Favorite action actor

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2004-04-23 05:22am

That's right, drives or rides fast, blows shit up and is bad ass with guns, or martial arts...

Whose your favortie Bad Ass?

Me: Steve Mc Queen, (we deal in LEAD mister!), weather he' trying to jump a Nazi border crossing, or robbing a bank, or seducing an insurance agent, he was just bad. Not to mention, he had the real life skills (Jeet kun do, Nascar & moto-cross racing, Rodeo work, and time in the Military) to back up his stuff and often did his own studts...

The Kernel · Post by **The Kernel** » 2004-04-23 06:58am

Bruce Campbell. Hail to the King baby!

Jon · Post by **Jon** » 2004-04-23 07:01am

Um, Bruce Willis

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2004-04-23 08:46am

Good pick, YB. Steve McQueen is a badass, but a bit too oldskool for me.

I'd have to say my all time favorite badass is.....

Severus Snape From Harry Potter.

No, seriously, Jesse Ventura from Predator. The very walking, living definition of badass. He had testosterone oozing from his pores. I think his arms were nothing more than festering pools of testosterone.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2004-04-23 08:52am

Either Arnie or Bruce Willis.

Kick ass manliness personified.

Daltonator · Post by **Daltonator** » 2004-04-23 08:57am

Definitely Bruce Willis. Arnold may have had presence, but Bruce had wit, charm and that sort of average Joe look.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2004-04-23 09:00am

Daltonator wrote:Definitely Bruce Willis. Arnold may have had presence, but Bruce had wit, charm and that sort of average Joe look.

If genetics are anything to go by, I'll look just like him in 20 years.

salm · Post by **salm** » 2004-04-23 09:25am

chow yun fat

Shroom Man 777 · Post by **Shroom Man 777** » 2004-04-23 09:45am

Ah-nuld Schwarzenegger. The sheer impact he had on my childhood was awesome! From Terminator 2 to Predator to True Lies and Commando and so on. I kept on watching T2 and Pred as a child, I'd play, stop, fast forward until the Beta player broke! ARNOOOOLDDD!!!

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2004-04-23 10:23am

Arnold.

Then maybe Jackie Chan, if you consider Jackie Chan movies to be "action" movies.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2004-04-23 10:23am

Clint Eastwood. His Dirty Harry line alone put him on top for me.

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-04-23 10:42am

Jackie Chan. some of his movies might be ridiculous but ya gotta respect a guy that does his own stuntwork.

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2004-04-23 10:49am

Steven Segal. The man is such a brilliant actor and natural martial artist.

only joking i'm going with Bruce Willis. He was the 1st action hero i saw bleed.

Knife · Post by **Knife** » 2004-04-23 10:56am

How can you top Bruce Willis? Arnie's one liners can be funny, in a corny sense, but Bruce has funny lines and looks good while smoking a cig and wasting the bad guys.

'I think I fucked a squirl to death.' -The Last Boyscout.

Bob the Gunslinger · Post by **Bob the Gunslinger** » 2004-04-23 07:33pm

Gandalf wrote:
Daltonator wrote:Definitely Bruce Willis. Arnold may have had presence, but Bruce had wit, charm and that sort of average Joe look.
If genetics are anything to go by, I'll look just like him in 20 years.

Why? Are you related to him?

And I pick Al Leong!

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2004-04-23 08:47pm

Chardok wrote:No, seriously, Jesse Ventura from Predator. The very walking, living definition of badass. He had testosterone oozing from his pores. I think his arms were nothing more than festering pools of testosterone.

"I don't got time to bleed"

Well, I think that Schwarzenegger manages to edge out both Eastwood and Segal. Just barely. (Incidentally, my mom hates all three actors.

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Post by **Gandalf** » 2004-04-24 01:12am

Bob the Gunslinger wrote:
Gandalf wrote:
Daltonator wrote:Definitely Bruce Willis. Arnold may have had presence, but Bruce had wit, charm and that sort of average Joe look.
If genetics are anything to go by, I'll look just like him in 20 years.
Why? Are you related to him?

No, but my father and uncle are often mistaken for him when they go SE Asia for business reasons.

Bob the Gunslinger · Post by **Bob the Gunslinger** » 2004-04-24 04:42am

Gandalf wrote:
Bob the Gunslinger wrote:
Gandalf wrote: If genetics are anything to go by, I'll look just like him in 20 years.
Why? Are you related to him?
No, but my father and uncle are often mistaken for him when they go SE Asia for business reasons.

So you're related to Jerry "Garibaldi" Doyle?

Bob the Gunslinger · Post by **Bob the Gunslinger** » 2004-04-24 04:43am

Hey Gandalf, what does the Klingon in your sig mean?

Post by **Gandalf** » 2004-04-24 04:44am

Bob the Gunslinger wrote:So you're related to Jerry "Garibaldi" Doyle?

... I'm going to need that one explained to me.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2004-04-24 04:54am

Bob the Gunslinger wrote:Hey Gandalf, what does the Klingon in your sig mean?

Its the first 9 lines of Hamlet's "To be or not to be" soliloquy from Hamlet.

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2004-04-24 11:03am

Bruce Willis, no contest. Although I don't know how well he would've fit in with Predator.

PainRack · Post by **PainRack** » 2004-04-24 08:28pm

Jackie Chan and the Yuan brothers I guess. I mean, seeing Sammo and Jackie fight like a version of Ryu and Ken and so forth was just way too cool.

Okay, so, I'm mostly in it for the comedy but it was still good action.

CDiehl · Post by **CDiehl** » 2004-04-24 08:29pm

Gandalf, Jerry Doyle played Michael Garibaldi on Babylon 5, and he is often described as a "poor man's Bruce Willis" due to bearing a striking resemblance to him.

Post by **The Wookiee** » 2004-04-24 09:18pm

CDiehl wrote:Gandalf, Jerry Doyle played Michael Garibaldi on Babylon 5, and he is often described as a "poor man's Bruce Willis" due to bearing a striking resemblance to him.

Now that you mention it, that definitely fits. Though I wonder how different B5 would be if you had Bruce Willis as Garibaldi...

For one, a whole lot more shit would get blown the fuck up.