Old Man Marley (Home Alone)
The Bad: Two years earlier, basically a male version of the Bird Lady, Old Man Marley (Roberts Blossom), accidently petrified Kevin too. All because Buzz (Devin Ratray) wrongly informed him that their neighbour had previously murdered his entire family. An easy mistake to make.
The Good: On Christmas Eve Kevin attends church and is shocked when Marley wishes him a Merry Christmas, before then revealing that all of the rumours about him are completely false. Kevin even makes a strangely persuasive comparison between his fear of the basement and Marley’s avoidance of his son.
The Lovely: When Kevin is captured by the Wet Bandits; Marley disposes of the burglars with his trusty metal shovel. He even makes up with his family too.
Frank Lucas (American Gangster)
The Bad: Deadly gangster Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) is Harlem’s unofficial leader in Ridley Scott’s late '60s drug epic.
He’s also the world’s premiere heroin dealer, importing it straight from Vietnam in the coffins of dead US soldiers.
The Good: Lucas is finally caught by Det. Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe) and decides to assist the police by providing the names of other criminals and various members of the NYPD who have assisted him in his illegal escapades.
The Lovely: In 1984 Richie, who earlier in the film prosecuted Lucas, defends him as his attorney, with the two now close friends.
Wes Mantooth (Anchorman)
The Bad: Mantooth is Ron Burgundy’s chief competitor and the lead anchor of the Channel 9 Evening News Team.
Alongside various other news stations they partake in a violent melee that even sees sweet Brick murder someone.
The Good: As Ron climbs out of the bear-pit on a ladder having been saved by his returning pet dog Baxter, Mantooth approaches and threatens to push him to his death.
But then instead reveals how much he respects him.
The Lovely: Wes’ gentle kiss onto Ron’s forehead before he cordially assists his rival onto terra firma.
“Today we spell redemption, R-O-N.”
Gollum (Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)
The Bad: Poor Smeagol, he really does love that ring doesn’t he. Gollum (Andy Serkis) leads Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin) to Mount Doom, but all the while plots the re-capture of his beloved precious and the murder of his travelling partners.
The Good: With Frodo besotted by the Ring’s power, Gollum bites off his finger and then falls into the lava taking the ring with him.
Not that he planned for any of it to happen that way though.
The Lovely: Gollum’s look of joy as he plummets to his death having finally re-captured the ring. If only lava wasn’t so damn unforgiving.
Ken (Toy Story 3)
The Bad: Ken (Michael Keaton) seems like a stand-up dude, right up until he is caught by his new girlfriend Barbie assisting Lotso (Ned Beatty) and a reset Buzz Lightyear lock up Jessie, Slinky, Rex et al. Not cool Ken, not cool.
The Good: After Barbie destroys half of Ken’s wardrobe he immediately reveals Lotso’s dastardly plan and then joins Andy’s toys revolution against the strawberry scented bear.
The Lovely: Barbie and Ken are seen running Sunnyside day-care in a much more relaxed fashion compared to the tyrannical regime of Lotso, with each toy caring for each other and taking the punishment of the toddlers in equal doses.
Doctor Octopus / Dr. Otto Octavius (Spider-Man 2)
The Bad: Having failed to create a self-sustaining fusion reaction, Octavius (Alfred Molina) goes insane and the four robotic tentacles that he used to handle the precious tritium soon begin to control him, allowing Ock to climb buildings and create general havoc in NYC.
Much to the annoyance of Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man.
The Good: Finally overpowering his rebellious limbs, Octavius realises that the new reactor he insanely built has become unstable and decides to sink it into the river.
The Lovely: Octavius has to take one for the team by drowning alongside his creation.
Which was all right because having basically murdered his wife he didn’t have much to live for anyway. Soz Doc.
Alain Prost (Senna)
The Bad: As Ayrton Senna’s team mate at McLaren, Prost is shown to be a petulant snob whose allegiance to the head of the sport’s governing body, Jean-Marie Balestre, clouds his controversial world championship win in 1989.
The Good: Prost is shown to wince at Senna’s death whilst commentating for French television at the time of the incident, and was even a pallbearer at his funeral.
The Lovely: Senna’s sister, Vivianne set up the Instituto Ayrton Senna in 1995 to educate underprivileged Brazilian children, with Prost acting as a trustee.
Darth Vader/Anakin Skywalker (Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi)
The Bad: Never a contender for father of the galaxy, Darth has not only blown up his daughter’s home planet and attempted to murder his son by this point in the series but still harbours hope of running the galaxy, the dark-sided way.
The Good: Emperor Palpatine’s (Ian McDiarmid) efforts to kill Luke (Mark Hamill) are thwarted by Vader, who is then struck by his master’s lightening and dies in his son’s arms, unmasked as Anakin.
The Lovely: Alongside Obi-Wan and Yoda, Anakin’s spirit celebrates the end of the Empire, despite having been an integral member of the regime only moments earlier.
Ebenezer Scrooge (The Muppets Christmas Carol)
The Bad: Scrooge (Michael Caine) is the archetypal grouse. He needs convincing to give his employees the day off on Christmas day and resists any attempts by his nephew to join in the festive celebrations. Has he never tasted pigs in blankets before?
The Good: Having been visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future, Scrooge suddenly has an epiphany and decides to change his ways instantly becoming a man of the people.
The Lovely: After enlisting the help of a small bunny, Scrooge organises a huge Christmas feast and then even raises Bob Cratchit’s wage and pays for his home’s mortgage.
Still, we're not sure if that makes up for his his part of the When Love Is Gone duet though.
T-Rex (Jurassic Park)
The Bad: He’s a hungry T-Rex who is on the look out for any kind of delicacy to gorge upon. Plus he’s already eaten Gennaro (Martin Ferrero) alive on a toilet and his destruction pretty much knows no bounds.
The Good: Grant (Sam Neil), Ellie (Laura Dern) and Hammond’s (Richard Attenborough) grandchildren are cornered by three raptors who are about to pounce and devour each of them, when all of a sudden the T-Rex comes crashing in and single-handedly pummels the creatures, allowing the foursome to escape to a waiting jeep.
The Lovely: The T-Rex’s deafening wail in the entrance hall of the soon to be closed island, which we're sure can be interpreted as; “You’re welcome”.
