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Saturday, November 18, 2006

Real Man Movies

As some of you know, I've been working on a list of the Top Ten Movies Every Real Man Must See for a little over a year now.

I am officially declaring that project a bust.

You just can't pick the top ten testosterone flicks. Hell, John Wayne by himself has well over 100. So instead, I'm working on a canonical list of guy flicks.
To be included a movie must contain significant violence, a humorous and/or inept sidekick, and a certain amount of cheesecake (actual exposure may be scaled for date of film release). Explosions and car/horse/spaceship/chariot chases are a definite plus. Points will be deducted for character development or other obvious plot, kissing, or any appearance of Leonardo DiCaprio.

For the first entries:

Conan the Barbarian ('cos Aahnold will PUMP YOU UP)

Escape from New York ('cos it's got Snake Pliskin in it)

Anything with John Wayne ('cos his ghost would kick my ass otherwise)

Caddyshack ('cos Bill Murray blows up a golf course)

and the Special Bonus Entry:
Army of Darkness (if you have to ask, you'll never know)

Suggestions are welcome, preferably with a reason why they should be included.

2 Comments:

  • At 20/11/06 00:51 , Blogger Yankee John said...

    The Ususal Suspects ("Osawld was a fag")
    Stalag 17 (William Holden slaps unmanly men and generally acts like 'House')
    Casablaca (really anything w/ Bogart, but two things specifically:

    Yvonne: Where were you last night?
    Rick: That's so long ago, I don't remember.
    Yvonne: Will I see you tonight?
    Rick: I never make plans that far ahead.

    and ...

    Major Strasser: What is your nationality?
    Rick: I'm a drunkard.
    Captain Renault: That makes Rick a citizen of the world.

    But truthfully, Real Men don't watch movies they either:

    a) read the book, or
    b) beat a story line out of the no-good bum who wronged his girl

     
  • At 22/11/06 18:27 , Blogger Ted said...

    Great suggestions. I would, however, point out that REAL men can't read.

     

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