Metromix Movie Awards 2007

2007: The year in movies

Scariest villain: Javier Bardem in “No Country for Old Men”

Most sexually, ethnically, genetically ambiguous villain: Xerxes in “300” [pictured]
We’re still not sure if Rodrigo Santoro is supposed to be playing a Persian king, an alien or the terrifying offspring of Michael Jackson and Andre the Giant in the action blockbuster. (And we still can’t believe the same guy played Paulo on “Lost.”)

Strangest death: Stabbed by carrot in “Shoot ‘Em Up”

Best butt-naked fight scene: “Eastern Promises”
A starkers Viggo Mortensen takes on hired goons with knives. That’s, um, quite a delicate situation.
Runner-up: Beowulf vs. Grendel in “Beowulf”