crakatoot — 9 years ago(February 09, 2017 12:46 PM)

We are currently in a golden age of Superhero movies and TV Shows
And with the heroes comes the villains. Some of them have been great, some have been terrible and a lot have been forgettable. I think one guy even won an Oscar.
So in the interest of mindlessly ranking things, what are your favorite on screen supervillains?
Feel free to pick from TV or the Movies, just as long as they are live action, no cartoons.
Also feel free to pick more than one version of the same character. Like if you want both Ian Mckellen and Michael Fassbender as Magneto or both Jim Carrey and Frank Gorshins Ridders.
Now I am doing ten, but if you dont feel like writing that much, you can do six or four or even one. As long as its your favorite on screen comic book villain. And try to be specific as to why.
Now I have been putting this list off for some time, but since IMDB is on its last legs (probably Trumps fault) I think its time.
Oh and spoilers and what have you
10. Two Face - Tommy Lee Jones
Batman Forever
First off, its not fair to lump this film together with Batman and Robin. Yes this film is more aimed at children than the Burton films, but here it works. Batman and Robin, not so much. And for the record, Schumacher wanted to make it darker, the studio didnt want to do that. Im still waiting on the directors cut for this film. Anyway though, I love Tommy Lee Jones as Two Face. Is it over the top, oh yeah. But it looks like hes having fun. I love the costume, the half black, half purple tiger striped suit. Hes got his henchmen in the gimp masks with the tommy guns with the neon trim. Schumacher loves his neon. And the two girlfriends, Debi Mazar and Drew Barrymore in their slutty little teddys. But really its was the energy he brought to the role. LETS START THIS PARTY WITH A BANG. WHY WONT YOU JUST DIE!
And he had some other good lines too. One man is born a hero, his brother a coward. Babies starve, politicians grow fat. Holy men are martyred, and junkies grow legion. Why? Why, why, why, why, why?
Oh and he had a bad ass death. Falls into that watery pit, and yet he still catches his coin.
9. Zemo Daniel Bruhl
Captain America Civil War
The biggest problem with the MCU is a lack of compelling villains. Still though, Daniel Bruhl did a great job here. He wasnt over the top, no costume, no grand schemes, he didnt even enjoy what he did. He just wanted the Avengers dead and he didnt care what he had to do to get that done. And considering what happened can we really blame him. The scenes with him on the phone, talking to the old voice mails, were devastating. And Bruhl killed it. He had a real slow burn intensity thing going on.
I love the scene where hes in his little bunker glaring at Captain America. He wasnt yelling or screaming or carrying on. But you could tell how much he hated him.
And I liked his last scene with the Panther.
I'm sorry about your father. He seemed a good man, with a dutiful son.
Hope we see him in a sequel.
8. Bane Tom Hardy
The Dark Knight Rises
Okay yeah, I had a hard time understanding some of what he said, still though, he was bad ass. The costume was great, that leather coat, and the mask. It was designed to look like the mandibles of a spider. And Hardy was ripped. That fight with him and Batman in the sewers, was brutal. I think Batman knew from the beginning of that fight that he was going to lose. And I love that speech he gave outside the prison, when he had Harvey Dents picture. Do you accept this man's resignation? Do you accept the resignation of all these liars? Of all the CORRUPT. He definitely had the whole despot thing down. Still there was something kind of tragic about his character. That scene at the end where he had to put his mask back together while fighting Batman, it was both tragic and kind of pathetic. I
know a lot of people didnt like the twist but I did. It was unexpected and come on, who hasnt done something stupid for a woman.
7. Ajax Ed Skrein
Deadpool
Now I know nothing about this character or Deadpool in general. The first time I saw it, I didnt love it. Reynolds was a little much. But upon further viewing this movie definitely grew on me.
And this guy was great as Ajax. No costume, no big speeches, no grand scheme. Hes just a guy with a 9 to 5 job. A job he performs brutally and efficiently. He brought such a menacing presence to his character. That one scene where Reynolds is in the hospital bed and says, How tough can he be with a name like Francis. Just the moment where the guy Ajax looks up. I thought to myself, Oh this guys in trouble. Ed Skrien did a lot with just a little look. And that final fight with the axes was pretty bad ass. Oh and his number two, Angel, was pretty hot. A big girl, and hot.
6. The Shredder James Saito
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Okay so this movie might seem a little silly by todays standards, but I still love it. Also its important to keep in mind