First off I'll only focus on those villains who weren't exactly in
the main role, like how Freddy Kruger was for example, in Nightmare on
Elm Street. All of these actors had supporting roles, but managed to
outshine the movies' main protagonists.
Javier Bardem
I've already said that I'm no fan of Bond. Skyfall
was just as crappy as every other Bond movie, but the single thing that
made it remotely watchable was Javier Bardem's performance. He
outperformed every other actor. You could say, that's not a huge
accomplishment if you think of Daniel Craig, but trust me, Javier was really
good in this movie. Think No Country for Old Man with a slightly better
hairdo. Who am i kidding? His hair looks just as messed up as ever.
Al Pacino
Al Pacino in The Devil's Advocate plays, well the
Devil. His performance is way better than mister Point Break's. There is
only one other person, who's acting rivals that of Pacino's, and that
is Keanu's love interest, Charlize Theron.
Hugo Weaving
In the Matrix trilogy, Agent Smith was probably the
best character. We all liked the wise Morpheus and even Neo, but Agent
Smith had something about him. He made the Matrix believable in a way,
despising all that was human and trying to escape the restrictions that
the programs had put on him.
Kevin Spacey
Well this guy is one of my favourite actors and in
large part for movies such as Se7en. He played the villain who made sure
that the seven deadly sins truly became deadly. The whole movie is
about this mysterious villain killing off people who have sinned in his
eyes, and although we only meet him briefly, his performance remains the
most memorable.
Christoph Waltz
Inglourious Basterds was Christoph's first big break
in Hollywood, he even got on Oscar for his performance. Of course he was
a Nazi Jew hunter and we all rooted against him, but there is no
denying the fact, that if it wasn't for him, the movie wouldn't have
been as great as it was.
Anthony Hopkins
Hannibal “the cannibal” Lecter. Do I even need to say
more? The Silence of the Lambs is a classic, we've all seen it at least
once and who is the first character that pops in our heads? It's not
the FBI lady or the women killer with the skin fetish, but the locked up
guy with the high protein diet, Hannibal Lecter.
David Prowse / James Earl Jones
Who was the most awesome character in the original
Star Wars trilogy? Mr. big bad himslef, the Sith Lord, Darth Vader. Who
doesn't know Darth Vader, with his heavy breathing, unique voice and
dumb looking black helmet? Star Wars has a vast universe with lots of
different characters, but Darth Vader remains to this day the core of
the franchise.
Heath Ledger
I saved the best one for last, the Joker from The
Dark Knight… I remember before seeing this movie, I've read a couple of
reviews and they pretty much all said the same thing, the best movie of
2008 and Heath Ledger's greatest performance ever. First I thought they
were just saying that because Heath Ledger had died, but after I went to
see it I was blown away. It truly is one of the best movies of all
times and Heath Ledger earned his post mortem Oscar.
