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Favorite Vigilante?
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 2:15 am
by serleran
Been watching some vigilante movies recently and was curious what vigilante was the most favorite amongst all of them, media notwithstanding. For me, its still likely to be The Punisher, but I also like Billy Jack.
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 2:23 am
by DaveyB
By far Paul Kearsey, a.k.a. Charles Bronson.
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 2:59 am
by Omote
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 3:25 am
by Tadhg
DaveyB wrote:
By far Paul Kearsey, a.k.a. Charles Bronson.
Yes! Just thinking this. Great movies - Death Wish.
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 3:28 am
by Omote
Death Wish 3, 4 and 5 STINK! But they are really fun to watch. haha.
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Re: Favorite Vigilante?
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 3:46 am
by gideon_thorne
Rorschach. Take no prisoners and stands by his convictions. Gotta admire that even if I don't entirely go along with the convictions.
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:12 am
by ssfsx17
El Mariachi
It probably helps that the first movie, titled "El Mariachi," never strayed too far beyond high school-level Spanish.
Coming in veeeeery close second, The Brave One, played by Jodie Foster.
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:25 am
by Julian Grimm
ssfsx17 wrote:
Coming in veeeeery close second, The Brave One, played by Jodie Foster.
I watched it when it was called Death Wish.
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Re: Favorite Vigilante?
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 8:19 am
by Jonathan of White Haven
serleran wrote:
Been watching some vigilante movies recently and was curious what vigilante was the most favorite amongst all of them, media notwithstanding. For me, its still likely to be The Punisher, but I also like Billy Jack.
Harry Callahan.
Oops! He's an *official* vigilante...
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:40 am
by DangerDwarf
Julian Grimm wrote:
I watched it when it was called Death Wish.
Yeah, but Jodie Foster is hawter then that Chrles Bronson dude.
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:56 pm
by Breakdaddy
My favorite vigilante is me.
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 1:58 pm
by Fat Dragon Games
Breakdaddy wrote:
My favorite vigilante is me.
Dude... doing what you do to small rodents does NOT make you a vigilante (look it up in the dictionary!)
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:58 pm
by Lucifer_Draconus
In movies : Charles Bronson..Death Wish.
In Comix : Batman . Though Punisher is a close second. I haven't watched the recent Punisher movies to rate them.
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Re: Favorite Vigilante?
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 5:01 pm
by Troll Lord
serleran wrote:
Been watching some vigilante movies recently and was curious what vigilante was the most favorite amongst all of them, media notwithstanding. For me, its still likely to be The Punisher, but I also like Billy Jack.
LOL Robert, I haven't heard that name...Billy Jack...since last Todd started yelling about him being a great action star. haha I remember all those Billy Jack movies. He always beat up stoners, hippies and bikers!
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:01 pm
by cinderblock
The Punisher .
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:06 pm
by serleran
Heh, well, Billy Jack is an inspiration for many to-be vigilantes. Certainly most the characters portrayed by Seagal, and even Rambo in some ways, not counting Chuck Norris and others -- the guy set the standard, even if the movies are very, very, very campy and so obviously 70s (in a funny way.) Good stuff. Hell, even the last (released) Billy Jack movie is great, despite it being a complete rip on Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (even using some of the same dialogue!) Ahh, good stuff. I'll have to get the Billy Jack Experience box set now.
But, yes, Bronson is difficult to beat in his role as vigilante.
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:09 am
by danbuter
The Punisher, or Mack Bolan (who is the original Punisher).
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:55 am
by Lord Dynel
Man...good question.
For nostalgic purposes, I'd say The A-Team. Othewise, I like V (for Vendetta), Michael Douglas's character from Falling Down (he kicked total ass in that movie ), Batman, and the Punisher.
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:57 am
by serleran
Mm, yes, Falling Down was a great movie, and I normally don't much like that Douglas. The modern Everyman as it were.
I think who one picks as their defining vigilante says something of the one doing the selecting, too.
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:08 am
by Rigon
This is a very tough question. I like Death Wish and And MD in Falling Down. Then there's the Punisher and Batman, but who is the best... I have to go with The Outlaw Josey Wales. Some of the best western one liners of all time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hvf8r3cX ... re=related
I like these guys too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyS53TAL ... re=related
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:10 am
by gideon_thorne
serleran wrote:
Mm, yes, Falling Down was a great movie, and I normally don't much like that Douglas. The modern Everyman as it were.
I think who one picks as their defining vigilante says something of the one doing the selecting, too.
Well, when someone like me is big time into characters like Batman, Rorschach, and Edmond Dantes, it means be afraid, be very afraid...
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:29 am
by serleran
You could be crushed by the 1-2-3 Kid, which is to say, I have no reason to fear you Peter. Now, if your favorite vigilante were Sylvia Beach, I'd be much more concerned...
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:40 am
by CharlieRock
Jack Burton.
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 1:43 pm
by Omote
Well, hell. I change my answer to Charlie Rocks. If Jack Burton is a vigilante, you can damn sure bet he's the best. He can see things.
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 2:23 pm
by Lord Dynel
serleran wrote:
You could be crushed by the 1-2-3 Kid, which is to say, I have no reason to fear you Peter.
Damn...now that's funny.
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Re: Favorite Vigilante?
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 3:51 pm
by Lucifer_Draconus
Troll Lord wrote:
LOL Robert, I haven't heard that name...Billy Jack...since last Todd started yelling about him being a great action star. haha I remember all those Billy Jack movies. He always beat up stoners, hippies and bikers!
Steve
I forgot about those Billy Jack movies. I liked them alot .
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:28 pm
by Go0gleplex
Batman.
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:24 pm
by CharlieRock
Omote wrote:
Well, hell. I change my answer to Charlie Rocks. If Jack Burton is a vigilante, you can damn sure bet he's the best. He can see things.
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It's all in the reflexes.
(or at least how loosely we define vigilante. Fitting Ash under that label is a feat beyond even me.)
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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 4:33 pm
by ThrorII
Favorite vigilante?
Serialized literary character: Rorschach
Cinematic character: William Munny (Eastwood's Unforgiven)
Real Life: Bernie Goetz
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 5:05 pm
by moriarty777
I've only read a couple of the stories but couldn't Solomon Kane be considered a vigilante? From what I've read, he certainly seems to take matters in his own hands.
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