A film is
only as good as its villain. The gift of an iconic
villain is the gift that keeps on giving, elevating even the most mediocre of
films to cult status, and transforming good movies into truly great ones.
This top ten was hard to create as I have to leave out many iconic villains
such as Voldemort, Gollum, Jack Torrance, Roy Batty and Freddy Krueger. These picks
are my personal preferences and some are simply nostalgic for me so let’s get
started.
10. Judge Doom – Who framed Rodger Rabbit?
Judge Doom is on this list for the
simple reason that no villain has cost me as much nights of lost sleep as him. As
a child he terrified me and to honest he still does. THOSE EYES !!
9. Scar – Lion King
The most evil Disney villain deserved a
place on my list. Scar kills his own brother and then blames his nephew. Need more
reason to hate him? He then turns the pride lands into a wasteland. he gets his
comeuppance in the end though with one of the most brutal deaths in a Disney movie.
8. Howard Payne – Speed
Probably one of the more personal choices
on my list is Howard Payne. The main antagonist of Speed who is constantly on
top of Keanu Reeves until he loses his head. Literally. A truly menacing villain
who has everything so prepared at some points you do question if the good guys
can win.
7. Smaug – The Hobbit Trilogy
Yes I chose him over Gollum. Sure Gollum
is a great villain but he is nowhere near as menacing and articulate as Smaug. His
sheer size is scary enough but it’s his booming voice from Benedict Cumberbatch
that truly make him the greatest movie dragon ever and a great villain.
6. Xenomorphs – Alien
franchise
In space no one can hear you scream. The
xenomorphs are the deadliest aliens in cinema history. They are relentless and
infect you with their young. Yeah you’re screwed.
5. Hannibal Lecter - Hannibal franchise
The quintessential psychopath. Hannibal
Lecter is brilliantly portrayed by Anthony Hopkins and is one of the most
uncomfortable movie characters to watch as you never know what he is up to. That
scene with the man’s brain. Yeah that’s what I mean.
4. T1000 – Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Hardly speaks a word but is equally as
terrifying as Hannibal. The T1000 is relentless in his pursuit of young John
Connor and it takes everything from Arnold to bring him down. After seemingly
killing him two or three times he returns and is eventually melted in a
furnace.
3. The shark – Jaws
If you have seen my top ten films of all
time post this may not surprise you. The villain that kept people out of the
sea and I believe is the main cause of my fear of open water.”3 tons of him”
2. The Joker – Dark Knight
I can appreciate how good Jack Nicholson
is in the original Batman movie however the definitive Joker to me is Heath Ledger
and even though the Dark Knight is not my favourite superhero film he is by far
my favourite super villain on screen to date.
1. Darth Vader – Star Wars original
trilogy
It’s Darth
Vader. Do I need to explain?
I would love
to hear everyone else’s top 10 villains so leave your list in the comments
section.
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