I watched Rob Roy the other night. It was the first time I had been able to watch the film from start to finish as previous attempts had really put me off.
Why? Well that character played by Tim Roth was nothing short of repulsive, the whole raping incident, and pompous British attitude…no offence to the Brits of today (I loved my time there and there is the small matter of my God child being very British thanks to her, well very British, but lovely super mummy), but back when they were trying to take over the world…South Africa included…but only much later…they were horrible arrogant creatures…
The movie has some memorable quotes, the highlight of which comes from this most despicable of characters…Archibald Cunningham…need I say more?
Duke of Argyll: So, Mr. Cunningham, what are these principle sins that distress your mother? Dice? Drink? Or are you a buggerer of boys?
Archibald Cunningham: It is years, Your Grace, since I buggered a boy... And in my own defense, I must add, I thought him a girl at the moment of entry.
Archibald Cunningham: Love is a dung hill, Betty, and I am but a cock that climbs upon it to crow.
It did make me question who the most despised characters in the history of Film making were?
I don’t mean the cool bad guys like Arnold Schwarzenegger in original Terminator, or The kurgin in Highlander, or Agent A Smith from the Matrix, or Darth Vader and Hannibal Lecter but, a character that makes your skin crawl, that does such a brilliant job of making you hate him…
Amon Goeth played by Ralph Fiennes in Schindler's List is right up there.
And A - Alex - Malcolm McDowell in Clockwork Orange, weren’t they horrible things…
Annie Wilkes, played by Kathy Bates in Stephen Kings' Misery was a complete nutter.
That little grease ball in Pretty Woman was a real little piece of work too.
Tommy DeVito - Joe Pesci in Goodfellas and also in Casino
Sitting on the fence is - John 'Jack' Daniel Torrance, played by Jack Nicholson in the Shining, thanks to his performance it ranks as my best horror.
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