Movies Begbie vs Tommy DeVito, who played the bigger psycho?

[cheesus]

Who pulled it off better? Both are physically unintimidating being well under average height and weight but they make up for it in their sheer psychotic presence.

Personally, have to go with Robert Carlyle portrayal of Begbie. Tommy DeVito is obviously the more dangerous man, being an actual mobster associate involved in murders and serious crimes but Begbie seems to be aroused by the violence and fear he puts into people and even he appears to have less redeemable qualities as DeVito.

Devito seems to have no emotional attachment to violence, it's just a means to an end and DeVito actually seems to have people that care about him, Begbie seems to just have people that entertain what he is saying for sheer fear of what might happen if they say the wrong thing.

 

[Crazy Librarian]

I prefer Danny De Vito

 

[smooth assassin]

Don’t know but I wish they did a crossover

 

[StonedLemur]

Who pulled it off better? Both are physically unintimidating being well under average height and weight but they make up for it in their sheer psychotic presence.

Personally, have to go with Robert Carlyle portrayal of Begbie. Tommy DeVito is obviously the more dangerous man, being an actual mobster associate involved in murders and serious crimes but Begbie seems to be aroused by the violence and fear he puts into people and even he appears to have less redeemable qualities as DeVito.

Devito seems to have no emotional attachment to violence, it's just a means to an end and DeVito actually seems to have people that care about him, Begbie seems to just have people that entertain what he is saying for sheer fear of what might happen if they say the wrong thing.

Tommy is more of a true psycho, but Begbie is a lunatic lol.

 

[Diktaattori]

Everyone knows a Begbie. Going with him

 

[KnightTemplar]

As a proud Scotsman...Tommy and it's not even close. Begbie was a big fish in a small pond. Tommy stole more money and killed more people than Begbie in his wildest dreams.

Bonus point because they actually had to tone down the violence in the movie; the real life Tommy was much worse than he appeared on screen

 

[The_Renaissance]

Tommy hands down. Begbie was a nutter but in a 'small town pub hooligan' manner.

 

[William Huggins]

Tommy had redeeming qualities, Begbie had none.....

It's not a matter of violence it's more to do with the personality traits.

Begbie was more of a psychopath.

 

[moreorless87]

Tommy had redeeming qualities, Begbie had none.....

It's not a matter of violence it's more to do with the personality traits.

Begbie was more of a psychopath.

You could argue Tommy was more a heartless egotist who couldn't stand being put down were as Begbie actively looked for violence even if it was not so murderous.

 

[roman510]

Tommy, as he had backing of a large criminal organization, yet he was crazy enough to defy them.
Begbie was small-time, and once he got in contact with more serious criminal at the end of the movie, he was on his best behavior.

 

[Thai Domi]

Begbie didn't do drugs; Begbie did people