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[Suburban Cowboy]

dont listen to anyone who says akira. that movie is about blue midgets granting super powers.

 

[Rur0ni]

wut...

Yes. It may put some hair on chests. (admittedly I haven't seen it in like a decade, but it's awesome nontheless)

Also check out some Golgo 13 movies. The Professional & Queen Bee.

 

[En-ou]

Detective Conan Movies 1-12

Lupin III Movies 1-4 & Specials (TV Movies) 1-21

Rurouni Kenshin - Trust X Betrayal

All Studio Ghibli Films

Ninja Scroll

Vampire Hunter D

that's all i can think of right now. i don't seem to like movies like akira, ghost in the shell or appleseed. the plots dance all over the place and i think it requires you to know quite a bit about the universe to really know what's going on.

 

[Mistouze]

Dead Leaves, 55 minutes of awesme non-stop action.

FUCK YESSSSS

 

[slade]

Sword of the Stranger
Blade of the Phantom Master

Go watch these two if you can find them.

 

[Forkball]

All Studio Ghibli Films

Yeah wasn't it just balls out badass when that farmer beat that 14 year old kid because he tried to steal food to feed his starving three year old sister after their country had been completely torn apart?

 

[ElectricBlue187]

There's really nothing like Mind Game. You should watch it just to be able to say you've seen something so bizarre and twisted and amazing.

 

[TOM f'N CRUISE]

Sword of the Stranger.

im looking up all of your replies on youtube and this one looks good....too bad its not on netflix :'(




i havnt looked at all of the trailers yet...

 

[Skittleguy]

Can't go wrong.

 

[TOM f'N CRUISE]

Ah Jin-Roh, excellent. You've chosen wisely. I want the Blu-Ray, but $70-80? :lol

Anyway, since you've got taste... and requested bad ass...

Wicked City
Perfect Blue
Sword of the Stranger (supposed to be good, I'm watching it next week)
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust

And maybe for some series... nothing too philosophical/emo and shit. Don't be swayed by their bullshit.

Shigurui
GunGrave

Report back the awesome. I take your thanks in advance. There's a good handful of movies out there that I'm forgetting I'm sure.

thx now i realy wanna see Sword of the Stranger but its not on there......and the only one left on your list that i havnt seen it Perfect Blue. i forgot all about that movie.

thats going on que

FUCK i cant believe they dont have Sword of the Stranger

the only other one i just put on there is Blade of the Phantom Master, looks pretty crazy

 

[ultron87]

FUCK YESSSSS

So I just watched this (it's on Netflix Streaming) and my immediate reaction:

"What the hell did I just watch?"

I think I enjoyed it, and the animation was certainly interesting. But yeah, whoa.

 

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Paprika and Tekkonkinkreet are probably the most recent anime films that could be considered 'classic' or 'essential'

 

[RadioHeadAche]

End of Evangelion


Being under the influence may help.

 

[TOM f'N CRUISE]

iv herd that people who are fans of this dont like the movie too much because its different somehow. iv never watched or herd of the show before so will it be more enjoyable if i havnt seen the show?


trailer looks awesome

 

[DY_nasty]

Spirited Away is the only good answer.

Spirited Away is badass now? Really?

 

[TOM f'N CRUISE]

Spirited Away is badass now? Really?

:lol i have no idea if its a good movie but im pretty sure its not "badass"

 

[RadioHeadAche]

:lol i have no idea if its a good movie but im pretty sure its not "badass"

Good movie, yes, but "badass" it is not.

 

[Feep]

5 centimeters per second. I just watched this and found it to be suprisingly good.

While this movie was excellent, it is the literal opposite of the word "badass".

 

[shim]

+1 for sword of the stranger. great action flick. super badass. the first 5-10 minutes were a little slow, but it just gets better and better. awesome movie.

 

[ZeroCypher]

wow- I completely forgot about IRIA! it's been ages since I've seen that. as far as I can remember, it was a great series/OVA

 

[ZROCOOL]

Akira
Perfect Blue
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Macross Plus

 

[FiRez]

Evangelion 1.0

 

[CassSept]

End of Evangelion


Being under the influence may help.

First half is overall badass (especially the ending), so yeah, fits what he wants to see.

Second half though, yeah. Uh. Ya know. And stuff.

 

[sykoex]

Can someone fill me in on what order I should watch the Gundam movies in? I'd greatly appreciate it as I'd like to get into this series since it's a classic and all.

 

[Replicant]

With a tagline which more or less translated into "Wouldn't it be nice if everyone would just die?", you can imagine what kind of film End of Evangelion would be:

If you're into thriller, Paprika or Perfect Blue are must-see:

 

[Forceatowulf]

Ninja Scroll. Classic.

I was gonna suggest this.

or Akira.

 

[Orin GA]

Here, Now and Then



Im sorry, but the "GiTS" movies were boring :\ The anime ROLF stomps all over the movie because it doesnt try so hard to impress us with its CG and psychedelic music.

 

[Manics]

dont listen to anyone who says akira. that movie is about blue midgets granting super powers.

Yeah, don't bother watching the movie that influenced anime after it was released.

 

[jmdajr]

wicked city is great
so is demon city.

I would add spriggan to the list.

the animation during the action is fantastic.

and of course

 

[FnordChan]

You want badass?

I gotchyer badass right here. It's about incredibly powerful martial artists wandering around the post apocalyptic wasteland and using their knowledge of pressure points to make the heads of giant hulking thugs explode. The flick is being re-released on DVD on the 19th, so expect it to hit Netflix in short order. While you're waiting for that to arrive, I wholeheartedly second recommendations for Akira and Wicked City. Also:

It's about an all-woman group of magic cops who go after horrible demons with guns and giant swords in a setting straight out of Blade Runner. It isn't nearly as badass as Fist of the North Star, but it's still pretty awesome.

Fnord of the Chan Star

 

[TheRagnCajun]

Ninja Scroll. Classic.

On the subject of badassery, this answer is correct.

 

[shintoki]

Do you want good? Or badass?

If your looking for Bad Ass
Trust and Betrayal
Ninja Scrolls
Afro Samurai
Gunbuster and Diebuster...Or better yet. Just start watching Gurren Lagann
Fist of the North Stars
Golgo 13


Or Good?
5cm Per Second
Tokyo GodFathers...in general anything from Kon. Perfect Blue, M.Actress. and Paprika
Tekkon...something

 

[Dali]

FUCK i cant believe they dont have Sword of the Stranger

Your not missing much. Just youtube the last fight and you've seen the only reason to watch it. It's not completely horrible, but people here definitely talk it up more than it deserves.

Tekkon Kinkreet is better and much more badass.

 

[Decado]

Your not missing much. Just youtube the last fight and you've seen the only reason to watch it. It's not completely horrible, but people here definitely talk it up more than it deserves.

Tekkon Kinkreet is better and much more badass.

With the exception of that not being true.

 

[Truant]

For just straight up pure badassery, check out Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust. It's about a half-vampire vampire hunter who has to save a woman who was kidnapped by a vampire(last time I mention that word I swear) in a gothic post-apocalyptic spaghetti-westerny world. He has to deal with various monsters, rival hunters, and generally random and wild things ready to rip him to shreds. It's the sequel to Vampire Hunter D, but you do not need to see the original and Bloodlust is so much better in every way (except for the scene in the original where D stabs that guy in the eye during the wedding).

Came here to post this. It's the only anime I have ever taken seriously. Good stuff.

 

[TOM f'N CRUISE]

You want badass?

i realy need to watch this cause im like the only guy who hasnt seen it yet. its coming out this tuesday(19th) ?

and i looked up Sword of the Stranger in my que and it now says availability in june .
Escaflowne is on very long wait and Blade of the Phantom Master is on its way



THX again gaf keep the badass anime coming

 

[Blader]

Can someone fill me in on what order I should watch the Gundam movies in? I'd greatly appreciate it as I'd like to get into this series since it's a classic and all.

The original Mobile Suit Gundam tv series from 1979 was compiled into three movies: Mobile Suit Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow, and Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space. I'd actually recommend watching the movies over the original series since they trim the fat and cut out a lot of the sillier stuff from the tv series.

After that there's Zeta Gundam, which is both a tv series and a compilation movie trilogy.

Then Char's Counterattack, which is just a movie.

MSG, Zeta, and CCA form one big trilogy.