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Post by drystyx on May 31, 2023 23:04:06 GMT
I base my villains, like other characters, on being credible, having motivation, being in top stories, and for the most part using "credible characters in incredible circumstances", but delving into "iconic" villains if the villains are credible enough, instead of stereotypical Hollywood cardboard cutouts. For example, number 6 has just pure sadistic pleasure in doing evil for her motivation, and while sadists are boring characters, this one is very believable. We've met this monster before. My countdown: 10. Frank Taylor-Bogie in BLACK LEGION9. The Spy-Alex Nicol in THEN THERE WERE THREE 8. Norman Bates-Anthony Perkins in PSYCHO 7. Henry Hammond-Warren Oates in RIDE THE HIGH COUNTRY6. Nurse Ratched-Louise Fletcher in ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST 5. Favor-Fredric March in HOMBRE 4. Dobbs-Bogie in TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE3. Lt. Col. Thursday-Henry Fonda in FORT APACHE2. Kylo Ren-Adam Driver in STAR WARS VI-IX1. MARTIN (MY FRIEND) ARLINGTON-Paul Cavanagh in TARZAN AND HIS MATE
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Post by politicidal1 on May 31, 2023 23:40:28 GMT
Only movie of these I hadn't seen was #9.
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Post by changeapproved on Jul 22, 2023 13:32:58 GMT
10. Hans Gruber - Die Hard 9. Buffalo Bill - Silence of the Lambs 8. Hans Landa - Inglourious Basterds 7. Norman Bates - Psycho 6. Annie Wilkes - Misery 5. Freddy Krueger - Nightmare on Elm Street 4. Judge Doom - Who Framed Roger Rabbit 3. Thanos - Avengers: Infinity War/Endgame 2. The Joker - The Dark Knight 1. Pennywise the Clown - IT
Honorable Mention: Biff Tannen - Back to the Future, Scar - The Lion King, AUTO - Wall-E
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Post by mikef6 on Jul 23, 2023 1:03:32 GMT
My very favorite is at the top of the list. The others are unranked.
Sidney Greenstreet as Casper Gutman in The Maltese Falcon Boris Karloff as Master George Sims in Bedlam Claude Rains as Alexander Sebastian in Notorious Willem Dafoe as Eric Masters in To Live And Die In L.A. Dan Duryea as Danny Fuller in Too Late For Tears (and so many others I could name) Burt Lancaster as General James Mattoon Scott in Seven Days In May Laurence Olivier as Szell in Marathon Man Charles Middleton as Ming the Merciless in the 3 Flash Gordon serials Ben Kingsley as Don Logan in Sexy Beast Arnold Schwarzenegger as the title character in The Terminator
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