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25 Awesomest Action Heroes

EW, you’ve done it again.  Hot on the heels of their “50 greatest action movies of all time” comes a look at some of the best characters who have ever dealt out a serious case of smackdown.  Let’s get it on!

25. Toshiro Mifune, Character:  Kikuchiyo, Movie: Seven Samurai

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKhyFKXzFrQ

24. Steven Seagal, Character: Casey Rybeck, Movie: Under Siege

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9ucP1y5EMQ

23. Sean Connery, Character: James Bond, Movie: Goldfinger

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0myhQtxoZY

22. Kurt Russell, Character: Snake Plissken, Movie: Escape from New York

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohFvxz5oAk8

21. Anne Parillaud, Character: Nikita, Movie: La Femme Nikita

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igh1O_UOSFk

20. Antonio Banderas, Character: El Mariachi, Movie: Desperado

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAZyF6FU4ww


19. Burt Lancaster, Character: Captain Vallo, Movie: The Crimson Pirate

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzBaKQ9TAiQ

18. Sylvester Stallone, Character: John Rambo, Movie: First Blood Part II

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSiQnYtYQ4k

17.  Tom Cruise, Character: Ethan Hunt, Movie: Mission Impossible III

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii3fJcosMYM

16. Jean Reno, Charcter: Leon, Movie: The Professional

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ryaU8ZOLEM

15. Jackie Chan, Charcter: Wong Fei-Hung, Movie: Drunken Master II

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaAvNHWjInM

14. Uma Thurman, Character: The Bride, Movie: Kill Bill

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjKJ8RJObmc

13. Errol Flynn, Character: Robin Hood, Movie: The Adventures of Robin Hood

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L10fR31jC1w

12. Matt Damon, Character: Jason Bourne, Movie: The Bourne Supremacy

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeqi-zpAdgs

11. Bruce Lee,  Character: Lee, Movie: Enter the Dragon

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOK07GPt3a4

10. Peter Weller, Character: Murphy/Robocop, Movie: Robocop

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7MYAo2EpMw

9. William Holden, Character: Pike Bishop, Movie: The Wild Bunch

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIwH96iZI7E

8. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Character: T-800, Movie: T2: Judgement Day

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mObd5PxMzxs

7. Chow Yun-Fat, Character: Inspector Tequila, Movie: Hard Boiled

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SNmELMoOaQ

6. Russell Crowe, Character: Maximus Decimus Meridius, Movie: Gladiator

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-5g0FfPdHA

5. Keanu Reeves, Character: Neo, Movie: The Matrix

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjflN2eOgsE

4. Mel Gibson, Character: Max, Movie: The Road Warrior

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4TdPxOXuYw

3. Harrison Ford, Character: Indiana Jones, Movie: Raiders of the Lost Ark

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGgUbgXxl6c

2. Sigourney Weaver, Character: Ellen Ripley, Movie: Aliens

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0S771sM4bM

1. Bruce Willis, Character: John McClane, Movie: Die Hard

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsneBVTKC_M

And there you go, Anybody you think should be added, removed, or shifted around let us know through the e-mail or voicemail line.  Just hit the “Contact” tab at the top of the page for all the info or leave a comment on this post.

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