12 Dumbest Action Movie Weapons
1. A Sharp Hat - Goldfinger
Not a sharp looking hat, no. But an actual sharp, statue-decapitating hat.
In the world of spies and secret gadgets, it's not an inherently bad concept for a weapon. The nature of concealed weaponry is naturally thematic.
But... a hat?
What good is it if Oddjob misses? Does he have a stash of them nearby, in case the current one goes sailing over an unnecessarily high ledge?
Even worse, imagine a sudden gust of wind sweeping the hat off and onto his employer's foot. Can't imagine that'd go down well in a peer review.
Back in 1959 (when the novel was written), it would have been so far-fetched that it'd have been cool. Skip forward some near-forty years later, and as Austin Powers eloquently put it: "Who throws a shoe?!"
For when you substitute a hat for any other item of throwable clothing, it all seems a bit... daft, really. What comes next, a heavily starched shirt as a ballistic shield?
Stick to crushing gold balls, mate. It looks cooler.