Is Michael K. Williams the best screen villain going?

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Is Michael K. Williams the best screen villain going?

Postby sloopjohnc » 29 Aug 2016, 21:35

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Omar in The Wire

Chalky White in Boardwalk Empire

Freddy Knight in the Night Of
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Re: Is Michael K. Williams the best screen villain going?

Postby BARON CORNY DOG » 29 Aug 2016, 23:23

I don't know! I've only seen him in The Wire, and, to me, he wasn't a villain in that show.
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Re: Is Michael K. Williams the best screen villain going?

Postby sloopjohnc » 29 Aug 2016, 23:27

#Baron2016 wrote:I don't know! I've only seen him in The Wire, and, to me, he wasn't a villain in that show.


Really? How not so?
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Re: Is Michael K. Williams the best screen villain going?

Postby BARON CORNY DOG » 30 Aug 2016, 01:21

Omar certainly did horrible things, but he lived by a rigid code, and was more of a Robin Hood villain than anything. The villains on that show were the feckless cops, bureaucrats, and dope slingers. And Marlo, of course. Omar had a humanity about him and stayed true to himself.
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Re: Is Michael K. Williams the best screen villain going?

Postby Fonz » 30 Aug 2016, 06:36

He was Leonard in 'Hap and Leonard'. A good guy in that one. Cool
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Re: Is Michael K. Williams the best screen villain going?

Postby sloopjohnc » 30 Aug 2016, 17:20

Jeez, just forget it.
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Re: Is Michael K. Williams the best screen villain going?

Postby Dr Markus » 30 Aug 2016, 17:25

Forget what?



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Re: Is Michael K. Williams the best screen villain going?

Postby ... » 04 Sep 2016, 16:57

sloopjohnc wrote:Image

Omar in The Wire

Chalky White in Boardwalk Empire

Freddy Knight in the Night Of


They're all reasonably "good" villains though aren't they?

Personally, I would love to see him drop the MIchael and tackle the role of Kenneth "'Ere, stop mucking about!" Williams.
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