Killer Queens: One for the guys

For those of you who might not know, this blog is written as part of a class at the University of Windsor, the class being Advanced Composition in Theory and Practice, taught by Dr. Dale Jacob. Today we gave each other feedback, and Cam mentioned that my first entry says that feminists can be both male or female, so why am I only writing about women? It was a little bit more well spoken than that, but you get the picture. So Cam, this one's for you.

Quentin Tarantino is a little odd. Okay... maybe a lot odd. But he's odd in the best way possible. He's one of the most original and fascinating movie makers we have today. The films he makes are always edgy, creative, violent as all hell, and fun. So what does that have to do with "girl power?" Well, Quentin Tarantino has managed to bring to life some of the most interesting, kick ass girls ever seen on the big screen. And when I say "kick ass," I really do mean that these girls know how to bring the pain. So here's a quick list of the top five coolest girls from the twisted landscape that is the mind of Tarantino.

#5: Jackie Brown:
Pam Grier plays the title character, a middle aged flight attendant who gets into a whole lotta trouble when she's caught by the cops while smuggling in her boss's gun money. Rather than taking the fall for the guy, or squealing like a scared little girl, Jackie plays it like the true cool lady that she is, coming up with a plan to mislead the cops while taking all of the gun money for herself. So kudos to Ms. Jackie Brown for being a smart sister and stickin' it to the man.

#4: Mia Wallace:
Okay, so maybe Uma Thurman's Pulp Fiction character, Mrs. Mia Wallace, doesn't physically kick any ass. But God Dammmn is she one cool chick. She's got the walk, the talk, the look, and carries herself with so much confidence it's just absurd. Not to mention, she's got a husband who'll throw a guy out a window just for giving her a foot massage. Talk about power. To quote Mrs. Wallace: "I do believe Marsellus Wallace, my husband, your boss, told you to take ME out and do WHATEVER I WANTED. Now I wanna dance, I wanna win. I want that trophy, so dance good." Yes Ma'am!

#3: The Road Warriors from Death Proof:
Zoe Bell, Rosario Dawson and Tracie Thoms play the three hot chicks in Death Proof, part of the double flick Grindhouse. The three girls are pulling some pretty ridiculous car tricks, when Stuntman Mike (Kurt Russell) tries to have a little fun with them. Unfortunately (for Mike, anyways) his idea of fun is trying to knock Zoe off the hood of the car. Are these three girls gonna back down, call the cops, wuss out? NO WAY! They flip the tables, put Stuntman Mike through one of the coolest car chases ever, and beat the crap outta him. Sad to say, I was almost sympathized with the poor guy. But one thing's for sure: you don't wanna mess with these girls.

#2: The DiVAS:
The DiVAS, aka the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, are bar none the deadliest girl group ever created. Lucy Liu is O-Ren Ishii, who becomes head of the Japanese "council" and has her own posse of bodyguards, The Crazy 88s (which includes GoGo Yubari, the hottest Japanese school girl turned assassin EVER.) Vivica A. Fox is Vernita Green, a mom who packs a killer punch. And Darryl Hanna is Elle Driver, the sexiest one eyed sadistic bitch I've ever seen. Without a doubt, these are the hottest girls who would kill you as soon as look at you.

#1: Beatrix Kiddo:
Okay, some of you may think this is cheating. After all, Beatrix Kiddo, AKA Black Mamba, AKA The Bride, AKA Arlene, AKA Mommy, was technically part of the DiVAS. But come on, the girl is so badass, she deserves her own section. Carrying on the fantastic work they started together in Pulp Fiction, Uma Thurman and Quentin Tarantino came up with the idea for her characther together, and Uma plays her to perfection. While the other girls are awesome in their own rights, Beatrix Kiddo is downright scary. After enduring a brutal beating by the other DiVAS, Beatrix comes out of a four year coma, and from the time she leaves her bed, she starts kicking ass and taking names. No one knows how to leave a trail of blood, guts and severed limbs like Beatrix Kiddo.