A good villain is hard to find. Often times, so much attention is paid to the protagonist that the villain is left underdeveloped, serving merely as an obstacle along the hero's journey. The worst of them feel shoed-in and they're easily forgotten or removed from the equation entirely. While a bad villain won't usually ruin a movie, they certainly don't do anything to help it.
Lamest Villain Nominees:
Ronan the Accuser | as played by Lee Pace in Guardians of the Galaxy |
 | Ronan the Accuser does have at least one good thing going for him, and that's his awesome appearance. On the down side, he serves mainly as a pawn of Thanos, the real villain we're waiting for Marvel to unleash. In the grand scheme of things, Ronan doesn't seem to be much of a threat, and it's hard to take him seriously. He's not memorable or even very intimidating. He's just another lackluster Marvel villain. |
M.U.T.O. | as seen in Godzilla |
 | M.U.T.O. (or Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organism) is the code name given to the giant monsters that Godzilla battles in various locations on the globe in 2014's Godzilla. There's a male and a female M.U.T.O. and their goal is to mate, which Godzilla is not about to let happen. The main issue with M.U.T.O. is how derivative they are. These bland, generic monsters are unworthy of taking on the King. |
The Wolf | as played by Johnny Depp in Into the Woods |
 | I loved The Wolf in the Broadway version of Into the Woods, but his character is done all wrong here in Disney's film. His aggressive nature and appetite become incredibly inappropriate and uncomfortable now that the wolf is humanized in appearance. Considering that Johnny Depp is a master of transformative appearances, how come they just had him put on whiskers and a hat with ears for this role? |
Ramses | as played by Joel Edgerton in Exodus: God and Kings |
 | Joel Edgerton's Ramses is conflicted, but not particularly compelling. While we may at times feel sympathy toward his character, his actions clash harshly with any level of perceived good in his character. The Egyptian Pharoah Ramses succeeds in frustrating us with his foolishness, but all in all, he's mostly forgettable. He might as well have been lost in the Red Sea along with the rest of them. |
mercedes | as played by Jillian Bell in 22 Jump Street |
 | It's hard to believe that Mercedes could be the real threat in 22 Jump Street. She's the one responsible for distributing the drug WHY-PHY across her college campus, and this smart-mouthed, prissy knows how to pack a punch and use a gun. I, for one, am not buying it. What's even more troubling is that her dad, Ghost, is played by Peter Stormare, who should have been the real villain. Talk about a total waste of talent! |
And the Winner Is...
The Wolf
(Into the Woods)
Lamest Villain
The Wolf's transition from Broadway to the big screen in Into the Woods was done horribly, horribly wrong. How this was deemed acceptable by the filmmakers is beyond me. What was once a comical role is now one that is unbelievely creepy and sexualized. The movie presents a much darker take on this moment from the play, removing the humor of it, and making it far more twisted. It doesn't help that Johnny Depp's minimalistic wolf costume makes him look like a creepy gangster, as opposed to looking like, well you know, an actual wolf. Rather than hunger, his appetite now seems completely sexual. What makes it even worse is that Little Red Riding Hood is a young, innocent child. And let's not kid ourselves, Johnny Depp is already pretty weird and creepy as it is. Now Disney has gone and turned his character into a hauntingly disturbing pedophile. Yuck!
| Tell me what you think! Do you agree or disagree? Vote for which character you think is the Lamest Villain of the Year! Share your own choices in the comments below! | |
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