5 Vigilante Movies (or Shows) for Fans of The Punisher by Zach Quest
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Every human on this Earth has intense feelings for something.
Whether it's your significant other, video games or Twitter drama, we all care about
something.
But, have you ever cared about something so much that you would, I don't know, kill for
it?
Netflix's The Punisher quenched everyone's justice-and-bloodlust.
For a while at least.
Now that we've watched the first season, it has us thinking.
What other vigilantes are out there?
In our dark world of crime, violence and evil, we hear screams for justice.
Which is exactly what we're talking about today.
In fact, everyone who seems to be driven by that insane sense of justice should probably
leave it to the people in movies and TV.
Hi, I'm Brad with WickedFeed, and today we're taking a look at 5 vigilante movies and shows
for fans of THE PUNISHER!
#5 The Batman Series
The most obvious choice on this list is Batman.
I mean you can't make a list about vigilantes or justice without talking about this dude.
A man who's scared of bats dons the appearance of a bat to fight crime and punish evil, by
breaking their bones!
And leaving them in prison to eventually escape He's cold, calculating, callous and will do
anything to stop the bad guys.
The dude's pretty weird, he just sits in his house all day in the dark waiting for bad
shit to happen on the computer (pause) not.. like.. me.
Umm, hey, what's Batman's favorite drink?
Just ice.
#4 24 24 is an iconic TV show.
Not only is it one of the shows that helped hearken in the golden age of television, it's
also one of the few pieces of main stream media to have a real vigilante as the main
character.
Jack Bauer, played by Kiefer Sutherland, isn't just one of the best characters in espionage
fiction TAKE THAT JAMES BOND he's also one of the most intense, badass characters in
television.
Listen, in most TV shows when the main character gets taken hostage they conveniently wait
for help or find ways to approach a situation non-lethal.
Sometimes they don't even like killing people! Jack Bauer though?
The dude gets taken hostage and a minute later drives a pair of scissors through a covert
agent's neck.
Even before Jack knows that they're a REAL bad guy.
Forget Jason Borne, forget James Bond.
All hail JACK BAUER.
#3 Boondock Saints Has there ever been a case where people have
killed someone over religious reasons?
Oh (somber tone) well, I guess there has been, but this is different.
They kill for good.
Or, at least that's the constant debate in these vigilante-type conversations, isn't
it?
In Boondock Saints, two irish brothers, Connor and Murphy accidentally kill some mafia dudes
and turn themselves in.
But the cops release them as heroes.
They take it upon themselves to say it's a calling by Our Lord God to start purging some
evil.
Are they doing the wrong thing or the right thing?
Well, that's what's fun about vigilante stories...
It always gets a little messy.
(scene where cat explodes)
#2 Prisoners I know this is a weird pick, but you gotta
listen to me!
Prisoners is about two fathers determined to find their missing daughters.
And one father, played by Hugh Jackman, is, shall we say, VERY determined to find his
daughter.
A vigilante is someone who takes justice into their own hands and disperses punishments
as they see fit, right?
Well how about a story that involves a father who is so convinced that a certain person
has taken his daughter that he builds an enclosure in the bathroom, chains the accused inside
and he makes it so the hot water pipes only disperse boiling water.
It all really comes down to that age-old vigilante question: What are you prepared to do?
Seriously though, watch Prisoners and pick your jaw up off the floor when the movie is
over.
#1 Kick Ass Yes, it's hilarious.
But it's also one of the best vigilante/super hero movies of all time.
Kick Ass has many levels of referential humor to comic books, movies and also you, the viewer.
It's a scathing movie that pokes and prods at nerds and the culture.
Dave Lizewski is just a stupid loser in high-school, obsessed with comic books.
One day he gets his ass kicked so bad...
Well, stabbed and hit by a car that he has to get metal rods put into his body.
Ironically, this sounds like so many comic book hero stories before it... but Kick Ass
has no powers besides basically being an quirky, well-intentioned nerd.
But eventually, he begins patrolling the streets, stopping petty criminals and saving cats from
trees.
But really, the whole cast of would-be superhero vigilantes is amazing.
Hit-girl, Big Daddy Captain Stars and Stripes.
Kickass isn't as dark as the punisher although it does have it's moments.
(clip) It's still one of the most fun and entertaining vigilante movies you can find.
What do you think?
What vigilante movies or shows did we forget?
Who's your favorite?
Let us know in the comment down below!
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