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This should be a fun question who do you think the biggest bad ass in hollywood is?

Samuel L Jackson gets my vote he has fought snakes played blues guitar been in a QT movie, got ate my a muthaf**ing shark and is a ceritfied bad-ass

I voted for Jackson as 'current' badass but can't help but think back to many, many years worth of "Chuck Norris is so tough he..." jokes. Chuck's still the man, *lol*

I chose jet li cause he's like forty freakin years old and could still decimate all in martial arts. Did anybody see unleashed. That shit was crazy. I've always been a big fan. Samuel rules hands down. But when it comes to action I can always count on Jet to deliver. Also think bruce lee kicks major ace too. Hes quicker than crap thats for sure.

Mel Gibson. Anyone that can make a movie about Jesus and still be alive today if most definately a badass

Mel gibson. you gotta be shittin me. Why is makin a movie about jesus so awesome. That movie wasn't near as good as everyone thinks. Besides you would think a movie where thier lord an savior gets tortured the entire frickin movie people would be pissed off. Plus why would the biggest hippocrit in hollywood be considered a bad ass. seriously. an alchoholic who drives drunk and slurs on jews. Mel went downhill in directing. Apocalypto sucked too by the way. You sir are weird. You sure your not cartman.

I love Mel Gibson!

BRAVEHEART is one of my favourite movies.

Why all the Gibson bashing? cRaZy, Gibson accomplished his goal, he got your box-office dollars. And that's going to allow him to make another film and another and another. "The Passion of the Christ" wasn't good, you're right. But, to a lot of people, I'm one of them, it represents the most important chapter in time, a glorified "slice-of-life", if you will. The significance in it is how controlling of the viewer's emotions Gibson had throughout the film. When I saw it, he had everyone, Christian, non-Christian, whatever teary-eyed. Take it for what you will, but a man that independently finances something like that, against Hollywood's advice, and make as much money as he did is the ultimate. Only someone like John Cassavetes can truly identify with how awesome serving it up to Hollywood like that.

And drunken stupor or not, we all make mistakes. He just has the misfortune of always having a camera in his face.

As does everyone else thats famous. I didn't cry. But I've never cried in a movie because. well. Its just that. A movie. I already knew about what happened too christ so none of that was really new to me. I didn't say it was a bad movie. Just not one that I'd ever watch again. Mainly because I personally think that watching jesus christ get tortured for an hour is just wrong. the first time. Okay. Its a learning experience. But after that its just messed up. Im not a huge gibson fan but I wouldn't say he's a bad actor either. nor have i by the way. Braveheart was awesome and the lethal weapons were pretty good too.(especially the one with jet li because he beats the crap outta them.) I just don't think his directing talents are anything worth praising. If anything he's a genius director because he's doing what every other christian solicitor is doing. Capitalizing on religion. I do think thats wrong. All this christian merchandise floating around is just other peoples hard earned ideas with jesus, christ, god, or any other religous term pasted all over them. Thats cheating if you ask me. Show me something original and I'll shutup. If a person wants to make a religous movie thats fine. But don't expect me to worship a movie just because its religous. I wonder what god is thinking about all this right now. I'd love to know his opinion.

Well, he can laugh all the way to the bank because he made $200M on "Passion' alone.

Some studios don't even make that much with like 5 films.

Crazy, I'm on your side. If people were crying out of the Passion, it's because they just watched someone being tortured for 2 hours. Does that make it a good movie? Helll no, you show people a snuff movie and they'll end up crying too.

My problem with The Passion is that it is not a film, as it has no real story, it has nothing to say. There's no insight into Jesus, his teachings, his disciples, the inner torment of Judas, etc. Instead we get a 2-hour long murder scene. In fact, the only film I can think of comparing The Passion to is Hostel.

I know some people who came out of it thinking it was beautiful. Interestingly, every one my friends who found it beautiful had some sort of Christian belief. They were just projecting their faith onto the movie. That does not make it a good movie.

And I didn't particularly like Apocalypto. It was just an action movie with subtitles, and not a very original action movie at that.

I preferred Gibson when he spent his time as an actor cutting off limbs or shooting people. As a director I don't particularly rate him.

Bruce Lee is the Biggest Badass ever, hands down!

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Let's remember that Mel Gibson did direct Braveheart.

Its gonna have to be Bruce Willis for me. Always has been and always will be. But I luv me some Sam too

The question definately is loaded considering that Bad Ass is a Blacksploitation term. Samuel L Jackson is really the only one who would apply. Or maybe Ving Rhames or someone like a Michael Duncan Clarke Since they are black.

Unless i am too tight on the 'badass' definition.

As for the immediate response to even mentioning Mel Gibson's name, or Passion of the Christ in this instance, I get tired of it. I get tired of the fact that since Gibson is a man who claims his Christian faith is relevent he becomes on open target to any with a beef against Christianity.

He is human and should held accountable to his actions, good or bad. But because he tries to live to a standard, we as a culture hacve the right to judge him harsher? To the best of my knolwledge, he is still married to the same woman he was with before he was huge (a minor miracle), and still is a very chartible person.

I am trying to create St. Mel or beatify Passion. Just compare him to any number of the worldwide stars presently and it is hard to his conviction and commitment to his values.

The world can praise the Geogre Clooneys and Johnny Depps of the world. They are great movie stars. But when it comes down to the person (this is only based on perception) give me the more polarizing Mel Gibson.

-Russell Crowe would also fit in my punxchline for this post also.-

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