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There have been many portrayals of The Devil/Lucifer/Satan over time, some better than others. What is your favorite? Why? I say Jack Nicholson from The Witches of Eastwick because he's the guy that you hate to love, the loveable a$$hole who shows you a good time, indulges in sin, yet can be cruel, malicious, and downright evil. Other noteable mentions go to:
Al Pacino- The Devil's Advocate
Viggo Mortensen- The Prophecy
Elizabeth Hurley- Bedazzled
Peter Stormare- Constantine
Tim Curry- Legend
Emmanuelle Seigner- The Ninth Gate
George Burns- Oh, God! You Devil
Billy Crystal- Deconstructing Harry

To be very honest, I loved Pete in 'Constantine'. He had this sickening look to his face. Everytime he smiled it made me sick. He just seems so disturbing and he radiated evil in his role. I loved it.

I'm not exactly saying he's the best of all. Just that I enjoyed watching him more. The night before I saw 'Constantine' I saw 'Fargo'. And watching him transform from a Barbaric Mute to the lord of the underworld was very interesting.

Yeah, I also LOVE Viggo's role in The Prophecy. He just oozed out evil mixed with suave/smug. It creeped me out when he ate Gabrielle's heart and groaned like some kinda animal.

As a symbolic interpretation, Keyser Soze in 'The Usual Suspects' is pretty great.

Me personally I'd have to choose Al Pacino

The dude in End of Days was alright..

^ That's what I was gonna say.

Tim in Legend.
Pete in Constantine.
Liz in Bedazzled.

Harvey Keitel in Little Nicky

Robert de Niro in "Angel Heart"


I hope you are not to young to know this movie?


Bine

Ahy yes, Angelheart... for those who thought Jacob's Ladder wasn't gloomy enough...

Does Adam Sandler count from Dirty Work?

"First we we eat the pig, then we burn together!.... Burn!"

I thought The Emperor in Star Wars was a good interpretation/representation of the devil.

I think they are just looking for people actually playing as the devil.

If we are going by how much i enjoyed the performance, I must say Elizabeth Hurley.

Harvey Keitel - Little Nicky
Al Pacino - Devil's Advocate

How about Spawn?

Linda Blair- The Exorcist

Originally posted by Myth
How about Spawn?
That was Malbogia in Spawn.

chap from 'needful things'

Originally posted by Mišt
The dude in End of Days was alright..

Gabriel Byrne.. I was going to say him.

I've got to give it to Al Pacino in 'The Devil's Advocate' as giving the best portrayal of the Devil in a movie. I absolutely love his charm, his speeches, and his attitude of, "Why? ... Why not?".

Also, this quote sums it up:

"John Milton: Let me give you a little inside information about God. God likes to watch. He's a prankster. Think about it. He gives man instincts. He gives you this extraordinary gift, and then what does He do, I swear for His own amusement, his own private, cosmic gag reel, He sets the rules in opposition. It's the goof of all time. Look but don't touch. Touch, but don't taste. Taste, don't swallow. Ahaha. And while you're jumpin' from one foot to the next, what is he doing? He's laughin' His sick, ****in' ass off. He's a tight-ass. He's a sadist. He's an absentee landlord. Worship that? Never."

...simply awesome.

hands down

Al Pacino- The Devil's Advocate

Allow me to further describe why I chose Nicholson from Witches of Eastwick as the best: He's funny, charming, deceptive, cunning, manipulative, vulgar, witty, romantic, suave, and a downright b@stard. These, IMO, are all the traits of Lucifer, a.k.a. "deciever" of good and such. The Devil isn't just some ultimate villain that thrives on the destruction of good............he's also the guy who just downright loves sin. I think that might be my own problem, as well. I love sin to much to be a christian.

gabriel burne in "end of days"

I liked that guy who played Lucifer in Constantine

Originally posted by Deano
chap from 'needful things'

Max von Sydow

I'd have to say I agree. And Jack Nicholson's portrayal was good, despite me not really liking the movie. But if you really study the devil in the biblical sense, he's a seducer. It's only since Dante that he's become a tormenting demon with horns.

The guy who played the Devil in Rosemary's Baby...

Here's one that hasn't been mentioned yet. Vincent Price in "The Story of Mankind." And he has two moments in the film, that always have me LOL! Once, when confronted by the Bible, and then again, when describing Sir Walter Raleigh's fate.

I'm gonna say that it is Elizabeth Hurley in Bedazzled (she's passionate and tricky)... So now come on laugh at me

the god damn devil from "legend."

Jimmy Page in "The Song Remains The Same".

Nothing like Rosalinda Celentano's role as Lucifer in The Passion of the Christ.


"Do you really believe that one man can bear the full burden of sin? "

"Saving their souls is too costly."

http://press.creighton.edu/022704/images/022704/Satan.jpg


My favorite Devil yet!

Al Pacino in The Devil' s Advocate.
Peter Stormare in Constantine.

Originally posted by Antediluvian
Nothing like Rosalinda Celentano's role as Lucifer in The Passion of the Christ.


"Do you really believe that one man can bear the full burden of sin? "

"Saving their souls is too costly."

http://press.creighton.edu/022704/images/022704/Satan.jpg


My favorite Devil yet!

Oh, yeah. WHow could i forget her

Rosalinda Celentano had a certain kind of presence onscreen as Lucifer, I'll admit, but her role, IMO, was too brief to be really effective.

I have to go with Viggo Mortensen from The Prophecy. He just played him as restrained but ready to tear the humans apart the first time they made a mistake. I've watch this movie because seeing Viggo Mortensen and Christopher Walken chew up the scenery is great fun.

The scene where he's covered in blood and trying to tempt Virgina Madsen's character is great stuff. "I love you...I love you more than Jesus." I've watch this movie because seeing Viggo Mortensen and Christopher Walken chew up the scenery is great fun.

All of his dialouge in the movie was great but here are some of my favorites:

"Little Tommy Daggett. How I loved listening to your sweet prayers. Then you would hop into bed, afraid that I was hiding under it.... And I was!"

"I can lay you out and fill your mouth with your mother's feces or...we can talk. "

"God? God is love....I don't love you."

"Y'see, I'm not here to help you and the little ***** because I love you or because I care for you, but because two hells is one hell too many, and I can't have that."


Thomas Daggett: I have my soul. I have my faith. What do you have, angel?
Lucifer: Leave the light on, Thomas.

My second pick would be Robert DeNiro as Louis Cypher from Angel Heart. The way he manipulated and played Mickey Rourke was a thing of beauty.

Despite the short screen-time, and because how he used that short time: Peter Stormare in Constantine.
I think he displayed more of the devil's sadism and sarcasm than Pacino did in most of The devils Advocate.

I got to also go with the Devil in Constantine- he doesn't have long but puts in a good performance, offbeat, yet believable.

Originally posted by Antediluvian
Nothing like Rosalinda Celentano's role as Lucifer in The Passion of the Christ.


"Do you really believe that one man can bear the full burden of sin? "

"Saving their souls is too costly."

http://press.creighton.edu/022704/images/022704/Satan.jpg


My favorite Devil yet!

You TOTALLY stole mine!!!!!!!!!

That was so amazing and creepy, and I couldn't tell if it was a man or a woman.

And of course you have to respect Al Pacino.

Al Pacino in "Devil's Advocate" ofcourse!!!

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Originally posted by AstroFan
If we are going by how much i enjoyed the performance, I must say Elizabeth Hurley.

I second that. The Devil is a woman in a Red Dress. xD.