Monday, September 29, 2008

Greatest Movie Villains: Vigo the Carpathian from "Ghostbusters II"

Ok, I swear I'm not a racist... but are you at all surprised to see a Carpathian here? Also known as Vigo the Cruel, Vigo the Torturer, Vigo the Despised, and Vigo the Unholy, this Nordic desperado kept things interesting in 16th century Moldavia. Eventually, the oppressed people tired of Vigo's stern leadership and he was poisoned, stabbed, shot, hung, stretched, disemboweled, and drawn and quartered. Not a bad way to go.

After gaining strength through the bad vibes of New York City, Vigo attemped to gain earthly form through an infant. Although this makes very little sense, it was nonetheless quite an evil plan. Vigo was poised to defeat the Ghostbusters and begin his second reign of terror, but he was foiled when the goodwill of New Yorkers positively charged slime, which caused the Statue of Liberty to gain mobility, amble down 5th avenue, and attack the Manhattan Museum of Art with its torch, banishing Vigo forever and restoring the balance of good and evil. There are days and there are days.

I swear he's not on this list just because he's a Carpathian. Seriously, some of my best friends are Carpathians.

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