[Film] Who are the greatest MOVIE VILLAINS of all time ? Your top 3

[JBizzle]

Alan Rickman as the Sheriff of Nottingham.

Greatest performance of all time in any artistic medium.

The phrase "chewing up the scenery" was custom fit for Rickman as the Sheriff of Nottingham. A truly glorious explosion of chaos whenever he's on screen

 

[Franz1976]

Scorpio (Dirty Harry)
Alex (A Clockwork Orange)
Wicked Witch of the West (Wizard of Oz)

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Telly Savalas, Blofeld (OHMSS)
Ralph Fiennes, Lord Voldemort, (Harry Potter)
Patric Wymark, Turner (Where Eagles Dare)

 

[Weststander]

I went by my gut instinct of really despising the character when watching the movies:

Harlen Maguire (Road to Perdition)
Hans Landa (Inglorious Bastards)
Delores Umbridge (Harry Potter)

 

[Taybha]

 

[Pevenseagull]

Oh great, now I won't sleep for a week.

I was thinking of going with the Wicked Witch Of The West but now you've reminded me of that thing .....

 

[Questions]

Purely on terra firma and excluding aliens, dark lords or anything in a galaxy far, far away, I'd probably go for the following in 3-2-1 order.

SS Colonel Hans Landa - Inglourious Basterds (Christoph Waltz)
Dr Hannibal Lecter - The Silence Of The Lambs (Anthony Hopkins)
Nurse Mildred Ratched - One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Louise Fletcher)

Not because the mesmeric performances of Waltz and Hopkins were inferior, but rather how evil can present itself, be accepted and normalized in society.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Fletcher

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“Mildred”

 

[SkirlieWirlie]

Bill the Butcher - Gangs of New York
Don Logan - Sexy Beast
Alex Forrest - Fatal Attraction

 

[OzMike]

Darth Vader
The Joker (Heath Ledger)
Dr Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins)

 

[Albion my Albion]

Donald Trump as US Presidential candidate. Very evil. Great actor.

He was also in Home Alone 2 because he forced his way into the film.

 

[Change at Barnham]

I was scrolling through the thread to see if anyone had already mentioned the Child Catcher.
He's still creepy now, 50 years later.

In other news, I used to find old man Steptoe pretty worrying too.

 

[Brovion]

My favourite is Boris the Animal ("it's just BORIS!") from Men in Black III. (Played by Jemaine Clement, better known as being one half of the Kiwi musical duo 'Flight of the Conchords'). I just loved the way he spoke, and I still use one of his lines when things go wrong: "Good plan; didn't work" (which I try and say in his voice). Oh how my family laugh.

 

[Muhammad - I’m hard - Bruce Lee]

Brick Top - Snatch
Darth Vader
Hans Gruber

I've never heard of Brick Top

 

[Easy 10]

Bill the Butcher - Gangs of New York
Don Logan - Sexy Beast
Alex Forrest - Fatal Attraction

Don Logan is a GREAT shout. An absolutely terrifying, brilliant performance from Ben Kingsley. He was a total nightmare.

 

[Badger]

Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz) - Inglorious Basterds
Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) - Die Hard
Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen) - Casino Royale

 

[Stuart Munday]

Has to be Hugh Grant in Paddington 2.

 

[Kosh]

1= Ramon - Fusful’ of Dollars
2= El Indio - For a Few Dollars More
3= Angel Eyes - the Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

 

[Iggle Piggle]

I've never heard of Brick Top

Feed him to the pigs Erroll.

 

[BN9 BHA]

Winner

 

[BN9 BHA]

Brick Top - Snatch

I've never heard of Brick Top

Everyone is a villain in Snatch