Who is the smartest movie villain?

by Der Haifisch Posted 2012/06/20 21:44:52

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Hirnungah Mancandy 2012/09/04 22:35:34

i think i'll go classic with this
Lex Luther

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Bellatrix232 2012/06/27 20:07:53

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Hannibal is my favourite, but smartest... i guess Jigsaw (I'm still trying to understand what the hell must be happening in mind of the man who created him) and the guy from Seven

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Maddog 2012/06/22 16:52:19

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My favorite is John Malkovich in "Ripley's Game"! He's delightfully sinister.

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runawaylove112 2012/06/21 22:38:24

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Hannibal Lecter or Hans Gruber.

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1wickedwitch 2012/06/21 21:44:32

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my fav

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Anonymousforobvious 2012/06/21 05:54:06

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If it's in terms of IQ, then probably Dr Octopus from spiderman 2, considering he was a scientist. But for sheer effectiveness, i'd say the joker.

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David 2012/06/21 03:42:16

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Hannibal Lecter - psychopathic genius.

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MidnightCowboy 2012/06/21 01:52:35

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My vote is for Jigsaw:

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Pixie·MzAwesome♠ƤĦĂĔŢ♠ 2012/06/21 01:06:49

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Also so damn sexy!

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Xerxes,Phantom of PHAET 2012/06/21 01:01:05

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Usual Suspects...........Kyser Soze

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silverandgold21 2012/06/20 23:19:52

+1

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Caedus01 Sith Lord of the P... 2012/06/20 23:00:02 (edited)

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Gotta respect how he played the Jedi, the Senate,Dooku, and Anakin right under their noses

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Archer ... to Caedus0... 2012/06/21 01:59:22

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Ohhh, good one.

Granted... fooling Anakin wasn't too difficult. He lived with his emotions too close to the surface. Play those and you can rule a person.

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Caedus0... to Archer ... 2012/06/21 02:17:19

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True but he sat right under the Jedi noses running both sides of the war lol

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Archer ... to Caedus0... 2012/06/21 02:53:29

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Agreed. For *that*, he deserves the title of 'intelligent'.

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Deliciously Melicious 2012/06/20 22:55:38 (edited)

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Aaron (Edward Norton) Primal Fear
Hannibal Lector is another choice

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Christy 2012/06/20 22:55:02

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*Mahogany Goddess of P.H.A.E.T 2012/06/20 22:03:12

+3

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Der Hai... to *Mahoga... 2012/06/20 22:04:41

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Idk if the woman from Misery was smart; mostly physically intimidating and lucky to some extent.

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Melizmatic to Der Hai... 2012/06/20 22:34:41

Yeah, Annie Wilkes wasn't the sharpest tool in the box, IMO...

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Christy to *Mahoga... 2012/06/20 22:57:08

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Spacey always plays a great villain.

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Lee The Hybrid Snowflake 2012/06/20 21:53:51

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The one that got away! =)

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Archer ~ The Limit Break of... 2012/06/20 21:51:07

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Hard to say.

Joker (at least the Dark Knight version), Hannibal, Magneto from X-Men was rather intelligent and the plot plays on this fact. Heck, a lot of comic-book villains (turned movie villains) are smart as whips. Green Goblin, for example.

My favorite smart bad guy has to be the Joker, though. Too smart for his own good, and loves chaos. Can't help but be fascinated with his character.

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Der Hai... to Archer ... 2012/06/20 21:58:58

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So agree.

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Artemis... to Archer ... 2012/06/21 01:16:38

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This! I can't even think of anything to add.

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brutusin~ Proud Apetheist 2012/06/20 21:49:38

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J.P.

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Melizmatic 2012/06/20 21:48:38

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Hannibal Lecter is a contender.

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♥K14 2012/06/20 21:46:32

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Bane should definitely be rather high up their.
Although all his previous movie depictions have shown him as a mindless drone... Kinda sucks really.

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Der Hai... to ♥K14 2012/06/20 21:47:27

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The Dark Knight Rises looks like it'll definitely do him some justice.

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♥K14 to Der Hai... 2012/06/20 21:51:43

We can hope :)

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Archer ... to Der Hai... 2012/06/20 21:53:21

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One of the best things this current incarnation of Batman has done for the fandom: finally, the intelligence of people is focused on, highlighted, and nearly worshiped by the makers of these movies. Say what you want for them, complain about that gravel-voice or whatever, but they have a good focus.

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Der Hai... to Archer ... 2012/06/20 21:59:51

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I hardly ever noticed the gravel voice in the first place, so I've got no complaints whatsoever.

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Archer ... to Der Hai... 2012/06/20 22:10:28

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Me either. but everyone I know seems to complain about it. It annoys me, but at least I have the backup arguments of the benefits these movies bring to the table.

The only qualm I had with The Dark Knight was that sort of pathetic rambling about being the hero gotham needs, but doesn't deserve. They took it too far, I think. But until that point in time, I was peachy with the whole movie. :-) And it sucks, because I like Oldman.

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Der Haifisch 2012/06/20 21:45:58

+2

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