Pop Critics: Ultimate Bad Ass: The Women’s Bracket
Mike
· 1 year ago
I'm having a tough time choosing between Sydney and The Bride...that may have made a better 4-5 matchup.
The Trousered Ape
· 1 year ago
The Bride for sure! I was having a tough time figuring out why she was ranked so low. She can do it all - including the always fatal Five-Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique. Seriously - does it get any better than this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Fh2fLPVTO8
Not to mention she took on the Crazy 88's by herself and then faced O-Ren Ishii and kicked her butt as well...hands down I think she will win the women's bracket and there are probably several in the mens bracket that she could whip too.
@Ape - Wow, you are predicting The Bride beats out Ripley too?
I did end up voting for The Bride, like you said...I mean, she was awesome.
Steven
· 1 year ago
The Bride is the biggest bad ass in this bracket and should have been ranked higher. That being said, I did have a tough time choosing between The Bride and Sydney Bristow, but not based on how "bad" their asses are :-) There's just something about that Sydney Bristow :-)
@ Scotty - Not sure how Ripley can "pale"...I mean, she single handedly kills like a bazillion aliens, not to mention starring down the mother bug and pumping grenades into her...
She's pretty bad ass.
The Trousered Ape
· 1 year ago
@ Mike - yeah, I think the Bride can take on any of the women and probably most of the men in their bracket. She is going to go Ginsu Knife all over the competition...
The problem will come when she's not as well known as the others, and hence doesn't get the vote.
Not everyone saw Kill Bill.
Scotty Dub
· 1 year ago
@Mike -just because she can fire a weapon, doesn't make her the baddestass, at least for me. The other two, were good with weapons as well as hand to hand combat. Just my .02. ;-)
@ mike - your are correct. Sidney got my vote as I have not seen Kill Bill.
Mike
· 1 year ago
Good point Scotty.
Kory, you should see Kill Bill...at least, the first volume is awesome and action-packed, the second is a bit slower.
Worth it though.
The Trousered Ape
· 1 year ago
Yeah - watch Kill Bill - both movies. They are both good. I think I actually like the second half a bit better than the first. But overall it is a good movie.
Sidney has some fans...The Bride is in for a fight!
Cap'n Schwartz
· 1 year ago
I chose Sydney, she looks strikingly like Electra, so I'm thinking they might be twins at heart, and with that, she would certainly have some mad skillz.... :)
The difference between Sidney Bristow and The Bride is the difference between network TV and a Quentin Taratino movie. Give them a level playing field and Sidney's got a shot. Plus, she's got heart ... which for women is a stronger motivation than simply revenge.
R.A. Porter
· 1 year ago
a) Starbuck kicked the crap out of a Cylon with her bare hands b) River Tam slaughtered a roomful of Reavers on her own
I think there's not enough respect for the space-faring badasses here! :)
I dont recall Starbuck winning that fight.... River on the other hand..crimany.. cleared a room of em!!
Robert
· 1 year ago
River Tam should take Sarah Connor hands down. Then she'd say something an autistic 12 year might say. Her crazy is better than Sarah Connor's crazy, which is just an intensity.
I'd be more impressed with Starbuck, but I hate McCauley Caulkin too much. Plus, I get irritated at the Hollywood stereotype version of what they think a badass is, and how they'd fit into the military.
R.A. Porter
· 1 year ago
@Robert, in H'wood's defense regarding Starbuck, she didn't fit in the military. That's why despite her prowess with a stick she was relegated to a flying museum. I agree with your overall sentiment, but it's not like she was considered a "good" soldier before the destruction of the colonies.
River could kill Sarah with her brain...but then John Connor would find out about it, send the River Tam/Summer Glau version of the Terminator back in time to kill River (which would probably be a more interesting match up). That whole time traveling mamma's boy protective thing kind of takes the fun out of it. But head to head, minus the time travel crap, Sarah doesn't stand a chance.
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I did end up voting for The Bride, like you said...I mean, she was awesome.
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#6 does seem pretty low right now.
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She's pretty bad ass.
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Not everyone saw Kill Bill.
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Kory, you should see Kill Bill...at least, the first volume is awesome and action-packed, the second is a bit slower.
Worth it though.
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Of course, the Bride brought herself back from the grave, literally.
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b) River Tam slaughtered a roomful of Reavers on her own
I think there's not enough respect for the space-faring badasses here! :)
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I'd be more impressed with Starbuck, but I hate McCauley Caulkin too much. Plus, I get irritated at the Hollywood stereotype version of what they think a badass is, and how they'd fit into the military.
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