I love this movie. The Horned King is probably the only Disney villain I found truly intimidating growing up. This guy just didn't mess around, if you didn't do what he said, he was gonna kill you.
I don't know.....he was scary looking but he didn't have good problem solving skills. He wasn't that bright. He wasn't powerful enough to find the cauldron himself....and the Witches of Morva could easily take him on as he displayed no magical talent.
@@baritonebynight because other Disney villains have such a great track record. What with Jafar needing a street rat to get the lamp and then letting Aladin trick him into becoming a genie then later failing to keep track of oh so vital lamp as it gets kicked into a lava pit HE made. Scar trying to weasel out of trouble by blaming the hyenas only for them to hear and tear him to shreds. Ursula making herself a giant, easy to impale target while ship with nice sharp point on the front sails around. The Horned King actually came close to having an immortal unkillable army the could have used to steam roll anyone in his way and stopping him required one of the heroes to commit suicide. Not to mention the army of monsters he already had that were too scared of him to defy him.
You would never hear a line like that in today's Disney. They've practically bowed to all this woke bullshit and they're scared shitless about who they offend. Disney used to have have balls of steel. Now....not so much.
@@davidstone281 Even without all the woke bullshit they've pandered with, they've become increasing one of the most uncreative and unimaginative corporate giants in the last decade or so. A complete stark contrast of what they had been before hand for decades. I blame this practically on the likes of Bob Iger who was pretty much one of the most uncreative innovators the company has probably ever had. Even Eisner for a lot of his stupid decisions had way more creative innovation to Bob, who mostly just bought up other studios and run their I.Ps (Star Wars) into the ground. Even watering down their own brand with a slew of lazy, pointless and watered down ''reimaginings'' of their animated classics. Walt would be spinning in his fucking grave if he could see the company he built has turned into.
@@death-king1834 Oh Walt would be furious. When I tell people I love Disney, I'm talking about the Disney I grew up with. Up until "Tangled" and "The Princess and the Frog". Even though I was in high school when those two came out, they reminded me of the Disney I grew up with. Sure they've still put out a few good films here and there. Inside Out, Coco and Moana. But there's a difference between loving the films and the company. I will always love the old school films and the Disney I grew up with. Do you see what I'm trying to say lol. I just woke up and still kinda tired so this whole little rant probably don't make sense.
@@davidstone281 I think Tangled is my cut off point when it comes to their animated stuff. While I like that film I can't help but wonder how much more beautiful it would have been had it used 2D animation as opposed to 3D. Which is another why Disney has become a former shell of it's former self when it decided to do away with it's traditional drawn content. I understand it was due to the fact at the time 2D animated movies didn't make as much money when compared to 3D but now everything looks the same. There's no unique style to any of their movies now. Everything now just looks like Pixar. Though Disney wasn't the first to do away with 3D animation but everything in the animation industry just looks all the same. Most of their other films after Tangled have ranged from 'alright', to mediocre to just plain crap.
Would say The Horned King is my favorite Disney villain of the bunch.. The appearance already gives the impression he was gonna a lot more darker and sinister compared to the earlier iconic Disney villains. John Hurt's voice acting really add more element to what is already a terrifying character. Unfortunate the film wasn't well received due to the feel good factor you normally get in Disney movies and would say one of the most underrated Disney movies ever. The Horned King himself possibly the most frightening Disney villain.
disney got scareed and castrated the movie. if they ahde gotten the balls this whould probebly be seen as a classic. maybe not a finnacial hit but something of a lost gem among disney movies. th eone that dared being dark
@@markusnavergard3337actually it was more complicated then that as Catsenburg back when he worked at Disney flipped out after seeing it and tried to edit it himself.
One time he was the most symphatetic deformed man who only wanted to be treated like every person should be and then this one time he was the FUCKING DEMON ITSELF. God damn I love you John Hurt.
@@retardedvelociraptor One could say that the Black Cauldron is his phylactery. That could be another reason why he sought it for so long...it IS his phylactery, and somehow it was taken. Whether or not those who took it in the first place knew what it was is anyone's guess, but regardless he not only sought it to rule the world, but to ensure his immortality.
Interestingly, the appearance of the Horned King's hands is very similar to the description of Voldemort's hands from the books. P. S In general, the design itself is very suitable for Voldemort, remove the horns, add snake facial features and you would get a good and creepy design of Voldemort.
You wanna know something more eerie? In the Chronicles of Pridain, he was the Champion of Arawn, the Death Lord. Yes, he was a leautenant of someone even more powerful.
John Hurt: The Doctor, Ollivander, and the Horned King. Basically a time-space travelling alien turned wizard who became evil and resurrected himself to take over the medieval world with an army of the undead.
writer15131 what, after the horned King he was reincarnated into Aragorn, then after medieval times, he was reincarnated into Joseph Merrick, then into a brutal Chancellor dictator, only to hop over to another diemson/ timeline where he was reincarnated into a member of the outer party, working at the Ministry of truth rewriting history.
Exactly. He had to get into rewriting history to make everything he did seem fictional. Now that he's caught back up to where he was, he has gone off for more.
A children's fantasy film made in the 80's. Apparently, one of the rules in making those was "it must also scare the s**t out of them" (Return to Oz, The Dark Crystal, Gmork from the NeverEnding Story, pretty much Don Bluth, some parts of The Last Unicorn, I could go on)
Labyrinth, Pinocchio and the emperor of the night, willow and more. I’m glad I was born 42 years ago and remember them and this was the first movie I saw in theaters at 3 and had a readalong
What pisses me off is that the Chernabog the demon and the undead Horned King are the most evil characters and they are not given the respects they deserved like kingdom of hearts, i'm upset that chernabog was the main villian
Chernabog didnt' really do much. He was scary looking, but he didn't hurt anyone....just enjoyed skeletons and witches and ghosts dancing around to the music in the moonlight. The day light came and he went back to bed. There is no indication he is evil at all, just different.
Shows like Once Upon A Time should have had the stones to make The Horned King the ultimate big bad. And not have Chernabog as some throwaway antagonist.
@@baritonebynight Look up Chernabog's mythos, and then look at how he is depicted in Fantasia- aka akin to being the Devil himself: There is no doubtful question Chernabog was the epitome of evil. Playing with the souls of the dead as if he was a god over them.
I just got goosebumps as soon as he spoke. I never knew Mr. Ollivander was evil Before becoming the elderly, kind wand-salesman we all know & love. I am 22 years old & it's been forever since i saw this Movie(for real), it's a real shame that no one remembers this Movie, not even a Little. It truly is forgotten.
The story compare to many of it's other fairy tales it was really dark and the villain was by far the most scary of the bunch. Sad the film is so underrated and didn't even remembered until I watched it again in 2010...
saw this in the theatre when I was 6. I vividly remember this scene and the mound of skeletons of long-dead soldiers. The ancient tomb where Taran gets the sword, the witches, the magic of the Cauldron, etc...The movie was spooky but compelling.
It would be kind of hard to do. The Chronicles of Prydain series is relatively too new in comparison to other books. I think that the most recent tale that they can justify putting into the show was probably Peter Pan; it came out in 1905, whereas the Chronicles were out in the 60's. Besides, ask any fan around and you'll find a marginally select few still incensed by this movie. Having never read the books, I still think it's 'okay' to watch, even if it is Disney's least successful film (which says something; that their least successful is marginally okay to watch shows just how powerful a company they are), but I know the feeling of watching a favored book series become marred by a bad movie. Old wounds are easily reopened.
GameStation3 Wasn't aware of that...tbh, I haven't watched Once Upon a time yet. Tried getting into it, but I have to be in a particular mood to enjoy fantasy that takes place in a modern setting; usually with a group of people or otherwise in that particular mood to binge on stuff like that. Haven't been in a while yet; still on a High Fantasy kick.
Maleficent was a clearly a lesbian and too powerful for him. She, after all had "all the powers of HELL!". No need for a black cauldron if you have that kind of power.
@@baritonebynight Maleficent is like an Archfey while the Horned King is a Lich. Both extremely powerful and fearful, but you would be right to assume Maleficent is indeed the more powerful of the two.
I've got them (kind of) working together in my Kingdom Hearts fan fiction. The Horned King is a (disgruntled) servant of Maleficent, tasked with keeping watch over a sleeping Sora. However, since the Horned King needs a sacrifice to make the Cauldron Born, he takes advantage of Maleficent's orders, kills Sora, seals his heart and the essence of Light within it in a vial (to keep Maleficent off his back), and uses his corpse to raise the Cauldron Born. After Sora "awakens," the Horned King has control over him, and orders him to lead the Cauldron Born on their conquest. The heroes have to resurrect Sora by getting him to return to the Black Cauldron, and then reunite his heart with his bones while he's trapped inside.
I'm from the UK and had this wonderful movie on VHS many years ago. And it had a U certificate. Don't get me wrong - I absolutely adore this movie but if I had the say-so, regardless of the fact that it's an animated classic from Disney, I would have given this movie AT LEAST a 12 certificate.
The Horned King had all this cards to be the best Disney Villain ever: he's hideous, dark, creepy, scary enough to keep your night open, you feel chills down your spine whenever he talks with that hoarse voice, however... all we needed was just a wider use of dark magic powers and a better final showdown with Taran. He was kept far below his real potential.
I’m almost positive there’s more Horned King in the deleted scenes. I’ve heard rumors that one of them involves the King chopping off a dude’s head but that sounds too good to be true, lol.
The Horned King Alternate plan for the cauldron. The Horned King: Oh, Maleficent, soldiers... Soon the Black Cauldron will be mine. Its evil power will course through my veins, and I shall bring you back to life and we can be together again. Oh Maleficent how I long for you to return.
One of the vilest Disney villains ever conceived. Not one single ounce of levity in his character unlike most of Disney's villains. Even horrors like Scar and Ursula had their hammy/comedic moments.... not this demon.
He is the most evil and scary Disney villain if not counting the Chernabog from Fantasia! Though I saw this only a few years ago. But the oly Disney villains I have had a nightmare of before is Cruella, maleficent, the Evil Queen Grimhilde and Jafar. When i was little I was dead scared of Ursula as well (still freakes me out) and I thought Hades was a bit scary looking as well. But The Horned King is just too scary for me (and I'm 18)!
Even if this isn't Disney's best movie, we can all agree this is one of its best villains. He's villain you won't play with, more with its intimidating appearance, meancing voice and cold personality.
I think you're right. I thought He-Man was also in 1985 but I might be mis-remembering. But the Horned King was from a book series back in the 60s IIRC that got made into this movie.
I love this movie. The Horned King is probably the only Disney villain I found truly intimidating growing up. This guy just didn't mess around, if you didn't do what he said, he was gonna kill you.
I don't know.....he was scary looking but he didn't have good problem solving skills. He wasn't that bright. He wasn't powerful enough to find the cauldron himself....and the Witches of Morva could easily take him on as he displayed no magical talent.
@@baritonebynight because other Disney villains have such a great track record. What with Jafar needing a street rat to get the lamp and then letting Aladin trick him into becoming a genie then later failing to keep track of oh so vital lamp as it gets kicked into a lava pit HE made. Scar trying to weasel out of trouble by blaming the hyenas only for them to hear and tear him to shreds. Ursula making herself a giant, easy to impale target while ship with nice sharp point on the front sails around. The Horned King actually came close to having an immortal unkillable army the could have used to steam roll anyone in his way and stopping him required one of the heroes to commit suicide. Not to mention the army of monsters he already had that were too scared of him to defy him.
@@judaihyuga Jefar had to get aladdin if he tried himself he would have died
@@zeokingsilver
It’s the War Doctor
The Horned King was voiced by the late John Hurt
The fact that this guy hasn't appeared in a Kingdom Hearts game is a crime.
He was destined to command legions of Heartless.
CHARLES DANCE COULD GIVE IT A TRY, BET YOU ANYTHING
@@jamesvanitas not a bad choice, but personally, I would go with Benedict Cumberbatch.
@@Cdc321
He’s a good choice as well 🙂👍
Ian McDiamird star wars the emperor would be fitting for this role
Look up some voice lines for Rykard, from elden ring. Perfect candidate
"I shall make you...Cauldron born."
If that ain't doom metal then I don't know what is
They're power metal as it happens.
''Oh my soldiers. How long I have thirsted to be a god, among mortal men.''
"If I must Die... Then I shall die like no other man will after."
You would never hear a line like that in today's Disney. They've practically bowed to all this woke bullshit and they're scared shitless about who they offend. Disney used to have have balls of steel. Now....not so much.
@@davidstone281 Even without all the woke bullshit they've pandered with, they've become increasing one of the most uncreative and unimaginative corporate giants in the last decade or so. A complete stark contrast of what they had been before hand for decades. I blame this practically on the likes of Bob Iger who was pretty much one of the most uncreative innovators the company has probably ever had. Even Eisner for a lot of his stupid decisions had way more creative innovation to Bob, who mostly just bought up other studios and run their I.Ps (Star Wars) into the ground. Even watering down their own brand with a slew of lazy, pointless and watered down ''reimaginings'' of their animated classics. Walt would be spinning in his fucking grave if he could see the company he built has turned into.
@@death-king1834 Oh Walt would be furious. When I tell people I love Disney, I'm talking about the Disney I grew up with. Up until "Tangled" and "The Princess and the Frog". Even though I was in high school when those two came out, they reminded me of the Disney I grew up with. Sure they've still put out a few good films here and there. Inside Out, Coco and Moana. But there's a difference between loving the films and the company. I will always love the old school films and the Disney I grew up with. Do you see what I'm trying to say lol. I just woke up and still kinda tired so this whole little rant probably don't make sense.
@@davidstone281 I think Tangled is my cut off point when it comes to their animated stuff. While I like that film I can't help but wonder how much more beautiful it would have been had it used 2D animation as opposed to 3D. Which is another why Disney has become a former shell of it's former self when it decided to do away with it's traditional drawn content. I understand it was due to the fact at the time 2D animated movies didn't make as much money when compared to 3D but now everything looks the same. There's no unique style to any of their movies now. Everything now just looks like Pixar. Though Disney wasn't the first to do away with 3D animation but everything in the animation industry just looks all the same. Most of their other films after Tangled have ranged from 'alright', to mediocre to just plain crap.
-Whats your favorite Disney scene?
-Oh, you know, the one where a lich plans to rise an army of undead soldiers
Sounds like a Warcraft 3 cartoon premise.
Omg the DnD reference lol I gotta write him into my campaign lol
Almost sounds like the premise of the Great War in Game of Thrones.
The most metal Disney villain right here.
lo I was just thinking the same thing!
Luna Blue What about Chernabog?
+Luna Blue For me just put on Mayhem "freezing moon" and mute this and it will be bad ass!
Gothic maybe?
Does it bother anyone that he's just a rip off of Gecko Moriah?
John Hurt at his most terrifying...
This or Caligula? Which is worse?
He can make Voldemort wet his paints
John hurt with out his morning coffee
I had no idea it was John Hurt who was the Horned King. I know him most as Hazel in Watership Down.
@@fredrydmusic1 Then you must see his turn as Caligula in "I, Claudius".
Would say The Horned King is my favorite Disney villain of the bunch.. The appearance already gives the impression he was gonna a lot more darker and sinister compared to the earlier iconic Disney villains. John Hurt's voice acting really add more element to what is already a terrifying character. Unfortunate the film wasn't well received due to the feel good factor you normally get in Disney movies and would say one of the most underrated Disney movies ever. The Horned King himself possibly the most frightening Disney villain.
disney got scareed and castrated the movie. if they ahde gotten the balls this whould probebly be seen as a classic. maybe not a finnacial hit but something of a lost gem among disney movies. th eone that dared being dark
Exactly
The Horned King is the creepiest Disney villain
He’s my fav
He scared me when I was little
@@markusnavergard3337actually it was more complicated then that as Catsenburg back when he worked at Disney flipped out after seeing it and tried to edit it himself.
Also, because they tried to combine two books and one
R.I.P. John Hurt...no one but you could play the Horned King
One time he was the most symphatetic deformed man who only wanted to be treated like every person should be and then this one time he was the FUCKING DEMON ITSELF.
God damn I love you John Hurt.
Technically lich.
@@kryoruleroftheninthcircleo4151 Is he? I've never seen the film. Does he have a phylactery though?
@@retardedvelociraptor One could say that the Black Cauldron is his phylactery. That could be another reason why he sought it for so long...it IS his phylactery, and somehow it was taken. Whether or not those who took it in the first place knew what it was is anyone's guess, but regardless he not only sought it to rule the world, but to ensure his immortality.
@@sarahgilliss3503 Makes sense.
He's also been a railway pirate, "Mr Narrator" and the Doctor.
his VA was amazing
If Harry Potter has been an animated movie, John Hurt’s performance here would have been the perfect Lord Voldemort.
Interestingly, the appearance of the Horned King's hands is very similar to the description of Voldemort's hands from the books.
P. S In general, the design itself is very suitable for Voldemort, remove the horns, add snake facial features and you would get a good and creepy design of Voldemort.
Shit, man! The Horned King is scary as Hell!
Does it bother anyone that he's just a rip off of Gecko Moriah?
Giggity King
....I have no idea who that is.
menslady125 He's a guy that can create zombies by taking away shadows from people.
just watch ONE PIECE and you'll find out.
Giggity King
Sounds like the other way around, then, because the Horned King came first.
You wanna know something more eerie? In the Chronicles of Pridain, he was the Champion of Arawn, the Death Lord. Yes, he was a leautenant of someone even more powerful.
I'm almost 21 years old and the Horned King still terrifies me. Scariest Disney villain ever.
There is no one else who could have played this villain better than John hurt
John Hurt: The Doctor, Ollivander, and the Horned King. Basically a time-space travelling alien turned wizard who became evil and resurrected himself to take over the medieval world with an army of the undead.
writer15131 what, after the horned King he was reincarnated into Aragorn, then after medieval times, he was reincarnated into Joseph Merrick, then into a brutal Chancellor dictator, only to hop over to another diemson/ timeline where he was reincarnated into a member of the outer party, working at the Ministry of truth rewriting history.
Exactly. He had to get into rewriting history to make everything he did seem fictional. Now that he's caught back up to where he was, he has gone off for more.
What about his time working with Aliens
And also a bunny trying to help his friends to find a new home lol
John hurt really put everything into this role
RIP John Hurt He Voiced One of The Darkest if Not The Darkest Disney Villains Ever!
A children's fantasy film made in the 80's.
Apparently, one of the rules in making those was "it must also scare the s**t out of them" (Return to Oz, The Dark Crystal, Gmork from the NeverEnding Story, pretty much Don Bluth, some parts of The Last Unicorn, I could go on)
Oh yeah you're right
Have to also be sad since in most of them a character dies (I haven't seen 2 of them)
Don't forget another 80's Disney offering, 'Something Wicked This Way Comes.'
Labyrinth, Pinocchio and the emperor of the night, willow and more.
I’m glad I was born 42 years ago and remember them and this was the first movie I saw in theaters at 3 and had a readalong
I still get goosebumps whenever the Gmork appears.
Rest in Peace John.
R.I.P. John Hurt
If John Hurt was not the voice of the Horned King this villain would not have been as evil and cool.
What pisses me off is that the Chernabog the demon and the undead Horned King are the most evil characters and they are not given the respects they deserved like kingdom of hearts, i'm upset that chernabog was the main villian
Chernabog didnt' really do much. He was scary looking, but he didn't hurt anyone....just enjoyed skeletons and witches and ghosts dancing around to the music in the moonlight. The day light came and he went back to bed. There is no indication he is evil at all, just different.
Shows like Once Upon A Time should have had the stones to make The Horned King the ultimate big bad. And not have Chernabog as some throwaway antagonist.
@@baritonebynight Look up Chernabog's mythos, and then look at how he is depicted in Fantasia- aka akin to being the Devil himself: There is no doubtful question Chernabog was the epitome of evil. Playing with the souls of the dead as if he was a god over them.
And it REALLY irks me how he had a pitiful death at the end. It doesn’t feel rewarding, not with the stupid ass characters being dumb and jerks.
@@HiveFleetUlfang1 Agree!
The Horned King still scares my 18-year-old sister to the point of tears.
Imagine if this was a Zelda animated film done by studio Gibli with this same approach.
The horned King is
1.Murderous
2.Devilish
3.Terrifying
4.Grotesque
5.Evil
6.Heartless
7.Scary
8.Sinister
9.Monsterous
10.Mysterious
11.Dangerous
12.Powerful
13.Ugly
14.Heartless
15.Dark
16.Merciless
17.Shadowy
18.Ruthless
19.Destructive
I just got goosebumps as soon as he spoke. I never knew Mr. Ollivander was evil Before becoming the elderly, kind wand-salesman we all know & love.
I am 22 years old & it's been forever since i saw this Movie(for real), it's a real shame that no one remembers this Movie, not even a Little. It truly is forgotten.
The story compare to many of it's other fairy tales it was really dark and the villain was by far the most scary of the bunch. Sad the film is so underrated and didn't even remembered until I watched it again in 2010...
I still remember it. As a kid, I loved the magic sword concept
saw this in the theatre when I was 6. I vividly remember this scene and the mound of skeletons of long-dead soldiers. The ancient tomb where Taran gets the sword, the witches, the magic of the Cauldron, etc...The movie was spooky but compelling.
I was 3 seeing my first movie in theaters with this.
Did you see the other scary Disney fantasy Return to oz in theaters too?
He’s my favorite Disney villain
The horned King has a very nice evil like ASMR voice.
Glad I'm not alone 🤗 I've gotten a lot of ASMR vibes from movies growing up
As if being called the Horned King wasn't already intimidating enough, there was his boss: Arawn Death-Lord.
This is always what I thought Sauron in The Lord of the Rings should have been like.
No wonder that the best Disney villains are both so scary: Maleficent and this hellspawn right here
The Time War truly changed the Doctor in many ways.
(Shudders) I both enjoy and fear the idea of The Horned King being a later incarnation of the Doctor.
I know, I'm joking. I know it's john hurt.
dude, the horned king is so fucking metal
r.i.p. john hurt. Thank you for bringing to life possibly the most bad a** yet underated villain in disney history. You will be so dearly missed.
We need more villains like this.
We have Palpatine, Springtap, and The Overlord
He was definitely the Male version of the Evil Queen Maleficent
Is it just me or does The Horned King remind me A LOT of Sauron from LOTR???
That's because the Horned King is voiced by John Hurt :)
+Adam Cederblad Sauron inspired The Horned King in many ways.
+Adam Cederblad Tolkien's work has proved very inspirational on the fantasy genre, even to ASOIAF.
Ever see the Lich from Adventure time? They're basically the same character.
John Hurt also voiced Aragorn in Ralph Bakshi's animated adaptation of LotR.
There was one else who could have played the horned king better than John hurt he really put everything into this role
Orson Wells?
He is truly the most evil guy in Disney
The Horned king is
1.Murderous
2.Devilish
3.Terrifying
4.Grotesque
5.Evil
6.Heartless
7.Scary
8.Sinister
9.Monsterous
10.Mysterious
11.Dangerous
12.Powerful
13.Ugly
14.Dark
15.Merciless
16.Shadowy
17.Ruthless
18.Destructive
19.Satanic
That’s Why The Horned King is One of My Top Favorite Disney Villains at #6!
very sinister villain.John Hurt Did a fantastic job.
Screw the other Disney villains, including the two gods they have:
The Horned King deserves some respect from everyone else.
What about jafar?
This scared me so much as a kid
I love this film, this and Quest for Camelot were my favorites, but the Horned king as a little Lad use to scare thee really badly...
Rest in Peace John Hurt
His Performance As The Horned King is Spooky But Amazing!
I really hope they show the Horned King on Once Upon a Time.
That would be so flippin' awesome.
It would be kind of hard to do. The Chronicles of Prydain series is relatively too new in comparison to other books. I think that the most recent tale that they can justify putting into the show was probably Peter Pan; it came out in 1905, whereas the Chronicles were out in the 60's.
Besides, ask any fan around and you'll find a marginally select few still incensed by this movie. Having never read the books, I still think it's 'okay' to watch, even if it is Disney's least successful film (which says something; that their least successful is marginally okay to watch shows just how powerful a company they are), but I know the feeling of watching a favored book series become marred by a bad movie. Old wounds are easily reopened.
Halcyon Industries That didn't stop them from bringing in Cruella DeVille, who originated from a book that came out in 1956.
GameStation3 Wasn't aware of that...tbh, I haven't watched Once Upon a time yet. Tried getting into it, but I have to be in a particular mood to enjoy fantasy that takes place in a modern setting; usually with a group of people or otherwise in that particular mood to binge on stuff like that. Haven't been in a while yet; still on a High Fantasy kick.
Halcyon Industries I enjoy this movie and I love the books!
Indego84 Hell no. They'd just f*** him up like they do with the rest of the characters.
Oh the best and most freakiest Disney villain ever! Not to mention voiced by the legend John Hurt himself! One of my all time fav villains ever. :D
This gives me chills
Amazing
The Horned King reminds me of Emperor Palpatine from Star Wars.
You know, Darth Sidious.
They played similar roles
I love how much of a natural presence John hurt commands in his voice over work its just magnificent
I Loved The Horned King He Is My Favorite Disney Villain.
the horned king gives me the creeps
Same here
The slow, ghostly way he moves activates my fight or flight response
@@ezrastardust3124 indeed
The horned king is basically the male version of maleficent
:'( I'll miss you, John Hurt.
It’s funny how John hurt could go from Sauron to invader Zim in a single line.
John Hurt’s voicework here is probably one of the best parts of this underwhelming and dull film.
Save for the animation which is pretty well done
He is the most evil villian in all the Disney villians ever. To be honest he needs to be more recognized period in the Disney villians gallery
Horned King+ Malificiant = perfect match
Maleficent was a clearly a lesbian and too powerful for him. She, after all had "all the powers of HELL!". No need for a black cauldron if you have that kind of power.
@@baritonebynight Maleficent is like an Archfey while the Horned King is a Lich. Both extremely powerful and fearful, but you would be right to assume Maleficent is indeed the more powerful of the two.
I've got them (kind of) working together in my Kingdom Hearts fan fiction. The Horned King is a (disgruntled) servant of Maleficent, tasked with keeping watch over a sleeping Sora. However, since the Horned King needs a sacrifice to make the Cauldron Born, he takes advantage of Maleficent's orders, kills Sora, seals his heart and the essence of Light within it in a vial (to keep Maleficent off his back), and uses his corpse to raise the Cauldron Born. After Sora "awakens," the Horned King has control over him, and orders him to lead the Cauldron Born on their conquest.
The heroes have to resurrect Sora by getting him to return to the Black Cauldron, and then reunite his heart with his bones while he's trapped inside.
*Doom metal starts playing*
I'm from the UK and had this wonderful movie on VHS many years ago. And it had a U certificate. Don't get me wrong - I absolutely adore this movie but if I had the say-so, regardless of the fact that it's an animated classic from Disney, I would have given this movie AT LEAST a 12 certificate.
The Horned King had all this cards to be the best Disney Villain ever: he's hideous, dark, creepy, scary enough to keep your night open, you feel chills down your spine whenever he talks with that hoarse voice, however... all we needed was just a wider use of dark magic powers and a better final showdown with Taran. He was kept far below his real potential.
I’m almost positive there’s more Horned King in the deleted scenes. I’ve heard rumors that one of them involves the King chopping off a dude’s head but that sounds too good to be true, lol.
The Horned King Alternate plan for the cauldron.
The Horned King: Oh, Maleficent, soldiers... Soon the Black Cauldron will be mine. Its evil power will course through my veins, and I shall bring you back to life and we can be together again. Oh Maleficent how I long for you to return.
3-4 year old me watching this scene: Oh boy I hope this doesnt awaken anything in me
He's gonna be in the next expansion of Villainous!!! So fucking excited!!!
Boy, I miss the days when they made animated villains that could make a kid crap his pants
One of the vilest Disney villains ever conceived. Not one single ounce of levity in his character unlike most of Disney's villains. Even horrors like Scar and Ursula had their hammy/comedic moments.... not this demon.
Disney is for children
Never thought it'd bring me comfort to think the words: Do you know what the gods do to people who try to become like them?
He is the most evil and scary Disney villain if not counting the Chernabog from Fantasia! Though I saw this only a few years ago. But the oly Disney villains I have had a nightmare of before is Cruella, maleficent, the Evil Queen Grimhilde and Jafar. When i was little I was dead scared of Ursula as well (still freakes me out) and I thought Hades was a bit scary looking as well. But The Horned King is just too scary for me (and I'm 18)!
hell yea hes like something from a judas priest or cannibal corpse album!!!!
Even Metallica or Slayer
This used to terrify me, still does a bit and I'm 20..
Holy cow shit I freaking love John hurts voice and I love the skull king!!!!
R.I.P John Hurt
John Hurt is epic
The first and only Disney villain that actually scared me
If they did a Live action film version, Wilem Dafoe would be a perfect Horned King
The perfect live actor for the Horned King would have been Christopher Lee. Alas ! He passed away 5 years ago...
I was also thinking Bill Nighy or Rhys Ifans would be perfect too
I dont know why, but playing Shadow of Morodor reminded me of this movie lol
Long live John hurt! He would have made an excellent darth sidious/emperor palpatine with that voice!
Rip John hurt
There’s a good reason why this movie traumatized me as a kid
I’m starting to understand why I have so many issues as an adult…
What a nice young man.
he went from "how would you like to be cremated sir" to "your skeletal remains call me Master too"
Disney should fully adapt "The Chronicles of Prydain" as a series for disney+. I'd actually subscribe if they did.
R.I.P., John Hurt.
this part scared the crap out of me when I was a kid.
Talk about a foreboding and foreshadowing scene!
the horned king is gender goals
That regeneration didn't go well. Now the Cauldron is reminding me of the Sisterhood.
Nice retro animation at most and love the horned king such evil the way he just summons up a dead army
His Evil Majesty
I love this film, and now I see why I'm such a big fan of Iron Maiden's Eddie. He bears a striking similarity to the Horned King!
Pretty much how Voldemort should have been portrayed in the movies.
I agree
He’s so scary! I absolutely love him!
You know you're badass when you're the inspiration for the fictional embodiment of nuclear war
Even if this isn't Disney's best movie, we can all agree this is one of its best villains.
He's villain you won't play with, more with its intimidating appearance, meancing voice and cold personality.
Emperor Palpatine, Sauron, and Lord Voldemort! All 3 Dark Lords got together to form this underrated Disney villain!
Dear Lord, was Ollivander the true evil mastermind this whole time?
Does it bother anyone that he's just a rip off of Gecko Moriah?
you do know this movie is lot olddeer then the entire one piece manga right, this movie came out 12 years before one piece manga even started
I hate weeaboos which say that this amazing character was a rip-off
the only one that surpasses Maleficent Scar and Frollo in the villain question
And evilness
@CollinSmith2540 I totally agree The Horned King is Metal as fuck.
*****
I think this was before He-Man.
I think you're right. I thought He-Man was also in 1985 but I might be mis-remembering. But the Horned King was from a book series back in the 60s IIRC that got made into this movie.
The only villain I hoped for in any movie