Tuesday, 18 January 2011

Renowned Villains

Here is a list of the most renowned villains according to various websites from various films:


1Dr. Hannibal Lecter
(in THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS)
2Norman Bates
(in PSYCHO)
3Darth Vader
(in THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK)
4The Wicked Witch of the West
(in THE WIZARD OF OZ)
5Nurse Ratched
(in ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST)
6Mr. Potter
(in IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE)
7Alex Forrest
(in FATAL ATTRACTION)
8Phyllis Dietrichson
(in DOUBLE INDEMNITY)
9Regan MacNeil
(in THE EXORCIST)
10The Queen
(in SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS)
11Michael Corleone
(in THE GODFATHER: PART II)
12Alex De Large
(in CLOCKWORK ORANGE)
13HAL 9000
(in 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY)
14The Alien
(in ALIEN)
15Amon Goeth
(in SCHINDLER'S LIST)
16Noah Cross
(in CHINATOWN)
17Annie Wilkes
(in MISERY)
18The Shark
(in JAWS)
19Captain Bligh
(in MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY)
20Man
(in BAMBI)
21Mrs. John Iselin
(in THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE)
22Terminator
(in THE TERMINATOR)
23Eve Harrington
(in ALL ABOUT EVE)
24Gordon Gekko
(in WALL STREET)
25Jack Torrance
(in THE SHINING)
26Cody Jarrett
(in WHITE HEAT)
27Martians
(in THE WAR OF THE WORLDS)
28Max Cady
(in CAPE FEAR)
29Reverend Harry Powell
(in THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER)
30Travis Bickle
(in TAXI DRIVER)
31Mrs. Danvers
(in REBECCA)
32Clyde Barrow & Bonnie Parker
(in BONNIE AND CLYDE)
33Count Dracula
(in DRACULA)
34Dr. Szell
(in MARATHON MAN)
35J.J. Hunsecker
(in SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS)
36Frank Booth
(in BLUE VELVET)
37Harry Lime
(in THE THIRD MAN)
38Caesar Enrico Bandello
(in LITTLE CAESAR)
39Cruella De Vil
(in ONE HUNDRED AND ONE DALMATIONS)
40Freddy Krueger
(in A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET)
41Joan Crawford
(in MOMMIE DEAREST)
42Tom Powers
(in THE PUBLIC ENEMY)
43Regina Giddens
(in THE LITTLE FOXES)
44Baby Jane Hudson
(in WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE)
45The Joker
(in BATMAN)
46Hans Gruber
(in DIE HARD)
47Tony Camonte
(in SCARFACE)
48Verbal Kint
(in THE USUAL SUSPECTS)
49Auric Goldfinger
(in GOLDFINGER)
50Alonzo Harris
(in TRAINING DAY)
According to the AFI 100 Years, 100 Heroes & Villains (just the villains section)

10  The Wicked Witch of the West 
9  Lex Luthor
8  Jason Voorhees
7  Freddy Kreuger
6  Michael Myers
5  Max Cady
4  Jigsaw
3  The Joker
2  Darth Vader
1  Hannibal Lector
According to Listverse.com top 10 Evil Movie Villains


 The Queen -  Snow White
 Cruella de Vil - 101 Dalmations
 The Wicked With of the West - Wizard of Oz
 "Buffalo Bill" - The Silence of the Lambs
 HAL9000 - 2001 A Space Odyssey 
 Eve Harrington - All About Eve
 Jack Torrance - The Shining
 Keyser Soze - The Usual Suspects
 The Martians - The War of the Worlds
 John Doe - Se7en
 Travis Bickle - Taxi Driver
 The Joker - Batman (1989)
 Bonnie & Clyde - Bonnie & Clyde (1967)
 Shark - Jaws
 Alex Forrest - Fatal Attraction 
 Max Cady - Cape Fear
 The Alien - Alien 
 Tony Montana - Scarface
 Lord Voldemort - Harry Potter
 Darth Vader - Star Wars
 Dr. Hannibal Lecter - The Silence of the Lambs
 Norman Bates - Psycho 
 Freddie Kreuger - A Nightmare on Elm Street
 Godzilla - Gojira 
 Joan Crawford - Mummy Dearest
 Frankenstein's Monster - Frankenstein
 Ronald Niedermann - The Girl Who Played With Fire
According to Franks Reel Reviews, Best Movie Villains of All Time

10  Hans Gruber - Die Hard
9  Gordon Gecko - Wall Street
8  Nurse Ratched - One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
7  The Joker - Batman
6  Count Orlock - Nosferatu
5  Alex Forrest - Fatal Attraction 
4  Norman Bates - Psycho 
3  Henry F. Porter - It's a Wonderful Life
2  Hannibal Lecter - The Silence of the Lambs
1  Lord Vader - Star Wars
According to The Times "50 Best Movie Villains"

10  Patrick Bateman - American Psycho
9  Annie Wilkes - Misery
8  Voldemort - Harry Potter
7  Freddy Kreuger - A Nightmare on Elm Street
6  Hans Gruber - Die Hard
5  Hannibal Lecter - The Silence of the Lambs
4  The Queen Alien - Aliens
3  Tommy DeVito - Goodfellas
2  The Shark - Jaws
1  Lord Vader - Star Wars
According to MovieMobsters "50 Greatest Villains 10 - 1"

So these lists have some pretty good ideas about the top villains and you can see that a lot of them pop up more than once which shows that there is some real consensus in the lists. In my opinion a lot of these are in roughly the right places, but there are some villains which I think have been left out of the top 10's which really shouldn't have been.
As such I have created this list of villains that I think would be suitable for use in a Top 10 program. They are a mix of some from the lists and some which aren't but these are some villains that I think are definite candidates for a top 10 spot. Now I just need to get the best 10.



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