Greatest Movie Villian

**Centurion Quintus** · April 23, 2005, 11:21 PM

I personally think Daniel Day Lewis' performance in Gangs of New York was astonishingly frightening.

It takes a lot to make the perfect villian, who are your favorites, and why?

**Invoker** · April 23, 2005, 11:28 PM

So hard, so hard of a choice. Here's my top three.

Darth Vader- Don't argue, sure its cliched, but its cliched because he is such a hardcore villian. The suit, the force power, the voice, everything about him just cries evil. How many of us have honestly been him for Halloween?

Hannibal Lector- Frightening. He's the guy who seems so cultured and refined, but he eats people and is insane. Anthony Hopkins' performance as him haunts your dreams. The mind games he plays with people are intriguing as well.

John Doe, from Seven- I did not know Kevin Spacey could be like that. So calm, so calculating, so deliciously evil. I mean, HE WAS K-PAX FOR GOD'S SAKE!!!

**Da Skinna** · April 23, 2005, 11:45 PM

Kevin Spacey also made a great role in The Usual Suspects as Keyser Soze, or whoever. I had no idea he was that great of an actor.

Hannibal Lecter, truly good at the role of a sophisticated cannibal.

Of course, I think Vader takes the prize, and the Emperor Palpatine, they're both really villainous.

**CrayonVonCaesar** · April 24, 2005, 12:03 AM

Ralph Fiennes as Amon Goeth in Schindlers list... the horror camp commandant.

**Mehmed II** · April 24, 2005, 12:07 AM

I say Edward I in Braveheart, what a sophisticated arse whole he was....

**Imperium sine fine** · April 24, 2005, 12:12 AM

I second for Kevin Spacey in The Usual Suspects

**hormiga** · April 24, 2005, 12:15 AM

Frank (Dennis Hopper) from Blue Velvet, although Daniel Day Lewis was outstanding in Gangs of New York

**Kanaric** · April 24, 2005, 12:28 AM

Originally posted by Imperium sine fine@Apr 24 2005, 12:12 AM
I second for Kevin Spacey in The Usual Suspects

I definately agree, Kaiser Soze kicks ******.

**wall** · April 24, 2005, 12:46 AM

I agree with some of you guys:

Another favorite villain of mine:

Here's a link to see what movie villain you are:

http://www.liquidgeneration.com/quiz/villain_quiz.asp

Apparently, I most closely resemble Hannibal Lecter, even though I didn't choose any of the cannabalistic options.

**ajimenez3** · April 24, 2005, 01:03 AM

Long live the Sith

Ok the Image I copied crapped out on me , But I took the test and I came out as Vader.

Oh well I srcewed the pooch on this one. :grin

Semper Fi

**IronBrig4** · April 24, 2005, 01:05 AM

Darth Vader. He is such a complex character, and you can sense the struggle within him as the movie trilogy progresses.

**Carolus XII** · April 24, 2005, 07:08 AM

From "Resevoir Dogs", Mr. (I forgot the color)...but he was played by Michael Madsen. He was torturing a cop when Tim Roth Killed him.

**Dirk Gently** · April 24, 2005, 07:16 AM

Master and Commander's enemy captain -- wonderful adversarial feeling is built up despite almost 0 screen time.

Bill -- Charming Villain

But those are just for fun. The scariest by far was Frank from Blue Velvet.

**daleio86** · April 24, 2005, 07:20 AM

u all know Gladiator Jaquin Phoenix....Amazing.

i do rather think xXx main bad guy was well kool!

**Mordhak** · April 24, 2005, 07:34 AM

I agree that Darth Vader owns all. My result on the test:

**Lord Tomyris** · April 24, 2005, 07:42 AM

Mark from The Headmaster Chronicles Volume III. He's suave, possesses a veritable rapertoire of witty catchphrases, has expert skill with his twin pistols, gets his eye scratched out by seagulls, takes on Airforce I with his harrier jet, lures all 6 billion people in the world to do battle with him on Antartica, takes on his dad (and wins) dressed in a full metal suit of armour, then fights the final battle in the ice wearing just combats and a hell of a lot of bullets... :w00t

**rububula** · April 24, 2005, 08:52 AM

Carolus, the guy from Resevoir Dogs is Mr. White.

I'll go with Hannibal Lecter.

**Jimmy the German** · April 24, 2005, 09:14 AM

I'd say the three greatest movie villains, in no particular order are:

1. Darth Vader
2. the alien from Predator
3. Johnny Ringo (I think - whoever the guy Doc Holliday went up against) in Tombstone

The best villain of all time (in any visual media) is Al Swearengen (sp?) from Deadwood.

I think the quality that makes a villain great is an ability to communicate, verbally or non-verbally, why they are a villain. You can understand, and maybe agree with, what drives them to their villainous behavior. If this quality isn't present, they become mediocre and sometimes stereotypical charicatures.