Best Movie Villian

[Shiny]

Who's the best at being bad?

in b4 The Joker in The Dark Knight. My top 5:


1. Alex DeLarge - A Clockwork Orange
http://stcatharines.cityguide.ca/clockwork_orange_eye.jpg


2. Hannibal Lecter - Silence of the Lambs
http://2fm.rte.ie/blogs/dave_fanning_news/2009/09/21/hannibal-lecter-hopkinsopt.jpg

3. Annie Wilkes - Misery
http://ranylt.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/annie-wilkes.jpg

4. Count Orlok - Nosferatu
http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:8-SLpdvwW575LM:http://mombasacode.com/nosferatu2%5B1%5D.jpg&t=1

5. Alonzo Harris - Training Day
http://www.mascotcoalition.org/education/movies/training_day_images/denzel_intro.jpg

[Bunny]

Keyser Söze

[McLovin']

Vincent Volaju from Cowboy Bebop off the top of my head.

[Winter Nights]

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[The Man]

Captain Vidal from Pan's Labyrinth would have to top my list, which would also include Hans Gruber, Simon Gruber, Keyser Söze, Anton Chigurh, Bill the Butcher, Daniel Plainview, Angel Eyes, Frank from Once Upon a Time in the West, Nurse Ratched, Diane Christensen, HAL 9000, Darth Vader, the Wicked Witch of the West, Agent Smith, the Joker, Alex DeLarge, Charlie Meadows and KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN! There are a number of villains (most notably Hans Landa and pretty much anyone played by Klaus Kinski) I haven't listed because I stupidly haven't seen their films yet, but I suspect once I've seen them I'll end up ranking them in the company of the above.

[escobert]

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[Laddy]

Hannibal Lecter - Silence of the Lambs
It was certainly evil in that movie, but he wasn't the villain! >.<

[charliepanayi]

HAL-9000

[Rocket Edge]

Five off the top of my head (In no order):

Bob Gunton as Warden Norton - The Shawshank Redemption
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EpWyBZJXhgI/SP0y5vTJYWI/AAAAAAAACR8/PK-UV2WLDJs/s400/warden_norton.jpg

Lee J. Cobb as Juror #3 - 12 Angry Men
http://blogg.passagen.se/filmografen/resource/juror312angrymen.jpg

Robert Patrick as the T-1000 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day
http://geeksofdoom.com/GoD/img/2009/03/2009-03-03-t-1000.jpg

Leandro Firmino as Zé Pequeno/Li'l Zé - City of God
http://www.moviefreak.com/dvd_cityofgod_3.jpg

Robert De Niro as Neil McCauley - Heat
http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/050218/12438__heat_l.jpg

[blackmage_nuke]

Barbossa from PotC, but only because LeChuck isnt a movie villain and Barbosa is the closest I'll get.

Also Sauron was quite the trouble maker.

[Dreddz]

Terry Silver - Karate Kid Part III
Quaritch - Avatar
Drago - Rocky IV
Captain Rhodes - Day of the Dead

[Breine]

Some I can think of right now are:


Hans Landa - Inglourious Basterds
http://images.askmen.com/celebs/interview_300/333_christoph-waltz-interview_flash.jpg


Bill - Kill Bill
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/36/Billdavecarradine.jpg


Catwoman - Batman Returns
http://www.nypost.com/r/nypost/blogs/popwrap/200812/Images/200812_Michelle-pfeiffer-catwoman.jpg
..and yes I know that whether or not she's actually a villain is debatable, but I still love her.


Plankton - SpongeBob Squarepants The Movie
http://www.nick.com/upickdaily/images/cms/story/main/mainimage_plankton.jpg


Frank Booth - Blue Velvet
http://ethermetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/ether-hopper.jpg


I know there are more out there, but I simply couldn't think of them right now.

[Levian]

Landa and Juror #3 are great, I'll get behind those. :D

[Crop]

Sideshow Bob from The Simpsons.

Everyone else I would have said has been mentioned.

[Depression Moon]

5. Alonzo Harris - Training Day
http://www.mascotcoalition.org/education/movies/training_day_images/denzel_intro.jpg


Dude was great. I have to mention the Joker as well, not really many others that clicked with me.

[Inferno]

HERE'S JOHNNY

http://www.cinemaaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/The_shining_heres_johnny.jpg

[Del Murder]

Let's not forget Disney, they always have some great villains:
http://www.disneyvillains.net/images/Jafar.jpg

http://images.quizilla.com/B/BA/BAL/BallofSunshine789/1178053463_cturesscar.jpg

http://rossvross.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/oogie.jpg?w=316&h=379

So many great ones have already been mentioned. But I will echo Darth Vader, Landa, Keyser Söze, T-1000, and the villain of the best Christmas movie of all time:

http://rossvross.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/hansgrubervillain.jpg?w=400&h=174

[Shiny]

Hannibal Lecter - Silence of the Lambs
It was certainly evil in that movie, but he wasn't the villain! >.<
lol, yeah okay. There can be more than just one villain in a movie. He was just the smarter and less tranny-ish one.



Drago - Rocky IV

I see your Drago and I raise you:

http://www.mediabistro.com/prnewser/original/clubber%20shouting.jpg

[Laddy]

Hannibal Lecter - Silence of the Lambs
It was certainly evil in that movie, but he wasn't the villain! >.<
lol, yeah okay. There can be more than just one villain in a movie. He was just the smarter and less tranny-ish one.
He did not oppose the protaginist. Therefore he was not an antagonist, therefore, he was not the villain.

[charliepanayi]

The AFI put Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs at No. 1 in their list of 100 Movie Villains, so I'll take their word for it.

[Meat Puppet]

God from Jesus Christ Superstar

[Dreddz]

The AFI put Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs at No. 1 in their list of 100 Movie Villains, so I'll take their word for it.

Hannibal Lectur is such a typical choice for pompous film critics to choose. I see nothing special in him. If I recall he did diddly squat during the film.

[Raistlin]

I love Die Hard, but Hans as best bad guy? Maybe entertainment wise, but certainly not as "most bad."

I'd have to go with the Joker, Hannibal Lecter, and any bad guy ever played by Jack Nicholson (most notable in <i>The Shining</i> and <i>A Few Good Men</i>).

[Shiny]

Hannibal Lecter - Silence of the Lambs
It was certainly evil in that movie, but he wasn't the villain! >.<
lol, yeah okay. There can be more than just one villain in a movie. He was just the smarter and less tranny-ish one.
He did not oppose the protaginist. Therefore he was not an antagonist, therefore, he was not the villain.

A classic villain is one that is just evil in direct contrast to the protagonist. He toys with Clarisse, although he does not necessarily oppose her in this one anyway. Like most words, villain has more than one meaning. Villain - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/villain)

[escobert]

Lecter is a hard one. he helps but he doesn't do so out right. he plays with her. and you know he's evil but just having some fun.

[black orb]

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[charliepanayi]

The AFI put Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs at No. 1 in their list of 100 Movie Villains, so I'll take their word for it.

Hannibal Lectur is such a typical choice for pompous film critics to choose. I see nothing special in him. If I recall he did diddly squat during the film.

Apart from dominating every scene he was (and yes, he had relatively little screentime, but when he was on, he was the centre of things) and escaping by brutally murdering one or two people in a fantastic scene. I think your memory needs work if you think that counts as 'diddly squat'. Also considering The Silence of the Lambs was a big hit, surely 'pompous film critics' (I'm struggling not to roll my eyes here) wouldn't have liked it much =P