April 17, 200620 yr I just watched Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves while thinking: What makes a good bad guy? Now I have the answer: Alan Rickman :P He really is brilliant in this film. He's dispicably evil, and yet you love him for it! His charisma shines through his humour so well, particularly the way he enaunciates the lines during the wedding, where is patience has been tried for the final time. While being so funny and charismatic, you still find him very believable as a character, which I think is a great bit of method acting. Although, he manages the brilliantly drawn out, exaggerated, dramatic death. So that's evil, charismatic, a good death - What makes your perfect bad guy? :D Bubsa said: Evil, Charismatic, A Good Death tintmangbpack said: Distinctive physical attribute/deformity. Pete the Viscous said: Needs class and dignity, a deep voice. megadedhed said: The ability to derive emotions from the audience MPC said: A signature look. Totally! - Bubs Darkrick said: (With regards to Christopher Lee) Being able to be recognised as a good actor, despite later appearances. Indy said: The movie, as in the script, makes the bad guy, not the actor. How the baddie is portrayed and how suspense is drawn etc add more to the 'badness' then an acting performance. Hadn't considered this, good point! - Bubs Captaingoodguy said: Intelligent and manipulative. assassin_696 said: Deep voice, intense eyes, ability to build rapport with you when you know you shouldn't. An interesting good/bad guy link posted by 1 man army: http://www.afi.com/tvevents/100years/handv.aspx Common theme: Nicolas Cage ruins movies. This is how much you all raised for charity. Thank you.
April 17, 200620 yr I was watching the Sting a few nights ago, and I noticed how great Robert Shaw was in that movie. He basically was the best in all the scenes he was in. Personally I think a good bad guy needs a physical attribute that sets him apart from the other characters, like a scar, limp, hook :D , or some other noticeable mark. I also think that the bad guy needs to be able to do very evil things and not even think about it. To have that complete apathy towards doing evil really makes a bad person bad. Your true character is what you are like when you believe there are no repercussions.
April 17, 200620 yr Author Cool, I'll add it to the list. This is how much you all raised for charity. Thank you.
April 17, 200620 yr Everything I've seen Christopher Lee in as a bad guy was good (not that I've seen a great many films with him in, I suppose). I think the quality he brings to things is a sense of class and, more importantly, dignity... and a deep voice. deviantart account
April 29, 200620 yr its more his disguises but supermans mans ether a bad guy or evel My pure's stats: str:70attc:35def:4range:72mage:70hp:70
April 30, 200620 yr what makes a good bad guy? a good villan IMO is someone who the charrater can like...someone who the viewer develops some type of feeling for, wheither it be immense hatred or a liking of, a good villan must be a 3 dimensional charachter with more then just an "im evil" thing going for him Sigs made by Runemetsa, Nuzza, Dark_Shadow, Kuroi and Me.liquid blobs attacking eachother American Anime... YAY!
April 30, 200620 yr A signature look, it's essential. You have to be able to recognize the villain and actor by this one look, it makes you feel more comfortable with the character, and more in-touch with the movie. Ghost: I am prejudice towards ignorance, so that would explain why I appear to be so.
April 30, 200620 yr Everything I've seen Christopher Lee in as a bad guy was good (not that I've seen a great many films with him in, I suppose). I think the quality he brings to things is a sense of class and, more importantly, dignity... and a deep voice. Good point about Christopher Lee he's a great villain especially in The Wicker Man. Off Topic: I read that Nic Cage was remaking The Wicker Man and it sounds as if its going to be terrible :? He who learns must suffer, and, even in our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart,and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God. - Aeschylus (525 BC - 456 BC)
April 30, 200620 yr i asked my mum this question and she said John Travolta....like in Faceoff, good movie NumaNuma Fan | WoW > Rs
April 30, 200620 yr Aye, Rickman is supurb in Prince of Thieves. The supporting bad-guys let him down a bit though. A bit too soft compared to his performance. More so towards Michael Wincott (Guy of Gisborne) than anyone else. I think he just didn't get it up-there to make him makes the deeds he had done. The best "Bad Guy" per se, is perhaps David Thewlis as King Einon in Dragonheart. He brings across the coldness even with the apparent goodness from half a dragon heart. Perhaps not one to like as a character, but very well done. Following that I would have to say Christopher Lee from most of his bad guy roles. Especially his portrail of Francisco Scaramanga during The Man With The Golden Gun. Granted there is also the more recent Lord Of The Rings exposure which has him in a not so loveable position, but again very well done. Lastly on my list I'm backing Robert Davi for his role of Franz Sanchez in Licence to Kill. I tend to develop a liking for many James Bond villians. And I rank Sanchez next to Scaramanga in terms of lest "outright evil". There is also Jaws, but given his lack of exposure I can't really say much on that. That and he eventually turns good, so it kind of cancels out :P
April 30, 200620 yr personally i really enjoyed Gary Oldman as the bad guy in Leon: The Proffesional. he was also the bad guy in The Fifth Element, but that is a different sort of movie, doesnt really count. apperantly he has played in True Romance (im going to watch that today, so i can remember what he played), Air Force One, Lost in Space, Hannibal, and the Harry Potter movies. for some reason i dont remember what he played in any of those, even though ive seen them all. :? but less specifically and more on the topic, i find that the movie makes the bad guy, not exactly his traits. if they build up how bad he is the entire movie (whether it is subtle or not is a moot point), it really makes the character bad. having said that, you can get a good bad guy right from the beginning. think star wars episode IV: a new hope. vader comes on the ship, is taller than everyone else, dressed all in black, deep voice (like pete said), picks up someone by the neck. the movie hasnt had time to build up to it yet, but you already know he is pure evil. conclusion? i have no idea what makes a good bad guy :lol:
April 30, 200620 yr Off Topic: I read that Nic Cage was remaking The Wicker Man and it sounds as if its going to be terrible :? Makes since... Everything Nicolas Cage is in is terrible. :P Ghost: I am prejudice towards ignorance, so that would explain why I appear to be so.
May 1, 200620 yr Author Great stuff guys :P I've added them to the list. This is how much you all raised for charity. Thank you.
May 2, 200620 yr Alan Rickman rocks! Think about his credits: Hans Gruber: Die Hard Professor Snape The Sherrif of Nottingham The bad guy from Quigley Down Under (argh, forgot his name...ill watch the movie). and many many more! I agree, Alan Rickman is the quintessential bad guy. My heart is broken by the terrible loss I have sustained in my old friends and companions and my poor soldiers. Believe me, nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won. -Sir Arthur Wellesley
May 2, 200620 yr Personally I think a bad guy needs to be intelligent and manipulative, like Darth Sidious. You know the end result, but it was just so amazing how he used everyone and managed such a long rule. Goals: 80/80 Range, 75/90 Strength, 77/85 Attack, 64/76 Fishing and crafting 31k natures (o.O)
May 2, 200620 yr His work in Die Hard is a bit of a letdown if you compare it to what he's achieved lately. I think it was more to do with the actual character he was playing than his acting. Just a little bit too "out there evil" for what would've been suitable. Maybe I'm just too cynical :lol:
May 4, 200620 yr I dont know who did the voice for Darth Vader, but he does a great evil dude voice. Or maybe its the raspyness :? Christopher Guest from The Princess Bride (he was the Count). He's so calm and matter of fact in that movie. It was great, and is one of my favorite movies.
May 4, 200620 yr Philip Seymour Hoffman delivers good preformances as the bad guy. But king of the bad boys is of course Mr. Walken, and what do you think of Agent Smith in the Matrix series? :) And the old Dutchie Rutger Hauer. I don't really think there's a certain thing a bad guy needs for me. No standards, just surprise me. That works best usualy. Signature by Maurice SendakWhen the stars make you drool just like a pasta fazool, that's amore!
May 4, 200620 yr Smith, for some reason, no. I think the plot killed the effectiveness off after the first movie. Or perhaps about halfway into the second. I'm undecided on when exactly Smith, as a character, lost his evilness and moved to just "die already" like you get with a lot of useless characters in movies :-?
May 4, 200620 yr Yea, he wasn't really evil anymore after the first one. But in the first one he was a great bad-guy. :) Signature by Maurice SendakWhen the stars make you drool just like a pasta fazool, that's amore!
May 4, 200620 yr Myeah, Alan Rickman makes a great bad guy, but IMO there are 2 types of bad guys. The first is the classical, deep-voiced and powerful genius who always makes a crucial mistake in the end. The second one is the more or less realistic villain, characterized by wit, overall intelligence, know-how and manipulative yet flawless behavioure. That's why my vote goes to Kevin Spacey, who was brilliant in Se7en and The Usual Suspects as an anti-hero described above. Bill Hicks[/url]":dhj2kan9]Since the one thing we can say about fundamental matter is, that it is vibrating. And since all vibrations are theoretically sound, then it is not unreasonable to suggest that the universe is music and should be perceived as such.
May 4, 200620 yr what do you think of Agent Smith in the Matrix series? :) Yeah, he's an old-school villain; Hugo Weaving (aka Elrond from the Lotr) is one of my favourites as well, but no one beats Spacey ^^ Bill Hicks[/url]":dhj2kan9]Since the one thing we can say about fundamental matter is, that it is vibrating. And since all vibrations are theoretically sound, then it is not unreasonable to suggest that the universe is music and should be perceived as such.
May 4, 200620 yr what do you think of Agent Smith in the Matrix series? :) Yeah, he's an old-school villain; Hugo Weaving (aka Elrond from the Lotr) is one of my favourites as well, but no one beats Spacey ^^ Don't forget Hugo Weaving's best appearance as a villain: Vigo in Ghostbusters 2! My heart is broken by the terrible loss I have sustained in my old friends and companions and my poor soldiers. Believe me, nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won. -Sir Arthur Wellesley
May 4, 200620 yr Oh I thought this might be interesting for you guys to look at since we're talking about bad guys; http://www.afi.com/tvevents/100years/handv.aspx Its AFI's top 50 heroes and villains. He who learns must suffer, and, even in our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart,and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God. - Aeschylus (525 BC - 456 BC)
May 5, 200620 yr hm, i don't agree with a lot of that list (for both heros and villans) but I guess if you HAD to take cultural impact into account, yea... I guess it'd be hard to pass over some of them :-? But some of them are just "ok......." :ugh:
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