Monday Movie Meme - Liver, fava beans and a nice chianti

This week's Monday Movie Meme from the Bumbles is all about those villains that you love to hate. The ones that make you want to jump out of your seat and scream, the ones that make your stomach hurt. I've decided not to travel down the road of the robotic, soul-less masked dudes in Halloween, Friday the 13th or Nightmare on Elm Street. Nor can I really hold anything against Darth Vader, Michael Corleone or Heath Ledger's Joker...I actually kinda like those guys. I'm targeting the ones that, through character development, you get a peek inside their evil little psyche. And what you see keeps you awake at night. These guys (and gals) are a downright nasty bunch, but they keep you coming back for more!



Alex Forrester (Fatal Attraction) - How many characters could single-handedly scare the hell out of every red-blooded man in America? I've watched this movie no less than two dozen times, and at every viewing, I want to kill the bunny-slaughtering woman myself.

Annie Wilkes (Misery) - While some of these villains are pure evil, I believe that Annie is just psychologically deformed, and knows not what she is doing. Either way, that hobbling scene always cured me of any empathy I could possibly conjure for the woman.


Delores Umbridge (Harry Potter) - In the book and the movie, my stomach churned over this one, and made my knee bounce up and down. It is the sign of a true author and director to incite this reaction in someone that is a lover not a fighter. I wanted to beat the living crap out of Delores. The childish voice, the nervous giggle, the kitten pictures and pink sweaters? I was happy to see her hauled off into the woods, thank you very much.


Hannibal Lecter (Silence of the Lambs) - Hannibal is scary because not only is he pure evil, he is a smart son-of-a-gun. Anthony Hopkins made this liver-eating, Chianti-swilling shrink come to life, chill our blood, and cause more than one sleepless night. Even more so than Buffalo Bill that wanted the girls to "put the lotion on its skin".


Randall Flagg (The Stand) - I'm not a huge fan of TV miniseries, but I own this one on DVD. I loved this interpretation of the Devil, a long-haired guy with a southern drawl and cowboy boots, also known as "the walking dude". It was one of the few times I felt justice was done to a literary masterpiece.


The Wicked Witch of the West (Wizard of Oz) - This is the antagonist that needs a good attitude adjustment. She's not necessarily evil per se, but foul- tempered and a general pain in the behind. She's like a knat you can't seem to shake, a pathetic old woman that needs to get a life.


Amon Goeth (Schindler's List) - As far as I'm concerned, this put Fiennes on the map and proved he really had the goods. I felt I needed to disinfect myself after watching his portrayal of a brutal, narcissistic commandant of Auschwitz.


I had about 10 more villains in my list, but had to prioritize and pare down. What are your favorites? What character turns you from a normal functioning human being being to a crazed screaming maniac? Please share!