Round 4: The Villains
One of the greatest aspects of a fantasy film is the threat faced by its hero. Frodo and company must deal with two similarly named villains, the out-of-body eye Sauron and the tainted white wizard Saruman, as well as their vast army of Orcs who are trying to wipe out mankind.
Harry Potter’s nemesis Voldemort has come back from the almost-dead and gains strength as time marches on. Commanding a legion of evil wizards called Death Eaters, his plan is to rule everything and everyone with an iron fist, and he’ll achieve it with help from insane witch Bellatrix Lestrange, school bully Draco Malfoy, and more.
While Sauron is epic, we can’t help but bow our wands to the performance of Ralph Fiennes as the dastardly, misshapen and terrifying Dark Lord. By the slightest of margins, this point goes to Harry potter.