Best.... Villian... Ever

[Evan3]

In my opinion there are three types of villians, the cool, the psychotic killers and the Zany fun ones.

My favorite cool villian, and by cool I mean they are efficient, and you wouldnt mind being them and you sort of hope they really do kill all the bad guys is:

The Predator: He is cool, has tons of weapons, hunts prey who have a fighting chance against him (not like those damn Bambi killers, regular hunting is so not a sport unless u use bows and arrows). He even makes jokes at his very death at the end of Predator 1 and prove that they are honorable in Predator 2. They could have sliced Danny Glover up, but he proved himself worthy and got hios life and a prize. Yeah.

Honorable Mentions: Bill Paxton's character in Vertical Limit, he is so mean he is cool and boy is it nice to see him get his just dessert)
Scar from the Lion King: He is smooth, calculating and can sing, Awesome
Deacon Frost from Blade 1: he is aweesome, he kills opeople and vampires with such a cavalier attitude and look at those women

My favorite psycho is by far:
Mike Myers - Yeah, he is such a madman. I love in the first Halloween when he stabs one male teen and pins him to the wall and just stares at him. It gives me the creeps.

Honorable mentions: Damien from the Omen, what a creepy kid, especially at the church freak out

Favorite Jokester
Jacobin Mugato from Zoolander: Will Ferell really just steals this awesome movie with his maniacal portrayal of a fashion nut, and the only one who can see past Blue Steel.

Runner Ups:
Mojo Jojo from the Powerpuff Girls: his voice and his schemes and his attitude make him awesome
Dr. Evil: Hey, he can dance the Macarena, what more do you need.

What are some of yours, I am trying to compile a list of greatest villians, to go with Predator, Myers, and Mugatu

[JohnL]

>My favorite psycho is by far:
>Mike Myers - Yeah, he is such a madman.

Especially when he does his Scottish old man routine...

Oh, you mean Michael Myers! :)



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[Fearless Freep]

Rutger Haur as "The Hitcher"

[akiratubo]

The Humungus

[Dunners]

Hannibal Lecter, nuff said

[Ash]

Not just a single villain....but many.

The Nazis.

I just finished watching "The Pianist" and "Schindlers List".

When it comes to pure evil and sadistic cruelty no one tops them in my opinion.

[spikesangel]

hey Ash, try the Japanese, also in WWII.

i'm pretty sure Andrew knows a little about them and their infamous Unit 731 in Manchuria.  the movie "Man Behind the Sun" is based on the atrocities.

even Hitler was put off by the incredible cruelty of the Japanese.

[spikesangel]

ah yes...
but as far as movies go.
i like Dennis Hopper in uhh..."Waterworld"

[Neville]

1) Rutger Hauer in "Blade Runner", for the many layers of his character. Best villain ever, 'nuff said.

2) Rutger Hauer in "The Hitcher", for his ability to change from "nice guy" to "total psycho" in a couple pf seconds.

3) Clarence Bodicker in the first "Robocop", for plain cruelty and for being so antisocial (destroys the car of another gang member so his is the only cool one).

4) Scorpius in "Farscape": Witty, cruel (Remember when he left Crichton "speechless"?), cool suit and can appear inside your mind.

[Andrew]

For me it must be Dr. Phibes from The Abominable Dr. Phibes.  You should feel for the good guys (Trout and the medical team), but Vincent Price's terrible wrath on those he feels are responsible for his wife's death is just too cool.

[Vermin Boy]

Or Dennis Hopper in anything, for that matter. My favorite is his Frank Booth from Blue Velvet: "Heinekin?! F*ck that sh*t! Pabst Blue Ribbon!!"

As far as favorite villains go, gotta go with the classis: Wile E. Coyote.

[kriegerg69]

Professor Moriarty in the Sherlock Holmes films. I don't recall which particular film (the one where Lionel Atwill played Moriarty, I think), but 30 years BEFORE Phibes killed Terry-Thomas by draining his blood out s-l-o-w-l-y, Moriarty tried the same thing with Holmes.

The thing about Moriarty is he can be so cool, suave, and charming, drawing you in to his seductiveness, as it were....until it's too late for you! A nice reference/homage to Moriarty's charm is in the ST: TNG episode "Elementary, Dear Data", when Moriarty has Dr. Pulaski in his lair, is serving her tea and crumpets, and asks her "Aren't you frightened of me?". Pulaski responds "No, I'm not", and Moriarty (Daniel Davis) replies....after a momentary pause..."...You should be."

[SkullNinja]

Herr Starr from the Preacher "Maxi-Series" graphic novels. This guy make just about everybody else on this list look like a poser or a pansy.

[The Burgomaster]

Some of my favorite villains (in no particular order) are:

* Angela Lansbury in THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE

* John Cassevetes in ROSEMARY'S BABY

* Al Lettieri in THE GETAWAY

* All the guys who attack Dustin Hoffman's home in STRAW DOGS

* Gert Frobe in GOLDFINGER

* Yul Brynner in WESTWORLD

* Fernando Ray in THE FRENCH CONNECTION

* Oliver Reed in OLIVER!

* Andy Robinson in DIRTY HARRY

* Robert Shaw in THE TAKING OF PELHAM ONE, TWO, THREE

* Alan Arkin in WAIT UNTIL DARK

* Harvey Keitel in TAXI DRIVER

And I'm sure I forgot a few . . .

[Evan3]

Man Burgo, have you liked a bad guy since the seventies???