Best Movie Characters of All Time: Discussion

[ZapRowsdower]

Here was my list...

1. Jesus (James Caviezel) - The Passion of the Christ (2004)*
2. Randal Graves (Jeff Anderson) - Clerks. (1994), Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)*
3. Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) - Pulp Fiction (1994)*
4. Jesus Quintana (John Turturro) - The Big Lebowski (1998)*
5. Gunnery Sgt. Hartman (R. Lee Ermey) - Full Metal Jacket (1987)*
6. Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)*
7. Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro) - The Godfather (1972), The Godfather: Part II (1974)*
8. Antonio 'Tony' Montana (Al Pacino) - Scarface (1983)*
9. Randle Patrick McMurphy (Jack Nicholson) - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)*
10. Jay (Jason Mewes) - Clerks. (1994), Mallrats (1995), Chasing Amy (1997), Dogma (1999), Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)*
11. Silent Bob (Kevin Smith) - Clerks. (1994), Mallrats (1995), Chasing Amy (1997), Dogma (1999), Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)*
12. El Mariachi (Carlos Gallardo, Antonio Banderas) - El Mariachi (1992), Desperado (1995), Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)*
13. Harmonica (Charles Bronson) - C'ere una volta il West (1968)
14. Kikuchiyo (Toshirô Mifune) - Shichinin no samurai (1954)
15. Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) - Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)*
16. Yoda (Frank Oz) - Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983), Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999), Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)*
17. James Bond (Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan) - Dr. No (1962), From Russia With Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), You Only Live Twice (1967), On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), Live and Let Die (1973), The Man With the Golden Gun (1974), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Moonraker (1979), For Your Eyes Only (1981), Octopussy (1983), A View to a Kill (1985), The Living Daylights (1987), Licence to Kill (1989), GoldenEye (1995), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), The World Is Not Enough (1999), Die Another Day (2002)*
18. John McClane (Bruce Willis) - Die Hard (1988), Die Hard 2 (1990), Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)*
19. Gollum/Sméagol (Andy Serkis) - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
20. Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) - Fight Club (1999)*
21. Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey) - American Beauty (1999)
22. Enid (Thora Birch) - Ghost World (2000)
23. Frank Ricard (Will Ferrell) - Old School (2003)
24. Bart (sheriff of Rock Ridge) (Cleavon Little) - Blazing Saddles (1974)
25. Phil Connors (Bill Murray) - Groundhog Day (1993)
25. Dr. Rumack (Leslie Nielsen) - Airplane! (1980)
26. Sands (Johnny Depp) - Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)*
27. Igor (Marty Feldman) - Young Frankenstein (1974)
28. Jeff Lebowski (The Dude) (Jeff Bridges) - The Big Lebowski (1998)
29. Madmartigan (Val Kilmer) - Willow (1988)
30. Mr. Blonde/Vic Vega (Michael Madsen) - Reservoir Dogs (1992)*

19 out of 30, looks like you win, Heineken.

To answer some questions brought up during the whole posting session,

1. Sands was NOT higher up on the list because while a majority of the voters DID vote for him, nobody really voted him that high.

2. Trust me, Heineken. Many of the people you mentioned WERE voted for, they just didn't receive enough points. And we all know who to blame for Riddick making the list.

3. More Star Wars characters were voted for, they just didn't make the list.

4. James Bond IS a movie character, neptunes. So there.

[Termination]

17 out of 30 made my list. I'll mark the ones that didn't get voted in with * & * for the ones that made the list. + I'll add next to the title, the # it was positioned in the final vote.

*1) The Terminator [T-800] - Aronold Swarzenegger - Terminator franchise #34
*2) Dr. Henry 'Indiana - Harrison Ford - Indy Jones Trilogy #2
*3) Jules Winnfield - Samuel L. Jackson - Pulp Fiction #4
*4) H.I. Mcdonnough - Nicolas Cage - Raising Arizona #45
*5) Thomas A. Anderson/Neo - Keanu Reeves - The Matrix films #27
*6) Forrest Gump - Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump #14
*7) Lieutenant Ellen L Ripley - Sigourney Weaver - Alien films #9
*8) Detective William Sumerset - Morgan Freeman - Se7en
*9) Derek Vinyard - Edward Norton - American History X
*10) James Conway - Robert De Niro - Goodfellas
*11) Alex Foley - Eddie Murphy - Beverly Hills Cop #30
*12) Darth Vader - James Earl Jones(voice) & David Prowse - Star Wars #1
*13) Roger "Verbal" Kint - Kevin Spacey - The Usual Suspects #15
*14) Det. John McClane - Bruce Willis - Die Hard #10
*15) El Mariachi - Antonio Banderas - Desperado #11
*16) Rocky Balboa - Sylvester Stallone - Rocky #7
*17) Austin Powers/Dr. Evil/Fat Bastard/Goldmember - Mike Myers - Austin Powers #31
*18) Marty McFly - Michael J. Fox - Back to the Future
*19) James Edwards - Will Smith - Men in Black
*20) Willie - Billy Bob Thornton - Bad Santa
*21) John Nash - Russell Crowe - A Beautiful Mind
*22) Sonny Koufax - Adam Sandler - Big Daddy
*23) Jeffrey Lebowski/The Dude - Jeff Bridges - The Big Lebowski
*24) Randle Patrick McMurphy - Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest #13
*25) Jack Sparrow - Johnny Depp - Pirates Of The Caribbean #12
*26) Agent K - Tommy Lee Jones - Men In Black
*27) Erin Brockovich - Julia Roberts - Erin Brockovich
*28) William Wallace - Mel Gibson - Braveheart
*29) Carl Showalter - Steve Buscemi - Fargo
*30) Tommy DeVito - Joe Pesci - Goodfellas #17

[Gabriel]

I know he is, Im just saying, I didnt vote for him because the character is a book characterto me... This is because there isnt one actor to ultimately associatte with him.

My bad...I forgot, speakout at your own doom...
The price you pay for an opinion in a stalin like 'discussion'!

[Bartwald]

IamTheSmitty said:

...we all know who to blame for Riddick making the list.

Why, I needed to add sort of a "personal touch" to this poll.

Mind you, Riddick was #8 on my list - which was right in the middle of it as I only posted 15 characters (didn't have time to think of more as I was just preparing to go away then); which clearly means he could be even higher in the poll 'cause livingdeadgirl wished she remembered to vote for him. And don't blame me for Riddick when there's a much better reason to kick my butt: I actually voted for Chevy Chase's Fletch!

Surprises:

- I was almost sure Indy wins here (he was my #1, too)
- just like Heineken, I expected more women to make it to Top 30 (voted for two myself: Leia and Ripley)
- no Gibson, huh? ...yeah, that's a shocker (I didn't vote for any of his characters but I never considered myself a true Gibson fan)
- no Karl Childers or a relatively low position of Captain Quint don't surprise me: Childers is Thornton's greatest role, true, but not a character that springs to mind easily; we may all love Jaws but, like it or not, the shark is main star there.

[Heineken Skywalker]

Bartwald said:

....a relatively low position of Captain Quint don't surprise me: we may all love Jaws but, like it or not, the shark is main star there.

Then how come the shark didn't make the poll? ;D

Big disagreement though. Those three guys on the boat, Brody, Hooper & Quint, are the main stars as far as I'm concerned. The shark is cool, but it doesn't have their personalities. Those three actors and their well written characters are the main reason I keep coming back to this movie. The action & shark attacks are just icing on the cake.

[Bartwald]

Heineken said:

Those three guys on the boat, Brody, Hooper & Quint, are the main stars as far as I'm concerned. The shark is cool, but it doesn't have their personalities.

Yeah, alright - you got a point there. But still there are three of them - tough to decide who is the one character to vote for. For me Brody would go first and then Quint - which would most probably mean that Quint has poor chances to be embraced by my tight Top 30 (if I made it 30, that is). Winning over Riddick? Nahh...