Ultimate Bad-asses

[Matt1]

Who are the top-five bad-asses in pop-culture history and why?
My picks:

Snake Plissken (Escape From New York)- The guy's got a patch! And he's surly as all hell! Just forget about Escape From L.A. It's all about New York.

Bobba Fett (Star Wars)- The guy has like two lines in Empire and Jedi and goes on to become an object of obssesion for fan-boys world wide. Why? Cause he's bad-ass! And forget all that Episode 2 clone crap. That shit was lame.

Bruce Lee (Take your pick)- Keanu Reeves doesn't know jack about kung-fu. Lee is the man.

Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)- This is for all my Buffy peeps out there! He was punk rock like a century before there was punk rock.

Jules (Pulp Fiction)- Samuel L. Jackson is just bad ass in his own right. But when he is poured into the character of a hit-man with a fro who has existentialist musings, he is the ultimate bad-ass! His wallet says it all.

[Robbo_the_Hood]

That's shit's a great [censored] question. That's almost like Brodie answering what kind of Super hero he'd want to be. And please remember, no particular order.

Billy Conolly in Boondock Saints. That was a tough movie, and that guy was the toughest in it. "It had to be six guys with two guns each." "Maybe it was one guy with 12 guns?" too cool

Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) in Godfather 1 and 2. Dude, he had brass ones to off a mob boss and a cop in one night. And then to get all of his enemies on his nephew's christening. And then he had his own brother offed.

Ashe from Army of Darkness. In the first Evil Dead he was just a pussy, but by Army he is bona fide Bad Ass. He's cool under pressure, he's got all the good lines, and he always gets the girl. And if you can cut off your own hand, more power to ya.

Esai Morales in La Bamba. This is my 9-year-old talking but watching him drive his motorcycle and hearing "Who Do You Love" made him just the coolest guy ever. Until I was older and understood how much of an ass the guy was to Rosie I just thought he was cool.

and I can't forget Hans [censored] Gruber from Die Hard. That guy was the man for me, and I'll always watch an Alan Rickman film after seeing him in that. He was just too cool and cold for words.

[Razorback]

Darth Maul is the ultimate bad-ass. Bobba Fett is a pussy.

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[Omaru]

Leon (leon) he'd just walk into a place casually and go blam blam and everyone is like dead and stuff, or he'd creep up and put a knife to some guys neck, even at the end when oldmans chracter things he won, extra trick up his sleeve, heh the shows not over till the french guy blows.

Liquid Snake (metal gear solid 1 & 2) okay he's a game character but he's even more badass than the blonde guy in die hard that comes back in the end, in a HinD helicopter he takes out to fighter jets, then later he survives the Hind Crashing, lives through his giant mecha exploding, drags his brother up top for some one on one fisticuffs. falls to his supposed death again, then chases his brother in a jeep, gets bullet ridden before finally dying of a virus...and then he lives in his arm which is transplanted to some other guy and he eventually posses him.

Tyler Durdan (Fight Club) men adored him Jack wanted to be him (heh) he was tough as nails and had his priorities, he was uncaring of society just like Randall, but willing to accept his own punishment rather than have it divert it onto a lesser party (like Randall has Dante to take his falls.)

[Razorback]

Yawn... Maul would own them all.

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[Omaru]

well if he's so badass where is he now? I mean he could kick neeson's ass but he lost to scrawny Ewan mcgregor? heh face it your indenial, he's a wuss. /forums/images/icons/tongue.gif

[Razorback]

What are you talking about? Maul defeated the coolest Jedi ever! EVER! Sure, TPM was a yawner in many ways but Qui-Gonn Jinn is the COOLEST JEDI EVER! EVER!!!

And Maul beat his ass like it was NUFFIN! NUFFIN!!!

I'm da coolist! H@x0R! 371T3!!!!

RB

[Omaru]

You do realise you are talking about the same guy who was Toad in X-men, I think this role punishes him from ever being considered for the badass hotlist, and well, just to make it fair, I'll take away jean reno and brad ptitt from my 3 badass chracters list for the sucky travesties they've both appeared in too.

[Razorback]

I don't care whether he was Toad or the freakin' headless horseman... Darth Maul is the shittin' bestestest BADASS ever!

If he were still alive he would cut off your head for questioning that.

RB

[Omaru]

Im sure about a zillion people would disagree with you here, I assume japan, they'd probably say how sephiroth is the most badass character ever, anyway thats just an assumption, I cant be sure who, but I KNOW most people would disagree /forums/images/icons/laugh.gif muahahahaha. Sure he knows kung fu, but I think I agree with mr fonzie avatar and where he knows kung fu, bruce lee KNOWS kung fu and his own fighting style.

Anyway the Fonz is also badass for a 1970's soap character.

[Razorback]

You win... I did not consider The Fonz. After all, most "BEST BADASS" contest rules state that The Fonz may not be entered.

RB

[JIM]

Matt1, You picked some nice choices for badasses. I'm not feeling the spike choice though...
Snake is one of my favorites. C'mon, the guy's ex-spec-ops, and he's a modern day gunfighter!
I really dig Zatoichi, the blind swordsman.
If you know who I'm talking about, no explanition is needed.
Did'nt feel like posting my favorite five yet... Have to think about that one.

[Adam_Poch]

Here is my list:
1) Ash (Evil Dead trilogy)
2) Boba Fett (Star Wars trilogy)
3) Solid Snake (Metal Gear)
4) Andy McNab (Bravo Two Zero)
5) Master Chief (Halo)

[Omaru]

Solid snake practically is Snake plissken, he looks like kurt russel, has the name snake and calls himself Iroquis Plissken in the second game which is set in...*gasp* new york. thats Hideos way of paying homage to a class 80's film. anyway back to letting people say who is badass.

[Matt1]

Zatoichi is a bona-fide bad-ass without a doubt. Samurai saturdays on IFC rock! Darth Vader would cream Darth Maul in two seconds flat. I dig Maul, I do, but you just gotta go with the man in black. I think Wolverine deserves a place in the bad-ass pantheon.

And you damn-staraight about the Fonz. At least before he started hanging out with Chachi.

Interesting side-note on Chachi: My korean friend told me that Chachi means cock in Korean. Kinda puts a whole new spin on Joanie Loves Chachi, huh?

[BrianLynch]

All of your choices ruled, except for Darth Maul, who was a sissy who was killed pretty dang quickly. If I may add a few---

Seth Gecko in FROM DUSK TILL DAWN.

Jet Li in just about anything, but he REALLY scared me in LETHAL WEAPON 4.

Wyatt Earp and Val Kilmer in TOMBSTONE.

Agent Smith in THE MATRIX.

Paul Rudd in WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER.

Happy Gilmore.

Pootie Tang.

[Razorback]

Damn Lynch, your choices suck.

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Seth Gecko in FROM DUSK TILL DAWN.

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Maybe if this was a "Who is the best lame-o-fucko?"

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Jet Li in just about anything, but he REALLY scared me in LETHAL WEAPON 4.

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Ok, this is a joke right? Jet Li couldn't scare my puppy.

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Wyatt Earp and Val Kilmer in TOMBSTONE.

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You are aware of the fact that Wyatt Earp has been dead for a really long time, right? He was not an actor in that movie.

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Agent Smith in THE MATRIX.

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Perhaps... though Maul would have cut his ass in half NINJA STYLE BABY!

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Paul Rudd in WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER.

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You throw more of this kind of crap out there and I swear I am going to start quoting J&amp;SBSB!!!!

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Happy Gilmore.

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-.-- --- ..- .-. / -.-. .... --- .. -.-. . ... / ... ..- -.-. -.- (that's morse code, learn it... live it)

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Pootie Tang.

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Maul would have slippy side on his nipdy hide!

RB

[BrianLynch]

Whatever dude, I love'em. But, you know what they say, "opinions are like a-holes". And you my friend are a big fat opinion.

Kidding! I'm trying to be a bad ass!

I meant Doc Holiday, not "Val Kilmer". Though he's probably a bad ass in real life too.

[apollolove]

i can't believe that noone has mentioned dolemite yet.

"move aside and let me pass, else i'm gonna have to stick this hush-puppy up your mutha-[censored] ass!"

oh, and wesley snipes character (forget name) from demolition man. well, basically most of wesley snipes characters. except for noxema jackson.

rambo was badass. 'nuff said.

the terminator was scary as hell when i first watched it. but was pussified in t2 and i'm not even going to watch t3.

shaft. 'nuff said (again)

jack nicholson as the joker. sure he lost in the end, but have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?

and i agree with whoever said jet li...he was a badass in his chinese flicks and is more of a badass in anything that has come over here.

how many is that? i guess it's 6, so i added an extra one. but i could add lots more, so that's ok.

[Razorback]

At least we can agree about Kilmer's Doc Holiday being BADASS!

RB

[Razorback]

Good point. The (original) Terminator was BADASS! In fact, I don't know if you can get much more BADASS than that.

Althought... ANIMAL is BADASS! /forums/images/icons/laugh.gif

http://www.stanford.edu/group/blocklab/Muppets/animal%20Drums.jpg

RB

[apollolove]

is pussified a word?

[Matt1]

Oh my god, someone who has seen Wet Hot American Summer other than me! That is one of the funniest [censored]' movies of all time. But I think Super-Coop is more bad-ass than Rudd. He made Rudd do that hilarious double-take at the end.

[BrianLynch]

I agree, Cool Coop is WAY cooler than Rudd's character. And the double take is GENIUS.

[Matt1]

Who the hell messed up my stars? What did I ever do to you? All I ever wanted to be was loved! (sob) /forums/images/icons/wink.gif

[BrianLynch]

Don't fret, I'll simply give you five stars! See? All you have to do is ask nicely!

[Razorback]

Someone gave me three stars so now I'm voting against everyone. /forums/images/icons/wink.gif

RB

[Omaru]

Alan rickman in just about any role you've ever seen him in! (yes even as the teacher of dark arts class)

[Outer1]

Actually Alan Rickman was the potions teacher, but it doesn't really matter.

As for Darth Maul kicking Agent Smith's ass? I think Brian is right...you are a big fat opinion lol.

[Razorback]

Whatever you say.

RB

[jjcourtright]

Antonio Banderas in Desperado. Not only does he have a guitar case full of guns. He has Sex Machine's cock-n-balls gun. And he gets to bang Selma Hayek. Sweet.

[Razorback]

I think we can all agree on that one.

RB

[Shawnathan]

I love this question. What a great idea. Lists rule. By the way, Lynch. Great effing list. Seth Gecko ruled.

You stole a few of mine, so here's some other ones.

1. Wolverine (Not Hugh Jackman, Wolverine. 5'2" Logan. Basically a short ball of muscles, hair and claws.)
2. Bruce Lee (I honestly believe that nobody could have ever beaten him.)
3. Samurai Jack (Have you seen this cartoon? You need to.)
4. Jubei from Ninja Scroll (Yet another must see.)
5. Vincent Cassel (The blonde guy in Brotherhood of the Wolf. He's a badass at the end of the movie.)

I feel like watching movies now. Wish I wasn't stuck at work.

[Razorback]

I would even include Jackman's Wolverine.

RB

[Shawnathan]

I would too, actually. Just because I think Jackman is funny, and I think he did the best he could with the character. Plus I just like writing 'Jackman'.

Anybody ever see him on SNL? He's a genuinely funny guy.

[Razorback]

Yeah I saw him in SNL. He was very good. Unfortunately, SNL sucks for the most part now. They are rarely funny.

RB

[Omaru]

Jackman is a comedian?

[Razorback]

When he is on SNL he is comedic.

RB

[Shawnathan]

And he can dance, too. Maybe I should stop talking about him now. People might sense my secret love for him.

Heterosexually, that is.

What? Nothing. Nothing.

[Razorback]

Did you say that you want to have hetero sex with him?

RB

[Omaru]

quite a few guys would, I tend to know 2 on my regular chatrooms. I just like the guy in general.

[DarthMaulRat]

I'll try to mention a few unnamed ones:

T-1000 - Robert Patrick
Besides never talking, he/it also rarely used facial expressions. Probably the ultimate 'never talk, never flinch' type of bad ass.

'Ash' - Bruce Campbell
Cutting off your evil hand and replacing it with a chainsaw to slay evil is beyond 'bad ass'.

Jack Torrance - Jack Nicholson
He doesn't have a tough 'bad ass' attitude, but the insanity more than makes up for it.

Willy Wonka - Gene Wilder
C'mon, who else would enslave diseased midgets to help build a tour that kills off children as a 'test'?

Blade - Wesley Snipes
Wesley Snipes is probably the most bad ass name I could think of, and in the movies he only has a sense of humor when he's driving silver through his enemies' torsos.

Xenomorph - H. R. Giger, Stan Winston and Team.
I know its not a person, but the Alien is the most bad ass movie monster and easily the most terrifying unique design imaginable.

Michael Myers - Tony Moran
Another great 'never talk, never flinch' bad ass. He doesn't react to his wounds, but I'm sure he'd writhe in agony if he watched the countless Halloween sequels.

[Matt1]

I just gave you five stars, Razor. End your star jihad before anyone else gets hurt. /forums/images/icons/wink.gif

[Razorback]

The rating fatwa says that I must wage this board jihad until everyone has 1 STAR! You decadent, corrupt and vile infidel's of voting must feel the wrath of snootchahadeen!

At least until I have 4 stars. /forums/images/icons/laugh.gif

RB

[BrianLynch]

You post more than Posty, the posting poster from Postavania.

[Zens_7s]

I have decided that three stars is the former five stars. I will take my declining approval with grace. Go ahead and give me one star, I can take it!

[BrianLynch]

I showed you, I gave you FIVE STARS!

[Zens_7s]

...And that means I just joined the Brian Lynch fan club. Iron-on transfer t-shirts are on their way /forums/images/icons/wink.gif

[crazysheet]

Bugs Bunny, what an owner.

[Razorback]

I will be creating 20 more user accounts so that I can bring you all down to 3 stars!!!

RB

[jjcourtright]

Posty. Hah.

[NephraTari]

<ul type="square">
Wesley Snipes (Blade)
Arnold Swarzeneggar (Terminator)
Sigourney Weaver (alien)
Vin Diesel (Pitch Black)
Keanu Reeves (Matrix) [/list]

[GopherKhan]

Any character Beat Takeshi has played could rank as an ultimate badass. Check him out in Fireworks (Hana-Bi), Sonatine, Violent Cop, Brother. Major badass, killing people while smiling and laughing the whole way.

-Chris <font color="blue"> </font color>

[Snipes0587]

Wesley Snipes as Blade in either of the movies is THE BAD_ASS. all the other choices are just pussy compared to the crazy ass mofo known as Blade

[psychofiend]

1. Marilyn Manson is a huge badass because he says [censored] just to piss people off and even though he ends up getting sued for things like smacking people with his dick he is still pretty good. He is the modern day
2. OZZY OSBOURNE made music what it is today and pissed on the Alamo.
3. Rambo killing machine, 'nuff said.
4. Tetsuo from the anime classic Akira he was a crazy biker.
5. Charles Manson is the biggest badass but also the dumbest mother [censored] in the world. He has serious issues and certainly isn't a role model.

[BriansDaMan16]

c'mon guys ur totally missing one bad ass out there. Tommy Vercetti from GTA: Vice City. he [censored] kicks ass. 80's style!

[35mmCritic]

Bud White- LA Confidential
Tyler Durden- Fight Club
Hannibal Lechter- TSOTL Trilogy
Bobba Fett- [censored] Maul, Fett Lives
Maguire(Jude Law)- Road to Perdition

[TomHarrington]

Lone Wolf and Cub, comic or live action, are bad-ass. I remember one scene where Lone Wolf was protecting a lovely young lady of ill repute from a band of menacing ninja. I think that was the situation. Isn't it always?

The ninja issued an ultimatum like, "You can give the woman to us or die along with her!"

His response, delivered with an almost monotone, matter-of-fact tone: "Wrong, I have a third choice." Bad day to be a ninja, let me tell you.

Lone Wolf and Cub, represent!

[DangerSeeker]

Speaking of ninjas, Snake Eyes was totally sweet.
Zerg from 5th Element
Otis from House of 1000 Corpses
The bounty hunter in Raising Arizona

[bonging]

noones mentioned chopper read hes a real person and a movie character

[mattyC]

These are in no particular order

1. Megatron. If you have ever seen Transformers the movie you'd know Megatron was the only one ever to kick the piss out of Optimus Prime. And when he came back as Galvatron he dusted Starscream without thinking twice.

2. Tony Montana. For those who've seen Scarface does "let meng introduece you do meng litta friend!" ring a bell.
You [censored]-a-roach!

3. Samuel L. Jackson in any movie where "mutha- fucka" replaces every noun. Because he is the definition of BADASS. Even as Mace Windu he's bad ass.

4. Jet Li in once upon a time in China. if you watch these films from Hong Kong he does some serious ass kickin'.

5. Freddy Kruegar. Cause' he adds witty comments to accompany his creative and original killings.

[mattyC]

Tetsuo was a wimp gone mad with special abilities inhertied by government testing. Kenada, he was a bad ass, the jump kick he delivered to the Clown riding the on-coming bike. Beautiful.

[MikeyFitz]

come on guys, think about Cyrus the Virus from ConAir, John Malkovich was one bad muthaf*cker in that movie

[towelie99]

OK, Matt1, some nice choices, especially Plissken and Jules, those guys were the [censored]. But I think one of these is definitely not like the others.

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Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)- This is for all my Buffy peeps out there! He was punk rock like a century before there was punk rock. </font><blockquote><font class="small">In reply to:</font><hr />


WHAT THE [censored]? WHERE THE [censored] HAVE YOU BEEN THESE LAST THREE SEASONS OR SO OF BUFFY?

Are you [censored] kidding me? Spike, a badass? Oh hell no! Don't get me wrong, I like the guy, but he stopped being a badass the day he got that [censored] chip! Ever since, he has been one of the bigger pusses on that show. Then there was that thing where he became Buffy's love slave vampire bitch (not that that's a bad job, but it's not badass material, is it). He also became the number 2 whiner on the show, after Dawn (maybe that's her special power?)

I'm sorry, but one cannot be a badass if [censored] ZANDER can beat the [censored] out of you!

But Towelie, you say, it's not his fault, it's that damn chip! BULL [censored] [censored]! A real badass would fight through that pain, die trying, or not get [censored] tagged in the first place.

My 2 cents.

[Zens_7s]

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But Towelie, you say, it's not his fault, it's that damn chip! BULL [censored] [censored]! A real badass would fight through that pain, die trying, or not get [censored] tagged in the first place

[/ QUOTE ] Wow Towlie, don't hold back dude. Bring the Funk, Bring the Noise

[towelie99]

Just getting warmed up! I've got some more to say to Razorback and that faux badass of his.

[ratm1966]

Holy sh!t....when you mentioned you were gonna hammer Spike into the ground (No pun intended), you really meant it.

[johnbamforth]

ultimate badass
Kasey ryback under seige 1 and 2 guy gets shot and still kills
kelly lee bad news browns lol enough said
last but not least
Alonzo Harris training day one of the best cop movies ive ever seen

[johnbamforth]

Riddick Pitch Black
Simon Phenoix Demolination Man
lol and my funny one Frodo Baggins

[Jack_Sparrow]

1. Louis ( burt reynolds) DELIVERANCE
2. Seth Gecko (CLOONEY) FROM DUSK TILL DAWN
3. Max Cady ( de niro ) CAPE FEAR

[Affleckie]

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Bobba Fett (Star Wars)- The guy has like two lines in Empire and Jedi and goes on to become an object of obssesion for fan-boys world wide. Why? Cause he's bad-ass! And forget all that Episode 2 clone crap. That shit was lame.

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First off, I'm not a boy.

Second, I prefer Jango.

Third, if you really can't tell the difference between the two (since Boba was very tiny in Episode 2) then you don't deserve to even put that on your list.

If it wasn't for that "episode 2 clone crap", most idiots would have no idea why he is the way he is. It couldn't be left out for the sake of the character.

Arg.

[Razorback]

You tell him gorgeous!

RB

[Matt1]

My preference was for mysterious, one of a kind Bobba, rather than clone of a jackass who got his head lopped after, like, five seconds of fighting. Granted, it was Sam Jackson who did him in, which ups his cool by a few points, but he was still far inferior to Bobba, in my opinion. Here's a helpful math equation to help clarify things:

LACONIC + MYSTIQUE = COOL

I call that the "Eastwood Theorem."

I also preferred mysterious Darth Vader. I wish I could burn the memories of Hayden Christensen and lil' Jake Lloyd from my mind forever.

Lucas better not try to pull a Chewbacca origin in the next one, otherwise I'll... post disparagingly about him on the internet. Yeah, that'll show him.

[Razorback]

I disagree, Jango is much cooler.

RB

[Matt1]

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I disagree, Jango is much cooler.


[/ QUOTE ]

Your compelling and thoughtful argument has convinced me of the errors of my ways. /forums/images/icons/wink.gif

[Razorback]

Of course.

RB

[psychofiend]

Steve Mcqueen is a bad-ass all the way.
http://www.online-shrine.com/mcqueen/images/steve_mcqueen.jpg

[Affleckie]

You know... I just realized today that you post over on the JC. I'm slow. /forums/images/icons/crazy.gif

[Razorback]

Yes, yes I do. /forums/images/icons/smile.gif

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[Affleckie]

If you ever see C-g, that's me. /forums/images/icons/smile.gif

[Razorback]

I will look for you. If you see "Razorback"... oh, never mind. /forums/images/icons/laugh.gif

RB

[Psyche]

what about chachi?

[LESLIE]

Here Are My Ultimate Bad-Asses ---Women's Style

1. Indiana Jones-- Any man who's main weapon is a whip and kicks Nazi Ass is alright in my book

2. Martin Blank (Gross Point Blank)-- Cusack in a Leather Jacket With a silencer? Come On!

3. Seth Gecko( From Dusk Till Dawn) -- that fat tat says enough.

4. Doc Holliday (Val Kilmer) -- I'll Be His Huckelberry

5. The Sundance Kid -- Enough said

[Efexeye]

How about Go-Go From Kill Bill? Not to mention The Bride herself?

[Affleckie]

Oh, Indiana Jones IS badass. Good call.

[ILovePapaSmurf]

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2. Martin Blank (Gross Point Blank)-- Cusack in a Leather Jacket With a silencer? Come On!

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<font color="purple"> Couldn't agree with you more. </font color>

[couji]

Ben Kingsley (Sexy Beast)
Gary Oldman (Leon)
Beat Takeshi (Fireworks)
Paul Bettany (Gangster No.1)
Malcom McDowell (you name it)

[Matt1]

Add to this list Val Kilmer's character "Scott" from Spartan. Anyone claiming to be a bad-ass aficionado must see this film.

"Now it's broken."

Hard. Super-hard.

[Asteban]

<font color="green"> Has anyone said Jean Reno(The Professional) . . . I believe his characters name was Leon.

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[BAMSS04]

Humm, lets see...

We have:

Sam Jackson&amp; John Travolta- Jules and Vincent- Pulp Fiction

Westley Snipes-Blade

Tom Cruise - Interview with a Vampire

Brad Pitt- Micky the Gypsie -Snatch

The two brothers from Boondock Saints.

[Asteban]

<font color="green"> Ah . . . Boondock Saints . . . Sean Patrick Flannery and Norman Reedus . . . *drools* </font color>

[marksiwel]

Saint of Killers. Hes Clint Eastwood, Darth Vader, Sam Jackson, and Roland the Gunslinger all rolled up into a undead God killing Bad Ass.