| Everybody loves a hero, but nobody ever forgets a villain. So, who is Bad to the Bone in your opinion? I would say... Joker. But before I get into why I chose him, let’s define what “best” is for me. The greatest villain doesn’t need to have superpowers or gadgets to threaten more than their primary antagonist. The greatest villain doesn't need to be the craziest person in the universe. The greatest villain doesn’t need to defeat all other villains in a hypothetical fight. The greatest villain doesn’t have to be the most ambitious. Keeping the above things in mind, “best” refers to the quality of the character. It refers to the Joker’s ability to challenge Batman to push him beyond his limits and to produce the most exciting stories. Okay, even if the stories themselves can be as dull as they can be amazing (depending on the writer involved), the fact that Joker has endured for more than 70 years AND remains as popular as ever, speaks to the undeniable brilliance of the character. As for why I chose him, well... He is cunning, smart, enigmatic, psychopathic, he not only wants to be a villain but also a crazy one by choice, and most of all... he loves it! Furthermore, Joker is capable of adapting himself in such a way that even after becoming a comedian/gentleman from the Animated Series/Batman movie (1989) or the chaos bringer in the Dark Knight film, he still keeps us thrilled with how complex & creative his character can be. The last reason (and probably my favorite) for me to consider Joker as the ultimate villain, is that he actually knows the real identity of Batman, knows where he lives and still doesn’t care. He likes to keep the game going and as crazy as he is, he enjoys it much more than killing Brucee. :P Fairly reasonable if you take into account that Batman and Joker have the most unique and interesting relationship in comic history. Joker wants Batman to break his rule and become like him: a killer. Batman knows Joker is his reflection in the mirror and if he breaks his morals and takes lives, he becomes Joker. |
| I'm gonna have to think long and hard on this one. While I'm doing that - are you guys familiar with the "CineFix" YouTube channel? In my opinion, they are the best movie-related channel and not so long ago they made the list of top 10 best villains. You might find it interesting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NgNDdMbfA0&index=6&list=PL1AXWu-gGX6IcOGt0yaA9Cd_hkt_TwQlC |
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| to me the best villain would be keyser soze [spoiler] i love how he mangaes to fool de detectives and his partners in crime into believeing he's just a poor soul that needs the help of others to survive. i find amazing how he could tell such a detailed story just by watching his surroundings creating an alibi for himself. plus in the end he delivers on of the best lines in thriller/suspense movies "the devil's best trick he's to persuade you he doesn't exist." Well played verbal,,, well played |
 "Be who you are and say what you mean, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind" - Dr. Seuss |
| My favorite villains are the ones where it turns out to be the character who spent the entire movie searching for it, only to find that they're actually the villain. Can't actually list titles for spoiler fears, but these never get old. Anti heroes and anti villains are also favorites. Best straight up villain? Probably Palpatine. He revels in being evil. He genuinely likes it. |
| How to fix the review section, detailed here The average reader (HS level) reads at about 200 WPM. So a 500-800 word review should take 3-5 minutes to read. That's an acceptable length for something you're interested in spending 25 minutes to 4.5 hours of your life watching. Oh, and ANN requires any and all reviews to be 800-1200 words, no matter the length of the show. |
| Relevant: Loved this video since its upload. My choice is Aguirre btw. |
| T-800 "I'll be back" |
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| The Joker from The Dark Knight. More than the actual character itself, it was Heath Ledger performance with Christopher Nolan direction that elevated this character for me. My preference for villain is pretty one sided, he is the first pure black villain that I thought was brilliant in any media. |
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| Can I just say that Imelda Staunton as Dolores Umbridge is probably the best casting choice ever? Never before has a character in fiction, in both book and film, made me squirm in my seat and seethe as much as she did. Nailed it perfectly. And yet she's also the reason why I refuse to rewatch the movie because I know I'm not going to be comfortable in my own home as her giggling haunts my nightmares. Now that I got that off my chest, while I do agree with the Joker being one of the best movie villains, he's not my personal go-to choice. I do have to think about live-action movie villains, but off the top of my head, mine is a tie between two Disney movies: Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Wreck-It Ralph. Hunchback: Wreck-It Ralph: |
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| Anton from No Country for Old Men(2007) Heath Ledger's Joker from The Dark Knight(2008) Hans Landa from Inglourious Basterds(2009) The most villainous three years in the history of cinema. I'd say Darth Vader too, but I won't because of what happened with his character in the end. |
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| Anton for me |
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| When I saw the title of the thread, he was actually the first character to come to mind. |
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| Probably Cyrus the Virus from Con Air. John Malkovich as a psychopathic mastermind who spouts off a movie quote every line he speaks? It's just pure bliss. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xr9PTdvunzo There's so many clips for Cyrus the Virus it's hard to even pick one! Honorable mentions for fantastic villains: Emperor Palpatine, Director Krennic, and Ben Solo (Star Wars), Hans Gruber (Die Hard), Betty (Kung Pow), Ordell (Jackie Brown), arguably Miss Sloane (Miss Sloane). One other villain I'd like to bring up is the Vulture from Spider-Man Homecoming. He wasn't exactly a good villain in terms of playing a foil to the hero or making the movie have incredible stakes; instead, the movie portrayed him as so sympathetic, so clean-cut even as a criminal, that I genuinely wanted him to succeed and wanted Tony Stark to lose out completely. |
| Any of the main characters from Salo: 120 days of sodom.... for obvious reasons |
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