There have been many great action movies to come out of Hollywood lately. Opening this weekend is Quantum of Solace the new James Bond movie. We had The Bourne Trilogy. Pretty soon Transporter 3 will drop into theatres. But with all these great action movies, and hero's, something seems to lack within this genre. Two words.
Billy Jack.
That's right this week Billy Jack has been the main topic of great movies discussed between myself and brokenstyle. For all of you who are to young to know this great movie let me set it up for you. A man that is a "Half Breed," (meaning of Native American, and Caucasian decent) who keeps order on an Arizona Indian reservation. Enough said.
This movie came out in 1971, and is a follow up to 1969's Born Losers. It follows the same character played by Tom Laughlin. This movie was way before the big gun, big budget movies of today. It relied much on punching, and kicking action, and trust that the viewer finds in this well spoken Protagonist.
Check it out classic dialogue, and classic Billy.
Billy Jack-"You know what I think I'm gonna do then? Just for the hell of it?...... I'm gonna take this right foot, and I'm gonna whop you on that side of your face... and you wanna know something? There's not a damn thing you're gonna be able to do about it."
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