A look at the bad guys who make movies great.
14. Davey Jones Pirates of the Caribbean (Played by Bill Nighy)
This was a great villain. To play a subject of legend so well…
13. Top Dollar The Crow (played by Michael Wincott)
Playing a villain in a Tim Burton Movie is something different altogether. Because the characters are always so over the top, it can be easy to overdo it and make a mockery of the role. Wincott played this to perfection.
12. Darth Maul Star Wars: Phantom Menace (Played by Ray Park)
For a guy who really doesn’t say a thing, he makes a great villain.
11. Bill the Butcher Gangs of New York (played by Daniel Day-Lewis)
A different breed of villain… again, portraying a historical figure. Day-Lewis makes this film.
10. Pennywise It (Played by Tim Curry)
Single handedly created the fear of clowns.
9. Samara The Ring (Played by Daveigh Chase)
The impact of this character had been dulled a bit since the first time we saw it, what with every horror film in the world trying to duplicate it for the next two years. But the first time I saw the girl climb out of the T.V.? Scared the bejesus out of me!
8. Agent Smith The Matrix Trilogy (Played by Hugo Weaving)
A classic case of a villain subtly carrying a movie, because Keanu Reeves sucked.
7. Jack Torrance The Shining (Played by Jack Nicholson)
No one does it like Jack. If anyone else had played this role, the movie would have been an obscure horror piece of trash. With him, it’s a classic.
6. Jason Voorhees Friday the 13th (Played by several actors)
No movie for this one, due to censors. Jason was a concept villain. Never spoke… didn’t need to. The perfect monster.
5. Pinhead Hellraiser (Played by Doug Bradley)
Pinhead was another one who scared me half to death. So cold, so emotionless… and has pins in his head. Only Clive barker could have conceived this, and only Doug Bradley could have portrayed it.
4. Freddy Kruger Nightmare on Elm Street (Played by Robert Englund)
Freddy became a bit of a farce of himself in the end, but in the early movies, he was one of the scariest.
3. The Joker Batman (Played by Jack Nicholson)
In case you haven’t figured it out yet, Batman movies aren’t about Batman at all. They’re about the bad guys! And who better to master to master a Burton villain better than the master himself?
2. Darth Vader Star Wars (Played by James Earl Jones)
The Standard by which villains are measured.
1. The Joker The Dark Knight (Heath Ledger)
I was never a big Heath Ledger fan, and when I heard he was playing the joker, I very nearly didn’t see the movie. Which would have been a shame, because it was a masterpiece. Perhaps the finest piece of acting i have ever seen.
So there you have it. There will no doubt be arguments, but isn’t that the entire point of lists like this?
Great list! Would have had words if Mr. Ledger wasn’t at least in the top three. 
Seeing that he’s in the most coveted spot, there are definitely no need for words…LOL. Great minds think alike. Heath definitely deserved to take that spot. Landslide! And for him to be given the top spot by a non-fan…kudos! I may have had a few different picks, but fear is subjective so I applaud you again. Great list! 
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