Top 10 Movie Villains

The Joker – Dark Knight

I must admit, that without the compelling and terrifying performance given by Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight two years ago, The Joker would never have made it into my top ten list of villains. I’m not sure if it is the smudged make-up that makes the character appear more real or his state of insanity that mimics the minds of real criminals, but the 2008 adaptation of the Batman film has definitely resulted in the mad man moving up a couple of notches on the villain scare scale.

Michael Myers – Halloween

What characteristics define a villain? Killer? Check. Phsycho? Check. Scary looking? Check. Brother? That’s right, this is the factor that clarifies Michael Myers as a full blown villain. Going around killing random strangers is gruesome and sick enough, but terrorising whole generations of your family is so evil that there is not a word to describe the act. Replayed and remade many times, this villian has the ability to send a shiver down your spine everytime, regardless of how many times you have seen it.

Freddy Krueger – A nightmare on Elm Street

It goes without saying that if you can be killed in you sub-concious then the person (or thing) that manages to do the dirty deed is nasty to the core. With menacing blades for fingers and a face that looks like it lacks a few layers, Freddy Krueger is a must mention for the top ten villains. Having been a child murderer in his former life, he came back to haunt the streets of children in his afterlife following being burnt to death by angry parents.

Alex Forrest – Fatal Attraction

Glen Close’s bunny boiler character proves that you don’t have to have warts and all to be classed as a villian. In fact, the more aesthetically pleasing your looks, probably the more dangerous you are. I think men will still have a soft spot for Alex’s long legs and melting gaze, but us ladies know that ‘the other women’ are literally fatal. Clawing her way into bed with Dan Gallagher (Michael Douglas) before vying to break up his marriage by taking deadly measures, Alex Forrest is the ultimate female villain icon.

Jason Voorhees

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Cloverfield

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