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	Rapists. Thieves. Murderers and murdering, raping thieves. And that's just the good guys in Robert Aldrich's dark WWII tale, the finest guys-on-a-mission flick to yet grace the silver screen (Mr. Tarantino, the bar remains high for you and your Inglourious Basterds), in which Lee Marvin - as if he wasn't hard enough on his own - assembles twelve of the dirtiest, scummiest, skuzziest bar stewards this side of Goodison Park, trains them and sets them upon a Nazi citadel for a mission so suicidal and so dangerous that normal soldiers just won't do. As ever, there are various personality types here, from Bronson's granite-hewn Wladislaw, to Savalas' nutso Maggott and Walker's gentle giant (until pushed) Posey, but Aldrich somehow manages to flesh most of them out and generate genuine emotion when the climax comes and most of them don't make it. John Cassavetes' Victor Franko, an anti-authoritarian livewire (much like Cassavetes himself) who manages to stand out even in this company, and become somewhat redeemed and something of a team player. When he buys the farm while celebrating victory, it's achingly sad. The war-game run-through, when the denigrated Dozen come together to beat their regular soldier rivals and rub it in the face of snippy, snooty Colonel, Robert Ryan. Lee Marvin Major Reisman Charles Bronson Wladislaw John Cassavetes Franko Jim Brown Jefferson Telly Savalas Maggott Trini Lopez Jiminez Clint Walker Posey Donald Sutherland Pinkley

Advertisement Have Your Say What do you think of our selection? Is there another movie crew we missed that you think should beon the list? Register or login now to have your say. Your Comments the fellowship, perhaps? i thought the list was hilarious and brilliant, but the exclusion of frodo and the gang is criminal ... Read More jkoopa About me 10:41, 06 January 2010 | Report This Post RE: The Ghostbusters Saved The World. Twice. No Dude, you're right. But it isn't important, every guy knows that the Ghostbusters are the coolest movie team-up. I was certain they'd come top too. But really not worth worrying about. Empire just aren't exactly on the button much these days. ... Read More tt904 About me 05:08, 21 January 2009 | Report This Post RE: The 25 Coolest Movie Crews No Ghostbusters?? Who hasn't whilst hoovering pretended that they were using a proton pack?!? Every kid wanted to be a ghostbuster!! How about the holy grail gang of Indiana Jones, Henry Jones Sr, Marcus Brody and Sallah too? ... Read More mattstainer About me 17:40, 20 January 2009 | Report This Post Make your own list Well seeing that 80% of the responses here are from people who are not too happy about this list as a whole, how about a list from you guys?! Could be fun to compare. Now the next reply i bet is gonna be: "honestly i cba". I know it's alot of fun to tear things down, but it's also fun to build and show other people your work of art....isn't it? :) ... Read More Thumbs About me 19:14, 19 January 2009 | Report This Post RE: The Ghostbusters Saved The World. Twice. L: Stewie_Griffin L: chizmund I went through the list thinking it was great, and the longer I went without seeing the Ghostbusters, the better I felt, knowing for sure that they'd have a high position. When I got to number 2 and still no sign of them, a massive, broad grin spread across my face, so eager was I to see what Empire would classify as their defining moment... But for 'S SAKE!!!m genuinely fuckin' angry about this. The fact they weren't number one would've been bad eno... Read More chizmund About me 18:24, 19 January 2009 | Report This Post RE: The Wild Bunch for a start Woah, the soldiers out of Predator? This is a joke, right? There just a bunch of one-dimensional, right-wing, macho idiots who exist only so we can see an alien warrior kill and skin them one by one. ... Read More Rumbaabaa About me 13:42, 19 January 2009 | Report This Post RE: The Ghostbusters Saved The World. Twice. L: chizmund I went through the list thinking it was great, and the longer I went without seeing the Ghostbusters, the better I felt, knowing for sure that they'd have a high position. When I got to number 2 and still no sign of them, a massive, broad grin spread across my face, so eager was I to see what Empire would classify as their defining moment... But for 'S SAKE!!!m genuinely fuckin' angry about this. The fact they weren't number one would've been bad enough, but to be complete... Read More Johnny Pneumonia About me 12:55, 19 January 2009 | Report This Post RE: cooooool! r guys, it's the coolest crew.... p; Eggs ackelkry....coolest....not dorkiest or youngest or ' I remember liking this film when I was a kid' So many mistakes so many missed...sigh..   The Goonies....cool? In what alternate universe? Reservoir Dogs..because they all wore black suits and sunglasses? Ocean's Eleven....Ocean's Eleven...are you on medication? They're about as cool as Cliff Richards Pah...I speet on your choices....   Lee Marvin's bikers in the Wild One... Read More FGT About me 10:24, 19 January 2009 | Report This Post Be Cool Remember guys, it's the coolest crew.... The Fellowship was a goody-two-shoes group, but they were never cool. Millenium Falcon crew, cool? No, well Han Solo was icecool, but you can't be cool sporting a haircut like Luke did, sorry. Ghostbusters were awesome fun, and only Bill was cool, Ernie was, well Ernie. Dan and Harold were geeks...nothing cool about that, at least to my knowledge. The Breakfast Club was a bunch of misunderstood teens. Cool?...undecided. I like this list ... Read More Thumbs About me 21:09, 18 January 2009 | Report This Post RE: And for that matter... No Ghostbusters????  ... Read More DJ Rob C: Mark II! About me 17:27, 18 January 2009 | Report This Post RE: The Ghostbusters Saved The World. Twice. L: chizmund I went through the list thinking it was great, and the longer I went without seeing the Ghostbusters, the better I felt, knowing for sure that they'd have a high position. When I got to number 2 and still no sign of them, a massive, broad grin spread across my face, so eager was I to see what Empire would classify as their defining moment... But for 'S SAKE!!!m genuinely fuckin' angry about this. The fact they weren't number one would've been bad enough, but to be complete... Read More Stewie_Griffin About me 13:57, 18 January 2009 | Report This Post RE: The Ghostbusters Saved The World. Twice. L: bubba899 ...makes me wonder if theres any love left for my childhood heroes /quote]   That's what make it even more strange, bubba, considering the resurgence of interest in all things Ghostbusters over the last year or so, what with the development of Ghostbusters III, the video game "sequel" with the original cast, Sony announcing new DVD packages to mark the 25th anniversary this year, etc..   But having said that, even if there'd been no Ghostbusters news since 1989,... Read More chizmund About me 13:49, 18 January 2009 | Report This Post RE: Nice list, with some good teams like the mentions of Serenity and Top Secret but where is the Monster Squad they beat the Goonies every day of the week. Also lack of Ghostbusters isn't cool. ... Read More matthewforan About me 12:49, 18 January 2009 | Report This Post RE: The Ghostbusters Saved The World. Twice. L: chizmund I went through the list thinking it was great, and the longer I went without seeing the Ghostbusters, the better I felt, knowing for sure that they'd have a high position. When I got to number 2 and still no sign of them, a massive, broad grin spread across my face, so eager was I to see what Empire would classify as their defining moment... But for 'S SAKE!!!m genuinely fuckin' angry about this. The fact they weren't number one would've been bad enough, but to be complet... Read More bubba899 About me 02:39, 18 January 2009 | Report This Post RE: The 25 Coolest Movie Crews h... and the Last Crusade boys... Indy, Henry, Salla and Marcus, especially with the sunset finish! ... Read More ijnesbit About me 20:27, 17 January 2009 | Report This Post RE: The 25 Coolest Movie Crews 've liked to have seen a Star Wars crew, maybe even the Tenenbaums, although they're a family, not a "crew." I know we'll all want to be a part of The Avengers when that finally comes out... AVENGERS ASSEMBLE! ... Read More ijnesbit About me 20:25, 17 January 2009 | Report This Post RE: The Ghostbusters Saved The World. Twice. I want to be a member of Wyld Stallions at the end of mp; Ted's Bogus Journeye got Bill and Ted, Little Bill and Little Ted, Robot Bill and Robot Ted, Station(s), the Princesses and Death.  Unbeatable. ... Read More kingoftheducks About me 17:10, 17 January 2009 | Report This Post RE: The Ghostbusters Saved The World. Twice. Is this the top 500 films list? Because if so,Ghostbusters was about number 300 (which is a fucking travesty itself!). ... Read More Scabby About me 15:41, 17 January 2009 | Report This Post The Ghostbusters Saved The World. Twice. I went through the list thinking it was great, and the longer I went without seeing the Ghostbusters, the better I felt, knowing for sure that they'd have a high position. When I got to number 2 and still no sign of them, a massive, broad grin spread across my face, so eager was I to see what Empire would classify as their defining moment...   But for 'S SAKE!!!m genuinely fuckin' angry about this. The fact they weren't number one would've been bad enough, but to be completely omitted.... Read More chizmund About me 15:21, 17 January 2009 | Report This Post RE: Where are they? I like this article but some things seem to be in the wrong order. The regulators should well be better positioned than what they are and also...WHERE THE HELL ARE THE GHOSTBUSTERS! ... Read More willow1984 About me 13:09, 17 January 2009 | Report This Post Next Page