You've all seen them. They are the movies where the bad guy is actually a much better character than the hero. You may still root for the hero because that is what seems right, but the bad guy is just better.
I think you'll agree with this list, and if not...well...it's my blog.
5 - "Superman Returns": Brandon Routh was wooden as Superman, while Kevin Spacey was a complete lunatic as Lex Luthor. While this is not a great movie, Kevin Spacey finally plays Lex Luthor the way he should be played.
4 - "Demolition Man": Wesley Snipes is Simon Phoenix, and he's a way better character than Sylvester Stallone's John Spartan. Snipes is funny yet decidedly evil. Add in Nigel Hawthorne as the evil Dr. Raymond Cocteau and Dennis Leary as the misunderstood Edgar Friendly, and you have a fun movie. One of my favorites from the early 1990's.
3 - "The Usual Suspects": I don't want to ruin this one for you if you haven't seen it. Just watch it and then tell me if the villain wasn't the best character in the movie.
2 - "Robin Hood Prince of Thieves": Alan Rickman is a fantastic bad guy. He was terrific as Hans Gruber in "Die Hard", but the problem is, John McClane (Bruce Willis) is maybe the greatest hero (of the non-super variety) ever created. As the Sheriff of Nottingham in this version of Robin Hood, Alan Rickman shines. He's the best character in the movie...granted, he was opposite Kevin Costner, who is a better actor than Keanu Reeves, but well, uh...never mind.
1 - "Star Wars: A New Hope": The original movie in the "Star Wars" franchise, and I think we can all agree that Darth Vader is by far the coolest character in the movie. Let's look at the heroes: Luke Skywalker is whiny, Princess Leia has weird hair, Obi Wan Kenobi is old, Han Solo is cool in a dirty sort of way and Chewbacca is, well awesome. But, Darth Vader has James Earl Jones' voice, that freaky breathing and can choke people with his mind...plus he has a light saber. There's no contest...Vader is the best.
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Great list. Though, I remember being quite traumatized as a kid when Dorothy threw water on the Wicked Witch of the West. Dorothy's group was full of so much whining. I soooo wanted the witch and the flying monkeys to win.
I think HAL-9000 from 2001 was another great villain... any villain who just sits there with a blank look on his "face" for minutes and minutes at a time while the "hero" keeps repeating "open the pod bay doors, HAL" gets my vote. HAL had great perseverance.
By the way, this is a great list to honor Megamind, which you are still going to watch soon, right?
Megamind is on the agenda for this weekend.
Nice list. I'll only throw out one suggestion.
Did you consider The Terminator? Remember, he was a bad guy in the original.
Yes, I had that on my list at #6, but I couldn't decide if he was actually cooler than Sarah Connor.
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