> > > One little snag though - why are we always the baddies in action films? What have we ever done to you?
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> Taxation without representation. You'll never stop paying for that, you know. :-)
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> Seriously, probably just because a badguy with a thick, proper British accent simply makes an interesting paradox of a character.

Do you want a flattering reason, Chrico? It's because, rightly or wrongly, the educated tones of the BBC are still synonymous with class, sophistication and authority to a lot of people. And a highly intelligent badguy is *far* more scary than a great big thug who goes "dur" and hits people with a pointy stick. He usually has subordinates to do that, anyway. ;-)

No, really it's an educational conspiracy. Kids usually think movie badguys are cool, so by making all the badguys scarily well educated and stylish, we hope to raise a new generation of cultural sophisticates. Of course, they'll also all be trying to destroy the universe, but there's a downside to everything.

Brunnen-"it's our responsibility to the supervillains of the future"G