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January 29th 2008 00:01
What is your Favourite Film Weapon?
Weapon of Choice
The telegraph.co.uk is reporting that a recent survey conducted by Twentieth Century Fox asked 2000 fans “What’s your favourite film weapon?” You can see the Top 10 results below:
20th Century Fox Survey - Top 10 Favourite Movie Weapons
1. Lightsabre (Star Wars)
2. .44 Magnum (Dirty Harry)
3. Bullwhip (Indiana Jones)
4. Samurai sword (Kill Bill)
5. Chainsaw (Texas Chainsaw Massacre)
6. Golden Gun (James Bond - The Man With The Golden Gun)
7. Bow and arrow (Robin Hood)
8. Machine gun (Scarface)
9. The Death Star (Star Wars)
10. Bowler hat (James Bond - Goldfinger)
No surprises with #1 and a few there John Doe would definitely include as personal favourites. (Eg: 44 Magnum, Bullwhip, Light Sabre, Bowler Hat)
So what are your favourites?
Here are some of JD’s alternate favourites from cinema history.(In No Order)
The Gattling Gun from Wild Bunch
See a gatling gun clip from the Wild Bunch
Bruce Lee Nun-chucks – Enter The Dragon
Bruce Lee unleashes his fury
Deckard’s Gun – Blade Runner
Deckard's wide barrelled pistol
Conan’s Atlantean sword – Conan the Barbarian
See Arnold as Conan the Barbarian wielding his device of death in the ways of steel.
Robocop’s Gun - Robocop
Robocop - Freeze and he'll shoot
Rambo’s Knife – First Blood
Thats not a knife...that's a knife.
Freddy Krueger’s Glove – Nightmare on Elm Street
Freddy's fingers of death
Connor McCloud’s Highlander Sword – Highlander
See a Highlander clip to “Mad World”
Krull Boomerang Blades - Krull
Watch the sharp edges when it comes back
Teeth Gun - Existenz
Jude Law and his tooth decay fighter
The T1000 – Terminator
The Terminators in action
Arthur’ s Excalibur Sword – Excalibur
The blade that would be king
Blue Thunder
Blue Thunder in flight
Lee Van Cleef's Gun - For a Few Dollars More
See Lee Van Cleef play the hat game with Clint Eastwood
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Comment by Cibbuano
20/20 Filmsight
Science News
Hunt Famous
Orble Post of the Day
Fat Cult
Techbreak
Other mentions:
The air tank in Jaws.
The fifth element in The Fifth Element
The pots and pans in Battle Royale
The piano wire in Audition
Comment by Bryn
Horrorphile
I've always wanted Deckard's pistol.
Or a light sabre.
Jason Voorhee's machete ...? Simple, and gruesomely effective.
The huge fuck-off carbines in Aliens ...? Cumbersome, but stylishly impressive.
The "wall-stapler" laserguns in Space: 1999 ...? I wanted one of those as a lad!
... Hey, what about Stuntman Mike's 1970 Chevy Nova or 1969 Dodge Charger?
Comment by Tracy
Movies and Life
Comment by Mr Nice Guy
Pop Culturist
If not - perhaps Briget Bardot (or any of the Bond girls).
MNG
Comment by Damo
For the Sake of Argument
My Apologetics
The finger gun - Get Smart
Ziegfrieds suicide wedding ring - If he takes it off his wife will kill him.
The hamster numb-chucks from Kung Pow.
Mind Powers from The Fury and Scanners. I like the idea of making someone explode.
The Interceptor from UFO.
Do Giant Worms count? If so then the One in Dune.
Comment by Michaelie
Flick Wit
Michaelie
Comment by JohnDoe
Film & TV on DVD
Some good ones there, though Milla is a weapon of a different choice
Comment by JohnDoe
Film & TV on DVD
Love the Space 1999 one for sure.
Of course Kurts V8 is a weapon in the context of Death proof.
Comment by JohnDoe
Film & TV on DVD
Comment by JohnDoe
Film & TV on DVD
Isn't it the Vulcan nerve Pinch? Just knocks em out.....not sure killing is the Vulcan way since they started that whole suppression of emotion thing. I didn't emphasize potential fatality, so it counts for sure....GREAT ONE!
Hate to question but I don't recall Bridget Bardot being in a Bond film, but she did have some lethal weaponry? Certain Bond Girls were good weapons, others just exploited.
Comment by JohnDoe
Film & TV on DVD
Superb selection with Olga's boot knife in From Russia With Love. (My fave Bond film too)
The Finger Gun is also golden but I don't remember it in the Get Smart film just in the series.
Ziegfried's wedding, clever and true...totally agree.
Mind powers would be a powerful weapon to pack for sure..Spontaneous combustion is enthralling and tempting..Use the force Luke..
Any excuse to mention Lynch's Dune is accepted in my book
I love Gerry Anderson's universe too, got to dig the Interceptor.
Comment by JohnDoe
Film & TV on DVD
I hope that's Brian Cox's Manhunter incisors we talk about not Anthony HAMkins interpretation?
Dig on the rest of your selections too...Great one with Snow White and the apple...
Though i couldn't sit through the film of About A Boy, I read the book years ago and don't remember the Bread Loaf?
Comment by Michaelie
Flick Wit
Comment by JohnDoe
Film & TV on DVD
I was trying to think of it used against a person in a fight...I was off on a tangent
Good one, I hadn't even considered weapons used against animals in my list. The harpoon in Orca is something special, though the movie makes me bawl.
Comment by Tracy
Movies and Life
Comment by D. Armenta
The Florida Keys and Everglades
The Black Sheep Chronicles
What constitutes bad manners?
The male mystique
Debate Fan
Comment by Bryn
Horrorphile
And the cattle bolt gun!!! Yikes!! I saw a French doco from the 40s inside a slaughterhouse where they used that thing for real. Truly disturbing.
Comment by Sports Insider
AFL Insider
The right foot of Chuck Norris.
The left foot of Chuck Norris.
Comment by Wayne F
Bucket Movies
T-1000 from Terminator 2.
That awesome gun from Eraser.
GoGo's Ball & Chain from Kill Bill.
Indiana Jones' Whip (Not sure if you would call it a weapon but more like an item).
Allan Quatermain's Gun from League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
Penguin's Umbrellas in Batman.
Comment by KylieW
Celebrity Obsession
Comment by JohnDoe
Film & TV on DVD
Hi Tracy,
I toyed with that one too and only neglected it because it was so new....great choice
Comment by JohnDoe
Film & TV on DVD
Great selection D, especially the "Runaway" nod...wouldn't Tom Sellecks mo be a weapon?
Comment by JohnDoe
Film & TV on DVD
The right foot of Chuck Norris.
The left foot of Chuck Norris.
Hi Sports,
Great one, but what about his left fist and right fist?
Thanks for the smile
Comment by JohnDoe
Film & TV on DVD
T-1000 from Terminator 2.
That awesome gun from Eraser.
GoGo's Ball & Chain from Kill Bill.
Indiana Jones' Whip (Not sure if you would call it a weapon but more like an item).
Allan Quatermain's Gun from League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
Penguin's Umbrellas in Batman.
Hi WayneF,
the whip definetly counts because it was #3 on the offical Fox list...
hated Eraser and LXG but conceed great weapons...good one with go go
Comment by JohnDoe
Film & TV on DVD
Hi KylieW,
Never got through XXX so I'm not sure of the gun, but I'm certain because you mentioned it that its a worthy selection...
Comment by Psyonic
#2 "The Self Destruct Button"-Sort of obvious but love the one in Spacballs.
#3 Christine from Christine-the hell-car thing
#4 Carrie from Carrie-the mind thing
#5 The LEXX from LEXX(tvshow yes but still purdy)
#6 Connery's Samurai Sword from Highlander-coz it's sexier then a Broadsword, IMO. the Kurgans multi-piece sword was cool tho.
about it for now
nice list so far tho Congrats
Comment by JohnDoe
Film & TV on DVD
I take it your a bit of a Stephen King fan (Christine and Carrie)
Thanks for the visit, and yes LEXX is a cool show!
Come back soon.
Comment by Lilla
Enviro Warrior
An Extra Ordinary Life
Dream Herald
... I am stunned ... you'll have to forgive my enthusiasm, but it has been yyeeeaarrrsss since I could mention that name to anyone without reaping one of those blank stares, wondering if my other head was showing?
*laughs* the boomerang Blades... ooh and that changeling gave me the shivers.
I also like Wolverines blades too, but these days, perhaps the light Sabre is pretty much up there for me, as the ultimate weapon ... although a close margin would reveal the Vogon's gun in the Hitchikers Series... the one that fires back the most futile thought you have... *cuckle* love it!
Okay, answer me this: why does the good guy's gun always sound more ballsy than the villans gun?
Although, not that little gun in the MIB films... I have to agree with Robin's hoods bows (especially when Costner is playing Mr Loxley) ... and Indies Bullwhip is pretty good as are Lara's guns and Ballet Bungy rope...
Great post, can't believe I missed it first time round.
Cheers
Lilla ...
Comment by JohnDoe
Film & TV on DVD
Bring on the trash Krull love, so funny seeing Liam Neeson and Robbie Coltrane turn up...Directed by Peter Yates the man who made Bullitt, now thats nuts
I think i would prefer Erroll's longbow and its target in Robin (wink).
Great to see you around these parts again, its been a little while.
Comment by Jason King
Salty Popcorn
Comment by Wayne Tully
Draw Fantasy Art
SuperBlogging
Bruce lees Nun Chuka was quite good in Enter the dragon, but I best remember his nun chuka work in Fist of fury where he battered all them japanese black belts feet a classic
I'm glad you featured the krull blade boomerang star, it was my favourite as a kid and I wanted one!
Classic memories of weapons I recognize, great post!