Top 50 Villains: 50-41

WARNING: This list may not be for the faint of heart, as it deals mostly with bad people!... I spent time carefully analyzing each of these characters and what makes them so memorable... In no way do I condone their actions, yet merely admire their performances!!! okay, enough yap,...

"So, here............ we........... go!"


50. Captain Barbossa

Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean
Year: 2003
Actor: Geoffrey Rush

Why: After leading a mutiny on Jack Sparrow, this captain of the Black Pearl becomes a cursed-man without a soul... He sets off with his crew to bring an end to the curse, killing anyone who gets in his way.

Key Line: "You better start believing in ghost stories, Miss Turner. You're in one!"

49. Colonel Stryker

Movie: X2: X-Men United
Year: 2003
Actor: Brian Cox

Why: He is an obsessed military scientist on a mission to rid the world of mutants. He develops a complex plan of framing the X-men, infiltrating their Mansion, and using Charles Xavier to kill every mutant with his mind power. Stryker even goes as far as using his own son as an experiment and the key to controlling Professor X.

Key Line: "No Charles, my son is dead... Just like the rest of you!"



48. Marcellus Wallace

Movie: Pulp Fiction
Year: 1994
Actor: Ving Rhames

Why: This bad-ass gang-boss of L.A has it all... the money, the girl, and the respect... Then he gets captured and raped by a twisted redneck police officer, who has no idea who he just messed with... One can only imagine the things Marcellus did to Zed...

Key Line: "What now? Let me tell you what now. I'ma call a coupla hard, pipe-hittin' niggers, who'll go to work on the homes here with a pair of pliers and a blow torch. You hear me talkin', hillbilly boy? I aint through with you by a damn sight! I'ma get medieval on your ass!"


47. Crowned Prince Leopold

Movie: The Illusionist
Year: 2006
Actor: Rufus Sewell

Why: The Crowned Prince Leopold is a ruthless man on the verge of overthrowing his father, yet is distracted by the growing fame of the magician, "Eisenheim". He is known for hot temper, beating his wives, and killing any who oppose him. In the end he becomes the victim of the ultimate illusion.

Key Line: "I need men who can finish the task that I appoint to them!"


46. Terry Benedict

Movie: Ocean's Eleven
Year: 2001
Actor: Andy Garcia

Why: Terry Benedict is suave, millionaire, sophisticated villain whose biggest downfall is his greed and pride... This owner of three casinos, has some obvious mafia ties and muscle in the city of Las Vegas. After he is robbed in the first movie, he goes on a hunting spree to find and threaten each person associated with Danny Ocean. In the end of the series Benedict's greed gets the better of him.

Key Line: "All right, you proved your point. You broke into my vault. Congratulations, you're a dead man!"



45. Jadis the White Witch

Movie: Chronicles of Narnia
Year: 2005
Actress: Tilda Swinton

Why: What kind of sick demented person would freeze a world of peaceful, happy, talking creatures? The White Witch, thats who! She comes off as a sweet lady, offering Turkish Delight, then reveals her true self as a total bitch without a heart. She is the master of all dark creatures in Narnia. Even the great Aslan is momentarily crushed by her power...

Key Line: "The Great Cat is Dead!!!"



44. Percy Whitmore

Movie: The Green Mile
Year: 1999
Actor: Doug Hitchison

Why: This sick, twisted, little rich boy, gets a thrill out of working as an execution guard. He not only is a total man-child, yet he kills Frenchie's mouse, and takes things even further when he executes him without a sponge...

Key Line: "There is no such place. It's just a fairytale these guys told you to keep quiet. Just thought you should know, Faggot!"





43. Vincent Vega

Movie: Pulp Fiction
Year: 1994
Actor: John Travolta

Why: Vincent Vega is a hit-man who doesn't take shit from nobody! Although he may not be the brightest crayon in the box, he still has a very smooth style about him. Whether he's arguing with Jules, disrespecting "The Wolf", or accidentally shooting a man in the head, he makes for a pretty awesome villain. He also has quite the dance moves...

Key Line: "That's a pretty fucking good milkshake... I don't know if it's worth five bucks, but its pretty fucking good."



42. Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom

Movie: Con-Air
Year: 1997
Actor: John Malkovich

Why: He is a psychotic yet brilliant convict, who hijacks a plane of prisoners and kills any who gets in his way... He uses his fellow jail-bates as pawns, in his master plan to escape...

Key Line: "Before I kill you Poe, I just want you to know the last thing that little Cameron Poe ever gets to smell will be my stinking breath."



41. Darth Maul

Movie: Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace
Year: 1999
Actor: Ray Park, Peter Serafinowicz

Why: He has an evil demonic resemblance, with his red and black tattoos, horns, and black hooded robe... Yet it's his dual-light saber, awesome fight skills, and mysterious character that makes Darth Maul one of the coolest villains. Although he kills Qui-Gon Jinn, it does not take away from his sheer awesomeness! He says maybe 3 lines in the entire movie!

Key Line: "At last the Jedi will be extinct."

Coming Soon: My Top 50 Villains

With my free time, I have done lots of research and writing in all sorts of topics... My latest fascination has been the category of villains... What really makes a villain good? I think it's the lasting impact he has long after the movie is over... It's that urge you get while watching the movie, to cheer against him, hoping that he/she loses! It can also be an urge where he's so freaking awesome, that you just want to cheer for him...

I'm sure this list will change over the years, as I watch and appreciate many more movies, yet as of now I think I've developed a pretty solid list of top 50 standouts in the category of Villains....

Children of Hurin

So I just finished Tolkien's newest book, "Children of Hurin". It took me about 2 weeks to read, yet was definitely worth it... It was usual Tolkien writing with heavy details, poetry, and a very complex story... Definitely not as good as "The Hobbit" or "The Lord of the Rings", yet still good... The book has also opened my eyes to how much back-story there is to Tolkien's "Middle Earth"...

Here are some other Tolkien books I still need to read:

• The Sillmarillion
• Unfinished Tales
• The History of Middle Earth
• Bilbo's Last Song
• The History of the Hobbit

So Next book for me is either going to be "Angels and Demons" or "Harry Potter 7"... I figure I rushed through HP7 the first time, that I never really got to enjoy it... besides I'm still kind of in a Harry Potter phase!

Goodbye College F-Ball Season

Hard to believe that college football season came to an end tonight... I went over to my cousin's place to watch the Florida-Oklahoma game, and was not surprised to see Florida win... Lots of Chomping and dirty-play yet they still deserved it... especially after watching Oklahoma play like a bunch of bitches!! What was with their play-calling tonight? Someone please help me understand it? All in all it was a pretty boring game, and didn't really start getting exciting towards the end. Florida's quarterback Tim Tebow is quite the athlete, the total package, and he is a hardcore Christian, so good for him... I hope he goes to the NFL next year, and gets picked up by the Lions...

What was even more crazy about watching the game tonight was thinking that i once worked during this season... that i had once worked Florida and Oklahoma games long before... yet that was nearly 2 months ago... i started way back in August, and the season is just now finally ending! crazy!! well i gotta say that i don't plan on going back to the old college football work days! I think I'm over working football games!

-anyway, lots of good wine tonight!! Burgundy isn't too bad, but we'll see how I feel tomorrow!

Terrible FX Movies

I don't know why it is, but it seems as if the FX Network can only air terrible movies. It's the type of movie that is a big budget flop or a straight to DVD-sequel.... Heavy with action, sex appeal, special effects, and let me stress, terrible acting! Sure I've sat down from time-to-time to catch one of these terrible movies, which is why I had to make a list of the Worst FX Movies!!! So here we go off the top of my head, 20 terrible movies I've caught on FX! This one goes out to you Pablo!!

Honorable Mention: Pearl Harbor, 13 Going on 30, Stepford Wives, The Rundown, Walking Tall

20. Butterfly Effect: Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart
-May have worked if they found someone beside Ashton to play the lead
19. Any Given Sunday: Jamie Foxx, LL Cool J, Dennis Quaid
-Flat out ridiculous! Especially when a guy looses his eyeball on the field and chases after it!
18. Elektra: Jennifer Garner, Ben Affleck
-Who the hell is Elektra??
17. SWAT: Colin Ferrel, LL Cool J, Samuel Jackson
-It was one of those movies so lame, that you almost wanted to root for the bad guys!
16. Deep Blue Sea: Thomas Jane, LL Cool J, Samuel Jackson
-Samuel Jackson gets eaten by a shark! 'Nough said...
15. Day After Tomorrow: Dennis Quaid, Jake Gylenhall
-Cool Special effects, but that was really about it...
14. Into the Blue: Paul Walker, Jessica Alba
-Sex Appeal, yes... Acting, 'fraid not!
13 Chronicles of Riddick: Vin Diesel
-Ladies and Gentlemen: Vin Diesel!!
12. The Fast and the Furious: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker
-Sure, if street racing is your thing... not mine though!
11. The Punisher: Thomas Jane, John Travolta
-Not even Travolta could save this destined big-budget-flop
10. Triple xXx: Vin Diesel, Samuel Jackson
-A bad ass James Bond; could have worked if the acting wasn't so terrible
9. Paycheck: Ben Affleck, Uma Thurman
-Weak Plot, added with Affleck's flat effect
8. Daredevil: Ben Affleck, Colin Ferrel, Jennifer Garner
-Was this an superhero action film or a comedy?
7. Phone Booth: Colin Ferrel, Forest Whittaker
-The entire movie takes place in a Phone Booth... need I say more!
6. Transporter: Jason Statham
-The essence of FX: awesome chase scenes, huge explosions, and terrible acting!
5. Poseidon: Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell
-this big budget film was nothing more than a big headache to watch
4. 2 Fast 2 Furious: Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson
-I cannot stand Tyrese Gibson as an actor!!
3. xXx: State of the Union: Ice Cube, Samuel Jackson
-We get it Ice Cube... You are a bad ass mother fucker... now please stop making terrible movies!
2. Hulk: Eric Bana, Josh Lucas
-Who were they kidding... thank god for Edward Norton to the rescue!
1. The Pacifer: Vin Diesel
-Diesel reached a new low with this Disney action movie... An ass-kicking baby-sitter... Wow!

Possible Future FX Movies:
Stealth, Crank, Ghost Rider, Death Race, Miami Vice, Fast and Furious, Snakes on a Plane, Black Snake Moan, Doom, Gridiron Gang

One Thing I noticed as I made this list, was that many of these actors seem to repeatedly make terrible FX Movies... So here's a little Bonus... My list of top 10 FX Actors!!!

Honorable Mention: Jessica Alba, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Ice Cube, Thomas Jane, Ashton Kutcher, Dennis Quaid

10. Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson- now here is an up-and-comer in the FX world... a bad-ass-kicking terrible actor... he'll do great! (The Rundown, Walking Tall, Doom)
9. Josh Lucas- I thought after I saw him in "Beautiful Mind" he would be great... I was wrong (Hulk, Poseidon, Stealth)
8. Amy Smart- Has potential but keeps picking bad movies (Butterfly Effect, Peaceful Warrior, Crank)
7. Jason Statham- He kicked ass as "Turkish" but that's been about it (Transporter 1-2-3, Crank, Death Race, War)
6. Samuel Jackson- Samuel is just a bad-ass, one of the hardest working men in the business... Yet even his stellar performance in Pulp Fiction or his role as Mace Windu could not save him from making this list... Sure if you've done as many movies as him your bound to make some bad ones... But this many?? Comon Sammy! Maybe you should just stop yelling in all your movies! (Deep Blue Sea, xXx, SWAT, xXx: State of the Union, The Man, Snakes on a Plane, Black Snake Moan, Jumper, etc!!!)
5. Paul Walker- He is nothing but a teen idol for high school girls... thats sadly about it (The Fast and the Furious, Into the Blue, Eight Below, 2 Fast 2 Furious)
4. Colin Ferrel- Now here is a hit or miss actor... He's done some really amazing movies like, Tigerland, Alexander, New World, and Minorty Report yet has also disappointed in many (SWAT, Phone Booth, Daredevil, Miami Vice)
3. LL Cool J- let me just say this... Rappers should not act! (Deep Blue Sea, SWAT, Any Given Sunday, Rollerball)
2. Ben Affleck- The thing that makes Affleck so terrible, is that he just has such a flat effect... I don't know what it is, but he always seems to turn possible good movies into terrible movies... He almost even ruined "Shakespeare in Love" with his very few lines...
(Reindeer Games, Pearl Harbor, Paycheck, Gigli, Daredevil, Jersey Girl, Elektra, Smoking Aces)
1. Vin Diesel- the epitome of FX Movies.... I don't think I've ever seen a good lead role out of Diesel... Sorry Vin but maybe you should just quit before the list gets longer (Pitch Black, Fast and the Furious, xXx, A Man Apart, Chronicles of Riddick, The Pacifer, Find Me Guilty)

Okay so thats it... My Rant about Terrible FX Movies... Let me know if you would add any others to the list!