What are the manliest movies ever?
 

You know movies that every red blooded male or most men can relate to to some degree?

First of all, an easy choice: Predator. This movie starring Schwarzenegger and Carl Weathers is a classic of the aciton genre. It will turn you into a sexual tyrannosaurus... just like me.

Also, THE handshake:



Second, Das Boot. A German movie about German soldiers and the submarine they spend most of the movie in. This is a WW2 movie that's a bit different from most of the sort. And arguably the greatest submarine movie ever. The extended version is about 4 hours long or so, and the tension in some parts is nerve wrecking. Imagine how those men feel knowing that if something hits their submarine they're history.

Fight Club: While I certainly wouldn't unwind my tension by fighting off someone, this movie is quite ballsy. "How much can you know about yourself if you've never been in a fight?" is a quite powerful line.

And ofc there's also the likes of Die Hard, Commando, etc. but these are the ones that stand out the most to me in the "manliness" department.

"But what is MANLINESS, Prowler?" you'll ask. Well we all have our definition of it. I don't care. Don't read much into it. And ofc women are allowed to participate in this thread. But chances are, if you're a woman and don't understand why so many men love Das Boot(the ones who've watched it, that is), Fight Club, Die Hard and Predator, then maybe that answers your question :tgrin:

I was going to say "Predator" before even reading that post. "Commando"'s up there, too.

Maybe "Tango & Cash"? "Cobra," except it's a horrible movie.

The Raid movies, nothing like over the top viscreal violence and blood to keep your blood pumping

Also Sword of the stranger

I'd say the Rambo movies. Even my grandpa, who doesn't watch movies at all, knows about how badass Rambo is and has seen them a few times.
I gotta agree with Predator. Bitchin' movie, a perfect example of manliness.
(Also, check out the YouTube comments section of the video; it's hilarious)

Hot Shots part deux

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40 Year Old Virgin

Fight Club, but not for the reasons stated.
I the movie is a brilliant exploration of the tragic state of masculinity in post-industrial America.

First Blood, because of how different it is when compared to the legacy it left in its wake.

The same can be said about Die Hard.

Haven't seen that one.

What about Ninja Scroll?

And if Kaiji was a movie it'd be on my top list as well. that anime is manly as f*ck too.

Any Death Wish movie after the first one.





Charles Bronson was highly underrated.

Also the Dirty Harrys. Pretty much all of them.

Well he did get laid in the end.

If we are counting OVAS then Jojo should make it

Yeah I figured JoJo and I guess Fist of North Star would make my list as well... but regrettably I haven't seen either yet.

Obviously they had their little gimmick with the title, but looking past that... it's actually a beautiful movie about male bonding. And as silly as the ending is, it's ultimately about Andy growing up, coming out of his shell and making the necessary compromises to have a happy marriage.

10/10

I didn't think you guys would start posting a bunch of anime.

You gotta get up on your anime game bruh

Also I say Mulan is the manliest Disney movie, the girl has a kill count in the hundreds

In predator I found that Latino guy with the hat funny, for some reason. "I can make it" after getting hit by a trunk. Also, this part between him and that woman:

"Que pasó mujer? Que pasó? Que fué lo que viste?"
"No se, no estoy segura..."
"Que?"
"Fue la selva que lo llevo..."
"She said the jungle came alive and took him."

Shane Black as "Hawkins"? I don't know if he was supposed to be Latino in the movie, but maybe.

Incidentally, he's also writing/directing "The Predator" (4)... which sure sounds like it'll feature Arnold in some capacity.

:tlol: My reaction exactly. I defy anyone to successfully defend anything animated or anime as "manly", as understood by the American alpha male culture.

Shoot 'Em Up
Captain Fantastic

I agree. The movie was actually a nice story. They didn't ridicule him for being an old virgin. He gained a woman and also good friends.

What are you implying? :tgrin:

And Metroid the manliest Nintendo franchise I guess. Samus has more balls than many other men out there.

Well maybe I shouldn't assume lol

Just cause many of its more hardcore fans are anything but doesn't mean some animated stuff ain't manly! :tgrin:

The original Heavy Metal movie might be construed as having been "manly" at one point or another.

And honestly, who cares what American Alpha Male Culture thinks, the whole concept is predicated on a lie anyway.

I don't mean any offense, and I'm sure there's brutal, bloody hardcore anime stuff out there. Anime just doesn't evoke definitive "manly movies" to me.

Shoot 'Em Up is an ok weekend flick but that's about it. Also I only watched it for Monica. Not because I think it'd be "manly".

Okay but first tell me how is this anything but manly

Fair enough.

If you want a dose of cinematic testosterone, two words: Reb. Brown.

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I was about 10-11 years old when i first watched Heavy metal. I thought "wow a cartoon this late at night, cool!"

...ah being young and naive.

Finally watched the Die Hard movies after recording them on my DVR. Man, I've been missing out!



Still need to see the 4th one though.

No, you don't.

Wait Andrew, the "latino" wasn't hawkins but Poncho.

Exactly.

Let's be fair, anybody on the Technodrome Forums wouldn't qualify as "manly" either to American Alpha Male Culture. I know I wouldn't; I love books and writing too much. And I don't watch futbol.

The Street Fighter 2 animated movie is also pretty manly. Guile and Ryu certainly are manly as f*ck in that movie.

Hell, Ryu is one of the manliest video game characters of all time.

What didn't ya like about Live Free or Die Hard? Was Justin Long's character too much like Shia Lebouff or something?

Admittedly a lot of my favourite fictional characters and such fit into the "manly" mold, despite me not exactly being what you'd call "manly" in the traditional sense. I guess I just like characters I wish I was as cool as.

I can pass for a while. Then it comes out that I read, recycle and drive a compact and the jig is up.

I lift.

Do I qualify as a "brah"?

Have you ever set off the Lunk Alarm at a Planet Fitness?

LOL had to google this. Wha ta douchey thing to do.

No I have not. And tbh, the workout nuts, those guys who are REALLY into it usually don't visit those chain gyms but smaller gyms from what I've heard. My gym has lots of fatter middle aged people trying to lose weight in personal training classes. Also some people use it as a place to socialise with their friends/neighbours after work while they walk on the treadmill.

It was PG-13. PG-13 automatically takes away any movie's "manliness" card.

Anime was really popular with teens during the early 2000's, so I'm not surprised kids who grew up that era see it that way.

Anime was to the early 2000's what all those big 80's and 90's action movies were to that generation. This is a generational thing, different decades of kids/teens grew up with different action-oriented media.

That's why the young teens of today don't seem to know anything about those big action movies from the 80's and 90's.