Hello voter! Please vote for the team of characters that you like better. It's all personal preference. If one character on the list ruins a team for you and you select the other team based on that alone, so be it (although it would be preferred that you look at the team as a whole )

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Mountain Biker
1. The Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terminator franchise, 1984-2003)
2. Sam Quint (Robert Shaw, Jaws, 1975)
3. Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson, The Shining, 1980)
4. Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman, Die Hard, 1988)
5. Dr. Peter Venkman (Bill Murray, Ghostbusters, 1984)
6. Neal Page (Steve Martin, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, 1987)
7. Jack Burton (Kurt Russell, Big Trouble in Little China, 1986)
8. Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster and Julianne Moore, Hannibal Lecter franchise, 1991-2002)
9. Neil McCauley (Robert DeNiro, Heat, 1995)
10. Khan Noonien Singh (Ricardo Montalban, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, 1982)


sauce07
1. Ripley (Sigourney Weaver, Alien franchise, 1979-97)
2. Tony "Iron Man" Stark (Robert Downey Jr., Iron Man franchise, 2008-present)
3. John Malkovich (John Malkovich, Being John Malkovich, 1999)
4. Kenny "Pig Vomit" Rushton (Paul Giamatti, Private Parts, 1997)
5. Col. Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds, 2009)
6. Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas, Wall Street & Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, 1987-2010)
7. Major T. J. "King" Kong (Slim Pickins, Dr. Strangelove, 1964)
8. The Grim Reaper, a.k.a. Death (various actors, various films, 1950-present)
9. Saddam Hussein (Matt Stone, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, 1999)
10. Casey Ryback (Steven Seagal, Under Siege 1 & 2, 1992-1995)

bump (don't forget about this matchup )

Some tough calls there, but I ended up going with Mountain Biker for getting the best Kurt Russell character, Venkman, and KHAAAAAAN!

Mountain Biker
1. The Terminator + (great as a villain or a hero)
2. Sam Quint + (best character of the film)
3. Jack Torrance + (not a "dull boy" at all)
4. Hans Gruber + (a great hero requires a great villain)
5. Dr. Peter Venkman + (classic Murray)
6. Neal Page + (a surprising pick, but a character I enjoyed)
7. Jack Burton - (Snake Plissken knock-off)
8. Clarice Starling + (somewhat dilluted by the sequels)
9. Neil McCauley + (perhaps De Niro's last great performance)
10. Khan Noonien Singh + (love this guy)


Total Pluses: 9

sauce07
1. Ripley + (another character that got weak in the sequels)
2. Tony "Iron Man" Stark + (picked too early, but still a good character)
3. John Malkovich - (liked the movie, didn't think this was a great "character")
4. Kenny "Pig Vomit" Rushton + (wonderful)
5. Col. Hans Landa + (Oscar was well deserved)
6. Gordon Gekko + (this pick, for lack of a better word, is good)
7. Major T. J. "King" Kong + (Yeeeeeee-haw!)
8. The Grim Reaper, a.k.a. Death + (lots of interesting interpretations to choose from)
9. Saddam Hussein + (hilarious)
10. Casey Ryback - (you torpedoed your list with this baffling pick)

Total Pluses: 9

Since it's a tie, I give the win to Mountain Biker for having at least one female character.

Not sure how this works with the actors who played them, but don't forget (or maybe some want to?) Julianne Moore also played Clarice Starling...

Anyway, went with MountainBiker

Oh yea, forgot about that. I suppose that says how much people think of that performance

Groucho - My first pick Ripley is a female

Mountain Biker.

Oops. But she was originally written as a male, so ha!

Ouch. This one sucked bad. I love Ripley and Iron Man, but had to vote for Terminator, Hans, and Khaaaaaan!!

The Terminator, Khan AND Jack Burton?! - easy pick for me.

Really tough choice, but right now I just have to go with Stark Industries. Sorry Mountain Biker. Your list is great!

Some of them are close, but Mountain Biker wins all ten match-ups here, for a dominating victory.

Mountain Biker

1. The Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terminator franchise, 1984-2003)
2. Sam Quint (Robert Shaw, Jaws, 1975)
3. Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson, The Shining, 1980)
4. Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman, Die Hard, 1988)
5. Dr. Peter Venkman (Bill Murray, Ghostbusters, 1984)
6. Neal Page (Steve Martin, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, 1987)
7. Jack Burton (Kurt Russell, Big Trouble in Little China, 1986)
8. Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster and Julianne Moore, Hannibal Lecter franchise, 1991-2002)
9. Neil McCauley (Robert DeNiro, Heat, 1995)
10. Khan Noonien Singh (Ricardo Montalban, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, 1982)

sauce07

1. Ripley (Sigourney Weaver, Alien franchise, 1979-97)
2. Tony "Iron Man" Stark (Robert Downey Jr., Iron Man franchise, 2008-present)
3. John Malkovich (John Malkovich, Being John Malkovich, 1999)
4. Kenny "Pig Vomit" Rushton (Paul Giamatti, Private Parts, 1997)
5. Col. Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds, 2009)
6. Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas, Wall Street & Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, 1987-2010)
7. Major T. J. "King" Kong (Slim Pickins, Dr. Strangelove, 1964)
8. The Grim Reaper, a.k.a. Death (various actors, various films, 1950-present)
9. Saddam Hussein (Matt Stone, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, 1999)
10. Casey Ryback (Steven Seagal, Under Siege 1 & 2, 1992-1995)

Sauce07, but only because of Col. Landa, Major "King" Kong, and Casey Ryback. (All military men.)

I went with Mountainbiker.. He had my favorite roster overall! So he will get my vote from here on out.

^^ Thanks man

Mountain Biker
He got away with robbery in this draft. All first pick caliber imo.

Mountain Biker's list, he started with the Terminator and ended with Khan.

I'm getting my ass kicked

MountainBiker by a mile for me.

1. Ripley (Sigourney Weaver, Alien franchise, 1979-97) - S
2. The Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terminator franchise, 1984-2003) - M
3. Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman, Die Hard, 1988) - M
4. Dr. Peter Venkman (Bill Murray, Ghostbusters, 1984) - M
5. Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas, Wall Street & Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, 1987-2010) - S
6. Jack Burton (Kurt Russell, Big Trouble in Little China, 1986) - M
7. Sam Quint (Robert Shaw, Jaws, 1975) - M
8. Col. Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds, 2009) - S
9. The Grim Reaper, a.k.a. Death (various actors, various films, 1950-present) - S
10. Neil McCauley (Robert DeNiro, Heat, 1995) - M

Mountain Biker with a way better top 4 picks.

Mountain Biker edged by a nose with Quint!~

Mountain Biker
1. The Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terminator franchise, 1984-2003) Great choice
2. Sam Quint (Robert Shaw, Jaws, 1975) Awesome
3. Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson, The Shining, 1980) Cool movie, but hm...
4. Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman, Die Hard, 1988) Nice. Good performance.
5. Dr. Peter Venkman (Bill Murray, Ghostbusters, 1984) I can go along with this.
6. Neal Page (Steve Martin, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, 1987) I don't know.. eh.
7. Jack Burton (Kurt Russell, Big Trouble in Little China, 1986) Never saw it.
8. Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster and Julianne Moore, Hannibal Lecter franchise, 1991-2002) Good.
9. Neil McCauley (Robert DeNiro, Heat, 1995) This movie is so monotonous I couldn't tell who was who or what was what.
10. Khan Noonien Singh (Ricardo Montalban, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, 1982) Good, but it ruinded Star Trek


sauce07
1. Ripley (Sigourney Weaver, Alien franchise, 1979-97) I like this pick.
2. Tony "Iron Man" Stark (Robert Downey Jr., Iron Man franchise, 2008-present) Fun character
3. John Malkovich (John Malkovich, Being John Malkovich, 1999) Great choice
4. Kenny "Pig Vomit" Rushton (Paul Giamatti, Private Parts, 1997) Awesome. This won my vote
5. Col. Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds, 2009) Excellent
6. Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas, Wall Street & Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, 1987-2010) Who cares.
7. Major T. J. "King" Kong (Slim Pickins, Dr. Strangelove, 1964) A great 10 seconds doesn't a great character make.
8. The Grim Reaper, a.k.a. Death (various actors, various films, 1950-present) Ok, now you're really reaching. Does this even count? Could I pick Santa Claus?
9. Saddam Hussein (Matt Stone, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, 1999) Good
10. Casey Ryback (Steven Seagal, Under Siege 1 & 2, 1992-1995) WTF? WTFFF?

I have less of a problem with Boogie Nights being the greatest movie of all time than Khan ruining Star Trek. Now that's ridiculous.

lamphorn - Slim Pickins is amazing in every scene he is in, not just riding the bull.