Comments on: Listmania: The 16 Biggest Badasses of the Decade

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The Final Countdown: February 12th Edition | Culture Blues — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:08:56 +0000

[...] Marvel Comics and writer Ed Brubaker (one of the men that helped get Captain America elected our biggest badass of the decade) came under fire this week from The Tea Party...uh Party? Is that what they’re [...]

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Place: Wyoming | Culture Blues — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:16:23 +0000

[...] mother fucking Cheney – that’s who. The former vice-president and world-renowned uber-badass was born and bred in Wyoming; the unholy result of a Greek mythology style coupling between an [...]

By: The Best Movies of the Decade: 10-1 | Culture Blues

The Best Movies of the Decade: 10-1 | Culture Blues — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:52:11 +0000

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By: John P

John P — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:43:47 +0000

Alright, i can agree that he only had one really bad ass role but honestly....How for the life of you can you possibly say that he was not unbelievably bad ass as the joker. Nevermind the fact that the character itself was deep, dark and basically created/written for wonderfully; did you see and hear the way Ledger changed his voice in some of those scenes? Particularly the one where hes holding a knife to that crime lord black dudes mouth. He sounded downright demonic when he imitated his father. Not to mention that he was able to change his deamenor from acting like a childlike fool, to an intelligent psychopath, to a violent psychopath, to a bit of thug. remember the scene when he burned that stack of money? He sounded straight gangster when he was talikin shit to that hispanic dude with the dogs. For God Fuckin sakes, the man became so engulfed in the role that it killed him!! HE WAS THE JOKER!!! Yeah he was fucked up on drugs the whole time, but who gives a shit! He was completely out of his god damn mind and that is what the Joker is all about.The scene in which hes being interrogated by Batman, you may notice that he has streaks of masscara running from his eyes. I dont know for sure...but my guess is that before shooting the scene, he may have been balling his eyes out due to some aspect of shear insanity. I doubt that the make up crew did that. It had absolutely no place in the context of that scene. Ledger lost his God damn mind in that movie, he was probably certifiable insane at that point but people were probably overlooking alot of the shit that was going on with him because of his unbelievable performance. They were probably in awe. That movie and that movie alone should be enough to put him in the top 5 badasses if you ask me. That movie was average to barely good without him. I think that he easily made that the best Batman movie thus far.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:10:09 +0000

I would've put Omar higher, for sure, but I wanted that badass pic of him to be on the front page of our site. Money don't got owners...

By: Jeremiah

Jeremiah — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:01:52 +0000

Ledger's performance as the Joker is 100% certifiably badass. Dying before making a sequel to A Knight's Tale, however, is not badass.

By: John

John — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:25:04 +0000

Heath Ledger? No disrespect to him--I like him and all. But under what logic would he make a list of badasses? He gave one good performance in one good movie. But even in that film--it's debatable whether Ledger is the badass, or if the Joker (character) just has great depth as a supervillian. Ledger wouldn't even make the top 30 badasses of the decade list, if you ask me.

By: John P

John P — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:01:33 +0000

That Christian Bale pick is pretty dope and the piece about the female soccer player is too.lol Wheres Heath Leger though?

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:46:48 +0000

I agree that Omar could have been higher. But he does show a pretty soft side at times, whereas you have someone like Dick Cheney or the Master Chief, both of who show absolutely no regard for life or moral code.

Hell, in the last decade, Steve Jobs got all up in America's collective wallet AND kicked cancer's ass.

Tough decisions all around.

Sidenote: Bun B drops a badass line in a song he did with Wale, "I'll lay you down/you ain't gettin up unless you was Kevin Everett".

By: Jeremiah

Jeremiah — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:16:04 +0000

I'm pleading with you here, watch The Shield. It's such an orgy of badass that you won't even believe it. It's just as well written and well acted as anything else on TV, and it's way more exciting and nerve racking. And when you get to Forest Whitaker's season long guest spot, well it's just about the greatest thing ever. The Shield is one of the most complete TV series out there and you'll be able to blow through it. Seriously, Netflix it. As for Lambert, we're definitely giving her the benefit of the doubt that this is just the tip of the iceberg. If you play collegiate soccer, you have probably played hundreds of games throughout your life to get there. And there is no way this behavior just started in that game. Frankly, we're too afraid to NOT put her on the list.