Videodrome
society in Taxi Driver

[AmericanWeiner]

Those guys in Dark City

[Tillius]

I think John Doe in Se7en pretty much wins.

And T-800, too.

[Incognito]

Those guys in Dark City

Well, they're aliens using dead human bodies as "vessels".

The main one played by Richard O'Brien (Mr. Hand) wrote The rocky horror picture show and plays Riff-raff in the movie.


.........Dark city is my favourite movie.........wewt......

[VomitStainedCretin]

4. Frank Booth in Blue Velvet (Dennis Hopper)Definitely, pure fvcking evil.Dracula in Bram Stoker's Dracula (Gary Oldman)Agreed, particularly in his guise as the seducer Prince Vlad, although he's also very much an anti-hero as well.

Sheriff Cooley (Daniel von Bargen) in 'O Brother Where Art Thou', though he is not a major character, is also a great villain I feel.

[EightMilesHigh]

Definitely, pure fvcking evil.

The scene where Kyle MacLachlan is in the closet and he bursts in and yells "YOU GOT ABOUT EIGHT SECONDS TO LIVE" freaked me out so bad the first time I saw it.

[Meatplow]

Ahh i remember first watching Blue Velvet, i was not expecting anything quite as vicious as Frank Booth. That scene where he first comes into the movie was very intense and when he started huffing between the woman's legs that did it for me i was disturbed.

nurse ratched you noobs

I think everyone wanted to smack that Nurse Ratchet silly. What a persistent and annoying woman.

This is really making me think, complex and interesting bad guys that haven't been mentioned (or might of been and i skipped them, i'll alternate between actors and character names) -

- Bill Paxton in Frailty
- The french guy from Killing Zoe
- Sosa from Scarface
- John Turturro in Secret Window
- Greg Stillson from The Dead Zone
- Tim Curry in IT
- The con-man in Nine Queens (the fat guy in american remake Criminal wasn't quite so good in comparison i reckon)
- The three brothers in The Boys (with David Wenham)
- Brad Pitt in Kalifornia (is his name Smiley in that film? I forget)
- Kathy Bates in Misery
- The guy with the circular saw in The Running Man (i think it was Buzzsaw)
- The Predator

Just a few i remember, theres so many.

[Seafroggys]

^^^I already mentioned Predator.

[exodus]

Definitely, pure fvcking evil.Agreed, particularly in his guise as the seducer Prince Vlad, although he's also very much an anti-hero as well.

His felt of betrayal by God that drove his wickedness really got me :D

[Meatplow]

^^^I already mentioned Predator.

Yeah i thought someone would of oh well.

[heavy metal kid]

Many of the ones already mentioned, I would just like to add:

The Killer Bunny-Monty Python and the Holy Grail
USA-This is: Spinal Tap
Max Cady(Robert Mitchum)-Cape Fear
Scorpio (Andrew Robinson) - Dirty Harry
Mitch Leary (John Malkovich) - In the line of fire
Sherrif 'Little Bill' Dagget (Gene Hackman) - Unforgiven

[Meatplow]

What about war movie villians?

Kurtz from Apocalypse Now, and Tom Berenger's character in Platoon.

[VomitStainedCretin]

What about war movie villians?

Kurtz from Apocalypse Now, and Tom Berenger's character in Platoon.Kurtz was already mentioned I think.

I additionally nominate 'Verbal' Kint(Kevin Spacey) from the Usual Suspects.

[Meatplow]

yeah couldn't make a thread like this and go far without kurtz lol

you mean Kaiser Sose spoiler whoops

[VomitStainedCretin]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Yeah, that's who I mean

[AlienEater]

The guy from Who Framed Roger Rabbit

[thedeadwalk!]

- Bill Paxton in Frailty
This is like calling the brothers from The Boondock Saints the bad guys.

- John Turturro in Secret Window
Wasn't he <SPOILER> imaginary <SPOILER> making <SPOILER> Johnny Depp the killer and bad guy? <SPOILER>

[metallicaman8]

Michael Myers.

[Incognito]

Many of the ones already mentioned, I would just like to add:

The Killer Bunny-Monty Python and the Holy Grail
USA-This is: Spinal Tap
Max Cady(Robert Mitchum)-Cape Fear
Scorpio (Andrew Robinson) - Dirty Harry
Mitch Leary (John Malkovich) - In the line of fire
Sherrif 'Little Bill' Dagget (Gene Hackman) - Unforgiven


I was going to put the bunny, but my GF told me she thought it was stupid, I wish I haden't of listened to her...

[Seafroggys]

If I had a girlfriend, I would never let her dictate what I post on the internet.

[exodus]

I was going to put the bunny, but my GF told me she thought it was stupid, I wish I haden't of listened to her...

Is she gonna hammer you if you click that thing called the edit button?

[samthebassman]

Megatron?
The Dude from The matrix (Hugo Weaving)?

[simplephotographinthesun]

norman bates (anthony perkins) - psycho
patrick bateman (christian bale) - american psycho

[-Listy-]

Captain Vidal (Pan's Labyrinth) anyone? :smoke:

[samthebassman]

Yeah he was ****ed up.

[Tillius]

How about Otis in The Devil's Rejects?

[Kage]

norman bates (anthony perkins) - psycho
Oooh, great one.

[Meatplow]

This is like calling the brothers from The Boondock Saints the bad guys.

Wasn't he <SPOILER> imaginary <SPOILER> making <SPOILER> Johnny Depp the killer and bad guy? <SPOILER>

I don't see why anti-heroes and imaginary characters that both appeared to be the bad guy for the majority of screen time can't be considered for this thread.

[thedeadwalk!]

In my mind, anti-heroes are called anti-heroes and not bad guys for a reason.

Also, appearance doesn't make a bad guy. Only in exceptions like Identity could individual imaginary people be good and bad, but not in ones like Secret Window or Fight Club.

[Meatplow]

I can see your point with anti-heroes but i still I believe John Shooter was a tangible bad guy, real or not because he had the qualities of one. Tyler Durden couldn't, because he was a much more complex character.

SPOILER

I don't see how you could take Identity as an exception, they are split personalities existing inside some guys head so they are no more real then John Shooter.

[EightMilesHigh]

In my mind, anti-heroes are called anti-heroes and not bad guys for a reason.

Also, appearance doesn't make a bad guy. Only in exceptions like Identity could individual imaginary people be good and bad, but not in ones like Secret Window or Fight Club.

So in Fight Club, would you consider Tyler Durden to be a villain?

[margin0walker]

Agent Smith

[ssjosh]

-kathy bates-misery
-bill- Kill Bill
-Daniel Day Lewis-Gangs of New York
-Joaquin Pheonix-Gladiator
-Jack Nicholson-The Shining
-Malcolm McDowell-A Clockwork Orange
-The Warden in Shawshank Redemption
-Shooter McGavin-Happy Gilmore

[thedeadwalk!]

SPOILER

I don't see how you could take Identity as an exception, they are split personalities existing inside some guys head so they are no more real then John Shooter.
I exempt that one because, as I recall, a rather separate story unfolds in his head, which is the movie, and thus makes those imaginary people the characters of the movie.

So in Fight Club, would you consider Tyler Durden to be a villain?
Of course not.

[Jacaranda]

-Shooter McGavin-Happy Gilmore
lol i thought good movie villians made you hate them.

in that case the only one I can really think of is tom in platoon and i suppose just about everyone who has ever gone against jimmy stewart in a movie. esp mr. potter and senator paine perhaps. and i guess gaston from beauty and beast.

[Tyrant21]

-kathy bates-misery

-Joaquin Pheonix-Gladiator

-Shooter McGavin-Happy Gilmore

hmmm...one of my favorite movies but i always wanted a better villain. Sure he made me hate him, but that was just because I didn't want to see maximus face off against an incestuous fairy:thumb:

[DeckerDontPlay]

-Daniel Day Lewis-Gangs of New York
-Shooter McGavin-Happy Gilmore

yes.

[Incognito]

If I had a girlfriend, I would never let her dictate what I post on the internet.
Is she gonna hammer you if you click that thing called the edit button?

You guys just made my internet villains list :p

[Kurrpt]

I was a HUGE fan of Richard Dawson as the villian in "The Running Man"

T1000 was great in T2

[Tillius]

I figured I'd revive this thread to point out that Mystery Man in Lost Highway scared the **** out of me.

[The_Passenger]

I'm not a particularly big fan of David Lynch or Blue Velvet but I ahve to agree that Frank Booth (Dennis Hopper) was a pretty good villain. That film was disturbing at times because of him.

Most of my others have been mentioned, but that one in particular stuck in my mind.

[RIP Ian Curtis]

David Lo Pan in Big Trouble In Little China rocks the casbah

[ringworm]

Archibald Cunningham in Rob Roy, just because he did such a good job of making you despise him

Commodus in Gladiator


and any film Gary Oldman is a villain in

[Dinosawesome]

Cronk (or is it Kronk) in The Emperors New Groove.

[Shadows Within]

Most thing's gary oldman does are pretty good but i also liked Ben Foster and Mars in Hostage.

[peeted]

Hauns Gruber in Die Hard
Don Logan in sexy beast
Pai Mei in loads of films.

[Tillius]

****, Ben Foster was pretty creepy in Hostage.

[Seafroggys]

Cronk (or is it Kronk) in The Emperors New Groove.

the old wench, or the henchman?

Regardless, they're both great. In a great movie.

[StrawberryFieldsForever]

Barbossa in the first Pirates...I thought he kicked ***...
and dunno if it counts, but...
Tommy DeVito from Goodfellas

[VomitStainedCretin]

and dunno if it counts, but...
Tommy DeVito from GoodfellasI'd agree great character although Jimmy(De Niro) is the prime villain. A better candidate for a great Scorsese villain would be Pesci's character in Casino.

[simplephotographinthesun]

gordon gecko (michael douglas) - wallstreet

[RIP Ian Curtis]

gordon gecko (michael douglas) - wallstreet

Nice unconventional pick, that man is evil.

[Meatplow]

Yagyū Retsudo in the Lone Wolf & Cub (Baby Cart) series.

[TheClap]

Why has nobody said Frank(Henry Fonda) In Once Upon a Time in the West?

[simplephotographinthesun]

Nice unconventional pick, that man is evil.

i skimmed through every post making sure he wasn't previously noted :p

[Mr. Black]

Right now, best movie bad guys. Character, what movie, what actor.

1. Norman Stansfield in The Professional (Gary Oldman)
2. John Doe in Se7en (Kevin Spacey)
3. Mr. Blonde in Reservoir Dogs (Michael Madsen)
4. Frank Booth in Blue Velvet (Dennis Hopper)
5. Nicky Santoro in Casino (Joe Pesci)
6. Amon Goeth in Schindler's List (Ralph Fiennes)
7. Hannibal Lector in The Silence Of The Lambs (Anthony Hopkins)
8. Col. Kurtz in Apocalypse Now (Marlon Brando)
9. Hauns Gruber in Die Hard (Alan Rickman)
10. Begbie in Trainspotting (Robert Carlyle)

I second that list completely, only replace Begbie with Darth Vader.And, I'd have Amon Goeth at the top, and Mr. Blonde 2nd.
You haven't seen a movie villain till you see Lee Marvin in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.

I'm sorry, but I can't take him seriously after I saw that Simpsons episode with the parody of 'Paint That Wagon'.

Would you consider Christof, from The Truman Show to be a villain?

[Reaganista]

Also, appearance doesn't make a bad guy. Only in exceptions like Identity could individual imaginary people be good and bad, but not in ones like Secret Window or Fight Club.
that's completely idiotic

I think everyone wanted to smack that Nurse Ratchet silly. What a persistent and annoying woman.
i dont think you really got the movie if that's how you describe her

[Meatplow]

i dont think you really got the movie if that's how you describe her

Her subtle mind games, unwillingness to give in and general bitchiness speak of the qualities i described of her, no?

[peeted]

I think evil hell bitch is the correct way to describe Nurse Ratchet.

[The_Passenger]

[SPOILER]Driving a man to suicide[SPOILER] is a bit mroe than annoying and stubborn.

[VomitStainedCretin]

I think evil hell bitch is the correct way to describe Nurse Ratchet.Seconded

[Matt?]

search "thulsa doom" no matches

wtf

[Mr. Black]

Is nurse ratchet the lady from Misery?

[Meatplow]

Thats Annie Wilkes, Nurse Ratchet is from One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest.

[Mr. Black]

Ahh, she's the worst person ever. Not as bad as Annie Wilkes though.