Movie villains get a rough ride. Sure, they might not be the nicest people on the planet, but at least they're passionate about something, right? Yeah, some of their "master plans" might appear excessive to the point of absurdity, and most of them aren't very considerate towards the general public, but movie villains often turn out to be far more interesting than the righteous heroes who are tasked with stopping them. They have heaps of personality! Most of the time, these villains - charismatic or badass or hilarious or whatever they happen to be - deserve to be put down, because, hey, they were trying to destroy/take over the world, and that wouldn't settle well for the planet in the long run. They were great characters (and the movie might've sucked without them), but, hey, we can live with their deaths: they were evil... what are you gonna do about it? There are other kinds of movie villains, though, who managed to garner about as much respect as a diarrhea-stained sock, despite being right all along. Seriously. Here's 8 famous villains who were foiled by heroes who didn't stop for one second to consider that they might have been better suited switching sides...