Author Topic: Best "Guy" Movies of All Time (Read 10262 times)

Danjanou · « **on:** December 09, 2011, 09:44:14 »

This thread idea comes out of a conversation elsewhere on this site. In these times of emasculating political correctness many of us elder types yearn back to simpler times and are forced down to our man caves to watch classic movies of simpler times where bad guys got their butts kicked, things "blowed up real good" and all that was wrong with the world is righted within 90-120 minutes.

Therefore we will commence with the official Army.ca "Greatest Guy Movies of all Times.

All entries will be treated with the utmost respect, meaning you better be able to justify it on the basis of great dialogue, but kicking, car chases, and/or what gets blowed up.

I'll add my own nominations in a bit.

Bluebulldog · « **Reply #1 on:** December 09, 2011, 09:54:13 »

Deliverance gets my vote.

Danjanou · « **Reply #2 on:** December 09, 2011, 09:58:16 »

Quote from: Bluebulldog on December 09, 2011, 09:54:13

Deliverance gets my vote.

Bow hunting, sodomy, and killer banjo tunes, yeah that works

Rheostatic · « **Reply #3 on:** December 09, 2011, 10:01:46 »

Here you go, the top 99 "Guy" movies.

dapaterson · « **Reply #4 on:** December 09, 2011, 10:05:26 »

The Terminator

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Goldfinger

Predator

Thucydides · « **Reply #5 on:** December 09, 2011, 10:13:51 »

Real classic from the B&W era: The Four Feathers

Of course "Patton" provides the ultimate manly man kicking Axis butt and taking names across the African and European theaters

Jim Seggie · « **Reply #6 on:** December 09, 2011, 10:15:15 »

Quote from: dapaterson on December 09, 2011, 10:05:26

The Terminator

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Goldfinger

Predator

All these plus "The 300" for the message it conveys
The Green Berets - John Wayne
True Grit - Fill yer hands ya sons a bitches!!
A Bridge Too Far - great music and the Sptifire that did the recce over Holland - it sounds great on surround sound!!
Blackhawk Down - I met the real Captain Steele.....now Colonel Steele and yes he is one big white dude
The Godfather Movies

I can think of more I'm sure!!

Danjanou · « **Reply #7 on:** December 09, 2011, 10:16:02 »

Quote from: Rheostatic on December 09, 2011, 10:01:46

Here you go, the top 99 "Guy" movies.

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Highest Rated Feature Films With Title Matching "guy"

You're not even trying.

For sheer classics ZULU has to be in the list. Yes it's full of historical inaccuracies, the Regiment weren't Welsh then and didn't sing. The Subalterns were over aged over the hill and one was deaf and that's why they were left at Rorkes Drift. The Colour Sgt was not a seasoned vet but newly promoted and the youngest in the British Army and PteHook was a tea total. You can also see the digital watches the Zulu extras received as part of their pay in some scenes.

All that aside it still ranks there as a classic guy movie.

milnews.ca · « **Reply #8 on:** December 09, 2011, 10:34:45 »

By the way, movie title with "guy" in it doesn't necessarily = "guy flick"

Quote from: Thucydides on December 09, 2011, 10:13:51

Real classic from the B&W era: The Four Feathers

I've seen this and the 2002 remake, and the new one isn't bad, either (a lot more lush in scenery and production values, so it might be considered a touch less manly by some).

Quote from: Danjanou on December 09, 2011, 10:16:02

For sheer classics ZULU has to be in the list .... it still ranks there as a classic gut movie.

Agreed - shame Zulu Dawn didn't live up to the original.

How about this portrayal of a manly group of independent problem solvers?

ModlrMike · « **Reply #9 on:** December 09, 2011, 10:39:00 »

Zulu, The Four Feathers, Kelly's Heros... yep.

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Patton
Cross of Iron

to name a few

dapaterson · « **Reply #10 on:** December 09, 2011, 10:39:44 »

But what about guy comedies?

Stripes

Animal House

eurowing · « **Reply #11 on:** December 09, 2011, 10:40:18 »

Tora Tora Tora is a fave! No obligitory chick flick moments like the awful remake I couldn't finish, I think it was called Pearl Harbor.

Add in the Tuskagee Airmen as great as well.

Danjanou · « **Reply #12 on:** December 09, 2011, 10:42:49 »

Quote from: milnews.ca on December 09, 2011, 10:34:45

How about this portrayal of a manly group of independent problem solvers?

Always with the negative waves Moriarty, always with the negative waves.

Bluebulldog · « **Reply #13 on:** December 09, 2011, 10:46:18 »

Gladiator (2000)

Spartacus ( 1960)

Ben Hur (1959)

A must have trio for fans of all things gladiatorial, and ancient rome. Plus you can have a mediocre car chase, but a chariot race...that's just awesome!

Jim Seggie · « **Reply #14 on:** December 09, 2011, 10:52:20 »

YES to all the above!!

My compliments to you gents!

Oh and Swamp People (TV series) is quite manly as well.

Catching alligators - not for the faint of heart or any "star" in "The Hangover"

JesseWZ · « **Reply #15 on:** December 09, 2011, 11:02:24 »

Braveheart

medicineman · « **Reply #16 on:** December 09, 2011, 11:05:38 »

"The Wild Geese"
"Predator"
"Dirty Harry"

mariomike · « **Reply #17 on:** December 09, 2011, 11:09:29 »

French Connection:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoqQN94ibDc
That's a 1971 Pontiac Le Mans in the subway chase. They started in Brooklyn and ran through 26 blocks under the tracks hitting 90 MPH. They side swiped a city bus so hard the doors would not open. That scene hitting the guy going to work and spinning into a pillar was not in the script. He really was just a guy trying to get to work.

His partner, Roy Scheider in "The 7-ups":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vACWV5sRcY&feature=related
That's Bill Hickman behind the wheel of a 1972 Pontiac Grand Ville. Scheider's Ventura does a "Jayne Mansfield" into the back of an eighteen-wheeler.
Location shooting was done in upper Manhattan, on the George Washington Bridge, and on the Palisades and Taconic parkways.

No special effects. It was the real thing.

frank1515 · « **Reply #18 on:** December 09, 2011, 11:12:48 »

Saving Private Ryan - Awesome combat scene
A Few Good Men - "YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!"
Red Dawn - just an amazing concept and picturesque moment when Russian paratroopers drop at the start.
Band of Brothers and The Pacific - Not movies, but still warrent a mention IMO.

Technoviking · « **Reply #19 on:** December 09, 2011, 11:34:10 »

Now for my obligatory contribution:

Cross of Iron. Nothing says "I'm a man, dammit!" more than watching Germans and Soviets battle each other across the Kerch Peninsula!

FlyingDutchman · « **Reply #20 on:** December 09, 2011, 11:47:20 »

Machete, over the top violence, explosions, and cheese.

daftandbarmy · « **Reply #21 on:** December 09, 2011, 11:50:00 »

milnews.ca · « **Reply #22 on:** December 09, 2011, 11:56:56 »

Quote from: Danjanou on December 09, 2011, 09:44:14

All entries will be treated with the utmost respect, meaning you better be able to justify it on the basis of great dialogue, but kicking, car chases, and/or what gets blowed up.

Given the bits in yellow, how could I forget this classic ....

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Elwood: It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark... and we're wearing sunglasses.
Jake: Hit it.

AND there's great blues tunes performed by some of the original artists!

Danjanou · « **Reply #23 on:** December 09, 2011, 12:08:20 »

Quote from: FlyingDutchman on December 09, 2011, 11:47:20

Machete, over the top violence, explosions, and cheese.

Plus Lindsay Lohan topless and in a threesome scene

Danjanou · « **Reply #24 on:** December 09, 2011, 12:11:39 »

I was watching bits of the Blues Brothers on youtube last night (in the man cave of course). It appears they cut a scene from the Country and Western bar bit where they sing Johnny Horton's Sink the Bismark.

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Author Topic: Best "Guy" Movies of All Time (Read 10262 times)