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Favourite Movie Characters

  • 07-05-2011 10:13pm
    #1
    couldntthink
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 295 ✭✭


    Prob been done before but here we go again...........

    Two that jump to mind.

    1 Walter from "The Big Lebowski" played by John Goodman.

    2 Hannibal Lector from "The Silence of the Lambs" played by Anthony Hopkins.


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  • #2
    admiralofthefleet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,515 ✭✭✭✭admiralofthefleet


    eddie valiant from roger rabbit

    doofy from scary movie


  • #3
    PK2008
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,219 ✭✭✭PK2008


    Jesus from 'The Greatest Story Ever Told' and 'Kung Fu Zombie Messiah II'


  • #4
    Chris P. Bacon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,808 ✭✭✭Chris P. Bacon


    Forrest from Forrest Gump.


  • #5
    who what when
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 831 ✭✭✭who what when


    Tyler Durdin. Admit it, every fella would like to be a bit more like him!


  • #6
    KeithM89_old
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    Hans Gruber from Die Hard and Tony Montana, Scarface.


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  • #7
    zero19
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    V from V for Vendetta


  • #8
    The Floyd p
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,920 ✭✭✭The Floyd p


    Edward Malus in the Wicker Man (Expertly played by Nicholas Cage)


  • #9
    admiralofthefleet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,515 ✭✭✭✭admiralofthefleet


    KeithM89 wrote: »
    Hans Gruber from Die Hard and Tony Montana, Scarface.

    alan rickman is class in all his movies


  • #10
    winston82
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,051 ✭✭✭winston82


    Farva from Super Troopers


  • #11
    ArtyM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,879 ✭✭✭ArtyM


    Alabama Whorley - True Romance.
    Lelu Dallas - 5th Element.


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  • #12
    efb
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    Lester Burnham American Beauty


  • #13
    Red About Town
    Closed Accounts Posts: 257 ✭✭Red About Town


    Frank Begbie - Trainspotting.

    He's also my favourite character from books as well.


  • #14
    beano345
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,105 ✭✭✭beano345


    bruce campbell from the evil dead films


  • #15
    themadchef
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,813 ✭✭✭themadchef


    Leslie Nielsen, The naked gun.


  • #16
    Duff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,561 ✭✭✭Duff


    Dutch in Predator. ''Get to da choppaaa!''


  • #17
    Superbus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,784 ✭✭✭Superbus


    Woody from Toy Story - my brother from another Pixar animator


  • #18
    123balltv
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,110 ✭✭✭123balltv


    Uncle Buck .... John Candy RIP he was a great actor


  • #19
    superelliptic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 395 ✭✭superelliptic


    The Dude (The Big "stay the hell outta malibu" Lebowskie)

    Rorschak (Watchmen) "...and I'll whisper 'No'"

    Blain (Predator) "Chewin' this will turn you into a sexual tyranasarus - just like me!"

    Tyler Durden (Fight Club) "Man - you have some F*CKED up friends!"


  • #20
    admiralofthefleet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,515 ✭✭✭✭admiralofthefleet


    forgot to mention the best of them all - patrick bateman


  • #21
    R P McMurphy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,129 ✭✭✭R P McMurphy


    Me


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  • #22
    Captain_Generic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,408 ✭✭✭Captain_Generic


    Pretty much every character Michael Biehn plays, especially in Aliens and The Rock


  • #23
    Duckworth_Luas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,734 ✭✭✭Duckworth_Luas


    George C Scott in Man Getting Hit By Football


  • #24
    Uriel.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,062 ✭✭✭Uriel.


    Constantine from Constantine

    Elias from Platoon

    Tyler Durdin from Fight Club


  • #25
    pragmatic1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,573 ✭✭✭pragmatic1


    The Bride-Kill Bill
    Leon-Leon
    Jules-Pulp Fiction
    Peter-Ghost Busters


  • #26
    orourkeda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,918 ✭✭✭✭orourkeda


    Rocco in Ass Collector


  • #27
    Pauleta
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,778 ✭✭✭Pauleta


    Dave Wooderson - Dazed and Confused. I model my life on him.


  • #28
    Gordon Gecko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 650 ✭✭✭Gordon Gecko


    It's got to be Biff Tannen from back to the future!


  • #29
    Lirange
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,108 ✭✭✭Lirange


    Roy Batty from Blade Runner


  • #30
    Duckworth_Luas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,734 ✭✭✭Duckworth_Luas


    Gordon Gecko wrote: »
    It's got to be Biff Tannen from back to the future!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmjYimspW-4


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  • #31
    Chris P. Bacon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,808 ✭✭✭Chris P. Bacon


    Eddie Felson ( Paul Newman ) The Hustler

    Luke ( Paul Newman ) Cool Hand Luke

    Any film with Paul Newman.


  • #32
    admiralofthefleet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,515 ✭✭✭✭admiralofthefleet


    Chris P. Bacon wrote: »
    Eddie Felson ( Paul Newman ) The Hustler

    Luke ( Paul Newman ) Cool Hand Luke

    Any film with Paul Newman.

    the sting is one of my all time favourites


  • #33
    Chris P. Bacon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,808 ✭✭✭Chris P. Bacon


    admiralofthefleet wrote: »
    the sting is one of my all time favourites

    Cool hand Luke is my favorite film,followed closely by The Sting.


  • #34
    Kersh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,892 ✭✭✭Kersh


    Darth Vader

    Patrick Bateman - American Psycho

    Vincent - Collateral


  • #35
    Icaras
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 927 ✭✭✭Icaras


    Han solo
    Also heath ledgers joker


  • #36
    Jesus Wept
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    admiralofthefleet wrote: »
    alan rickman is class in all his movies

    Strangely, Die Hard was his first movie.


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  • #37
    Duffy the Vampire Slayer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,384 ✭✭✭Duffy the Vampire Slayer


    Hans Landa from Inglourious Basterds.


  • #38
    admiralofthefleet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,515 ✭✭✭✭admiralofthefleet


    The-Rigger wrote: »
    Strangely, Die Hard was his first movie.

    really?


  • #39
    hogflem
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 378 ✭✭hogflem


    Anyone of Johnny Depps characters,Helena Bonham Carter as well....


  • #40
    van der vart
    Closed Accounts Posts: 158 ✭✭van der vart


    any, Clint Eastwood or Bruce lee


  • #41
    Chris P. Bacon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,808 ✭✭✭Chris P. Bacon


    The-Rigger wrote: »
    Strangely, Die Hard was his first movie.

    It was his first major movie.


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  • #42
    Coriolanus
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    Creasy, Man on Fire


  • #43
    cucbuc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 175 ✭✭cucbuc


    Atticus Finch(Gregory Peck) in To Kill a Mockingbird:

    "It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived."


  • #44
    rossie1977
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,376 ✭✭✭✭rossie1977


    of those not yet mentioned

    man with no name
    harry callahan ie dirty harry
    indiana jones
    mr smith from the matrix
    clarence boddicker from robocop
    thunderlips from rocky 3
    nada from they live (great great movie)

    someone mentioned v, such a brilliant character, weaving bettered his smith character in matrix for me and i thought that was pretty much impossible

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQyqx1K495U


  • #45
    holystungun9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,933 ✭✭✭holystungun9


    Everybody in this film (cr@p, Youtube have banned the embed) The Breakfast Club

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkX8J-FKndE



    Also Edward Penishands in the film of same name. Didn't want to link to it but I recommend the spaghetti eating scene.


  • #46
    ImpossibleDuck
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    Red About Town wrote: »
    Frank Begbie - Trainspotting.

    He's also my favourite character from books as well.
    zero19 wrote: »
    V from V for Vendetta
    who what when wrote: »
    Tyler Durdin. Admit it, every fella would like to be a bit more like him!

    I see I got here too late... :/


  • #47
    kfallon
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    Ernie McCracken in Kingpin

    Even tho he was a cunt!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxXJbjHttMc


  • #48
    chillywilly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,794 ✭✭✭chillywilly


    Maximus Decimus Meridius- Gladiator


  • #49
    kfallon
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgkBpWc8ngI


  • #50
    Oranage2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,128 ✭✭✭✭Oranage2


    Patrick Bateman - American Psycho

    ie. Christian Bale


    John travolta in Face-off

    Lian Neeson - Taken


  • #51
    Nhead
    Closed Accounts Posts: 309 ✭✭Nhead


    Ellen Ripley- Alien and Aliens

    Sarah Connor- Terminator and T2

    Noodles- Once Upon a Time in America

    The Man with No Name- The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.


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