Things that villains should never, ever say:
08-02-05, 10:54 PM
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Things that villains should never, ever say:
Things that ensure their defeat, such as Homer Simpson's "No comeuppance. NO COMEUPPANCE!!!!"
Mine is:
"He's only one man. What can he possibly do?"
Mine is:
"He's only one man. What can he possibly do?"
08-02-05, 11:25 PM
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"I'm going to count down from ten, and when I get to zero, I'll say 'Now!', and I'm going to shoot you! So don't even think about ducking, or moving out of the way, or anything like that! Are you ready? Ten.......nine......"
08-03-05, 01:21 AM
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I like the old "I'd like to kill you myself, but I've got pressing engagements elsewhere, so I'll leave my henchmen/traps/lasers/attack dogs/etc. to deal with you instead."
So instead of taking the 5 seconds it would take to walk over to the helpless hero and shoot him in the head, he leaves, and before whatever the villian has left behind can take care of the hero, he finds someway to escape and thwart the villian.
So instead of taking the 5 seconds it would take to walk over to the helpless hero and shoot him in the head, he leaves, and before whatever the villian has left behind can take care of the hero, he finds someway to escape and thwart the villian.
08-03-05, 01:52 AM
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A good hearty, maniacal laugh always seems to be a bad idea...
And trying to get the good guy to join 'em never seems to be a good idea. Everyone remember what happened in Conan the Barbarian? Ahahaha...
Somehow, reverse psychology seems to be their best bet at stayin' alive. "Come on, pull the trigger, kill me, yada yada..."
And trying to get the good guy to join 'em never seems to be a good idea. Everyone remember what happened in Conan the Barbarian? Ahahaha...
Somehow, reverse psychology seems to be their best bet at stayin' alive. "Come on, pull the trigger, kill me, yada yada..."
08-03-05, 07:41 AM
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08-03-05, 08:02 AM
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I was wondering where that was! A friend of mine showed it to me a couple of years ago and I had forgotten it existed.
I like the one about: "He is just one man, what can he possibly do?" Then the bad guy says: "This" (takes gun and shoots henchman.)
08-03-05, 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Hiro11
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08-03-05, 06:45 PM
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As an aside, I HATE it in every film when the bad guy goes into his "We're not so different, you and I..." speech. Do screenwriters think this has never been done before? Good Lord.
08-03-05, 11:24 PM
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Originally Posted by duff beer
There will be no one to stop us this time!
I must face him...alone!
Last edited by RoboDad; 08-03-05 at 11:26 PM.
08-04-05, 12:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Joe Molotov
I like the old "I'd like to kill you myself, but I've got pressing engagements elsewhere, so I'll leave my henchmen/traps/lasers/attack dogs/etc. to deal with you instead."
So instead of taking the 5 seconds it would take to walk over to the helpless hero and shoot him in the head, he leaves, and before whatever the villian has left behind can take care of the hero, he finds someway to escape and thwart the villian.
So instead of taking the 5 seconds it would take to walk over to the helpless hero and shoot him in the head, he leaves, and before whatever the villian has left behind can take care of the hero, he finds someway to escape and thwart the villian.
08-04-05, 03:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Mrs.Nesbit
You just don't get it do you Scott?
I was thinking the same thing.
Now let us resume the unnecessarily slow-moving dipping mechanism...
08-04-05, 07:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Kudama
Things that ensure their defeat, such as Homer Simpson's "No comeuppance. NO COMEUPPANCE!!!!"
Mine is:
"He's only one man. What can he possibly do?"
Mine is:
"He's only one man. What can he possibly do?"
