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Top 10 Badass Characters of the 90s Posted on 02/11/11 12:11 PM \| Last edited on 02/11/11 12:11 PM This article was the brainchild of Mediasaurs.com. Four cinephiles looking at badassery through the decades of cinema. Check out ThisGuyOverHere and atmr - after the movie reviews for the other decades! bad•ass (adj.) noun) A "normal person pitted against superhuman odds and coming out triumphant." - Mediasaurs After watching 13 Assassins I wondered if Hirayama (played by Tsuyoshi Ihara) was the most badass film character of all time. If you haven't seen 13 Assassins yet - you must - and you will see what I'm talking about. But is he really? Here are the top 10 badass movie characters from the 90s using the above definition. If I deviate from that definition, I explain why. 1991 The Terminator - Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Played by Arnold Schwarzenegger He might just be a program running "protect John Connor" but The Terminator is unequivocally badass. It's the not the one-handed swivel shotgun reload, the chopper, the mini gun, or the immortal one-liners, it's because he's bad to the metal endo-skeleton. 1991 Sarah Connor - Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Played by Linda Hamilton We meet Sarah Connor in an insane asylum using a bed tilted upright to do chin-ups. The eyes that glare at the hospital staff from behind her room's tiny window are not the same eyes of the Sarah Connor in the original Terminator. She changed because she accepts she is the Mother of the most important figure in the human race, the one who will be the leader of the resistance against the machines after judgement day, and she dedicated her whole life to protecting him. Gunshots to the leg and stab wounds in her arm do not stop her. Like the Terminators who pursue her, she will stop at nothing to keep her son safe. 1992 Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen - Hard-Boiled. Played by Yun-Fat Chow We learn at the beginning of Hard-Boiled that if you "give a guy a gun, he thinks he's Superman. Give him two and he thinks he's God." As two rival gangs fight over a warehouse Inspector 'Tequila' Yuen sits in the shadows loading his shotgun, smiling. Waves of more goons fill the warehouse and we think, "that's too many bad guys for one man." Tequila descends from the roof of the warehouse from a wire and rains an inferno of bullets from his semi-automatic. He plummets and rolls as a cloud of return fire follows him - then he pulls out the shotty. For Tequila, there are never too many bad guys. 1992 Malcolm X - Malcolm X. Played by Denzel Washington Malcolm X has an ethereal quality. At one point an officer looks at the way Malcolm X commands an army of protesters with a simple hand gesture and comments, "that's too much power for one man to have." But that's Malcolm X's message: every man and woman can have the power and self respect to stand up against horrific inequity. And that the power to change our lives is immortal, and attainable. 1992 Ash - Army of Darkness. Played by Bruce Campbell Just because we see a chainsaw fall from the hands of a wiseman and bind with Ash's severed stump, doesn't mean he's not human. Ash is just a regular guy against satanic and supernatural forces. He takes on the entire Army of the Dead - with conviction. Who wants some? 1993 Doc Holliday - Tombstone. Played by Val Kilmer When Doc Holliday describes his nemesis Johnny Ringo as needing revenge for being born, he's describing himself. Doc's life is an extraordinary struggle with his own ailments and tendencies: tuberculosis, alcoholism, gambling, and femme fatales. Holliday combats and does so with maniacal, indomitable humour. Like Ringo, he can never kill enough, or steal enough, or inflict enough pain. The difference between them is while Ringo uses boastful arrogance, Doc simply challenges with: "I'll be your Huckleberry." 1994 Eric Draven - The Crow. Played by Brandon Lee The Crow might be invulnerable for most of the film but he's human emotion incarnate; he touches people and feels their pain. Nothing suggests he has a superhuman mechanism of coping with the additional emotions. Nor does he seem to have superhuman strength. It's almost implied his ability to overpower and take revenge on he and his girlfriend's murderers comes from these haunted emotions he carries rather than an otherworldly place. 1994 Jules Winnfield - Pulp Fiction. Played by Samuel L. Jackson Jules is the badass to end all badasses. You can't say he faces many obstacles because it's difficult to imagine individuals or situations that could dominate his ferocity - the man's battle cry uses God as a personal pronoun. In the restaurant hold-up scene where Ringo asks Jules which wallet is his, Jules answers indignantly, "it's the one that says bad motherfucker." Like Ringo should just know, as we do. 1994 Chen Zhen - Fist of Legend. Played by Jet Li Chen Zhen seethes insurmountable confidence. He enters a dojo described as a fortress with a hundred men. Chen Zhen wants to challenge Akutagawa: the man who killed his master. When Chen Zhen refuses to leave one of the fighters attempts to force him out. In one fluid movement - without changing his posture - Chen Zhen grabs the back of the attackers head and slams him to the ground. To Chen Zhen, all these fighters combined are less than gnats. Before he leaves he taunts Akutagawa, who lays defeated at his feet. "He'd have beaten you, it he'd been healthy." Chen Zhen has his shoes on to leave before Akutagawa manages to stand up. 1995 William Wallace - Braveheart. Played by Mel Gibson William Wallace is a warrior poet who rallies a country and makes Henry V look like a dandy: "Fight and you may die. Run, and you'll live; at least awhile. And dying in your beds, many years from now. Would you be willing, to trade, all the days, from this that to that. For one chance. Just one chance! To come back here, and tell our enemies - that they may take our lives, but they'll never take our FREEDOM!" To read the Top 10 Badass 70s Characters, come on back to my blog http://2dreviews.ca/top-10-badass-characters-from-70s/
33 Comments \| Send This \| Comments: simon m. on 2/11/11 at 12:31 PM Mel Gibson is a better badass playing the Mel Gibson of today. 1 Replies \| Report Abuse Dave J on 2/11/11 at 01:04 PM 0 Replies \| Report Abuse 2D on 2/11/11 at 05:14 PM lol 0 Replies \| Report Abuse Dave J on 2/11/11 at 01:01 PM 0 Replies \| Report Abuse Dave J on 2/11/11 at 01:05 PM Awesome list and heard of all except for 13 Assassins but a few that should've been included here is Toshiro Mifune of the Yojimbo films, Eastwood from the Dirty Harry films or with the Leone trilogy and the gory Baby Cart series, or The Wild Bunch! Also it wouldn't hurt to add Steve McQueen on to this list as well! Again, great list! 1 Replies \| Report Abuse 2D on 2/11/11 at 05:15 PM If you follow to the 70s link, or follow to the "thisguyoverhere" link, you might be pleasantly surprised by their lists 1 Replies \| Report Abuse Dave J on 2/14/11 at 11:36 AM My mistake for the title of your page says the 90's action badasses, but sometimes the much older ones carry their badass personas through into the 90's! Still liked your list though! 0 Replies \| Report Abuse Rohit Ramachandran on 2/11/11 at 01:27 PM Edward Norton in Primal fear and American history x, Joe Pesci in goodfellas, Robert Deniro in cape fear. 1 Replies \| Report Abuse 2D on 2/11/11 at 05:17 PM I guess Ed Norton does overcome the law, but is that superhuman? Hard to say. He overcomes racism in American History X though, and that's somewhat of a superhuman feat. I actually haven't seen Cape Fear, I will correct that Thanks for adding to the list! I hope more people follow your lead 0 Replies \| Report Abuse SteveTellsItHowHeSeesIt on 2/11/11 at 02:37 PM Love this list, however i agree that the ones Rohit pointed out should be there too haha 1 Replies \| Report Abuse 2D on 2/11/11 at 05:17 PM Thanks Steve! 0 Replies \| Report Abuse HERESSSSSSJOHNNY on 2/11/11 at 03:33 PM Excellent list, I like them all as well. I haven't seen Fist of Legend or Malcolm X though... 1 Replies \| Report Abuse 2D on 2/11/11 at 05:18 PM Oh man, Fist of Legend is a must. You'll enjoy it 0 Replies \| Report Abuse Lord Naseby on 2/11/11 at 03:41 PM Totally. I agree with all of these. 1 Replies \| Report Abuse 2D on 2/11/11 at 05:18 PM Thanks Lord Naseby! 0 Replies \| Report Abuse Epi on 2/11/11 at 08:48 PM I liked that you included Ash from Army of Darkness, and Samuel L. Jackson and Val Kilmer definitely deserved their place on this list. But what about Neo? 1 Replies \| Report Abuse 2D on 2/12/11 at 05:27 AM He does overcome the Matrix that's true ... Hmmm. Honourable mention? ;) 0 Replies \| Report Abuse peter h. on 2/11/11 at 09:47 PM brilliant blog man 1 Replies \| Report Abuse 2D on 2/12/11 at 05:24 AM Thanks Pete 0 Replies \| Report Abuse Hawaiianguy2991 on 2/12/11 at 02:27 AM Sammuel L Jackson was the ultimate bad ass in the 90s, wekk written blog man. 1 Replies \| Report Abuse 2D on 2/12/11 at 05:28 AM Thank you kindly 0 Replies \| Report Abuse Pandy357 on 2/12/11 at 05:14 AM Excellent bad-asses and awesome links, a job well done ;) 1 Replies \| Report Abuse 2D on 2/12/11 at 05:30 AM Thanks very much for reading 0 Replies \| Report Abuse leeloo1967 on 2/12/11 at 10:09 AM Total Badass blog 2D:)!!! I love the pics too!! 1 Replies \| Report Abuse 2D on 2/12/11 at 05:08 PM Greatly appreciate the comment leeloo 0 Replies \| Report Abuse miguelsreviews.webs.com on 2/12/11 at 01:22 PM Good review man this characters were truly bad ass. 1 Replies \| Report Abuse 2D on 2/12/11 at 05:09 PM Thanks for the comment Miguel 0 Replies \| Report Abuse Jeffrey C. on 2/14/11 at 07:24 PM expected to see tyler durden 1 Replies \| Report Abuse 2D on 2/16/11 at 05:03 PM He's a good one. I could certainly take the definition and find a way to make it work for him 0 Replies \| Report Abuse Movie Guy on 2/23/11 at 12:36 PM Great blog! Awesome seeing Tequila and Ash. Both are cult movies so I find both are often overlooked. 1 Replies \| Report Abuse 2D on 3/06/11 at 03:22 PM Greatly appreciate the comment, glad you liked it! Pity that Hard Boiled is a cult movie. Honestly, if anyone ever asks me for a movie recommendation, I tell them that one 0 Replies \| Report Abuse Guido on 3/13/11 at 01:37 AM where is tyler durden ??? 1 Replies \| Report Abuse 2D on 3/22/11 at 07:48 PM going by the original definition, he didn't come to mind, but considering i made exceptions, he's definitely on the short list 0 Replies \| Report Abuse
Movies You Want Me to Watch Posted on 02/03/11 07:15 AM \| Last edited on 02/03/11 07:15 AM I'm sure you all get this a lot. Once people find out you like movies (and review them) they ask if you've seen ________ I gotta start writing these down. Would you be so kind as to help? RT user suggestions have been by far the best. To give this some structure, current suggestions: Westerns, 70s, and Hitchcock Mad Max Ikiru Stand By Me
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Up Up Down Down - A Video Games Comic Posted on 09/08/10 05:19 AM \| Last edited on 09/08/10 05:19 AM I'm proud to finally unveil our video games comic: Up Up Down Down If you want to tell all your friends that like video games and funny, we wouldn't mind at all http://upup-downdown.com/
3 Comments \| Send This \| Comments: Steviemus Prime on 2/02/11 at 09:08 PM It needs work. I feel it has the potential to be as good a video game webcomic as Penny Arcade and VG Cats, but the writing and art need to be bumped up dramatically if it's to catch on. 1 Replies \| Report Abuse 2D on 2/03/11 at 06:00 AM Usually when I put a blog up here I consider it a "post for nobody." I really appreciate that you went looking for this, and I $%^&ing love you for reading 26 pages of the comic We try to improve the art and writing all the time (the theory is we get better too) Is there a comic in there you felt was strongest? 1 Replies \| Report Abuse Steviemus Prime on 2/03/11 at 06:05 AM If I had to pick one, it would be where the guy destroys a Kinect at the store and berates the person who was going to buy it about how gaming has been toned down in recent years. The other would be the Street Fighter game with the kid friend. 0 Replies \| Report Abuse
TRON: LEGACY ? Official Trailer #2 Posted on 07/24/10 09:02 AM \| Last edited on 07/24/10 09:02 AM Mood: Excited Oh my God. http://bit.ly/cZq605
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The Karate Kid Review Posted on 06/22/10 10:15 AM \| Last edited on 06/22/10 10:15 AM You’re a wonderful film, Karate Kid. You’re Back to the Future. You’re E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. You’re Rocky. http://bit.ly/aqKKLm
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Morta Kombat: Rebirth Posted on 06/09/10 10:05 AM \| Last edited on 06/09/10 10:05 AM Jeri Ryan as Sonya Blade? Dear God YES: http://bit.ly/cD0m0q
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Teaser Posted on 06/07/10 08:30 AM \| Last edited on 06/07/10 08:30 AM New Harry Potter Teaser from last night's: MTV 2010 awards. ACCIO RELEASE DATE http://bit.ly/cE3A7S
10 Comments \| Send This \| Comments: inactive user on 6/07/10 at 10:28 AM Of course, this is the "Part 1" BS. I still wanna see it, but why do a two parter now? 0 Replies \| Report Abuse inactive user on 6/07/10 at 10:28 AM Because this book is almost twice as long as the others. its a monster. truthfully one of the best books I have read though. Gonna be epic! 0 Replies \| Report Abuse inactive user on 6/07/10 at 10:48 AM But isn't the fifth book, the longest? And ironically, the shortest film as well. 0 Replies \| Report Abuse inactive user on 6/07/10 at 10:57 AM I think you're right, the 5th one was the longest.You could probably make two films about a few HP books. I don't envy being given the task of taking the threads and dialogue of the books and making them into a cohesive film. They're so denseEvery new Harry Potter film when I see a trailer I get excited. Then I see the film and it's good but I always feel slightly empty.It's not like adapting The Road, people in the theatre generally have read those books and expect to see the books in film form.I SAY, cut what you want to make it work. If you need to cut out Quiddich completely, or Hagrid, or even Ron, do it.The reason the 5th movie was shortest was because there was so much narrative filler (how many times do we really need to go to Hogsmeade, seriously) and easiest to weave into a movie Report Abuse inactive user on 6/07/10 at 10:28 AM Of course, this is the "Part 1" BS. I still wanna see it, but why do a two parter now? 1 Replies \| Report Abuse Escapefromalcatraz on 6/07/10 at 10:28 AM Because this book is almost twice as long as the others. its a monster. truthfully one of the best books I have read though. Gonna be epic! 1 Replies \| Report Abuse inactive user on 6/07/10 at 10:48 AM But isn't the fifth book, the longest? And ironically, the shortest film as well. 1 Replies \| Report Abuse 2D on 6/07/10 at 10:57 AM I think you're right, the 5th one was the longest.You could probably make two films about a few HP books. I don't envy being given the task of taking the threads and dialogue of the books and making them into a cohesive film. They're so denseEvery new Harry Potter film when I see a trailer I get excited. Then I see the film and it's good but I always feel slightly empty.It's not like adapting The Road, people in the theatre generally have read those books and expect to see the books in film form.I SAY, cut what you want to make it work. If you need to cut out Quiddich completely, or Hagrid, or even Ron, do it.The reason the 5th movie was shortest was because there was so much narrative filler (how many times do we really need to go to Hogsmeade, seriously) and easiest to weave into a movie Report Abuse Ljiljana S. on 6/07/10 at 02:24 PM Cannot wait to see it, the book was great. :) 0 Replies \| Report Abuse Ljiljana S. on 6/07/10 at 02:24 PM Cannot wait to see it, the book was great. :) 0 Replies \| Report Abuse
Prince of Persia Review Posted on 05/29/10 06:36 PM \| Last edited on 05/29/10 06:36 PM Prince of Persia is a straightforward, whimsical, Bruckheimer epic. Read full review here
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Kick Ass Review Posted on 05/21/10 11:01 AM \| Last edited on 05/21/10 11:01 AM Kick Ass is about three things: Obscenity, violence, and entertainment. Read full review here
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Alice in Wonderland Review Posted on 04/12/10 05:55 AM \| Last edited on 04/12/10 05:55 AM Alice in Wonderland has no compass. Its storytelling is akin to a dog chasing butterflies - initially amusing, but ultimately pointless. bit.ly/9wZfve
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