The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time
5 comments December 3rd, 2008
… at least, that is, according to the folks over at EMPIRE magazine. You can check out the whole list here, but I’ll do you a favor and reveal the top 10:
10. Vito Corleone , THE GODFATHER
9. Ellen Ripley, ALIEN and sequels
8. Captain Jack Sparrow, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN
7. The Dude, THE BIG LEBOWSKI
6. Indiana Jones, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK and sequels
5. Hannibal Lecter, SILENCE OF THE LAMBS and sequels
4 . Han Solo, STAR WARS and sequels
3 . The Joker, THE DARK KNIGHT
2 . Darth Vader, STAR WARS and sequels
1. Tyler Durden, FIGHT CLUB
I’m a huge fan of FIGHT CLUB, but Tyler in the top spot? Please. EMPIRE always does this sort of thing, putting the “coolest” characters (or movies or scenes) up there, with just a passing nod to film history (or quality). Where, I ask, are these memorable folks…
 J.J. Hunsecker, Burt Lancaster’s powerful columnist from SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS
Lonesome Rhodes, Andy Griffith’s dangerous media star from A FACE IN THE CROWD
Willy Wonka, from the original with Gene Wilder
Buck Turgidson, George C. Scott’s nuke-happy general in DR STRANGELOVE (a movie that could fill a big chunk of this list by itself)
I know you film fans have some suggestions — let’s hear em!
