The 100 Greatest Film Characters of All Time (according to Premiere magazine) (1 Viewer)

[Jon_Are]

From the current issue of Premiere, here is the list of the 100 greatest movie characters of all time (I thought it would be more fun to identify them by character name only):

100. Roger Kint
99. Kevin McCallister
98. Antoine Doinel
97. Ace Ventura
96. Tommy DeVito
95. Oda Mae Brown
94. Rose Sayer
93. Harry Lime
92. Dil
91. Mrs. Iselin
90. John Malkovich
89. Sandy Olsson
88. Raymond Babbitt
87. Jack Sparrow
86. Melanie Daniels
85. Stanley Kowalski
84. Darth Vader
83. William Cutting
82. Jack Torrance
81. Aurora Greenway
80. Sam Spade
79. Hans Beckert
78. Max Rockatansky
77. Annie Wilkes
76. Tony Manero
75. Dr. Strangelove
74. Tony Montana
73. Norma Rae
72. Lloyd Dobler
71. Harry Powell
70. Judy Benjamin
69. Terry Malloy
68. Alex DeLarge
67. Jacques Clouseau
66. Navin Johnson
65. Edward Scissorhands
64. Rocky Balboa
63. Carrie White
62. John Shaft
61. J.J. Hunsecker
60. George Bailey
59. Bill Kilgore
58. Phyliss Dietrichson
57. Tom Powers
56. Alan Swann
55. The Dude
54. Frank Booth
53. Ninotchka
52. Howard Beale
51. Freddy Krueger
50. Blondie
49. Chance the Gardener
48. John Blutarsky
47. Mrs. Robinson
46. John McClane
45. Mary Poppins
44. Jules Winnfield
43. Forrest Gump
42. Harry Callahan
41. Jane Craig
40. The Terminator
39. Michael Dorsey
38. Willy Wonka
37. Jake Gittes
36. Alex Forrest
35. Dr. Evil
34. Bonnie Parker
33. Ratso Rizzo
32. Holly Golightly
31. Norma Desmond
30. King Kong
29. Daphne / Jerry
28. Captain Quint
27. Marge Gunderson
26. E.T.
25. Gordon Gekko
24. The Little Tramp
23. Ethan Edwards
22. Travis Bickle
21. Susan Vance
20. Virgil Tibbs
19. Rick Blaine
18. Carl Spackler
17. Dorothy Gale
16. Robin Hood
15. Hannibal Lecter
14. Randle Patrick McMurphy
13. Atticus Finch
12. Charles Foster Kane
11. Margo Channing
10. Gollum
9. Jeff Spicoli
8. Ellen Ripley
7. Indiana Jones
6. Annie Hall
5. James Bond
4. Norman Bates
3. Scarlett O'Hara
2. Fred C. Dobbs
1. Vito Corleone

Jon

 

[Mark-W]

This list is so off the mark that it feels a waste of my two minutes to read and post that it is.

As others have stated, Vader is much more of an icon than 90% of the characters on that list, and I find it incredulous that anyone would give any merit to this list.

Maybe we should make our own HTF polled list!!!

Now that would be interesting!



Mark

 

[Jon_Are]

For those still interested, here's the summary of Annie Hall:


Hmmmmmm...I love Woody (though I don't care at all for Keaton), but placing Annie Hall above the likes of Charles Foster Kane, Atticus Finch, Travis Bickle, etc., etc. is a crime against cinema.

Jon

 

[Stevan Lay]

I would've thought at least John Rambo would get a mention on the list. It used to be the case that people would reference and quote "Who do you think you are? Rambo?" when describing macho/testosteronic behaviour.

 

[Chris]

I must be blind Sorry about that!

 

[Ernest Rister]

I've got no problems with Annie Hall in the top ten.

Kevin McAlister, though - I didn't even know he was a character, I thought he was just a construct. Like the little silver ball in my old Moustrap game - you need him to make all the other things happen. If he's a great character, what do you call Cole Sear in The Sixth Sense? William Munny? Lt. John J. Dunbar? Lena Lamont? Sgt. Barnes? Quint? Hooper? Miss Celie? Gordon Gecko?

 

[OcieB]

no sara goldfarb? =[

 

[Jon_Are]

I call him number 28.


Jon

 

[Cees Alons]

Where are Harmonica and Frank? The Man With No Name? Sherlock Holmes? Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Bugs Bunny? Henry V? Oskar Schindler?

It's difficult to choose, but oh, come on, I stop. This list is really not worth the time.

Cees

 

[JonZ]

OK, Ive looked that list over twice.Maybe Im just tired and not seeing these:

Hal 9000
Col. Walter E. Kurtz
The Dude (Jeffrey Lebowski)
Ulysses Everet McGill
Roy Batty
James T Kirk
Vincent Vega
Rick Deckard
Mad Max
Staff Sgt. Bob Barnes
Mickey & Mallory Knox
Sailor Ripley
Christopher Reeves Superman (If anyone was born to play a part...)
William 'Bill' Munny (Perfectly played by Eastwood. This role has a depth to it when u unconsciously consider his Western filmography-at least the "Man With No Name" belongs there)


Wheres Godzilla? He certainly belongs there more than ET and probally King Kong. Hes the star of dozens of movies

Darth Vader at #84and Dr Strangelove at #75? Blasphemy!!!!

 

[OcieB]

no tappy tibbons either.....

the dude is on there

 

[WillG]

I cannot fathom Superman not being on the list. Someone at Premiere should be fired for that.

 

[Tim Glover]

This is truly unbelievable. To me, Darth Vader is one of the most truly unforgettable screen characters of all time. Vader commanded every scene he was in. It was so powerful that it was nearly hypnotic.

 

[rob kilbride]

Is there anywhere online that lists all the corresponding movies? I know most of them but not all.

 

[Jon_Are]

Which do you need to know, Rob?

Jon

 

[Chuck Mayer]

Forget all those other sellouts, where is Ash?

Take care,
Chuck

 

[RodneyT]

My vote goes out for Jar jar Binks. No other character in the history of modern cinema has generated as much convsersation (or arguments) as this single, digital, character.

Or, i could be just talking out of my butt.

 

[Ben_@]

I was hoping they'd put one in for the true nerds and list Ash from the Evil Dead series, he definitely deserves a spot at least near the bottom. Another mention should go to Kaiser Soze (however you spell it) from The Usual Suspects. Kaiser should at least beat Kevin mcCallister. But I'm just a college student.:frowning:

 

[Ric Bagoly]

Snake Plissken once again gets ROYALLY screwed, but come to think of it, Escape From New York really isn't "mainstream" enough for either Premiere or The AFI. (though the SE's pic quality looks far better than 98% of most DVDs.)

Other screwjobs:

Hans Gruber

Kyle Reese

Batman and/or Superman

Jim Morrison

Dr. Gonzo

Clarence Boddicker-once again, not "mainstream" enough...

Jason Voorhees

Ash-of course

At least ONE of the Blues Brothers...

and in one of the worst cases of a publication spitting in the faces of movie fans everywhere for all time:

Gunnery Sgt. Hartman

 

[Ric Bagoly]

And while I'm at it, can someone explain how fucking DIL made this list?! Hartman and Snake get raped but they go out of their way to make a spot for Dil. Pathetic. :rolleyes

 

[Walter Kittel]

Well folks, there are only 100 spots on the list. Not everyone's favorites are going to make a list that small that encompasses 100 years of filmmaking. You can argue that this one or that one should've made the list, but the odds that your tastes are going to align with the composite tastes of those creating the list are slim to none.

- Walter.