ANTHONY HOPKINS - LECTER BEATS VADER IN BATTLE OF THE BAD GUYS

SIR ANTHONY HOPKINS' portrayal of sinister cannibal HANNIBAL LECTER has topped DARTH VADER and FREDDY KRUEGER in a new hip-hop magazine poll to find the ultimate movie bad guy. Vibe magazine editors call THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS star turn "a chilly, controlled, career performance," giving Oscar winner Hopkins the edge over STAR WARS villain Vader. The top five on the list is: 1. HANNIBAL LECTER/SILENCE OF THE LAMBS franchise (SIR ANTHONY HOPKINS) 2. DARTH VADER/STAR WARS franchise (DAVE PROWSE, JAMES EARL JONES - voice - + HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN) 3. FREDDY KRUEGER/A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET franchise (ROBERT ENGLUND) 4. IKE TURNER/WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? (LAURENCE FISHBURNE) 5. NORMAN BATES/PSYCHO (ANTHONY PERKINS).