Really Evil Movie Villains

[killercactus]

I'm a big fan of Febre in the Musketeer (played by Tim Roth). He just kills people for absolutely no reason. And, if he has a reason, he kills them faster.

[MadNik]

Well, I guess I'm going to go the "obvious and overrated" rout, and say that my favorite movie villain is the Joker from the Dark Knight, I thought he was funny... in a really creepy, get out of my face kinda way.

[Disposable Hero]

I saw he first Matrix. Agent Smith (or just Smith) is awesome.

[Wulfram Mors]

My vote goes to the villagers in "Hot Fuzz".

How evil do you have to be to kill a man who acts like a golden statue?

[Disposable Hero]

• The Green Goblin
• The Joker (The Dark Knight and the uncut version of Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker)
• Darth Vader (especially in Episode III, the best of the prequels)
• The Villain of Watchmen (I never, ever spoil who it is)
• General Zod
• Agent Smith ("The purpose of all life is to end.")
• Erwin Rommel
• Thomas Gabriel

[Disposable Hero]

Originally Posted by Temprit

-Pinhead from Hellraiser was pretty evil.
-David Lo Pan from Big Trouble in Little China.
-Anton Chigurh from No Country for Old Men. He was very sadistic.
-Barillo From Once Upon a Time in Mexico. He cut off a guys face for his get away.
-Gene Hackman in both The Quick and the Dead and Unforgiven as John Herod and Little Bill Daggett. Although he plays a lot of good villains.
-Max Cady from Cape Fear. Boy was he creepy.
-Benjamin Cane from Wayne's World.
-Lt. Hiram Coffey in the Abyss. He was pretty crazy.
-The Collector from the Tales From the Crypt: Demon Knight.
-Mr. Blonde from Reservoir Dogs. An ear really.
-Auric Goldfinger from Goldfinger.
-Han from Enter the Dragon.

That's all I can think of right now. Maybe some later.

Corporations do destroy everything. I wasn't even thinking of Ben when I put my list together.

[Armydillo978]

Originally Posted by Disposable Hero

• Erwin Rommel

I can recall alot of WWII movies w/Rommel in them, but which one was where he was an evil villian?

[DeceitfulBeauty]

Nice thread, I agree with a lot that has been said, and don't want to repeat, but a few things must be commented on.

-2nd post with WhiteStuff, Brick Top, I think he was good, evil enough, with the dog fights, in my opinion, that shows the depth of evil. HAL is evil, in our perspective, despite being a computer. It is probably easier to label him so because of that.

I think a few times evil/insanity is on a close line, and sometimes you have to take a grain of salt with mental illnesses/evil. It's the reason why so many people don't get off when they plead crazy in court in a crime. If they took the measure to hide that they did something wrong, then they would tell apart good and evil, meaning they knew right from wrong, and are mentally stable (Enough)

Now for my extremely unpolished and stream-of-conciousness rant.

No one really mentioned Dr. Hannibal Lecter, though he was discussed for a moment. I think this is telling. I don't see Lecter as "evil" as he is meant to be the anti-hero. I'm going by books and movies, mind, as I'm a big Thomas Harris fan. I've read everything, written reports, done speeches on it, etc. Now, Lecter is "bad" and "immoral" and his actions may be considered "evil" but he was also considered insane enough to be kept under lock and key. However, Lecter is someone we root for as a hero. He only kills those who are rude. He takes care of the bad guys. He gives advice to the true heroes. He is almost like a sidekick, though he is also the enemy.

He was tragically altered as a child (based on many, many real life different killers--for those interested I have an essay and a speech) and most of his actions come out of the mental stress and trauma. He is always considered a movie villian, in other lists, etc. ,when really he is the hero, though one NOT to emulate. We never want to see him caught, we always want him to get away. He kills innocent in the time of the books/movies who get in his way, but they are usually those that "have it coming to them" as we can see. He NEVER just does someone in, he has his reasons, always. Who are the victims in the series? Women, children, innocent? They are killed by the other villians, the Red Dragon, Buffalo Bill--these are the "evil" villians, also mentally ill, but not as brilliant and controlled as Lecter. Lecter knows his nature, and he can control it. He takes revenge, he does what he has to to meet his means, but he is left at the end of the series (the chronological end of his story) to a happy life, out of the radar with his love. If he were "evil" and couldn't control himself, he would have slipped up, made a mistake, and been caught again. His self-control shows that even though he is insane, he knows right from wrong, does he not? He is truly a paradox, because that itself would mean he is not insane, but we cannot doubt him to be so. But evil? I never can find myself to think so. Just the horrible result of other human evil (War crimes, no spoilers, etc) and the immorality of society. Most of the villians mentioned may be like that, but it is interesting that Lecter was not brought up before with them. I don't know if this is because he wasn't thought of, or if others think of him the same way.

Not very well stated, but just a little rant on it.

[Disposable Hero]

Originally Posted by Armydillo978

I can recall alot of WWII movies w/Rommel in them, but which one was where he was an evil villian?

He was in Patton for a little while.

[Armydillo978]

Originally Posted by Disposable Hero

He was in Patton for a little while.

Now that was a good movie....a bit long....but good. George C. Scott was a very powerful actor.

As for a villain I always thought Rawley Wilkes from Lone Wolf McQuade was a rather nasty villain. A classic 80's bad guy.

[ElvenEnvy]

Christipher Lloyds role as Judge Doom (I think that was his name) in Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
Speaking of Rabbits...
General Woundwort from Watership Down. In the book chewing off another Rabbits ears doesn't sound that bad, but seeing it in animated format was brutal.

[Disposable Hero]

Two-Face in The Dark Knight. He was so cruel it's scary.