I Like the devil from Reaper a lot but as far as movie performances, hmm. This is a very hard call. It isn't a hard decision because there are so many good performances to choose from but rather because every actor portrays the devil in the same way. My favorites are
Devils advocate--Pacino
witches of eastwick--Nicholson
needful things--max von sydow
Legend- Tim curry
Ninth Gate--Emmanelle seigner
Angel Heart--Rob Deniro
Bedazzled- Elizabeth Hurley
Prophecy--Viggo
Pacino comes close to being my favorite but like Jack Nicholsons performance in Witches of Eastwick. I don't see Pacino playing the devil but rather playing himself or atleast the same character that he plays in every movie.
The performance that is the most fun to watch to me is Hurley in Bedazzled and not just because she is so beautiful but because she seems to be having so much fun playing the devil
Ok, as far as my favorite on screen devil performance. Well, it's a tie between Deniro as Louis Cypher in Angel Heart and Emmanuelle seigner as the girl in The Ninth Gate. Although, it's debatable whether or not Emmanuelle was in fact the devil or just a demon. She rarely spoke and was constantly shrouded in mystery just the way the devil should be. this is also why i like Deniros performance in Angel HEart. Whether or not you realized he was the devil at the beginning he has little to do with the movie but when he is on screen he dominates all of your attention. Viggo and Curry were close seconds.
Gabriel Byrne from End of Days for the most Christian view of Satan, in his full evil and whatnot, but for the most rounded performance, I'll have to agree with Impediment on Nicholson from Witches of Eastwick, since he's not shown to be a completely evil being, and is more relatable to. But then, Nicholson is my favourite actor, so maybe I'm being biased.
Either way, those two are my 2 favourites.
Originally posted by Sadako of Girth
The devil as portrayed in by Dave Grohl in "Tenacious D: the pick of destiny".He f***in' jams and is fully capable of playing as the devil should.
The character Sydow played was 'Leland Gaunt', btw.
Who was actually way nastier/creepier in the book, than the film.
very honorable mention sir 😂 The devil rocked his balls off there
yeah, i know i just didn't think people would be hip to Needful Things because it is a rather boring movie.
really, you people do realize that End of Days is one of the worst movie's ever made, right? You all need to stop giving that piece of shit movie any kind of credit. Other than it's piss poor script which actually turned out to be the most entertaining thing about the movie in the most, unintentional of ways, the movie was a complete shit fest
Originally posted by jinXed by JaNxOk, as far as my favorite on screen devil performance. Well, it's a tie between Deniro as Louis Cypher in Angel Heart and Emmanuelle seigner as the girl in The Ninth Gate. Although, it's debatable whether or not Emmanuelle was in fact the devil or just a demon. She rarely spoke and was constantly shrouded in mystery just the way the devil should be.
I think that Emmanuelle was supposed to be the Whore of Babylon, which is why she could lead Johnny Depp's character to the ninth gate.
Anyway, my favorite portrayal of the devil is definitely Elizabeth Hurley in Bedazzled. I think one of my favorite things about that movie is that when she's being the substitute teacher... and the little schoolgirl outfit with the plaid mini skirt was brought from her own closet.
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Originally posted by Lord Sauron
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.
Thats my pick as well and that quote stood out as soon as I heard it. Brilliant!
Originally posted by siriuswriter
I think that Emmanuelle was supposed to be the Whore of Babylon, which is why she could lead Johnny Depp's character to the ninth gate.Anyway, my favorite portrayal of the devil is definitely Elizabeth Hurley in Bedazzled. I think one of my favorite things about that movie is that when she's being the substitute teacher... and the little schoolgirl outfit with the plaid mini skirt was brought from her own closet.
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holy crapsicle, i didn't even acknowledge that. 😱
Man, you're soo smart. I've seen that movie at least twelve god damned times and i always seem to drift away after the reveal of the twins. I always feel as though im dancing with the devil when i watch one of polanski's devil movies. I think the dude sold his soul. Oh well, but yeah Hurley was something else. Watching that movie is always a constricting experience for me 😉
Originally posted by jinXed by JaNx
very honorable mention sir 😂 The devil rocked his balls off thereyeah, i know i just didn't think people would be hip to Needful Things because it is a rather boring movie.
Whythankyousir.
He nearly rocked worse than just balls off of poor old Cage....for alllllllllllll eternity. 😛
Yeah For real. Ed Harris, Bonnie Bedelia and Max Von Sydow would normally be a seal of quality in the hands of a better director/screenplay writer. I meant nothing by nasty by pointing the name out, sorry if it seemed to be all up in your ass. 🙂