The Limey has one of the best commentaries ever, too -- I can't believe you haven't seen it, Hec.
Mercy is the mark of a great man. Guess I'm just a good man. Well, I'm all right.
Mal ,'Shindig'
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bon bon - Oct 26, 2009 8:39:16 pm PDT #4568 of 30000
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
megan walker - Oct 26, 2009 8:43:45 pm PDT #4569 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I'm actually shocked. Shocked I say! It's such a Hec film.
Sean K - Oct 26, 2009 9:15:56 pm PDT #4570 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
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.
Kathy A - Oct 26, 2009 9:29:22 pm PDT #4571 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Old school badass: Lee Marvin in The Dirty Dozen. Oh, and Charles Bronson in the same film.
Fiona - Oct 26, 2009 10:33:54 pm PDT #4572 of 30000
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....)
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 26, 2009 11:29:40 pm PDT #4573 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
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.
tommyrot - Oct 27, 2009 2:15:14 am PDT #4574 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
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....
billytea - Oct 27, 2009 2:17:11 am PDT #4575 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
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....
Plus, there's the outside chance that he was drunk.
tommyrot - Oct 27, 2009 2:18:26 am PDT #4576 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Oh yeah. But on the bad alcohol - the stuff that makes you blind if you drink it....
Tom Scola - Oct 27, 2009 2:19:44 am PDT #4577 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
John Wayne riding a horse with the reins in his mouth, shooting (and pumping) a rifle in one hand, and a revolver in the other, in True Grit.