Top 10 Movie Badasses

10. Ting (Ong-Bak the Thai Warrior)

If you haven’t seen this movie, you deserve to be elbowed in the back of the skull!  This movie kicks so much ass and Tony Jaa was 100% bad ass in it.  There was one fight scene where he knees a guy in the face and basically destroys his soul.  Not only does he take multiple knife/sword/gunshot wounds, but he gets so pissed off that he makes a guy’s head explode… with his elbows!

9.  Bill the Butcher (Gangs of New York)

He throws knives, has an awesome mustache, wears a top hat and is skilled with a blade.  Bill the Butcher played by Daniel Day-Lewis comes in at No. 9.

8.  Jules (Pulp Fiction)

Say “what” again! He’ll pop a cap in your face without thinking twice. Samuel L. Jackson’s character comes in at No. 8.

7.  Jason Bourne (The Bourne Trilogy)

He speaks multiple languages, kills other super assassins and is skilled with many weapons.  He probably doesn’t even have feelings.  Played by Matt Damon, Jason Bourne is a force to be reckoned with.

6.  John Matrix (Commando)

Played by Arnold Schwarzeneggar, Matrix is the shit!  Most memorable quote: “I eat Green Berets for breakfast and right now, I’m very hungry.” 

5.  Leon (Leon: the Professional)

I’ve seen other lists and have been shocked that Leon, played by Jean Reno, has not made even the top 10.  “No women, no kids.”  While honorable, he dealt death to many foes in many different ways.  Not to mention, he survives on milk and sit-ups. 

4. Ivan Drago (Rocky IV)

“If he dies, he dies.”  Ivan Drago played by Dolph Lundgren was like a machine in Rocky IV.  Even though Amurrica prevails in this monumental film of epic training montages, Ivan Drago made Rocky Balboa bleed his own blood.

3. Bryan Mills (Taken)

Speaking of kicking ass and taking names, Liam Neeson’s character is an unstoppable force.

2.  Keyzer Soze (The Usual Suspects)

One of my all-time favorite movies and bad guys, Keyzer Soze, played by Kevin Spacey, was the archetypal criminal mastermind.  He also had the “will to do what the other guy wouldn’t.” 


1.  The Terminator (Terminator)

Y’all knew this was comin’!  He carries coffins full of weapons while hip-firing light machine guns.


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