Sometimes I wonder what would happen if Rajnikanth, Chuck Norris, and Chow Yun-Fat faced off – end of the world? Do goons have nightmares about these people? Do they check for Van Damme under the bed when they go to bed at night? Questions such as these have kept me up since I watched The Killer, Hard Boiled, God of Gamblers, and the A Better Tomorrow trilogies.
Moreover, how does one become a goon? Do you just walk into a Triad office and hand in your resume? Do you need job experience or a degree from MSG [1]? After all for most of these goons, it looks like this is the first time they have held a gun/driven a motorbike/car/helicopter/tricycle/auto etc. Seriously, I cannot think of anything worse than being a goon in a John Woo movie, except for maybe lawyers (no offence Nisha).
[1] MSG: Ming School of Goons, Hong Kong – the main bad guys usually graduates of this place.
None taken. But I've always thought mafia of any nationality followed the Gupfather 'Make you bones' principle.
ReplyDeletePersonally, in re: the face-off, I definitely think Rajnikant should win, if for no other reason than his fans might just lynch the rest if they don't.
Oh come on, wouldn't you wanna get the chance to work with Chow Yun-Fat, even if you were only just a goon?? Haha..
ReplyDeleteMSG...I like it.
You need to check out this HK Triad movie called Election. It's REALLY good. Dunno about the sequel, though. Have you seen those Triad movies where the goons bust out their cleavers wrapped in newspapers? Haha..those were classic.
I think Chuck Norris would win in a fight without weapons. Otherwise, Chow Yun-Fat hands down.
I agree, I think Rajnikanth would win... I mean after all this guy doesn't believe in physics. Chow Yun-Fat died in several movies, most notably in A Better Tomorrow, and so did Chuck Norris in Way of the Dragon. Rajnikanth is the only one who's never died. The only time he got hit was when he ran faster than a bullet to take a hit for his mother...
ReplyDeleteThis is Rajnikanth, Maggie, just to show that there's no way he would lose... these are actual scenes from his movies:
1. Rajanikanth has a brain tumor which, according to the doctors can’t be cured and his death is imminent. In one of the fights, our great Rajanikanth is shot in the head. To everybody’s surprise, the bullet passes through his ears taking away the tumor along with it and he is cured!
2. In another movie, Rajanikanth is confronted with 3 gangsters. Rajanikanth has a gun but unfortunately only one bullet and a knife. Guess, what he does? He throws the knife at the middle gangster and shoots the bullet towards the knife. The knife cuts the bullet into 2 pieces, which kills both the gangsters on each side of the middle gangster and the knife kills the middle one.
3. Rajanikanth is chased by a gangster.. Rajanikanth has a revolver but no bullets in it. Guess what he does. He waits for the gangster to shoot. As soon as the gangster shoots, Rajanikanth opens the bullet compartment of his revolver and catches the bullet. Then, he closes the bullet compartment and fires his gun. Bang. the gangster dies...
4. Rajanikanth gets to know that the villain is on the other side of a very high wall. So high that Rajanikanth can’t jump even if he tries like one of those superman techniques that our heroes normally use.
Rajanikanth has to desperately kill the villain because it’s the climax.
Rajanikanth suddenly pulls two guns from his pockets. He throws one gun in the air and when the gun has reached above the height of the wall, he uses the second gun and shoots at the trigger of the first gun in air.The first gun fires off and the villain is dead.
Rajanikant does most impossible things but with a STYLE & unique mannerism! Hats off
This Rajanikanth character sounds ridiculous. Like so ridiculous he doesn't even exist in the same realm as Chuck Norris and Chow Yun-Fat so you can't really even compare them. =P It would be like comparing....Superman to a Triad goon....haha
ReplyDeleteYeah, but Rajnikanth would still win... I honestly can't imagine Cgow Yun-Fat topping any of the above-mentioned feats.
ReplyDeleteLong Live Ranjanikanth... also known simply as "BABA"... I remember Kanak once telling me a story of how he went on a auto rickshaw trip down south and asked the driver if he knew who Rajanikanth was and the driver looked back, raised his palm, and said "Baba" and that's it (the movie "Baba" had just been released then. I mean these people have actually made a Rajanikanth temple in Tamil Nadu. Even the Japanese love this guy!
ReplyDelete"I will do what I say, I will also do what I don't say" ~ Rajnikanth in Annamalai.
tsyxpk - what they call a six pack on Beta Minor.
Yeah, I remember the hand signal... and wasn't YG related to him? Or was the relative someone else?
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