10 Manliest Movies of 2012

9. The Man with the Iron Fists

http://youtu.be/a7l3okIqnCg When hip-hop saint RZA decided to give the world a movie based on his favorite genre (kung-fu movies, duh), it was no question that what would emerge would be a beacon of beat-'em-up badassery. And oh how it was. The Man with the Iron Fists is a bloody good time, brimming with memorable fight scenes and a performance by an out-of-left-field Russell Crowe that has to be seen to be believed. The final fight between RZA's Blacksmith and Dave Bautista's Brass Body made me actually cheer in a theater, which is something I never do. While it may be a little too glossy for its own good, The Man with the Iron Fists still delivers exactly what you want from it: gratuitousness. And there is nothing more gratuitous than Russell Crowe pulling anal beads out of a prostitute with his teeth.