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    Movie villains, even the ones portrayed as master criminal geniuses, usually spend the movie making incredibly stupid mistakes (accidental or otherwise). So you can almost make a game out of it: The second time you watch any movie involving a supposed criminal mastermind, just imagine how his plan would have gone had the hero not showed up at all.

    Because more often than not, you'll realize that his genius scheme would have fallen apart all on its own. What do we mean? Well...


    #5. Les Miserables -- The Most Recognizable Authority Figure in Paris Tries to Go Undercover

    The thing is, it isn't even necessary for Javert to be the one to go undercover -- it's a pretty simple assignment. Literally all he does is help them lift a few boards, then says, "I'll go spy on the government" and disappears. Surely this task could have been delegated to someone other than the most famous policeman in France. That's like Robocop putting on heels and trying to stage a prostitution sting.

    But Javert does it himself, and, unsurprisingly, he gets recognized the instant one of the rebels gets a good look at his face.


    #4. Blade -- Deacon Frost Wants to Turn Mankind into Vampires (Cutting off His Food Supply)

    Vampires are immortal. Frost and his henchmen can't treat the issue with an "I'll be dead by then, so who cares?" mentality like global warming or the coming ice age, because they will be around to see it happen. The food supply will gradually decrease as the size of the population remains the same, leaving billions of vampires to die a slow, agonizing death from starvation. You'd think immortals wouldn't have such a short-term view of things.


    #3. GoldenEye & Under Siege 2: Dark Territory -- The Villains Make a Fortune on a Terrorist Attack (Which Will Render Their Money Worthless)

    In both movies, the villains are getting paid in the currency of a nation whose economy is about to be completely annihilated by their actions, effectively reducing their ill-gotten fortunes to valueless stacks of colorful paper.

    #2. Ferris Bueller's Day Off -- Mr. Rooney Tries to Nail Ferris on an Excused Absence

    When Ferris doesn't show up for class, Rooney immediately calls his mother, who confirms that Ferris is home sick for the day. And that, right there, should have been the end of it. Rooney's role in the situation has been completely eliminated. The school can't punish Ferris for an excused absence any more than Tom Hanks can slap Helen Hunt for getting remarried at the end of Cast Away after she thought he was dead for four years.

    #1. Superman Returns -- Lex Luthor Wants a Monopoly on Uninhabitable Real Estate

    Luthor's doomsday-triggering paradise is a radioactive chunk of jagged sterile rock.
    The island is a barren gray wasteland completely incapable of sustaining life. Luthor himself would probably jump off the highest point of its dagger-toothed skyline after living there for a week. And just because Kryptonite is Superman's specific weakness doesn't mean it's harmless for regular humans. Kryptonite is an intensely radioactive substance, and building a house on a continent made of the stuff would be the same as unrolling a sleeping bag atop an exposed uranium core. This may be a comic book movie, but unless you're the main character, the only super power you're getting from radiation is cancer.


    http://www.cracked.com/article_20341...-villains.html
    Last edited by JudeC; 08-08-2013 at 03:31 PM.
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