Wednesday, 22 December 2010

Top 5: Assassin films

Originally published in Student Direct: The Mancunion and 16/02/10 on http://www.cookiefilmfilm.blogspot.com/  

Who in their right mind doesn’t want to be an assassin? Uber-cool outfits, adrenaline-fuelled gunfire and car chases a plenty, these five films ignited a longing for black spandex and raised a collective sigh from men all around the world.

5. Smoking Aces – Colourful cast.
 A torture loving mercenary, sexy contract killers, chameleon-style master of disguise and a trio of redneck, neo-Nazi, skinheads race to take out mafia snitch Buddy ‘Aces’ Israel. Damn this guy is popular.

4. Wanted – Loom of fate?
 Secret assassin guild, ‘The Fraternity’, recruit regular Joe, James McAvoy to help catch the notorious ‘Cross’.... Oh, and they choose their targets with a magic loom. Yes a loom. As weird as it sounds, the coolness factor is saved by bullet bending, Angelina Jolie’s bath scene and peanut butter rat bombs.

3. Shoot Em Up – Death by carrot.
 Clive Owen’s ‘Mr. Smith’ uncovers a government bone-marrow racket, saves the girl and the baby, and sees anyone in his way off with a little more than their daily recommended dose of Vitamin C. BEST. WEAPON. EVER.


2. Kill Bill 1&2 – Tarantino shows that he has a knack for story telling in this epic two-part revenge saga.
 Hands up if you’ve tried the "five point palm exploding heart technique"? Awesome.

1. Pulp Fiction – ‘Bad Motherfucker’.
 Man points are awarded just for mentioning the adrenaline/heart scene. Diner robberies, murders, heroin overdoses, fixed fights, gimp rape, dance competitions and more pop culture references than you can shake a stick at. It’s been a busy day in Los Angeles.

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