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I really appreciated the screenplay in Shoot 'Em Up. As much as Quentin Tarantino sits around thinking about Cool Death Scenes, this really had some thought behind What Would Look Cool.
It was full of ridiculous action scenes, each more ludicrous than the next, which was impressive given how crazy it starts out. And it even sort of had a plot!
I discovered that the director also did Monster Man, this terrible horror-comedy I caught on SciFi one night.
I'm adding mine to the Limey Love. Way cool.
I will also add Brad Pitt in Snatch. (With a bonus for making scuzzy look sexy).
Ooooh, and I can't forget Ben Kingsley in Sexy Beast!
The Limey has one of the best commentaries ever, too -- I can't believe you haven't seen it, Hec.
I'm actually shocked. Shocked I say! It's such a Hec film.
I can't believe Hec hasn't seen The Limey either!
And yes, he would be on my list for movie badasses. As would William Munney and the final shootout in Unforgiven. I'd agree with just about everybody listed so far, and add Heath's Joker from The Dark Knight.
Old school badass: Lee Marvin in The Dirty Dozen. Oh, and Charles Bronson in the same film.
The Limey has one of the best commentaries ever, too
Soderbergh gives great commentary. I still think he's one of the best directors working today.
(Keeps very quiet that she hasn't seen "The Limey" yet either....)
My vote would go to the iconic Ellen Ripley scene, too. Say what you will about Cameron's douchebaggery offscreen, but he gave us some of the strongest, best female movie characters of the 80s.
Jackie Chan in Drunken Master II. The scene at the end, when he smashes a table with his bare hands. Why? Because the bad guy was just momentarily out of reach, and Chan's character was just so full of rage and energy he had to smash something....