SubJeff on 2/3/2006 at 12:59
And it was only done because Ford was too tired to continue the scene, or so the story goes.
I prefer gritty fights that are grounded in reality. For this reasons I dislike Ong Bak, especially as the trailer was put together so the fighting looked realistic. Having said that - my list:
Old Boy - the one panning shot scrap with the gang of goons. Just brilliant.
Grosse Point Blank - by the lockers. One of the best, and most realistic, martial arts fights I've seen.
Fight Club - lots of the Fight Club fights. They are harsh and you can feel the contact.
LotR: Fellowship - Aragon vs the Uruk. Love it when the Urukhai slides down on the sword just to prove his hardness.
Last Samuri - ninja attack.
7 Samuri - the "What a waste." fight that last for one hit.
The Matix - Agent Smith vs anyone.
Drunken Master - I think it's Drunken Master. Jackie vs Master Kam at the end. Kam has great speed and his range of techniques is the best I've seen in any one fight.
Does anyone know what the German says in the knife fight scene in Saving Private Ryan? The other guy asks as he is killed and my only German friend who went to see it walked out in disgust at the whole film before that point (hey, ask him not me).
Malygris on 2/3/2006 at 13:15
From the (
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120815/trivia) IMDB:
SPOILER: As the German soldier stabs Mellish to death, he says: "Gib' auf, du hast keine Chance! Lass' uns ein Ende machen es ist so viel leichter für dich!" This translates: "Give up, you don't stand a chance! Let's end this here, it will be easier for you like this!" The words are spoken in Austrian-accented German.
Hesche on 2/3/2006 at 15:33
Dragonheart - Funny fight where Dennis Quaid ends up in Dracos mouth. "Why should you be comfortable? My armor is rusting in your drool and your breath is absolutely foul."
24 - I think the second season where Jack Bauer breaks this guy´s neck in the stadium by doing this cool twist at the wall.
Knockaround Guys Inline Image:
http://www.moviehabit.com/photos/knockaround_guys_150.jpgX-Men 2 - Wolverine going berserk on these Commando guys, Nightcrawler against Secret Service.
Kiss of the Dragon - Jet Li takes care of a whole police post.
Léon the Professional - Jean Reno against the SWAT team.
Pitch Black - "Did not know who he was fuckin' with."
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So very hard to watch.
Seconded.
Drom_Editor on 2/3/2006 at 17:58
Snatch - Mickey versus the bare-knuckled boxer.
Not neccessarily a cool fight, but the one-punch and knowing smile at the end are priceless.
Fight Club - Tyler Durden versus Lou
Getting the shit kicked out of you and just laughing in the person's face as they do it. Incredible. Insane. Ingenious. Not a better way to piss someone off.
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The Princess Bride - Westley vs Inigo Montoya. Best fight scene ever? :)
Yes yes yes....I love the part where they reveal that theyve been fighting with their off-hands
SD on 2/3/2006 at 20:26
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And it was only done because Ford was too tired to continue the scene, or so the story goes.
Yeah, he had food poisoning |:D
I love my Eastern-influenced, heavily choreographed fight scenes so I'm just gonna say Matrix, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Equilibrium and House of Flying Daggers and get the hell outta this nerdy thread ¬¬
Shadowcat on 2/3/2006 at 22:27
Quote Posted by Subjective Effect
I prefer gritty fights that are grounded in reality. [ Agent Smith aside ;) ] For this reasons I dislike Ong Bak, especially as the trailer was put together so the fighting looked realistic.
Something that I really liked about Ong Bak was that the individual hits looked like they hurt. You know it's a movie and they're 'faking' it, but often I was just staring thinking "Holy crap, how can you fake that?" which doesn't usually happen when watching a fight scene. Most of the time it looks like two people showing their skills. In Ong Bak it looked like two people
hurting each other with their skills. Everyone involved did a fine job, IMO.
edit: Some of the really contrived moves did look a bit naff, I'll give you that.
Scots Taffer on 2/3/2006 at 22:42
Ah yes, the ninja attack on the samurai compound in The Last Samurai was another tense and excellent sequence. I love the way it just came out of nowhere and until now you thought these samurais were badass, then comes in Mr Ninja who for a moment looks like they're going to wipe them all out... if it weren't for Tom.
thefonz on 2/3/2006 at 22:48
Quote Posted by Scots_Taffer
Ah yes, the ninja attack on the samurai compound in
The Last Samurai was another tense and excellent sequence. I love the way it just came out of nowhere and until now you thought these samurais were badass, then comes in Mr Ninja who for a moment looks like they're going to wipe them all out... if it weren't for Tom.
go Tom!
then afterwards, he saves the world from the alien attackers in that other famous true-story: war of the worlds.
id have to agree with subjective_effect though: that locker fight in grosse point blank is intense.
piln on 2/3/2006 at 23:11
I'd like to recommend When The Last Sword Is Drawn (Mibu Gishi Den) to anyone who liked The Last Samurai - Tom's flick was a lot better than I thought it'd be, but Mibu Gishi Den kicks its arse royally. Then again, that's true of an awful lot of Japanese end-of-the-samurai-era films - but this one in particular is quite similar to Last Samurai (in some ways) and came out in the same year.
As for standout fight scenes, I just remembered another: in Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress, the lance/spear duel between Toshiro Mifune's character and the ebil general. Absolutely amazing, and it lasts for ages. :D
Selkie on 3/3/2006 at 13:44
Whilst we're on Kurasawa, Throne of Blood - the end for Mifune's character, with the archers:o
