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Most Interesting/Unique Characters In Film?

posted 4 years ago by BillHicksFan (10717)
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Alex (Malcolm McDowell) - A Clockwork Orange
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066921/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Pontus (Per Oscarsson) - Hunger
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061042/

Mabel Longhetti (Gena Rowlands) - A Woman Under The Influence
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072417/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Billy Brown (Vincent Gallo) - Buffalo '66
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118789/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Howard Beale (Peter Finch) - Network
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074958/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3

Gelsomina (Giuletta Masina) - La Strada
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047528/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

[–] samoanjoes (58613) 4 years ago

Scar from The Lion King. How can he just kill his brother like that and attempt to kill his nephew, too?

[–] actionkamen (23176) 4 years ago

SPOILERS, MAN! Dang it!

[–] samoanjoes (58613) 4 years ago

It happens, like, half an hour in.

[–] plusplus (467) 4 years ago

Kala the Dragon Lady - Golden Child (1986)
Roy Batty - Blade Runner (1982)
Stanislaus Nagy / the black poodle - The Devil and Ms. D (1999)
Harry Lime - Third Man (1949)
General Bison - Street Fighter (1994)
Norman Arbuthnot - The Last Supper (1995)
Siegfried - The Nibelungs (1924)
Godzilla

[–] FredBurroughs (22313) 4 years ago

Of course!

[–] plusplus (467) 4 years ago

It's limited to film, otherwise I'd have added Gul Dukat.
Anton Gorodetsky is an interesting character in the books (particularly useless, never becomes a hero, yet he's driving the plot), but the movies were too disappointing.

[–] Moonglum9 (11340) 4 years ago

I thought Garak was better than Dukat

[–] plusplus (467) 4 years ago

They ruined Dukat's arc in the end, he deserved better than just going crazy.

I liked Garak, he has his bad-ass moments too. His backstory is intentionally kept mysterious, rendering him kinda stale in comparison to fleshed-out Dukat.

[–] sslssg (35198) 4 years ago

Keyser Söze – The Usual Suspects(1995)
Jeanne Dielman - Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
Amelie Poulain - Amelie (2001)
Catherine Tramell - Basic Instinct (1992)

[–] BillHicksFan (10717) 4 years ago

I saw the first three movies, and totally agree with you, and surprised I actually didn't think of them.

[–] sslssg (35198) 4 years ago

Amelie is one of my favourite movies and the first one I thought of.

[–] jriley555 (8552) 4 years ago

archie cunningham (tim roth) - rob roy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7lhMAOxLxw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVaslN1NiT0

hans landa (christopher waltz) - inglorious basterds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0dAqhxfvlg

arthur gopnik (richard kind) - a serious man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQSMmwQyEjk

[–] nyctc7 (44116) 4 years ago

Archie is my favorite villain of all time

[–] ShogunofYonkers (78608) 4 years ago

Quint (Robert Shaw) in Jaws

I can't imagine a saltier sea dog and tough guy!

[–] Who (5146) 4 years ago

One of my favorite characters ever

[–] ShogunofYonkers (78608) 4 years ago

Seriously, if Quint shouted at me to string a harpoon barrel, tend the chum or batten the hatches I'd shut right the hell up and get to it😳
Quint was all business

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

Larry 'Lonesome' Rhodes - A Face In the Crowd

[–] BillHicksFan (10717) 4 years ago

I almost listed him, but wanted to see who would. Good choice. Great movie. I prefer "Ace in the Hole", but Kirk Douglas' character wasn't THAT unique. He was ruthless but affable, but also had a little heart.

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

Fergus O'Connell - Eversmile New Jersey

[–] MovieManCin2 (26342) 4 years ago

In no particular order:

The Joker (Heath Ledger) - The Dark Knight

Hannibal Lecter (Sir Anthony Hopkins) - The Silence of the Lambs

Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem) - No Country For Old Men

Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) - Pirates of the Carribean

The Bride (Uma Thurman) - Kill Bill Vol 1

The Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) - The Terminator

Woody and Buzz Lightyear (Tom Hanks and Tim Allen) - Toy Story

Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) - Deadpool

Gollum (Andy Serkis) - The Lord of the Rings series

Carl Showalter (Steve Buscemi) - Fargo

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