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The Coolest Kickass Movie Women Tournament
It's time, once again, to give honor to the coolest women in the movies and to finally decide among ourselves which one is the best, the coolest, the strongest, the most courageous kick-ass woman of them all!
I've gathered a list of contenders that include a few unexpected characters just for the sake of fun. When I mean "kick-ass," I don't mean just women who can put up a good fight. (Let's face, not even a Mack truck can stop one of these, while a few others would be knocked out with a good back hand.) What I mean is strong-willed, tough, smart, courageous women with the knack to survive just about anything thrown at them. It' s up to you to judge which of these women have the best of these characteristics in the matches. Because so often once a tournament begins, a few schmoes will voice complaints that their favorite somebody or something wasn't included, I'll allow a few days for all interested participants to look over the list before I officially start this tournament. If anyone thinks another female character deserves to be a contestant, 1) post a solid reason why that character should be listed. 2) decide which contestant on the list should be removed to make room for your addition and post a good reason why that contestant should be eliminated in favor of yours. 3) At least two other schmoes must agree with your addition and elimination request. Who knows, one of them might be me. And, of course, I have final decision on any changes to the original list. A "solid reason" is not because "she's hot." We've got a thriving tournament going on about that subject already. A "solid reason" is not that you didn't like the movie the character appeared in or the actress who played her. We're here to only judge the merits of the characters themselves. A solid reason for elimination is if you feel the character and movie she's in may be too obscure or too much of a flop for enough people to have seen it and be able to make sound decisions about her in the match-ups. Another is if you honestly feel one of the characters just doesn't deserve to be listed with the others. This is your one-time opportunity to participate, even in this limited fashion, in the selection process of the contestants. I expect the tournament to begin on Tuesday morning, pacific time, barring any unforeseen problems. A big thank you to Le_Big_Mac for his many contributions to this list and for helping me out in general! The Contestants 1. Abernathy - Grindhouse - "Death Proof" (Rosario Dawson) 2. Abigail Whistler - The Blade Trinity (Jessica Biel) 3. Aeon Flux - Aeon Flux (Charlize Theron) 4. Ajedrez - Once Upon a Time in Mexico (Eva Mendes) 5. Alabama Whitman - True Romance (Patricia Arquette) 6. Alex Munday - Charlie's Angels (Lucy Lui) 7. Alex Forrest - Fatal Attraction (Glenn Close) 8. Alice Johnson - Nightmare on Elm Street (Lisa Wilcox) 9. Alice - Resident Evil, Resident Evil: Apocalypse (Mila Jojovich) 10. Amamda - Saw trilogy (Shawnee Smith) 11. Ana - Dawn of the Dead '04 (Sarah Poley) 12. Anna Valerious - Van Helsing (Kate Beckinsale) 13. Annie Porter - Speed (Sandra Bullock) 14. Barb Wire - Barb Wire (Pamela Anderson) 15. The Bowler - Mystery Men [Janeane Garofalo) 16. The Bride - Kill Bill, Vol. 1 & 2 (Uma Turman) 17. Buffy Summers - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Kristy Swanson) 18. Carmen Sternwood - The Big Sleep (Martha Vickers) 19. Carolina - Desperado, Once Upon a Time in Mexico (Salma Hayek) 20. Caroline Fry - Pitch Black (Radha Mitchell) 21. Charlie Baltimore - The Long Kiss Goodnight (Sharon Stone) 22. Cherry Darling - Grindhouse - "Planet Terror" (Rose McGowan) 23. Clarice Starling - The Silence of the Lambs (Jodie Foster) 24. Danielle Bowden - Cape Fear (Juliette Lewis) 25. Divine - Pink Flamingos (Divine) 26. Domino Harvey - Domino (Keira Knightley) 27. Dylan Sanders- Charlie's Angels (Drew Barrymore) 28. Elektra - Elektra (Jennifer Garner) 29. Elena de la Vega - The Legend of Zorro (Catherine Zeta-Jones) 30. Elizabeth Swann - Pirates of the Caribbean (Keira Knightley) 31. Elle - Kill Bill, Vol. 1 & 2 (Daryl Hannah) 32. Ellen Ripley - Aliens (Sigourney Weaver) 33. Eowyn - Lord of the Rings: Return of the Kings (Miranda Otto) 34. Eve Kendall - North by Northwest (Eva Marie Saint) 35. Fiona - Shrek trilogy (Cameron Diaz - voice) 36. Franky Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (Angelina Jolie) 37. Gail- Sin City (Rosario Dawson) 38. Gogo Yubari - Kill Bill, Vol. 1 (Chiaki Kuriyama) 39. Gracie Hunt- Miss Congeniality (Sandra Bullock) 40. Guinevere - King Arthur (Keira Knightly) 41. Helen Parr/Elastigirl - The Incredibles (Holly Hunter) 42. Hermione Granger - Harry Potter series (Emma Watson) 43. Jane Smith Mr. and Mrs. Smith (Angelina Jolie) 44. Jennifer Hill I Spit on Your Grave A.K.A. Day of the Woman(Camille Keaton) 45. Jen Yu Crouching Dragon, Hidden Tiger (Zhang Ziyi) 46. Jessie Burlingame- Wrong Turn (Eliza Dashku) 47. Jill Valentine - Resident Evil: Apocalypse (Sienna Guillroy) 48. Joan Wilder - Romancing the Stone (Kathleen Turner) 49. Jordan O'Neill G. I. Jane (Demi Moore) 50. Julia Russell - Original Sin (Angelina Jolie) 51. Juno - The Descent (Natalie Mendoza) 52. Kate Brewster - Terminator 3: Rise of the Machine (Claire Danes) 53. Kate Fuller - From Dusk till Dawn (Juliette Lewis) 54. Kim - Grindhouse - "Death Proof" (Tracie Thoms) 55. Kyra - Chronicles of Riddick (Alexis Davalos) 56. The Lady - The Quick and the Dead (Sharon Stone) 57. Lady Deathstrike - X2 (Kelly Hu) 58. Lara Croft - Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (Angelina Jolie) 59. Laure - Femme Fatale (Rebecca Romijn) 60. Laurie Strode Halloween series (Jamie Lee Curtis) 61. Leeloo - The Fifth Element (Mila Jojovich) 62. Princess Leia Star Wars IV-VI (Carrie Fisher) 63. Linda McKay - Hollow Man (Elizabeth Shue) 64. Lisa Reisert - Red Eye (Rachel McAdams) 65. Liz - Shaun of the Dead (Kate Ashfield) 66. Liz Blake - Dressed to Kill (Nancy Allen) 67. Liz Sherman - Hellboy (Selma Blair) 68. Lorna Cole - Lethal Weapon III (Rene Russo) 69. Louise Sawyer - Thelma & Louise (Susan Sarandon) 70. Lucy McClane - Live Free or Die Hard (Elizabeth Marie Saint) 71. Maddy Bowen - Blood Diamond (Jennifer Connelly) 72. Magenta - The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Patricia Quinn) 73. Maggie - Escape from New York (Adrienne Barbeau) 74. Maggie Fitzgerald - Million Dollar Baby (Hillary Swank) 75. Maggie Hayward - Point of No Return (Bridget Fonda) 76. Mai Lihn - Live Free or Die Hard (Maggie Q) 77. Mallory Knox - Natural Born Killers (Juliette Lewis) 78. Marie - Haute (High) Tension (Cecile De France) 79. Marion Ravenwood - Raiders of the Lost Ark (Karen Allen) 80. Matty Walker - Body Heat (Kathleen Turner) 81. Meg Altman - Panic Room (Jodie Foster) 82. Megan Turner - Blue Steel (Jamie Lee Curtis) 83. Lt. Melanie Ballard - Ghosts of Mars (Natasha Henstridge) 84. Mercy - The Warriors (Deborah Van Valkenburgh) 85. Miho - Sin City (Devon Aoki) 86. Mystique - X-Men (Rebecca Romijn) 87. Nancy Thompson - Nightmare on Elms Street (Heather Langenkamp) 88. Natalie Cook - Charlie's Angels (Cameron Diaz) 89. Nikita - La Femme Nikita (Anna Parillaud) 90. Niobe - The Matrix Trilogy (Jada Pinkett-Smith) 91. Nyssa - Blade II (Leonor Varela) 92. O-Ren Ishii - Kill Bill, Vol. 1 (Lucy Lui) 93. Patience Phillips, A.K.A. Catwoman - Catwoman (Halle Berry) 94. Jean Grey/Phoenix X-Men: The Last Stand (Famke Janssen) 95. Phyllis Dietrichson - Double Indemnity (Barbara Stanwyck) 96. Rachel Keller - The Ring 1 & 2 (Naomi Watts) 97. Rachel Porter - Paycheck (Uma Thurman) 98. Rain Ocampo - Resident Evil (Michelle Rodriguez) 99. Red Sonja - Red Sonja ( Brigitte Nielsen) 100. Rhonda LeBeck - Tremors (Finn Carter) 101. River Tam - Serenity (Summer Glau) 102. Ronna Martin - Go (Sarah Poley) 103. Sarah - The Descent (Shauna MacDonald) 104. Sarah Connor- Terminator 2 (Linda Hamilton) 105. Sara "Sway" Wayland - Gone in Sixty Seconds (Angelina Jolie) 106. Selena - 28 Days Later (Naomie Harris) 107. Selene - Underworld (Kate Beckinsale) 108. Selina Kyle, A.K.A Catwoman - Batman Returns (Michelle Pfieffer) 109. Sever - Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (Lucy Lui) 110. Sithandra - Aeon Flux (Sophie Okonedo) 111. Sorsha - Willow (Joanne Whalley) 112. Starla Grant - Slither (Elizabeth Banks) 113. Storm - X-Men (Halle Berry) 114. Suzie Marie Toller - Wild Things (Neve Campbell) 115. Tank Girl - Tank Girl (Lori Petty) 116. Thelma Dickinson - Thelma & Louise (Geena Davis) 117. Trinity- The Matrix Trilogy (Carrie-Ann Moss) 118. T-X - Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines ( Kristanna Loken) 119. Ptv. Vasquez - Aliens (Jenette Goldstein) 120. Vernita Green - Kill Bill, Vol. 1 (Vivica A. Fox) 121. Violet - Ultraviolet (Mila Jojovich) 122. Wai Lin - Tomorrow Never Dies (Michelle Yeoh) 123. Wendy - Sin City (Jaime King) 124. Xenia Onatopp - GoldenEye (Famke Janssen) 125. Yu Shu Lien - Crouching Dragon, Hidden Tiger (Michelle Yeoh) 126. Zoe Washburne - Serenity (Gina Torres) 127. Zoe - Grindhouse - "Death Proof" (Zoe Bell) 128. Zula - Conan the Destroyer (Grace Jones) Last edited by Kikabi; 08-20-2007 at 04:50 PM.. |
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wanted to read the list too. |
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I'm happy with the list. Interesting choices.
One thing, Charlie Baltimore was played by Geena Davis, not Sharon Stone. |
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alice from nightmare on elmstreets 4 and 5... of all the heroins in the series she kicked the most ass
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Alice - in
Sorsha - out (anyone who falls for Kilmer is NOT kickass) |
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The problem with Alice is which Alice? (I'm posting pictures for the matches) Alice of Nightmare 3 - Kristen Clayton, or Alice of Nightmare 4 - Lisa Wilcox. Kind of a drag when two different actresses play the same role. |
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![]() I'm digging the choices so far. How about the women from 'The Descent'? |
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I was actually referring to the character...
Sorsha falling for Madmartigan's BS when the was under the influence was pretty sad.I'd say Lisa Wilcox for Alice. |
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Alice Johnson was played by Lisa Wilcox and Lisa Wilcox only in Nightmare 4 and 5, and was NOT a character in 3. And yeah, she should be in...
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Between you, me, and JJFlamingo, Alice - Lisa Wilcox - is in. Quote:
About Descent, we already have Sarah and Juno as contestants, so I think I've got that one covered, unless you want to suggest another character from that movie. Last edited by Kikabi; 08-20-2007 at 12:59 AM.. |
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Glad to see you got around to starting the tournament (I helped with some of the contestants).
Anyway, here are a few others: Stevie Wayne (Adrienne Barbeau) - The Fog (1979) Mei (Ziyi Zhang) - House of Flying Daggers Jennifer Hills (Camille Keaton) - I Spit on Your Grave - Priz (she didn't really do anything, just put up with shit; technically, she's not even a woman) - Nancy Callahan (same as above minus the "not a woman" part; yes, I know I was the one who suggested her) - Ana (she was kind of the leader of the group, but she didn't really do much ass-kicking as I recollect) Last edited by Le_Big_Mac; 08-20-2007 at 01:28 AM.. |
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Let's just say I had a huge crush on Kilmer as a teen and I would have fallen for him easily with or without being under the influence. I have no argument with any of those on your list. It truly is a pity that you are focusing primarily on movie women rather than also branching into videogame territory because I find that Samus Aran and Jill Valentine from 'Metroid Prime' and 'Resident Evil' would have been worthy additions. C'est la vie. But you have my support either way and I can't wait until this tournament gets it's show on the road, Kiki. |
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As far as videogame, yikes! Well, I don't play them for one thing, but even if I did, it would have even harder to have come up with a list that's not too enormous!Glad to have your support and looking forward to starting it off, as well. It'll mean that the majority of my work will be finished! Still figuring out good match-ups. |
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As for Priz, I see your point (and technically, there are a few who aren't women or human on the list ) All things considered, she wasn't that strong in the survivability department, which is a major factor in how these women should be judged.Nancy Callahan was a survivor, and when it came down to it, she didn't shrink away from fighting for her life. You're right about Ana being one of the leaders, but she did some literal zombie ass-kicking, and survived the ordeal. I think these two should stay. However, if two ofther schmoes back you up, I'll have to give that fair consideration in the final decision. As it stands now, Alice is in - except she can't be placed until one contestant is eliminated. So far suggestions for eliminations have been: Sorsha Priz Nancy Callahan Ana I need one more schmoe vote to eliminate Priz; two votes to eliminate one of the others. Le_Big_Mac needs two schmoe votes to add: Stevie Waynes Jennifer Hills and one more schmoe vote to add Mei. I hope this isn't too confusing! |
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Pris should definitely go byebye...
Jennifer Hills should absolutely be in, just for what she does to the retarded guy... ![]() |
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Cool list! Since I usually catch these tournaments well after they've started, I'll be sure to keep an eye on this one, perhaps even participating. Just a couple of quick thoughts, in the vein of constructive criticism:
- Lucy McClane was played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead, not a possible relative of Cary Grant's North By Northwest costar. ![]() - Since you have on the list the same essential character played by two different actresses (Nikita/Maggie Hayward), what about Clarice Sterlings (Jodie Foster vs. Julianne Moore)? - Some possible additions to the list: Pearl - Payback (Lucy Liu - again) Mace - Strange Days (Angela Bassett) Ursa - Superman II (Sarah Douglas) Katya - Die Hard: With A Vengeance (Sam Phillips) That's all I've got. But I'll be sure to be around. ![]() |
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Okay, the list of contestants has been updated. Priz is out and Alice from Elm Street is in. And a good choice, too, considering she survived two Elm Street movies and had the smarts to leave that damned town afterwards and never come back.
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Please remember when you want additons that you need to select characters from the list to eliminate in order to make room for new additions. And that two other schmoes must agree with you. Otherwise, your favorite kickass characters will not be added. So, choose wisely. So far, suggested eliminations are, each needing 2 schmoe "votes": Sorsha Nancy Callahan Ana of Dawn of the Dead remake Suggested additions are: Stevie Waynes - The Fog (2 votes needed) Jennifer Hills - I Spit on Your Grave (1 vote needed) Mei - The House of Flying Daggers (1 vote needed) (Come to think of it, Le_Big_Mac, you didn't give reasons for adding these ones, either.) |
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Going to rewatch The Fog, though, since we have a difference of opinion about Stevie. If I change my mind, I'll back you up. Haven't seen it in a while. |
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I vote for Jennifer Hills. Not for one SECOND did she comply, she fought them all the time and even tried to REASON with them when she was temporarily incapacitated. And that revenge... well, she wasn't doing that out of the kindness of her (allegedly) fairer sex heart, was she?
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Nancy. The CHARACTER is great but Alba did her no justice. This coming from somebody who has read the 'Sin City' stories.
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Does anyone want to back up Le_Big_Mac with his addition request of Stevie Waynes from the original The Fog? She does kickass in the last scenes - the only one in the movie who actually fights the "fog" creatures. Of course, that means chosing someone to eliminate. I don't have a problem losing Sorsha. |
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If you vote against Sorsha, Stevie's in, btw. |
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) until another schmoe votes out Sorsha or nominates another character to be removed from the list and two other schmoes approves (who knows, one might be me.)Argg - who made up these rules?!? . . . oh, yeah . . . We're starting tomorrow morning, pacific time, so the clock is ticking. |
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this was just a test.
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Hello and welcome to the first day of the Coolest Kickass Movie Women's Tournament!
There have been plenty of addition requests, but not enough elimination suggestions and votes needed to meet all the addition requests. Sorry, guys. But we did gain two worthy contenders over the past couple of days. The usual tournament rules apply - 24 hours per round. Remember, we're not just judging the contenders on their fighting abilities, but on their ability to survive, toughness, strength of will and courage, and that sort of thing. Lets start with a couple of Kill Bill Deadly Vipers! It's: Elle Driver ![]() Vs Gogo Yubari ![]() My money's on Elle |
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Very very tough...
Elle Driver |
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Elle
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