Guest Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 Richard Debut: Dead Man's Shoes (2004) Main weapon: Varies Other names: N/A Likes: Theatrics, gas masks Dislikes: Everything else vs The Thing Debut: The Thing (1982) Main weapon: Parasitism Other names: The Thing from Another World, Bennings, Norris, Palmer, Blair Likes: Hide and seek Dislikes: Flamethrowers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TevQS4qgE_Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 Might be controversial, but I'm going to throw one of Richard before the inevitable slaughter. I just preferred Dead Man's Shoes, Richard is a terrifyingly real killer. There's not freaky artifice about his character, he's just cold-hearted and completely honest with his victims. He's gonna lose, but he deserves one vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 I don't consider Richard a villain nor Dead Man's Shoes a horror movie. And even so, it's the fucking Thing. The Thing! No contest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 Richard is one man, The Thing can be several people, and can integrate itself in society, and then kill/take over others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 I have Dead Man's Shoes added to my LOVEFiLM queue, as Dread Media #200 has inspired me to catch up on a lot of films that have been covered over the past year. Haven't seen The Thing either, so I'm null voting, but I'm guessing The Thing would win in a match-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 The Thing just because it all feeds into one of my deepest fears (also why I find Invasion of the Body Snatchers fucking terrifying.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holacik Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 Richard is one man, The Thing can be several people, and can integrate itself in society, and then kill/take over others. It can also separate itself into individual body parts to survive, infect people with a single cell, damn near impossible to kill and can remerge to create a larger creature.It's pretty nasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 Richard is perhaps cinema's greatest portrayal of revenge making a monster of men. The Thing encapsulates Cold War paranoia by combining INvasion of the Body Snatchers with Ten little Indians. They are equally intriguing. IN influence, however, Thing is far mnore influential and not even mentioning the power levels of the actual characters, Richard doesn't have a chance. As much as I adore Richard, it has to be The Thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 4, 2011 Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 Richard wasn't afraid, but still couldn't beat The Thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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