Best "Macho Movie"?

[MovieBud]

What is the best macho movie ever made? To be considered a "macho movie", it must contain most of these characteristics:

* The villain has no redeeming qualities.
* Things will be blown up.
* Guns will be fired and meaningless characters will be killed.
* The main character won't say much but he will say some catchy things.
* A woman or child will be kidnapped.
* There will be hand-to-hand combat to prove who is really the toughest.
* Someone will have a very cool vehicle.

[Whohangs]

Die Hard, although I don't believe he has a really cool vehicle.

[TimmyB]

The first Lethal Weapon comes to mind.

[SmedIndy]

Well, it ain't "How To Make an American Quilt"...

For me...macho movies bore me senseless, unless there's some other redeeming qualities, like Steve McQueen...

[KCBOOMER]

"Magnificent Seven", "Kelly's Heroes", the Eastwood spaghetti westerns, "The Searchers", etc.

[rcartman28]

The "Dirty Harry" movies were the first things that occurred to me, although I don't remember any of them having "cool vehicles" either.....

[Craig S.]

Originally posted by rcartman28
The "Dirty Harry" movies were the first things that occurred to me, although I don't remember any of them having "cool vehicles" either.....

No, but he certainly had the lines.

[Skip]

Sidenote: Hello MovieBud. Head over to the Icebreakers forum and tell us about yourself and what (besides our highly intelligent discussions on the cinema) brings you here.

[Gosfgiants]

The Sergio Leone westerns with Clint Eastwood (The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, etc.)

Anything with Jackie Chan or Jet Li

Any film directed by John Woo

All James Bond Films

[Skip]

Originally posted by SmedIndy
For me...macho movies bore me senseless, unless there's some other redeeming qualities, like Steve McQueen... Smed prefers drivel like Steel Magnolias or horror flicks ... like Pokemon. :)

[Max Power]

Commando

[rza93]

Terminator 2

[dowdyism]

Braveheart.

Another characteristic to add to that list: My wife/girlfriend hates that movie.

[Ytown Tribe fan]

Aliens.

[SmedIndy]

Originally posted by Skip
Smed prefers drivel like Steel Magnolias or horror flicks ... like Pokemon. :)


Ack! I can't help it if I either want highbrow (Pi) or lowbrow (Airplane!)

[Max Power]

I can say this now, because I just watched it tonight, for the 1st time:

"XXX"

hands down.

[Craig S.]

Originally posted by Max Power
I can say this now, because I just watched it tonight, for the 1st time:

"XXX"

hands down.

Good choice. I never got why so many people hated that one.

[Skip]

I hated it. Stupid. But then, I like some Seagal/van Damme movies. Maybe I'm just age-ist?

[Max Power]

Originally posted by Craig S.
I never got why so many people hated that one.

Subconsciously, people probably have an issue with a movie called "XXX" starring "V.D."

[Duque]

Have to ditto Max on Commando. The quintessential Arnold movie.

[SuperChief]

Originally posted by Craig S.
Good choice. I never got why so many people hated that one.

;) Because it's really, really bad? :makepuke:

[SuperChief]

First Blood was a pretty good "macho" movie. IMHO.

[pathogan]

...was a good"macho " movie.The remake
was a real slugfest{and somewhere in that mess was a decent movie waiting to come out]

[pathogan]

...the all time MACHO movie is undoubtedly the Stepford wives.If you have a sense of humor

[say hey student]

true macho movies must have a single component that has yet to have been touched upon: it must be so horrendously, laughably male that any girl in the vincinity immediately cringes at the sight or sound of it.

My choice remains the immortal Roadhouse. Patrick Swayze as a philosophising bouncer from NYU. Sam Elliot as the grizzled mentor. A rival evil bouncer, and a club called the double deuce. I'm in heaven.

And now if you will please excuse me, I am going to check TBS and see if its on.

[Skip]

:D Great choice say-hey. A great, laughably bad, testosterone fest. Right up there with the Van Damme collection.