Wednesday, 22 July 2009

  • The "Top 40 Badass Movies of the Last 10 Years."



    I honestly wonder if sometimes, people just throw darts at a dartboard of ideas to come up with their newest countdown ideas. This didn't really prove me wrong.

    This is Gunaxin's "Top 40 Badass Movies of the Last 10 Years." I'll copy and paste their qualifiers:

    "I’m sure you’ve come across this kind of movie. The one where right from the beginning you know it will be know no-holds barred. The gritty, in-your-face, relentless, gasp-for-air kinda films that can come from many genres, be it horror, action, suspense, or what have you. Wanton and careless disregard for life is often a common trait throughout. Violence, gore, cursing, and multiple headshots, yeah they’re here too. And you normally have a single character whose extreme attitudes and behavior are admirable. Think classics from the Schwarzenegger oeuvre, such as from his Commando days. Other classics include The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, Scarface, Dirty Harry, and many of John Woo’s earlier works such as The Killer or Hard Boiled.

    I’ll grant you, these aren’t always the best movies from an artistic standpoint, but they can be highly entertaining. And here are some of the best examples from the last decade. Sure, there are better action movies out there. And sure there are better overall movies. But these kind of movies make you think the individuals are just Jack Bauer/Chuck Norris-style badass.    "

    You can look at the list itself for all forty movies, but the top five is as follows:

    5) The Bourne Identity
    4) Fight Club
    3) City of God
    2) Gladiator
    1) 300

    At first, I thought the list was a little bit dated, but after checking the date (published Monday), I realized:



    The Dark Knight was left off the list. Inexcusable. I also initially panicked that The Matrix was left off, but it's ineligible because it came out a couple months too early.

    What do you think is the most badass movie of the last ten years?

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