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00:10These face-offs will have you sweating bullets.
00:14Welcome to WatchMojo.com and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 Mexican standoffs in movies.
00:21You want to make a deal? How about this? You give me Neo or we all die right here, right
00:27now.
00:27For this list, we're focusing on those nail-biting moments in cinema when two or more people stand against each
00:33other in a kill or be killed scenario.
00:36And we're ranking them based on how well we feel they build the tension.
00:44So get your trigger fingers ready and squint those eyes, it's about to get stressful.
00:49If you didn't see a standoff you think should be on the list, be sure to check out our videos
00:53on the top 10 movie shootouts
00:55and the top 10 western movie gunfights.
01:00Also, as many of these are the final showdowns in their respective movies, a spoiler alert is in order.
01:07I don't have time for this shit.
01:23This looks like a perfect place to kick off our list.
01:28When an assassin comes in guns blazing, but is injured and stopped in his tracks, Connelly's character Noah, otherwise known
01:35as Il Duce,
01:36gives him an even-steven chance of making it out of the situation alive by snapping shut two revolvers and
01:42offering to play find the bullet.
01:44I'm going to blow this motherfucker's brains out right now!
01:47Connor!
01:49Son...
01:50Daddy's working.
01:52We watch as our assassin grows increasingly nervy with each pull of the trigger.
01:57But eventually, he eats lead.
02:00Where is he?
02:01Stop, stop calling!
02:08Cover me.
02:09In this modern war flick, we follow four American soldiers through Iraq after the conclusion of the Persian Gulf War.
02:17Look!
02:19That's a persona!
02:21That's a persona!
02:22After happening upon a situation that ends with an Iraqi soldier murdering an unarmed woman,
02:28Major Archie Gates decides that behavior is un-American.
02:32You go now, please.
02:34I don't think so.
02:35He snatches the rifle from the head soldier's hand, and tension ensues, with either side aiming their weapons at the
02:42other.
02:44What's happening?
02:45Unlike many standoffs on this list, this violent encounter is not the film's climax,
02:50but the event that triggers the action in this heist flick turned war drama.
02:55No!
02:58Ah!
03:10Busted Bottle Breakdown, Sean of the Dead.
03:17What are you doing?
03:18We have to deal with her?
03:20Deaths!
03:20For Christ's sake!
03:22In this hilarious zombie spoof, we see Sean and the gang barricade themselves into a local pub,
03:28as the newly formed army of flesh eaters claws to get in.
03:31Sorry, we're closed!
03:33Ah!
03:34But Sean's mum was bitten, and her zombification is imminent.
03:38So eventually, it all gets a little emotional.
03:41Just hold on mum, you're gonna be fine.
03:43With one rifle and a few broken bottles as weapons,
03:46Don't point that gun at Barbara!
03:48The group comes to realizations at the worst moment possible.
03:52Oh, come on! We all know you're in love with Liz!
03:54That is not true!
03:55Lizzie, I want you to know that my feelings for you have always been essential...
03:59David, please! There are slightly more pressing matters at hand here!
04:02Ultimately, Sean does what's necessary and puts his mum to rest.
04:06Although it's clear what's gonna happen here, it still has you feeling edgy.
04:10I'm sorry, mum.
04:13Do it!
04:23This movie is not misnamed.
04:25It really does feature the good, the bad, and the weird.
04:35With all three racing towards treasure hidden beneath the desert sands,
04:40they finally come face-to-face in a standoff that can only be described as exhausting.
04:54Each man's feeling insulted at being double or triple crossed by the others,
04:58and at the same time growing weaker and weaker.
05:01We feel every bullet with them.
05:13It's only after they're all on the ground that they finally find the treasure.
05:22Number 6. Three Little Fonzies, Pulp Fiction.
05:26I love you, Pumpkin.
05:27I love you, Honey Bunny.
05:30Everybody be cool, this is a robbery!
05:31Any of you f***ing pics move!
05:35And I'll execute every motherf***ing last one of you!
05:39Pumpkin and Honey Bunny decide to rob the diner they're eating breakfast in because they think it'll be easy.
05:45However, they don't count on Hitman Jules being there with a briefcase full of mystery.
05:49Is that what I think it is?
05:51Mm-hmm.
05:55It's beautiful.
05:57But, after Jules' hitman associate Vincent comes out of the bathroom,
06:00this Bonnie and Clyde duo finds themselves in a bit of a pickle.
06:04We're all gonna be like three little Fonzies here.
06:06And what's Fonzie like?
06:08Come on, Yolanda, what's Fonzie like?
06:10It's cool.
06:11What?
06:12Cool.
06:13Correctamundo!
06:13Cool as a cucumber, however, Jules utters a certain Bible quote
06:17and manages to strut out unharmed.
06:22The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides
06:25by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men.
06:28Who needs bullets when you're a badass mofo like Sam Jackson?
06:32And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger
06:36those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers.
06:38And you will know I am the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you.
06:46I don't know what I hate wearing worse.
06:51Your face or your body.
06:54This standoff takes place in one of those rooms that seems only to exist in movies.
06:59It's a round foyer filled with mirrors like a hotel lobby funhouse.
07:03The FBI agent and the notorious criminal go face to face or should we say back to back
07:09against one of those mirrors and each is wearing the other's face.
07:13I mean I enjoy bullying your wife.
07:15With taunts and insults coming from either side,
07:18they both finally decide to turn on each other.
07:20Let's just kill each other.
07:22And face the music.
07:29No. 4. Don't make me do this.
07:32Reservoir Dogs.
07:33I ain't know how to be for but no more.
07:38You lost your f***ing mind.
07:40In this who can you trust scenario,
07:42a gang of thieves and wise guys goes head to head to head,
07:45as they try to figure out who the rat is.
07:48Come on guys.
07:49Nobody wants this.
07:51We're supposed to be f***ing professionals.
07:53Visually, this standoff is brilliant,
07:55as we get some eerie extreme close-ups and a wide shot of all those involved,
08:00including the bleeding out Mr. Orange on the ground.
08:04I don't have the slightest f***ing idea what you're talking about.
08:08But ultimately, it's a difference of opinions between longtime associates Joe,
08:13Mr. White and Nice Guy Eddie,
08:15that leads to a triangle of barrels and a textbook Mexican standoff.
08:20God damn you, Joe.
08:22Don't make me do this.
08:23Now stop pointing this f***ing gun at my dad!
08:30Number 3. Waterlogged Wipeout.
08:33Pirates of the Caribbean at World's End.
08:36It's the sunrise.
08:49After they've flipped the ship and managed to return from the next world to the living one,
08:53it's understandable that everyone's a bit on edge.
08:57But at first, it seems like waves of awkward laughter will settle this predicament.
09:12All right then!
09:14However, everyone is quick to draw again.
09:17In constant disagreement and agitatedly shifting their aim,
09:21all five involved are getting a little trigger happy,
09:24and Captain Jack Sparrow decides to cast the first stone.
09:28Count on that.
09:29But fails miserably.
09:33And so does everyone else.
09:35Wet powder.
09:36Wet gunpowder don't work.
09:38Seriously guys, you're pirates. Keep up.
09:39We can still use them as clubs!
09:43Ah, sorry.
09:45Effective dive.
09:46Number 2. Testy's Situation.
09:50Inglorious Bastards.
09:59We know another Tarantino edition.
10:02But seriously, this guy is the master of tension.
10:05Just when we thought a bar full of Nazis couldn't get any more awkward,
10:08a British soldier disguised as an SS officer is uncovered.
10:12Now, about this pickle, we find ourselves in.
10:19This results in a standoff, or a sit-off, with guns under the table,
10:23aimed at each other's nether regions.
10:32After a few excruciating minutes, and a few intimidating transactions,
10:36things go boom.
10:37Big time.
10:38It would appear there's only one thing left for you to do.
10:41And what would that be?
10:44Steglets.
10:45Say our feeders into your Nazi boss.
10:50Before we reveal our number one movie standoff,
10:53here are a few barrel-smoking honorable mentions.
10:55Man, this is your last f***ing chance.
10:57F*** you!
10:58This is your last chance!
10:59We can kill all of you and you f***ing know it!
11:01Now get down on the f***ing floor!
11:03Boris, shut the f*** up!
11:05We're all gonna die here if these are cops!
11:07So they're cops!
11:08Who gives a s***?
11:08At least something I never told you about me.
11:10I hate f***ing cops!
11:12Forget about the flare gun, you f***ing idiot.
11:15Bonnie.
11:16Yeah, Bonnie, I know.
11:20And I like this dog.
11:23F*** the coach.
11:36You are really ready to die for this man.
11:42Believe it.
11:55Number one.
11:56Cemetery Showdown.
11:58The good, the bad, and the ugly.
12:00Two can dig a lot quicker than one.
12:03Dig.
12:04Three guys, 50 or so paces, and a hell of a lot of squinting.
12:08In this showdown, director Sergio Leone keeps us on edge with dozens of cuts to the scowling faces of those
12:14involved.
12:15Including a cigar chewing Clint Eastwood.
12:20After a grueling few minutes of sideways glances, Eastwood does what he does best.
12:29Not only does he shoot a man and his hat into a grave.
12:35But he shines it all off with a legendary quote.
12:38You see in this world, there's two kinds of people, my friend.
12:43Those with loaded guns, and those who dig.
12:48You dig.
12:50When?
12:51Do you agree with our list?
12:53You gonna cry?
12:54What was your favorite movie Mexican standoff?
12:57I'm alive!
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13:06Sasha, baby.
13:08I'm Caster.
13:09That's Archer.
13:10And I'm bored.
13:13Put the gun down.
13:24Me.
13:24I'll go home.
13:25I can see you next time.
13:25We can see you now.
13:25We can see you next time.
13:25We're going to take you next time.
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