Bloodsport

We were long overdue for some Jean Claude. Doug will probably disagree with me on that. Pretty cool fight scenes; didn't know it was based on a real guy. The dialogue was mostly bad, but good for laughs. And this guy was in it:

Every time he had a line, I had to shout "NEEEERRRDDSSSS!" His and Jean Claude's characters made for the most awkward on-screen BFFs ever.

Aside from the fighting, loooots of shots of JCVD doing the splits (and one shot of his butt). Guess that made him famous or something. Total 80s, terrible soundtrack, fun to watch. On the Bad-Ass scale, Doug wanted to give it a 4, while I suggested 3, so we compromised and went with 3.5 stars out of 5. That Chong Li guy was a total asshole, so that final fight was pretty Bad-Ass.

Did Tam Cry? No. But I might have if Donald Gibbs' character died.

The Bourne Supremacy

Soooo... I mean, good movie, but still a little conflicted about how fits into the Bad-Ass theme we've got goin' here. Like, entertsining, well-done and all...But not as good as the first.

Doug says 3 stars, I say 2.5.

Did Tam cry? Mmmm... no. When his woman is killed (what? didn't I say this blog is full of spoilers? 'cause it is), I felt nothing. Definitely not a film series known for being emotionally engaging. And not nearly enough explosions or hanging from helicopters to make up for it.

Con Air

Aww, yeah. I had seen this before, but Doug hadn't. Totally forgot Dave Chappelle was in it! Heh, oh, Pinball.

Pretty Bad-Ass from start to finish; breezed through Cage's time in prison and stayed pretty steady all the way through the craziness on the Vegas strip at the end.

Despite his stupid accent, Cage came through on this one. Savin' the cop from getting raped, gets his buddy's insulin shot just in time, and a bunch of other shit to save the day.

We both agreed, 4 stars out of 5. Deductions were made for using the same shitty song in the opening and closing of the film ("How Do I Live Without You" by Leann Rimes) and for excessive plot holes that really pushed the limit of suspension of disbelief. Otherwise, pretty classic Bad-Ass.

Did Tam cry? I teared up through a few parts here and there that I can't remember specifically, so I'm going to blame that on the combination of booze and my period.

Fearless

Finally decided to bring back some martial arts. Looked for some Jet Li on Netflix and here we go.

Started out with some bad-ass fights right from the start, so major points earned there. Some points were lost during the middle for some slow-moving story development, but it was still entertaining nonetheless.

Great choreography of course, which led to many "Whaaaaaat?!" moments.

Overall Bad-Ass rating: 3.5 stars out of 5.

Did Tam cry: I did. Twice, actually. Once when he's talking to his daughter's grave and again at the end during his final speech.