Top 25 Most Badass Flexes in Movies

In today's video we discuss the Top 25 Most Badass Flexes in Movies.
This list is just my opinion so feel free to let me know about your thoughts in the comment section below.
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[@milsimjedi]

"My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions and loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son. Husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next".

[@socks2441]

great movie.

[@natetaylor9002]

He also could have retired a hero, and gone home to be with his wife and raise his son (and maybe still have more kids). But at least the character went out with style!

[@auturgicflosculator2183]

@@natetaylor9002 ...and Commodus was later drowned in a bathtub by another gladiator, so it all worked out in the end. 😅

[@docaff]

Nice list, but I would bump several of the lines in favor of this one from the movie, Watchmen. Rorschach: “None of you seem to understand. I’m not locked in here with you. You’re locked in here with me!”

[@TheTVRegent]

I usually include that moment in my “badass scenes” list as its more of that than just a flex.

[@TheEyez187]

Thank You!!!!!! You've saved me the trouble of having to write said iconic line!!

[@kyze8284]

Rorschach’s mask is actually a cool thing in lore “This mask was made from a specialized fabric, one that was actually two layers of fabric with viscous black and white fluids trapped between them. The fluids remained in constant motion, being affected by heat and pressure, however, the black and white colors never combined to form gray. The patterns formed by the fluids also maintained a consistent symmetrical pattern down the mid-line of whatever shape the fabric had been formed into.” That in itself is amazing

[@Elchupanibres]

Or the line from Riddick, i bow to no man

[@stoopidpursun8140]

Three that should have been on this list: 1) Mel Gibson in Ransom showing the money on television and telling those who kidnapped his son that it's now paying for a hit on them. 2) The entire opening blood rave and massacre scene in Blade is just one long flex. 3) The Crow jumping onto the table, giving demands, and daring the violent, gun-toting gang to enforce their decision to deny them.

[@BrianWelch-vc7xy]

Breaking a board in front of Bruce Lee to impress him is the equivalent of a toddler showing off a crayon drawing to a master painter.

[@Krrypton]

For John Wick what I actually liked more than *his* flexes was how that Russian mob boss described him in the 1st JW: "John isn't exactly the boogeyman - he's the one you send to kill the fucking boogeyman!"

[@a2jc234]

Definitely! That is both the most terrifying and most badass thing to say about a hitman.

[@philgagnon275]

Pencil....

[@ppdan]

Bob Odenkirk in Nobody ... "I'am gonna f*** you up"

[@SirDistic]

You want a movie flex? Tombstone. Doc Holiday has some of the most amazing lines in cinema history in that movie. But the biggest flex in that movie is Kurt Russel as Wyatt Earp saying to Ike, "Your friends might get me in a rush. But not before I turn your head into a canoe." He's got a gun to a man's head while surrounded by men with guns. He knows he can't kill them all but he can kill this one guy before they gun him down. That's one hell of a flex.

[@philgagnon275]

How about when the guy says he's so drunk he's probably seeing double, to which he replies "I have two guns, one for the both of ya."

[@JonathanDonovan-ch6jw]

Kurt Russell as Jack Burton in "Big Trouble in Little China"... "It's all in the Reflexes."

[@TheEyez187]

Lol ,I was just thinking that one! :D

[@juliusfrauenglass2411]

When Mandy Patinkin filmed Princess Bride his father had died very recently he put all that emotion into the final line in that scene.

[@Brigand231]

He was 18 when he lost his dad.

[@auturgicflosculator2183]

He was 19 years, 7 months and 4 days old when he lost his dad. The Princess Bride was released 15 years later.

[@Rikrik1138]

Indiana Jones shooting the swordsman should be included. Sometimes, you don’t need words to flex.

[@Ronkedor]

The Long Kiss Goodnight with Gena Davis' "you are going to die screaming and I'm gonna watch"

[@johncage5368]

Nice list. One of those you missed, that came to my mind: Colin Firth in "Kingsman: The Secret Service" has a bunch of badass "flexes", e.g. the legendary "Manners maketh men" talk, locking the door to the pub, and then cleaning up the scene. ;)

[@Falcrist]

Eowyn's stand is even more badass in the book. Merry's dagger actually came to him when Tom Bombadil helped the Hobbits escape a Barrow Wight, who had trapped them inside a tomb of a prince of Arnor who had died fighting the Witch King of Angmar (who later became the chief Nazgul). The blade was made to dissipate the enchantments protecting him. Here is the excerpt (the Nazgul is approaching King Theoden, who had been dismounted and crushed beneath his horse): ‘Begone, foul dwimmerlaik, lord of carrion! Leave the dead in peace!’ A cold voice answered: ‘Come not between the Nazgûl and his prey! Or he will not slay thee in thy turn. He will bear thee away to the houses of lamentation, beyond all darkness, where thy flesh shall be devoured, and thy shrivelled mind be left naked to the Lidless Eye.’ A sword rang as it was drawn. ‘Do what you will; but I will hinder it, if I may.’ ‘Hinder me? Thou fool. No living man may hinder me!’ Then Merry heard of all sounds in that hour the strangest. It seemed that Dernhelm laughed, and the clear voice was like the ring of steel. ‘But no living man am I! You look upon a woman. Éowyn I am, Éomund’s daughter. You stand between me and my lord and kin. Begone, if you be not deathless! For living or dark undead, I will smite you, if you touch him.’ The winged creature screamed at her, but the Ringwraith made no answer, and was silent, as if in sudden doubt. Very amazement for a moment conquered Merry’s fear. He opened his eyes and the blackness was lifted from them. There some paces from him sat the great beast, and all seemed dark about it, and above it loomed the Nazgûl Lord like a shadow of despair. A little to the left facing them stood she whom he had called Dernhelm. But the helm of her secrecy had fallen from her, and her bright hair, released from its bonds, gleamed with pale gold upon her shoulders. Her eyes grey as the sea were hard and fell, and yet tears were on her cheek. A sword was in her hand, and she raised her shield against the horror of her enemy’s eyes. Éowyn it was, and Dernhelm also. For into Merry’s mind flashed the memory of the face that he saw at the riding from Dunharrow: the face of one that goes seeking death, having no hope. Pity filled his heart and great wonder, and suddenly the slow-kindled courage of his race awoke. He clenched his hand. She should not die, so fair, so desperate! At least she should not die alone, unaided. The face of their enemy was not turned towards him, but still he hardly dared to move, dreading lest the deadly eyes should fall on him. Slowly, slowly he began to crawl aside; but the Black Captain, in doubt and malice intent upon the woman before him, heeded him no more than a worm in the mud. Suddenly the great beast beat its hideous wings, and the wind of them was foul. Again it leaped into the air, and then swiftly fell down upon Éowyn, shrieking, striking with beak and claw. Still she did not blench: maiden of the Rohirrim, child of kings, slender but as a steel-blade, fair yet terrible. A swift stroke she dealt, skilled and deadly. The outstretched neck she clove asunder, and the hewn head fell like a stone. Backward she sprang as the huge shape crashed to ruin, vast wings outspread, crumpled on the earth; and with its fall the shadow passed away. A light fell about her, and her hair shone in the sunrise. Out of the wreck rose the Black Rider, tall and threatening, tower-ing above her. With a cry of hatred that stung the very ears like venom he let fall his mace. Her shield was shivered in many pieces, and her arm was broken; she stumbled to her knees. He bent over her like a cloud, and his eyes glittered; he raised his mace to kill. But suddenly he too stumbled forward with a cry of bitter pain, and his stroke went wide, driving into the ground. Merry’s sword had stabbed him from behind, shearing through the black mantle, and passing up beneath the hauberk had pierced the sinew behind his mighty knee. ‘Éowyn! Éowyn!’ cried Merry. Then tottering, struggling up, with her last strength she drove her sword between crown and mantle, as the great shoulders bowed before her. The sword broke sparkling into many shards. The crown rolled away with a clang. Éowyn fell forward upon her fallen foe. But lo! the mantle and hauberk were empty. Shapeless they lay now on the ground, torn and tumbled; and a cry went up into the shuddering air, and faded to a shrill wailing, passing with the wind, a voice bodiless and thin that died, and was swallowed up, and was never heard again in that age of this world.

[@02JAN1970]

This is excellent writing! Thank you for sharing it.

[@Baximus23]

This deserves more than just two likes. Tolkien was brilliant.

[@bingbongbang8895]

It's a little sad that Bruce Willis is going through this disease, I sure do love his movies.

[@Mike-qc8xd]

His legacy will last a long time

[@venoltar]

In essence Gandalf and that Balrog were brothers. Both Maia, except the Balrog had abandoned his duties for personal power. From their perspective Middle Earth was like a hardcore MMO. The main difference is it was the only game in town, and if they got kicked out, they could only watch the others and spend the rest of their time singing, which I suspect was a pretty boring alternative. Especially when there was a shockingly long time between game resets. But, hey, some people just gotta grief, even when risking perma-bans.

[@Brigand231]

Regarding Mandy Patinkin's portrayal of Inigo in the Princess Bride - he lost his father to cancer when he was 18. He threw himself so hard into the role that he believed he would get his dad back when he defeated Count Rugan. An amazing scene for us, but rather bittersweet.

[@notjustjet6834]

the "small assist" Eowyn got was the only reason she COULD kill the Witch King - the blade Merry stabbed him with was specifically made and enchanted to kill the Witch King (Forged by Dunedain smiths who used to be at war with the WK in the north).

[@geraldmantanona6116]

“On my command, unleash Hell!” 😜👍🏾

[@FlamingoSandwich]

How could you miss Samuel L Jackton in Pulp Fiction I will have to lay my vengeance upon thee

[@brianhays1797]

In They Live, Roddy Pipper really had no name, but went by John Nada, not George. That was Keith David’s character.

[@patrickradcliff1806]

Gandalf wasn't really a 'Flex' there. I mean, sure, he saved everyone else, but ultimately wound up self sacrificing, which kinda makes that a Fail Flex. Don't get me wrong, he has Flexes throughout the series, such as the whole 'A wizard is never late' thing. But that moment, while epic, doesn't really seem to fit the equation. I was also kind of confused to see James Bond's 'shaken not stirred' line on here instead of literally anything else he's ever said to one of his villains. Besides, as you pointed out, its actually his way of weakening the drink, so... not really a Flex? Am I wrong here? Those aside? A few more moments I'd have considered for this list. 'Air Force One'; Harrison Ford: "Get off my plane." (A little more mundane than most of these flexes? But the scene was still pretty damn epic. When's the last time anyone saw a president punch someone off the back end of a cargo plane anyway, right?) 'Avengers: End Game'; Tony Stark: "I Am Iron Man." (This was a particularly epic flex, not only because he pulled one over on Thanos? But also because the words 'I Am Iron Man' at the end of the first Iron Man movie were what started the entire saga to begin with) 'Mortal Kombat'; Johnny Cage: "This is the part where you fall down." (A lot of people talk shit about the first Mortal Kombat movie? But I loved it. Armageddon? Less so. But the first one was great. Shame it didn't age as well as some other action movies, though.) 'Die Hard (any of them)': How the hell did none of the Yippee Ki Yay Mother F***er scenes make it in here? I mean, sure, you got the car and the helicopter, and you did mention the line, but really? He took out a jumbo jet with a freaking zippo! How is that not more impressive?! 'Captain America: The First Avenger'; Steve Rogers: "I can do this all day." (It's a weird sort of reverse flex? But still definitely a flex. And frankly, a man who can flex WHILE getting his ass kicked and not the other way around? Kinda impressive) 'Street Fighter' (The Live Action one with Jean Claude Van Damm): M. Bison: "For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me, it was Tuesday." (This quote founded a trope. It probably deserves a little recognition here as a Flex. XD I'm also a little disappointed to not see ANY of Samuel L Jackson on this list.

[@jalerasivak8431]

My favorite movie line ever? From LONG ago. Yul Brynner had kidnapped Charlton Heston. (Heston might have been Stonewall Jackson). Yul points a gun at Heston's head. Heston says "you can put a bullet in my brain, and I'll still live long enough to kill you". What a cool line!

[@aschaff3995]

INIGO! should be number 1 :) but hey that he is remembered and a massive flex was awesome

[@mgg5050]

V ......eva remember the fifth of november.... A veritable variety of vintage Violence performed by a Virtuoso!!!!!!!

[@patrickprucha5522]

excellent. Thanks again for giving this to us to enjoy!

[@docHOLLAday53]

Can’t say no to #1. Good choice. Although if Tony Stark is in Part 1 here, Dr. Strange should be in Part 2. B/c he owned Stark, even to Stark’s surprise after asking Strange, “what is your job exactly, making balloon animals?” And without missing a beat, Strange says, “protecting your reality - - douchebag.” The look on Stark’s face when he realized he had finally found an ego just as big as his, is priceless!

[@DerekMacaroni]

I can't believe you mentioned Clint Eastwood but didn't even include his scene in Gran Torino

[@BattlestarDamocles]

Those sound effects are hilarious in Bruce Lee's films. Punching a board sounds like slapping an ass cheek in an echoey bathroom.

[@wizzydoesdallas3408]

Leon the professional staring through the bullet hole should be top 5

[@thedoc7184]

V for vendetta is actually a good movie

[@BrunoDECOURCY]

Jason Bourne Gladiator Leon the professional These three masterpiece are missing. Nonetheless, very good video. Thanks a lot.

[@timrice8041]

Please do the V video. I have the red V logo tattooed on my left little finger. The graphic novel is so good and I was so happy that they managed to pull off making it a film. So badass 😁

[@Grungy1]

The biggest flex in history. Comes from an earlier Spartan king. When told, if i invade sparta. I will kill everyone. And he sent a single word as a replay. If!

[@NathanLee2315]

The best john wick flex is on the 1st movie hand your son over or die screaming next to him right b4 they put a bag over his head while tied to a chair. He had no idea marcus was going to save him.

[@trob0914]

I personally don't agree on the inclusion of Liam N. but I agree with the majority of all scenes. RIP Carl, you were enjoyable to watch!!

[@erictaylor5462]

End of Last Starfighter (Spoilers!) the bad guys ship is is all shot up, the first officer reads from the damager report. Weapons and flight controls off line, headed to crash into the moon. As crewmen die all around them, the first officer asks the Captain what the will do. The captains response is "We die."

[@jaquigreenlees]

There was a better flex in Avengers, Hulk's "Puny God" to Loki.

[@raiderjohnthemadbomber8666]

Wick isn't prejudiced, he hates everyone equally.

[@BrandenJensen]

A lot of great movie flexes, but ya maybe kinda missed a truly iconic modern flex, and that would have to be Iron Man at the end of Endgame. "I Am Iron Man." was a great flex and an incredible sacrifice by a character.

[@patchup]

Stallone took out 90% of his dialogue. It shortened the movie and actually made his character more interesting and threatening.

[@thisisbensilver]

"They should totally make a movie where John Wick hunts down evil monsters" They did. It's called Constantine

[@raystaar]

Arnie did NOT become a softie. He got smart.

[@Meower68]

Not only is "Hasta La Vista, Baby!" a classic flex. It's so classic that, when BoJo resigned, he ended with this.

[@onewiththelunatics]

The fact that the Isengard remix was playing behind when he talking about LOTR is just top tier!!

[@ctowler9222]

That Denzel, "Creasy" line...Pure fire!!!

[@dens790130]

20:39 his father was taken by cancer, he channeled the revenge into the mantra and the character. he isn't just defeating the 6 finger man, he's taking his revenge on cancer.

[@BrianHilleary]

Tony isn't the bad ass, Cap is. And his flex is wielding Mjollnir. Didn't need words, just deeds.

[@imarriedabrkfsttaco3737]

"See you at the party,Richter!"

[@70galaxie]

Terminator precinct scene is iconic"where's the trailer fulla ammo 'e used?"

[@A2PALADIN]

Dude... this video is a flex in itself B)>+ #Respect #Subscribed

[@kennyabi3515]

You are dead wrong about the flex in John wick 2. Its not the flex of John Wick thats impressive, its the flex of Winston making the park stop moving on a whim. Boom thats a flex!

[@yiannishayabusaofficial]

AWESOME ! ! ! !

[@MajorHuck]

Denzel shooting a RPG in an enclosed space for the win. No one can hear badass one-liners with burst eardrums xD

[@fakshen1973]

Bricktop's "As Greedy As A Pig" monologue in "Snatch". Now put the kettle on... no sugar... I'm sweet enough.

[@ralphholleman5902]

pls make one about V

[@TheTVRegent]

????

[@joelellis7035]

The "genius billionaire playboy philanthropist" line was a shot at DC, saying that Tony Stark was Marvel's Bruce Wayne.

[@arneberthold7436]

i have come here to chew bubble gum and kick asses,and im all out of gum!!! now,the line is complete!

[@otakarkuby3926]

Bond. Inthe books it was Stirred but not shaken. In the movies for some reason they thought it sounded better the other way round.

[@SpiridonPrime]

John Carpenter’s Price of Darkness to this day gives me the heebie jeebies…

[@Diablo_Himself]

Tony Montana HAD to be in this list. Did you know Montana apparently dies from drowning.

[@madisonlink7141]

"Your man to my left, finger on the trigger, but he's a foot too close--" *Man on the left steps two feet back*

[@antalwahlers3574]

Extra props from an ex-barkeeper who always told the anecdote that James Bond doesn't like his drink to taste strong :)

[@h2odivr]

I was with you until number one. Al Pacino's accent in this movie was so bad, it was hard to watch.

[@davebrown6552]

"Nobody" all the flex in one word.

[@Recken1]

I can never look at Arnold "screw your freedoms" Schwarzenegger the same.

[@Nothanksjustlooking130]

Sharon Stone in "Total Recall" .......Oh My God!!!!!!!!!

[@sandircosta]

Do V flexes!!!

[@claycollins9852]

Everybody pray for Bruce Willis. Love you dude. Hope you tried that sandwich I told you about.

[@joshuawoodruff1052]

The bar scene in Unforgiven and the train scene in Tombstone.

[@jalerasivak8431]

I like the "I'm your Huckleberry" scene in Tombstone better. One of the few movie gunfights where he really looked like he wanted to kill the other guy.

[@70galaxie]

Bruce was superhuman. no peer.

[@therealdojj]

inygo making the list is enough for me

[@Kenitso]

It is "Imagine a King who fights his own battles - wouldn't that be a SIGHT", not psyche.

[@RewndCCCP]

"Dead or Alive your coming whit me." is definitely missing here.

[@PhilippeCarphin]

Doing something cool or badass does not make it a flex. Achilles killing the big guy in one shot is a flex because he's showing everyone his skill. "Asta la vista, baby" is super cool but it's not a flex.

[@13tredekka]

Brad Pitt in Snatch, "So that's the fight it's gonna be..."

[@13tredekka]

"... you're not going anywhere, you're stayin' till the job's done."

[@corbinangelo3359]

Nobody had some badass flexes. And also bullet tooth Tony: 'And the fact that you've got Replica written down the side of your gun... and the fact that I've got Desert Eagle. 50... written on the side of mine... should precipitate your balls into shrinking, along with your presence.'

[@karrde5566]

lore wise honestly merry killed the witch king sadly with the blade and Eowyn is actually good at combat its just she was being attacked by a super wraith and freakin dragon! her arm got broken you'd be stumbling too!

[@marc21256]

10:00 John Wick killing monsters? Sounds like Constantine.

[@Frithgar]

Ok, at 14:00 the film Taken. Yeah, he's great and all, but by the time the third film rolls around we really have to start asking ourselves if he's just not a bad father....

[@oldreb285]

"I don't need a ride, I need ammunition."

[@damienburke4996]

The character in “They Live” is named “Nada”, not George

[@timothybalogh442]

You mean Constantine that he's already done and is doing Constantine 2 now

[@otakarkuby3926]

Honourable mention to Crocadile Dundee Knife scene

[@AenesidemusOZ]

John Wick hunting monsters and ghosts? You're thinking of that other John; John Constantine. 😉

[@imnotmike]

Frankly, I don't think Peter Jackson gets credit for a scene and line written by J.R.R. Tolkien. It's even been performed much better in other iterations of Lord of the Rings. It was fairly flat in Peter Jackson's movie.

[@Cdr_Mansfield_Cumming]

9:07 “Remember, remember….. Is a rhyme that kids learn here in the UK. The 5th November is the date of the Gunpowder plot in 1600s England.

[@iky4539]

Do V Flexes!!!!

[@Wary_Of_Extremes]

That "They Live" line should have been written slightly differently...would have hit better. It's famously misquoted

[@clwomble]

Don’t get too excited by Arnold. He was also elected governor of California.

[@gregorturner9421]

man on fires best quote wasn't mentioned. his buddy talkes about him. he's an artist and this city is his canvas. as the starts his rampage to get the girl back.

[@crono35]

Man on Denzel's left: *takes one step back* *BANG* Roll credits

[@stellargraphicsFL]

Witch King: "No man can kill me [obviously referring to the Middle Earth race of Men and not a specific gender]." "I am no man." Witch King: "So brave, so stunning."

[@thesimwarlock]

at 20:00 you for forgot about George Lazenby from On Her Majesty's Secret Service

[@Kempeth]

I learned something about myself that day. Namely that I can hold my breath for 5 minutes while engaging in strenous physical activities. So... ask yourself: How much damage can I do to you in 5 minutes before the knockout gas gets to me.

[@ko-danfleetcommander5937]

No, J.R.R. Tolkien is the genius. Jackson just filmed what he had created. And didn't do a particularly good job of it. Merry and Pippin were never the morons he turned them into, and Saruman had half a page in Fellowship but look how much screen time did Jackson gave him in the first movie. Fucking shite; loved only by those who don't really love the books.

[@wht-rabt-obj]

I have a shirt with number 9 on it ❤❤❤

[@KaneSolamon]

So no.."I'm Bayman??" It litterally set the tone for the superhero thing...

[@madeso]

I'm confused, when you are transitioning from John Wick 4 to the 6 minute shorter Troy at around 10:14, and are saying that you miss the era of long movies that can keep you interested, are you saying you got bored watching John Wick 4 or did that era end less than a year ago?

[@krzosu]

there is another level of burn in calling someone impotent who is hell bent on evolvitionary things - because to evolve one must be fertile - so in a way he called him an impotent to mock his lack of mental ability to progress his plans on his own ergo to evolve so in a matter of speak he called him an evolutionary dead end xD

[@TheBlackstaff]

your john wick vs monsters is pretty much the monster hunter international series by Larry Correia badass shooters killing monsters to make tons of money.