Cordelia ,'Potential'
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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....
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.
Oh yeah. But on the bad alcohol - the stuff that makes you blind if you drink it....
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.
I'm actually shocked. Shocked I say! It's such a Hec film.
Me too. Such a great movie. Terrance Stamp is awesome.
Lee Marvin in The Dirty Dozen.
I'll see that, and raise you Lee Marvin in Point Blank.
Also, The Killers (which also happens to have Ronald Regan's last film role, as the white-collar/gangster villain).
Even I've seen The Limey! I do love Soderburgh.