Top 5 movie tough guys and gals.

[Loony BoB]

MILF: Should be noted that most other people in the fellowship resisted the "drawing power" of it pretty well, and Samwise only had it for a fleeting moment by comparison to those who carried it for such a long time. I'm fairly certain that in the short time that Sam had it, Frodo and Bilbo alike were also not that bothered by the ring at the time. It took a while before it took hold of them.

[Shiny]

1. Lee - Enter the Dragon (and pretty much every movie Bruce Lee was in ever)
2. John McClane - Die Hard saga
3. Ting - Ong-bak
4. Ash - Evil Dead trilogy
5. Leon - The Professional

1. Beatrix Kiddo a.k.a. "The Bride" - Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2
2. Trinity - The Matrix trilogy
3. Leeloo Dallas - The Fifth Element
4. Miho - Sin City
5. Alice - Resident Evil saga

[blackmage_nuke]

MILF: Should be noted that most other people in the fellowship resisted the "drawing power" of it pretty well, and Samwise only had it for a fleeting moment by comparison to those who carried it for such a long time. I'm fairly certain that in the short time that Sam had it, Frodo and Bilbo alike were also not that bothered by the ring at the time. It took a while before it took hold of them.

Quite true, infact Frodo was rather intent on giving it to Gandalf and Galadriel near the begining.

[Depression Moon]

3. Leeloo Dallas - The Fifth Element

Oh now I remember that girl, but she didn't do much action-wise in the movie did she?

[Madame Adequate]

The only people who don't have to fight the Ring's temptation are those who it does not bother trying to tempt, quite simply. Even Gandalf and Galadriel have moments of difficulty when Frodo offers them the Ring - and that had more to do with the Ring knowing how much havoc could be wreaked if it ensnared either of them than it had to do with Frodo's strength. By the time it came into Sam's possession it had a huge incentive to mess with anyone at all, because it was drawing close to destruction. My point isn't that Sam was alone in resisting, my point is that he was alone in making resistance look completely and utterly effortless.

[blackmage_nuke]

3. Leeloo Dallas - The Fifth Element

Oh now I remember that girl, but she didn't do much action-wise in the movie did she?

That's where you'd be wrong

[Loony BoB]

My point isn't that Sam was alone in resisting, my point is that he was alone in making resistance look completely and utterly effortless.

And my point is that it is impossible to say that he would do it better than anyone else in his position. The ring works slowly, not quickly, when it comes to hobbits in particular. If Sam had worn the ring all that time and another hobbit had only just at the last moment been given it, who is to say that Frodo, Merry or Pippin would not have done exactly the same thing? I know Sam did good and all, but saying he is unique for doing what he did is simplifying things a lot as he was the only individual in all of middle earth who had the opportunity. Take any other hobbit (bar those who have been 'infected' by the ring over a long period of time) and they may have done the same. Even Gandalf, for all we know, may have resisted for at least a day or two - long enough. I'm sure some good men could have resisted, too, and elves, and possibly even dwarves. But we'll never know because we only had one person in that situation for the books.

[Goldenboko]

Bryan Mills (Taken) - Takes down massive crime ring on his own using every method possible in order to save his daughter. Played by Liam Neeson. What a guy.

Ding, ding, ding, we have a winner. Liam Neeson was such a badass in that movie. I can go on about the epic-ness of his quotes, such as after he killed everyone in the room after he was tied up and was suppose to be executed, "It, it was just business, it wasn't personal." "It was all personal to me!" *gunshot*. I think what really made him badass was most of the time he was cool, calm, and collected, so when he did finally start yelling (silly French agent) you knew he meant business.

[fire_of_avalon]

Omg you people don't understand the character of Samwise. The reason he was able to resist the ring is because he already knew of something much more powerful than the ring; friendship, love, and loyalty. Part of the draw of the ring is the belief that the ring is the ultimate powerful force in the world.

Hell, based on that the damned thing tempted people who never even touched it (Boromir?)

Sam Gamgee is probably the baddest of asses.

[Bunny]

I ain't droppin' no eaves sir!

[NorthernChaosGod]

smurf you guys, Tom Bombadil is the .

[blackmage_nuke]

Sure the fact he was able to resist the ring is because of love friendship etc but what we're saying is the fact he did it more easily than anyone else was because he was a hobbit and because he only had it for a day.

That said im not disputing that he's the biggest badass of the series im just saying that ring resistance isnt what makes him most badass.

[Loony BoB]

Omg you people don't understand the character of Samwise. The reason he was able to resist the ring is because he already knew of something much more powerful than the ring; friendship, love, and loyalty. Part of the draw of the ring is the belief that the ring is the ultimate powerful force in the world.

Hell, based on that the damned thing tempted people who never even touched it (Boromir?)

Sam Gamgee is probably the baddest of asses.

It was pretty clear that Boromir was the weakest of the fellowship when it came to willpower, this would be the main reason that the ring put some kind of focus on him when it came to using it's power. Also, before Boromir had even seen the ring, he was tempted to make use of it at the discussions they had. It was like a nuclear bomb - there would always be those who wish to wield it's power.

Certainly men were far more susceptable, as were dwarves, when it came to surrendering themselves to the powers of the rings, let alone the one ring, but hobbits were known to be able to resist it's powers for many years. I would say that if Samwise were carrying the ring for as long as Bilbo or Frodo then there is every chance he would have been 'corrupted' by it.

So yeah, pretty much what nuke just said. Tolkien does indeed sing the praises of Sam and deservedly so, but despite this I wouldn't say he was the toughest of the toughest. Also, I reckon we're best to exclude fantasy world characters because let's face it, every fantasy universe has someone who is "tougher than all others ever were", which is kind of crap. Personally I put Aragorn down as the toughest mofo out there when it comes to LotR, but maybe I'm biased towards the idea of a king that would lead his army to death. Alternatively, you could say that the eagles were pretty tough, too... and yeah, Tom Bombadil, proper legend.

[Breine]

Apart from those already mentioned, some that come to mind right now are:

Foxy Brown
Lara Croft
The Women of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"
Jessica Yang (Police Story 3: Super Cop)
Mei (House of Flying Daggers)


Thankfully, there are many tough female characters out there!

[black orb]

>>> Norbit..