As the game begins, Skyland is having issues
with the evil villain Kaos and with something called «The Darkness.»
Classic Noir script
with evil villain, check.
After Hit Girl is busted and forced to retire, Kick - Ass joins a team of amateur superheroes led by a reformed mobster and tangles
with the evil villain formerly known as Red Mist.
When another scientist father gets roped in
with evil villains, it's up to his teenaged son to save the day in the action film, Clockstoppers.
Not exact matches
On the other hand, there is a plethora of
villains, or victims: the cheating ballplayers, the disillusioned owner, some unpleasant journalists, an
evil gambler (played
with malevolent charm by David Thornton).
The picture of Brown
with a smirk reminiscent of the
evil villain The Joker in Batman films should be stuck on Tory election posters at the next GE.
Meanwhile, the
evil Prince Charming has enlisted the help of all the fairy - tale
villains and has overthrown the kingdom and imprisoned Fiona (Cameron Diaz) along
with all the other Disney princesses.
With Marvel's latest, the Russos take the trope of every superhero film — an
evil villain intent on destroying the world — and fashion a crafty antagonist.
Although the boys think that they are the only ones
with enough comic book knowledge to thwart the
evil villains, they soon realize that they know nothing about these characters!
It makes me chuckle that one reviewer said the characters were unrealistic, this is obviously written by an American whom through terrible movie portrayals of
evil -
villains and posh butlers believes every Brit to be on first name terms
with the queen, dine on crumpets
with rotten teeth and glug tea down
with our pinkies raised.
Just sayin, it's all the same: Guys in tight leggings
with skills of heroic «destiny» saving the general population from ruthless
villains who use their «divine» powers for
evil.
The last time he had a brush
with super-heroics was on the other side of the good /
evil divide, as
villain The Riddler in Joel Schumacher «s marginal «Batman Forever.»
He won the MTV Movie Award for «Best
Villain» two years in a row and followed it up
with another wonderfully
evil performance in Fox's monster hit RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (directed by Rupert Wyatt) alongside James Franco, Freida Pinto, and John Lithgow.
Here's a supplementary list of ten performances: Betty Buckley, articulate as a psychotherapist, and the protean James McAvoy playing against her in Split; Harris Dickinson, implosive
with self - loathing in Beach Rats; two turns by Michael Fassbender, as the smarmy
villains of Song to Song and Alien: Covenant; Milla Jovovich's valedictory sprint through Resident
Evil: The Final Chapter; Barry Keoghan as a teenage sprite barely veiling his hostility in The Killing of a Sacred Deer; Keanu Reeves, put through his paces again in John Wick: Chapter 2; Lady Bird's callous, precocious, and heartbreaking Saoirse Ronan; newcomer Millicent Simmonds and her silent movie acting in Wonderstruck; octagenarian Lois Smith playing her age as Marjorie of Marjorie Prime; and Adrian Titieni, slouching and gloomy as a bad dad in Graduation.
The
villain has no
evil master plan other than «fucking up Bond's life», there are logic holes you can drive an Aston Martin through — and the drawn - out final act ends
with a whimper, not a flourish.
Not the fault of the actors but when you have the excellent Danny Huston (30 Days of Night) playing an
evil German officer then there is the potential to create a proper
villain, a mad genius
with grand plans for world domination during a time of great sorrow for the rest of the world, and instead his General Ludendorff is resorted to cracking open gas tablets that give him Hulk - like strength for no real reason and never really pays off in any way; in one scene he locks a group of people in a room
with a deadly nerve gas and then decides to snort on his magic capsule before cackling and running off - camera like Jack Nicholson's Joker.
Beneath the makeup Elba can deliver an ugly, broken, adversary that is
evil personified; not a terrifying or particularly complex character — it's a Star Trek blockbuster, we had a convoluted
villain last time — but one
with a simple plan for power i.e. to retrieve an ancient alien artifact.
That's the best Whedon and the writers could come - up
with for this
evil villain — to destroy the world?
The introduction of a pair of
villains in
evil Professor Cropper (Trevor Eve) and his henchman, the duplicitous Fergus Wolff (Toby Stephens), is so wretched and fatigued that the whole of the project is suffused
with this nameless inward gazing dread.
From then on, it appears obvious that Siri is going to stay
with his neo-horror vibe, making his
villains the epitome of
evil incarnate, instead of the two - bit novices they are supposed to be.
The concept of a secret war against
evil is interesting and the origins of the Shadow Hunters feels legendary enough to prop up the story, but it's all wasted on ridiculous romantic triangle sub-plotting that becomes super creepy, and a Shadow Hunter gone bad
with the least scary
villain name: Valentine.
Synopsis: The battle between good and
evil is even more intense and dangerous than ever as Gingka and his friends face a
villain with a plot to unleash a long forbidden Beyblade in his quest to take over the world.
Fuqua has a lot of fun playing
with the clichés / tropes of westerns and succeeds in producing a fun movie that is most notable for having a uniquely integrated Seven — and least notable for having a
villain who is an unmodulated black hole of
evil that sucks the energy out of almost every scene he's in.
Not only do several
villains not live up to expectations, but they're also typically
evil carbon copies of the leading hero —
with Marvel casting well opposite of their leads.
Playing
with Batman's vanity he manages to amass an army of other
evil villains and attack the city.
dominates the proceedings
with its equally simple - minded guardians, leading to a never - in - question showdown
with «The Moose» -209 — remote - piloted by
evil villain Jackman — that Blomkamp assembles in his progressively more grating staccato style.
As might be expected, it is the
villains who get to have the most fun
with the parts,
with Lang and McGowan clearly relishing the
evil their characters do.
Set in the 15th Century, it's a stodgy, visually drab, instantly forgettable reworking of Bram Stoker's novel in the action - centred Underworld / I, Frankenstein vein,
with Fast and Furious 6
villain Luke Evans starring as Drac, a Transylvanian prince who makes a pact
with a cave - dwelling demon (Charles Dance) for some handy dark magic to protect his family and people against the
evil clutches of Turk Sultan Mehmed II (Dominic Cooper)....
Take one plucky underdog of a hero, add in a disapproving relative / friend / acquaintance who pooh - poohs his dreams, throw in a preliminary test of his mettle that proves our hero's limitations, sprinkle a dash of «deus ex machina» to give him the edge he needs to succeed, hook him up
with a weird and diverse support crew, toss in a
villain drawn
with broadly
evil strokes, and bring it all to a boiling climax that begets the predictable happy ending.
Fantasies about Western democracies fighting back against their murderous Middle Eastern enemies don't come much more blunt - force than this,
with its eye - for - an - eye ethos summed up by its
evil villain's belief that «vengeance must always be profound and absolute.»
Assuming the date goes without a hitch, then there is the complication that comes
with actually latching on to that special person, because the life of the superhero's significant other will be in constant jeopardy should the
evil villains discover that the superhero has an Achilles» heel — a helpless person that they care about.
This is the decade that spawned more horror franchises and iconic
villains than any other — Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street,
Evil Dead and Hellraiser to begin
with.
Megamind (PG for action and mild epithets) Animated adventure in 3 - D about a hapless,
evil villain (Will Ferrell) who decides to align himself
with the forces of good after the demise of his longtime superhero adversary (Brad Pitt) when he unwittingly creates a diabolical scoundrel (Jonah Hill) bent on world domination.
That question lies at the heart of «Avengers: Infinity War,» the at - once dark, maddeningly open - ended yet fiercely entertaining new chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), which pits the titular global do - gooders - still scattered hither and yon after their 2016 falling - out
with one another in «Captain America: Civil War» - against a cosmic
villain who has been coyly signaling his
evil intentions ever since the very first «Avengers» movie, in 2012.
Should you choose to side
with Eggman and his
villains, you will be doomed (or lucky enough) to live a formatted life of logic and servitude as robots in his
evil empire, as shown in Eggman's propaganda - filled video here.
With Bryan Cranston voicing Zordon and Elizabeth Banks physically present as
villain Rita Repulsa, the movie will find the Rangers battling Rita's
evil schemes and defending the Earth while figuring out their own teenage issues.
Russell Crowe as
villain Pearly is more a pantomime dame than
evil demon, and those who disliked his performance in LES MISERABLES will have a field day
with Pearly's scarred face and thug accent.
Essentially, this means that Punch walks off
with the film in what turns out to be the
villain role: a seemingly nice woman
with an insane
evil streak.
A
villain is proffered in childhood boyfriend Bobby Sharp (Jeremy Renner), who, as he's pushed to spill some rancid beans
with the classic attack of «you're a homo» (backed
with a string of sports analogies from Harrelson's jock character, woefully underutilized in a film taking place in hockey - mad Minnesota), to pass time until it's crystal clear that even though Josie is crying rape on the stand as explanation of her first child's conception, the
evil defense team is incapable of making the leap that this is the perfect opportunity to impeach this witness for maybe always crying rape.
The
villain is a paper doll, his mother, the real
villain, is no better, having no real reason to be
evil other than the fact that she CAN be and dammit, why does the hero always have to get
with the generically pretty girl.
That question lies at the heart of «Avengers: Infinity War,» the at - once dark, maddeningly open - ended yet fiercely entertaining new chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), which pits the titular global do - gooders — still scattered hither and yon after their 2016 falling - out
with one another in «Captain America: Civil War» — against a cosmic
villain who has been coyly signaling his
evil intentions since the very first «Avengers» movie, in 2012.
The
villains are all boringly
evil, the goody - goodies all boringly heroic... the movie is really just a rehash of the previous one,
with the exact same scenes.
Because he's frustrated
with being only the second most
evil villain around, right behind the diabolical Vector (Jason Segel) who has just stolen the Great Pyramid at Giza and replaced it
with an inflatable replica.
To explain further would only serve as a spoiler, but what Jordan's standout performance does is remind viewers of the disparity in the diaspora; Killmonger's rage and lust for revenge can quickly be empathized
with because as an outsider to Wakanda he isn't simply just an
evil villain, he is a hero of a different but valid story.
Hope for averting the disaster rests
with three orphans (Dana Gaier, Miranda Cosgrove and Elsie Fisher) in need of a father who see some potential for redemption in the
evil villain.
Killmonger's rage and lust for revenge can quickly be empathized
with because as an outsider to Wakanda he isn't simply just an
evil villain, he is a hero of a different but valid story.
It starred Steve Carell as Gru, a bumbling supervillain who tries to further his
evil plans by adopting three girls (Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, and Elsie Kate Fisher), but finds himself growing fond of his new children despite his efforts to stay focused on his competition
with fellow
villain Vector (Jason Segel).
Michael Shannon is the
villain who balances wonderfully a character that is equal parts
evil king reigning over his kingdom
with an iron fist and a man stuck in the past of no acceptance when it comes to that which is nothing more than different.
Reviews also praised Jordan's portrayal as the
villain,
with some saying his
evil performance is among the best the Marvel universe has ever seen.
Written by first - time scribes Duncan Brantley and sports columnist Rick Reilly, «Leatherheads» is littered
with just about every 1920s movie cliché short of an
evil villain that twists his mustache when he laughs.