So, we’re just hanging out today at PAX East in Boston on our day off, and how better to spend the spare time than to literally watch a PAX-ton of movies (that was a pun). As we were going down the list of what to watch, we decided we should go ahead and rank his best performances. Now, you may be saying to yourself, “That title is misleading. Paxton isn’t actually starring in some of these movies,“ and that is where we’d tell you that you’re dead wrong. Any movie with Bill Paxton is a Bill Paxton movie. He commands the screen. Never has an actor delivered such a diverse set of characters to the silver screen. The man is a certified national treasure.

The Top Ten Bill Paxton Movies

10. Streets of Fire

9. Predator 2

This one is probably his most reserved and classy performance in the list. I’m not saying he was robbed of the Oscar, but he was robbed of the Oscar.

8. Terminator

Him and that shape shifting Night Slasher are just the toughest punks ever…

7. True Lies

Just go watch True Lies right now.

6. Near Dark

He’s a pretty awesome vampire in this one, rolling around in an RV that’s pretty much just like ours.

5. Tombstone

“Remember what I said about people seein’ a bright light before they die? It ain’t true. I can’t see a damn thing.”

4. Twister

Debris?

3. Twister

It’s already here.

2. Aliens

In his most charged performance, Paxton really challenges authority while having a nervous breakdown amidst an Alien onslaught.

1. Twister

The Extreme is passionate.

The Protomen are bumming around Boston’s arthouse movie scene until their show on the 25th. Catch em at the remaining dates of their tour:

Apr 25 – Boston, MA @ Middle East
Apr 26 – Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live
Apr 28- Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme
Apr 29 – Indianapolis, IN @ Emerson Theater
Apr 30 – Chicago, IL @ Reggies Live