The Top 10 Movie Weapons of All Time
According to Will Wright of Associated Content:
10. The Phaser - Star Trek
I fondly remember my friends and I making phasers in high school shop class. The teacher was a Star Trek fanatic and loved us for making them. Now I think there are a lot of movie weapons out there that look better, but it's hard to beat that '60s retro look. Just to clarify, we're not talking about the little cell phone looking phasers, but the ones that the cell phone phasers locked into. Utilitarian and simple, the phaser was cool simply because you could switch it from stun to kill, and when you blasted something it just disappeared, nice and clean. Destruction without the mess -- how cool is that?
9. Noisy Cricket - Men in Black
Okay, so Tommy Lee Jones' gun looked cooler than this one. But for pound for pound, the Noisy Cricket packed more punch and more laughs than any weapon this side of a Schwartz Ring. Besides, if Will Smith wields it, it's got to be cool.
8. Red Ryder BB Gun - A Christmas Story
I know this is a bit of a stretch, but considering how central this weapon is to the story, it should be on the list. Not to mention, it has a compass in the stock. Shooting your eye out has never been more fun.
7. Han Solo's Blaster - Star Wars
Growing up my little brother was a Han-abee through and through. The best thing was all you needed was a black vest, a white shirt and you could pull off a pretty good Solo. Part science-fiction and part Luger, Solo's weapon was the epitome of cool for a generation of space scoundrels. Oh and just for the record, it was a lot cooler when Greedo didn't shoot first.
6. Indy's Whip - Raiders of the Lost Ark
I don't think any movie weapon caused more damage around the house than Indiana Jones' whip from Raiders of the Lost Ark. It's such a simple weapon, but that's part of its charm. Well, that and the fact that here was a weapon that could cause actual damage to tree limbs, tin cans, fence posts and anything else that got in its way. There was just no substitute for that piercing CRACK that split the backyard air.
5. Harry Potter's Wand - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
All right so it's a stick, I know, but I can't think of any sticks that are as cool as Harry Potter's wand. If my son Flipendos one more thing in our house I think I'll go off the deep end. Based on that alone, Harry's wand deserves an honored place on any movie weapon list; after all, one hallmark of a cool movie weapon is how much it irritates your parents.
4. Ash's Chainsaw - Evil Dead/ Army of Darkness
A chainsaw for a hand - how cool is that? Although Ash's boomstick might be S-mart's top of the line, it pales next to a chainsaw fitted onto your arm. According to Bruce Campbell to make the chainsaw appear to be running constantly, tobacco smoke was blown through a tube that went up his pant's leg, through his shirt and into the chainsaw. Hail to the king, baby.
3. Sting - The Lord of the Rings
Simply a beautiful weapon, this sword may be small, but anything that glows when Orcs are around deserves kudos. Given to Frodo by Bilbo, Sting is the little sword that could.
2. Atlantean Sword - Conan the Barbarian
We go from small to huge with this one. In my opinion, this is the coolest movie sword of all time, hands down. Beautifully carved, beautifully executed, this ten-pound broadsword is the perfect blend of form and function. The Atlantean sword is the one Conan finds in the tomb after being chased by wolves (as opposed to his father's sword). Most movie swords are either wimpy-looking or too big. This one's just right for crushing your enemies and seeing them driven before you.
Judge this one for yourself HERE.
1. Lightsaber - Star Wars
Doesn't matter which one, which color, take your pick - the lightsaber is the coolest weapon in movie history. It's a great concept that looks and sounds better than any other movie weapon period. The lightsaber is a terrific combination of high tech and ancient, that says more about its movie universe than any other weapon. Hey, you don't have to take my word for it - just ask the Star Wars kid; he'll tell you.
10. The Phaser - Star Trek
I fondly remember my friends and I making phasers in high school shop class. The teacher was a Star Trek fanatic and loved us for making them. Now I think there are a lot of movie weapons out there that look better, but it's hard to beat that '60s retro look. Just to clarify, we're not talking about the little cell phone looking phasers, but the ones that the cell phone phasers locked into. Utilitarian and simple, the phaser was cool simply because you could switch it from stun to kill, and when you blasted something it just disappeared, nice and clean. Destruction without the mess -- how cool is that?
9. Noisy Cricket - Men in Black
Okay, so Tommy Lee Jones' gun looked cooler than this one. But for pound for pound, the Noisy Cricket packed more punch and more laughs than any weapon this side of a Schwartz Ring. Besides, if Will Smith wields it, it's got to be cool.
8. Red Ryder BB Gun - A Christmas Story
I know this is a bit of a stretch, but considering how central this weapon is to the story, it should be on the list. Not to mention, it has a compass in the stock. Shooting your eye out has never been more fun.
7. Han Solo's Blaster - Star Wars
Growing up my little brother was a Han-abee through and through. The best thing was all you needed was a black vest, a white shirt and you could pull off a pretty good Solo. Part science-fiction and part Luger, Solo's weapon was the epitome of cool for a generation of space scoundrels. Oh and just for the record, it was a lot cooler when Greedo didn't shoot first.
6. Indy's Whip - Raiders of the Lost Ark
I don't think any movie weapon caused more damage around the house than Indiana Jones' whip from Raiders of the Lost Ark. It's such a simple weapon, but that's part of its charm. Well, that and the fact that here was a weapon that could cause actual damage to tree limbs, tin cans, fence posts and anything else that got in its way. There was just no substitute for that piercing CRACK that split the backyard air.
5. Harry Potter's Wand - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
All right so it's a stick, I know, but I can't think of any sticks that are as cool as Harry Potter's wand. If my son Flipendos one more thing in our house I think I'll go off the deep end. Based on that alone, Harry's wand deserves an honored place on any movie weapon list; after all, one hallmark of a cool movie weapon is how much it irritates your parents.
4. Ash's Chainsaw - Evil Dead/ Army of Darkness
A chainsaw for a hand - how cool is that? Although Ash's boomstick might be S-mart's top of the line, it pales next to a chainsaw fitted onto your arm. According to Bruce Campbell to make the chainsaw appear to be running constantly, tobacco smoke was blown through a tube that went up his pant's leg, through his shirt and into the chainsaw. Hail to the king, baby.
3. Sting - The Lord of the Rings
Simply a beautiful weapon, this sword may be small, but anything that glows when Orcs are around deserves kudos. Given to Frodo by Bilbo, Sting is the little sword that could.
2. Atlantean Sword - Conan the Barbarian
We go from small to huge with this one. In my opinion, this is the coolest movie sword of all time, hands down. Beautifully carved, beautifully executed, this ten-pound broadsword is the perfect blend of form and function. The Atlantean sword is the one Conan finds in the tomb after being chased by wolves (as opposed to his father's sword). Most movie swords are either wimpy-looking or too big. This one's just right for crushing your enemies and seeing them driven before you.
Judge this one for yourself HERE.
1. Lightsaber - Star Wars
Doesn't matter which one, which color, take your pick - the lightsaber is the coolest weapon in movie history. It's a great concept that looks and sounds better than any other movie weapon period. The lightsaber is a terrific combination of high tech and ancient, that says more about its movie universe than any other weapon. Hey, you don't have to take my word for it - just ask the Star Wars kid; he'll tell you.
26 Comments
gorgonheapPersonally I would have liked to see William Wallace's sword from Braveheart on the list. And how about Dirty Harry's .44 mag? My top 5 list:
1. Lightsaber, hands down number 1
2. General Kael's sword from Willow
3. Dirty Harry's .44 mag "do ya feel lucky punk?"
4. William Wallace's sword from Braveheart
5. Indy's Whip. It's just classy, versatile, and unique, not to mention he knows how to use it.
MycroftHomlzClearly the nail gun from lethal weapon should be in there somewhere.
jonnyum, Death Star??? Blowing up planets is pretty badass.
Predator's claw and/or rocket launcher.
[edit] oh yeah - the guns of navarone.
gorgonheapOhhh, yeah the predator's claws. I need to revise that list.
JAPRWhy the hell did that guy put Harry Potter's wand on the list? Hardly a weapon.
I like your top five list, GH. Mad props for Willow.
Doc_MHow about the star-killer from Star Trek Generations?
And of course there's Ghost Busters!
gorgonheapHmm, we're going to need to redo the list. This is good there has to be more stuff that was overlooked.
ravenehem... the Bride's Hatori Hanso blade?
jonnyheh - how about just the Bride?
berticusThe Glaive from Krull
Ripley's power-loader
RyjkyjF**k Ripley's power loader. The coolest weapon of all time is the pulse rifle from aliens.
http://www.boingboing.net/2007/06/03/howto-make-an-aliens.html
Good point about the Glave though. Everybody always forgets about Krull!
Not to be outdone by the ZF-1!!!!!! Watch it. LOVE IT.
http://www.videosift.com/video/Fifth-Element-Zorg-demonstrates-the-ZF-1-gun
my15minutesMad Max's sawed-off doublebarrel shotgun.
it'd be #2 on my list.
JohnnyMackers says...Uhhhhh, hello?
"SAY HELLO TO MY LEETLE FRIEND!"
jwraySomebody has a sword fetish. Clearly, trilithium torpedos that cause star supernovae beat the death star by a factor of about a quadrillion.
thesnipeOh man no Bond weapons? Man the watch itself should be up there.
jwrayI totally just figured out how to induce a supernova, IRL, without any modifications to the laws of physics. Just launch a small black hole towards a star. If the black hole is charged, it can be aimed and accelerated by electromagnets. When it enters the star it will grow and slow, emitting massive amounts of gamma radiation as it consumes the core of the star. It would cause an explosion which would probably resemble type II supernovae.
But how could a tiny black hole be manufactured? A 1kg black hole would emit 3*10^32 watts (more than a thousand suns) of hawking radiation, for the instant before it fizzles. That radiation is inversely proportional to the square of mass, so particle accelerators can't make long-lived black holes. At a billion kg, it'd have a lifetime in the thousands of years and a luminosity around 10^14 watts, which is relatively manageable but much more difficult to make. For reference, a 100m x 100m x 100m cube of water weighs 1 billion kg. I have no idea how the heck to make a 1 billion kg black hole, but it's not necessarily impossible.
Doc_MOr just open a wormhole to the blackhole from within/near the sun itself.
Ryjkyjooh oohh! Predator's shoulder fired gun thingy!
Farhad2000Avtomat Kalashnikov 47
qruelThe Shrink Ray from Duke Nukem !
damnit, that's a videogame!
choggieCherry Darling's machine-gun leg in "Planet Terror" was pretty cool....
The vials of vampire toxin in "Blade"...
The frikkin' hovering stainless-steel death ball from "Phantasm" still makes me wet the trousers.....
oh, the laser, death-grid from Resident Evil
OH! that crappy film with Emilio Estevez about the global warming aliens??....that damn house-wrecking vortex ball from that POS movie.....
and my personal fav, Savini's vigilante Mariachi crotch-revolver in, "From Dusk Till Dawn."
RyjkyjMy only problem with Savini's crotch revolver is that it takes almost no firearm knowledge to see that the chambers don't feed into the barrel. Call me picky, but that's a big deal.
Doc_MHow about this: http://www.videosift.com/video/Metal-Storm-1000000-Rounds-per-Minute-Behind-the-Gun
gorgonheapNot really a movie weapon but the concept could fit into a sci-fi thriller well.
RyjkyjMore food for thought. I'm leaving the ones I don't like out. Like the dumb-ass rail gun from Eraser.
The quad rocket launcher from Commando.
The laser whip from Johnny Mnemonic.
Rambo's survival knife and bow.
The frisbee things from Tron.
Inigo Montoya's sword from The Princess Bride.
Charles Bronson's .44 Magnum from Death Wish.
Travis Bickle's quickdraw gun Mechanism from Taxi Driver.
Dirty Harry's .357 Magnum
Bullet Tooth Tony's Desert Eagle .50 from snatch.
Freddy Kruger's glove
Jason's Machette
This isn't over yet!
kulpimsSeen "No country for old men"? So much better than the Leathal weapon thingy
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