Without a doubt, a woman who can handle a sword is a true woman in my mind. With the list put together by a buddy Ken, we really can’t do anything but look. Below is a small excerpt from my favorites.

13. Milla Jovovich

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Milla Jovovich is gorgeous. She’s been a supermodel, gracing the covers of over 100 magazines as well as earning over $10 million dollars from her modelling in 2004 alone.

She can certainly handle her sword too. She wields it threateningly and convincingly in “Messenger: Story of Joan of Arc”, “Ultraviolet” as well as in all of the “Resident Evil” series.

And her acting? Well… Did I mention that she was gorgeous?

11. Jennifer Garner

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Jennifer Garner first got everyone’s attention in “Alias”. I can’t recall if she ever used a sword in that TV series, but she made up for it in “Daredevil” and “Elektra”.

She’s held her own in some non-action movies as well, which means she’ll likely be moving away from the swordplay as she gets older. That’s a real shame for us blade fans.

9. Lucy Liu

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In some Bizarro universe, O-Ren Ishii takes down Beatrix Kiddo in “Kill Bill, Volume I” and then things start to really get interesting.

In that world, we get to see Lucy Liu hack her way through four hours of sword-fighting mayhem instead of Uma Thurman. Whaddya think, should we lobby Quentin Tarantino for a “Kill Beatrix, Volume I”? I say Lucy could pull it off.

Lucy’s acting has come a long way from her “Ally McBeal” days. She hangs tough in the other categories as well, which is why she’s near the top of this list.

I would like to start out by saying I had no idea going into this movie what it was about besides Jack Black and Angelina Jolie were attached to it as voice actors. I knew nothing of the storyline, the characters, besides it had Kung Fu in it. With that being said, the movie was fantastic!

Po (Jack Black) is a very fat and one lazy noodle serving panda. He dreams day in and day out about becoming a Kung Fu master. Funny as he is a rather large Panda. He lives above his father’s noodle store (whom is a duck) and is a huge fan of the Furious Five. The Furious Five are China’s most well known Kung Fu students and students of the great Master Shifu (Dustin Hoffman). The Five consists of Tigress (Angelina Jolie), Monkey (Jackie Chan), Crane (David Cross), Viper (Lucy Liu) and Mantis (Seth Rogan). (Look at those names people, I had no idea that this film was so large in terms of names!) The time has come, after a vision from Oogway, that a Dragon Warrior must be chosen. All the towns folk are there. And our lowly friend Po, is asked to serve up noodles by his father. Po is devastated as he wanted to be front and center to see the Furious Five and the one who would be come the Dragon Warrior.

You will have to see the film for yourself to see whats next, but I must say its a “must see” experience.

The digital animation was superb to say the least. The trees all the way to the burnt fur on Po’s face was done in marvelous detail. Pixar you better watch out, Dreamworks is coming for you. Honestly one of, if not the best looking animated films I have seen.

With the above animation, the film brings along a great storyline that actually touches your heart a little. Its like Kung Fu for kids. Kids everywhere will flock to see this as they should. It’s full of laughs, action and a great underlying story. Family’s don’t hesitate to bring your children to this one. Adults don’t mistake my last comment for a reason not to see it, as this 31 year old absolutely loved it along with some of the older guys who sat next to me.

From the start of the film to the end, this movie really does a great job at bringing high quality animation and storyline together. Something that has been missing lately in the world of animation. Movies like Shrek with the jokes and one liners that if were to be watched today wouldn’t be funny as we have forgotten the times past. This movie has jokes that will last with each viewing!

Make sure you go see this movie, its a sure win and really a great film overall.

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Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆