The Conversation

1. August 30, 2009 Dylan Carver said:

   There are many great movie villains. Last weekend when I went to go see Inglourious Basterds I saw on screen probably the greatest villain of all time, Hans Landa. He will do whatever he has to do to get what he wants.

2. August 30, 2009 Justin said:

   Wow, those are really cool. I would like to get me one with Nicholson from the “Shining”! He is one of my favorite bad guys in the movies, although this list is hard for me because it’s like picking my favorite movie: it changes a lot. I just looked at the AFI list of the greatest villains and I saw so many classic ones: Norman Bates, Nurse Hatchett, Freddy, Hannibal Lector, Travis Bickle (more of an anti-hero), and Darth Vader. I would like to point out a couple of more recent villains I really enjoyed: Anton Chigur in “No Country For Old Men”, Heath Ledger’s Joker, and Bill the Butcher in “Gangs of New York.” What makes a good villain anyway?

3. August 30, 2009 Melissa said:

   My favorite villain is still Kevin Spacey in Seven. I’m a sucker for those that can do the quiet, antisocial, serial killer types well. I don’t think he’d be very scary in a peephole though.

   I agree with Justin on Nicholson from The Shining for a peephole. The shot with him holding the axe while peering through the half beaten in door would be perfect.

4. August 30, 2009 Robb said:

   I’ve always loved Toht from Raiders of the Lost Ark ….

5. August 31, 2009 Ian from Wisconsin said:

   I believe the greatest movie villain of all-time is Frank Booth from Blue Velvet.
   Heineken!?!? FUCK THAT SHIT!! PABST BLUE RIBBON!!

6. August 31, 2009 ecualung said:

   Many great villains named so far. Here’s to Gary Oldman in The Professional.

   “EEEVERYYYOONNEE!!!”

7. August 31, 2009 ChrisM said:

   I actually can’t imagine anyone as scary as Jack Nicholson. He scared the shit ouf of me in The Shining, even as the loser warlock in the Witches of Eastwick, even as the guy we have empathy for in As Good As It Gets, he even scared me in Chinatown and Five Easy Pieces. That fucker scares the shit out of me. A friend of mine worked with him on Witches of Eastwick and said he was a cool dude and lots of fun, but I swear, if I saw him, I’d have to just stand there without speaking.

   That in itself is miraculous.

8. August 31, 2009 Chris said:

   Anne Wilkes from “Misery.”

   Chucky from “Child’s Play.”

   The Clown from “Poltergeist.”

   Hans Gruber from “Die Hard.”

   Asami Yamazaki from “Audition.”

   (And honorable mention to Joseph from “The Changeling.”)

9. August 31, 2009 Nicholas West said:

   Well Anton Sigur from No Country for Old Men was the scariest villain to me in a long time.

   However, I love Hackman and Spacey as Lex Luthor!

10. August 31, 2009 Jimmy said:

    The Tenia – “Irreversible”
    Daniel Plainview – “There Will Be Blood”
    Drexl & Virigil – “True Romance”
    and ole Georgy boy from “W”

11. August 31, 2009 Tim T. said:

    I can’t be the ONLY one terrified by the Wayan brothers from “White Chicks.”

    Their eyes! Their fuggin’ eyes! It’s like staring into the abyss of Lucifer’s rectum. O_O

    SO creepy! The masculine malformation of the jawline. The pasty matte skin texture. And again, THOSE DAMN EYES!

    How the HELL can Terry Crews’ character want to pork them?! How I ask you! HOW?!

12. September 1, 2009 7ate9 said:

    Easily one of the scariest…Justin Guarini from “From Justin to Kelly”.

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