I know he or she or it has been portrayed by many fine actors over the years, but who was the best? The first two who come to mind for me are Viggo Mortensen and Robert De Niro.

The very versatile Viggo (loved him in Carlito's Was as Lalin) did a compelling job in The Prophecy. Obviously everyone will remember Christopher Walken's turn as Gabriel, but Mortensen more than held his own with his portrayal of the desolate one. The Prophecy was a good movie that could have been great. It was a great concept but like most movies the execution of the idea just wasn't up to snuff. Virginia Madsen's poor acting didn't help things.

De Niro as Louis Cyphre in the criminally underrated Angel Heart probably would top my list. His performance is exquisite and creepy at the same time. When he's eating the boiled egg and then later sitting in a church admonishing Mickey Rourke for his course language, well that's some good acting right there. Angel Heart is a fine film that deserves to be seen by more people.

I know I'm missing countless others, but these two stand out the most at the moment.

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Pacino, he ozzed evil

I liked voggio in the Prophecy when he dragged Gabriel off to his doom, great movie.

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crap for got Liz Hurley in Bedazzeled. Now there was a Temptress.

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

sonofabitch! that was my first thought when I saw the thread, hands down the best devil I've seen

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Nope these are #1 and #2 in that order...Plus Angel Heart has Mickey Rourke and a young Lisa Bonet. THe first few Prophecy flix were great but by the end I just didn't get it...

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"You can kill the revolutionary, but you can't kill the revolution."

That's on a whole nother level right there. That begs the question, would Curry's turn as Pennywise count too or was he just the personification of evil much like Dan Halen?

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Raoh: At this moment, I'm more powerful than you ever were. I am fist of the north star.
Ryûken: I don't agree and I never shall. Go and do what you must Raoh, but never set foot in this dojo again!

that fucker in Passion of the Christ...if he was supposed to be the devil...was pretty fucking creepy...

how about the guy in the Stand a very good evil son of a bitch.

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

Peter Fonda in Ghost Rider.

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The overall suckiness of the movie combined with Nic Cage's hair piece take major points away from Fonda's performance.

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Raoh: At this moment, I'm more powerful than you ever were. I am fist of the north star.
Ryûken: I don't agree and I never shall. Go and do what you must Raoh, but never set foot in this dojo again!

you know I like Mr cage so fuck you and the horse you rode in on.

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

You must be a Coppola, that's the only logical explanation.

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Raoh: At this moment, I'm more powerful than you ever were. I am fist of the north star.
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I'm still scarred by the sight of Gabriel Byrne having a threesome with a mother and daughter in END OF DAYS, and then the mother/daugher morphing into one satanic looking person during the act.

But I agree, DeNiro and Pacino were also great.

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The name's Rockmore. Beef Rockmore

what was that gay movie with keono reaves as some baddass who could fight deamons and wierd shit as while he was human-like? the guy who played the devil in whatever movie that was was good....

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Constantine?

First thought for me too. And also The Devil on South Park the Movie.

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MY guy! good call lipid, that;s the one, good stuff...

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Benjamin Christensen in Haxan.

This guy from "Constantine" (Peter Stormare)


is also this guy in "Fargo:"

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I don't remember half the time if I'm hiding or I'm lost

He was also the Russian in Armageddon and was in 8mm.

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

I thought he looked familiar...

He was also on Seinfeld as the electrician George used to get his frogger machine home LOL

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

Nope just like him always have.

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

That's cool. I think Eric Roberts is great and by far the most talented of the Roberts family actors and I catch flak for it all the time.

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Any time they give you shit just say "pope of Grenich Village "

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

Any time they give you shit just say "pope of Grenich Village "[/quote]

"Whaddya need a fancy suit for Charlie? You aint got no job to wear it to."

Yeah that's always first in my argument followed closely by Runaway Train, Star 80. And I love his turn as Sal Maroni in The Dark Knight. Nobody ever said "Take it up with the Joker" cooler than Roberts did.

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Raoh: At this moment, I'm more powerful than you ever were. I am fist of the north star.
Ryûken: I don't agree and I never shall. Go and do what you must Raoh, but never set foot in this dojo again!

"Whaddya need a fancy suit for Charlie? You aint got no job to wear it to."

Yeah that's always first in my argument followed closely by Runaway Train, Star 80. And I love his turn as Sal Maroni in The Dark Knight. Nobody ever said "Take it up with the Joker" cooler than Roberts did.[/quote]


I just throw out City of Angels and Weather man plus Fast times Lmao

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"