You Know I'm No Good
Villains. Any self-respecting film needs one possibly lurking in the shadows waiting to jump and take some sort of vengeance against the innocent. And they may be the most hated characters in most films but deep down inside everyone loves them. Okay, may be not everyone and it may be just my thing. I mean being badass is kind of sexy. With the release of Harry Potter 7, I feel a need to appreciate some villains. As you know without them there wouldn't even be movies. Oh with so many deserving villains where do I begin?!
Voldemort/Tom Riddle
The billion dollar enterprise that is Harry Potter is basically what I grew up reading and watching and therefore when I think about Lord Voldemort only warm fuzzy feelings come to mind. The simple evil vs. good premise interestingly carries this entire series. And most people would not call Voldie their favourite character but I beg to differ. Let's really have look at this for a moment - poor Voldie/Tom Riddle had no parents and was kind of isolated as a child. As great he was in his talents he never had the love that he needed from anyone. He just needed a hug. There is a good possibility that all the shit that went down wouldn't have happened if someone for god's sake gave the poor kid a hug. Also let's face it the entire series would be kind lame and boring without him. So here's to Voldie and his badass ways.
Darth Vader
No list of villains would be complete without the ultimate villain; I would be simply committing some sort of crime against humanity (an insult to the film industry at least). I'm no huge Star Wars fan thus my unworthy and humble opinion should be mostly disregarded. But I can't help be incredibly drawn to Darth. It's like he and I go way back. Yes he is some crazed revengeful badass that raged some horrible things and is the original Dark Lord (DL). But give the poor guy a break, his childhood was spent as a slave in a poor little village with only his mother. And it's hard to be in love with a Queen and pretend that there is nothing going on. He was just a troubled person. I'm sure in the wonderful of world Star Wars fanboys some have already psychoanalysed Darth and just concluded that he had borderline personality disorder so technically Darth, my fond friend, only really needed to see a psychologist.
The Joker
The representation of The Joker in the original Batman comics and previous movies may be different. But I'm can only clearly remember the version in the latest Batman movie The Dark Knight. And what a character The Joker is, one has to admit that yeah sure he's kind of a mad man but at least he was smart. Why can't real villains be this interesting? No, I kid I wouldn't want crazed man with face paint running around in the city, what would all the hipster kids do when they wanted to party?
The Wicked Witch of the West
I don't know about you but I wouldn't be too happy that some punk kid from Kansas dropped a house on my sister than stole her shoes. The green faced villain was apparently a very bad person but if you look at it carefully I didn't see anything she did that could be considered wrong. If you take the word of the "Good" Witch of the North then fine but I don't believe it until I see some proof of her misdeeds. Can't a witch mourn for the lost of her beloved sister and seek the shoes that are rightfully hers considering they were her sisters. In any case sweet but dim-witted Dorothy stole someone's shoes! That is an offence in most countries.
Dr. Evil
Oh Dr. Evil, more funny than evil was probably one lazy kid who thought may be I should just blackmail people for money rather than getting a job. Not always the brightest bulb but he does his best to come up with some elaborate ploys to reek havoc for fun. May be he should try out some cooking classes or some new hobbies?
Dracula
Before Edward Cullen and his vegetarian family there was the original vampire who wasn't so pansy and didn't sparkle in the sun and that my friends was Dracula. Who was actually scary and was incredibly sexy in like I'm going to suck your blood kind of way. This time I know I'm not the only one that thinks vampires are sexy or else there wouldn't so many vampire themed shows and movies that capitalizes on sex appeal.
Goldfinger
There are so many James Bond baddies out there but for some reason the one that I always remember is Goldfinger. Hey I'm all keen to bad mouth lavish fat cats like Goldfinger but come on its Goldfinger. The ultimate Bond villain, he is the standard in which all Bond villains are now compared to. Plus there is kind of something adorable about him in like fat boy kind of way.
This incomplete list of baddies has to end here for now at least. But never fear my “quest” to weed out the most memorable and scary villains out there in wonderful Hollywoodland. I know to some this might be a weak list but did I mention it was incomplete and I will update with some more so be patient please.
Ohk, thanks and bye
Samira =D
Voldemort/Tom Riddle
Does someone need a hug?
No list of villains would be complete without the ultimate villain; I would be simply committing some sort of crime against humanity (an insult to the film industry at least). I'm no huge Star Wars fan thus my unworthy and humble opinion should be mostly disregarded. But I can't help be incredibly drawn to Darth. It's like he and I go way back. Yes he is some crazed revengeful badass that raged some horrible things and is the original Dark Lord (DL). But give the poor guy a break, his childhood was spent as a slave in a poor little village with only his mother. And it's hard to be in love with a Queen and pretend that there is nothing going on. He was just a troubled person. I'm sure in the wonderful of world Star Wars fanboys some have already psychoanalysed Darth and just concluded that he had borderline personality disorder so technically Darth, my fond friend, only really needed to see a psychologist.
The representation of The Joker in the original Batman comics and previous movies may be different. But I'm can only clearly remember the version in the latest Batman movie The Dark Knight. And what a character The Joker is, one has to admit that yeah sure he's kind of a mad man but at least he was smart. Why can't real villains be this interesting? No, I kid I wouldn't want crazed man with face paint running around in the city, what would all the hipster kids do when they wanted to party?
I don't know about you but I wouldn't be too happy that some punk kid from Kansas dropped a house on my sister than stole her shoes. The green faced villain was apparently a very bad person but if you look at it carefully I didn't see anything she did that could be considered wrong. If you take the word of the "Good" Witch of the North then fine but I don't believe it until I see some proof of her misdeeds. Can't a witch mourn for the lost of her beloved sister and seek the shoes that are rightfully hers considering they were her sisters. In any case sweet but dim-witted Dorothy stole someone's shoes! That is an offence in most countries.
Oh Dr. Evil, more funny than evil was probably one lazy kid who thought may be I should just blackmail people for money rather than getting a job. Not always the brightest bulb but he does his best to come up with some elaborate ploys to reek havoc for fun. May be he should try out some cooking classes or some new hobbies?
Before Edward Cullen and his vegetarian family there was the original vampire who wasn't so pansy and didn't sparkle in the sun and that my friends was Dracula. Who was actually scary and was incredibly sexy in like I'm going to suck your blood kind of way. This time I know I'm not the only one that thinks vampires are sexy or else there wouldn't so many vampire themed shows and movies that capitalizes on sex appeal.
There are so many James Bond baddies out there but for some reason the one that I always remember is Goldfinger. Hey I'm all keen to bad mouth lavish fat cats like Goldfinger but come on its Goldfinger. The ultimate Bond villain, he is the standard in which all Bond villains are now compared to. Plus there is kind of something adorable about him in like fat boy kind of way.
This incomplete list of baddies has to end here for now at least. But never fear my “quest” to weed out the most memorable and scary villains out there in wonderful Hollywoodland. I know to some this might be a weak list but did I mention it was incomplete and I will update with some more so be patient please.
Ohk, thanks and bye
Samira =D
