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8.4
Aliens (1986)
Ellen Ripley
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "Get away from her you bitch!"
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "Get away from her you bitch!"
BradWesley123's rating:
7380
7.5
8.2
Batman Begins (2005)
Bruce Wayne/Batman
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "I'm Batman."
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "I'm Batman."
BradWesley123's rating:
2883
7.4
8
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Jason Bourne
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "Get some rest, Pam. You look tired."
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "Get some rest, Pam. You look tired."
BradWesley123's rating:
1298
6.6
6.7
Commando (1985)
John Matrix
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "I eat Green Berets for breakfast. And right now, I'm very hungry!"
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "I eat Green Berets for breakfast. And right now, I'm very hungry!"
BradWesley123's rating:
3861
7.7
8.4
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Selina Kyle/Catwoman
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "There's a storm coming, Mr. Wayne. You and your friends better batten down the hatches, because when it hits, you're all gonna wonder how you ever thought you could live so large and leave so little for the rest of us."
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "There's a storm coming, Mr. Wayne. You and your friends better batten down the hatches, because when it hits, you're all gonna wonder how you ever thought you could live so large and leave so little for the rest of us."
BradWesley123's rating:
130
5.5
5.5
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)
Paul Kersey
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "You believe in Jesus? Well you're gonna meet him."
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "You believe in Jesus? Well you're gonna meet him."
BradWesley123's rating:
1847
6.9
7.2
Desperado (1995)
El Mariachi
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "Bless me, Father, for I have just killed quite a few men."
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "Bless me, Father, for I have just killed quite a few men."
BradWesley123's rating:
4301
7.8
8.2
John McClane
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker!"
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker!"
BradWesley123's rating:
1569
7.6
7.7
Harry Callahan
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "I know what you're thinking. "Did he fire six shots or only five?" Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?"
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "I know what you're thinking. "Did he fire six shots or only five?" Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?"
BradWesley123's rating:
2831
8
8.4
Django
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "The 'D' is silent."
Dr. King Schultz
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "Sorry, I couldn't resist."
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "The 'D' is silent."
Dr. King Schultz
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "Sorry, I couldn't resist."
BradWesley123's rating:
1340
7
7.2
James Bond
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "The name's Bond. James Bond."
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "The name's Bond. James Bond."
2600
7.8
7.8
Drive (2011)
The Driver
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "If I drive for you, you get your money. You tell me where we start, where we're going, where we're going afterwards. I give you five minutes when we get there. Anything happens in that five minutes and I'm yours. No matter what. Anything a minute on either side of that and you're on your own. I don't sit in while you're running it down. I don't carry a gun. I drive."
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "If I drive for you, you get your money. You tell me where we start, where we're going, where we're going afterwards. I give you five minutes when we get there. Anything happens in that five minutes and I'm yours. No matter what. Anything a minute on either side of that and you're on your own. I don't sit in while you're running it down. I don't carry a gun. I drive."
BradWesley123's rating:
1078
7.6
7.6
Enter the Dragon (1973)
Lee
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "A good fight should be like a small play, but played seriously. A good martial artist does not become tense, but ready. Not thinking, yet not dreaming. Ready for whatever may come. When the opponent expands, I contract. When he contracts, I expand. And when there is an opportunity, I do not hit. It hits all by itself."
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "A good fight should be like a small play, but played seriously. A good martial artist does not become tense, but ready. Not thinking, yet not dreaming. Ready for whatever may come. When the opponent expands, I contract. When he contracts, I expand. And when there is an opportunity, I do not hit. It hits all by itself."
BradWesley123's rating:
1469
7.2
7.2
Escape from New York (1981)
Snake Plissken
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "Call me 'Snake'."
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "Call me 'Snake'."
1658
7.5
7.8
Evil Dead II (1987)
Ashley "Ash" J. Williams
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "Yo, she-bitch! Let's go!"
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "Yo, she-bitch! Let's go!"
BradWesley123's rating:
9308
8.3
8.8
Fight Club (1999)
Tyler Durden
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "Welcome to Fight Club. The first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club is: you DO NOT talk about Fight Club! Third rule of Fight Club: someone yells "stop!", goes limp, taps out, the fight is over. Fourth rule: only two guys to a fight. Fifth rule: one fight at a time, fellas. Sixth rule: No shirts, no shoes. Seventh rule: fights will go on as long as they have to. And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight."
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "Welcome to Fight Club. The first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club is: you DO NOT talk about Fight Club! Third rule of Fight Club: someone yells "stop!", goes limp, taps out, the fight is over. Fourth rule: only two guys to a fight. Fifth rule: one fight at a time, fellas. Sixth rule: No shirts, no shoes. Seventh rule: fights will go on as long as they have to. And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight."
BradWesley123's rating:
1091
7.8
7.7
The French Connection (1971)
Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle
Most Badass Moment: There's no video online, but Popeye's revenge wave was BADASS.
Most Badass Line: "All right! You put a shiv in my partner. You know what that means? Goddammit! All winter long I got to listen to him gripe about his bowling scores. Now I'm gonna bust your ass for those three bags and I'm gonna nail you for picking your feet in Poughkeepsie."
Most Badass Moment: There's no video online, but Popeye's revenge wave was BADASS.
Most Badass Line: "All right! You put a shiv in my partner. You know what that means? Goddammit! All winter long I got to listen to him gripe about his bowling scores. Now I'm gonna bust your ass for those three bags and I'm gonna nail you for picking your feet in Poughkeepsie."
BradWesley123's rating:
1641
7.2
7.7
John Rambo
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "They drew first blood!"
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "They drew first blood!"
BradWesley123's rating:
539
7.6
7.4
Jack Carter
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "You're a big man, but you're in bad shape. With me it's a full time job. Now behave yourself."
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "You're a big man, but you're in bad shape. With me it's a full time job. Now behave yourself."
2044
7.6
7.8
Lisbeth Salander
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "No, it's okay. You can nod because it's true. I am insane."
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "No, it's okay. You can nod because it's true. I am insane."
BradWesley123's rating:
6639
7.8
8.5
Gladiator (2000)
Maximus Decimus Meridius
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "Father to a murdered son. Husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next."
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "Father to a murdered son. Husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next."
BradWesley123's rating:
3305
8.5
8.8
The Man with No Name
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
2006
6.8
7
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
Hellboy
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "Cut to the end, will ya? How do I kill it?"
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "Cut to the end, will ya? How do I kill it?"
BradWesley123's rating:
5313
8
8.4
Indiana Jones
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "I don't know, I'm making this up as I go!"
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "I don't know, I'm making this up as I go!"
BradWesley123's rating:
5479
8
8.4
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Shosanna Dreyfus
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: “My name is Shosanna Dreyfus and THIS is the face… of Jewish vengeance!”
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: “My name is Shosanna Dreyfus and THIS is the face… of Jewish vengeance!”
BradWesley123's rating:
5216
7.5
7.9
Iron Man (2008)
Tony Stark
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: “The truth is...I am Iron Man.”
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: “The truth is...I am Iron Man.”
BradWesley123's rating:
2705
7.3
7.5
Jackie Brown
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: “Shut your raggedy-ass up, and sit the fuck down!”
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: “Shut your raggedy-ass up, and sit the fuck down!”
BradWesley123's rating:
3500
7.3
7.6
Kick-Ass (2010)
Hit Girl
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: “So, you wanna play?”
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: “So, you wanna play?”
BradWesley123's rating:
7956
7.7
8.2
The Bride
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "Those of you lucky enough to have your lives, take them with you. However, leave the limbs you've lost. They belong to me now."
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "Those of you lucky enough to have your lives, take them with you. However, leave the limbs you've lost. They belong to me now."
BradWesley123's rating:
2378
7.8
8.2
Bud White
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "What do I get if I give you your balls back, you wop cocksucker?"
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "What do I get if I give you your balls back, you wop cocksucker?"
BradWesley123's rating:
2129
7.1
7.6
Martin Riggs
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "I'm sorry, I can't afford that, not on my salary. But I'll tell ya what, I got a better idea, here. Let me say I take the whole stash of your hands for free, and you assholes can go to jail."
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "I'm sorry, I can't afford that, not on my salary. But I'll tell ya what, I got a better idea, here. Let me say I take the whole stash of your hands for free, and you assholes can go to jail."
BradWesley123's rating:
4644
8.2
8.5
Léon
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "The rifle is the first weapon you learn how to use, because it lets you keep your distance from the client. The closer you get to being a pro, the closer you can get to the client. The knife, for example, is the last thing you learn."
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "The rifle is the first weapon you learn how to use, because it lets you keep your distance from the client. The closer you get to being a pro, the closer you can get to the client. The knife, for example, is the last thing you learn."
BradWesley123's rating:
1631
6.5
6.6
Machete (2010)
Machete
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "Machete don't text."
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "Machete don't text."
BradWesley123's rating:
8621
8.3
8.9
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Jules Winnfield
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who in the name of charity and goodwill shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee."
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who in the name of charity and goodwill shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee."
BradWesley123's rating:
484
6.2
6.7
Road House (1989)
Dalton
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "Be nice. Until it's time to not be nice."
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "Be nice. Until it's time to not be nice."
BradWesley123's rating:
1846
6.3
6.4
Salt (2010)
Evelyn Salt
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "By this, I take it you think everybody is who they say they are."
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "By this, I take it you think everybody is who they say they are."
BradWesley123's rating:
4176
7.9
8.3
Scarface (1983)
Tony Montana
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "Say hello to my little friend!"
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "Say hello to my little friend!"
6319
7.5
8
Sin City (2005)
Marv
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "That there is one damn fine coat you're wearing."
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "That there is one damn fine coat you're wearing."
BradWesley123's rating:
6461
8
8.6
Han Solo
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "It's the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs. I've outrun Imperial starships. Not the local bulk cruisers mind you, I'm talking about the big Corellian ships now. She's fast enough for you old man. What's the cargo?"
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "It's the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs. I've outrun Imperial starships. Not the local bulk cruisers mind you, I'm talking about the big Corellian ships now. She's fast enough for you old man. What's the cargo?"
BradWesley123's rating:
6043
8.1
8.7
Darth Vader
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "I find your lack of faith disturbing."
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "I find your lack of faith disturbing."
BradWesley123's rating:
2491
7.3
7.8
Taken (2008)
Bryan Mills
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills; skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my daughter go now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you."
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills; skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my daughter go now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you."
BradWesley123's rating:
5454
7.4
8.1
The Terminator (1984)
The Terminator
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "I'll be back."
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "I'll be back."
BradWesley123's rating:
5312
7.2
7.6
300 (2007)
King Leonidas
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "This is Sparta!"
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "This is Sparta!"
BradWesley123's rating:
2052
7.2
7.7
Training Day (2001)
Det. Alonzo Harris
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "King Kong ain't got shit on me!"
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "King Kong ain't got shit on me!"
BradWesley123's rating:
6735
7.1
7.4
X-Men (2000)
Logan/Wolverine
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "What do they call you? "Wheels"?"
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "What do they call you? "Wheels"?"
BradWesley123's rating:
3195
7.5
7.7
X-Men: First Class (2011)
Eric Lensherr/Magneto
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "Let's just say I'm Frankenstein's monster. And I'm looking for my creator."
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "Let's just say I'm Frankenstein's monster. And I'm looking for my creator."
BradWesley123's rating:
7301
7.7
8.2
V for Vendetta (2006)
V
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "No, what you have are bullets, and the hope that when your guns are empty, I'm no longer standing, because if I am... you'll all be dead before you've reloaded."
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "No, what you have are bullets, and the hope that when your guns are empty, I'm no longer standing, because if I am... you'll all be dead before you've reloaded."
BradWesley123's rating:
3606
7.2
7.6
Watchmen (2009)
Rorschach
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "None of you seem to understand. I'm not locked in here with you. You're locked in here with *ME*! "
Most Badass Moment:
Most Badass Line: "None of you seem to understand. I'm not locked in here with you. You're locked in here with *ME*! "
BradWesley123's rating:
991
7.1
7.4
Maya
Most Badass Moment: There's no clip online, but it's the "motherfucker" scene.
Most Badass Line: "I'm the motherfucker that found this place, sir."
Most Badass Moment: There's no clip online, but it's the "motherfucker" scene.
Most Badass Line: "I'm the motherfucker that found this place, sir."
BradWesley123's rating:
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