The Duke Presents: Great Moments of Cinematic Badassery

THE DUKE · Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Posts: 14265 Location: Centerville, OH

When it comes to movies, everyone loves a badass. Sometimes it comes in a great performance or in a movie that will clean up come oscar time, but more often than not it is the shining moments of average to solid films. Badassery is a loose definition of what I call these moments where a character just completely owns somebody or in many cases, several people. It is not always even in a physical manner as well. Some truly badass movie moments have come where not a single blow is landed.

I thought about making this a Top 10 or Top 25 list, but really there are just too many good ones throughout the years of movies and there is so much subjectivity in it.

To start, i'll go with Achilles vs the Temple Guards in Troy. It's on the movie channels this month and if I see it's on and I know it isn't past that point yet, I watch that scene every single time, and every single time it is awesome.

Achilles vs the Temple Guards

This was Brad Pitt at the height of his popularity, at the peak of his physical fitness before he was getting older, in a pure sand and sandals epic just wiping people out with sword, shield and spear. In a movie that has it's flaws, this is a scene that just never gets old.
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Mesa_Titan · Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 10:11 pm Post subject:

Oh yes, will be following.
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bkobow05 · Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 10:19 pm Post subject:

biggio7 · Joined: 18 Feb 2007 Posts: 6652

Awesome first choice. Loved Troy.
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Samcro · Joined: 15 Oct 2011 Posts: 262 Location: Modesto,CA

Is there no more else?
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ochocinco4pres · Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 12:13 am Post subject:

Looking forward to this Duke. Don't let Bengal nation down
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THE DUKE · Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Posts: 14265 Location: Centerville, OH

Sandwiche · Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 3:53 am Post subject:

I was kinda hoping you would be reenacting the scenes, not just posting them... We'll see if this holds my interest...

it will
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RuskieTitan · Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 1:01 pm Post subject:

Following. Great start.
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THE DUKE · Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Posts: 14265 Location: Centerville, OH

Great Moments in Cinematic Badassery
Oldboy - The Corridor Fight Scene

Not only is this fight scene impressive for it's choreography and brutality, but the Oldboy corridor fight scene is also largely done in a single tracking shot. I'm a huge fan of the tracking shot in general, but this one stands out for the immense amount of activity involved. I'm not as big a fan of Oldboy as many on this site, but I absolutely love this scene.
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-I am bad, and that's good. I will never be good, and that's not bad. There's no one else i'd rather be, than me.
-"Our life is what our thoughts make it" - Marcus Aurelius

Calvert28 · Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 7:38 pm Post subject:

I hope one is where Walter pulls out a piece in the bowling alley and completely owns a pacifist in one click from the gun.
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NYGiantsman10 · Joined: 18 Feb 2006 Posts: 9659

Following. Will add more commentary later

Will be very disappointed if Indiana Jones shooting the giants dude with the sword isn't on here. Especially coming from you DUKE Wink

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Mesa_Titan · Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 7:55 pm Post subject:

Multiple Bourne scenes are preferred.

I would also put the Drive elevator scene up, but I'm not sure if DUKE will. That scene is pure badassery for me.
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