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Make a muscle for me

This one's for all you girls who love a woman with muscles. Bad-asses, hard-asses or just girls who look kick-ass in a sleeveless shirt -- they all rule. Here's my list of top ten girls with guns in film. I limited this list to movies, but that doesn't mean you have to. Did I miss anyone?

10. Jennifer Garner in Elektra.
Using her biceps for good, not evil.

Jennifer Garner

9. Demi Moore in G.I. Jane.
Drop and give me 20. Hell, you can drop and give me anything you want.

Guns-Moore.jpg

8. Angela Bassett in everything.
If Tina Turner had had Angela's arms, Ike would've thought twice about smacking her around.

Angela Bassett

7. Missy Peregrym in Stick It.
The film's title could mean a lot of things, but there's no mistaking those abs.

Missy Peregrym

6. Sigourney Weaver in Alien Resurrection.
Putting the "rip" in Ripley.

Sigourney Weaver

5. Michelle Rodriguez in lots of things.
We all know Girlfight, so here's a shot from S.W.A.T.

Michelle Rodriguez

4. Michelle Yeoh in, like, 20 martial arts movies.
You don't know Michelle until you see her in a Jackie Chan movie. She does her own stunts.

Michelle Yeoh

3. Jessica Biel in Blade: Trinity.
Vampires fear garlic, crosses, silver bullets and Jessica's ability to bench press them.

Jessica Biel

2. Hilary Swank in Million Dollar Baby.
Nobody likes a show-off. Except in this case.

Hilary Swank

1. Linda Hamilton in Terminator 2.
The one who started it all. The first to show it was not only OK to pump it up, but it was also hot.

Linda Hamilton

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  • Melissa Hsu's picture

    I think the consensus is that a list of women on tv needs to be made! :)

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    Thanks for listing all these hotties. I can't help but drool a little bit. oh and I think you hit everyone of them right on.

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    Amen irene!!! on Ms. Peregrym. You guys made my morning a whole lot better :)

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    Linda Hamilton...... enough said

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    I just love your list. But aren't you forgeting someone or 2: ANGELINA JOLIE; MADONNA?

    And thank you: 1st time I'm seeing Missy Peregrym. Her abs are just killing me. I'm dying to tuch, and drooling. Great list.

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    Mmmm... best. list. ever.

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    Ellen Ripley blasting those aliens, Sara Connor battling with the Terminator and the T-1000, and Michelle Yeoh kicking everyone's butt with kung fu. Whew! These are really bad-ass women.

    Melissa Hsu's picture

    ok even if she... don't know what she do .. i don't understand ;)
    but yes Yancy Butler !!!

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    I can't believe this list didn't include Renee O'Connor as Gabrielle. She had shoulders and abs of steel while on XWP. I think she also could have literally kicked the majority of all those women's butts, even now!

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    Claudia Black and have you seen Kyra Sedgwick's ripped arms these days?
    OUCH!!

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    10 more and in no particular order

    1. Jorja Fox (sara sidle) CSI
    2. Mariska Hargitay ( Det Benson)l&o:svu
    3. Eliza Dushku (faith)- btvs
    4. Katee Sackhoff (starbuck) Battlestar gallactica
    5. Angelina Jolie No filmograhphy required :D
    6. Rose Rollins (Tasha)lword
    7. Renee O Connor (Gabrielle) X:WP
    8. Milla Jovovich (Alice) resident evil
    9. Michelle Wolff ( Britt) Dante's Cove
    10.keira knightley ( domino) domino

    Melissa Hsu's picture

    Uma Thurman in Kill Bill!

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    Missy Peregrym turned up in Heroes this week!
    Lets hope we see more of her :-P

    Melissa Hsu's picture

    You have to include Gina Gershon when she was in Bound. She was very sexy in her undershirt.

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    Missy's going to be in a few episodes of Heroes...I can only pray that the writers can come up with some plausable, or not, reason for her to flash the abs...

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    I'm putting "Stick It" in my Netflix queue as we speak :D

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    Let's not forget Martina Navratilova, who (adding to others' work, of course - like Billie Jean King) revolutionized women's tennis by her strict training regimen. I don't think this the physicality of today's players can be understood without giving her credit. It's amazing to see action shots of Mauresmo, Jennifer Capriato, Serena Williams, and so on, and to think of how much more muscled they look than tennis players 30 years ago. Viva women with nice muscles! (I personally love a woman with strong arms, back, and shoulders. Ummm.)

    Melissa Hsu's picture

    Everyone seems to have forgotten GINA GERSHON in Bound !!!! Shame on you girls !! (thanks Cindy, you're the only one who thought about her)

    Okay, so I can only invite you to watch again the love scene where you can see her abs in action... and believe me : no one can compare !!!!!!

    And please girls, stop talking about TV shows and sports, bad machine did a great job (only two little tiny omissions Angelina Jolie and Gina Geshon in my opinion) and she CLEARLY said this list was only about MOVIE characters.

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    Abso-bloody-lutely!! Gina Gershon in Bound, hands down (so to speak).

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    Mi... Mi... Missy Peregrym oh my lord. I watched Stick It last night, and had to pause the movie during the ice bath scenes, god damn. With abs like that, she should be in poll position, hands down.

    And if there were to be a TV list (hint hint) Mandy with her fab abs would have to be somewhere near the top... ooh la la.

    Muscles, just... mmm.

    Melissa Hsu's picture

    someone mentioned milla jovovich.. what about in the fifth element? now that little white strap number left *nothing* to the imagination and my what a good body! LOL

    but i think the list was quite spot on :D

    and thankyou for the perve of the day LOL

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    Wow. This list owns my soul. I went on a pic finding mission for great arms recently. I couldn't find a decent one of Linda in T2 anywhere. And I am now conviced its time to see Trinity. Jessica has now made my list.

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    There is no one sexier than Angie in Tomb Raider & Mr. & Mrs. Smith. Owww!!!!!!!!

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    There's gotta be a TV list! Renee O'Connor would be my #1! Then Lucy, Mariska and Viky Pratt :D

    Melissa Hsu's picture

    where is Reneé O'Connor??
    She's on the top in MY list!!

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    Lucy Lawless wasn't buff in the last season, in actuality she got thinner...which I didn't like. I know she was probably trying to shake off the baby weight but still. She looked waayyy hotter in the first season.

    Oh and, no Janet Jackson?! You can't tell in movies like Poetic Justice or Nutty Professor, but oh my god she is hot.