# Favorite Movie Hitman **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 4, 2005, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-hitman/320076 "2005-09-04T18:45:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-hitman/320076/21 "2005-09-05T00:47:14Z")
> [@Scott Plaid](#): > > As I recall, the fact they are already taken is your fault, since you turned me on to them in an old thread. 😛 Ahh, Scott-san, you are indeed gifted, but the student is not yet ready to surpass the master. For I have only shared with you the ways of _Occidental_ hitmen. I have not spoken of the deadliness of the paid assassin _Oriental_ dealers in death. Master Han, ENTER THE DRAGON. (Hey. So what if he’s technically a drug dealer and pimp? He was gettin’ _paid._) The entire lead cast of KILL BILL, VOLS. I & II (Well, they learned Oriental ways, regardless of ethnicity) Special shout-out to the Crazy 88. Cha Eun-jin from South Korea’s MY WIFE IS GANGSTER Jade Fox from CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON Broken Sword, Flying Snow, Sky and Nameless in HERO Enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![Lynwood\_Slim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Lynwood\_Slim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynwood_Slim)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-hitman/320076/22 "2005-09-05T01:05:38Z")
hit man: Stallone in “Get Carter” hit back hard: Mel Gibson in “Payback” ---
**Author:** ![neofishboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/neofishboy/32/444_2.png) [@neofishboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neofishboy)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-hitman/320076/23 "2005-09-05T01:14:15Z")
Well, I had three, but two (Martin Blank and Jean Reno’s Leon) have already been mentioned. Number three is Ghost Dog from **Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai**. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-hitman/320076/24 "2005-09-05T01:15:06Z")
> [@Lynwood Slim](#): > > hit man: Stallone in “Get Carter” > > hit back hard: Mel Gibson in “Payback” But their roles were done better the first time around by Michael Caine (in the original **Get Carter** ) and Lee Marvin (in **Point Blank** which was loosely remade as **Payback** ). ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-hitman/320076/25 "2005-09-05T01:17:48Z")
Morgan Freeman in _Unforgiven_ – because he’s, well, Morgan Freeman, I guess. I concur with **NDP** ’s nomination of Alan Ladd in _This Gun For Hire_. Accept no substitutes. ---
**Author:** ![waits](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df788c/32.png) [@waits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waits)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-hitman/320076/26 "2005-09-05T01:41:13Z")
No love for **Luca Brazzi**? ---
**Author:** ![neofishboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/neofishboy/32/444_2.png) [@neofishboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neofishboy)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-hitman/320076/27 "2005-09-05T02:30:56Z")
Well, Luca definitely had _presence_, but he _did_ fall for the old “here, shake my hand … AHA! KNIFE! GARROTTE!!!” trick. Can you imagine somebody trying to pull that shit on Jules Winfield? And Jules would have _nailed_ that wedding greeting… ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-hitman/320076/28 "2005-09-05T02:40:56Z")
Jaws [size=1]The hitman, not the shark ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-hitman/320076/29 "2005-09-05T02:43:11Z")
preview :smack: :wally ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-hitman/320076/30 "2005-09-05T03:24:38Z")
Kang Xi Jia and Hak On Fung were great assassins in _Kung Fu Hustle_. They killed their targets with deadly harp music. ---
**Author:** ![bclouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@bclouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bclouse)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-hitman/320076/31 "2005-09-05T04:38:07Z")
**Chow Yun-Fat** in John Woo’s _The Killer_. It’s CHOW YUN-Freaking FAT! They just don’t come any more suave. ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-hitman/320076/32 "2005-09-05T04:45:56Z")
**Charles Bronson** in _[The Mechanic](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068931/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnx0dD0xfGZiPXV8cG49MHxrdz0xfHE9bWVjaGFuaWN8ZnQ9MXxteD0yMHxsbT01MDB8Y289MXxodG1sPTF8bm09MQ__;fc=3;ft=24;fm=1)_ The book was better. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-hitman/320076/33 "2005-09-05T04:48:32Z")
Lena Olin was insane and insanely hot in _Romeo is Bleeding_. ---
**Author:** ![GrizzRich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ba0ec/32.png) [@GrizzRich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrizzRich)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-hitman/320076/34 "2005-09-05T04:50:48Z")
Gotta love the fight scene in the school in _Grosse Pointe Blank_. ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-hitman/320076/35 "2005-09-05T06:30:27Z")
> [@Askia](#): > > Hmf. Jules and Leon are already taken, eh? > > That just leaves Marv, of SIN CITY. Honorable mention for those helpless little girls of Old Town. Neither of those noms are Hitmen though; Marv is hired muscle and he dislikes hitmen and the girls of Old Town only kill to defend their community. I’d make a contribution but all the good ones are taken! ☹ Martin Blank is still cool though. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-hitman/320076/36 "2005-09-05T07:29:13Z")
**Porter**. ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-hitman/320076/37 "2005-09-05T07:43:36Z")
> [@Shirley Ujest](#): > > **Porter**. As in **Payback**? He’s a thug, not a hitman. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-hitman/320076/38 "2005-09-05T15:55:50Z")
> [@waits](#): > > No love for **Luca Brazzi**? We never actually got to see Luca hit anybody in the movie, so his professional coolness is still hearsay. ---
**Author:** ![Judith\_Prietht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b19c9b/32.png) [@Judith\_Prietht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Judith_Prietht)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-hitman/320076/39 "2005-09-05T19:01:09Z")
James Gandolfini’s hitman Winston is the best thing about _The Mexican_. The rest of the movie is awful. ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-hitman/320076/40 "2005-09-05T19:11:49Z")
> [@Silentgoldfish](#): > > Neither of those noms are Hitmen though; Marv is hired muscle and he dislikes hitmen and the girls of Old Town only kill to defend their community. Marv was a hitman who was paid in p\*ssy. But, fine. The guy who took out Tony Montana at the end of _Scarface._ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-hitman/320076.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-hitman/320076.md?page=3)