Best villain of each decade

1980's: The Fratellis

Ralph Fratelli went on to bigger and better things in the 1990's and the 2000's

 

I always thought she was more tragic than evil

 

Frank is an out and out bastard, but the movie makes the point about how Frank is "Just a man".......the real driving force behind Franks ultimate nastiness is the Railroad Tycoon, who has retained Franks services and enables him. Once he's gone, by Franks hand, in a way, Frank is soon to follow.

60's movies were a bit light, they couldn't show much, but a much more sophisticated calculating bastard would be the likes of Komarovsky in Dr Zhivago.

He's like a lot of todays elitists, desperately trying to play the two halves agains the middle, hoping it don't bite him the ass.

For the 70's- Serpicos playmates in "Serpico" have to, collectively, warrant consideration. Utterly bent lowlives and based entirely on real life cops of that Era.

Jack Torrance.......was basically insane. It's easy to be a bastard when you are mad.

 

1990's Nutjob/Psycho Bad Guy: John Doe character in SEVEN

1990's Everyday Bad Guy: Captain Smith in LA Confidential.

1990's Horror Movie Bad Guy: Ghostface Killer in Scream

1990's Loveable Bad Guy: Bud White in La Confidential

1990's Not Really A Bad Guy Bad Guy: Henry Hill in Goodfellas

1990's Historical Bad Guy: Amon Goethe in Schindlers List

 

Just thinking, in an odd twist,

1970;s real life historically accurate bad guy: Roman Polanksi in Chinatown

 

Another consideration for the '60s might be the real-life killers portrayed in "In Cold Blood," which was one of the first times real-life killers were portrayed in such graphic detail on film.

 

Wasnt that those murders in Kansas?

 

Yes.