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characters we love to hate
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
magnificent bastards in film or I really
look like a guy with a plan for this
list we’re focusing on movie characters
either heroes or villains who are
geniuses strategically gifted
goal-oriented charming and almost always
one step ahead of the competition please
tell me you’re going to appeal to my
humanity when combined these devious
qualities result in the most
unforgettable magnificent bastards of
cinema who never failed to steal the
show yes but that doesn’t mean that I’m
wrong just so you know a spoiler alert
is probably in order oh that’s a bingo
number ten royal Tenenbaum The Royal
Tenenbaums what have you got
I got a pretty bad case of cancer it’s
one thing to be an oblivious bastard and
quite another to be a master manipulator
who plays mind games with your children
even if one of them isn’t yours by blood
oh I’m kidding call me Pappy okay come
on let’s shag ass look into Royal
Tenenbaums eyes and ask yourself what
you see who stabbed you he did there was
a price on my head and he was a hired
assassin
well he’ll tell you what you see and you
know what you will believe it and he’ll
probably shame you in the process he
does horrible things like shoot his son
with a BB gun on purpose withhold a
divorce from his estranged wife and fake
cancer to make his family love him
everyone’s against me guess you gotta
fold man yeah I know but damn it I want
this family to love me the funny thing
is it all ultimately works and his
family genuinely seems to care for him
by the end magnificent no one spoke at
the funeral and father Peterson’s leg
had not yet mended but it was agreed
among them that royal would have found
the event to be most satisfactory number
9 Hans Gruber diehard ladies and
gentlemen
ladies and gentlemen he very nearly
dupes the FBI into helping him rob a
building of piles of money when
Alexander saw the breadth of his domain
he wept for there were no more world’s
to conquer if that doesn’t qualify you
as a magnificent bastard we don’t know
what does because I am interested in the
640 million dollars in negotiable bearer
bonds that you are locked in your fault
as John McClane’s original nemesis Hans
Gruber exudes a highbrow demeanor that
allows him to infiltrate social circles
and his practical attitude often leads
to calculated violence Oh Oh if you
don’t respect his business demands or
intelligence he’ll forget about being a
classy gentleman and calmly exterminate
you do you really think you have a
chance against us mr. cowboy
you became a mother Hans Gruber’s
smarter than most flashing a smug grin
as a reminder of course that doesn’t
mean he’s incapable of making mistakes
Happy Trails Hans number 8
Dani ocean the oceans trilogy please
state your name for the record
Daniel ocean has Hollywood ever seen a
more magnificent bastard than Frank
Sinatra and who better to take up that
mantle than George Clooney
what you want a knock over a casino
in both cases well-groomed remarkably
dressed and handsome as heck Danny ocean
organizes the ultimate heist because the
house always wins
sure there are easier ways to impress an
ex-wife but a true magnificent bastard
goes all out
150 million without breaking a sweat
we’re talking Vegas baby a con man’s
dreamland we’re all it takes is a little
charm and intellect to accomplish your
goals along with a team of misfit
criminals I knew I was doing only a
special man can lead such a crew and the
exceptionally egotistical danny has just
the right amount of crazy to take on the
job play long enough you never change
the stakes the house takes you unless
when that perfect hand comes along you
bet big and then you take the house
number seven Amy Elliott Dunne gone girl
I am frightened of my own husband aah
love and marriage till death do us part
I did not kill my wife I am NOT a
murderer
while Amy Elliott Dunne from gone girl
has a certain amount of Fame she
undoubtedly has beauty and brains as
well along with a look that says don’t
you ever mess with me and my lazy lying
cheating oblivious husband will go to
prison for my murder even so her
philandering husband can’t seem to keep
his Benny in his pants and opens up a
Pandora’s box full of surprises
doctor might be another side of this
story
when her marriage vows are broken
this woman offers up a nasty blend of
conditional love and revenge men always
use that don’t they as their defining
compliment she’s a cool girl
she’s the modern prototype for
magnificent female bastards my wife Amy
Elliott Dunne disappeared three days ago
number six dr. Hannibal Lecter The
Silence of the Lambs moaning this locked
up loony will not only charm your socks
off he might also charm your face off
and by charm we mean he will eat you
a census taken one’s time to test me I
ate his liver with some fava beans and a
nice Chianti when the FBI struggles to
hunt down the serial killer Buffalo Bill
a young agent finds herself face-to-face
with a psychiatrist slash serial killer
for help if I help you Clarice it will
be turns with us too
quid pro quo I tell you things you tell
me things and like the true bastard that
he is Lecter magnificently steals each
and every scene with manipulation and
tension hi Clarice
the durán should make you perform
fellatio that he sodomized you he’s
undoubtedly one of the greatest movie
villains of all time and certainly one
of the most disturbing
you’ll keep you hanging on every word
before thoroughly destroying your day I
do wish we could chat longer but I’m
having an old friend for dinner
number five Raoul Silva Skyfall hmm you
think you did
that’s her genius he’s a frisky Bond
villain that was deeply affected by
personal betrayals after being served up
to the Chinese by his own boss I had
this dude why I got survived I needed to
look in your eyes one blonde
unfortunately for Rowell Silva his
emotional scars lead to another
traumatic experience that produces
physical scars see what she’s done to
you well she never tied me to a chair
her loss this scheming cyber terrorist
dresses to impress and takes his time
carrying out deadly revenge plans he’s
going for him tell tanner get him out of
there James Bond isn’t necessarily moved
by Silva’s poetic musings but he damn
sure respects his magnificent bastard um
this guy will undress you with his eyes
and then creep on your computer system
oh why because he can you see what comes
of all this running around Mr Bond all
this jumping and fighting it’s
exhausting
number four Loki the Marvel Cinematic
Universe I am Loki of Asgard and I am
burdened with glorious purpose standing
out isn’t easy when your Bros the Crown
Prince of Asgard I was a king the
rightful king of Asgard
however this adoptive brother overcomes
his deep sadness with hilarious
one-liners that not only humiliated his
victims
but even make them laugh on occasion are
you ever not going to fall
Loki’s verbal warfare compensates for
his skinny frame and his
passive-aggressive behavior always keeps
opponents on their toes I said he
demands attention whenever he walks into
a room mainly because nobody’s ever sure
if it’s a good Loki day or a bad Loki
day I am a god you dull creature I will
not be bullied by he’s the sad clown of
superheroes and the mad genius of the
Marvel Cinematic Universe once you
accept that in your heart he will not be
number three
Keyser söze the usual suspects he
becomes a myth a spook story that
criminals tell their kids at night rat
on your pop and Keyser Soze will get you
this character is partly truth partly
fiction a walking contradiction me why
me I’m stupid I’m a cripple why me plus
you’re a cripple verbal because you’re
stupid because you’re weaker than them
when police questioned Roger verbal Kint
during a murder investigation a shadowy
figure emerges through a series of
disturbing vignettes looking for his
business they find his wife and kids in
the house and decide to wait for Soze
while the mythical madman appears only
through the words of verbal The Killers
violent history is revealed as the
investigator puts together the pieces
how do you shoot the devil back this
author is protected from up on
by the prince tell me what about a
pretzel man what’s your story there was
a lawyer
what lawyer verbal the unassuming mr.
Kint says it best and just like that he
was gone
this magnificent bastard must be seen to
be believed
greatest trick the devil ever pulled was
convincing the world he didn’t exist and
like that he’s gone
number two the Joker The Dark Knight hi
brilliantly portrayed by Heath Ledger
this already iconic Batman villain
reached a whole new level of magnificent
bastard and the Dark Knight I believe
whatever doesn’t kill you
simply makes it
stranger with a twisted personal
background and an affinity for
psychological warfare The Joker’s warped
sense of humor is written across his
face so me watching he takes the knife
to her laughing while he doesn’t he
turns to me and he said why so serious
his dialogue conveys a man possessed yet
his performance style of speech keeps
people listening despite the fact that a
typical conversation usually ends in bad
news Doris I’m gonna tell you where they
are both and that’s the point
you’ll have to choose in mind body and
soul the Joker will forever remain the
prototype for future magnificent
bastards and why do you want to kill me
I don’t wanna kill you what would I do
without you go back to ripping off my
dealers no no no no you you complete me
before we unveil our number-one pick
here are a few honorable mentions ray
dr. ray and a wise decision that is
what happens to been the assassin always
dies baby it’s necessary for the
national healing
I drink your milkshake I drink it up
number one
Colonel Hans Landa inglourious basterds
oh that’s a bingo in one of quentin
tarantino’s most bastard filled films
this fictional SS officer manipulates
each and every scene to his advantage
through a masterful command of several
languages senior en j’tia even though
Hans Landa is a complete megalomaniac he
understands that a composed manner of
speech will strike fear into the hearts
of his enemies or simply confuse them
into revealing the truth the Fuehrer
couldn’t have said it better himself he
giggles like an adolescent and enjoys
the art of deceptive conversation which
makes him a rare type of human scum and
undoubtedly the preeminent magnificent
bastard of our time
moody and yet do you agree with our list
why should I who’s your favorite
magnificent bastard in film for more
mind-blowing top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
been practicing my speech a little bit
that I rush it felt like a rose good I
liked
characters we love to hate
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
magnificent bastards in film or I really
look like a guy with a plan for this
list we’re focusing on movie characters
either heroes or villains who are
geniuses strategically gifted
goal-oriented charming and almost always
one step ahead of the competition please
tell me you’re going to appeal to my
humanity when combined these devious
qualities result in the most
unforgettable magnificent bastards of
cinema who never failed to steal the
show yes but that doesn’t mean that I’m
wrong just so you know a spoiler alert
is probably in order oh that’s a bingo
number ten royal Tenenbaum The Royal
Tenenbaums what have you got
I got a pretty bad case of cancer it’s
one thing to be an oblivious bastard and
quite another to be a master manipulator
who plays mind games with your children
even if one of them isn’t yours by blood
oh I’m kidding call me Pappy okay come
on let’s shag ass look into Royal
Tenenbaums eyes and ask yourself what
you see who stabbed you he did there was
a price on my head and he was a hired
assassin
well he’ll tell you what you see and you
know what you will believe it and he’ll
probably shame you in the process he
does horrible things like shoot his son
with a BB gun on purpose withhold a
divorce from his estranged wife and fake
cancer to make his family love him
everyone’s against me guess you gotta
fold man yeah I know but damn it I want
this family to love me the funny thing
is it all ultimately works and his
family genuinely seems to care for him
by the end magnificent no one spoke at
the funeral and father Peterson’s leg
had not yet mended but it was agreed
among them that royal would have found
the event to be most satisfactory number
9 Hans Gruber diehard ladies and
gentlemen
ladies and gentlemen he very nearly
dupes the FBI into helping him rob a
building of piles of money when
Alexander saw the breadth of his domain
he wept for there were no more world’s
to conquer if that doesn’t qualify you
as a magnificent bastard we don’t know
what does because I am interested in the
640 million dollars in negotiable bearer
bonds that you are locked in your fault
as John McClane’s original nemesis Hans
Gruber exudes a highbrow demeanor that
allows him to infiltrate social circles
and his practical attitude often leads
to calculated violence Oh Oh if you
don’t respect his business demands or
intelligence he’ll forget about being a
classy gentleman and calmly exterminate
you do you really think you have a
chance against us mr. cowboy
you became a mother Hans Gruber’s
smarter than most flashing a smug grin
as a reminder of course that doesn’t
mean he’s incapable of making mistakes
Happy Trails Hans number 8
Dani ocean the oceans trilogy please
state your name for the record
Daniel ocean has Hollywood ever seen a
more magnificent bastard than Frank
Sinatra and who better to take up that
mantle than George Clooney
what you want a knock over a casino
in both cases well-groomed remarkably
dressed and handsome as heck Danny ocean
organizes the ultimate heist because the
house always wins
sure there are easier ways to impress an
ex-wife but a true magnificent bastard
goes all out
150 million without breaking a sweat
we’re talking Vegas baby a con man’s
dreamland we’re all it takes is a little
charm and intellect to accomplish your
goals along with a team of misfit
criminals I knew I was doing only a
special man can lead such a crew and the
exceptionally egotistical danny has just
the right amount of crazy to take on the
job play long enough you never change
the stakes the house takes you unless
when that perfect hand comes along you
bet big and then you take the house
number seven Amy Elliott Dunne gone girl
I am frightened of my own husband aah
love and marriage till death do us part
I did not kill my wife I am NOT a
murderer
while Amy Elliott Dunne from gone girl
has a certain amount of Fame she
undoubtedly has beauty and brains as
well along with a look that says don’t
you ever mess with me and my lazy lying
cheating oblivious husband will go to
prison for my murder even so her
philandering husband can’t seem to keep
his Benny in his pants and opens up a
Pandora’s box full of surprises
doctor might be another side of this
story
when her marriage vows are broken
this woman offers up a nasty blend of
conditional love and revenge men always
use that don’t they as their defining
compliment she’s a cool girl
she’s the modern prototype for
magnificent female bastards my wife Amy
Elliott Dunne disappeared three days ago
number six dr. Hannibal Lecter The
Silence of the Lambs moaning this locked
up loony will not only charm your socks
off he might also charm your face off
and by charm we mean he will eat you
a census taken one’s time to test me I
ate his liver with some fava beans and a
nice Chianti when the FBI struggles to
hunt down the serial killer Buffalo Bill
a young agent finds herself face-to-face
with a psychiatrist slash serial killer
for help if I help you Clarice it will
be turns with us too
quid pro quo I tell you things you tell
me things and like the true bastard that
he is Lecter magnificently steals each
and every scene with manipulation and
tension hi Clarice
the durán should make you perform
fellatio that he sodomized you he’s
undoubtedly one of the greatest movie
villains of all time and certainly one
of the most disturbing
you’ll keep you hanging on every word
before thoroughly destroying your day I
do wish we could chat longer but I’m
having an old friend for dinner
number five Raoul Silva Skyfall hmm you
think you did
that’s her genius he’s a frisky Bond
villain that was deeply affected by
personal betrayals after being served up
to the Chinese by his own boss I had
this dude why I got survived I needed to
look in your eyes one blonde
unfortunately for Rowell Silva his
emotional scars lead to another
traumatic experience that produces
physical scars see what she’s done to
you well she never tied me to a chair
her loss this scheming cyber terrorist
dresses to impress and takes his time
carrying out deadly revenge plans he’s
going for him tell tanner get him out of
there James Bond isn’t necessarily moved
by Silva’s poetic musings but he damn
sure respects his magnificent bastard um
this guy will undress you with his eyes
and then creep on your computer system
oh why because he can you see what comes
of all this running around Mr Bond all
this jumping and fighting it’s
exhausting
number four Loki the Marvel Cinematic
Universe I am Loki of Asgard and I am
burdened with glorious purpose standing
out isn’t easy when your Bros the Crown
Prince of Asgard I was a king the
rightful king of Asgard
however this adoptive brother overcomes
his deep sadness with hilarious
one-liners that not only humiliated his
victims
but even make them laugh on occasion are
you ever not going to fall
Loki’s verbal warfare compensates for
his skinny frame and his
passive-aggressive behavior always keeps
opponents on their toes I said he
demands attention whenever he walks into
a room mainly because nobody’s ever sure
if it’s a good Loki day or a bad Loki
day I am a god you dull creature I will
not be bullied by he’s the sad clown of
superheroes and the mad genius of the
Marvel Cinematic Universe once you
accept that in your heart he will not be
number three
Keyser söze the usual suspects he
becomes a myth a spook story that
criminals tell their kids at night rat
on your pop and Keyser Soze will get you
this character is partly truth partly
fiction a walking contradiction me why
me I’m stupid I’m a cripple why me plus
you’re a cripple verbal because you’re
stupid because you’re weaker than them
when police questioned Roger verbal Kint
during a murder investigation a shadowy
figure emerges through a series of
disturbing vignettes looking for his
business they find his wife and kids in
the house and decide to wait for Soze
while the mythical madman appears only
through the words of verbal The Killers
violent history is revealed as the
investigator puts together the pieces
how do you shoot the devil back this
author is protected from up on
by the prince tell me what about a
pretzel man what’s your story there was
a lawyer
what lawyer verbal the unassuming mr.
Kint says it best and just like that he
was gone
this magnificent bastard must be seen to
be believed
greatest trick the devil ever pulled was
convincing the world he didn’t exist and
like that he’s gone
number two the Joker The Dark Knight hi
brilliantly portrayed by Heath Ledger
this already iconic Batman villain
reached a whole new level of magnificent
bastard and the Dark Knight I believe
whatever doesn’t kill you
simply makes it
stranger with a twisted personal
background and an affinity for
psychological warfare The Joker’s warped
sense of humor is written across his
face so me watching he takes the knife
to her laughing while he doesn’t he
turns to me and he said why so serious
his dialogue conveys a man possessed yet
his performance style of speech keeps
people listening despite the fact that a
typical conversation usually ends in bad
news Doris I’m gonna tell you where they
are both and that’s the point
you’ll have to choose in mind body and
soul the Joker will forever remain the
prototype for future magnificent
bastards and why do you want to kill me
I don’t wanna kill you what would I do
without you go back to ripping off my
dealers no no no no you you complete me
before we unveil our number-one pick
here are a few honorable mentions ray
dr. ray and a wise decision that is
what happens to been the assassin always
dies baby it’s necessary for the
national healing
I drink your milkshake I drink it up
number one
Colonel Hans Landa inglourious basterds
oh that’s a bingo in one of quentin
tarantino’s most bastard filled films
this fictional SS officer manipulates
each and every scene to his advantage
through a masterful command of several
languages senior en j’tia even though
Hans Landa is a complete megalomaniac he
understands that a composed manner of
speech will strike fear into the hearts
of his enemies or simply confuse them
into revealing the truth the Fuehrer
couldn’t have said it better himself he
giggles like an adolescent and enjoys
the art of deceptive conversation which
makes him a rare type of human scum and
undoubtedly the preeminent magnificent
bastard of our time
moody and yet do you agree with our list
why should I who’s your favorite
magnificent bastard in film for more
mind-blowing top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
been practicing my speech a little bit
that I rush it felt like a rose good I
liked
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