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I meant Exorcist 3, thanks Camo, I changed it.
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Originally Posted by TONGO (Post 1504636)
I meant Exorcist 3, thanks Camo, I changed it.
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Favorite screen villains, in no particular order:
Lt. Schrank, in West Side Story. Simon Oakland pulled this off well--and believably, to boot. "Jem" Coughlin in The Town (Jem, imho, was the only really believable character in this film, and Jeremy Renner pulled it off quite well.) The wicked Queen, in Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs Yeh....she was an interesting character, all right! Johnny Depp as Whitey Bulger in the film Black Mass. Johnny Depp pulled it off, quite well. |
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Originally Posted by SeeingisBelieving (Post 1504570)
Yeah but also another great part he had was the cop in Blue Steel.
Apparently the Kurgan started out differently on paper than the behaviour we saw in the film, which Brown wasn't too comfortable doing. The original idea was that the only thing the Kurgan got up for in the morning was finishing the Game, which as an idea would have made him a lot more interesting and complex than the usual insane tongue-flicker you get in the Highlander films. http://ingridrichter.info/cheese/gra...wn_clancy3.jpg |
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Originally Posted by NextScorsese (Post 1504813)
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Obvioiusly we can submit villains that dont have to be on "the list". Nice pick with Clancys Bad Boys btw :up:
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Originally Posted by Captain Steel
Hey! I did Ming a couple pages back... complete with photo and everything!
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Originally Posted by Omnizoa (Post 1504990)
I need to see Flash Gordon.
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This kitten to be exact, I stole him right from the hands of a little girl.
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Who do I have to let have their way with me for making that?
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Originally Posted by NextScorsese
WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU!? GO WATCH IT RIGHT NOW OR I'LL KILL A KITTEN!
Originally Posted by TONGO (Post 1505002)
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Originally Posted by Omnizoa (Post 1505015)
I'M TRYING IT WON'T DOWNLOAD ANY FASTER!
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ignore the thing that says stock photo, I have an odd camera, I stole it from a street vendor so, I mean, DON'T MAKE ME KILL THE KITTEN, CAUSE I WILL!
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Originally Posted by NextScorsese (Post 1505026)
I WON'T EXCEPT EXCUSES, IT WOULD BE A AWFUL IF I WERE TO "ACCIDENTALLY" CUT THE ROPE!
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Originally Posted by SeeingisBelieving (Post 1504482)
Apparently the Kurgan started out differently on paper than the behaviour we saw in the film, which Brown wasn't too comfortable doing. The original idea was that the only thing the Kurgan got up for in the morning was finishing the Game, which as an idea would have made him a lot more interesting and complex than the usual insane tongue-flicker you get in the Highlander films.
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I really need to see Highlander.
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Originally Posted by Iroquois (Post 1505114)
I'm guessing when you say "the only thing he got up for in the morning", you mean that the Kurgan leads an otherwise miserable and joyless existence
Originally Posted by Iroquois (Post 1505114)
because in the finished film he definitely seems to be focused on winning the Game anyway. As interesting and complex an idea as that would have been, I'm not sure it would have gelled all that well with the actual movie's unapologetically B-grade vibe.
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Originally Posted by Omnizoa (Post 1505115)
I really need to see Highlander.
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Originally Posted by Captain Steel (Post 1504830)
Hey! I did Ming a couple pages back... complete with photo and everything!
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Originally Posted by SeeingisBelieving (Post 1505119)
Originally Posted by Omnizoa (Post 1505115)
I really need to see Highlander.
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Originally Posted by Omnizoa (Post 1505126)
No.
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Originally Posted by SeeingisBelieving (Post 1505118)
Well it wouldn't have been the same film would it:)? Instead of him going around leering and smecking, and being massively over-the-top, we might have seen something a bit deeper. We see how immortality has affected MacLeod but if all it's done to the Kurgan is make him insane that's a bit boring.
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Originally Posted by Iroquois (Post 1505137)
I don't necessarily think that being immortal was what drove the Kurgan insane - if memory serves, what little is learned about the Kurgan's origin is that he was born into a brutal warrior tribe that thrived on carnage. Being immortal simply affords him more opportunities to act out on his evil impulses - if he can survive practically anything and is already a fearsome fighter, then what retribution (short of decapitation) does he have to fear?
Originally Posted by Iroquois (Post 1505137)
I realise that complex villains are generally preferable for a number of reasons, but the Kurgan works precisely because of how utterly simple and straightforward his villainy is. He is supposed to represent the worst of the worst when it comes to the immortals and their supernatural level of potential - as a result, he also functions as a dark counterpart to Connor (who is perfectly willing to forget the Game and live as normal a life as possible, even going so far as to befriend other pacifistic immortals like Kastagir). While immortals like Connor or Ramirez dislike being immortal because it prevents them from living ordinary lives, the Kurgan revels in his immortality because it allows him to do whatever he wants. In this context, having him actually be conflicted about his nature and goals wouldn't make the most amount of sense, even if it does grant him some depth as an individual character.
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Originally Posted by SeeingisBelieving (Post 1505139)
No, I don't. I think he was, to coin a phrase, "always a total b*****d".
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Originally Posted by Iroquois (Post 1505141)
Exactly what part of my post prompted a response of "No, I don't"? From a grammatical/structuring viewpoint, that is.
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Originally Posted by SeeingisBelieving (Post 1505139)
Yeah, it works in that way, but there's a danger of it just being too ludicrous, which is obviously what Brown was concerned about.
Originally Posted by SeeingisBelieving (Post 1505142)
The first part of it, where you said you didn't think immortality was what drove him insane – I could have split the paragraph up I suppose. Sue me:D!
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Originally Posted by Iroquois (Post 1505143)
An understandable concern, I suppose, but this is Highlander we're talking about. Being ludicrous is part of the charm, and it'd only drive home just how much of a gulf there is between Connor and the Kurgan. That being said, it would be interesting to see how those themes would work in a reboot - as much as I like Highlander, I figure it could actually be in need of a proper re-imagining.
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I read the various favorite movie villains on this thread with much interest and entertainment, and it motivated me to add afew more of my own favorite movie villains in addition to the ones I've already posted on here. They're as follows, and, again, in no particular order:
Wizard of Oz; The Wicked Witch of the West. Margaret Hamilton knocked it out of the park with her role in that one. Fantasia--Night on Bald Mountain: Chernabog! Boy, was he fantastic!! Fantasia--Rite of Spring: The Tyrannosaurus Rex, though I don't know why! Cinderella--The Wicked Stepmother: Oooh, she was really something The two wicked stepsisters are right in line with the stepmother! |
Originally Posted by WSSlover (Post 1505179)
Fantasia--Rite of Spring: The Tyrannosaurus Rex, though I don't know why!
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This might be a blast from the past: Doyle Lonnegan (The Sting).
"The name's Lonnegan. Doyle Lonnegan. You're gonna remember that Mr. Shaw, or you're going to get yourself another game. You follow?" |
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Man, I like Robert Shaw as a villain; I got three of his characters on my list: Donald "Red" Grant, Doyle Lonnegan, and Mr. Blue.
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Ra's al Ghul (Batman Begins).
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Well heck we should say Angel Eyes from The Good The Bad and The Ugly. Pretty sure that was his best villain part.
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That was Lee Van Cleef, not Robert Shaw.
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Hans Gruber(Alan Rickman) Die Hard 1988
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I have a secret love (Well not so secret anymore...)
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Professor Umbridge (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix). Even though she's not a Death Eater, she's considered worse than Voldemort because it's much more likely to meet someone like her in real life, someone who abuses their power over others.
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Originally Posted by Ange1e4e5 (Post 1507455)
Professor Umbridge (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix). Even though she's not a Death Eater, she's considered worse than Voldemort because it's much more likely to meet someone like her in real life, someone who abuses their power over others.
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Hans Gruber
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Curveball No. 3: George Wickham (Pride and Prejudice). A careless ladies man and accomplished liar who could care less about ruining two families by eloping with 15-year-olds.
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Originally Posted by Ange1e4e5 (Post 1509349)
Curveball No. 3: George Wickham (Pride and Prejudice). A careless ladies man and accomplished liar who could care less about ruining two families by eloping with 15-year-olds.
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Originally Posted by Omnizoa (Post 1509458)
2005 or 1940?
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Originally Posted by SeeingisBelieving (Post 1510585)
Eugene Hunt (Ron Silver) – Blue Steel:
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Originally Posted by TONGO (Post 1510587)
He stole the film. Its a shame his career didnt go further.
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Harlen Maguire, played by Jude Law (Road to Perdition)
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Have always been a huge Freddy Krueger fan, Englund did such a great job at being terrifying one second and hilarious the next.
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Originally Posted by Ange1e4e5 (Post 1510655)
Harlen Maguire, played by Jude Law (Road to Perdition)
He's something of a rarity. |
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Ghostface (Scream franchise, various)
What scared me about Ghostface was the paranoia involved. He/she could be anyone, and the costume is relatively easy to make, just get a cloak, mask, and an eight-inch hunting knife. And a cell phone. |
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Helmut Zemo (Captain America: Civil War, Daniel Bruhl)
This guy's not a god, an alien, or a robot, but he's highly intelligent and manages to do what Loki, Hydra, and Ultron failed to do (spoilers!) |
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Boise (Cold Mountain, Charlie Hunman)
Never been more scared of an albino since Whitey Jackson in Foul Play. One of Boise's scenes that really stands out to me is when he's pretending he's playing hopscotch on a fence... While nailing a woman's hands under the planks of the fence. |
Khan Noonien Singh (Ricardo Montalban) – Star Trek:
http://i.imgbox.com/m03XakPJ.jpg Already been mentioned I know, but I'm putting in both of Ricardo Montalban's outstanding performances. Benedict Cumberbatch, it's difficult for me to include because I thought he was pretty awful. |
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I actually liked Benedict Cumberbatch's performance, particularly his fights and his voice. And it's something if you manage to provoke Spock into a murderous rage.
"You should have let me Sleep!" |
Cruella de Vil - 101 Dalmations
http://www.eonline.com/eol_images/En...dalmations.jpg Hopefully she hasn't already been mentioned. There are far too few ladies on this list. I'm only familiar with the original (animated), but figured I'd include all incarnations of the character as a whole. |
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O'Neill from A Field In England. Played with menace by Michael Smiley. The famous scene where Whitehead (Reece Shearsmith) steps into (and then after some blood curdling screams emerges from) O'Neills tent is a masterstroke by director Ben Wheatley.
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Originally Posted by Ange1e4e5 (Post 1511235)
I actually liked Benedict Cumberbatch's performance, particularly his fights and his voice. And it's something if you manage to provoke Spock into a murderous rage.
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Alan Arkin in Wait Until Dark.
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Originally Posted by idoneus1957 (Post 1512452)
Alan Arkin in Wait Until Dark.
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Carter Burke (Aliens, Paul Reiser). He's evil enough that Reiser's mother said "Good" when Burke was killed by a xenomorph.
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Originally Posted by Ange1e4e5 (Post 1512513)
Carter Burke (Aliens, Paul Reiser). He's evil enough that Reiser's mother said "Good" when Burke was killed by a xenomorph.
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Originally Posted by Ange1e4e5
Carter Burke (Aliens, Paul Reiser). He's evil enough that Reiser's mother said "Good" when Burke was killed by a xenomorph.
Originally Posted by SeeingisBelieving
Yeah, in the original cut…
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Originally Posted by Omnizoa (Post 1512603)
Whuuuut?
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Originally Posted by SeeingisBelieving (Post 1513039)
There's either a deleted scene or it's in the Special Edition where his death is a little different.
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In the theatrical version, he is running away from the lab through various doors and one opens and there stands a xenomorph. We hear him moan in terror and then we see the xenomorph's inner teeth shoot out. End of Burke.
There is a picture of a filmed scene where Ripley, while looking for Newt, finds Burke cocooned and he apparently says he can feel one of the chestbursters inside him. Ripley hands him a grenade then walks away. The scene was cut and is not in the extended version. But, according to avp.wikia.com: Originally, Burke's ultimate fate in Aliens was revealed in a deleted scene — as she searched the Hive for Newt near the end of the film, Ripley found Burke cocooned to the wall, still alive and impregnated with a Chestburster. He tells her he can feel the embryo moving inside him, and begs her to help him. Ripley does not, but hands him a grenade so that he may end his own suffering.[10] The scene was mainly cut because director James Cameron realised that, given the time frame of the film, Burke would still have had a Facehugger attached to him by the time Ripley enters the Hive. Despite this, it still appeared in the novelization of the film[11] and the comic adaptation Aliens: Newt's Tale. The movie footage was released for the first time as a bonus feature on the 2010 Alien Anthology Blu-ray set. http://image.toutlecine.com/photos/a...-1986-33-g.jpg |
A new favorite:
Balem Abrasax (Eddie Redmayne) in Jupiter Ascending (2015) https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images.../5y-5ypyT.jpeg Okay, so the movie is awful, and I don't expect him to make anybody's list, but Redmayne's over-the-top performance as an emotionally unstable, queer (meaning weird) tyrant with ambiguously odd fish lips was worth seeing, if only for anticipation of his next hilarious outburst. (I'm going to be walking around mumbling in strained whispers then screaming "GO!!!" when least expected for a long time to come!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09ckBIXZ044 |
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The Predator (Predator, Kevin Peter Hall)
Cuts his way through a squad of commandos that razed a guerilla encampment 100 strong like they were teens in a horror flick (the commandos were the teens in the horror flick). |
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Originally Posted by dadgumblah (Post 1513571)
In the theatrical version, he is running away from the lab through various doors and one opens and there stands a xenomorph. We hear him moan in terror and then we see the xenomorph's inner teeth shoot out. End of Burke.
There is a picture of a filmed scene where Ripley, while looking for Newt, finds Burke cocooned and he apparently says he can feel one of the chestbursters inside him. Ripley hands him a grenade then walks away. The scene was cut and is not in the extended version. But, according to avp.wikia.com: Originally, Burke's ultimate fate in Aliens was revealed in a deleted scene — as she searched the Hive for Newt near the end of the film, Ripley found Burke cocooned to the wall, still alive and impregnated with a Chestburster. He tells her he can feel the embryo moving inside him, and begs her to help him. Ripley does not, but hands him a grenade so that he may end his own suffering.[10] The scene was mainly cut because director James Cameron realised that, given the time frame of the film, Burke would still have had a Facehugger attached to him by the time Ripley enters the Hive. Despite this, it still appeared in the novelization of the film[11] and the comic adaptation Aliens: Newt's Tale. The movie footage was released for the first time as a bonus feature on the 2010 Alien Anthology Blu-ray set. http://image.toutlecine.com/photos/a...-1986-33-g.jpg I'm gonna throw in whoever this guy is from Godzilla: Final Wars. He's so flamboyantly evil, it's awesome. |
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How could I forget
Joan Crawford played by Faye Dunaway in Mommie Dearest https://mattsko.files.wordpress.com/...ye-as-joan.jpg |
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Norman Stansfield in Léon: The Professional (1994) http://i68.tinypic.com/2mq0nfb.jpg Sgt. Watanabe aka The Bird in Unbroken (2014) http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p...psxmjfe2jt.jpg David Hess as 70s 'popular rapist': as Krug Stillo in The Last House on the Left (1972), as Adam Konitz in Hitch-Hike (1977) and as Alex in The House on the Edge of the Park (1980). |
Originally Posted by Horroist (Post 1513653)
http://36.media.tumblr.com/b5104952b...wb5do1_500.jpg
Norman Stansfield in Léon: The Professional (1994) Joker (Dark Knight Returns) Heath Ledger Bill The Butcher (Gangs Of New York) Daniel Day Lewis Magneto (X-Men) Ian McKellen Hans Gruber (Die Hard) Alan Rickman Darth Vader (Star Wars) James Earl Jones Hannibal Lecter (Silence Of The Lambs) Anthony Hopkins Frank (Once Upon A Time In The West) Henry Fonda Frank Booth (Blue Velvet) Dennis Hopper Sgt Barnes (Platoon) Tom Berenger Nurse Ratched (One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest) Louise Fletcher Annie Wilkes (Misery) Kathy Bates Amon Goeth (Schindler's List) Ralph Fiennes Archibald Cunningham (Rob Roy) Tim Roth Roy Batty (Blade Runner) Rutger Hauer Det. Alonzo Harris (Training Day) Denzel Washington Alex DeLarge (A Clockwork Orange) Malcolm MacDowell Tommy (Goodfellas) Joe Pesci Joan Crawford (Mommie Dearest) Faye Dunaway Norman Stansfield (Leon: The Professional) Gary Oldman :yup: |
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If I'd have to pick my absolute favourite, it's probably Hans Landa from Inglourious Basterds. Funny, frightening, crazy, rational, psychotic and everything else all at the same time.
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Mr Joshua (Gary Busey), Lethal Weapon.
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If we're allowing digression into TV, Robert Terwilliger and The Swede.
Otherwise, can't go wrong with Tim Roth's Archibald Cunningham and Emil Blonsky. |
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Max Cady (Robert DeNiro) in Cape Fear - just a stunning performance, and such a complex and scary character, his performance is delivered on a razor's edge!
https://knoji.com/images/user/capefe...tattoos(1).jpg http://www.myhorribleidea.com/upload...10450_orig.jpg |
Originally Posted by Derek Vinyard (Post 1503324)
Aaron Stamper (Edward Norton) - Primal Fear (1996)
https://49.media.tumblr.com/3b18609f...4ssmo1_500.gif Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem) - No Country For Old Men (2007) http://24.media.tumblr.com/afdd458d1...q4f0o1_500.gif |
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Captain Harrison Love (Matt Letscher), The Mask of Zorro.
https://breakinggeek.files.wordpress.../11/32love.jpg It takes a certain villain to decapitate a man, put the head in a container for wine, which he drinks out of, and present said head to the decapitated man's brother. |
Originally Posted by Gideon58 (Post 1542905)
These two were awesome...every move Bardem made in that movie sent a chill down my spine.
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Captain Frye and Captain Darrow (Gregory Sporleder, Tony Todd), The Rock. Crazy sons of bitches.
Four words: "Let's waste these f**kers." Cue shower room massacre. |
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Krall (Idris Elba), Star Trek Beyond
http://static.srcdn.com/wp-content/u...yond-Krall.jpg "You'll probably never see me again, but if you do, be ready" Pinbacker from Sunshine (2007) http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pu...acker_8740.jpg "Not your God, MINE!" |
Gonna start branching into some tv series
These two are easily the most notable villains in the past 5-10 years. Ramsay Snow Bolton from Game Of Thrones http://t24.com.tr/files/201506161803...say-bolton.jpg Negan from The Walking Dead https://pmchollywoodlife.files.wordp...0&h=400&crop=1 |
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-Hannibal Lecter (played by Anthony Hopkins) in 'Silence of the Lambs'
-Frank Booth (played by Dennis Hopper) in 'Blue Velvet' -Norman Bates (played by Anthony Perkins) in 'Psycho' |
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MgzK74FA5s...hoto196873.jpg
Yun-Seok Kim - Myun-ga [The Yellow Sea] https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...ceee1ef1e2.jpg Al Pacino - John Milton [The Devil's Advocate] http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/...20130926130054 Christoph Waltz - Hans Landa [Inglourious Basterds] |
I'm sure all of these have been mentioned before.
Hans Landa (Inglourious Basterds) https://thebeehivespeaks.files.wordp...da-strudel.jpg Louis Cyphre (Angel Heart) http://67.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m569iqxCAx1qiooo9.jpg Frank Booth (Blue Velvet) http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HkB_NEXzOC...luevelvet5.JPG Lee Woo-jin (OldBoy) http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/...20130806102831 Marissa Wiegler (Hanna) http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/...__1860496a.jpg Capitán Vidal (El Laberinto del Fauno) https://sixthformspanish.files.wordp...invidalyy7.jpg The Societal System (A Clockwork Orange) http://idyllopuspress.com/idyllopus/...nreceiving.jpg |
I'm pretty sure this is not the first thread on this subject but here's a link to my list on the subject:
http://www.movieforums.com/community...ad.php?t=40214 |
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