Scariest Movie Psycho?

[maveric]

Poll question: Scariest Movie Psycho?

Amon Goeth. (Schindler's List)

Margaret White, (Carries fundie Mom)

Travis Bickel (Taxi Driver)

Hanibal Lector (Silence of the Lambs)

Annie Wilkes (Misery)

Frank Booth (Blue Velvet)

Patrick Bateman (American Psycho)

[Hugin]

1. Amon Goeth...

Due to the fact he represented a large group of psychos
who really existed. The rest are largely fictional.

[maveric]

5. He's my #2 from this list.

[leftofthedial]

2. Goeth represents repukes

WAY the most dangerous

[maveric]

3. Kathy Bates as Annie Wilkes scares the hell out of me.

IMHO the scariest of all time.

[Beaverhausen]

4. Norman Bates

[dback]

12. THE gold standard for this sort of thing

All of the others are scary, but can any of them smile like Anthony Perkins in that final shot? Brrrrrrrrrr.

[Jamastiene]

6. Leatherface. Someone like him is possibly out there for real. n/t

[maveric]

7. Ed Gein was the model for Leatherface.

As well as other movie psycho killers.

[6000eliot]

8. W "Fahrenheit 9/11"

[peekaloo]

16. Thank you.

:-)

[anarch]

31. my answer too

scariest psycho by far.

[MN ChimpH8R]

9. Lecter could be quite charming

and he only kills and eats the "free range rude." There's no question that he would do his hunting over at Freeperland. DUers have nothing to fear from him....


"Oh, now you're being rude, and you know I don't like rude people."

[Crazy Guggenheim]

10. Hannibal. Very scary.

[rucky]

11. Here's to your f**k, Frank. n/t

[AllyCat]

26. Frank Booth. Totally freaked me out.

Hey, looking at your tagline...where is 'G' on the list? Galveston? God-denying? Gutting environment?

[skypilot]

32. "Don't you fucking vote for me...

...Don't you fucking vote for me!!! Mmmm, Mommy!"

[AllyCat]

37. I cannot watch any movie with Dennis Hopper and NOT think of that!

Thanks for the memory (not). :scared:

[BigMcLargehuge]

13. Henry

would eat these other choices for breakfast, and video tape himself eating them, and watch it later in the day with his crazy friend otis...

[CBGLuthier]

20. Nahh, he killed Otis didn't he

When he crossed that line into necrophilia.

There's some things even a deranged serial killer can't stomach after all.

And I do think he was the tops. Because he didn't have the personality of the others. He was just a "normal" psycho killer.

Haven't seen that movie since it was new and don't think i will ever watch it again.

[Az]

14. Miike from Audition

[rbnyc]

15. No Doubt! (nt)

[DS1]

17. My film teacher told us about that movie, but refused to show it

which greatly disappointed me.

[Az]

18. He made the right choice

Not suited for dropping on unsuspecting individuals. Worth watching if you are old enough and ready for it.

[DS1]

19. I was ready

:grr: :D

[Az]

21. Go rent then

You will never be able to hear the phrase "kitty kitty kitty" the same way again.

On edit: If you watch the subbed version ;)

[soleft]

22. I couldn't even watch the clips they showed

on a special - 100 scariest movies

[noonwitch]

23. Annie Wilkes

Hannibal Lector isn't crazy, he's a sociopath. Same with Patrick Bateman, at least in the book. I didn't see the movie.

Annie Wilkes is out and out insane. The hobbling scene is still one of the freakiest things I've ever seen in a movie. On top of that, Kathy Bates delivered the characters lines so well, one minute I'd be laughing about something she said, then the next be totally freaked out by something she did.

Carrie's mother is pretty freaky, too. Travis Bickle-well, we all have met a Travis Bickle or two in our day. He's the guy who's a little off until he cracks totally, but he's not necessarily a risk to everyone on the streets, just to his target.

[TK421]

24. I have to say Carrie's mom...I think of nutball fundies

[underpants]

25. Max Cady hands down

When he beat the hell out of the THREE guys hired to beat the hell out of him a cold shiver went up my spine...uh oh this is a whole other ball game we are talking about here.

[TK421]

27. COUNSELOR... COUNSELOR? .... Could you be there......

could you be there? :scared:

[NYCGirl]

28. I prefer the ORIGINAL Max Cady.

Scary and sexy at the same time...

[TK421]

29. Robert Mitchum is one of my favorites...yeah, he was creepy

[mitchum]

34. Pure menace in a Panama hat

Hands down greatest movie villain portrayal

[mitchum]

36. Sorry, but DeNiro's bugeyed psycho is amateur hour compared...

to Big Bob Mitchum's original portrayal.
DeNiro is all tics and nervous energy (and tattoos) This over-the-top approach just rings false. Mitchum's more laid back nastiness truly jibes with a man who has been waiting years for revenge.
There's a reason that Scorsese is embarrassed by the remake. DeNiro owned the property and essentially coerced his old friend into directing the picture.

If you haven't seen it, seek out the original.

[frankly_fedup2]

30. I checked Annie because she was the most believable in this

list to me. Patrick Bateman (American Psycho) was pretty rank, only problem is the way the movie ended . . .did it happen?

Personally, mine would be the first Hell Raiser and Pin Head.

Also, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, was based on a true story. Now if the guy wore leather on his face, I don't know; however, the story is supposedly that they were cannibals and used the meat from the people they killed to make the best Texas chili.

[skypilot]

33. Believe it or not...

...Farrah Fawcett was pretty scary as a child-killing psychopath in "Small Sacrifices" a 1990 made-for-TV movie. It's available on video but it's an edited version. The original was a mini-series.

[caty]

35. I thought that

Rutger Hauer in "The Hitcher" was pretty scary!:scared:

http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=13&c=20

[BlueIris]

38. Glad to see Annie wins in a landslide around here.

She still scares the ever living whatever out of me.