Here's a list from Premiere of the 100 Best Characters of All Time.
http://www.premiere.com/article.asp?...page_number=12
I didn't agree with a lot of it, so how about we put our top ten (in no particular order). You don't even have to like the movie! Just put your favorite characters. Some movies suck but had an awesome character.
Mine are:
Beatrix Kiddo (Kill Bill) - Uma Thurman
Private Joker (Full Metal Jacket) - Matthew Modine
Elwood Blues (The Blues Brothers) - Dan Akroyd
T-1000 (Terminator 2: Judgment Day) - Robert Patrick
Tony Montana (Scarface) - Al Pacino
Wyatt (Easy Rider) - Peter Fonda
Jack Torrance (The Shining) - Jack Nicholson
David Della Rocco (The Boondock Saints) - David Della Rocco
The Dude (The Big Lebowski) - Jeff Bridges
Tyler Durden (Fight Club) - Brad Pitt
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Here's some more I agree with.
Agent Smith (The Matrix trilogy) - Hugo Weaving
Ash (Evil Dead trilogy) - Bruce Campbell
Budd (Kill Bill series) - Michael Madsen
Han Solo (Star Wars) - Harrison Ford
El (Desperado, Once Upon a Time in Mexico) - Antonio Banderas
Agent Sands (Once Upon a Time in Mexico) - Johnny Depp