1) Steve McQueen (aka, Vin)
I would be proud if my children could be 1/24 as cool as Steve McQueen. Dude
is so cool that 
the directors/producers name their movies after his character (see Bullitt, Tom Horn, Junior Bonner, Thomas Crown, Nevada Smith, and The Cincinnati Kid). Not to mention, he was in The Great Escape and The Blob. He also paved the way for future blond badasses, like Daniel Craig (see right).2) Yul Brynner (aka, Chris)
While not as awesome as McQueen, Brynner (lower left) is another badass with a
heart of gold... like Kenneth. He was apparently in the circus as a trapeze artist, which is both weird, cool, and gay, all at the same time. He also claimed to be half-Swiss and half-Japanese, but this was apparently only a ruse to fool gulible reporters. His Swiss-Russian accent is an interesting take on the cowboys of the old west.
While not as awesome as McQueen, Brynner (lower left) is another badass with a
heart of gold... like Kenneth. He was apparently in the circus as a trapeze artist, which is both weird, cool, and gay, all at the same time. He also claimed to be half-Swiss and half-Japanese, but this was apparently only a ruse to fool gulible reporters. His Swiss-Russian accent is an interesting take on the cowboys of the old west.3) Bitchin' Sound Track/Title Theme
The theme song is probably one of the most inspiring ever. I'd put it up there with Star Wars. It also has several lounged-out renditions, which as you may know from my previous posts is a huge for me. If you aren't familiar, you should check out sample tracks: Surf Version (Jack Nitzsche), Cha-Cha Version (The Lounge-O-Leers), and the check the original in the youtube clip.
4) Britt (played by James Coburn)
Britt is a great character; Coburn has been in too many movies to list. Notably, however, he was also a Great Escape veteran. Britt is quiet and awesome with a knife. He proves that you don't have to be big to be bad ass.
5) Charles Bronson (aka, Bernardo O'Reilly)
Bronson is like the father of all bad asses, although I've never been a huge fan. His character's name comes from being half Irish, half Mexican. Also, he dies protecting some little kids that subsequently put flowers on his grave.
6) Lazy Mexicans
Although the characters are surprisingly liberal (we meet McQueen and Brynner while they protect the burial of an Indian in a segregated burial plot), the film still has some funny Mexican stereotypes. Surprisingly enough, none of them seem to have accents. It's not nearly as bad as the Japanese guy in Breakfast at Tiffany's and it could just be a result of old shots, but it's noteworthy.
7) Plot and Feel-Good-Bad-Asses
Most of the characters are hired to help protect a village of poor Mexican farmers and their stories are revealed in pieces over time. Towards the end, you begin to love them because, although they kill a shit-ton of people, they do it out of love. How warm and fuzzy. But on top of that, it's that sort of epic movie that makes you get all wound up. Sort of like me and The Departed, except minus all the obscenities.
I gave this movie a 5/5 on netflix, but it should be noted that Steve McQueen gets a 9/5. Yeah, I'd say I love him. So what, big whup, wanna fight about it?
The theme song is probably one of the most inspiring ever. I'd put it up there with Star Wars. It also has several lounged-out renditions, which as you may know from my previous posts is a huge for me. If you aren't familiar, you should check out sample tracks: Surf Version (Jack Nitzsche), Cha-Cha Version (The Lounge-O-Leers), and the check the original in the youtube clip.
4) Britt (played by James Coburn)
Britt is a great character; Coburn has been in too many movies to list. Notably, however, he was also a Great Escape veteran. Britt is quiet and awesome with a knife. He proves that you don't have to be big to be bad ass.
5) Charles Bronson (aka, Bernardo O'Reilly)
Bronson is like the father of all bad asses, although I've never been a huge fan. His character's name comes from being half Irish, half Mexican. Also, he dies protecting some little kids that subsequently put flowers on his grave.
6) Lazy Mexicans
Although the characters are surprisingly liberal (we meet McQueen and Brynner while they protect the burial of an Indian in a segregated burial plot), the film still has some funny Mexican stereotypes. Surprisingly enough, none of them seem to have accents. It's not nearly as bad as the Japanese guy in Breakfast at Tiffany's and it could just be a result of old shots, but it's noteworthy.
7) Plot and Feel-Good-Bad-Asses
Most of the characters are hired to help protect a village of poor Mexican farmers and their stories are revealed in pieces over time. Towards the end, you begin to love them because, although they kill a shit-ton of people, they do it out of love. How warm and fuzzy. But on top of that, it's that sort of epic movie that makes you get all wound up. Sort of like me and The Departed, except minus all the obscenities.
I gave this movie a 5/5 on netflix, but it should be noted that Steve McQueen gets a 9/5. Yeah, I'd say I love him. So what, big whup, wanna fight about it?
3 comments:
That Daniel Craig piccc actually gave me a boner.
For all you Magnificent Seven fans out there, please see the movie that made it all happen . . . Akira Kurosawa's The Seven Samurai. Now that's the shit.
BTDT.
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