In light of “The Dark Knight” being out today which I will see after I get out of work tonight, I wanted to compile my opinions on who the best movie villains are of all times. Other villains besides Heath Ledger’s Joker which we all know is going to be the best villain of all time.

Here is my list in no particular order, these are simply my favorite movie villains that I love:

General Zod (Superman II) – Kneel before Zod, classic line! Terence Stamp is one of the best!

Khan (from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan) – Ricardo Montalban rules!

The Frattelli’s (The Goonies) – I like Jake Fratelli the best out of the three, the guy with the black hair that sings all the time but the Fratelli’s had always been entertaining villains.

The White Witch (Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) – Oh my, what an amazing performance by this woman! Simply one of the best female movie villains I’ve ever seen!

Eric Qualen (Cliffhanger) – Simply one of Sly Stallone’s best movie villain he teamed with. Eric Qualen the main villain from “Cliffhanger” played by John Lithgow.

The Terminator (1984, the first film) – A lot of people like the 2nd Terminator film the best, but to be honest, I’ve always liked the first one more. Arnold as a villain Terminator is just brilliant.

David Lo Pan (Big Trouble In Little China)  – This guy just simply rules, love the look and the actor is great.

Alonzo Harris (Training Day) – A great villain role played by the talented Denzel Washington, I’ve always loved this film and will never get tired of watching this.

Doyle Hargraves (Sling Blade) – A drunk with a violent temper tantrum and moodswings makes you really want to hate this guy, the character played by country singer Dwight Yoakam, does a fantastic job at this role which the point is you’re supposed to hate this character.

Sensei John Kreese (The Karate Kid trilogy) – One of the baddest villains ever, the man that plays this character Martin Kove is so perfect for this role. A really good bad guy that you want to hate, indeed.

Mola Ram (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom) – Beloq from “Raiders” was a good villain, but I like Mola Ram the best, another excellent villain makes you want to hate.

Irina Spalko (Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull) – Another one of the greatest female villains ever, I loved this character in this film. She really pissed you off in almost every scene she’s in which is what a villain is supposed to make you feel. Cate Blanchett does a great job at that.

Michael Myers (Halloween, both John Carpenter and Rob Zombie’s version) – Two way tie here, so I’ll put ’em both in one. Both Michael Myers, Carpenter’s version and Rob Zombie’s are both classics. Enough said!

Frank Booth (Blue Velvet) – One of my favorite films of David Lynch’s. Dennis Hopper played a great character in this film.

Miss Ratched (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest) – One of my favorite movies ever made. This is definitely a character you want to hate so badily.

I know there’s plenty more good ones I’m missing off this list, but I’m listing my 15 favorite ones.

Enjoy the list.

Looking forward to seeing “The Dark Knight” tonight. I’m heading straight up to the mall after I get out of work tonight. Expect a review of the film too of course.

Kev