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Post by The Curmudgeon on Jun 11, 2008 22:18:27 GMT 2
Now then, what with being The Irresponsible Hate Monger and all, The Curmudgeon knows a thing or two about super villains. But what about villains that aren't so, well, super? What films, books, TV shows/what have you have you ever seen that have made you outright scoff at the lead villain? They weren't menacing. They weren't oozing evil and they weren't evil cool. For example..  AWESOME villain. Great look, great, evil schemes and oddly likeable as well. Whilst..  In case you're lucky enough to not know what that thing is, it's the laughable, rubbish "newborn" from Alien Resurrection, the shit stain on an otherwise (I thought) decent enough film. Seriously, who thought THAT would be a threat? It's like the Honey Monster had a shave. And sometimes, when it comes to books, a description can be so good that it creates an image in your mind that will take a lot to live up to. So, when Lord Voldermort finally made his appearance, I can't imagine anyone was quaking in their boots at THIS..  Seriously, what the fuck? Oh no, it's the guy from the Presidents of the United States of America.. with no nose! Aiiiieeee!" Man, the entire costume AND performance of Voldermort in the Harry Potter films just reeks of FAIL. Anyway, that's two for now, but I've got LOADS more. But let's see yours.. |
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Post by trashcanman on Jun 12, 2008 11:31:40 GMT 2
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Post by The Curmudgeon on Jun 12, 2008 12:30:21 GMT 2
DC comics are just a whole universe of WRONG. Classic characters aside, their entire continuity is fucked (Earth 1, Eart 2 etc) and they've created some of the worst characters ever. Killer Croc? Hush?Who writes this shit?
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Post by The Curmudgeon on Jun 13, 2008 21:08:39 GMT 2
I didn't see your M Bison pic the first time round, Trashy. Good call. Dear God, he was horrible in that film. Well, yes, the whole film was a travesty, and every villain was hopeless in it. What a way to end a career.
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Post by The Curmudgeon on Jun 14, 2008 0:42:55 GMT 2
Oh, I've thought of another one..  The big bag of Fail that was the T-X (or, cough, the "Terminatrix") from the big bag of shit that was Terminator 3. Hot? Yes. Intimidating? Nope - a pale imitation of the T-1000 who was infinitely more bad ass. And her powers were crap as well. I think the Abridged Scripts said it best. A TERRIBLY DRAWN-OUT CAR CHASE ensues, with KRISTAN NA using her ROBOT POWERS to control cars.
NICK STAHL
What’s going on?!
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER
She has the power to control any electrical system remotely.
NICK STAHL
Cars aren’t electrical, they’re mechanical.
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER
Uh… Beep. That does not compute. Beep blip beep. Whirrrrr.And why the hell would the resistance keep sending the same model of Terminator down? If Skynet keep upping their game and sending more and more advanced robots down, why wouldn't they? It's like pitting Grand Theft Auto IV against Pong. Anyway, I digress. She was a shit villain. End of story. |
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Post by trashcanman on Jun 14, 2008 12:10:03 GMT 2
But she was HOT!And I was, like, so totally scared when she started roaring and stuff. Didn't you know that cyborgs are programmed to start roaring when they lose their skin and look all roboty? How about this loser?  LOVE that pose! ;D and fresh off of the Sm3 discussion I give you unnamed evil Spider-man guy  That is NOT VENOM! and this is NOT DOCTOR DOOM!  His name is Victor and he enjoys being a pest to the movie version of the Fanastic Four. No world domination, no lust for power, no giving commands in the third person, no evil genius, no robots... he's just kind of a dick. That's all. |
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Post by The Curmudgeon on Jun 14, 2008 16:02:25 GMT 2
Oh man - Doctor Doom. Why the hell didn't I think of that one? A CRIMINAL waste of quite possibly the greatest Marvel villain of all time. I LOVE Doctor Doom (well, it's pretty much a law where I'm from, ahem), and I couldn't believe what they had reduced his character to. Did the film makers even know what Doctor Doom was? Why did he suddenly turn into Magneto half way through?
You know, I don't even remember Eddie Brock having fangs in Spider-Man 3. Part of me must have wiped it from my memory in shock. Fangs?! Good God. But yes - he was shit as well. Heartbreakingly so.
And God bless Nuclear Man. Quite possibly the worst villain of all time, in quite possibly the worst comic book movie of all time. That takes some doing, if you think about it.
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Post by Ben on Jun 17, 2008 23:30:15 GMT 2
Maybe it's just me, but I thought Count Dooku from Episodes II and III of Star Wars was kind of a weak villain. Not a whole lot of badass-factor there for me, seeing as he was, uhhh, like 60 years old... and not short enough or green enough to be considered "old and cool."
*Prepares to take flak*
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Post by The Curmudgeon on Jun 18, 2008 0:02:10 GMT 2
I didn't think he was a great villain, but I could accept him as a villain purely because it's Christopher Lee up there, and that guy is pretty much bottled Bad-Ass. And 60? Isn't he about 80 or something?
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Post by trashcanman on Jun 18, 2008 11:29:27 GMT 2
Yeah, I dug Dooku for the same reason. Anybody but Lee would have been lame, but I love that old bastard.
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Post by The Curmudgeon on Jun 18, 2008 13:15:28 GMT 2
One of the worst villains, in easily one of THE worst movies, of all time..  This would be Abbot Hayes, and that would be Children of the Living Dead, which.. I dunno, part of me wants to recommend this movie to you because it is SO bad it just defies description. The fact the director issues a written statement apologising to anyone who'd actually seen it says a lot, the fact its been seemingly written by someone who'd seemingly never SEEN a zombie film, despite the fact its supposed to be a sequel of sorts (referencing the originals in the film) to Night of the Living, and Dawn of the, Dead. So, Abbot Hayes, "master" zombie, laughs, plots, HIDES and, in one hilarious, fucking mind-blowing scene, STRUTS like Snoop Dogg into the path of a moving bus. I was going to go into how awful this actually is, but who am I kidding? You can pick this film up for loose change - buy it and laugh your ass off. |
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