Best Villain Performance of 2012? - Blu-ray Forum

Extremis · 12-31-2012, 03:05 AM

This year has brought some of the best characters including Bane, Loki, Silva, Calvin Candie and many more. The question is, who gave the best performance as a villain in 2012?

My choice: Leonardo DiCaprio as Calvin Candie in Django Unchained

What's yours?

BluBonnet · 12-31-2012, 03:06 AM

Loki

Mandalorian · 12-31-2012, 03:20 AM

Calvin Candie as well. He was just all kinds of awesome. He was funny and slightly charismatic (not that much because he was always a racist savage), yet equally evil and scary. I think Sam Jackson's Stephen deserves a mention as well though.

Loved Loki in Thor, but he was more one-dimensional in The Avengers since he was beyond helping.

Bardem's Silva was also a real demented bastard, but he didn't top Candie for me.

civiclx · 12-31-2012, 03:27 AM

Maybe it's beause I have a thing for British accents (male or female) but I loved Tom Hiddleston's Loki. I'm not ashamed to admit I have a man crush on his voice

Mandalorian · 12-31-2012, 03:31 AM

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Originally Posted by civiclx

Maybe it's beause I have a thing for British accents (male or female) but I loved Tom Hiddleston's Loki. I'm not ashamed to admit I have a man crush on his voice

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Hey, I'm as straight as an arrow, but I love his voice. I like the way he pronounces words, phonetically.

vegeta88 · 12-31-2012, 03:36 AM

Tom Hardy as Bane. Very very very close second is Javier Bardem as Silva.
I think Tom Hiddleston is great as Loki and gave a very good performance, but there just wasn't enough there to make it to the top spot.

Charlize Theron as Ravenna in Snow White and the Huntsman gets props because I thought her performance was great. It was the writing that wasn't great. In Prometheus,

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Great performance, I just don't know if it is quite villain status.

GamerBoy14 · 12-31-2012, 03:38 AM

Loki for me. Bane had a much higher chance until the big reveal at the end of TDKR.

Extremis · 12-31-2012, 03:38 AM

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Originally Posted by vegeta88

Tom Hardy as Bane. Very very very close second is Javier Bardem as Silva.
I think Tom Hiddleston is great as Loki and gave a very good performance, but there just wasn't enough there to make it to the top spot.

Charlize Theron as Ravenna in Snow White and the Huntsman gets props because I thought her performance was great. It was the writing that wasn't great. In Prometheus,

[Show spoiler]

Great performance, I just don't know if it is quite villain status.

[Show spoiler]

Mandalorian · 12-31-2012, 03:41 AM

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Originally Posted by vegeta88

Tom Hardy as Bane.

What. An. Idiot! How could I forget Bane?

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Originally Posted by ryan4butler

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He strikes me as more of an anti-hero.

vegeta88 · 12-31-2012, 03:51 AM

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Originally Posted by ryan4butler

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Just my thoughts.

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Originally Posted by RJ Smoove

What. An. Idiot! How could I forget Bane?

He strikes me as more of an anti-hero.

I don't know how you could have forgotten him.

Tony208 · 12-31-2012, 07:37 AM

If I had to choose between those guys, I'll take Candie.

vader4 · 12-31-2012, 08:48 AM

Calvin Candie seemed like a very cheesy role to me and I was laughing at him more through the film than anything. Tom Hardy was great as Bane, but he was sort of in the shadow of Ledger's Joker and certain events in the film actually made me like him more. My choice for villian would be Silva from Skyfall as he was original, funny, and menacing all at the same time.

Doomnaut · 12-31-2012, 09:48 AM

Nothing will top Daniel Henshall as John Bunting in The Snowtown Murders.

Agent Bond · 12-31-2012, 10:00 AM

1.) Loki - He was so evil in the Avengers. I wanted him to die.

2.) Silva - He was a hybrid of Hannibal Lecter and The Joker. The fact he was gay made him all the more interesting.

3.) Bane - He had a hypnotic voice and that was a mighty fine coat he was wearing. If it wasn't for the bad writing, he'd be higher on my list.

Kryptonic · 12-31-2012, 10:10 AM

Tom Hardy as Bane and Lena Headey as Mama in Dredd.

Dispatch Ninja · 12-31-2012, 10:12 AM

Bane
Calvin candie
Silva

L-Rouge · 12-31-2012, 10:16 AM

Bane
Silva
Loki
Goblin King (yea I liked his voice)

Foggy · 12-31-2012, 10:23 AM

Social Services from Moonrise Kingdom - Because I was bored of seeing the same three names pop up.

Other great villains no one is thinking of:

The bad guy from Looper, whether it be Older Joe, The Rainmaker or Jeff Daniels character, you decide.
Damon Lindelof from Prometheus
Brad Pitt from Killing Them Softly
Brad Pitt for producing World War Z and its trailer.
Phillip Seymour Hoffman from The Master
Mad dog from The Raid (that guy just did not give up!)
Guy Pierce from Lawless
Osama Bin Laden from Zero Dark Thirty

VanDammage80 · 12-31-2012, 10:40 AM

Leo from Django

JCVD from Expendables 2

Dazed+Confused · 12-31-2012, 12:39 PM

I have to agree with everyone saying Calvin Candie. DiCaprio was great in that role.

12-31-2012, 03:05 AM	#1
Extremis Special Member Top contributor Member since:Jul 2011 4K collection:83 Blu-ray collection:1801 DVD collection:320 Blu-ray reviews: 3 Trading Score:67	Best Villain Performance of 2012? This year has brought some of the best characters including Bane, Loki, Silva, Calvin Candie and many more. The question is, who gave the best performance as a villain in 2012? My choice: Leonardo DiCaprio as Calvin Candie in Django Unchained What's yours?

12-31-2012, 03:27 AM	#4
civiclx Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Nov 2008 Location:San Jose, Ca USAwesome! 4K collection:110 Blu-ray collection:1574 DVD collection:540 Trading Score:27	Maybe it's beause I have a thing for British accents (male or female) but I loved Tom Hiddleston's Loki. I'm not ashamed to admit I have a man crush on his voice Last edited by civiclx; 12-31-2012 at 03:29 AM.

12-31-2012, 10:23 AM	#18
Foggy Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:UK 4K collection:30 Blu-ray collection:3611 DVD collection:47	Social Services from Moonrise Kingdom - Because I was bored of seeing the same three names pop up. Other great villains no one is thinking of: The bad guy from Looper, whether it be Older Joe, The Rainmaker or Jeff Daniels character, you decide. Damon Lindelof from Prometheus Brad Pitt from Killing Them Softly Brad Pitt for producing World War Z and its trailer. Phillip Seymour Hoffman from The Master Mad dog from The Raid (that guy just did not give up!) Guy Pierce from Lawless Osama Bin Laden from Zero Dark Thirty

12-31-2012, 03:06 AM	#2
BluBonnet Blu-ray King Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Trading Score:1	Loki

12-31-2012, 03:20 AM	#3
Mandalorian Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Sep 2010 4K collection:1142 Blu-ray collection:2796 Trading Score:252	Calvin Candie as well. He was just all kinds of awesome. He was funny and slightly charismatic (not that much because he was always a racist savage), yet equally evil and scary. I think Sam Jackson's Stephen deserves a mention as well though. Loved Loki in Thor, but he was more one-dimensional in The Avengers since he was beyond helping. Bardem's Silva was also a real demented bastard, but he didn't top Candie for me.

12-31-2012, 03:36 AM	#6
vegeta88 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2007 Location:CA 4K collection:94 Blu-ray collection:666 DVD collection:116 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:1	Tom Hardy as Bane. Very very very close second is Javier Bardem as Silva. I think Tom Hiddleston is great as Loki and gave a very good performance, but there just wasn't enough there to make it to the top spot. Charlize Theron as Ravenna in Snow White and the Huntsman gets props because I thought her performance was great. It was the writing that wasn't great. In Prometheus, [Show spoiler] Great performance, I just don't know if it is quite villain status.

12-31-2012, 03:38 AM	#7
GamerBoy14 Special Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2010 Blu-ray collection:316 DVD collection:57 Blu-ray reviews: 5 Trading Score:85	Loki for me. Bane had a much higher chance until the big reveal at the end of TDKR.

12-31-2012, 07:37 AM	#11
Tony208 Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:May 2010 Location:NYC 4K collection:421 Blu-ray collection:665 Trading Score:609	If I had to choose between those guys, I'll take Candie.

12-31-2012, 08:48 AM	#12
vader4 Power Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Cloud City, Bespin 4K collection:65 Blu-ray collection:901 DVD collection:7 Blu-ray reviews:1	Calvin Candie seemed like a very cheesy role to me and I was laughing at him more through the film than anything. Tom Hardy was great as Bane, but he was sort of in the shadow of Ledger's Joker and certain events in the film actually made me like him more. My choice for villian would be Silva from Skyfall as he was original, funny, and menacing all at the same time.

12-31-2012, 09:48 AM	#13
Doomnaut Senior Member Member since:May 2011 Blu-ray collection:168	Nothing will top Daniel Henshall as John Bunting in The Snowtown Murders.

12-31-2012, 10:00 AM	#14
Agent Bond Blu-ray Champion Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Las Vegas, Nevada Blu-ray collection:227 DVD collection:33 Trading Score:3	1.) Loki - He was so evil in the Avengers. I wanted him to die. 2.) Silva - He was a hybrid of Hannibal Lecter and The Joker. The fact he was gay made him all the more interesting. 3.) Bane - He had a hypnotic voice and that was a mighty fine coat he was wearing. If it wasn't for the bad writing, he'd be higher on my list.

12-31-2012, 10:10 AM	#15
Kryptonic Suspended Member since:Jul 2009 Trading Score:45	Tom Hardy as Bane and Lena Headey as Mama in Dredd.

12-31-2012, 10:12 AM	#16
Dispatch Ninja Blu-ray Guru Member since:Sep 2012 Location:Texas Blu-ray collection:9 Trading Score:129	Bane Calvin candie Silva

12-31-2012, 10:16 AM	#17
L-Rouge Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2010 Location:south 4K collection:5 Blu-ray collection:254	Bane Silva Loki Goblin King (yea I liked his voice)

12-31-2012, 10:40 AM	#19
VanDammage80 Power Member Member since:Sep 2009 Location:North Carolina Home Theater Gallery:20 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:1047 Blu-ray reviews: 10	Leo from Django JCVD from Expendables 2

12-31-2012, 12:39 PM	#20
Dazed+Confused Member Member since:Dec 2012 Location:Southaven, MS 4K collection:12 Blu-ray collection:371 DVD collection:228	I have to agree with everyone saying Calvin Candie. DiCaprio was great in that role.

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