Twenty greatest fight scenes
Friday, April 18th, 2008 - 10:59pm
Found this pretty cool article (complete with youtube clips!) over at rottentomatoes and thought I'd share:
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/news/1722234/?spotlight=1
It's an interesting list with some unconventional and original choices. Was pretty stoked to see the ten minute final blow out in Fist of Legend make the cut. Also don't forget to check out the honorable mentions, the Star Trek fight is hilarious.
I'm sure we all can think of scenes that didn't make the list, and quibble with some of the choices (Bridget Jone's Diary??) but I thought they did a pretty good job. Certainly a good way to kill thirty minutes or so.
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. Best fight ever is from They Live, no question. http://youtube.com/watch?v=wqKFadyJxwg
OK, missing: The fight vs. the Crazy 88s in Kill Bill. The fight vs. Tarzan in Story of Ricky. The end fight in Kung Fu Hustle.
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All films bow down to this fight
http://youtube.com/watch?v=XyhhFzE5O5U
Also, weaksauce list. Any movie list that The Matrix shows up on ultimately fails.
They excluded any fight that used weapons, so things like Kill Bill or Matrix Reloaded weren't on the list.
I got to give a shout out to one of my all time faves. The final rooftop fight in "Who am I?"
The jacket and tie gag was priceless, and my god, those legs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjkSC4SQORw
Sure I first saw it on VHS in high school (when I was less discerning), and sure it's a silly movie but it will always hold a special place in my heart.
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There is a fight in DRUNKEN MASTER at the start of the film, under a train, with Jackie Chan and another guy and bamboo poles that is just an astounding tour de force of choreography and camera technique. My favorite of all time.
Edit: This one. http://youtube.com/watch?v=duTPLsgHzBs
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I agree, I clicked through each page until I got to "They Live" just to make sure it was there, then I stopped.
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They Live and anything Jackie Chan pre-wire fighting. I'm a huge Jackie Chan fan and watching Piper and David beat the crap out of each other is a lot of fun.
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I third They Live and add he cripple fight recreation of it on South Park
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Yeah, I'm glad the fight from the end of Drunken Master 2 made it. I could watch that thing over and over.
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The only one realistic one in the bunch (well, after the flying through the window bit) was that scene from Bourne Ultimatum. I must have viewed that scene at least two dozen times and am still impressed by how both fighters make the correct counter decisions.
If Bond was half the fighter he thought he was, he would have ended that fight in the first 5 seconds with a series of vicious elbows to the jaw.
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Legend of Drunken Master is filled with great fights. Both Ong Bak and The Protector have amazing fight scenes, particularly the four-and-a-half minute long single-shot fight in The Protector, where not a single word is said for the entire duration, followed by the main character screaming, "WHERE'S MY ELEPHANT!?" just in case you forgot the entire plot and needed it summed up. And then the rest of the movie has almost no dialogue.
But one of the greatest all-time fight scenes ever is in Anchorman.
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Steven Seagal in Glimmer Man has one of my favorite comedy+fight scenes.
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As long as we're sharing great Steven Seagal moments I have to pass this quick clip along.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBnrJoV2mZg
It may not be a "fight scene" but it is hilarious.
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20. Road House
19. From Russia with Love
18. Bridget Jones' Diary
17. 2 Days in the Valley
16. The Karate Kid
15. Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn
14. Night and the City
13. Happy Gilmore
12. Game of Death
11. Charlie's Angels
10. The Bourne Ultimatum
9. The Transporter
8. Snatch
7. They Live
6. Raiders of the Lost Ark
5. Fist of Legend
4. The Legend of Drunken Master
3. The Matrix
2. The Protector
1. Rocky
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While a joy to watch the Bourne fights are nothing more than elaborate sinawalis or lock/flow sessions. Still amazing to watch.
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Nah, the Fist of Legend fight ends with a guy's throat being slit by a sword.
I've got to shoot out to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon's fight in the bamboo forest
also the Lightsaber duel in Empire Strikes Back
and the best fight scene in the Matrix trilogy has got to be the Morpheus vs Neo dojo scene.
I tend to prefer fight scenes with character development in them vs pure action, although Fist of Legend is the best movie ever made.
EDIT: This is another great fight from Fist of Legend, the blindfold scene.
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This thread made me watch Fist of Legend again last night. I love that movie.
Personally I've always enjoyed the fights in Fight Club, especially the beating with your own shoe part.
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Actually, one omission for me is the fight between Mad Dog and Chow Yun Fat and the undercover cop in Hard Boiled, which I thought was really cool. Cooler than the They Live fight, which I find very dull, or the end fight in Kung Fu Hustle, which I found pretty silly. There are some very cool fights in that movie though.
There is a recipe for an fight scene that I find exciting, and it involves the combatants being fairly equally matched, and without the cliched "hero loses/baddy gloats/hero gets motivation and wins" narrative.
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Ha ha, word, that list sucks.
Really? I thought that movie was extra-boring...
The Bourne fights are awesome, but the weird camera ruins them. I would not say they are realistic, tho...
I guess I am a Jackie Chan fan.
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Not to belabor the point, but thats only like 20 seconds in a 10 minute fight. In the comments the list creators say they excluded weapon-centric fights, and actually plan on doing a 'best weapon fight' list in the near future.
They also mention they tried to avoid one-sided fights, which pretty much leaves out anything with Seagal.
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Ok They Live is the best hands down! just because its a bunch of Brawlers destroying each other over a request to put on sun glasses! CLASSIC!
Also Snatch with Pit taking tons of damage only to come back at the last second FTW! The Music and camera work are top notch!
Fist of Legend.. a given but I still prefer Bruce lee vs Chuck Norris!Irresistible Force Meets An Immovable Object!
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