Welcome to the inaugural members of the BAMF. Very few are inducted into this prestigious society, and these 5 are the first official class. BAMF means, well, use your imagination. BAMF is for those select few who are the cream of the crop, who rise above the rest and distinguish themselves as unstoppable forces of nature.
There are a few rules, because there always are. First is no powers. That's a bye bye to Vader & Skywalker, Spider-Man, Superman and all the rest. Second is no gadgets or toys. Bond, Batman, and the Ghostbusters, this means you. You're only allowed to use the common tools and technology of the time. There are some others who definitely belong in the club. Don't worry, they'll be given their BAMF badges soon. Samuel, it'll be in the mail by next week. This isn't politics so that's enough of the red tape and legal jargon.
Martin Riggs & Roger Murtaugh
There are two here, but it's impossible to split them up. Anytime it does happen, anyone in the way of them reuniting doesn't live long enough to regret it. Together they've taken down mercenaries, Gary Busey, corrupt South African ambassadors abusing their diplomatic immunity, gang bangers, dirty cops, the Chinese Triad and Jet Li. Most of them while putting up with Joe Pesci's "okay okay okay." The only reason they're at number 5 is they both had armed forces training in Vietnam, including Special Forces for Riggs. So actually add Vietnam to the list of things they've survived.
There is basically nothing these two can't do. They get the job done no matter what. While taking down the laundry list of bad guys, they've been shot, stabbed, tortured, electrocuted, and that's just in Lethal Weapon 1. Shane Black, the creator of the buddy cop genre and an honorary BAMF himself, also penned the first 2 movies. Black's other credits include The Long Kiss Goodnight, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and the Last Boy scout. Any bad guy who sees he's up against Riggs and Murtaugh just gives up now. The only thing that scares these two is growing old. As we all know, they're getting too old for it. Sadly, so are Mel Gibson and Danny Glover. No one wants to see Lethal Weapon 9: Retirement Home Justice. But I do want a LW5. Almost had it when Gibson made his racist remarks. Come on, you guys aren't too old for this yet.
The Dude
The other Jeffrey Lebowski. He doesn't bust "em up in the same way as the rest, but this tenacious little stoner won"t stop until he's solved the problem. Corrupt cripple fake millionaires, electronica bands turned nihilists, porn producers and dim-witted henchmen beware. He only has 1 movie, but it's so good that it counts as 3. His philosophy makes him all the cooler. Sometimes you eat the bar and sometimes the bar eats you. No matter what, he keeps on keeping on. Walter's rambling and overly sensitive semi-Semitic ideals don't even faze him. Donnie passes on, but the Dude keeps doing what he has to. White Russians became an instant classic thanks to him. And his acid flashbacks are well choreographed. He's not moving at break-neck speeds, but he's still an unstoppable force.
Not to mention the bowling troubles. John Turturro? He's a pederast and he's going down next Wednesday. The Dude even engages in coitus with Julianne Moore and brings the best line ever spoken by Tara Reid. The one that would make all of us find a cash machine. Part of his power might be derived from keeping his mind limber. A variation of f- is used 281 times. Oh yeah, and he makes witty remarks when strangers shove his head in the toilet. If that's not a BAMF maneuver, I don't know what is.
Ripley
In space, no one can hear you scream. But everyone has seen her kick the acid blood out of the Aliens, or Xenomorphs. Alien is the perfect natural killer. Its prey turns into its host. If you hurt it, the acid blood kills you. It can climb on walls and ceilings; it's fast, strong and tough. Razor sharp teeth and tail, it can hide in the shadows or small shafts, or just kill everything in a room in about 3 seconds. You take down one of these and you're BAMF material. Take down dozens, including queens, and the organization can't survive without you. Her most shining moment has to be the end of Aliens, where she does the right things to beat the queen. She gears up first, getting plenty of normal rounds, flame thrower and maybe some grenades. When she passes the face-huggers on the ground, she drops the flares to make sure they're dead instead of assuming they are and getting killed because of it. She goes back, saves Newt and kills the whole colony of xenomorphs.
