Friday, August 3, 2012

Greatest Villains 51-100

   The greatest villains list was a lot of fun to do and it was my most read post by far, so I decided to expand it a bit. Here's 50 dishonorable mentions.



100. Terry Silver- "The Karate Kid Part III"(1989)
The real founder of the Kobra Kai dojo laughs maniacally while plotting the destruction of a teenager and his best friend, an elderly Japanese handyman.


99. Marcellus Wallace- "Pulp Fiction"(1994)
We never actually see him do anything bad, but I gather PF's crime boss wasn't a very nice guy at all pre- anal rape and the stories about guys that get too friendly with his wife are legendary.



98. Wah Sing Ku- "Lethal Weapon 4"(1998)
Jet Li's martial arts expert Triad boss came really close to finishing off an aging Riggs and Murtaugh underneath that dock.


97. Peyton Flanders- "The Hand That Rocks The Cradle"(1992)
Rebecca DeMornay is definitely the worst nanny of all time.


96. The Stay Puft Marshmellow Man- "Ghostbusters"(1984)
Despite his pleasant demeanor, this 50 foot giant is the physical manifestation of Gozer the Gazarian.


95. Carter Hayes- "Pacific Heights"(1990)
Michael Keaton's sociopathic con artist makes life miserable for Melanie Griffith and Mathew Modine. On second thought, he's fine by me.


94. Doc Ock- "Spiderman 2"(2004)
Although he went soft at the end, Alfred Molina caused some nifty destruction with those steel tentacles.


93. Marquise de Merteuil- "Dangerous Liasons"(1988)
Glenn Close's bored aristocrat gets pleasure out of screwing with people's lives.


92. Officer Pete Davis- "Unlawful Entry"(1992)
Most bad cops just write undeserved traffic tickets. Ray Liotta will try to take your wife and frame you for drug dealing.


91. Buffalo Bill- "Silence of The Lambs"(1991)
Poor Jamie Gumb. He kidnaps women and puts them in a well yet he still only gets runner-up in his own movie.


90. Patrick Bateman- "American Psycho"(2000)
This deranged yuppie introduced most of us to Christian Bale.


89. Scar- "The Lion King"(1994)
He used sinister hyenas to help him kill his brother and exile his nephew to take over the Prideland and he's voiced by Jeremy Irons.


88. Al Capone- "The Untouchables"(1987)
Robert De Niro lent Brian De Palma some of his old brilliance as Chicago's most notorious gangster.


87. Sergeant Hartman- "Full Metal Jacket"(1987)
This cruel drill instructor enjoys the Marines' dehumanization process a little too much.


86. Mr. Rooney- "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"(1986)
Jeffrey Jones' prickly principal will literally stop at nothing to keep our high school hero(Mathew Broderick) from having a good time.


85. Longshanks- "Braveheart"(1995)
Even near death, he was incapable of mercy.


84. Clubber Lang- "Rocky III"(1983)
A snarling Mr. T called out Balboa and became an '80s icon.


83. Kane- "Poltergeist II and III"(1986, 1988)
When this creepy and decrepit bastard comes looking for your daughter, there's gonna be trouble.


82. Ghostface- "Scream" series(1996, 1997, 2000, 2011)
Several bloodthirsty teens donned the mask, went on a killing spree, and revived the slasher genre.


81. Magneto- "X-Men" trilogy(2000, 2003, 2006)
Ian McKellan's leader of the Brotherhood of Mutants plans to mutate world leaders to bring about their acceptance in mankind.


80. Mola Ram- "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom"(1984)
Child slavery, black magic, human sacrifice- all in a day's work for the leader of the Thuggee cult.


79. Ivan Korshunov- "Air Force One"(1997)
Before he was a reborn as a good guy in the "Batman" and "Harry Potter" franchises, Gary Oldman was one of Hollywood's premier psychopaths.


78. Keyzer Soze- "The Usual Suspects"(1995)
Who is he? I still don't have a clue.


77. Auric Goldfinger- "Goldfinger"(1965)
He doesn't expect you to talk, Mr. Bond, he expects you to die.


76. Sid- "Toy Story"(1995)
This sick kid tortures toys for fun.


75. Lestat- "Interview with the Vampire"(1994)
Author Anne Rice was opposed to the casting of Tom Cruise as the seductive bloodsucker until she saw the movie.


74. Col Nathan Jessup- "A Few Good Men"(1992)
He did order the code red and we still can't handle the truth.


73. Clarence Boddiker- "Robocop"(1987)
Old Detroit's worst criminal leads a band of vile thugs in Paul Verhoeven's sci-fi action classic.


72. Lex Luthor- "Superman" series(1978, 1981, 1987, 2006)
He may never be a match for the Man of Steel, but the evil egomaniac never stops trying.


71. Lord Voldemort- "Harry Potter" series(2001-2011)
The Dark Lord antagonizes the boy wizard in all seven of his films.


70. "The Professional"(1994)
Gary Oldman could fill half this list with his '90s rogues gallery. Here he menaces a fourteen year old Natalie Portman as a corrupt DEA agent.


69. The Penguin- "Batman Returns"(1992)
Danny DeVito's ghastly grotesque horrified parents and Happy Meal peddlers in the summer of '92.


68. Gollum- "Lord of the Rings" Trilogy(2001, 2002, 2003)
This lovably loathsome creature is so easily corrupted by the ring that he strangles his cousin within two minutes of finding it.


67. Potter- "It's a Wonderful Life"(1941)
This crotchety businessman has an obvious disdain for the people of Bedford Falls.


66. Roy Batty- "Blade Runner"(1982)
The violent yet thoughtful android is Rutger Hauer's finest hour.


65. Dr. Evil- "Austin Powers" series(1997, 1999, 2002)
Mike Meyers' supervillain send-up arguably became more popular than his title character.


64. Khan- "Star Trek II- The Wrath of Khan"(1982)
Captain Kirk's old nemesis reappears after years of exile with an unusually large chest and the powerful Genesis device.


63. Szell- "Marathon Man"(1976)
Lawrence Olivier's former Nazi performs unwanted dental work on Dustin Hoffman.


62. Barnes- "Platoon"(1986)
Tom Berenger's sadistic sergeant is definitely a villain and he has the ugly facial scars to prove it.


61. Bill the Butcher- "Gangs of New York"(2002)
Daniel Day Lewis' charismatic killer walked off with Scorcese's 19th Century epic.


60. Pinhead- "Hellraiser" series(1987, 1988, 1992, 1996)
The demonic Cenobite jumped on the '80s horror bandwagon.


59. Jigsaw- "Saw" series(2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
This mysterious madman tests his victims' will to survive with symbolic death traps and all sorts of psychological and physical torture.


58. Hal- "2001- "A Space Odyssey"(1968)
Only Stanley Kubrick could make a computer scary.


57. Leatherface- "Texas Chainsaw Massacre"(1974)
Another slasher icon, he wears a mask made of human skin and engages in murder and cannibalism alongside his inbred family.


56. Frankenstein- "Frankenstein"(1931)
Boris Karloff's poignant monster remains an enduring icon.


55. Eve Harrington- "All About Eve"(1950)
Anne Baxter's ambitious and conniving young upstart is out to dethrone Bette Davis' aging Broadway star.



54. Noah Cross- "Chinatown"(1974)
This seemingly harmless old man tampered with LA's water supply AND impregnated his own daughter.


53. The Emperor- "Star Wars- Return of the Jedi and Revenge of the Sith"(1983, 2005)
When he's not pitting father and son against each other in a duel to the death, he just sits in his throne room basking in his evilness.


52. Bane- "The Dark Knight Rises"(2012)
Tom Hardy's hulking brute described himself best. He's Gotham's reckoning.


51. Dracula- "Dracula"(1931, 1958, 1992)
Bela Lagosi, Christopher Lee, and Gary Oldman all put their own stamp on the immortal neck-biter.
















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