AFI'S TOP VILLAINS

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A little while back, AFI listed their top villains in films. Here's their best (or is it worst?) ten:

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1) Dr. Hannibal Lector (in THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS)
2) Norman Bates (in PSYCHO)
3)Darth Vader (in THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK)
4) The Wicked Witch of the West (in THE WIZARD OF OZ)
5) Nurse Ratched (in ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST)
6) Mr. Potter (in IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE)
7) Alex Forrest (in FATAL ATTRACTION)
8) Phyllis Dietrichson (in DOUBLE INDEMNITY)

9) Regan MacNeil (in THE EXORCIST)
10) The Queen (in Snow White and the Seven Dwarves)

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Okay, Darth Vader and Nurse Ratched are solid choices. The others I would debate especially Regan MacNeil -- she's a victim not a villain. Then again, AFI didn't ask me for my opinion.