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Post by ironhammer on Oct 28, 2022 23:47:30 GMT -5
Since Halloween is coming up, and "Halloween" the "I-forgot-how-many-sequels-already", is doing well in theaters, I am curious to know, what are your favorite 80's (or 70s) movie monster or villain from horror/thriller films of that era?
Some potential candidates:
Freddy Krueger (Nightmare on Elm Street, played by Robert Englund, a mass murdering evil child killer spirit who haunt the dreams of his victims, created by Wes Craven).
Michael Myers (Halloween series, the prototypical masked serial killer in movies).
Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th series-began as a Michael Myer rip-off, but has become a horror icon of his own)
Pinhead/Hell Priest (Hellraiser series-played by Doug Bradley, leading the Cenobites, former-humans-turned-demons who tortured unfortunate souls who come across the puzzle box that opened a portal to hell).
Chucky (Child's Play series-voiced by Brad Dourif, about a serial killer who transferred his soul to a toy doll and engage in more murders).
Alien (The Alien series-the famous xenomorph which terrorizes a whole generation of filmgoers).
Predator (The hunter from space who make trophies of men, with advanced tech like invisibility and infra-red vision).
The Thing (The 1982 version had horrific effects, about a shape-shifting evil alien in Antarctica and the scientists struggling to fight it).
So who is your favorite 80s movie villain/monster?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2022 9:02:29 GMT -5
Monster would be 'The Thing' or the way the Alien was handled in the first of the Alien films
Villains are different. My favorite there would be the Duke of New York.
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Post by ironhammer on Oct 29, 2022 19:06:01 GMT -5
Monster would be 'The Thing' or the way the Alien was handled in the first of the Alien films Villains are different. My favorite there would be the Duke of New York. The Thing...didn't received a warm reception from critics upon its initial release. Partly that was due to the fact that "evil monstrous alien" was out-of-sync with the portrayal of extraterrestrials at the time, with friendly aliens of "ET" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" more in keeping with the popular mood. But retrospective reviews have given the Thing a better reception, with recognition of its ground-breaking pre-CGI effects (grotesque but remarkable) and the highlighting of the Cold War theme of paranoia and uncertainty of who the "enemy" was pretending to be. |
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Post by nowhereman on Oct 29, 2022 19:31:23 GMT -5
Not sure Star Wars trilogy fits the genre but I would say Darth Vader and/or the Emperor.
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Post by nowhereman on Oct 29, 2022 19:32:38 GMT -5
And if we expand past the 80s I would say my LEAST favorite bad guy is Norman Bates in Psycho. Movies are entertainment yes but that character gave me the creeps.
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Oct 30, 2022 0:14:53 GMT -5
Best 80's villain? Hans Gruber, baby!  |
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Post by oldnewbie on Oct 30, 2022 0:27:21 GMT -5
Best 80's villain? Hans Gruber, baby! Beat me to it. Came here just to say this. Alan Rickman is so good. |
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Oct 30, 2022 0:36:21 GMT -5
Boooo! He killed Apollo!  |
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Post by oldnewbie on Oct 30, 2022 0:41:22 GMT -5
I'm not a big fan of Halloween and Friday the 13th type movies, but I like a good non-horror villain.
Hans Gruber is still my number 1, but I just looked up and realized that Prince Humperdinck was in the 1980s (I thought it was early 1990s). That, of course, also means that the the Dread Pirate Roberts also qualifies.
A few others:
Dr. Emilio Lizardo/Lord John Whorfin
Jack Nicholson as the Joker or Jack Torrance, take your pick
Judge Doom
Lesser known: Raymond Lemorne (the original in the 80's only. Don't waste time with the 90's remake)
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Post by oldnewbie on Oct 30, 2022 0:51:41 GMT -5
And if we expand past the 80s I would say my LEAST favorite bad guy is Norman Bates in Psycho. Movies are entertainment yes but that character gave me the creeps. For the same reason (but in the 1980s), Raymond Lemorne in the Vanishing. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2022 8:19:58 GMT -5
Monster would be 'The Thing' or the way the Alien was handled in the first of the Alien films Villains are different. My favorite there would be the Duke of New York. The Thing...didn't received a warm reception from critics upon its initial release. Partly that was due to the fact that "evil monstrous alien" was out-of-sync with the portrayal of extraterrestrials at the time, with friendly aliens of "ET" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" more in keeping with the popular mood. But retrospective reviews have given the Thing a better reception, with recognition of its ground-breaking pre-CGI effects (grotesque but remarkable) and the highlighting of the Cold War theme of paranoia and uncertainty of who the "enemy" was pretending to be. Agreed though I liked it from the get-go, same as every Carpenter movie from the 80s. The book it was based on "Who Goes There" is still a really good read. It didn't emphasize technology, just the claustrophobia of Antarctica in winter. It's worth spending an afternoon to read. |
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Post by ironhammer on Oct 30, 2022 8:30:20 GMT -5
Best 80's villain? Hans Gruber, baby! Ah, the late great Alan Rickman. He was such a brilliant actor. While he first came to the attention of Hollywood playing villains, he was actually already an accomplished and classically trained stage actor when he landed the Die Hard role. So despite his "bad guy" roles, his diverse talent allowed him to play many different roles on stage and screen. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2022 11:08:03 GMT -5
If I did this right, this is a link to a Hans Gruber advent calendar:
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Post by ironhammer on Oct 30, 2022 20:04:25 GMT -5
The Thing...didn't received a warm reception from critics upon its initial release. Partly that was due to the fact that "evil monstrous alien" was out-of-sync with the portrayal of extraterrestrials at the time, with friendly aliens of "ET" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" more in keeping with the popular mood. But retrospective reviews have given the Thing a better reception, with recognition of its ground-breaking pre-CGI effects (grotesque but remarkable) and the highlighting of the Cold War theme of paranoia and uncertainty of who the "enemy" was pretending to be. Agreed though I liked it from the get-go, same as every Carpenter movie from the 80s. The book it was based on "Who Goes There" is still a really good read. It didn't emphasize technology, just the claustrophobia of Antarctica in winter. It's worth spending an afternoon to read. If I remember correctly, there was a prequel made to the 1982 version a little more than a decade ago, focusing on the initial Norwegian team who first discovered the spaceship. Some video game was also made based on the 1982 version. Anyhow, its hard to imagine a movie like the "Thing" made today in the current studio system that can be released in theaters. Maybe on streaming they might permit it. Like how the latest Predator sequel "Prey" was released on Hulu. And also that new "Hellraiser" movie also released on Hulu. |
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Post by XAsstCoach on Oct 30, 2022 22:56:51 GMT -5
If I remember correctly, there was a prequel made to the 1982 version a little more than a decade ago, focusing on the initial Norwegian team who first discovered the spaceship. Some video games was also made based on the 1982 version. I was pleasantly surprised at the ending of the 2011 version, which basically how the 80’s version started with the helicopter chase. |
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