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Post by kevinharrell on Apr 13, 2015 5:11:35 GMT -5
Who is more macho? Mad Max  Frank Bullitt  |
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Post by flyangler on Apr 13, 2015 5:17:48 GMT -5
No contest Bullitt
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Post by SylvreKat on Apr 13, 2015 7:28:44 GMT -5
Sorry fly, but Max is machoiest. Fixed up his V8 himself. Actually put his weight for real on Feral Kid's head. Can't just pull up to the station and pump up. Got his knee shotgunned and his arm driven over, and still shot the biker dead. Plus the dog.
How does Bullitt compare against all that?
>'Kat
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Post by oldchopperguy on Apr 13, 2015 19:43:02 GMT -5
Kat,
This time I have to disagree... NOT by MUCH though... I'm a big fan of Mel Gibson (especially the early Mad Max character) but in my old mind, Steve McQueen is "the bomb". From TV's "Wanted Dead or Alive" to "The Sand Pebbles" "Nevada Smith" and "Bullitt" there's something special about his unsophisticated, innocent manner and "Buck Owens with a bad haircut" look that catches you off-guard when he figures out the bad guy is pissin' on his boots and telling him it's raining... Then he kicks butt with the best of 'em...
Hard choice, but I'll go for Bullitt... It's a mental contest between Mad Max, and Max Sand. Whew, what a macho pair THOSE two characters are! The way I look at it, Mad Max is the guy who'll GET you into trouble, then hopefully, fight your way out... While Frank Bullitt is the guy you want with you AFTER you get into trouble while trying to avoid it... LOL!
Leo in Texas
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Post by spandi on Apr 13, 2015 20:33:20 GMT -5
McQueen. Guess who; A) Crashed a Mustang while filming Bullitt. B) Raced cars in real life. C) Did the motorcycle jump for The Great Escape. (and oh yeah,... had Jacqueline Bisset for a costar?)  |
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Post by SylvreKat on Apr 14, 2015 20:26:06 GMT -5
So I asked a couple of my friends at work. Dave said this was a tough call. But he went with Bullitt 'cause he saw it three times in a row in the theatre. Didn't do that with Mad Max. Heidi said Steve McQueen, def more macho than Mel Gibson. I pointed out she was comparing the actors, where kev' asked about the characters. Then she decided that Bullitt was suave and sophisticated. Max was pure testosterone poured into black leather. Point to Max. And I must point out to Leo and esp spandi that you've both made that same error. When you start bringing in other movies, that's not the character. So which CHARACTER is more macho, fellows? Me, I gotta' agree with Heidi. Max is pure testosterone. Boy howdy  is he. And in the second half of Mad Max 2 he's also a whole lotta' pure adrenaline too. Now I have to go watch Road Warrior again. >'Kat |
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Post by wheelbender6 on Apr 14, 2015 20:44:46 GMT -5
I like both (on screen), but Bullitt wins. Mad Max didn't get a special edition Mustang named after him.
Mad Max drove his wheezing Falcon down straight, flat roads in the desert.
Bullitt drove his big block Mustang GTA on a 3d chase through Frisco.
Bullitt had to keep up with a Hemi Charger.
Mad Max chased Holden junkmobiles.
When off duty, Mad Max drove a flippin Ford Pinto Wagon in the first movie.
Mad Max had an uglier dog.
On the other hand...
Mad Max had two sequels, and a new one will premiere this summer.
Mad Max did get that dude to hacksaw through his own ankle.
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Post by spandi on Apr 15, 2015 1:48:25 GMT -5
So I asked a couple of my friends at work. Dave said this was a tough call. But he went with Bullitt 'cause he saw it three times in a row in the theatre. Didn't do that with Mad Max. Heidi said Steve McQueen, def more macho than Mel Gibson. I pointed out she was comparing the actors, where kev' asked about the characters. Then she decided that Bullitt was suave and sophisticated. Max was pure testosterone poured into black leather. Point to Max. And I must point out to Leo and esp spandi that you've both made that same error. When you start bringing in other movies, that's not the character. So which CHARACTER is more macho, fellows? Me, I gotta' agree with Heidi. Max is pure testosterone. Boy howdy is he. And in the second half of Mad Max 2 he's also a whole lotta' pure adrenaline too. Now I have to go watch Road Warrior again. >'Kat OK fine Kat, but Max only saved some gas while Bullitt blew up the whole station!  |
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Post by oldchopperguy on Apr 17, 2015 2:59:29 GMT -5
OK, Kat... I see your point!
But if I'm going with macho from "Mad Max" I just gotta go with "Lord Humongous"... LOL! Although Mel gets extra points for the sawed-off (or in Australian, "sawn-off") double-barrel "pistol". THAT weapon IS macho!
4-give me... It's just hard to think macho when riding the mouse... HeHeHe...
Leo
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Post by SylvreKat on Apr 17, 2015 8:46:27 GMT -5
'bender, Max had to compete with nitrous-oxide juiced junkers. The Pursuit Special/Interceptor might've started out a Falcon, but I believe it was (in reality) heavily modified and upgraded. And you must be very secure in your macho-ness to drive a Pinto wagon. Just like accepting your wife's/girlfriend's purse.
spandi--Bullitt may've blown up a whole station, but Max decimated an entire wastelands gang.
Edit--make that TWO entire gangs. The Toecutter's gang in MM, and Lord Humungous' gang in MM2. Besides, how long on film did that station's explosion last? Max's car chase driving the tanker lasts at least the last third of the movie.
Leo, I dunno. Humongous was just loud and brash. And how did he eat with that mask? Wasn't it apparently permanently fastened?
>'Kat
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Post by kevinharrell on Apr 17, 2015 17:55:12 GMT -5
Max was pure testosterone poured into black leather. >'Kat Here is some more testosterone poured into black leather for you. It is actually me, at a younger age, and some will tell you that something else has been poured into the black leather. But, that is a question for another day.  |
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Post by SylvreKat on Apr 17, 2015 23:52:07 GMT -5
Ah kev', you must be too hot stuff for our family site, 'cause your photo isn't showing. At least not for me. Hm. Maybe instead, some One is just looking out for me, so my heart doesn't stop from seeing such exceeding machoness?
>'Kat
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Post by oldchopperguy on Apr 18, 2015 1:11:06 GMT -5
'bender, Max had to compete with nitrous-oxide juiced junkers. The Pursuit Special/Interceptor might've started out a Falcon, but I believe it was (in reality) heavily modified and upgraded. And you must be very secure in your macho-ness to drive a Pinto wagon. Just like accepting your wife's/girlfriend's purse. spandi--Bullitt may've blown up a whole station, but Max decimated an entire wastelands gang. Edit--make that TWO entire gangs. The Toecutter's gang in MM, and Lord Humungous' gang in MM2. Besides, how long on film did that station's explosion last? Max's car chase driving the tanker lasts at least the last third of the movie. Leo, I dunno. Humongous was just loud and brash. And how did he eat with that mask? Wasn't it apparently permanently fastened? >'Kat Kat... You're RIGHT... Max's Falcon was an AUSTRALIAN version (purported to be a more of a mechanical mix of Torino and Mustang, with an Aussie-built small-block Ford motor). Only mildly cosmetically similar to the clunky American Falcons. The stunt-driver, also named Max said the movie car truly WAS built VERY hot (around 700 hp if I recall that far back) with NASCAR-like handling for the crazy-fast scenes. Pretty macho! And as for Humongous... Me thinks he probably strained raw road-kill (animal or human...) through the mask for nourishment... LOL! Ride MACHO! Leo |
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Post by SylvreKat on Apr 18, 2015 7:19:15 GMT -5
EWWWWWW Leo!  |
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Post by wheelbender6 on Apr 18, 2015 10:01:44 GMT -5
Mel was very macho in the movie, "Payback".
The bad guys were hitting Mel's toes with a ballpeen hammer to try to make him talk.
It was excruciating to watch that.
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