Friday, June 08, 2007

"Starscream's a big ol' douchebag."

Straight from Your Mom's Basement comes 10 Great Big Movie Douchebags:

There are many things that contribute to making someone a douchebag. An overinflated sense of self-worth. A worthlessness despite pedigree. And an ineffectiveness that, when all is said and done, borders on the pathetic.

But douchebags aren't jerks. Jerks are generally more effective and/or aggressive than douches. Johnny Lawrence was a jerk. Biff Tannen was a jerk. Anakin Skywalker was a jerk. These guys below? Douches.

Click here to read their list and reasonings. They make some inspired picks of cinematic douchebaggery, and at least one pick you could call controversial, until you read their argument. I read the list and think "Oh yeah, I remember seeing Paul Reiser screw over Ripley in Aliens and saying to myself 'Wow, what a douchebag'."

So who did they miss?

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