100 Greatest Movie Characters (Empire Online)

[harSon]

http://www.empireonline.com/100-greatest-movie-characters/default.asp?c=100

#1 and 3 are a complete joke at those positions...

 

[Rorschach]

RABBLE!

 

[Morbid Angel]

The Dude at #7. Awesome.

 

[Blablurn]

1. Tyler Durden
2. Darth Vader
3. Ledger as The Joker
4. Han Solo
5. Lecter
6. Indiana Jones
7. The Dude
8. Jack Sparrow
9. Ellen Ripley
10. Vito Corleone

 

[Darklord]

The Joker is amazing but #3? Err...

And #1? No no no.

The rest...are ok. Not nearly as bad as other lists(Like the one saying Shia LaBeouf is the best current actor).

 

[harSon]

The Joker is amazing but #3? Err...

And #1? No no no.

The rest...are ok. Not nearly as bad as other lists.

The list as a whole is pretty decent thus far but the rankings seem a bit off

 

[ezekial45]

Sorta off topic; is there anyway to backorder issues of the mag if you live in another country?

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

Does Empire just put out shitty movie lists constantly now?

 

[Tashi]

The dude abides

but this list makes me throw up

 

[GrotesqueBeauty]

Going solely by the top 10 I'm going to assume the list was compiled by a sophomore in high school.

 

[Not a Jellyfish]

I am thinking they shouldn't have put numbers. Cause looking at the whole list it is just out of order.

 

[MIMIC]

Daniel Plainview (from "There Will Be Blood") is #29 and Jigsaw (from the "Saw" series) is #30.

I've never seen any of the Rocky movies, but I'd assume that Rocky Balboa would be MUCH higher. He's #34

 

[fistfulofmetal]

<3 #62

 

[Count Dookkake]

No Bad Boy Bubby equals fail.

 

[Jason's Ultimatum]

No Jason Bourne in the top 10? Anyone who can kick someone's ass with a pen, rolled up magazine, or a book deserves to be on the list. FAIL.

 

[GenericPseudonym]

#56 over #98? The fuck? Kill whoever wrote this!

 

[Chichikov]

User voted lists are always rubbish, this one is no exception.

 

[ryutaro's mama]

<3 #62

So, Matilda is #62?

Or is it Padme?

Or...

fistfulofmetal is so gotdamn predictable.

 

[JimiNutz]

When I saw the list I was like 'Tyler Durden, really?' but when I thought about it, if I could be any movie character, I would probably chose to be Tyler Durden :lol
Therefore I fully support their choice.

 

[Goldrusher]

Ron Burgundy > Tony Montana

what?

 

[Az987]

I dont feel like looking through them all?

is Travis Bickle on the list??

 

[itxaka]

where is any role made by Clint Eastwood? He should be on the top 10 I believe

gah, he is on 23

It's pretty good, but NEO and fucking jack sparrow should be much much much down. Also the joker should not be on the top ten.

is Travis Bickle on the list??

18 below NEO

 

[harSon]

where is any role made by Clint Eastwood? He should be on the top 10 I believe

Pretty sure Man With No Name and Harry Callahan are on the list

 

[DrForester]

Going solely by the top 10 I'm going to assume the list was compiled by a sophomore in high school.

Nah, Neo would be #1 and not just in the top 20 (which is already bad enough) if a high school student made the list.

 

[agrajag]

So, Matilda is #62?

Or is it Padme?

Or...

fistfulofmetal is so gotdamn predictable.

It's the kid from Sixth Sense.

 

[AAK]

Where is he?

EDIT:

It's also missing this dude:

 

[fistfulofmetal]

So, Matilda is #62?

Or is it Padme?

Or...

fistfulofmetal is so gotdamn predictable.

: D

 

[Rocksteady33]

Not sure why in Buzz Lightyears description they say he is one of two animated characters on the list, and just doing a quick scan I saw Wall-E, that girl from Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Golum. What the fuck.

 

[Lakitu]

What the fuck, Jack Sparrow number 8??? :lol :lol

 

[Souldriver]

ffs, joker at 3?


There are some other choices which also make me scratch my head.

 

[Substance]

geeks make list
geeks cry
same old shit

a thread worthy adventure?

 

[Souldriver]

geeks make list
geeks cry

How is this even thread worthy? Empire Online?

Because it's gaf?

 

[Speevy]

So choose favorite movies from the last two decades for about 70 of them, then randomly choose characters from AMC's top 100 list.

 

[pringles]

A few that should be on a list like this:

Tom Cruise - Collateral
Guy Pearce - Memento
Edward Norton - Kingdom Of Heaven
Adam Sandler - Punch Drunk Love
Jim Carrey - Truman Show
Johnny Depp - Ed Wood
Bill Murray - Life Aquatic

I though it was a pretty decent lists except for like 10-20 characters that should be nowhere near the top 200. Axel Foley? White Goodman (funny but come on)? Juno (loved the movie but really)? TONY STARK? Robert Downey Jr. has maybe so many great roles, and that one is far from his best.

 

[Ignatz Mouse]

Are we really nitpicking this like it's a science? Just read and enjoy.

 

[Darklord]

Are we really nitpicking this like it's a science? Just read and enjoy.

Why can't we?

 

[Ignatz Mouse]

It just seems about as pointless as a numbered ranking in the first place.

 

[Escape Goat]

I cant believe that *insert your favorite character* is only *insert ranking*!!!! TOTAL OUTRAGE!!!

 

[The Librarian]

lol @ two of the top five being Star Wars characters.

 

[Stumpokapow]

top 20, using only dustin hoffman, al pacino, and robert de niro, and it's better than the top 20 in that list:

michael corleone
frank serpico
sonny (dog day afternoon)
tony montana
ricky roma
col. frank slade
carlito brigante
lt. vincent hanna

travis bickle
michael vronsky
jake la motta
al capone (the untouchables)
jimmy conway
neil mccauley

benjamin braddock
ratso rizzo
lenny bruce (lenny)
carl bernstein (all the president's men)
ted kramer
willy loman

 

[NekoFever]

Star Wars not winning an Empire poll? Hey, did I just see a pig fly by the window?

But seriously, what are they supposed to put on their cover now?

(One Serenity character at 51 means this list fails twice as hard.)

 

[Guybrush Threepwood]

Son of a bitch must pay.

 

[tino]

The only thing that stuck out like a sored thumb is Will Ferrell's Anchorman character at #26.

Come on does anyone give a fuck about this movie/character/remember anything?

 

[koam]

I looked at the top 10 and i have to say, that is one pretty good list. I mean yeah my list would be pretty different but Tyler as #1 is a really good choice. I would have went with Tony Montana as #2 though.

 

[SRG01]

A few that should be on a list like this:

Tom Cruise - Collateral
Guy Pearce - Memento
Edward Norton - Kingdom Of Heaven
Adam Sandler - Punch Drunk Love
Jim Carrey - Truman Show
Johnny Depp - Ed Wood
Bill Murray - Life Aquatic

I though it was a pretty decent lists except for like 10-20 characters that should be nowhere near the top 200. Axel Foley? White Goodman (funny but come on)? Juno (loved the movie but really)? TONY STARK? Robert Downey Jr. has maybe so many great roles, and that one is far from his best.

Jim Carrey's performance in Spotless Mind was better than Truman Show, imo.

 

[tino]

I read the whole list.

Not a bad list per say, it's just a popularity contest of who has spamed more internet meme.

I am surprised nobody from Office Space made the list.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

top 20, using only dustin hoffman, al pacino, and robert de niro, and it's better than the top 20 in that list:

michael corleone
frank serpico
sonny (dog day afternoon)
tony montana
ricky roma
col. frank slade
carlito brigante
lt. vincent hanna

travis bickle
michael vronsky
jake la motta
al capone (the untouchables)
jimmy conway
neil mccauley

benjamin braddock
ratso rizzo
lenny bruce (lenny)
carl bernstein (all the president's men)
ted kramer
willy loman

no Vito Corleone on your list makes me cry

 

[chase]

There is a numbered list on the internet with which I disagree! I shall express my displeasure here!

 

[MrCheez]

The only thing that stuck out like a sored thumb is Will Ferrell's Anchorman character at #26.

Come on does anyone give a fuck about this movie/character/remember anything?

You've got a dirty whorish mouth.

 

[terrene]

no Vito Corleone on your list makes me cry

The flashback of young Vito that DeNiro played in Godfather II was great but nowhere near the iconic Brando performance.