The 7 best and baddest villains of all time By Chris Hewitt, Star Tribune
Published: April 25, 2021, 6:00am
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3 Photos Actor Lionel Barrymore signs autographs at Waterloo Station on 8th December 1937. Barrymore played the villain, Mr. Potter, in It s a Wonderful Life in 1946. (William Vanderson/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images/TNS) (Associated Press files) Photo Gallery
What is so good about being bad?
We root for James Bond and “Alien’s” Ripley to win, but they’re at their best when they’re matched with a charismatic baddie. Sure, we know Bond will triumph in the end, but we need to believe at least for a couple of hours that the villain will get close to shutting down the power grid or laser-beaming the Earth’s core or whatever it is he wants to do. (Unfortunately, it is always a “he” in Bond movies; how great would Anjelica Huston or Jessica Lange have been as a 007 archenemy?)
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What is so good about being bad?
We root for James Bond and Alien s Ripley to win, but they re at their best when they re matched with a charismatic baddie. Sure, we know Bond will triumph in the end, but we need to believe at least for a couple of hours that the villain will get close to shutting down the power grid or laser-beaming the Earth s core or whatever it is he wants to do. (Unfortunately, it is always a he in Bond movies; how great would Anjelica Huston or Jessica Lange have been as a 007 archenemy?)