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Andrew Robinson as "Scorpio" in Dirty Harry. Yeah, he was a truly evil psychopath, not caring who he killed, but he was something else and that was pathetic. The way he begged and whined when cornered and tortured by Dirty Harry, really just made you hate him all the more. Still my #1 villain.
Which actor played the role of the villain perfectly?
Brad Pitt as the serial killer Early Grayce in Kalifornia. It remains his finest ever performance because not only is he utterly convincing in the movie, it flies in the face of his normal “good guy” role. And it’s remarkable that just two years after playing a heinous serial killer, Pitt was convincing as a detective hunting for a heinous serial killer in Se7en.
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William Shatner gave a terrific performance as the dashing but dangerous segregationist Adam Cramer in The Intruder (1962)
Another call for Kurtwood Smith as Mr. Perry - the infinitely uptight, rigid, intolerant, overbearing (mean enough to kill yourself over) control-freak father in Dead Poet's Society (1989).
I admit I had a hard time liking him after the first two films I saw him in.
I admit I had a hard time liking him after the first two films I saw him in.
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Mads Mikkelsen as Hannibal Lector, the actor who plays the profiler in that is in one of dad's programs, i'm tempted thus to go downstairs and getting the 3 seasons of that hit NBC show i've not yet completed as my sole audio/visual treat during this period of time when audio only entertainment is paramount.
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“Brad was AMAZING in Kalifornia”
Glad you agree! Overall, Kalifornia is one of the most underrated movies ever made. It is a masterpiece of cinema and indie filmmaking at its finest, but it got zero recognition and made virtually nothing at the box office. Of all the serial killer movies I’ve ever seen, only Se7en and Peeping Tom are superior to Kalifornia.
Btw, I mentioned the irony of Pitt playing a serial killer in one movie and then playing detective hunting for a serial killer in another movie just two years later. It’s also ironic that Juliette Lewis, who was also phenomenal, played the girlfriend of a serial killer in Kalifornia and then played a serial killer herself just a year later. David Duchovny was also good. Interestingly, it’s the only thing I’ve ever seen him in outside of the X-Files.
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“Brad was AMAZING in Kalifornia”
Glad you agree! Overall, Kalifornia is one of the most underrated movies ever made. It is a masterpiece of cinema and indie filmmaking at its finest, but it got zero recognition and made virtually nothing at the box office. Of all the serial killer movies I’ve ever seen, only Se7en and Peeping Tom are superior to Kalifornia.
Btw, I mentioned the irony of Pitt playing a serial killer in one movie and then playing detective hunting for a serial killer in another movie just two years later. It’s also ironic that Juliette Lewis, who was also phenomenal, played the girlfriend of a serial killer in Kalifornia and then played a serial killer herself just a year later. David Duchovny was also good. Interestingly, it’s the only thing I’ve ever seen him in outside of the X-Files.
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Martin Csokas in the first 2 seasons of Into the Badlands
Russell Crous in Triggered
Michael Villella in The Slumber Party Massacre
Gary Oldman in The Professional and The Fifth Element
Daniel Wu in New Police Story
Leung Siu-Lung in Kung Fu Hustle
Bolo Yeung in Bloodsport
James Spader in The New Kids
Philip Kwok in Hard-Boiled
William Nunn in Bullies
Michael Wright in The Principal
Tim Van Patten in Class of 1984
Russell Crous in Triggered
Michael Villella in The Slumber Party Massacre
Gary Oldman in The Professional and The Fifth Element
Daniel Wu in New Police Story
Leung Siu-Lung in Kung Fu Hustle
Bolo Yeung in Bloodsport
James Spader in The New Kids
Philip Kwok in Hard-Boiled
William Nunn in Bullies
Michael Wright in The Principal
Tim Van Patten in Class of 1984
Only two villains have destroyed universes...
Thanos... and K*thleen K*nnedy.
Thanos... and K*thleen K*nnedy.
>and K*thleen K*nnedy.
Poor gal. She's been a part of productions for like 40 years, including many great Spielberg projects (Indiana Jones, Jurassic park, etc) and no one knows her but the lady who ruined Star Wars. Now we see why they can't get anyone decent to work on these things.
And, judging by the reaction to Last Jedi, I don't know if the Star Wars diehards were ever going to like anything but the laziest of fanservice. Kennedy's mistake was listening them.
Poor gal. She's been a part of productions for like 40 years, including many great Spielberg projects (Indiana Jones, Jurassic park, etc) and no one knows her but the lady who ruined Star Wars. Now we see why they can't get anyone decent to work on these things.
And, judging by the reaction to Last Jedi, I don't know if the Star Wars diehards were ever going to like anything but the laziest of fanservice. Kennedy's mistake was listening them.
Am I allowed to post again? I think Laurence Olivier as Andrew Wyke in Sleuth '72 is an excellent performance. He is definitely a villain and I know the role isn't terribly dark but Olivier was awesome.
And, of course, there's my favorite movie with an entertaining-as-hell villain; Park Chang-yi in Good Bad Weird. How could I forget him?
Interestingly enough a lot of my favorite films don't have evil villains. Sure there are some flawed people and/or antagonists and people who make awful decisions. Frequently the bad guys are just on the wrong end of the stick and have to be there to balance the film. Of course then there's Star Wars with a clear-cut cast of cretins, but that's different.
Ooh! Orson Welles as Captain Quinlan is great. Him calling people jackasses as he waddles and Charlton Heston investigates the corrupt police core is a neat experience.
I was thinking 71: Into the Fire, which is a Korean war film about the Korean War. The thing is the antagonist, the North Korean commander, isn't really evil. He's incredibly well done and I like the performance, I can't think of his name, but he isn't really evil. He's a soldier doing his job. Can that count for this thread? The commander is very good at his job and doesn't relent or anything and is strong. He just isn't a bad person.
In Hunt for Red October, is Tupalov the villain? Mancuso and Ramius don't seem to be villainous roles, and Ryan of course is the hero.
And, of course, there's my favorite movie with an entertaining-as-hell villain; Park Chang-yi in Good Bad Weird. How could I forget him?
Interestingly enough a lot of my favorite films don't have evil villains. Sure there are some flawed people and/or antagonists and people who make awful decisions. Frequently the bad guys are just on the wrong end of the stick and have to be there to balance the film. Of course then there's Star Wars with a clear-cut cast of cretins, but that's different.
Ooh! Orson Welles as Captain Quinlan is great. Him calling people jackasses as he waddles and Charlton Heston investigates the corrupt police core is a neat experience.
I was thinking 71: Into the Fire, which is a Korean war film about the Korean War. The thing is the antagonist, the North Korean commander, isn't really evil. He's incredibly well done and I like the performance, I can't think of his name, but he isn't really evil. He's a soldier doing his job. Can that count for this thread? The commander is very good at his job and doesn't relent or anything and is strong. He just isn't a bad person.
In Hunt for Red October, is Tupalov the villain? Mancuso and Ramius don't seem to be villainous roles, and Ryan of course is the hero.
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Robert Patrick as the T-1000 in Terminator 2.
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As for movies, it's Raymond (Bernard-Pierre Donadieu) in The Vanishing and Iwao Enokizu (Ken Ohata) in Vengeance is Mine. The way they kill and inflict harm with a complete absence of morality and the casualness of turning off a light switch is terrifying.
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Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber
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What was really neat about this role is the sequence where John McClane comes across what he thinks is an American party guest who has gotten away from the group of hostages.
Little does McClane know that this guy is the lead terrorist Hans Gruber.
So, Alan Rickman had to act like German-accented Hans Gruber, who then has to act like a terrified American-accented party guest.
What was really neat about this role is the sequence where John McClane comes across what he thinks is an American party guest who has gotten away from the group of hostages.
Little does McClane know that this guy is the lead terrorist Hans Gruber.
So, Alan Rickman had to act like German-accented Hans Gruber, who then has to act like a terrified American-accented party guest.
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The first one is underrated.
Clarence Williams III as Bobby Shy in 52 Pickup. He was quite unsettling in the movie.
Rebecca De Mornay as Mrs. Mott in The Hand that Rocks the Cradle
My personal favourite
Rebecca Ferguson as Rose the Hat in Dr. Sleep
Clarence Williams III as Bobby Shy in 52 Pickup. He was quite unsettling in the movie.
Rebecca De Mornay as Mrs. Mott in The Hand that Rocks the Cradle
My personal favourite
Rebecca Ferguson as Rose the Hat in Dr. Sleep
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>Little does McClane know that this guy is the lead terrorist Hans Gruber.
Actually McClane suspects him from the start...it's why he gives him a gun with no bullets. But, I agree, it's a fun few scenes between the two of them.
Actually McClane suspects him from the start...it's why he gives him a gun with no bullets. But, I agree, it's a fun few scenes between the two of them.
The best performance of a villain ever.
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“Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard ya hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!” ~ Rocky Balboa
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The first one is underrated.
Clarence Williams III as Bobby Shy in 52 Pickup. He was quite unsettling in the movie.
Rebecca De Mornay as Mrs. Mott in The Hand that Rocks the Cradle
My personal favourite
Rebecca Ferguson as Rose the Hat in Dr. Sleep
Clarence Williams III as Bobby Shy in 52 Pickup. He was quite unsettling in the movie.
Rebecca De Mornay as Mrs. Mott in The Hand that Rocks the Cradle
My personal favourite
Rebecca Ferguson as Rose the Hat in Dr. Sleep
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