I'm only including the ones who have an animated counterpart.
The list:
1. The Red Queen (The Queen of Hearts) - Helena Bonham Carter
2. Maleficent - Angelina Jolie
3. Lady Tremaine - Cate Blanchett
4. Shere Khan - Idris Elba
5. Gaston - Luke Evans
6. Jafar - Marwan Kenzari
7. Scar - Chiwetel Ejiofor
8. Böri Khan (Shan Yu) - Jason Scott Lee
9. Cruella - Emma Stone
10. Captain Hook - Jude Law
11. Ursula - Melissa McCarthy
12. The Evil Queen - Gal Gadot
Rank The Live Action Disney Villains
-
Disney's Divinity
- Ultimate Collector's Edition
- Posts: 16239
- Joined: Thu Mar 17, 2005 9:26 am
- Gender: Male
Re: Rank The Live Action Disney Villains
1. Angelina Jolie
2. Helena Bonham-Carter
3. Luke Evans
4. Gal Gadot
5. Marwan Kenzari
6. Idris Elba
7. Melissa McCarthy
8. Cate Blanchett
9. Jason Scott Lee
10. Chiwetel Ejiofor
11. Emma Stone
12. Jude Law
This list is more complicated than with the other two. I like them all--in different ways. Law and Stone both act their parts well even though they look nothing like Hook or Cruella at all... I remember Ejiofor being fine although "Be Prepared" was terrible; I've only seen TLK once though. Lee and Blanchett both acted well, it's just the movie / writing that lets them down. McCarthy isn't a great fit for Ursula, but she is a great actor and you could tell she gave it her all so it's not terrible. I enjoyed all of the top 5. I remember Jafar not being popular, but it's another one of those cases like with Watson where I didn't see anything wrong with the performance.
2. Helena Bonham-Carter
3. Luke Evans
4. Gal Gadot
5. Marwan Kenzari
6. Idris Elba
7. Melissa McCarthy
8. Cate Blanchett
9. Jason Scott Lee
10. Chiwetel Ejiofor
11. Emma Stone
12. Jude Law
This list is more complicated than with the other two. I like them all--in different ways. Law and Stone both act their parts well even though they look nothing like Hook or Cruella at all... I remember Ejiofor being fine although "Be Prepared" was terrible; I've only seen TLK once though. Lee and Blanchett both acted well, it's just the movie / writing that lets them down. McCarthy isn't a great fit for Ursula, but she is a great actor and you could tell she gave it her all so it's not terrible. I enjoyed all of the top 5. I remember Jafar not being popular, but it's another one of those cases like with Watson where I didn't see anything wrong with the performance.
Listening to most often lately:
Taylor Swift ~ ~ "The Fate of Ophelia"
Taylor Swift ~ "Eldest Daughter"
Taylor Swift ~ "CANCELLED!"
-
PatchofBlue
- Special Edition
- Posts: 776
- Joined: Tue Feb 28, 2023 3:30 pm
- Gender: Male
Re: Rank The Live Action Disney Villains
1. Cate Blanchett - Lady Tremaine
2. Melissa McCarthy - Ursula
3. Emma Stone - Cruella
4. Marwan Kenzari - Jafar
5. Luke Evans - Gaston
6. Angelina Jolie - Maleficent
7. Jason Scott Lee - Böri Khan
8. Idris Elba - Shere Khan
9. Chiwetel Ejiofor - Scar
10. Helena Bonham-Carter - Red Queen (Queen of Hearts)
11. Jude Law - Captain Hook
12. Gal Gadot - Evil Queen
I think Gadot's Evil Queen would have been perfectly at home in a live-action interpretation of an early 2000s dtv Barbie movie, but I found The Queen aggravating here. In fairness to her, a large part of that was just how her character was imagined on the script.
Cate Blanchett, on the other hand, approached it like any other role and gave it the full measure of psychology and commitment it deserved. McCarthy could have easily fallen for the same trap, but she did a much better job at playing the role in all its pomp without becoming a caricature.
Kenzari got a lot of flack for his more snivelly Jafar, and even I remember being unsure about him until I finally saw him in action, but I like him just fine.
Evans is one of the least offensive things about one of the most offensive movies.
Jolie and Stone should have special consideration as the protagonists of their respective films, but Stone scores higher in part because her film was just that much better.
Most of the rest of them didn't leave much of an impression.
2. Melissa McCarthy - Ursula
3. Emma Stone - Cruella
4. Marwan Kenzari - Jafar
5. Luke Evans - Gaston
6. Angelina Jolie - Maleficent
7. Jason Scott Lee - Böri Khan
8. Idris Elba - Shere Khan
9. Chiwetel Ejiofor - Scar
10. Helena Bonham-Carter - Red Queen (Queen of Hearts)
11. Jude Law - Captain Hook
12. Gal Gadot - Evil Queen
I think Gadot's Evil Queen would have been perfectly at home in a live-action interpretation of an early 2000s dtv Barbie movie, but I found The Queen aggravating here. In fairness to her, a large part of that was just how her character was imagined on the script.
Cate Blanchett, on the other hand, approached it like any other role and gave it the full measure of psychology and commitment it deserved. McCarthy could have easily fallen for the same trap, but she did a much better job at playing the role in all its pomp without becoming a caricature.
Kenzari got a lot of flack for his more snivelly Jafar, and even I remember being unsure about him until I finally saw him in action, but I like him just fine.
Evans is one of the least offensive things about one of the most offensive movies.
Jolie and Stone should have special consideration as the protagonists of their respective films, but Stone scores higher in part because her film was just that much better.
Most of the rest of them didn't leave much of an impression.
Re: Rank The Live Action Disney Villains
1. Angelina Jolie as Maleficent
2. Cate Blanchett as Lady Tremaine
3. Idris Elba as Shere Khan
4. Emma Stone as Cruella
5. Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen
6. Melissa McCarthy as Ursula
7. Luke Evans as Gaston
8. Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen
9. Marwan Kenzari as Jafar
10. Jason Scott Lee as Böri Khan
11. Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scar
12. Jude Law as Captain Hook
2. Cate Blanchett as Lady Tremaine
3. Idris Elba as Shere Khan
4. Emma Stone as Cruella
5. Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen
6. Melissa McCarthy as Ursula
7. Luke Evans as Gaston
8. Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen
9. Marwan Kenzari as Jafar
10. Jason Scott Lee as Böri Khan
11. Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scar
12. Jude Law as Captain Hook
"After all, tomorrow is another day!"
-
Disney Duster
- Ultimate Collector's Edition
- Posts: 14017
- Joined: Fri Jun 17, 2005 6:02 am
- Gender: Male
- Location: America
Re: Rank The Live Action Disney Villains
Hmmm...I choose Helena as best, then Angelina, then Emma, and then Cate. Helena made her movie for me. Angelina is great but I wish she was in a movie that didn't mess up the Sleeping Beauty mythos, plus Helena's acting just sticks out to me as a little more great. I actually feel a little bad for her even though she is a straight-up villain.
