Random Most Unforgettable Last Words of Iconic Movie Villains (27 items)

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  (#1) The Joker - 'The Dark Knight'

  “I took Gotham's white knight and I brought him down to our level. It wasn't hard. You see, madness, as you know, is like gravity. All it takes is a little push!”

  Heath Ledger’s Joker brings a great deal of genius to this manic supervillain, and this is demonstrated at its best in the final act of The Dark Knight. After having his plot foiled by Batman, the Joker may not have had the chance to show Gotham how crazy they all are, but he wouldn’t be the Joker, without having something up his sleeve. Instead he reveals that his ace in the hole was in fact the influence he had on Harvey Dent’s descent into madness. This movie doesn’t hide the fact that it took a lot of inspiration from Alan Moore’s Graphic Novel, The Killing Joke, but this last bit of dialogue is definitely a nice nod.
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  (#2) Roy Batty - 'Blade Runner'

  “I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time... like tears in rain... Time to die.”

  In a movie that redefined not just sci-fi, but cinema in general, we see the main replicant, Roy Batty, on his way out. His last words seem to sum up man, machine, life, and death in a poem. A scene which could be argued to have the most impact out of the entire movie, but what makes it even more outstanding, is that Batty’s poem was written by actor Rutger Hauer himself, who took the initial words written in the script, making them more concise, and without a doubt, more beautiful.
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  (#3) John Doe - 'Seven'

  "Oh...! He didn't know."

  Carrying out murders in the style of the seven deadly sins, the climax of Seven sees the sin of "envy" belonging to the movies antagonist John Doe. The manner in which he chose to provoke Mills (Pitt) to unleash the final sin of "wrath" was unsettling enough. But, even after cutting off his wife’s head, what was more disturbing was Doe’s last words which are accompanied by a delighted expression, when he realizes he was the one that got to tell Mills that his wife was pregnant.
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  (#4) Hans Gruber - 'Die Hard'

  "Oh, yes. What was it you said to me before? 'Yippie-ki-yay, motherf*cker.'"

  Hans Gruber is probably one of the most famous movie villains of all time. He’s most memorable for the manner in which he punches his ticket. He uses John McClane’s wife as his hostage in their final showdown and he definitely thinks he has the upper hand when he mocks John with a phrase previously used against him earlier in the film.

  The smarmy expression on his face when he utters these words, adds brilliant contrast to that of utter fear when he falls to his doom, creating an overall scene that lives on in cinematic history.
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  (#5) Darth Vader/Anakin Skywalker - 'Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi'

  "You already... have, Luke. You were right. You were right about me. Tell your sister... you were right”

  Luke Skywalker pretty much refused to fight Darth Vader all the way through Return of The Jedi, citing he still believed there was good in his father and that he could bring his true self, Anakin Skywalker, back to the light side of the Force.

  After initially refuting his son's statement, Vader ends up turning on his master, The Emperor, and with his last words, confirms that Luke was right all along. At the same time he showed us that Anakin Skywalker, had indeed, come back to the light, before peacefully passing on.
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  (#6) Thanos - 'Avengers Endgame'

  "I am... inevitable."

  Having spent the majority of the MCU working to get to this point, and having already succeeded once, things weren’t looking very hopeful when Thanos smugly spoke of inevitability once more. However, this just strengthened the look of absolute shock on his face before him and his army were snapped out of existence by Iron Man.
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  (#7) Gunnery Sergeant Hartman - 'Full Metal Jacket'

  "What is your major malfunction, numb-nuts? Didn't Mommy and Daddy show you enough attention when you were a child?"

  The role of Hartman was given to R. Lee Ermey based on experiences he drew from his own time as a Gunnery Sergeant, and you can certainly see why. Leading the brigade in the dehumanization of fresh troops during the Vietnam war, Gunnery Sergeant Hartman was a bit of a jerk to say the least. When held at gun point by one of the recruits he pushed, perhaps, a little too far, as he continues with the abusive put-downs before he himself is literally put down.
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  (#8) Norman Bates - 'Psycho'

  "It's sad, when a mother has to speak the words that condemn her own son. But I couldn't allow them to believe that I would commit murder. They'll put him away now, as I should have years ago. He was always bad, and in the end he intended to tell them I killed those girls and that man... as if I could do anything but just sit and stare, like one of his stuffed birds. They know I can't move a finger, and I won't. I'll just sit here and be quiet, just in case they do... suspect me. They're probably watching me. Well, let them. Let them see what kind of a person I am. I'm not even going to swat that fly. I hope they are watching... they'll see. They'll see and they'll know, and they'll say, why, she wouldn't even harm a fly..."

  The unsettling last words brought to us by the schizophrenic Norman Bates in the voice of his deceased mother. His last words are that of defense, stating she’ll prove she’s not malicious in the slightest, and to prove this she won’t even harm a fly. Unfortunately these last words fall on deaf ears as they’re nothing more than the deluded ramblings of the psychotic Norman Bates and his split personality.
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  (#9) Ra's al Ghul - 'Batman Begins'

  "Have you finally learned to do what is necessary?"

  Throughout Batman Begins, the only thing that separates Batman and Ra’s is their view on what is "necessary" when it comes to dealing with criminals. Batman strives for justice while Ra's prefers the expediency of being judge, jury, and executioner. When his big plan is sabotaged by Batman, Ra’s seems rather pleased. Thinking that Bruce is going to kill him, meaning he will finally have succeeded in making Bruce Wayne see things from his point of view. Unfortunately for Ra's, Batman doesn’t necessarily “kill him” as much as he chooses not to save him. Leaving Ra’s to check out with no wins at all.
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  (#10) The Witch-king of Angmar - 'The Return of the King'

  "Fool! No man can kill me! Die now!"

  King of Angmar is the leader of Sauron’s armies, virtually indestructible, and an artful strategist. Unfortunately, the Witch-king was also somewhat of a sexist. In the end, this was his downfall, as his female opponent (Eowyn) drove her sword through his “face” with the awesome retort “I am no man.”
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  (#11) Iosef Tarasov - 'John Wick'

  "It was just a f*cking..."

  John Wick doesn’t drag things out longer than need be. There’ll be no long speeches, and he only uses a bullet if it’s a kill shot or to expose someone to get a kill shot. After finally catching up with Iosef, the man who killed his dog. John Wick doesn't give him a chance to defend himself, instead he executes him mid-sentence. It’s a rarity that a villain doesn’t get all of his final thoughts out, but that’s just how John Wick rolls.
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  (#12) Norman Stansfield - 'Leon: The Professional'

  "Sh*t."

  A mentally unhinged, corrupt DEA agent that takes pleasure in the premise of killing young girls, Norman Stansfield isn’t the nicest guy. All of this makes it so much sweeter when his last words are that of surprise, as he realizes he’s going to be blown to smithereens by the movie’s protagonist.
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  (#13) Norman Osborn - 'Spider-Man'

  "Peter... don't tell Harry."

  Somewhat comedic, like a father who has just been caught having an affair. Norman Osbourne asks Peter Parker not to reveal his other half (The Green Goblin) to his son Harry after being accidently impaled with his own glider.

  Not necessarily remorse, but a lot like Mary Jane did earlier in the movie, Norman wishes to protect Harry from the truth. It was a bit more serious than secretly working as a waitress, but at least his act was that of fatherly love.
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  (#14) Bill - 'Kill Bill: Volume 2'

  "How do I look?"

  Bill and Beatrix Kiddo really take a love/hate relationship to the next level. After finding out the hard way that his old flame has mastered ‘The Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique’, Bill, chooses to take the five steps which will incur his hearts explosion rather than delay the inevitable. Always valuing Kiddo above the rest, in his last words he seeks her approval. Which a teary eyed Kiddo gives, with an affectionate “You look ready.”
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  (#15) Colonel Kurtz - 'Apocalypse Now'

  "The horror... The horror..."

  Being more than a contributor to the horrors of the Vietnam war and chalking it up to being a victim of circumstance, it is only with his last breath that Colonel Kurtz finally acknowledges the sins he willingly committed.
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  (#16) Patrick Bateman - 'American Psycho'

  "There are no more barriers to cross. All I have in common with the uncontrollable and the insane, the vicious and the evil, all the mayhem I have caused and my utter indifference toward it I have now surpassed. My pain is constant and sharp, and I do not hope for a better world for anyone. In fact, I want my pain to be inflicted on others. I want no one to escape. But even after admitting this, there is no catharsis; my punishment continues to elude me, and I gain no deeper knowledge of myself. No new knowledge can be extracted from my telling. This confession has meant nothing."

  From the beginning of the film, we know that Patrick Bateman is a twisted sociopath. But just when we think he’s starting to show a bit of morality and remorse as we near the end, this is debunked in his last statement, as he confirms he has surpassed his indifference towards his vicious and evil crimes. It is quite unnerving to think how much more damage he’ll do as long as his punishment continues to “allude” him. But hopefully he’ll continue to educate people on the great works of Phil Collins and Huey Lewis in the process.
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  (#17) Calvin Candie - 'Django Unchained'

  "I insist."

  Calvin Candie is a cruel and dapper, plantation owner, who is also an “abysmal winner." After foiling the plot of our antagonists Django and Dr King Shultz as they attempted to steal back Django’s wife, whom “belonged” to Monsieur Candie, he just couldn’t resist kicking them while they were down. This arrogance is returned in kind by Dr Shultz’s fatal shot as he just “couldn’t resist.” And from the look on his face, it was probably the last thing Candie was expecting.
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  (#18) The Wicked Witch of the West - 'The Wizard of Oz'

  "You cursed brat! Look what you've done! I'm melting! melting! Oh, what a world! What a world! Who would have thought a good little girl like you could destroy my beautiful wickedness? Oooooh, look out! I'm going! Oooooh! Ooooooh!"

  The Wicked Witch of the West is a pioneer when it comes to onscreen villainy. Her on-screen demise is so famous, it has been parodied, quoted, and referenced in general, many times over. Before succumbing to her watery fate, she demonstrates just how blinded by wickedness she truly is, when her last words show that of confusion, as she could never have fathomed the possibility of a good person ever beating her.
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  (#19) Ward Abbott - 'The Bourne Supremacy'

  "I'm not sorry."

  There’s showing no remorse when your time is up, then there’s Ward Abbott. Before taking his own life, not only is he not overly phased about his wrong doings (quite the understatement) but feels the need to state his lack of regret. An absolute villain till the bitter end!
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  (#20) Mr. Blonde - 'Reservoir Dogs'

  "No, no, no, no, no, no. You all done? You all done? How 'bout a little fire, Scarecrow?"

  Up until this point in the film, the sociopathic tendencies of Mr Blonde had only been communicated through hear-say. However, once we reach this point, we can see just what everyone was talking about. After torturing a policeman for his own amusement to ‘K-Billy’s Super Sounds of the 70s’, it’s pretty clear he’s not going to put the officer out of his misery in quick and painless fashion until he is interrupted by being shot to death. As his last words echo the innocent childhood movie, The Wizard of Oz, it’s safe to say he had a dark sense of humor until his very last breath.
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  (#21) Agent Smith - 'The Matrix Revolutions'

  "Oh, no no no no... no, it's not fair!"

  Having returned from the grave, no longer as an agent of the matrix, but as a rogue program, Smith, who is now no longer restricted by rules, gives Neo a good run for his money. Besides his determination to reach his end goal and the frustration that comes with it, Smith, tries throughout the trilogy to understand what it means to be human. After feeling relieved at thinking he has finally defeated his nemesi, Smith soon finds out he has been double-crossed. It is only in the face of defeat that we see Smith summed up as a child not getting what he wants, before his program is ultimately destroyed.
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  (#22) Lo Pan - 'Big Trouble in Little China'

  "Good Knife. Goodbye, Mr. Burton."

  Not of this world, the sorcerer Lo Pan seeks to appease his gods by marrying and sacrificing a woman with green eyes. Little does he know that a rival gang from Chinatown as well as Jack Burton are coming to put a stop to him. Regardless of his blunders, there’s something charming about Jack Burton's confidence, especially when it comes to his reflexes.  Unfortunately for Lo Pan, he discovered this after he achieved his mortality and almost like a boomerang, the knife he throws at Jack is quickly returned, right between his own eyes.
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  (#23) Captain James Hook - 'Hook'

  "I want my mommy."

  A very interesting concept was put forth in Steven Speilberg's Hook, especially when it came to casting characters in a light we’d never seen before. This bitter, short statured, insecure interpretation of Hook was performed brilliantly by Dustin Hoffman. And by the end of the movie, we were able to gain an even deeper look into who Captain James Hook truly is behind his whole façade. Before he meets his maker at the jaws of his pesky crocodile nemesis - we see he’s nothing more than a scared, lonely man without a mother.
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  (#24) Ma-Ma - 'Dredd'

  "You can't afford to take the risk."

  Ma-Ma is a sociopathic, prostitute turned drug lord, with a passion for excessive violence and after trapping Dredd in a mega block with all of her gun wielding, drug taking maniacs, she wasn’t counting on Dredd actually making his way all the way up to her level. Not being familiar with Dredd’s no-negotiation approach, when they come face to face, her last words threaten the safety of the building’s innocents with a bomb wired to her heart beat. Dredd soon puts this to rest with a shot to Ma-Ma’s gut, before testing the devices range by smashing her through the window of the penthouse suite and letting gravity take its natural course.

  She seems to exit our lives the exact same way she entered, in a euphoric drug induced state. Content with it being her time to go, or an addict till the very end . . . you decide. 
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  (#25) Yulaw - 'The One'

  "I am Yulaw! I am nobody's b*tch! You are mine. I don't need to know you. You only need to know me. I will be The One!"

  In an existence with not one universe but many, Yulaw travels the multi-verse executing alternate versions of himself. With each kill he absorbs his parallel self, becoming faster, stronger and smarter. His end goal is to execute all other versions of himself in the hope of becoming ‘The One’. Unfortunately for him, the last remaining version he must defeat has also been absorbing the fruits of Yulaw’s labor.

  Yulaw is vanquished and transported to a penal colony where he bellows his final words to the prisoners, deluded to the very end. Hopefully he’ll find contentment in doing what he does best, absolutely annihilating people to noughties rock music.
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  (#26) Lord Voldemort - 'The Deathly Hallows, Part II'

  "Avada Kedavra!"

  Voldemort, committed to his dark ways till the very end. The epitome of evil, having never shown any good tendencies from start to finish and destroying anyone who got in his way.  It’s no surprise that his last words continued this trait. In the end, this was his undoing.

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