Its no big secret that the major driving influence on Cherry Bomb has been those guns-a-blazin’, one-vs.-an-army films of the 1980’s.  It wasn’t a complicated formula:

Hero X seeks revenge/justice/the rescue/the protection of Y from the evil Z and in the meantime take down their evil operation that does Z2.  (Sorry, ran out of letters)

Think about it:

Beverly Hills Cop: Hero Eddie Murphy seeks justice of the killing of his friend from the evil Maitland and in the meantime take down their evil operation that sells drugs.

Cobra: Hero Rocky Rambo Stallone seeks the protection of Brigitte Nielson from the evil Night Slasher and in the meantime take down the evil operation that is called The New Order seeking to rule the world.

Commando: Hero Arnold Schwarzelonglastname seeks the rescue of Alyssa Milano before she got hot from the evil Bennett and in the meantime take down the evil operation that is trying to start a revolution down in Val Verde.

Die Hard: Hero Bruce Willis seeks the rescue of the hostages from the evil Professor Snape and in the meantime take down the evil operation that is trying to steal the bonds from the Nakatomi vault.

Robocop: Hero Robocop seeks revenge of his murder from the evil Red from That 70’s Show and in the meantime take down the evil operation that is selling drugs.

So, what separated the wheat from the chaff in this glorious genre?

The kills.

No one went into these films seeking the meaning of life.  The dialog was mainly throw away lines designed to get the characters from one scene to another.  But the over the top action kept people coming back for recycled plots.  Then when a film had a dynamic, interesting plot, it was just gravy.  So, what are some of our favorite kills from those 1980’s action films?

Commando

The Punisher

What are yours? (This is the part where you put in your comments below with you favorite movies/kills of the 1980’s and earlier.  Or later.  We’re not picky.  Just want to see what kills and movies stick with you kids.)