Dalton Campbell from Soul of the Fire was quite Machiavellian, yet almost likeable. He had a strong, if twisted, sense of honor, and accepted defeat gracefully. For raving psychopath, I’d go with Gary Oldman’s Russian terrorist from “Air Force One”, and for good old-fashioned evil, Thulsa Doom. Vader would probably kick his ass though.
The Green Goblin. Chucked Spider-Man’s girlfriend off a bridge; made his own son into a drug addict, and later the second Goblin, leading to his death; faked his own death; came back, was responsible for the Clone Saga (argh!); and he’s just an all-round jerk, really.
Damn. Forgot about Dalton. Besides, how cool is it to catch a fatal STD, and give it to your wife to assassinate your wife’s lover? Damn cool, that’s how cool.
For sheer cartoonish supervillainy with no redeeming qualities whatsoever in a live-action movie, I’d have to go with Pat Ast in REFORM SCHOOL GIRLS for the ladies, and Wings Hauser in VICE SQUAD for the boys.
It’s unclear who infected whom. All we know for sure is that Dalton slept with his own wife Teresa and the Sovereign’s wife Hildemara, and that the Sovereign and the two women slept with a bunch of other people.
Don’t remember which Sherlock Holmes movie this was from, but in this scene, Professor Moriarity is getting a shave from his manservant. When the manservant is finished, Moriarity says to him, “Why did you not slash my throat when you had the chance?”
The manservant is horrified at this. Moriarity goes on to tell him “I mistreat and abuse you. I have no respect for you and I despise you. And yet you could have ended all that torment by simply slashing my throat. Why didn’t you?”
The manservant mumbles something and Moriarity says "You didn’t do it because you’re WEAK! You’re just a bleating sheep.
“Yes sir.”
You have as much hatred for me as I have contempt for you. Admit it."
“Yes sir.”
“Now get out of my sight. You disgust me.”
“Of course sir.”
Now THAT’S a villain!
Babylon 5 had some good villains, like Morden, Bester, and the Shadows. 60’s Marvel Comics had Dr. Doom and the Red Skull. Star Trek NG has Q, although he’s more of a godlike gadfly than a villain. From the Flashman books, there’s Count Otto Von Bismark and John Charity Spring. And leave us not forget Alan Rickman, who stole the show when he played the Sheriff of Nottingham in Kevin Costner’s Robin Hood.
