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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

….who you secretly (or not so secretly, maybe) rooted for.

Yes! Sometimes the hero is a bit bland which makes you actually side with the antagonist instead (Kevin Costner Vs Alan Rickman in Robin Hood - I’m looking at YOU!)

Sometimes the villain is misunderstood (such as Michael Douglas in Falling Down) and sometimes you are just damned well plain rooting for the bad guy from the start (Gerard Butler in Law Abiding Citizen - although was he really the villain?).

List me all your examples good folks

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By *r.SJMan
over a year ago

Wellingborough

Bellatrix Lestrange but then it's Helena Binham Carter and I would any day

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Commodore Beckett from Pirates of the Caribbean

Upstanding naval commander who does his duty against pirates. If you only saw his side of the story he'd be the hero of the film but we all know that Captain Jack Sparrow and Co are the heroes.

That and Tom. Jerry was an antagonistic little shit.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hannibal Lecter, Brian Cox was good, Anthony Hopkins was great but Mads Mikkelson was fantastic.

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By *ldFashionedGentMan
over a year ago

Chelmsford

Skeletor - Masters of the Universe

It’s not a great film. But my goodness is the performance of Frank Langella (who you might recognise as playing Nixon in ‘Frost/Nixon’) epic!

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Freddy Krueger: If one stops to analyse the fictional, horrific historical crimes against children this antagonist has committed in the film series, one may quite rightly, feel quite appalled at oneself for actually rooting for him in the films.

….but Robert England played the character so delightfully that you just can’t help it

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"Freddy Krueger: If one stops to analyse the fictional, horrific historical crimes against children this antagonist has committed in the film series, one may quite rightly, feel quite appalled at oneself for actually rooting for him in the films.

….but Robert England played the character so delightfully that you just can’t help it

*Englund

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By *urvaceousVioletWoman
over a year ago

RCT/South Wales

Micky & Mallory - Natural Born Killers

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By *aul DeUther-OneMan
over a year ago

Sussex

I'd like to see Wyle Cayotte catch RoadRunner even just once!

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Both Godzilla and King Kong: I always root for these mighty titans

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By *aitonelMan
over a year ago

Away for Christmas

Thanos was right!

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

Too many.

General Hummel.

The Joker.

Hans Gruber

General zod.

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By *aitonelMan
over a year ago

Away for Christmas

Dinosaurs in Jurassic Park

Jaws

Any animal based villain

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Loki as played so charismatically by Tom Hiddleston.

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By *tar80sWoman
over a year ago

Southampton

Bane.

Tom Hardys Bane.

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Vikings: Virtually all the characters in this excellent series performed at least some morally reprehensible or else underhanded and dastardly deeds at some point and yet, I couldn’t but help to root for such charismatic miscreants as Harold Fine Hair, Rolo and even Ivar The Boneless at the very end.

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By *orksRockerMan
over a year ago

Bradford

Roy Batty in Blade Runner.

He was just looking for answers as to how to live longer and couldn't control his very immature emotions leading to anger... Until the final scene where he looses all anger and loves life for the precious fragile gift it is.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Johnny Lawrence. Poor guy just wanted to reconcile with his girlfriend before this nerd got a white knight complex, beat him in a Karate tournament with an illegal kick and ruined his life forever.

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By *hitney NeilWoman
over a year ago

Hiding in a marmite jar near you.

Hello

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"Johnny Lawrence. Poor guy just wanted to reconcile with his girlfriend before this nerd got a white knight complex, beat him in a Karate tournament with an illegal kick and ruined his life forever."

I always kind of rooted for Kreese to; a delightfully hissable bad boy

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"Hello

Wifey!

xxxx

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By *hitney NeilWoman
over a year ago

Hiding in a marmite jar near you.

"Hello

Wifey!

xxxx"

Aaaaaaa, finally you’ve noticed me

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"Hello

Wifey!

xxxx

Aaaaaaa, finally you’ve noticed me

I missed thee!

I was worried that my romantic attempt to cook for you drove you away (after you recovered from the after effects) I hereby do solemnly promise never to subject you to my culinary horrors ever again

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
over a year ago

Cheshire

I prefer my heroes to be flawed characters, like Harvey Keitel in Bad Lieutenant (the masturbation scene especially) or Bob Hoskins in The Long Good Friday.

My favourite bad guy is Michael Caine in Get Carter, he’s just perfect as the imperfect Jack Carter.

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