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Old 11-05-11 | 11:50 PM
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Old 11-05-11 | 11:58 PM
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Old 11-05-11 | 11:59 PM
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Uh, um... Tony Montana is an anti-hero. You know, because he's the "protagonist" of the film.
Old 11-06-11 | 12:05 AM
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Old 11-06-11 | 12:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Matthew Chmiel
Uh, um... Tony Montana is an anti-hero. You know, because he's the "protagonist" of the film.
Still can't blame him, though:

*Pointing finger*
"THAT'S THE BAD GUY!"

"SO SAY GOODNIGHT TO DA BAD GUY!"

"Da last time u gonna see a Bad Guy like diss again, lemme tell u"

"MAKE WAY FOR DA BAD GUY!"

"DARE'S A BAD GUY COMIN THRU! BETTA GET OUTTA HIS WAY!"

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Old 11-06-11 | 01:02 AM
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Old 11-06-11 | 01:05 AM
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The Joker
Which portrayal? Heath Ledger's?

Here's my vote for this thread:



Wait. Scratch that. Anything Timothy Olyphant plays the bad guy in.
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Although, he is more of an anti-hero.

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Old 11-06-11 | 06:40 AM
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Old 11-06-11 | 07:29 AM
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Watching RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, I rooted for the humans (except for James Franco). Does that make me guilty of rooting for the "bad guys"? Of course, from my perception, those of you who rooted for the vicious Caesar and his monstrous apes were guilty of that.
Old 11-06-11 | 08:01 AM
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Old 11-06-11 | 08:11 AM
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With anti-heroes does it matter if the conflict is with other bad buys or with good guys.
Scarface and Payback are bad guys vs bad guys.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid/Bonnie and Clyde the antigonists are good guys that you should be rooting for but you're rooting for the bad guys just the same.
Old 11-06-11 | 09:18 AM
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Stansfield from Leon

Principal Rooney from Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Szell from Marathon Man
Old 11-06-11 | 09:30 AM
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(Heat)
Old 11-06-11 | 10:38 AM
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Boris Karloff in THE BODY SNATCHER.

Old 11-06-11 | 10:53 AM
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Stuntman Mike in Death Proof
Old 11-06-11 | 10:56 AM
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More of an anti-hero as well.
Old 11-06-11 | 11:19 AM
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Re: Bad guys you root for?

Originally Posted by Ash Ketchum
Watching RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, I rooted for the humans (except for James Franco). Does that make me guilty of rooting for the "bad guys"? Of course, from my perception, those of you who rooted for the vicious Caesar and his monstrous apes were guilty of that.
I rooted for the humans too.

Dr. Phibes for me.
Also I always root for Godzilla whether he's the good or bad guy.
There's probably other horror villains I root for, such as Creature from the Black Lagoon. For once I'd like him to get the lady at the end.
Old 11-06-11 | 11:56 AM
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Re: Bad guys you root for?

First that comes to mind:


Second:


The crew in 'The Town'.
The crew in 'Le Cercle Rouge'
The crew in 'Rififi'
etc...
Old 11-06-11 | 12:24 PM
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I guess Dexter doesn't count?
Old 11-06-11 | 12:28 PM
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Old 11-06-11 | 12:55 PM
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Re: Bad guys you root for?

Originally Posted by Matthew Chmiel
Which portrayal? Heath Ledger's?

Here's my vote for this thread:



Wait. Scratch that. Anything Timothy Olyphant plays the bad guy in.
All of them.
Old 11-06-11 | 01:00 PM
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The Devil's Rejects -- the protagonists were some of the worst people comitted to film, until they were out bad guy'd by the sheriff.


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