This City Deserves A Better Class of Criminal

An article complaining about the mediocre villains of recent movies and tv.

I agree that all this post-modern bullshit explaining the villains motives and trying to create sympathy sucks for the movie experience. I will add, however, my favorite type of villains are the ones you are initially attracted to and grow to hate. Best example off the top of my head is John Huston in Chinatown.

The article is talking about comic book stories, but I actually think the thesis applies better to action and thriller movies.