The SCARIEST Bad Guys in Film history

Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lector in The Silence of the Lambs

Hiram wrote: Hiram wrote: John Huston as Noah Cross in Chinatown. He has the right charisma and authority for the role.  Good thread, I'll get back to this later as I really should be on my way to work already.  The Noah Cross type bad guy that holds huge economic or political power and can get away with anything is my favourite kind of bad guy.  Another one is an emotionless killer that has a single-minded purpose of destroying the hero (or something that the hero is protecting). Robert Patrick in Terminator 2 is a prime example.

Hiram wrote: John Huston as Noah Cross in Chinatown. He has the right charisma and authority for the role.  Good thread, I'll get back to this later as I really should be on my way to work already.

Wonderful film (I do like the black comedy). Christian Bale himself can be pretty scary. and kin of amuusing. Language warning for his classic set rant.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0auwpvAU2YA

My choice was Captain Vidal, as played by Sergi López, in Pan's Labyrinth for his sadism.



He give me chills.

For a less acclaimed villain, John Travolta in Battlefield Earth based on L. Ron Hubbard's (the glorious founder of Scientology) novel.



To LRH! (please all salute)


Edited by Logan - June 07 2023 at 18:32

If we are going sci fi (not Kurt Russell obviously )

Okay, Peoplesons, we've gotten a bit off track here: I really tried to make the point that I'd like to see the nominees come about due to their ACTING, not the makeup or prosthetics or costumes or physical types (Jaws and dwarfs) but the actors' (and writers') craft creating the fear effect. I mean, let's be honest: Morgan Freeman pulling off the act of creating a character that is spine-chillingly, nightmare inducing haunting (as he does in Mean Streets) or the way Ralph Fiennes does Amon Gut or Joe Pesci does his mercurial character in Good Fellas or Ray Liotta playing Melanie Griffin's deranged husband in Something Wild--these were roles that were created by writing, acting, direction, cinematography, and editing, not the makeup or costume departments.

The Terminator endoskeleton was frightening in the first movie.

AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: Did anyone mention Darth Vader yet?

The Kemp brothers (yes, those guys from Spandau Ballet!) in The Krays. I often find “true story” films to be more scary, and knowing that the Kray twins committed the crimes that you see in the films adds weight. Nasty….

Have to agree about Anthony Hopkins in SOTL. What an actor, probably my favourite of all time 😎

Christopher Lee in the Curse Of Frankenstein. This was very early days for Hammer Horror and way before they got the 'Hammy' tag. Lee's turn as the monster was memorable although the make up dept should get all the plaudits. One film critic said he looked like a road accident!