Tournament Idea Thread 3 (Best Movie Villain Point Totals | Post 304)

[cowboyec]

another great villain...mr.freeze in subzero.

the red hood from the dc animated film batman:under the red hood.
also black mask from the same film.

 

[cowboyec]

No vote for Vader, more of a voice and no acting. David Prowse played him but did little, if any, acting.

Portraying a bad man is an art and some do it with panache because for a lot of actors, that is their favorite role. And there are several ways to play it, bad because of circumstances or necessity and bad from desire to be so. Hell, how many Bond villains do we have to pick from?

vader stold both movies(star wars/empire strikes back) and didnt have to say a word...cant have a list of movie villains and not include vader.

 

[DallasEast]

Ledger at #2

heath ledger for me..

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Nicholson at #1

nicholson a close second.

 

[DallasEast]

No vote for Vader, more of a voice and no acting. David Prowse played him but did little, if any, acting.

Portraying a bad man is an art and some do it with panache because for a lot of actors, that is their favorite role. And there are several ways to play it, bad because of circumstances or necessity and bad from desire to be so. Hell, how many Bond villains do we have to pick from?

It could be argued more than several Bond villains are more than qualified for best movie villain but I disagree with qualification for movie villain. Prowse was the physical embodiment of the character but James Earl Jones' voice alone fulfilled the character's unique aura. I cannot dismiss the combination as being unworthy. Just my opinion.

Heck. My idea of worthy movie villain extends beyond even live performances. For example, Scar from the original The Lion King is a great movie villain in my book. Hal from 2001: A Space Odyssey is simply a talking red LED bulb but would make my honorable mention at least.

How about a combination of voicework and animation only? In other words, no physical representation of an actor whatsoever. Josh Brolin as Thanos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films is right up there for me also.

 

[Runwildboys]

best all-time movie villain....gotta be darth vader or the joker....or the aliens in war of the worlds(original).

Thanos, obviously.

 

[Runwildboys]

I started mentally compiling a possible ballot list of movie villains, just in case the category won best idea, and COMPLETELY forgot Max Von Sydow's performance! Bad DE! Bad!

Oh, were we talking about best "cheesy villain"?

 

[DallasEast]

another great villain...mr.freeze in subzero.

the red hood from the dc animated film batman:under the red hood.
also black mask from the same film.

No Darkseid? Dude.

 

[Runwildboys]

Nicholson at #1 and Ledger at #2

Ledger #1, Cesar Romero #2, Jack #3.

 

[DallasEast]

Oh, were we talking about best "cheesy villain"?

I totally respect that characterization and my answer is a resounding yes. Queen's soundtrack and Sydow's performance as Ming The Merciless are the two main ingredients that make the movie great in my opinion.

 

[DallasEast]

Ledger #1

Jack #3.

Cesar Romero #2

Benched!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Tabascocat]

Ledger #1, Cesar Romero #2, Jack #3.

Don’t even know who Cesar is.....he a boxer?

 

[DallasEast]

Don’t even know who Cesar is.....he a boxer?

He played that cheesy Joker from the 1960's Batman sitcom.

oh. how I loathe that show ..

 

[Runwildboys]

He played that cheesy Joker from the 1960's Batman sitcom.

oh. how I loathe that show ..

Yes, it was a terrible show, but he was an excellent Joker, just as Frank Gorshin was a great Riddler.

 

[cowboyec]

Oh, were we talking about best "cheesy villain"?

movie villain snob.

 

[Runwildboys]

movie villain snob.

Are you going to tell me that movie and all the characters in it weren't cheesy?? I loved the movie, but I know what I was watching.

 

[DallasEast]

Yes, it was a terrible show, but he was an excellent Joker, just as Frank Gorshin was a great Riddler.

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I got nuthin'.

Got to get some real work in now folks. Hopefully someone will post the other guess before I sign back on.

 

[DFWJC]

Hannibal Lecter
Norman Bates

 

[Tabascocat]

If we go the movie villain route, does that include monsters and creatures or just people(a character)? Way too many options to include everything IMO.

 

[DFWJC]

sports movies

 

[Runwildboys]

If we go the movie villain route, does that include monsters and creatures or just people(a character)? Way too many options to include everything IMO.

My vote would be humanoids only. People or things that think and communicate like humans, with malice. I think the farthest I'd stretch under those criteria would be Ultron.