Best Movie Character

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It's a little contest or whatnot. Nominate two characters, first 64 characters nominated are entered. Double nominates are void. Considering some of the obvious characters I'm going to nominate some different ones. Post the characters name and picture of the actor (preferably in character).

1. Seth Gecko - From Dusk Till Dawn

http://home.claranet.de/kirstenp/mov.../gc_fdtd04.jpg

"Psychos do not explode when sunlight hits them. I don't care how crazy they are!

2. Leonard Shelby - Memento

http://www.filmmonthly.com/Video/Art...nto/pearce.gif

"Who the smurf is Dodd?"

10-05-2007, 08:59 PM
demondude

http://www.hermionegrangerswand.com/images/hermione.jpg
Hermione is pure win.

http://content.answers.com/main/cont...do_Baggins.jpg
And of course frodo.
10-05-2007, 09:12 PM
Seraphic

Jules from Pulp Fiction
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y83...1999/jules.gif

The Bride aka Beatrix Kiddo from Kill Bill
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y83...lBillVol11.jpg
10-05-2007, 09:43 PM
Nifleheim7

1.Harmonica - Once Upon a Time in the West

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...estharmoni.jpg

2.Prisoner KSC2-303 - Versus

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...f/versus80.jpg
10-05-2007, 11:03 PM
Araciel

http://vindicare.hautetfort.com/imag...a_classe.3.jpg
kiriyama kazuo from battle royale

and you'll probably hate me...but..
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/grap...22/bfdeath.jpg

stuntman mike from deathproof (grindhouse)

ps harmonica DOES rule
10-05-2007, 11:07 PM
XxSephirothxX

Bruce Willis is the best character ever.
10-05-2007, 11:15 PM
Heath

Quote:

Originally Posted by Azar

Bruce Willis is the best character ever.

I agree.

Otherwise I'd have to say Indiana Jones. Certainly my favourite film protagonist of anything I've seen. I have smiled in this thread to see that a lot of the suggestions (Hermione, Frodo, Kazuo) were originally literary characters.

Edit: Since you wanted a picture:

http://www.theculturebeat.com/wp-con...iana_Jones.jpg
10-05-2007, 11:23 PM
Araciel

almost all movies are drawn from another medium.
10-06-2007, 01:56 AM
BG-57

Lets get some classic roles in here:

Rick Blaine in Casablanca is one of those perfect movie heroes. Hard to pick a single Bogart role but it was either this or Maltese Falcon.

http://www.sheilaomalley.com/archives/rick.jpg

Captain von Rauffenstein in Grand Illusion. Eric von Stroheim was billed in Hollywood as 'the man you love to hate', but in a few films the director gave him a chance to play a complex tortured character rather than a cardboard villain. His best role, up there with his work in Sunset Boulevard.

http://www.forumuniversitaire.com/im...lusion-big.gif

BTW, if you haven't seen these films, go rent them. You'll thank me later. :D
10-06-2007, 05:44 AM
Ramza Beoulve

Lecter - The Silence of the Lambs
http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/6196/heyeshm2.jpg

Death - The Seventh Seal and Last Action Hero (you know why)
http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/343...nthsealzv9.png

Edward - Edward Scissorhands
http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/484...sosizedkk5.jpg
10-06-2007, 07:02 AM
Jon Thompson

Quote:

Originally Posted by Heath

Quote:

Originally Posted by Azar

Bruce Willis is the best character ever.

I agree.

Otherwise I'd have to say Indiana Jones. Certainly my favourite film protagonist of anything I've seen. I have smiled in this thread to see that a lot of the suggestions (Hermione, Frodo, Kazuo) were originally literary characters.

I seriously can't see them surpassing some characters like; Han Solo, Boba Fett, Darth Vader, Agent Smith, Ash, Caster Troy, Donnie Darko, James Bond, John McClane (sp?), Freddy Kruger and JP (grandma's boy)
10-06-2007, 08:30 AM
Masamunemaster

Don't know if you all want to count these, but I think these were the best
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z...ster/Cloud.jpg
Cloud and...

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z...master/Cid.jpg
Cid
10-06-2007, 12:09 PM
Heath

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dyslexicon

almost all movies are drawn from another medium.

I know, I was just commenting.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jon Thompson

I seriously can't see them surpassing some characters like; Han Solo, Boba Fett, Darth Vader, Agent Smith, Ash, Caster Troy, Donnie Darko, James Bond, John McClane (sp?), Freddy Kruger and JP (grandma's boy)

True. On which note I also add Boba Fett to the list.

http://z.about.com/d/scifi/1/7/4/M/2/starwars80.jpg
10-06-2007, 12:09 PM
Araciel

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ramza Beoulve

Lecter - The Silence of the Lambs
http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/6196/heyeshm2.jpg

Death - The Seventh Seal and Last Action Hero (you know why)
http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/343...nthsealzv9.png

Edward - Edward Scissorhands
http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/484...sosizedkk5.jpg

*cough* three is more than two
10-06-2007, 05:26 PM
Nifleheim7

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jon Thompson

I seriously can't see them surpassing some characters like; Han Solo, Boba Fett, Darth Vader, Agent Smith, Ash, Caster Troy, Donnie Darko, James Bond, John McClane (sp?), Freddy Kruger and JP (grandma's boy)

Is this thread about the most famous or the ones we personally like?
Because if it is about the most famous/classic characters then Seth Gecko and Leonard Shelby don't belong here either.
10-06-2007, 07:13 PM
Shiny

Reservoir Dogs - Mr. Pink

http://www.waccoe.co.uk/uploads/photo-1822.jpg

Psycho - Norman Bates
http://qusan.com/blogger/psycho1.gif
10-06-2007, 07:19 PM
Karellen

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x...river2_jpg.jpg

Travis Bickle - Taxi Driver

and

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x...ies/amelie.jpg

Amelie - Amelie
10-06-2007, 08:39 PM
demondude

Actually get rid of hermione and put in...

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1264/...2e3cf46a4f.jpg
From nightrider.
10-06-2007, 09:08 PM
Ramza Beoulve

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dyslexicon

*cough* three is more than two

You know I'm prone to not care.
10-06-2007, 09:10 PM
JackNapier

http://www.alicia-logic.com/capsimag...kDiscovers.jpg
Jack Skellington from Nightmare Before Christmas

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h2...therland01.jpg
David from The Lost Boys
10-07-2007, 02:05 AM
Madame Adequate

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/Auricom/leon.jpg

Leon and Mathilda.
10-07-2007, 04:51 AM
I Took the Red Pill

http://www.mshogue.com/ce9/TKAM/atticus%5B1%5D.gif
No comparison.
10-08-2007, 05:24 PM
BardTard

Luna Lovegood from Harry Potter 5

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...mal_evanna.jpg
10-08-2007, 05:41 PM
DK

Quote:

Originally Posted by Masamunemaster

Advent Children failure

die

also;

http://www.londonshakespeare.org.uk/...im_Robbins.jpg

Andy Dufresne - Shawshank Redemption

http://www.the-reel-mccoy.com/movies...greenmile5.jpg

John Coffey - The Green Mile

http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/20...b__430x286.jpg

Oh Daesu - Old Boy

http://artfiles.art.com/images/-/Syl...C12150466.jpeg

Rocky Balboa - Rocky

I wanted to add Sanka from Cool Runnings but there are no pictures of him online which is sux
10-08-2007, 09:19 PM
fire_of_avalon

Dudes, you shouldn't pick characters from films based on books. Not fair!

I have to think about this.
10-08-2007, 09:22 PM
El Bandito

Quote:

Originally Posted by I Took the Red Pill

http://www.mshogue.com/ce9/TKAM/atticus%5B1%5D.gif
No comparison.

Damn, beat me to it.

http://www.gonemovies.com/WWW/Wanado...odBlondie1.jpg

Blondie - "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly"

http://studentweb.tulane.edu/~epinsly/KeysSoze.jpg

Keyser Soze - The Usual Suspects
10-08-2007, 09:34 PM
Burtsplurt

Jiao Long - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

http://sphax666.free.fr/Ta%EFwan/Ang...yi%20petit.jpg

and Don Corleone - The Godfather ("I'm going to make you an offer you can't refuse."

http://img.search.com/thumb/6/6e/Bra...rleone.jpg.png

I think I have to agree with a few people. Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings characters (as they were well known before movies) should be disallowed. It's the same as no comic book characters or video game characters can be allowed in. I realize many movies are from another medium but they are often based on books that I'm sure most of us have never read.

Since it's my contest I'm going to nominate a few more badass characters.

http://www.songfight.org/artists/han...te_villain.jpg

JP - Grandma's Boy
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...Joel_Moore.JPG

And since we need to get this movin' along...

Freddy Kruger - Nightmare on Elm Street
http://www.gocontinental.com/photos/...eetgroup2a.jpg

10-12-2007, 03:35 PM
Azalar

No, The most obvious character is

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...cuffs_Ljpg.jpg

I cant belive none of you said this

Also, one of the most funniest

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...5_smalljpg.jpg
10-12-2007, 07:21 PM
Peegee

I started hating this thread but some of you saved it. Gregory Peck is THE MAN.

I also like Kazou. Hot.

I'm going to say Luke Skywalker because 'But I was going into Toshi Station to pick up some power converters!!1111oneoneT_T' is the most hilarious quote ever.
10-12-2007, 07:52 PM
Albel

How could you all forget

Al Capone-ScarFace

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k3...J/Scarface.jpg
10-12-2007, 09:31 PM
Shiny

Quote:

Originally Posted by Albel

How could you all forget

Al Capone-ScarFace

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k3...J/Scarface.jpg

I thought his name was Tony Montana.
10-12-2007, 09:35 PM
Rye

http://www.philipcoppens.com/vendetta_07.jpg

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...d27/inigo1.jpg
10-12-2007, 09:37 PM
Bunny

The person who said Keyser Söze has appropriately won this competition. You are all failures, he is the only victor.
10-13-2007, 04:22 PM
Araciel

Quote:

Originally Posted by fire_of_avalon

Dudes, you shouldn't pick characters from films based on books. Not fair!

I have to think about this.

Then we have only failures to choose from...
10-13-2007, 04:31 PM
Resha

Robin Williams everywhere. :D

And surprised nobody's said this -- Jack Sparrow? Johnny Depp? He was actually originally a movie character iirc.

Penny Lane [Almost Famous]

Seconding Bogart [Casablanca] and
Jules [Pulp Fiction]

Tangerine [Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind]
Claire [Elizabethtown]
10-14-2007, 01:32 AM
Captain Maxx Power

http://noelio.blogia.com/upload/_ash.jpg

Topic's over everybody. Go home.
10-14-2007, 06:40 AM
Bloodline666

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shiny

Quote:

Originally Posted by Albel

How could you all forget

Al Capone-ScarFace

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k3...J/Scarface.jpg

I thought his name was Tony Montana.

Shiny's right - that is Tony Montana, not Al Capone. I've seen bits and pieces of Scarface, especially the end, where he goes berserk with that machine gun.
10-14-2007, 07:11 AM
Proxy

http://twentydur.bytez.org/blog/imgs...ler-durden.jpg
I win this thread
10-16-2007, 05:12 AM
MKusanagi

Quote:

Originally Posted by I'm my own MILF

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/Auricom/leon.jpg

Leon and Mathilda.

Oh my. A person after my own heart.

EDIT: I have yet to see Nikita from La Femme Nikita on this board. It is kinda embarrasing. And Brad Pitt doesn't smoke!
10-16-2007, 05:17 AM
Ouch!

Quote:

Originally Posted by BG-57

Lets get some classic roles in here:

Rick Blaine in Casablanca is one of those perfect movie heroes. Hard to pick a single Bogart role but it was either this or Maltese Falcon.

http://www.sheilaomalley.com/archives/rick.jpg

No competition; he wins.
10-18-2007, 09:43 AM
Jon Thompson

I waiting to see Ash dropped. Was afraid I was going to have to do it myself.

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