When Movie Characters Go Postal

Batman, Rambo, Jigsaw and more go from mild to wild...


Saw (2004)

Average Joe: Terminal brain cancer patient John Kramer (Tobin Bell)

What turns him? His condition, which gives him an… interesting new perspective on how mankind lives.

Inordinate response postal: The so-called Jigsaw Killer creates fiendish life-or-death puzzles that reflect his victims’ pereceived sins – only if they really want to live will they survive.

Sounds reasonable… except in practice Kramer tends to raise the bar a tad too high. 

Most folk buy the farm; the occasional survivor usually ends up with a body part or two missing.

Still, he's preferable to most life coaches we've met.

Next: Straw Dogs

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    • BigAndyT

      Nov 26th 2009, 19:37

      Paddy in dead mans shoes surely?

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    • metalgatesolid

      Nov 26th 2009, 19:39

      What about Frank Castle in the "not bad but not brilliant" Punishers?

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    • fezdaferret

      Dec 1st 2009, 4:04

      what about Liam Neesons Character Bryan Mills from Taken, surely one of the best films of last year

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