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While there is a little overlap with this previous list, the members of this list are all suited to it sufficiently to overlook the duplication. These are characters who are not necessarily evil to the core – that would be another list – and in some cases you even have sympathy or fondness for the character.
She doesn’t gun down busloads of people, but there’s more than one way to be bad-ass. Mrs. Iselin is the wife of a senator, and her son, Raymond Shaw, hates her domineering attitude toward him. Shaw has been brainwashed by Soviet Communists years before the movie begins, and his own mother is a communist agent working undercover in America in order that she and her husband (really just she) gain all power in the White House. She does this by using her own son, Shaw, as a tool. She has absolutely no love for him. Or anyone else. All she wants is global power.
The idea of brainwashing her own son, of which activity she was the driving force, in order to force him to assassinate the President, after which Shaw goes to jail and she gets the power, is monumentally bad-ass!
He’s got better performances under his belt, but this one is outstanding. Harris gets into hot water when he personally beats a Russian mafia member to death in full view of people in Las Vegas. You gotta be bad-ass to willfully screw around with the Russian mafia.
They demand monetary recompense, and he sees to this by breaking the law every time he has to, robbing a known drug dealer, personally executing that drug dealer with a shotgun at point-blank range, enjoying his dying breaths in the process, robbing drug dealing street punks, and personally threatening to kill his own brand-new partner if he talks! He threatens him twice with guns, forces him to smoke a PCP-laced joint, then berates and threatens everyone in his entire neighborhood when his partner finally confronts him! That’s called FTW! That’s what that’s called!
Not an easy choice, given the definition of bad-ass, but I say he is. All he cares about is money. That’s it. And he will gladly kill every person on the planet to get more of it. Luckily oil drilling doesn’t require genocide, but he does see fit to execute a complete stranger who lies to him for a cut of the money.
Then he buries the body to hide the evidence. He publicly beats the minister of a small town, the sort of thing that will be found out by everyone in town sooner or later. Does he pick up and leave? No way! Just stays and keeps drilling the oil for himself. He blatantly reneges of monetary promises, and if you believe in God and jesus and such, dig this: he allows the minister to baptize him, provided that he gets the last tract of land in the area, to build a pipeline through it. He could not care less about the baptism. He uses God himself as a tool to get more money.
At the end, he cements his legacy by beating the minister to death with a bowling pin, after humiliating him. His own butler just stands and looks at him sitting next to the body. No surprise. Now that’s bad-ass.
A Britishman who dresses like a French fop. Even the characters around him think he’s gay, let alone public sentiment today. But he’s one of the finest swordsmen in the world, and derives sadistic ecstasy in dispatching a duelist one piece at a time, slowly, methodically, until the poor guy is helpless and terrified.
Ol’ Archy’s most bad-ass move by far, though, is slowly, methodically raping the helpless wife of a Scotsman who has irritated him. The Scottish are beneath him, he feels, and sees nothing wrong with raping and killing them. Then he leaves her alive to grieve.
Then the much larger Scot challenges him to a duel. Cunningham doesn’t even hesitate. “Bring him on.” And he enjoys himself immensely, slicing the Scot again and again, until the Scot finally kills him. Dead or not, Cunningham is one mean jerk!
No death scene has ever been more FTW!!! than Montana’s. He’s the greatest druglord in all creation, and uses more of his cocaine than anyone else. He just doesn’t give a flying rip. But that’s the thing. He never did. All the rival gang members in the world come down on top of him, and does he call security? Piss on security!
He loads a particularly grandiose self-defense weapon and proceeds to take on all comers. He just wastes ‘em right and left like rats. They shoot back, but he deliberately hocked himself up on coke beforehand, and now he’s nearly unstoppable. Shot after shot goes through his torso, and he takes ‘em like a man and shoots back, grenades and full-auto. His rivals can’t even take him off his feet! He’s just lost his sister, so he doesn’t care anymore. He just stands there shooting back and taunting them! They finally have to shoot him in the back.
His most bad-ass scene, though, is much earlier, when a drug deal goes sour, and he’s captured. The buyer demands all the drugs. He threatens Montana with a chainsaw! Montana is tied up and defenseless, and what does he do? He taunts the buyer to his face! “Why don’t you stick your head up your ass? See if it fits.”
In the annals of bad-ass scriptwriting, this one has to be #1! Kudos to the writer, whoever you are, because all those repeated Nos and Yeses and such are actually written that way on the page! Kingsley wasn’t ad-libbing! But the marvelous performance is all his, and he based it on his grandmother! Talk about Thanksgiving.
Logan wants the ol’ gang’s best safecracker back in action for one more heist. The safecracker is retired and living the sweet life in sunny Spain. Not an easy person to convince to return to a life of crime. Logan actually pulls it off, at the ultimate cost of his life, granted, but he just refuses to back off.
He smashes a beer bottle over the safecracker’s head, he screams like a lurching gorilla right into his ear, he howls, he kicks walls, threatens everyone around him with death, he publicly trashtalks the safecraker’s wife, Jackie, and lady friend, says how lousy they both were in bed. The safecracker’s wife is an ex-porn star, and Logan makes several points of that. He walks right up to a kid with a rifle pointed at him and mocks his fear.
And nobody, NOBODY, has ever unleashed a torrent of awe-inspiring, profanity-laced volcano language on the level of Don Logan. “Laced” isn’t the proper word. It’s profanity-inundated. If it’s an art, this guy is Jackson Pollock. “No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!!! No f___ing way! No f___ing way! No f___ing way! No f___ing way! You made me look a right c___!” “I don’t give two s___s what Jackie Big-Tits thinks, she can think what she f___ing likes!” “I WON’T LET YOU BE HAPPY!! WHY SHOULD I?!?!” “F___ off, wanker! You’re doing it!”
This guy played Gandhi!
He’s so bad-ass that you love him! You want to see him dead more than anything in the world, but not for awhile. First you want to see him be bad-ass! He’s certainly got the coolest threads of anyone on the list. He smokes hash, he shoots morphine, he bangs hookers three and four at the time, and he rules the Five Point with “a spectacle of fearsome acts.”
He cudgels his political rival, a man many people in the area like a lot, with the rival’s own club. But that’s after he throws a meat cleaver into his back. Dozens of people witness it. No one dares say a word or try to stop him. “Why doncha burn him? See if his ashes turn green?” he mocks an onlooker over the dead body. This guy is none too fond of the Irish. “If only I had the guns, Mr. Tweed, I’d shoot each and every one of them before they set foot on American soil.”
He stands his ground and fights like a man, charging right into a crowd of opposing gangs. He lost a fight once, and personally cut out his own left eye, and sent it to the victor wrapped in blue paper. As a show that he would never look away again. “I would’ve cut ‘em both out, if I could’ve fought him blind.”
No loyalty. He is the man. Everyone else is loyal to him. Or dead.
All the geeks were sweating up to now, I’m sure. No argument, Darth Vader is an icon of bad-assness. All he wants is the rebel alliance crushed. They’re a threat to the empire, and he has no qualms about obliterating an entire planet of innocent species to draw those rebels out of hiding. He cuts off his own son’s hand. He tries his best to tempt him to the dark side, and when that fails, he threatens to tempt his daughter, of whom he has just learned. He says it with such malicious glee. He loves his job!
Hayden Christensen is not included for good reason. If I ever feel like ranking the biggest p_____s (female reproduction orifices), I expect he’ll make the list.
The original Vader just stalks around force-choking people to death. “Apology accepted, Captain Nieder!” Then on top of all that, he has a change of heart at the last second and personally kills the emperor at the cost of his own life.
How do you escape a super-ultra-hypermax security prison-asylum? Arrange to be transferred to anther facility, with more moderate security. True, the opportunity is lucky, but Lecter is always on watch for such things. I deliberated about whether he belonged, since he’s psychopathic. That means he has no feelings for the soul of anyone around him. But it doesn’t detract from his fearlessness, his sadism, or his brilliance. Nobody’s ever had a more horrifying stare.
Never mind that he eats people, first, he totally mindf___s Clarice, all just to grab a little payment for himself: moderate security. Then he still has to escape, which isn’t going to be easy. He picks his cuffs, he efficiently beats down both well armed guards. Then, to cement his legacy among the baddest of the bad-ass, he changes clothes with one guard, cuts his face off while he’s still alive, puts it on his own, and rides right out on a gurney. No one saw it coming. That’s after he disembowels the other guard and hangs him from his jail cell. He puts the guard’s pancreas on the guard’s head. He even has the nerve to call Clarice later–at the FBI’s headquarters–to let her know he’s out and having the time of his life. And he tells her a bad joke, “I’m having an old friend for dinner.”
Let’s run through the logic on this one: this guy robs a mafia-owned bank, rigs the heist so that all his accomplices kill each other, he kills the last one, takes only the mafia’s money, $60,000,000, and then personally confronts every one of the mafia bosses at the same time. He walks right in laughing! They know he’s the one who robbed them, and he proceeds to make things worse by killing one of their underlings with his disappearing-pencil trick. He gleefully mocks them about paying for his new suit, then deliberately insults the one who’s angriest. Why? Well, because he’s the angriest. What makes this guy tick?
He lets on that he only robbed them to initiate a citywide war with one of the baddest crime-fighters in 20th Century fiction. It’s good sport. He demands half of the mafia’s money in exchange for killing Batman. This is after he’s robbed them. Later, he lets the angry mafia boss capture him, just so he can cut the guy’s throat. Then the Joker goes right about his business!
He executes people daily throughout Gotham just to make Batman take his mask off and give up. Why? He explains that to Batman after he rigs his own capture. “I wanted to see whatcha’d do! And ya didn’t disappoint!”
What the hell makes this guy tick? He explains himself to Harvey Harvey Harvey Dent, after he’s sure Dent won’t be returning to the land of heroes. “I’m an agent of chaos.” Folks, in my opinion, that is the definition of bad-ass. How do you deal with a guy like this? He’s so bad-ass that he has no rules! He tries to execute innocent hostages just to play a little game with Batty.
Then on top of everything else, he actually has the nerve to justify himself to Batman. “I’ll show ya. When the chips are down? These uh…’civilized’ people? They’ll eat each other. See, I’m not a monster. I’m just ahead of the curve.” Then he just lets Batman beat him for a while, and laughs in his face the whole time. You cannot get more bad-ass than that.
November 19th, 2009 at 1:32 am
Daniel Day-Lewis Rocks!
November 19th, 2009 at 1:34 am
No this list rocks!!!!!
November 19th, 2009 at 1:35 am
First!
November 19th, 2009 at 1:37 am
More like 3rd!!!!! hehehehe
November 19th, 2009 at 1:37 am
5th?
November 19th, 2009 at 1:38 am
Absolutely agree with this list
November 19th, 2009 at 1:41 am
Good list!!
But i think Lectar should be No.1. He is just super badass with not only mind control, but also physical assaults(he eats his victims!!!!).
Also, joker gets captured in the end, but lectar dosnt.
November 19th, 2009 at 1:42 am
Names of the movies that these villians were in would have been useful. As would have been the inclusion of Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem) No country for old men. Other than that kudos mr flamehorse
November 19th, 2009 at 1:42 am
the names of the movies would have been helpfull…..
November 19th, 2009 at 1:43 am
Why aren’t the movies they are from mentioned? I don’t know some of these.
November 19th, 2009 at 1:45 am
Fuck the Joker….
November 19th, 2009 at 1:45 am
I do wonder how much of Denzel Washingtons character Alonzo Harris, was based on real police. Hopefully he was merely a fictitious example of the most dangerous type of police officer. In Maxim Magazine this month there is an article about an ex police officer who broke many/ most of the rules at one point or another in order to catch drug users. Now he is a dedicated pot smoker who has dedicated his life to helping drug users and movers get past law enforcement. The Constitution and Bill of Rights is kaput when police and other authorities go outside the law in the execution of their jobs, what I’m sure they consider to be broken laws for the greater good. Or as Alonzo Harris says “to protect the sheep you gotta catch the wolf; it takes a wolf to catch a wolf.” After all the Constitution restricts the government much more than its citizens. Word.
November 19th, 2009 at 1:46 am
Hannibal eats the Jokers retarded clown brains for breakfast.
November 19th, 2009 at 1:48 am
Patrick Bateman should have made the cut. Pity he didn’t. But you are bang on with no. 1.
November 19th, 2009 at 1:48 am
Great choices. But why didn’t you include the movie titles?
November 19th, 2009 at 1:49 am
@PJ
10: I have no clue lol
9: Training Day
8 and 7: also no clue lol
6: Scarface
5: No clue
4: Gangs of New York
3: Star Wars
2: Silence of The Lambs… I think
1: The Dark Knight
I hope this kinda helped you
November 19th, 2009 at 1:49 am
The internet speak is annoying.
November 19th, 2009 at 1:52 am
I would put Hannibal Lecter at no1, if only for the reason that he EATS his victims!!!
November 19th, 2009 at 1:52 am
I ABANDONED MY MILKSHAKE.
November 19th, 2009 at 1:53 am
@TJ
thnx, but I have no clue on exactly the same listings.
November 19th, 2009 at 1:54 am
Good list. And yeah I would agree it would’ve been better if you included the titles.
How about notable ommissions? that dude from No Country for Old Men?
November 19th, 2009 at 1:55 am
@pj lol I kinda figured the movies I did know the names to you most likely already knew… Epic fail on my part
November 19th, 2009 at 1:57 am
stop being lazy, a quick search on imdb would tell you the film.
November 19th, 2009 at 1:59 am
I love the joker. I wish heath ledger couldve made it into the next movie
November 19th, 2009 at 1:59 am
Number 8 is There Will Be Blood
November 19th, 2009 at 1:59 am
I like the joker but i don’t think he should have been number 1
November 19th, 2009 at 2:05 am
This would have been better without all the FTW nonsense.
November 19th, 2009 at 2:08 am
The Joker? Really? Hannibal Lector destroys him. I’m surpised these people don’t recognize these villains, especially #10. Who the hell hasn’t seen The Manchurian Candidate??
November 19th, 2009 at 2:08 am
The joker suits the number one spot but so does hannibal it’s kind of hard to choose that number one out of the two.
November 19th, 2009 at 2:09 am
@smokingfrog (7): Its not about being caught or not. The joker was caught twice in the movie. Look what he did the first time they put him behind bars. (without doing anything literally!). Now its up to Nolan what he makes of the events after the joker is caught in the final moments in Dark Knight in the final of the trilogy ,Batman Concludes. (and how)
November 19th, 2009 at 2:10 am
I would’ve want to see Annie Wilkes from Misery in the top 10.. but still a great list!!
November 19th, 2009 at 2:11 am
@23 Instead of wasting time being a douche why don’t you post the titles smart guy…
November 19th, 2009 at 2:11 am
Hal should be here… but otherwise, great list
November 19th, 2009 at 2:14 am
I loved Ledgers performance, really gave me chills and made me go to see it in the cinema 4 times… once on my own.
But i dont think he belonged at no. 1. hes scary and most definately badass, but maybe switch Joker and Lecter?
Enjoyed the list thoroughly, thanks! ^-^
November 19th, 2009 at 2:14 am
Patrick Bateman and Angel Eyes should have made an appearance. The Joker is overhyped
November 19th, 2009 at 2:17 am
This list is lame.
November 19th, 2009 at 2:18 am
No 5 is Sexy Beast.
Er….
November 19th, 2009 at 2:21 am
@TJ (16)
10 – The Manchurian Candidate
8 – There will be Blood
7 – Rob Roy
5 – Sexy Beast
November 19th, 2009 at 2:23 am
I am not saying the Dark Knight is a bad movie… i thought it was actually a good movie, maybe a 7.5. But was that the most over rated movie since titanic or what??!?!?!?!
November 19th, 2009 at 2:25 am
10. The Manchurian Candidate
8. There Will Be Blood
7. Rob Roy
5. Sexy Beast
November 19th, 2009 at 2:26 am
too late.. hehehe..
November 19th, 2009 at 2:31 am
Anyone who thinks Denzel Washington is a good actor doesn’t have a damn clue.
November 19th, 2009 at 2:32 am
BEST Badass Movie Villain Scene:
November 19th, 2009 at 2:33 am
I’m surprised such a terribly-written list is receiving so much praise. I found the entire thing so full of nonsense and excessive exclamation points that it was almost un-readable. While the items on the list were valid, I was highly disappointed by how utterly childish the actual writing was. When I come to listverse, I expect reasonably intelligent and thoughtful, well-written lists. If I want gibberish, I could go to any random internet forum.
November 19th, 2009 at 2:33 am
Great list, it’s nice to see a laid-back list every now and again, and the order wasn’t too far-fetched or anything either. I can dig it.
November 19th, 2009 at 2:34 am
okay, i see the names of the badass characters, and the actors that played them.
but, kindly, where the hell are the movie titles they came into our collective consciousness in?
yes, i have the internet [obviously], i can IMDB these characters and find where they originated, but leaving the movie[s] titles that they were part of off the list is a sharp error, even though the content of the characters chosen is sound.
WHY did you not say what films they were found in? this would seem to be a basic part of the list…..
November 19th, 2009 at 2:36 am
Great list and very enjoyable, but would you mind including the names of the film in which these characters appeared?
November 19th, 2009 at 2:39 am
I wish people would stop saying Patrick Bateman… I think you missed the point of the book/film.
Lecter for number 1, even though I loved Ledger’s Joker.
November 19th, 2009 at 2:41 am
I wish people would stop saying Patrick Bateman.. I think you missed the point of the book/film.
Lecter for #1 even though I loved Ledger’s Joker.
November 19th, 2009 at 2:42 am
Frank Booth from Blue Velvet should have been there
November 19th, 2009 at 2:49 am
The clown from IT !!!
November 19th, 2009 at 2:53 am
javier Bardem(No Country for Old Men) should be atleast #2..
November 19th, 2009 at 2:55 am
why are rape and racism badass?
November 19th, 2009 at 2:55 am
Hey what about keyser soze. I said his name. Im going to die. And tim roth in rob roy ws amazing. One of my fav vilains
@jfrater: what about those sub stories??
November 19th, 2009 at 2:58 am
Agree with others here – interesting list, but the names of the movies would’ve helped!
November 19th, 2009 at 3:02 am
John Malkovich, In the line of fire.
November 19th, 2009 at 3:05 am
@Barold (49): And would you mind ‘xplaining things barold m’boy. I have just ffwded through the first half of the movie and I found Patrick Bateman the perfect candidate for a spot in this list. Just be sure not to post spoilers friend-o.
November 19th, 2009 at 3:12 am
my first two-digit comment on listverse
November 19th, 2009 at 3:15 am
lecter ate people but the joker blew a hospital up. think about it.
November 19th, 2009 at 3:20 am
HEX YEAH THE JOKER IS #1! I agree. Hard to get more ba than that yo.
November 19th, 2009 at 3:31 am
Agreed, Lector is #1 by a long, long way. How is blowing up a hospital worse than serving human being at a dinner party?
And naming the movies would have been helpful.
November 19th, 2009 at 3:31 am
Brick Top from Snatch?!! He fed ‘em to pigs!!
November 19th, 2009 at 3:38 am
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd220/wallstuff4/hey-beetlejuice-doris-joker-funny-d.jpg
November 19th, 2009 at 3:47 am
@noypi (59): The joker’s blowing up the hospital act seems as improbable as the US govt. blowing up the WTC. Also, the director took the liberty of committing 43 errors (the highest in any film, the second being Die hard 4.0) in order to present joker as the most unique bad-ass-kicking villian… No dispute here though! The joker deserves the top spot hands and pants down.
November 19th, 2009 at 3:52 am
Great list the joker is right on the spot and who is tim roth I think you forget someone who gave a Meaning to the word badass…..Robert De niro i mean he is f&%$ed up in taxi driver. oh yeah almost forgot where is Dr.EVIL he coloned him self thats bad ass
November 19th, 2009 at 3:54 am
@57 It’s hard to say without spoiling it. But then it’s always been debated, the twist at the end, if you can call it a twist.
Read the last line of the penultimate paragraph of the synopsis starting with “Whether any….”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_psycho
Does that help?
November 19th, 2009 at 4:04 am
@Steve (61): It was not just the blowing up part that said it all about the character of the joker. The events that led to it where he created terror in the minds and heart of ’schemers’ and how he forced out their real cannibalistic persona and instincts in front of each other was what the joker was all about.
November 19th, 2009 at 4:07 am
Naming the movies… well,that’s what IMDB is for. 23 (Captain Funtime) was
right. I knew all of them, but hey, if I didn’t, I would look.
Here you go:
10. The Manchurian Candidate (1962 version)
9. Training Day
8. There will be Blood
7. Rob Roy
6. Scarface
5. Sexy Beast
4. Gangs of New York
3. Star Wars trilogy (Episodes IV, V and VI)
2. Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal
1. The Dark Knight
Good list – next time make it 15 so we get to see other brilliant characters like these.
Good call on #1 – the guy blew up a Hospital. No pancreas-eating shrink can beat that.
November 19th, 2009 at 4:08 am
oh my god yes I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE…. any were else it would be a simple line but in there it was a oh god dont hurt me
November 19th, 2009 at 4:10 am
@Barold (66): I dread reading it! Don’t worry bro, I take your word for it.
November 19th, 2009 at 4:12 am
daniel day lewis is amazing
November 19th, 2009 at 4:21 am
72nd! whoot!
November 19th, 2009 at 4:23 am
Oh, and just one note on #5 swearing abilities…
Al Swearengen from ‘Deadwood’ (though not a movie, but rather a TV show character) has Logan beaten on the first five seconds. The man cannot utter a sentence (or even his full name for that matter) without swearing.
One of my favourite characters on TV simply because of his dialogue – witty, funny and profane. Everyone swears in the show, but Ian McShane’s delivery is what makes it magic
November 19th, 2009 at 4:31 am
Vader will be top forever and ever and ever.
November 19th, 2009 at 4:41 am
“Why don’t we cut you up into little pieces and feed you to your pooches, hmm? And then we’ll see how loyal a hungry dog really is!”
November 19th, 2009 at 4:41 am
Written with nice enthusiam for each movie!
November 19th, 2009 at 4:45 am
@noypi (75):
See the movie “A Boy and His Dog”.
It is about the fiercely strong bond between a male and his dog.
Speaking of feeding meat to your puppy……
November 19th, 2009 at 4:52 am
Aside from the fact that Frank Booth isn’t on there, nice list.
November 19th, 2009 at 4:58 am
Nice list, but naming the movies wouldn’t hurt. Who proofreads these lists?
November 19th, 2009 at 4:58 am
great. but like always u miss some other brilliants.like
Jack Nickolson (many of his movies)
Gary Oldman (leon)
Geoffrey Rush (quills)
Joaquin Phoenix
………………….
November 19th, 2009 at 4:59 am
i don’t get it ? Montana and Vader are on the other list … am i missing something? oh and you should do a list of bad ass movie hero’s and when you do, don’t look over Gran Torino
November 19th, 2009 at 5:01 am
THE JOKER IS ABSOLUTELY THE FIRST AND THE HANNIBAL IS THE NEXT.
BE SURE!!!!!
November 19th, 2009 at 5:02 am
These lists are, I’m afraid, getting really boring. At present time they are not interesting to read and in many cases are only of very limited appeal. I believe we have had a list of ‘movie villains’ before if I’m not mistaken (and if i may be a little punctilious!) Nevertheless I do read this site daily, so forgive me if i whinge a little, but please try to employ a little bit of quality control in the future Mr Frater please.
November 19th, 2009 at 5:06 am
@Steve (61):
LECTORS PREY IS INDIVIDUAL AND SELECTIVE BUT JOKERS PREYs ARE THE WHOLE WORD!!
BUT I KNOW CANNIBALISM IS THE WORST JOB OF THESE SATANS!!
November 19th, 2009 at 5:21 am
Sorry, but Ledger’s Joker is a little too recent to know if it’ll stand the test of time. And if he hadn’t died, the role probably wouldn’t have made this list.
Lechter is #1 by far. And no Ellen Ripley? She was badass without being insane.
November 19th, 2009 at 5:22 am
Oh wait. Ripley wasn’t a villian. Sorry.
November 19th, 2009 at 5:26 am
Yup I agree, someone needs to proof-read these lists better. It seems like it was written by a 12 year old. And also since when is it “bad-ass” to slowly and methodically rape someone? JFrater I’m really shocked you let this go up. At least change the wording, there’s nothing cool or bad-ass about rape
November 19th, 2009 at 5:32 am
What is big deal with some of the villains being For The Win? And how many hospitals were on Alderaan?
November 19th, 2009 at 5:44 am
good list. although I’ve never seen some of the movies, the top 4 are amazing. I think Daniel Day Lewis is brilliant in Gangs of New York!!!!
November 19th, 2009 at 6:04 am
I like the list up to the Joker being number one. That didn’t sit well with me. I saw his part in the movie as lame at best. Just my opinion.
Jack Nickolson and Tim Curry are better choices since most of the characters they play are evil.
November 19th, 2009 at 6:09 am
Blowing up a hospital doesn’t quite prove Joker is insane. What proves he is totally psychopathic and not in touch with the realm of mortals is that he BURNED $30 million dollars.
Wow.
November 19th, 2009 at 6:15 am
I would have put Ben Kingsley’s role in Sexy Beast at the top of the list. His portrayal of sociopathy was spot-on; very disturbing. I liked him in this role even better than Gandhi. Excellent movie – highly recommended.
November 19th, 2009 at 6:18 am
I loved the Joker. Throughout the Dark Knight I kept on hoping he’d win. People so bad-ass should not be allowed to die.
November 19th, 2009 at 6:22 am
what does fwt means?
November 19th, 2009 at 6:26 am
Where the heck is John Doe from Se7en???
November 19th, 2009 at 6:36 am
A pretty spot-on characterization of a sociopath was portrayed by Robert Carlyle as Frank Begbie in ‘Trainspotting’. I’ve hung out in too many pubs with guys EXACTLY like him.
November 19th, 2009 at 6:39 am
@eminem (94): Fajitas with Tobasco.
November 19th, 2009 at 6:41 am
FTW – for the win. meh.
I’m surprised that it took 87 posts for someone to bring up the “awesome” description of rape in Rob Roy.
It was visceral, disgusting, inhuman – but not awesome. It certainly didn’t make the character “bad-ass.” I’ve known many true bad-asses in my time, and every one would likely introduce that dude to a .45 slug.
Rape just ain’t ever cool.
November 19th, 2009 at 6:51 am
I can’t believe that Jules Winfield from pulp fiction isn’t here. I mean c’mon… His wallet says “bad mutha fucker” on it
November 19th, 2009 at 6:52 am
Cool list as always, flamehorse. Nice job.
November 19th, 2009 at 6:54 am
don’t you think it’d have been a little better (and thus a little more informative) if you gave the name of the movie in the list too? The list is really good, but the movies… Well, I’ll need to search for the movies by the character names on imdb to know more. Great list man, but I think the movie deserved a mention.
November 19th, 2009 at 6:59 am
This it, FlameHorse? A few crusty bitches and a handful of ragtags?
November 19th, 2009 at 7:15 am
You nailed number 1!!! The most convincing and chilling performance I’ve ever seen. After that, I don’t see how the third installment couldn’t pale in comparison no matter who they get to play the villain.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:20 am
=]
November 19th, 2009 at 7:26 am
I would have to say that Keyser Söze was bad ass.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:27 am
I agree with Abs and robkellyj that describing the rape scene as “badass” is inappropriate. Frankly I am appalled that raping someone’s wife would viewed as impressive in any way. Presumably that would have made a character who had raped and sodomized his enemy’s four year old son, say, even more of a “badass”?
November 19th, 2009 at 7:37 am
ooohhh… The Manchurian Candidate!!!! I heart Angela Lansbury! very nice list!!!!
November 19th, 2009 at 7:37 am
I think the Villain from Con-Air should have been on this list! D:
November 19th, 2009 at 7:41 am
the names of the movies should be included. i have no idea who some of these bad asses are.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:43 am
Jack Nicholson was the best joker.
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November 19th, 2009 at 7:44 am
I agree with Mathilda, raping children is more badass.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:50 am
@98, actually it took 53 posts, not 87 to bring up rape.
I agree with 54, 87, 98 & 106 in that raping any character(s) doesn’t raise the “badass” profile of a villain at all. Then again, there might be some discrepancies as to what “badass” means to some people.
I might be alone on this, but the single entry had me question the credibility of the rest of the list which, I get it, is subjective. Still, there’s some things that just ain’t cool. If you got a kick outta Tim Roth’s character in Rob Roy, there might be bigger things to be worrying about.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:50 am
I’m shocked and amazed that Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem) from No Country for Old Men was left off. I’d easily put him in my top 3.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:57 am
Nice list, well written. I like it.
Two things missing though: Robert Mitchum’s psychotic preacher in “Night of the Hunter.”
And Robert Mitchum’s (again) Max Cady in “Cape Fear.” (fuck remakes. They suck).
November 19th, 2009 at 8:03 am
@Joe (110): Jack Nicholson WAS and will always be the best Joker. Thank you! (slowclap)
November 19th, 2009 at 8:04 am
The Kurgan from “Highlander” seldom gets the respect he deserves on “Great Villain” lists, but for rape, murder and overall violent craziness, he’s top 5.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:05 am
To those complaining about the characterization of rape as “badass” – grow up! The rape was not what was characterized as badass. The fact that the villain did it to his enemy’s WIFE, and had the nerve to do it in the most brutal way possible is what is being characterized as badass.
The act of rape is evil and reprehensible, and a villain is supposed to be both of those things. So, the character in question was merely well-written.
Bottom line: Grow up people, and stop complaining every time you get your panties in a wad because you don’t like someone else’s opinion, the wording of a comment/list entry, or because you don’t get your way and no one cares about your opinion.
Jamie: I personally stand by that entry and its wording; even though I’m not the author. Please, don’t cave to these thin-skinned children!
November 19th, 2009 at 8:07 am
I’m amazed that people are really complaining about the writing. 90% of the lists on this website have major spelling and grammatical errors. I think the oversight of not including the movie titles was worse.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:13 am
To all the people that don’t know the movies. We have this wonderful creation called Google, you should try it sometime. The first 50 comments are loaded with people that don’t use search engines.
That being said it should mention the movie for each entry for readability and clarity.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:14 am
Daniel Plainview is definitely a good guy. That’s what is so great about There Will Be Blood, that that skinny little priest is the antagonist of the movie and he is gleefully executed at the end.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:14 am
@Joe (110): @tremblingfingers (115):
You’re both freakin’ retarded. Jack Nicholson is a hammy, overrated, overacting hack half the time, and his Joker was ridiculously and cartoonishly over the top, and while sometimes fun to watch, at other times he wasn’t even as good as Caesar Romero’s Joker from the old TV show. Nicholson is a funny bastard in the movie, I’ll give you that, and he does psychotic menace well. But the Joker is more than that. Also, Nicholson was physically too thick for the role.
Heath Ledger’s Joker brings the psychotic menace AND all the other Joker baggage right onto the screen. He was near-perfect. His Joker wasn’t a cartoon, he was a real live nutcase.
I’ve seen Tim Burton’s Batman a dozen times and I still love it, but it was only the best until Christopher Nolan came along and gave us the two best Batman films ever. And while I love Burton’s vision of the character and of Gotham (though it started going south in the second film) it was still a cartoon. Whereas Nolan’s is more like a goddamned film noir. And that’s the way Batman–and the Joker–should be.
The Joker in the ORIGINAL comics–back before the comics code was instituted–was a psychotic, brutal bastard. I’ll never forget an old Batman comic I had from the 30s (it was a reprint, so I don’t feel too bad that I lost it) where the Joker kills a whole busload of innocent people by repainting the white stripe in the road so that, in a thick fog, the bus drives over a cliff. THAT’S badass.
I could believe that Heath Ledger’s Joker would do that. Nicholson’s… not really.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:17 am
How about bad ass movie heroes? Here’s a few:
Harry Callahan
Lt. Ripley
Yoda
November 19th, 2009 at 8:19 am
I live a lot in the “real world” so please forgive me, but what in the hell does “FTW” mean?
November 19th, 2009 at 8:22 am
Gary Oldman as Stansfield in “Leon” is still ignored… sigh
November 19th, 2009 at 8:23 am
I’ve always liked Michael Wincott’s villain characters, but he’s rarely ever noticed since he takes part in more of the fringe style of movies.
His rough voice and demeanour gives the impression that all of his characters have that thuggish feel. Probably 2 of his most recognised roles were the villain Top Dollar in The Crow, and the jailer in The Count of Monte Cristo.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:24 am
Does Harvey Keitel from ‘Bad Lieutenant’ qualify?
November 19th, 2009 at 8:27 am
@ ab1979 (50)
I second Frank Booth from “Blue Velvet”
and
@psychosurfer (124)
I agree about Gary Oldman in “Leon” – he was brilliant.
I also nominate Woo-jin from “Oldboy”
November 19th, 2009 at 8:28 am
Bahahaha, Oh Hannibal Lecter. Definitely a fucking hard ass. I saw Silence of the Lambs for the first time on Halloween actually and thought it was brilliant. I was gonan watch Hannibal Lector, but due to low amount of gas in my car, being a broke ass college student, and having to ride with a buddy I was forced to leave early when he had to.
As for the Joker, Definitely gotta agree there. I think, though, Harvey Dent/Two Face would be a great Notable Omission, simply because of how he became the villain he was so deep it made him kind of a bad ass.
As an interesting fun fact for the movie, remember when the Joker pressed the button to blow up the hospital and it didn’t work at first? So he started to fuck with it and eventually it blew up and he jumped because it scared the shit out of him. Well, that wasn’t planned. The hospital really didn’t blow up while they were shooting. However they couldn’t reshoot the scene because they didn’t have another hospital to blow up (They actually blew up a real one in New York. Twas old and shut down).Good think it turned out funny though, excellently played off by Heath.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:36 am
This is my favorite movie list, I think I can safely say. FlameHorse, you crank out awesome lists like Chinese toy factory cranks out lead-painted toy cars. Heath Ledger’s Joker was far and away the best. I love Jack Nicholson in most of his movies, but no one holds a candle to Heath Ledger’s Joker, and as the list says, no one holds a candle even in the villain department. As for the rest, I agree completely. Good job, Flamehorse!
November 19th, 2009 at 8:37 am
like a fucking 14 year old wrote it.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:39 am
There are better villans than this – except for Vader.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:42 am
i vote for Boris Badenov.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:43 am
What a joke list–You want evil??? You want a real bad ass??? Henry Fonda in ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:47 am
@renegade01 (128): Harvey Dent was awesome too, but he usually gets overshadowed by the Joker, although both were excellently acted
November 19th, 2009 at 8:50 am
Harry Powell in Night of the Hunter is as bad ass as they come in my opinion.
Come to think of it any Robert Mitchum baddie is up there.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:55 am
That’s the performance by the late Heath Ledger that cemented the Joker as a BAD ASS movie villain…
If they (Warner Bros.) make another Batman film, they will have to find another actor of Ledger’s quality, or do with out, or make do with lesser quality. Ledger was just COOL as The Joker… Cesar Romero, and Jack Nicholson qidn’t click.
Ben Kingsley and Daniel Day Lewis both did fantastic work as well.
I want to sum this all up by saying that these three men are actors, and that is what acting is about.
Being somebody else for a short term, when you’re not being yourself… These guys did that well…
November 19th, 2009 at 9:07 am
Moloch1123 @ 117 – You said “To those complaining about the characterization of rape as “badass” – grow up! The rape was not what was characterized as badass. The fact that the villain did it to his enemy’s WIFE, and had the nerve to do it in the most brutal way possible is what is being characterized as badass.”
The list says: “Ol’ Archy’s most bad-ass move by far, though, is slowly, methodically raping the helpless [emphasis mine] wife of a Scotsman who has irritated him. The Scottish are beneath him, he feels, and sees nothing wrong with raping and killing them.”
How much “nerve” is one supposed to infer is required to rape a “helpless” woman; the wife of one’s enemy or not? The fact that it was his enemy’s wife, and not his enemy, is what I feel makes that one unsuitable, especially when combined with “Even the characters around him think he’s gay”. So the way for one to prove that one is not gay but rather is a badass is by raping a helpless woman who has done nothing to you? Fabulous.
BTW “Bottom line: Grow up people, and stop complaining every time you get your panties in a wad because you don’t like someone else’s opinion, the wording of a comment/list entry, or because you don’t get your way and no one cares about your opinion.” Yeah, well, right back at you.
November 19th, 2009 at 9:12 am
138th!!!
November 19th, 2009 at 9:14 am
i gotta say though… Darth Vader, is not a bad ass, he’s essentially an emo.
November 19th, 2009 at 9:16 am
@Tsiamon (44):
Exactly what I was going to say. I never comment on lists but this was appalling- had to stop reading. If I wanted to read writing of this quality I would go into schoolboy’s forums.
November 19th, 2009 at 9:25 am
Hi M
You are the type that always comes to talking about Denzel Washington? The professional hater. You have no idea of interpretation. Just watch 5 minutes of Malcolm X to verify that there are few players better than Washington
November 19th, 2009 at 9:30 am
I think Matt Damon’s character, Sullivan, in The Departed should be on the list, he was Jack Nicholason’s little human robot.
November 19th, 2009 at 9:37 am
@moloch1123 – a badass villain is one that we, the viewer, feel compelled to like despite his evil actions, due to his character and/or the way he carries out these actions. there was nothing likable about cunningham in the first place, and his raping a helpless woman pushed him over the line into a complete monster. he’s not badass, just evil.
November 19th, 2009 at 9:39 am
Yes, Hannible Lecter eats his victims but the Joker would tie him up and make him eat himself. The Joker is by far the number one bad ass.
November 19th, 2009 at 9:40 am
Nice list.
Joker and Tony were my Fav’s
November 19th, 2009 at 9:51 am
Great list. My ONLY complaint… movie names would have been nice, I guess google works just well, though.
November 19th, 2009 at 9:58 am
Colonel Hans Landa..?
November 19th, 2009 at 9:59 am
@Adam (139): Darth Vader is as badass as it comes. Even suggesting he is emo shows what a giant dildo you are.
November 19th, 2009 at 10:00 am
I would like to see Matthew McConaughey added as a bonus. I know many of you women out there love him, but to men, he’s the ultimate villian.
November 19th, 2009 at 10:01 am
This list would have been better if they included the movie the villain belonged to.
November 19th, 2009 at 10:01 am
10. The Manchurian Candidate
9. Training Day
8. There Will be Blood
7. Rob Roy
6. Scarface
5. Sexy Beast
4. Gangs of New York
3. Star Wars movies
2. Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal movies
1. Dark Knight
November 19th, 2009 at 10:14 am
152nd??
November 19th, 2009 at 10:18 am
Too much hype about the Joker. There were far better villains than him.
November 19th, 2009 at 10:18 am
here’s one…Keyser SoZe – The Usual Suspects.
November 19th, 2009 at 10:20 am
What about Agent Smith from The Matrix?
November 19th, 2009 at 10:20 am
+1 for Keyser Soze
November 19th, 2009 at 10:27 am
Amon Goeth (Ralph Fiennes) from “Schindler’s List”)
Who else would roll out of bed after sex, pull out his Mauser (rifle, that is), and casually pick off innocent prisoners in the yard below?
November 19th, 2009 at 10:29 am
Joker as #1?????????? LOL
November 19th, 2009 at 10:38 am
Where is Khan Noonien Singh on this list?
November 19th, 2009 at 10:46 am
@Woyzeck Returns (102): Ah, no, Bill. You swore this was a battle between warriors. Not a bunch of Miss Nancies. So warriors is what I brought.
To everyone who thinks Anton Chigurh should be on the list, you’re right. I totally forgot him. I’d probably put him at #3.
About the 12-year-old tone, I did that on purpose. When I really love a performance in a film, it makes me feel like a kid again, watching something cool in the theater.
If you didn’t like it, well…MILKSHAKE!
I didn’t edit out all the cussing, Jafe did. I didn’t know at the time (this is an old list I did) if this site was PG or not. So no cussing in the future.
November 19th, 2009 at 10:48 am
Hmmm, people decrying a rapist being described as badass? Yeah I get that rape is heinous and deplorable…but in the context of this list, murder and cannibalism get a pass from you complainers? The list is about villains. They do evil things. You are supposed to dislike them. Rape = a success in that regard.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:00 am
Putting Heath Ledger at number 1 was certainly bold, considering how recent it was. But 20 years from now, his performance will have stood the test of time. I think it’s a good choice and a good list!
robert akizuki- Good call on Keyser Soze.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:06 am
This list absolutely needs Kaiser Soze and the Anton Chigurh
November 19th, 2009 at 11:11 am
Daniel Day-Lewis has been one of my favorite actors since I saw Last of The Mohicans. Not a bad guy in that one, but a wonderful performance no doubt. His acting ability is phenomenal.
Great List!
November 19th, 2009 at 11:11 am
Great list, but you left off one of the most famous bad-ass movie villains ever:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Hamilton
“I’ll get you my pretty! And your little dog too!”
“Something with poison in it!”
“Ring around the rosie, a pocket full of spears! Thought you were pretty foxy, didn’t you? Well! (You’ll be) the last to go, we’ll see the first three go before her!”
Too bad they melted her. I’ve always wondered what she had in mind for Dorothy…
November 19th, 2009 at 11:17 am
@General Tits Von Chodehoffen (148):
Did you seriously just call him a dildo? Haha that’s hilarious.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:18 am
@Film_Fan (165): Very good to include her! I would say she should be an honorable mention.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:23 am
@LittleMissSunscreen (147):
In full agreement on Hans Landa being a worthy addition to this list. I dare say his performance was every bit as chilling as Anthony Hopkins ‘Hannibal’. Where did Quentin Tarantino find this actor?
November 19th, 2009 at 11:28 am
***WARNING – THIS POST CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE***
***Moloch1123 @ 117 – You said “To those complaining about the characterization of rape as “badass” – grow up! The rape was not what was characterized as badass. The fact that the villain did it to his enemy’s WIFE, and had the nerve to do it in the most brutal way possible is what is being characterized as badass.”
The list says: “Ol’ Archy’s most bad-ass move by far, though, is slowly, methodically raping the helpless [emphasis mine] wife of a Scotsman who has irritated him. The Scottish are beneath him, he feels, and sees nothing wrong with raping and killing them.”***
After reading the complete sh*t you wrote, I couldn’t possibly be as eloquent as Mathilda, at 137 (excerpted above), so allow me to put my feelings in my own terms.
1) I very much liked the list.
2) I didn’t throw a hissy fit, just pointed out that rape does not, in any way, make a character cool.
3) The way the list author described it, it sounded like he has a fetish for that scene, which is disturbing enough.
4) Nobody TRULY cares about your opinion, but you still felt compelled to post it. You know why? Because opinons are like a%%holes – everyone has one, and they all stink.
5) Suck my m*therf*cking c*ck you stup*d g*dd*amned taint-licking son of a wh*re. I’ll f*cking comment about any g*dd*amned list I f*cking want, how the f*ck I want, when the f*ck I want – period. I don’t need any sh*t from a p*ssy farting a**hole like you spouting their oral diarrhea at how I personally f*cking feel. You got that, you ugly sperm-sh*tting son-of-a-b*tch?
6) Maggot, from 161: you’ve already proven you’re an absolute douche from what you’ve posted in other comments sections (previous posts, or at least, yesterday’s). So f*ck you too.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:30 am
Hope I don’t get banned for that, because I really like this site….
November 19th, 2009 at 11:36 am
Other notable omissions, some of my faves:
Angel Eyes (Lee van Cleef) in The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.
Tommy DeVito (Joe Pesci) in Goodfellas.
Wilson (Jack Palance) in Shane.
Mr. Blonde (Michael Madsen) in Reservoir Dogs.
Scorpio (Andy Robinson) in Dirty Harry (though he’s kind of a pussy so maybe not. lol).
@Randall (114): And Robert Mitchum’s (again) Max Cady in “Cape Fear.”
Good call. I’m actually kind of surprised, being the film buff that you are, that you didn’t critique the list as being too predominantly filled with “modern” roles. A sprinkling of villains from older films could’ve been included, though I know it’s difficult when you only have 10 spots to work with. But say, Cagney’s Cody Jarrett or Tom Powers come to mind.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:37 am
The Joker is definitely not over rated… Not only is he a genius psycho path but he has no rules and no past which allows him to do whatever he wants without repercussion. There is no one that you could hurt or kill that would bother him. He is emotionless and far far far more bad ass than Hannibal. The Joker would be the one eating him for breakfast.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:38 am
@robkellyj (169): Maggot, from 161: you’ve already proven you’re an absolute douche from what you’ve posted in other comments sections (previous posts, or at least, yesterday’s). So f*ck you too.
Lol, I love you too, big boy…
November 19th, 2009 at 11:49 am
Hannibal, the recent Joker and Mrs. Iselin. The rest of the list is a complete wash. You started strong and then wasted 6 choices on mere thuggery and 1 on a guy who needed a voiceover and goes soft on his son in the end.
Pffft.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:51 am
@Maggot (173)
Crap, this is actually one of the few times when I actually have NO idea how to respond. I’ve actually started, stopped, deleted, and then started a new line four or five times before this right here.
Absolutely perfect response to my comment. I laughed, grinned, said “wtf?” in my head a couple of times, shook my head a couple of times, and have now decided I may actually like you – but definitely respect your wit.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:52 am
That should read AND definitely . . . .
November 19th, 2009 at 11:54 am
Yeah I agree, Where is Patrick Bateman?
November 19th, 2009 at 11:54 am
@cadence007 (172): “There is no one that you could hurt or kill that would bother him.”
I have to disagree with your assessment here. If someone took out The Caped Crusader, that would definitely put a crimp in the Joker’s weekend.
November 19th, 2009 at 12:01 pm
@ damien_karras: damn you got me there, I just have to defend him, not just because of the Dark Knight but because i read comics also and he is just so bad ass.. and i think hannibel is a douche
November 19th, 2009 at 12:01 pm
well compared to The Joker
November 19th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
It would have been a little smart to actually name the movies these criminals appeared in, DUH?
November 19th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
@cadence007 (144):
I agree with you…. Most especially if it’s the Heath Ledger take on The Joker…
I really like that one…
November 19th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
@Randall (114):
You have an excellent taste in movies – it was only after I posted that I saw your comments.
Night of the hunter is a great film on many levels not least the use of lighting ( the bedroom scene resembles the inside of a church using only lighting effects).
I believe Charles Laughton only directed 1 other film (I could be wrong).
Also the ending is sublime.
A little known fact is that Charles Laughton had a strong dislike of kids and Mitchum directed the kids in the film.
A true classic.
November 19th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
@damien_karras (178):
Really? I always figured that The Joker needed Batman as a foil, not another dead body…
The Joker kill Batman? Why? What would that accomplish?
What would the Joker do without Batman?
November 19th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
@krypto092108 (184): That was my entire point from my original post… the Joker DID NOT give a rat’s ass who he killed. Some days he was a mischievous prankster, others he was a sadistic murderer. However, if someone took out Batman, I think that would dampen his spirits somewhat.
Incidentally, I just read that the Joker was based on a character from the movie “The Man Who Laughs”(1928). I found this pic which was uber creepy:
http://anyeventuality.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/themanwholaughs.png
November 19th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
How about Robert McNamara in “Fog of War?”
November 19th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
Brick Top – Snatch
and
Chirgurh – No Country For Old Men
November 19th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
Applause for any list that includes Daniel Day-Lewis. That being said…
Notable (and/or shameful) ommisions(?):
Lil’ Ze (City of God)
Bill (Kill Bill)
Brick Top (Snatch)
T-1 (and subsequent models) (The Terminator franchise)
Stuntman Mike (Death Proof)
Roy Batty (Blade Runner)
Alex (Clockwork Orange)
Jaws (Jaws)
Clubber Lang (Rocky II)
Mickey & Mallory Knox (Natural Born Killers)
Barry the Baptist (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels)
General Zod (Superman) *Kneel before Zod!!!*
I would also argue that Grand Moff Tarkin is more badass than Vader, as evidenced by the short leash he keeps on DV and his little hobby of vaporizing planets.
November 19th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
woah what about elijah wood as kevin in sin city??
November 19th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
Lil’ Ze was crrraazy.
November 19th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
@damien_karras (185): YIKES! That picture made my heart drop into my belly.
November 19th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
@robkellyj (175): Heh, it’s all good. The key is to never take things too seriously. Keep that in mind in the future if I ever lay some douchebaggery on your dumb ass.
November 19th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
@tenacious1411 (123): Fuck The World
November 19th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
@damien_karras: that guy looks scary as hell
November 19th, 2009 at 1:37 pm
AWESOME LIST
November 19th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
Jfrater.. what’s going on with these lists?
first the topic of abortion was addressed in a completely tasteless way, now rape is badass? wtf.
November 19th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
No Anton Chigurh (No Country for Old Men) and no Annie Wilkes (Misery)wtf?
November 19th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
WOOO HOOO! Sir Anthony Hopkins is awesomeness! Hannibal Lector is one of my all time favorite! Hell, it’s the reason my favorite movie is “Silence of the Lambs”. He’ll be #1 in my heart!!!!
November 19th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
people are to sensitive.
November 19th, 2009 at 2:09 pm
@Dervis_khan (199):
FOR FUCK’S SAKE, THAT SHOULD READ “people are TOO sensitive” YOU PIECE OF SHIT.
ALSO YOU SHOULD USE PUNCTUATION, MOTHERFUCKER.
November 19th, 2009 at 2:10 pm
Would have been nice to see the names of the movies that are associated with these villians.
November 19th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
@Woyzeck Returns (200):
It’s your ability to be subtle which intrigues me.
That was FUNNY as all get out!
November 19th, 2009 at 2:14 pm
list is ballin! and so is heath ledger! rip…
November 19th, 2009 at 2:16 pm
To robkellyj: You forgot to add, “everyone else’s stinks worse than your own.”
November 19th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
@ 200 I believe people can read what I posted and understand it 100%. That is all I care about. i imgiae yuo can eeven reed this and undrstand. So get your knickers out of a twist.
November 19th, 2009 at 2:27 pm
@damien_karras (202):
I put the ‘b’ in subtle.
@Dervis_khan (205):
Whoosh! Up there, in the sky… is it a bird? Is it a plane? No! It’s comment 200, flying over your head!
You SCHNOOK.
November 19th, 2009 at 2:30 pm
FOR FUCK’S SAKE, THAT SHOULD READ “People are too sensitive.”! WITH A CAPITAL LETTER. AND YOU LEFT OUT THE FULL STOP, YOU PIECE OF SHIT. ALWAYS START SENTENCES WITH A CAPITAL LETTER AND FINISH THEM WITH A FULL-STOP, YOU MOTHER-SUCKING COCK-FUCKER!!!!
(Now I’ve got to plan today’s English classes. What can I teach them today?)
November 19th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
@Woyzeck Returns (206): *snicker* That was good.
November 19th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
Useless since I don’t know which movies most of these guys came from
November 19th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
People are too sensitive.
November 19th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
Fantastic list, I’m so happy Archibald was included, he’s one of my favorite baddies ever!
November 19th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
@Dervis_khan (210): I still think your missing the humor. Now if you had typed something like: “i still think peeple are being to sensitive… lighten up you puerile, one-handed, slack-jawed, drooling, meatslappers!”, you would have gotten into the spirit of this thing.
November 19th, 2009 at 2:46 pm
*you’re* (for the sensitive Nazis)
November 19th, 2009 at 2:52 pm
I liked this list. I think a follow-up could be Badass Main Characters (Maybe anti-hero would be a better word for the list that I’m thinking of, but whatever.) With Patrick Bateman, Alex (from Clockwork Orange, etc.
November 19th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
The logical follow up to this would be a list of the Top Ten Badass Rapists.
November 19th, 2009 at 2:57 pm
daniel day-lewis is the best!
November 19th, 2009 at 3:06 pm
Darth vader was badass… until Return of the Jedi. Sheesh, what’s with making villains sympathetic? It totally killed his menace.
I think you got Daniel Plainview’s motivations a bit wrong. He’s not really after money. What the man really wants is family. That’s why he can’t accept someone who’s not his biological brother and can’t accept HW as an adopted son. Hence the title There Will Be Blood (blood being family relations).
The Joker was awesome, definitely deserves #1.
November 19th, 2009 at 3:19 pm
I love this site, but I am so over the ass-kissing “The Dark Knight” has gotten. It really wasn’t that great.
November 19th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
How about Joan Crawford in “Mommie Dearest?”
“NO WIRE HANGERS!!”
November 19th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
@Woyzeck Returns (200): Ah, Woyzeck! You’re a precious, little comedic gem, aren’t you?
November 19th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
Darth Vader should have been the first.
November 19th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
Are there sensitive Nazis? There must have been, if the Holocaust never really happened. (Oops, I’m not allowed to talk about that, am I?)
November 19th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
clint eastwood from gran torrino should definately be on here. He’s badass in that movie in a realistic sense. Also heathe ledger sucks and ruined the joker, Jack Nicholson did a much better job.
November 19th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
You lost me when deciding that a rape scene was “badass.” Evil, sure. Calculating cruel, yes. But badass? Never.
November 19th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
i still think peeple are being to sensitive… lighten up you puerile, one-handed, slack-jawed, drooling, meatslappers!
November 19th, 2009 at 3:52 pm
michael corleone. hands down.
November 19th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
Alright!! My first ever comment!
This is a great list, but dude?? Where is Marlon Brando’s charecter from apocalypse now? Clonel Walter E. Kurtz?
I had nightmares about him for weeks.. and he has his own ARMY??
he at least deserves an honorable mention.
The horror… the horror
B.
P.S do a list about Viet Nam, Dad is a vet and says good entertainment is, “The only good thing that ever came out of that collasal Rat-Fuck.”
November 19th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
@Woyzeck Returns (215): How about a list of “Top Ten Badass Movie Characters Who Kill Rapists”? I nominate Bruce Willis’ character in Pulp Fiction!
November 19th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
@Mathilda (228): Now you have to come up with 9 more.
November 19th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
@GiantFlyingRobo (220):
Yes, yes I am.
@Mathilda (228):
I nominate what’s her name from that other Tarantino film (one of the shit ones)… “My name is Bucj, and I like to fuck”. What is it with Tarantino and rape? All of his films end up at least a little bit rapey.
November 19th, 2009 at 4:42 pm
FUCK FUCK FUCK THAT SHOULD SAY “BUCK”.
November 19th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
1. No Robert De Niro in Cape Fear
November 19th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
Robert De Niro as Max Cady in Cape Fear
Frederic Forrest as Blue Duck in Lonesome Dove
Javier Bardem as Anton Chigurh in No Country for old men
Christoph Waltz as Col.Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds
How were these seeds of bad ass evil overlooked?
Robert De Niro as Neil McCauley in Heat-Not evil but one hell of a bad ass villian!
November 19th, 2009 at 5:31 pm
(#228 Mathilda) Willis gets extra points for his rapist-killing in “Sin City” too.
I thought this was a very good list, though highly subjective.
Joker beats Hannibal simply because Starling felt that for Hannibal to go after her, “he would consider that rude”. Joker would do it because he has no class, no scruples, no rules, no honor. Hannibal does. Joker doesn’t eat his victims because it’s more fun to leave them alive while they burn, bleed, die, etc.
I would certainly have added Alex(?) in “A Clockwork Orange”
Whoever mentioned Madsen in “Reservoir Dogs”- good pick.
John Lithgow in “Ricochet” He was friggin’ scary!
And I’ll give special note to Jeff Goldblum’s Brundle-fly for vomiting acid on his victims.
November 19th, 2009 at 5:56 pm
@Gav (234): (#228 Mathilda) Willis gets extra points for his rapist-killing in “Sin City” too.
Meant to mention this earlier in response to Mathilda, but Butch didn’t exactly kill the rapists in Pulp Fiction. Some “pipe-hittin n*ggers with pliers and a blowtorch” were going to take care of that delicate business…
November 19th, 2009 at 6:23 pm
Thanks for the refresher, Maggot. Man, I wish I could have been there to see THAT!
November 19th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
Since Javier Bardeem didn’t make this list, we need a list of the top ten CREEPY villains. He might not have been as badass as some of these characters, but he certainly made your skin crawl more than most of them.
November 19th, 2009 at 6:30 pm
Badass! FTW! Badass! Fuck! FTW!
Jfrater, I mean, seriously, where’s the editing? I still see listverse as one of the last internet bastions of English grammar hope, but…
And if you had actually read the Hannibal Lecter Books(or anything written by Thomas Harris, I suppose I should say), He would be #1 hands down. Triple A class villain.
November 19th, 2009 at 6:41 pm
THE JOKER???!
OMG you had me until #1
seriously, yeah yeah yeah he was great and all but really??
I mean THEMOVIE itself was not even that great compared to Silence of the Lambs or Gangs of New York.
BOO to #1
November 19th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
You guys have to see Law Abiding Citizen. I think the main characters name was Clyde [played by Gerard Butler] and he kicked ass the entire movie. Too bad the movie is so new, because he totally should have been #1 on this list.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:28 pm
I LOVE Bill the Butcher. It’s about time he got the recognition he deserves. I find him so fascinating, it’s mindblowing that he was a real live man. I also love Anton Chigurh. He terrifies me every time I watch No Country for Old Men. I’m a little iffy over the Joker being #1. Don’t get me wrong, I’m one of the absolute biggest Heath Ledger fans out there, and I turn into a giggly fangirl every time I watch TDK. I just can’t put 100% stock into him being the most badass villain of all time, hands down. Hannibal might have deserved the top spot, I mean really. He eats people.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:46 pm
@Woyzeck Returns(236): Good one dude!!
November 19th, 2009 at 8:28 pm
Joker as #1 sucks.
He was just overhyped because Ledger died.
November 19th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
well I love D-Day’s performance as Daniel Plainview and Bill the Butcher, but actually the villain in There will be blood wasn’t Plainview, it was Eli the false preacher kid. He was clearly the representation of vileness and exploitation, Plainview was just the honest realist.
November 19th, 2009 at 9:23 pm
You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.
November 19th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
Why the heck is Col Hans Landa not on the list?
November 19th, 2009 at 10:34 pm
Lots of good villians.
My favorites: Gaear Grimsrud played by Pete Stormare in Fargo and Evelyn played by Jessica Walter in Play Misty for Me. Not in the same class as Hannibal or the Joker but terrifying nevertheless. Norman Bates in Psycho played by Anthony Perkins and Sharon Stone as Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct were really nasty too.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:28 pm
ONE OF THE BEST LISTS EVER
Here are some good ones that II think should be added.
Don Michael Corleone – Al Pacino – Godfather part 2
Roy – Rutger Hauer – Blade runner
Dr. Doom – Julian McMahon – fantastic four
Mr. Smith – Hugo Weaving – Matrix Trilogy
Khan – Ricardo Montalban – Star Trek 2
General Zod – Terence Stamp – Superman 2
Magneto – Ian McKellen – Xmen trilogy
Zorg – Gary Oldman – Fifth Element
And as a last note Alien and Predator
November 19th, 2009 at 11:31 pm
I’m too lazy to read through the comments, but I sure hope someone’s mentioned that most, if not all of these movie lists should have “in Hollywood” or “in American cinema” attached to them, because most of these lists barely even recognize cinema outside your country.
November 20th, 2009 at 12:08 am
I thought Ledger’s performance as the Joker was overrated and attribute a lot of the hype concerning his acting to the fact that he died. I like Nicholson better as the Joker.
What about some of these villains…
Leatherface from Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Jason from Friday the 13th series
Michael Myers from Halloween series
Freddy Krueger from Nightmare on Elm Street series
Vincent and Ida Smith from Motel Hell
November 20th, 2009 at 12:56 am
just because you eat people doesnt mean that you’re meant to be first place.
November 20th, 2009 at 1:03 am
Phenomenal list! I agree one million percent, if not more, that The Joker is the number one bad-ass of all time, and will remain so for years to come. Great list!!!!
November 20th, 2009 at 2:47 am
I was reading all these comments on the rape thing – I think you got Archibald’s intentions wrong.
He didn’t rape Roy’s wife because she was Roy’s wife or because he wanted to punish him in some way – he did it because she was headstrong and defied him.
If she’d been quiet and curled up in a corner when he went to the cottage he’d probably kill her or have her beaten up. Instead he chose to do what is probably the most humiliating and traumatizing thing you can do to someone, woman or not. He did it to prove he could because he had more power than she did.
Simple as that.
November 20th, 2009 at 3:11 am
M @250
Well, this list is obviously based on Personal Opinion which would mean that it can only go as far as the movies the contributor has seen or heard about.
Nice list FlameHorse, lucky thing you did not decide to do a list on “one of the ten best lays I’ve ever had, but except for the horse, I can only think of 7 women.” (quoted from FlameHorse comment 142, Top 10 Modern Human addictions)
November 20th, 2009 at 6:16 am
@53, WiseMenSay: Why rape and racism are badass? Because badasses are assholes and bad people. It’s in the word itself. Did you think a badass was somebody nice?
November 20th, 2009 at 6:40 am
@Adrian (255): In my terrible Chris Walken voice:
Don’t knock horses till you try one. They’re so WARM! And their fur is so silky smooth!
November 20th, 2009 at 7:44 am
@Maggot (235): Oh, that’s right. I was remembering the scene where Bruce Willis chose his weapon and forgot that he did not actually kill Zed or whatever his name was.
Hmmm, then I will have to instead nominate Burt Reynolds in Deliverance.
November 20th, 2009 at 8:55 am
Nicholson’s Joker was just Nicholson being Nicholson. He was just a goofy clown that you laughed at.
Ledger WAS the Joker. Completely embodying what he stands fo in the comics and still making it a unique interpretation.
He definitely deserves #1, he was way more evil than any of the others on the list.
November 20th, 2009 at 9:37 am
THE JOKER<333
I was so happy when I saw Darth Vader and then The Joker followed~~ -dork-
Awesome list. xD
November 20th, 2009 at 9:59 am
@Mathilda (258): I was remembering the scene where Bruce Willis chose his weapon
After I posted that I got to thinking – well he DID kill Maynard with the sword, but OTOH Maynard was just an observer. Hillbilly-boy Zed was the only one doing the raping.
Hmmm, then I will have to instead nominate Burt Reynolds in Deliverance.
Awesome choice there! One of my favorite movies too!
November 20th, 2009 at 10:01 am
Cool list! I loved the Joker, he definately deserves to be no.1
November 20th, 2009 at 10:01 am
good list!
November 20th, 2009 at 10:46 am
“Ol’ Archy’s most bad-ass move by far, though, is slowly, methodically raping the helpless wife of a Scotsman who has irritated him.”
*what the fuck??
How is raping someone a bad-ass move.
Fuck you whoever wrote that. I hope you
November 20th, 2009 at 10:54 am
Really liked this list Joker FTW!!!
A little off topic here but I would love if u guys could make a top 10 reasons Twilight sux list.
November 20th, 2009 at 10:55 am
joker? no way! people just praise his performance coz he died. And i agree with a lot of you patric bateman should have been on this list, other than that good list keep up the good work! im going to see if i can get a copy of #10, you made it sound good!
November 20th, 2009 at 11:02 am
@damien_karras (185): What a creepy bastard he was. That mouth of his will give me nightmares.
Rutger Hauer as Roy Batty (Blade Runner) is more badass to me than old rapey boy up there. He’s just a douche.
Oh, and isn’t wanker a profane word? I noticed it wasn’t blanked out like the other swear words. I don’t know if anyone knows this but calling someone in england a wanker is like calling them a masturbator!!! Yet it’s more profane than calling them a tosser (which means the same thing!).
November 20th, 2009 at 11:11 am
@ 249
zorg good pick!
November 20th, 2009 at 11:21 am
lol number Ivan Drago and kevin (sin city) deserve an hounarable mention ?
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November 20th, 2009 at 1:21 pm
How about the Borg Queen from Star Trek: First Contact?
November 20th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
Oh, rape is cool then? Oh, sweet, I guess criminals are badass. And FTW? What the fuck, FTW stands for for the win, I don’t get how a partner confronting him makes it for the win? It’s such a fucked up term in the first place.
November 20th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
Nice list. But, as usual no one can take it for what it is without slinging their poop everywhere.
November 20th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
great list!
November 20th, 2009 at 2:27 pm
BAD ASS – you can take the expression’s meaning in two ways:
- either it’s being violent, aggressive and mean
or (if you’re an idiot)
- cool because you’re violent, aggressive and mean
Let’s hope FlameHorse made this list with the first definition in mind. That would make complete sense and no one would be throwing fits.
November 20th, 2009 at 3:35 pm
I loved every film from this list. Kudos!
Daniel-Day Lewis is amazing, BTW.
November 20th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
No Kevin Spacey as John Doe in the movie “Seven”? The only reason he’s not on the list is there must have been some sort of mistake. Seven left you with that uneasy, scared feeling, all thanks to Kevin Spacey.
November 20th, 2009 at 5:47 pm
Where’s Norman Stansfield (Gary Oldman) and Col. Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz)? I was pleased to see that Archibald Cunningham made the silly list, but these two should have recieved honorable mentions at least
November 20th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
No Annie Wilkes?!?
November 20th, 2009 at 7:44 pm
For everyone whining about how the movies weren’t included for your convenience: If you don’t know the movvies, just Google the characters yourself. It’s not hard. It won’t actually be painful if you have to think for yourself, I promise.
November 20th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
@Mememe (274): The first definition. Badass in the sense that there are rules for these characters. The police are always on the lookout for troublemakers, but do these ten characters care? Not a speck. They do without fear what they do, and to Hell with the world.
“Some men just want to watch the world burn,” as Alfred Pennyworth said.
November 20th, 2009 at 10:51 pm
Samuel L. Jackson in just about anything…
“ENGLISH!!! DO YOU SPEAK IT MOTHERFUCKER??!!!”
“I have had it with these motherfuckin’ snakes on this motherfuckin’ plane!”
“You got to cool that shit out.”
“Yes they deserve to die and I hope they burn in hell!”
An embarrassing omission.
November 20th, 2009 at 11:21 pm
Kick butt list, I was glad to see Bill the Butcher and Archibald on it. Usually they get left off for the more ‘traditional’ ones, but those two were amazing performances.
November 20th, 2009 at 11:35 pm
haha, Samuel L. Jackson is definitely “Bad Ass”. That is why they cast him for anything requiring a bad ass. Even when he isn’t acting Bad Ass he is still has a in-your-face confrintational aura about him.
November 21st, 2009 at 12:38 am
I’m joining the Alex DeLarge bandwagon, because no rape is complete without “Singing In The Rain”
November 21st, 2009 at 7:37 am
The dude from No Country for Old Men should definitely be on this list.
November 21st, 2009 at 7:51 am
@flamehorse (280):
I would agree, but there are also the wetblankets(the good guys) who are around to put the fires out…
Not that I am against the good guys, or for the bad guys…
November 21st, 2009 at 9:29 am
Great list! This has probably already been mentioned, but I have an issue with #7. The word “badass” has a positive connotation. I do not think there is anything positive or impressive about raping a helpless woman. I’m sure you didn’t mean anything by it. I just felt compelled to say something.
November 21st, 2009 at 9:51 am
@Karly (287):
Not that women in general are helpless, but the crime rape against anybody in General, is a heinous and vile control crime…
And that much is ALL I will consent to agreeing with any feminists on this list on…
The True Bad Ass, is one who is not a suck up to Authority and can not be cowed there by…
Many of the items here on this list are Villains, or worse…
November 21st, 2009 at 1:30 pm
This list was so annoying as to be almost unreadable. The topic is great, but the descriptions full of fanboy exclamation marks and FTW’s ruined it for me. And this:
“Ol’ Archy’s most bad-ass move by far, though, is slowly, methodically raping the helpless wife of a Scotsman who has irritated him.”
is disgusting and wrong in a million different ways. The tone of admiration in this sentence is truly disturbing.
November 21st, 2009 at 2:11 pm
just spent the night 11:30 pm to 9:30 in the morning watching 4 batman films at the imax cinema culminating in the joker 72ft high and 53ft wide filling the entire room with what i can only describe a bad ass. I totaly agree with this list 100 percent
November 21st, 2009 at 4:33 pm
@Mr.Doom (290):
Where is your Imax theatre at?
November 21st, 2009 at 6:34 pm
@ Flamehorse
I’m guessing that you are probably over the age of 30. I always chuckle when I see young folks these days using FTW to mean “for the win”. FTW is an old biker phrase from at least the 1960s (if not earlier) that means “F–k the world”. Also, the term Badass was not used with admiration, it meant someone with whom you would not wish to cross paths……ever.
I liked the list ( and the comments) even if the updated vocabulary has made me feel somewhat old and outdated.
November 21st, 2009 at 6:36 pm
@krypto092108 (288): Oh, I completely agree that raping ANYONE (helpless or not, woman or man) is a vile and heinous act. And yes, this is a list of villains. Of course villains commit horrible crimes against humanity. My issue is with what LookyLoo described so well–the author’s “tone of admiration.”
November 21st, 2009 at 9:59 pm
Mr Blond: Reservoir Dogs
Anton Chigurh: No Country For Old Men
Clubber Lang: Rocky III
T-1000: Terminator 2
Doesn’t matter the order, these were overlooked.
November 22nd, 2009 at 5:43 am
Four words. Billy Connoly Boondock Saints.
November 22nd, 2009 at 6:59 am
rob roy
lol
November 22nd, 2009 at 6:41 pm
You should have listed the film which each was from, I haven’t seen all of these. Other then that, another solid list!
November 23rd, 2009 at 3:44 am
Love the Dark Knight! Hannibal Lecter scared the crap outta me
November 23rd, 2009 at 10:04 am
This must have been a tricky list to make, or at least it should have been. There’s lots of things you have to take into consideration and I think this was too broad a topic – top badasses of all movies? Other than 10 (which to me seemed added just because it was from an old movie) there’s no villain pre- 1988. Lastly, can we really classify Hannibal as a badass villain? He was the villain, but at the same time he rather occupies the realm of Freddy, Michael Myers and those other Halloween killers nowadays (albeit he’s the most sophisticated of the group).
Narrow this kind of tpoic down more in the future I would suggest. Ok, I’m done my pretentious prattle.
November 23rd, 2009 at 9:13 pm
I wish you had named the movies; some of them I didn’t see and now I don’t know which ones they are in.
Obviously, No. 1 was the best though. Nice list and good pick for the top spot!
November 24th, 2009 at 5:59 am
You should list which movie each person is from
November 24th, 2009 at 8:20 am
@mrsviney (292):
That’s interesting, I had no idea of the original interpretation of both those terms which mean something completely different to today’s usage. Thanx!
November 25th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
lector could turn the joker into a snibbling baby if he had the chance . he has alot more sophistication than him . also were is anton chirgui and keyser soze
November 25th, 2009 at 6:54 pm
@Mathilda (137): Well, while I personally disagree with you, thank you for keeping it civil and intelligent. While we may disagree about what is acceptable in a movie or book, that is our right, and I will respect that. My complaint is directed at those who want to inflict their opinions on me and those like me, who aren’t just a gelatinous mass of raw nerves.
@robkellyj (169): Take your own advice, Rob; then read my comment to Mathilda. If you don’t like me calling all of you overly-sensitive douches as you are, then don’t bother to read my comments.
Now, before this turns into a comment war. I’m going to stop it here.
November 29th, 2009 at 9:02 pm
Just a humble suggestion, if you’re gonna make a list of movie characters, somewhere in the description you should name the damn movie.
Otherwise, a great list.
December 1st, 2009 at 6:55 am
Joker has a twisted sense of humor.. If hannibal eats joker, joker would just laugh…now thats bad-ass
December 11th, 2009 at 8:38 am
go joker!!!!!!!!!!!! i totally agree with this entire list!
December 16th, 2009 at 4:02 pm
I can’t believe you put Montana on number 6, he should be number 0ne.
January 4th, 2010 at 1:53 pm
Lol, I don’t see why people rank Lecter so high, did anyone actually watch The Silence of the Lambs? He did nothing worthy of being considered a great villain.
Villains like The Joker and Darth Vader are much better.