cleaver

Hello voter! Please vote for the team of characters that you like better. It's all personal preference. If one character on the list ruins a team for you and you select the other team based on that alone, so be it (although it would be preferred that you look at the team as a whole)

We would love to hear feedback and why you chose one team over another. Feel free to comment, ask questions, criticize, etc.

Mountain Biker
1. The Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terminator franchise, 1984-2003)
2. Sam Quint (Robert Shaw, Jaws, 1975)
3. Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson, The Shining, 1980)
4. Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman, Die Hard, 1988)
5. Dr. Peter Venkman (Bill Murray, Ghostbusters, 1984)
6. Neal Page (Steve Martin, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, 1987)
7. Jack Burton (Kurt Russell, Big Trouble in Little China, 1986)
8. Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster and Julianne Moore, Hannibal Lecter franchise, 1991-2002)
9. Neil McCauley (Robert DeNiro, Heat, 1995)
10. Khan Noonien Singh (Ricardo Montalban, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, 1982)

Fist of Doom
1. Darth Vader (David Prowse, Hayden Christensen and James Earl Jones, Star Wars franchise, 1977-2005)
2. Bill the Butcher (Daniel Day-Lewis, Gangs of New York, 2002)
3. Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson, Pulp Fiction, 1994)
4. Lord Humungus (Kjell Nilsson, The Road Warrior, 1981)
5. Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, 2001-2003)
6. Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton, Beetlejuice, 1988)
7. William Munny (Clint Eastwood, Unforgiven, 1992)
8. Steve Zissou (Bill Murray, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, 2004)
9. Jackie Brown (Pam Grier, Jackie Brown, 1997)
10. Véronique (Irène Jacob, The Double Life of Véronique, 1991)

Supermallet

Mountain Biker for Quint, Venkman, Burton, and KHAAAAAAN!

RoboDad

Same vote, for almost the same reason. For me it was the Terminator, Venkman, Burton and Khan (or KHAAAAAAN! ).

EdTheRipper

Mountain Biker

Quake1028

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Arpeggi

Jack Burton. Game over.

cleaver

1. Darth Vader (David Prowse, Hayden Christensen and James Earl Jones, Star Wars franchise, 1977-2005) FOD
2. The Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terminator franchise, 1984-2003) MB
3. Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson, Pulp Fiction, 1994) FOD
4. Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman, Die Hard, 1988) MB
5. Dr. Peter Venkman (Bill Murray, Ghostbusters, 1984) MB
6. Jack Burton (Kurt Russell, Big Trouble in Little China, 1986) MB
7. Sam Quint (Robert Shaw, Jaws, 1975) MB

I liked Mountain Biker's depth more, but I'm surprised with all those great picks so many people cite Khan.

Ash Ketchum

Fist of Doom, but only for Jackie Brown and Jules Winnfield.

wishbone

Gotta go with Mountain Biker.

Groucho

Mountain Biker
1. The Terminator + (great as a villain or a hero)
2. Sam Quint + (best character of the film)
3. Jack Torrance + (not a "dull boy" at all)
4. Hans Gruber + (a great hero requires a great villain)
5. Dr. Peter Venkman + (classic Murray)
6. Neal Page + (a surprising pick, but a character I enjoyed)
7. Jack Burton - (Snake Plissken knock-off)
8. Clarice Starling + (somewhat dilluted by the sequels)
9. Neil McCauley + (perhaps De Niro's last great performance)
10. Khan Noonien Singh + (love this guy)

Total Pluses: 9

Fist of Doom
1. Darth Vader +
2. Bill the Butcher +
3. Jules Winnfield +
4. Lord Humungus -
5. Aragorn -
6. Beetlejuice +
7. William Munny +
8. Steve Zissou -
9. Jackie Brown -
10. Véronique - (not seen)

Total Pluses: 5

Winner: Mountain Biker

Travis McClain

Sam Quint and Hans Gruber were two characters on my "to draft" list. Throw in Jack Burton--possibly my favorite Kurt Russell performance outside of Tombstone--and Mountain Biker's got three compelling reasons to get my vote. Peter Venkman is a nice addition to the roster, though my favorite Bill Murray role is in Wild Things, followed by Lost in Translation and Zombieland. Which is to say, it's a likable role, but not the one I'd have gone with.

Fist of Doom's roster has Bill the Butcher, a very fascinating character and a brilliant performance by Daniel Day-Lewis, and I still love Michael Keaton as the titular Beetlejuice. Darth Vader is a good pick, and I still view that as including the persona of Anakin Skywalker. The idea of the chosen one falling from grace is a compelling story premise, and I thought--on the whole--it was well told in those six features.