Skippy wrote:Tafdolphin wrote:Benzin wrote:Best thing in Ragnarok is Blanchett
I actually thought she was hugely under-utilised and continued the issue Marvel has with villains. With the exception of Michael Keaton's Vulture, I don't think there's been a single good Marvel villain.
Not many people will agree with me, but I really like James Spader's Ultron. I thought Ego was brilliant in GOTG Vol 2 too
I feel like you're both missing Loki - as much of a wanker as Tom Hiddleston is, Loki is great.
"Why do they always forget about me?"I actually think Marvel does ok with its villains - generally the performances are good and the actors do the best they can with what they're given. I think there was a period between about Iron Man 2 and Guardians of the Galaxy where Loki really carried everything and they've never quite recovered their reputation from it, but I can think of half a dozen Marvel bad guys I've really enjoyed. I agree with Ego and Vulture, definitely. Loki, Baron Zemo, Aldrich Killian(and "The Mandarin"
), and Red Skull were also good. Alexander Pierce as well.
Ronan the Accuser, Abomination(not Tim Roth's fault), Malekith, Whiplash and probably Darren Cross are all piss tier, usually due to bad writing rather than bad performance.
Kaecilius, Obadiah Stane, Justin Hammer and Ultron are all decent - Stane I personally really enjoyed, and probably only suffers in hindsight as he was the first in a long line of corporate bad dudes. If I'm missing anyone they're probably crap. I haven't included the henchman tier guys like Crossbones or Arnim Zola either - I don't think they're comparable to most of these guys.
On a side note, I feel like as much as people have criticised Dr. Strange for being formulaic, there has been a good set up for Chiwetel Ejiofor's Baron Mordo in there. I'll be sorely disappointed if he doesn't join the A-tier of villainy after Dr. Strange 2: Strange Harder.
If I've missed anyone, they're probably crap.