Probably too young and bordering more on psychotically (sp?)menacing, but Ben Foster impresses me most when he's a villain. As much as I disliked Hostage, I was totally captivated by his character.
On my seventh birthday, I wanted a toy fire truck, and I didn't get it, and you were real nice about it, and then the house next door burnt down, and then real firetrucks came, and for years I thought you set the fire for me. And if you did, you can tell me!
Xander ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Buffista Movies 6: lies and videotape
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Juliebird - Dec 11, 2008 2:37:00 pm PST #8980 of 10000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Kathy A - Dec 11, 2008 2:45:41 pm PST #8981 of 10000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I think we've talked before about his performance in The Prophecy.
Have I ever thanked you for introducing me to this movie? When you said that Viggo outcreeps Walken at his creepy best, I knew I had to watch it!
Even with the great villain performances, my favorite thing about the movie is the whole Miltonian take on angels.
beekaytee - Dec 11, 2008 3:06:01 pm PST #8982 of 10000
Compassionately intolerant
I adore the Prophesy movies. Every single one of them which, of course, proves I have no taste at all. But, there you go.
I'm fascinated by the man vs. angel struggle. Not sure why.
Strega - Dec 11, 2008 7:35:58 pm PST #8983 of 10000
Michael Chiklis can do both the "crazy out of control" scary and the "cold-blooded and very controlled" scary, as needed.
Beverly - Dec 11, 2008 8:32:07 pm PST #8984 of 10000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
I think Adam Baldwin would be scary if he had a role that pulled that out of him. He's played cuddly, but he can be plenty scary.
Nathan Fillion was pretty scary as Caleb. Lots of menace there, plus a nice helping of crazy. Michael Wincott, Ron Perlman, Jeff Kober, Mark Harmon, Kevin Spacey, Morgan Freeman. All can be both menacing and creepy.
Plus? Jim Carrey. Creeepeee.
ETA: Robin Williams. No, seriously.
Beverly - Dec 11, 2008 8:35:30 pm PST #8985 of 10000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
cont. Donald Sutherland (okay, North American), Julian McMahon, Jeff Bridges (in The Vanishing, frex), Edward Hermann.
Barb - Dec 12, 2008 3:24:11 am PST #8986 of 10000
“Not dead yet!”
Robin can definitely bring the creepy and menacing. It's that same controlled intensity.
William Hurt, Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn.
And for anyone who saw The Good Shepherd, Matt Damon creeped me RIGHT out.
Polter-Cow - Dec 12, 2008 5:30:47 am PST #8987 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Since Michael K. Williams and Michael Chiklis have been mentioned, let me also toss in Michael Emerson.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 12, 2008 5:34:54 am PST #8988 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
No love for Samuel L. Jackson? I know he's mostly been a likable wisecracker lately, but in some of his early movies he did an angry stare that made me worry he'd be spraying the movie audience with bullets.
juliana - Dec 12, 2008 8:22:49 am PST #8989 of 10000
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…