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Eljews
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ProctalRelapse
Terminator 2 was the best in the entire franchise, in my opinion.
notoneiota
She also permanently damaged her hearing firing a pistol without her earplugs in. Remember to wear your hearing protection, kids!
notpatbenatar
James Cameron may be many things but I'm so glad he gave me Ellen Ripley and Sarah Connor growing up. Excellent ladies.
cmagee79
This is a badass. Badassery does not know gender. Hamilton (badasses go by last name) rocked this shit. We need more.
FailToImpress
If we're talking about actors taking their job serioualy we might as well mention Daniel-Day Lewis
ozzieburgerbum
Wouldn't it be cool if like they got Hamilton and Weaver together for some movie like Arnie and Stallone are doing? Going round kicking ASS!
dorman13
She also suffered some permanent hearing loss caused by loud gunshots in the scene where T-1000 tries to come in through ceiling of elevator
TacticalChungus
I'd bet. Firing a .45 in an elevator would be deafening.
pangyre
When you watch action flicks watch the actors' faces when they fire guns. They flinch or at least blink. She doesn't.
socraticirony
The gun discipline in Heat was pretty damn good.
crazypenguine
You know how I know she knows how to hold a rifle properly? She's not chicken-winging her right elbow. Keep it low and tight, people!
ElDingo
She was my seventh grade teacher's best friend. She came to my class and helped teach one day.
nothinbutcabbage
then you have rick grimes that still holds his pistol with that stupid limp wrist.
BrumpoTungus
I'd love to see someone shoot a magnum caliber with that grip.
kirivon
+1 for clearing the rifle, -1 for poor cheek to stock weld.
hwdcoyote
thank you... the poor shooting form bothers me immensely. Also, notice how the shells keep ejecting after the muzzle flash?
kirivon
Didn't notice that, but now that you mention it... There is little to no muzzle flash firing a 5.56 NATO round through a standard M16/M4.
kirivon
I would imagine a supressor would only further reduce the non-existent flame. She was most likely firing blanks with the flash added in post
Ephajim
Dem shoulder muscles in gif #2.
drcaliflax
One of the most bad ass female leads in action movie history.
Playswithtiddies
Come with me if you want to lift
rooble
The first gif displays how the Israeli commando taught her how to look cool whilst wearing sunglasses.
alicks
Obviously she learned that from a Navy SEAL, since that's 90% of what they do.
FoxxOTG
Remember when she railed the guard in the face? That wasn't acting. She was pissed off with him. Check out the directors commentary.
ozzieburgerbum
more info pwease :)
EarthTourist
you didn't show her doing chin-ups
sanguinecupcake
On her bed turned upright. I'm just amazed that it didn't fall over on her like when I tried that.
SomethingOffensive
I love that her twin sister was in the scene where T-1000 morphed into Sarah's form.
madmardagan
Plus she boffed the director and broke up his marriage so there's that...
asukara
But the wife went on to become an Oscar winning director. And she's also bad-ass.
FoxxOTG
Actually the director also slept with her twin sister. Why??! I would not want to piss Linda Hamilton off (back then anyways).
YourVacuumCleanerJudgesYou
And then he cheated on her with Suzy Amis. The actress that plays Rose's granddaughter in Titanic.
Mex5150
Good on her. People opening locks using just a pick and no tension bar is something that always annoys me far more than it really should.
socraticirony
But there was still way much more metal there than the one paper clip she used.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
It's one of those things I notice in every movie that does it. Thanks for bringing it up! +1
slipstream222
I thought that was just me - 7 pin lock, 5 seconds no tension bar - yeh right
AMisterShoe
This is like a movie cliche. Certain directors will ignore the realism to give what's expected, others will go the other route depending (1)
AMisterShoe
on the genre of the movie. (2)
zero101
Yet another reason why Terminator 2 is one of the best action movies of all time.
thegr8rambino
indeed
welcomestranger
And how well it has aged compared to many modern action movies...
flounderflound
Agreed. And the T-1000 was one of the most horrifying badguys. It came off as unstoppable and escape was hopeless.
plainoldfool
Settle down, Kanye.
LennyKoggins
Nay, one of the best SEQUELS of all time.
chimalli
THE best "part 2" of all time.
bismal
amen
Warmblood
She was good in Terminator (1) too!
raphanat0r
Mah brain!
olds97lss
I so wish someone would have shot the damn kid.
MostIndeedlySo
So did T-1000.
USD1
I'm glad I'm not the only person who thinks T2 is one of the best action movies of all time. I didn't think I was, but I'm glad I'm not.
drzaious
Terminator 1 and 2 were my childhood obsessions. T3 was my childhood being destroyed and shit on in front of me.
FlamingDefibs
What did you think of Salvation?
Lookatmyballs
The only thing holding it back was the kid. They could have done better.
YourHeroPenguin
Oh but I was "in love" with him when I was 10. (no.. not so much)
olds97lss
Could have replaced him with a shoe.
acciobum
Her.
olds97lss
The kid.
wandergeist
Aliens goes into that mix as well, with another bad-ass female character. (Or two, if you count the Queen)
yccc
http://imgur.com/33fbsJT
AGronau
"Sometimes I like to eats you wit mah little mouth, too"
insilico
I know it's not a movie, but Ziva David from NCIS is up there with Ripley and Sarah Connor as my favorite bad-ass females.
jimmyc88
Both directed by James Cameron I believe.
wandergeist
Yeah, he has no problem with a strong female lead (maybe his ex-wife had something to do with it). But Ripley the character predates him.
DroopyTheDawg
Not sure if you're dissing Vasquez or Ripley there, but you're in for an ass kicking either way.
wandergeist
Well, one of them is dead. But then again, so's the queen.
wandergeist
Though now that you mention Vasquez, along with the Cameron comment below, "Avatar" comes to mind too.
lulwot
This is actually really cool.
FreshCaviar
Cooler considering how feminine and inexperienced she was in the first movie. Girly waitress to Rambo in one sequel.
napsmear
She did this too, ultimate dedication
JimmyPearseII
so that's why she wasn't in the third one...
dorman13
MrAwfullySarcastic
That must have been the 12 lbs she lost
DMGuy
Yup, she just burned a whole lot of calories at once.
voltato
Shes pretty hot.
bryanew710
I see what you did there.
sexybuttercup
PLUS...she didn't wear a bra.
MrBoomstik
nice.gif
marksson
When I was six, watching her bounce around in that white tank top in slow motion in the asylum is why I'm a straight man today.
AuntieMeat
Never noticed it before, and now it will be the only thing I notice.
ozzieburgerbum
exactly no pushed up, bulging out and bouncing around in a kilo of padding she was the real deal! It wasn't about trying to look sexy 1/2
ozzieburgerbum
it was about ACTUALLY being a strong character which ended up having a badass sexiness to it in the end :)
tigg0r
there are no bra's in space... oh wrong movie
NesserVanNessers
Yeeeeaaahhhh... She totally needs chestal support.
ForgottenTaco
really? i need to go back and watch this awesome movie
sexybuttercup
jpparkenbone
You are aware she has her tits out in the first movie, right?
ForgottenTaco
eh the first movie was just ok
JustASmallTownMinnesotanImgurlLivingInALonelyWorld
So THAT'S why I was allowed to watch the second one but not the first one when I was little!
sexybuttercup
Hahaha....but the violence was ok. Uggghhhh.....
bryanew710
*THAT* is why you'd watch it?
ForgottenTaco
also becasue i forgot about how good it was
frickfrickfrick
12 pounds? Shit, if I did that regimen, I would lose way more than that. Of course, I have more to lose. I'll just stay on the couch.
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GBMaker
Pass the chips, willya?
Rypley
She's such a badass!
swaggycookie
not really cause she bitched out of the 3rd movie cause it was too hard
Eljews
Not as bad ass as Ripley, but she's close.
chucknasty
Oohhhh you
Rypley
<3
JoeMalmsteen
T2 Sarah Connor would tear Ripley (from any movie) to pieces. Hell, I'd pick her against most of the Colonial Marines.
Eljews
Dude, I respect your opinion, but I have to disagree with you on that. Aliens Ripley was a total bamf and she wasn't even truly trained.
JoeMalmsteen
She was more trained in Alien than Sarah was in T1. Plus she had a professional military helping/training her. Sarah didn't.
Eljews
Well, they both had the same protector. However, both of their enemies were formidable and therefore both are bamfs. Agreed?
luminousbeing
Modern action films need women like this. Strong yet human and flawed. What happened?
MrPredator
To be honest, I'm kinda sick of some of these movies that want the stereotypical "heroine" like Weaver played in the Alien movies.
FallenTurtles
The point is when you make a stereotypical hero character, it shouldn't matter if it's male or female. Alien accomplished this, as have many
sanguinecupcake
Having seen Alien for the first time just a few weeks ago, I agree. Also, make sure the cat survives.
porcelainThrone
Is no one going to point out Mako Mori? Pacific Rim? ..No? Ok :(
piggypiglet
Doughnuts
darthvetter13
Two words: Michelle. Rodriguez.
eronth
nothing happened. it's still mildly rare and awesome whenever it occurs.
WookieJebus
Explosions. That's what happened. The more 'splody bits, the less story is needed
flounderflound
Thank you, Michael Bay.
WookieJebus
... for fucking up movies for us all
bobsheadthreateningly
Read up on Jaimie Alexander and her workouts for the Thor movies.
Sugarcrotch
skynet killed them all
GeeUknit
http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2013/08/i-hate-strong-female-characters
luminousbeing
This article was a great read. Physical strength wasn't quite what I meant, as all the words I'd like to use wouldn't fit.
crann
I enjoyed this article, and the writer was right on the mark. I never thought about it like that before.
mylittlebrainbow
Thank you so much for sharing this, right on point!
DMGuy
Thank you for introducing this article to me; I do a fair amount of writing myself, and it's given me a lot to think about.
ohgodhescominginthebackdoorsavethechildren
More people need to read this article.
DroopyTheDawg
They need -characters- like this, it's the constant niggling concern about gender critique that makes writers afraid to add too many flaws.
tlazolteotl
cough Hunger Games cough
jolt06
flash back hell
ILikeCoke
I liked it less than I expected to. She got so much help and got lucky in almost every other instance. Only the pig scene was up to par.
DegenerateLittleShit
People tell me the movie sucked but they never cite the characters. It's "the effects were shit", "weird pacing", and "deus-ex machina".
greyfoxv1
I enjoyed it despite it's minor flaws.
DegenerateLittleShit
I loved the book and felt they tried too hard to make the movie appeal to a wide audience.
greyfoxv1
I'd fault the MPAA and it's dated ratings system for that since selling a rated R movie would be far more difficult than PG-13.
Maverick916
Women (and men too frankly) are all cast to young to have any real world experience to come off as believable in their roles
ldraptor
I can see it with some men, but Bruce Willis and Stallone who might qualify for the opposite at this point. I see your point though.
Pharya
Seen The Walking Dead? Every female lead is hopelessly dramatic and useless. Half of them just wallow around wanting to kill themselves.
Pharya
None of them accomplish anything. Halfway through Season 2 so far, all I've seen is battle of the sexes in overdrive it's demeaning as fuck
vauhtihirmu
May I suggest playing The Walking Dead Season 1 -games?
kazyaffka
Gina Carano, for example. I recommend "Haywire"
luminousbeing
I did watch that. Unfortunately, not many else did. I hope we can get a modern resurgance.
timmycliff
Check out Fight Girls. It's a wayyy over done documentary, but enjoyable.
ISuperBelieveInYouTadCooper
She is such a terrible actress. That was the first movie I couldn't finish. Don't get me wrong, she's awesome, but no acting experience.
timmycliff
Definitely don't want Fight Girls :^)
YellowDuckz
And she got paid millions to do it!
loafroaster
Millions? I doubt it. After Arnie's paycheck and the amount of money they pumped into the SFX, I'd say she got a million, tops.
TracerBullitt
Thank you.
captainnukeman
Fitness centers hate her!
LegendaryHeroOfTime
Directors hate her!
theflathead
So brave. So heroic. So lucrative.
goodjobmyfellowman
much success
Aegilops
Wow
SabobaDa
Wow three hour days must be really tough for that much money
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frankwalkerfromnationaltiiiiiiiiiiles
well paid incompetent actors
macman507
Which one?
NOTALAWYERBUTIPLAYONEONTV
That doesn't make her regimen impressive. She trained for 18 hours a week and had a restrictive diet! STOP THE PRESSES!
Abso
So, what, you're not impressed at all?
NOTALAWYERBUTIPLAYONEONTV
Not really. She was compensated extremely well for her efforts.
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NOTALAWYERBUTIPLAYONEONTV
Now I just run three times a week (I have no logical reason to train above that). She was compensated extraordinarily well for her efforts.
Zetsub
I reckon Vin Diesel is a good action movie actor, same as The Rock. It's the supporting actors who are terrible in those movies.
MistaSmiles
Ludacris da bomb yo!
Zetsub
I dunno, there's just something infectious about The Rock's charisma. He just seems to be having fun, which is what the movies are about.
stevetacular
I will continue to watch him in anything he is in until I found out what it is he's cooking
DoesThisWorkQuestionMark
Too many different verb tenses in one sentence. I'm confused.
dentd
Uziel Gal invented a quick, easy way to throw a lot of bullets at people you have disagreements with: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uziel_Gal
ReallyBigRocks
the Uzi doesn't even have that high of a fire rate, the Kriss vector has twice the fire rate and is .45 instead of 9mm
aShogunNamedMarcus
Shame on him, he should have tried to match the ROF of the 2009 Kriss when he was designing the Uzi back in fucking 1950
ReallyBigRocks
well i mean the Thompson had a fire rate of about 1000 RPM back in 1920
dentd
Ok. "a lot of bullets" doesn't really have a hard definition, but I believe multiple hundreds per minute would easily fit in there if it did
ReallyBigRocks
yeah but i'm just saying 600 rpm is pretty low especially for a submachinegun
dentd
Opinions are great, aren't they?