Played by: Christopher Lloyd
Film(s): Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Line: ‘Soon, where Toon Town once stood will be a string of gas stations, inexpensive motels, restaurants that serve rapidly prepared food.’
Film(s): Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Line: ‘Soon, where Toon Town once stood will be a string of gas stations, inexpensive motels, restaurants that serve rapidly prepared food.’
Christopher Lee who nailed the ultimately sympathetic ‘Doc’ in BACK TO THE FUTURE, plays a really scary dude here. Judge Doom is one malicious bastard and the type of villain we could use more off: wacky, evil-lookin’ and carrying a dark secret. Brilliant character in a brilliant movie.
Played by: Louise Fletcher
Film(s): One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Next (1975)
Line: ‘You know Billy, what worries me is how your mother is going to take this.’
Film(s): One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Next (1975)
Line: ‘You know Billy, what worries me is how your mother is going to take this.’
Watching Nurse Ratched perform her evil deeds is almost unbearable. The worst part is; she is very likely to succeed in the things she does. Ratched shows us the true meaning of tyranny. Her skills for mental torture are unmatched. Especially when it gets poor Billy Bibbit to commit suicide. Ratched is a cold, mean and sadistic bitch.
Played by: Kevin Spacey
Film(s): Se7en (1995)
Line: ‘It's more comfortable for you to label me as insane.’
Film(s): Se7en (1995)
Line: ‘It's more comfortable for you to label me as insane.’
The psychopathic John Doe only has a small part in SEVEN, but the results of his evil deeds throughout the movie speak for themselves. With his final evil act he shows to be more than just twisted headcase. This guy is a completely insane and maniacal genius. How screwed up is the killer if he can make the cop who is chasing him part of his evil plot? One sick puppy is the general consensus.
Played by: Hugo Weaving
Film(s): The Matrix (1999) / The Matrix Reloaded (2003) / The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
Line: ‘I will enjoy watching you die…Mr. Anderson’
Film(s): The Matrix (1999) / The Matrix Reloaded (2003) / The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
Line: ‘I will enjoy watching you die…Mr. Anderson’
Who ever thought a software application could be this menacing? Smith may be funny with his monotone voice and robotic locomotion, but he can be vicious as well. It’s really hard to relax with this guy around, and he is always around. When you think he’s finally gone, he returns with clone abilities. Smith is an unstoppable force of destruction and can ultimately be only stopped by himself. Now that’s pretty bad.
Played by: Javier Bardem
Film(s): No Country for Old Men (2007)
Line: ‘What’s the most you have ever lost in a coin toss?’
Film(s): No Country for Old Men (2007)
Line: ‘What’s the most you have ever lost in a coin toss?’
Chigurh is one weird psycho killer for sure. Armed with an oxygen tank and a shotgun he makes life very difficult for the people in the wasteland of the Texas-Nevada borderlands His entrance in N O COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN alone is enough to earn him this position. Add to that his terrible haircut, his deep voice and his seemingly random killing spree and you got a A-grade villain that’s just hard to forget.
Played by: Ian McDiarmid
Film(s): Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Line: ‘Welcome young Skywalker. I’m looking forward to complete your training. In time, you will call me…master!’
Film(s): Star Wars: Episode VI -
Line: ‘Welcome young Skywalker. I’m looking forward to complete your training. In time, you will call me…master!’
While the Ewoks made RETURN OF THE Jedi just a little too child friendly, Ian McDiarmid restored the balance with his dark portrayal of ‘The Emperor’. Allegedly, serial killer Jeffrey Damner was a huge fan of Palpatine. This figures, because Palpatine is a true incarnation of evil. Every line he utters comes out as pure poison. He is often underestimated because of his fragile old appearance, but make no mistake! When Palpatine starts using his dark side force techniques there is nobody who can stop him. Well there’s always one.
Played by: Ronald Lacey
Film(s): Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Line: ‘You Americans, you're all the same. Always overdressing for the wrong occasions.’
Film(s): Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Line: ‘You Americans, you're all the same. Always overdressing for the wrong occasions.’
The boring communists in KINGDOM OF THE CHRYSTAL SKULL showed again what a great villains Nazi’s can be. Major Toht is an absolute favourite. A very unpleasant appearance and an equally disturbing voice can make someone cringe. It’s a true relieve when his face starts melting towards the end of RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK.
Played by: Robert Patrick
Film(s): Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Line: ‘Thank you for your cooperation.’
Film(s): Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Line: ‘Thank you for your cooperation.’
Robert Patrick as the liquid metal T-1000 is an example of perfect casting. This unstoppable and constantly morphing killing machine is pretty scary at times. The fact that he is wearing a police uniform makes this even worse. Rather than ‘protect and serve’, he fanatically chases John Connor around while killing everybody that gets in his way. Glad to have Schwarzenegger around, the only one with a remote chance to stop it. No that’s is pretty telling.
Played by: Robert Englund
Film(s): A Nightmare on Elm Street Series (1984-2003)
Line: ‘I'm your boyfriend now, Nancy.’
Film(s): A Nightmare on Elm Street Series (1984-
The child murdering Freddy literally gives his victims nightmares. Both his burned face and his evil mind tricks can make everybody crap their pants. Freddy is without a doubt the greatest supernatural killers to ever appear on the white screen.
Pour Paul Sheldon. Being captured by his greatest fan is a nightmare beyond imagination. He is constantly walking on eggshells as the slightest provocation will set of Annie Wilkes big time. It’s hard to say what kind of disorder she actually ‘suffers’ from, but there is no doubt that she is completely batshit.
Played by: David Carradine
Film(s): Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) / Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
Line: ‘Do you find me sadistic.’
Film(s): Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) / Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
Line: ‘Do you find me sadistic.’
Bill is a murderous bastard, but he can be honourable as well. When the Bride arrives to take revenge on Bill for shooting her in the head, he grants her one night with her daughter, who she had presumed to be dead. Make no mistake though, in the duel that follows he would have killed her without mercy if it hadn’t been for her special skills. A classic villain who gets extra points for his great knowledge of martial arts and pop culture.
Played by: Alan Rickman
Film(s): Die Hard (1988)
Line: ‘Nice suit. John Phillips, London. I have two myself. Rumor has it Arafat buys his there.’
Film(s): Die Hard (1988)
Line: ‘Nice suit. John Phillips, London. I have two myself. Rumor has it Arafat buys his there.’
Another German villain to make the list. It is just hard to ignore their bad guy potential. Hans Gruber is the perfect baddie against Bruce Willis’ hero John McClane. He is both ruthless and smart, but certainly not without a sense of humour and style. You got to hand it to this guy. Up till now, the DIE HARD creators haven’t yet found a suitable replacement for him as the villains in the three sequels all made far less impression.
Played by: Henry Fonda
Film(s): C’era una volt ail West (1968)
Line: ‘I could crush you like a wormy apple.’
Film(s): C’era una volt ail West (1968)
Line: ‘I could crush you like a wormy apple.’
Not a businessman but ‘just a man’. If that is true, humanity is truly fucked. Look at Frank’s sins: killing a young boy in his first appearance, raping Jill McBain and off course the thing he did to royally piss off Harmonica. Nobody figured the sympathetic Henry Fonda could play a bad guy this well. He proved them dead wrong. Frank is one of the most accomplished villains ever, and Fonda should have won an Oscar for the part.
Played by: Anthony Hopkins
Film(s): The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Line: ‘I’m having an old friend for dinner.’
Film(s): The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Line: ‘I’m having an old friend for dinner.’
Anthony Hopkins delivers a wicked and Oscar-winning performance as Dr. Hannibal Lecter. Charming, extremely intelligent, psychically strong: Lecter has it all. One of the few baddies in this list who actually survives the films he is in, Lecter stand above the regular laws of good and evil. He just does what he does. His character has been exploited a little too much in modern cinema and literature, but his turn in Silence of the Lambs remains one of the most chilling and spellbinding performances ever in cinema history.
1. Darth Vader
Its villains have always been the best thing about STAR WARS, but Darth Vader is baddest motherfucker of them all. It is hard to say which is cooler; his voice (and breathing), his name or his appearance. His entry in A NEW HOPE alone make him the best movie villain ever. But he also has a fair share in fighting skills, force power and strategy. Just a fantastic character altogether.
