Who is the coolest leading character you've seen?
02-21-04 | 01:00 AM
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Who is the coolest leading character you've seen?
I was taken recently watching La Dolce Vita, and thinking back to 8 1/2 looking at Marcello Mastrionaimi(sp) thinking "Damn this guy is cool!" Who do you look at and think this? My top 9:
1. The Man With No Name
2. Chow Yun Fat in John Woo films
3. Jules Winfield in Pulp Fiction
4. Toshiro Mifune in his showier Kurosawa roles
5. Marcello Mastrionami
6. Bob La Flambeur
7. Lee Van Cleef in the Leone films
8. Bogey in most anything
9. Henry Fonda in most Westerns
10. John Wayne
Who are the other candidates for the Cool mother f'er hall of fame?
1. The Man With No Name
2. Chow Yun Fat in John Woo films
3. Jules Winfield in Pulp Fiction
4. Toshiro Mifune in his showier Kurosawa roles
5. Marcello Mastrionami
6. Bob La Flambeur
7. Lee Van Cleef in the Leone films
8. Bogey in most anything
9. Henry Fonda in most Westerns
10. John Wayne
Who are the other candidates for the Cool mother f'er hall of fame?
Last edited by The Nature Boy; 02-21-04 at 01:08 AM.
02-21-04 | 01:13 AM
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Jay and Silent Bob from View Askew 5 a.k.a. Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back? Don't know if this counts because I'm thinking you mean SINGULAR, not dual...
02-21-04 | 01:35 AM
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02-21-04 | 02:44 AM
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Mark from A Better Tomorrow
Castor Troy from Face/Off
Cyrus the Virus from Con Air
Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Carribbean
Mr. Blonde from Reservoir Dogs
Castor Troy from Face/Off
Cyrus the Virus from Con Air
Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Carribbean
Mr. Blonde from Reservoir Dogs
02-21-04 | 03:37 AM
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Sonny Chiba in The Streetfighter
Jean-Paul Belmondo in Breathless
Takeshi Kitano in Sonatine & Fireworks
Forrest Whitaker in Ghost Dog
Robert De Niro in Heat
Alain Delon in Le Samourai
Ron O' Neal in Superfly
Jean-Paul Belmondo in Breathless
Takeshi Kitano in Sonatine & Fireworks
Forrest Whitaker in Ghost Dog
Robert De Niro in Heat
Alain Delon in Le Samourai
Ron O' Neal in Superfly
02-21-04 | 04:21 AM
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Ogami Itto - Lone Wolf and Cub series
Mad Max - Mad Max Trilogy (coolest in part 2)
The Dude - The Big Lebowski
Kowalski - Vanishing Point
Snake Plissken - Escape from New York
Robin Hood - The Adventures of Robin Hood (Flynn version)
The Blues Brothers - The Blues Brothers
Porter - Payback
Jack Burton - Big Trouble in Little China
Lupin III - The Castle of Cagliostro
Spike Spiegel - Cowboy Bebop
Bruce Lee in anything
Ferris Bueller - Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Tyler Durden - Fight Club
Seth Gecko - From Dusk Till Dawn
El Mariachi - Desperado
Chili Palmer - Get Shorty
Tom Reagen - Miller's Crossing
Jubei - Ninja Scroll
Jack Foley - Out of Sight
Zatoichi - pick one
Mad Max - Mad Max Trilogy (coolest in part 2)
The Dude - The Big Lebowski
Kowalski - Vanishing Point
Snake Plissken - Escape from New York
Robin Hood - The Adventures of Robin Hood (Flynn version)
The Blues Brothers - The Blues Brothers
Porter - Payback
Jack Burton - Big Trouble in Little China
Lupin III - The Castle of Cagliostro
Spike Spiegel - Cowboy Bebop
Bruce Lee in anything
Ferris Bueller - Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Tyler Durden - Fight Club
Seth Gecko - From Dusk Till Dawn
El Mariachi - Desperado
Chili Palmer - Get Shorty
Tom Reagen - Miller's Crossing
Jubei - Ninja Scroll
Jack Foley - Out of Sight
Zatoichi - pick one
02-21-04 | 04:41 AM
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Hugh Jackman - X2
Christion Bale - Equilibrium
Emilio Estevez - Young Guns
Brad Pitt - Snatch
Mel Gibson - Lethal Weapon
Sean Connery - The Rock
Paul Walker/Tyrese - 2 Fast 2 Furious
Christion Bale - Equilibrium
Emilio Estevez - Young Guns
Brad Pitt - Snatch
Mel Gibson - Lethal Weapon
Sean Connery - The Rock
Paul Walker/Tyrese - 2 Fast 2 Furious
02-21-04 | 06:57 AM
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Heston as Taylor - Planet Of The Apes and Beneath The Planet Of The Apes
Let's look at the facts:
1) Astronaut - C'mon, that's pretty badass
2) Time Traveller - Again, pretty damn cool
3) Great catch phrases:
a. "Get you stinkin' paws off me you damn dirty ape!"
b. "It's a madhouse! A MADHOUSE!"
c. "Damn you! Damn you all to hell!"
4) Was an outcast in his own world, and remained one on the ape planet. Outcasts are usually pretty cool
5) Spends much of film in a loin cloth
6) Part of one of the greatest endings in film history
7) Gets to blow up an entire planet
And of course there's always Han Solo, I mean he just oozed cool out of every pore.
Let's look at the facts:
1) Astronaut - C'mon, that's pretty badass
2) Time Traveller - Again, pretty damn cool
3) Great catch phrases:
a. "Get you stinkin' paws off me you damn dirty ape!"
b. "It's a madhouse! A MADHOUSE!"
c. "Damn you! Damn you all to hell!"
4) Was an outcast in his own world, and remained one on the ape planet. Outcasts are usually pretty cool
5) Spends much of film in a loin cloth
6) Part of one of the greatest endings in film history
7) Gets to blow up an entire planet
And of course there's always Han Solo, I mean he just oozed cool out of every pore.
02-21-04 | 08:33 AM
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Interesting... even though gender was not a condition, no one has mentioned a female leading character (as far as I can tell).
For your consideration:
Corky (Gina Gershon) - Bound
Sarah Conner (Linda Hamilton) - Terminator 2
Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) - Matrix Revolutions
Coolest female leading character:
Lt. Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) - Aliens
For your consideration:
Corky (Gina Gershon) - Bound
Sarah Conner (Linda Hamilton) - Terminator 2
Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) - Matrix Revolutions
Coolest female leading character:
Lt. Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) - Aliens
