Great Guy Movies (A.K.A. Movies My Wife Hates)

Sunday, March 2, 2008

Let’s be honest. I’m a guy: a guy who likes movies. I especially like guy movies, filled with action, cars getting blown up, and bullets being fired. If you’re a guy, or a girl who likes guy movies, this list is for you!

11. Dark City: One of my all time favorite movies, and my wife just told me she hates it. It has Jennifer Connelly in it. Also Kiefer Sutherland, William Hurt, and Rufus Sewell. It concerns a city where it is always night, a murder, amnesia, and magic. It was directed by Alex Proyas, who also directed The Crow.

10. Fight Club: You either hate this movie or love it. I’m a big fan. Oh sure, it seems to glorify violence and random acts of sheer stupidity, but I think it really has a message that you shouldn’t just accept things for their face value. In either case, it rocks: things get blown up, guns get shot. It stars Edward Norton, Brad Pit, Meat Loaf, and others.

09. Kung Fu Hustle: Oh, man! What’s not to like about this one? Dancing gangsters, magical Kung Fu, stand offs, cheesy acting! The list goes on! I prefer the original version of this movie. It has subtitles. I know, guy movies don’t normally have subtitles. In this case, however, it’s OK.

08. Tremors: This is about a bunch of worms that are eating people in a small desert community. It stars Kevin Bacon, and some other people you’d recognize. It’s another one of those movies that has reached cult status over time. It’s one I’d like to own.

07. Army of Darkness: There are so many great bits in this. Also a lot of awesome lines. “Give me some sugar, baby,” is one of my all time favorites. Also, the chainsaw hand and Ash fighting all those mini-Ashes. Priceless! Who cares if some of the special effects look dated now. This is a guy movie classic.

06. The Rundown: I think my wife might actually like this one, in secret. This is a great chase movie. The Rock has to go down to South America, or someplace like that, and get Sean William Scott, a treasure hunter, back to his dad. Of course, Sean doesn’t want to go back… This has all the makings of a classic guy movie… guns, explosions, even a dude with dual whips.

05. They Live: I bet you remember this one. It’s a totally awesome concept: aliens are among us, hiding in plain sight. All you need is a special pair of sunglasses to see them. This one features the longest fight scene ever filmed, and one awesome line: “I came here to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and I’m all out of bubblegum.” Priceless!

04. Tombstone: Val Kilmer totally rocks in this. I love the line “I’m your huckleberry.” All the fights are really well done, and the acting is superb. If you like Western Actioners, this one is for you!

03. Ronin: Featuring Robert Dinero, Jean Reno, a mysterious silver briefcase, and one especially amazing car chase, this is a guy movie in spades. My wife hates this movie with a passion. It’s required watching for guys, though.

02. Predator: Come on, you knew there would be an “Arnold” movie in this list — there had to be! And this is it. Predator blew me out of the water when I saw it. It kept me literally on the edge of my seat the entire time. Can you name another movie to have two future governors in it? Remember Jessie “The Body” Ventura with his mini-Gatling gun? Wow. I think they shot off more bullets in this movie than entire wars.

01. Robocop: “I’ll buy that for a dollar!” This is one of those cult classics that every self-respecting guy should keep. Directed by Paul Verhoeven, this movie has thrills, spills, explosions, gun fights, gore and action.