For me, it's the monster in The Being (1983), its just a kid who got exposed to radiation and turned into a monster. He didn't do anything wrong, he wasn't bad, he just had some bad luck and he suffered far too much.
I thought that Dracula, in the Francis Ford Coppola version, was a very sympathetic villain.
And Somorra in THE RING - she didn't ask to be the way she was, nor could she control it.
The Frankenstein creature /thread :wink:
.Most certainly the Monster in FRANKENSTEIN (1931) and the BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935)
.KING KONG (1933)
.Lon Chaney in the WOLF MAN (1941)
.All the Creature from the Black Lagoon films-but the CREATURE WALKS AMONG US (1956), where they mutilate him to try and make him more human-so sad.
http://youtu.be/TJS4genrav4 (http://youtu.be/TJS4genrav4)
The FunHouse
Pretty much both the protagonist AND the antagonist have been having pretty crappy days prior to the showdown...
I'm going to go with Norman Bates.
Chucky seemed like just another Good Guy doll but was, in fact, possessed by a serial killer who transferred his soul into toy during his final moments. Chucky ends up in the hands of innocent Andy, who ends up being the owner of this doll that comes to life and kills people. Dolls have always been a little unnerving, but Chucky really made us look twice when we passed by a Cabbage Patch Kid.
Rebecca De Mornay's character in The Hand That Rocks The Cradle (1992)
What happens to her character at the beginning of the movie makes it way to easy to empathize with her rage against Annabella Sciorra's character, with an ending that's way too predictable and formulaic.
Quote from: stine.greta on January 08, 2018, 08:17:24 PM
Chucky seemed like just another Good Guy doll but was, in fact, possessed by a serial killer who transferred his soul into toy during his final moments. Chucky ends up in the hands of innocent Andy, who ends up being the owner of this doll that comes to life and kills people. Dolls have always been a little unnerving, but Chucky really made us look twice when we passed by a Cabbage Patch Kid.
Chucky? Tragic? :question:
Carrie. The titular character in the movie of the same name.
I assume no explanation is required.
I don't get Chucky as tragic either.
I also back RC's Universal monsters suggestions and add one he left out. The Phantom of the Opera.
Norman bates is also really messed up and it's not his fault. Not completely. I'd actually recommend watching the entire Anthony Perkins Psycho series. They do a great job at building his character without ever turning him into a cliche monster.
I'm also going to toss out "Baby" Jane from Whatever ever Happened to Baby Jane. There's a far underrated movie for you that's bound to make you uncomfortable at some point.
Quote from: indianasmith on December 30, 2017, 02:29:46 AM
And Somorra in THE RING - she didn't ask to be the way she was, nor could she control it.
A scene near the end of the movie did imply that she
liked being that way.
http://youtu.be/ByKf6Bejcv8 (http://youtu.be/ByKf6Bejcv8)
Quote from: stine.greta on January 08, 2018, 08:17:24 PM
Chucky seemed like just another Good Guy doll but was, in fact, possessed by a serial killer who transferred his soul into toy during his final moments. Chucky ends up in the hands of innocent Andy, who ends up being the owner of this doll that comes to life and kills people. Dolls have always been a little unnerving, but Chucky really made us look twice when we passed by a Cabbage Patch Kid.
There is NOTHING tragic about that creep.
King Kong.
Quote from: Chainsaw midget on January 09, 2018, 08:08:20 PM
I don't get Chucky as tragic either.
I also back RC's Universal monsters suggestions and add one he left out. The Phantom of the Opera.
Norman bates is also really messed up and it's not his fault. Not completely. I'd actually recommend watching the entire Anthony Perkins Psycho series. They do a great job at building his character without ever turning him into a cliche monster.
I'm also going to toss out "Baby" Jane from Whatever ever Happened to Baby Jane. There's a far underrated movie for you that's bound to make you uncomfortable at some point.
This is really confusing me.
Not your comment-the fact that you look like Trevor. :buggedout:
Quote from: RCMerchant on January 13, 2018, 05:50:36 AM
This is really confusing me.
Not your comment-the fact that you look like Trevor. :buggedout:
Blame Trevor. It was his idea.
Jason Vorhees. Born handicapped and forced to kill by the unquiet spirit of his mother. Everytime the poor guy dies someone else figures out a way to accidently bring him back to life.
Speaking of Universal Monsters-the one exception seems to be Dracula. He was just plain evil.
In fact-almost none of Lugosi's roles were sympathetic. In WHITE ZOMBIE-evil. Dr. Mirakle in the MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE-evil.The mad doctor Vollin in the Raven-evil. Ygor is the SON and GHOST of FRANKENSTEIN-evil.
The one exception is in the BLACK CAT. Karloff drives him to insanity by marrying not only his wife but his daughter too-and killing them both!
So Bela does what he must-he skins him alive! Hahahaha!
Quote from: RCMerchant on January 13, 2018, 05:50:36 AM
This is really confusing me.
Not your comment-the fact that you look like Trevor. :buggedout:
That's not so bad to look like me: oh, hang on, it might be. :wink: :teddyr:
Quote from: Chainsaw midget on January 13, 2018, 10:53:09 PM
Quote from: RCMerchant on January 13, 2018, 05:50:36 AM
This is really confusing me.
Not your comment-the fact that you look like Trevor. :buggedout:
Blame Trevor. It was his idea.
I did say you could use that pic of me taken at
Star Wars The Last Jedi: I really didn't think you'd actually use it. :bouncegiggle: :wink:
I'd say the Mummy in the Peter Cushing / Christopher Lee version. At no point the "heroes" seem the least interested in his backstory or the reasons behind his actions. Instead, let's fill him with lead, yes. That will do.
I had quite a lot of empathy for the Great White Shark in Jaws (a border-line horror film maybe). it was just minding its own business: swimming and eating people who chose to swim on his turf.