Best Movie Fight Scene
just watching a matrix rebroadcast while i get some work done, and got to thinking about awesome fight scenes. ones that just left me breathless. several jackie chan's come to mind (perhaps rumble in the bronx and jackie vs. the gang in their hideout -- the fight with the shopping cart), the matrix with neo vs. agent smith in the subway station. also, crouching tiger, hidden dragon, when the two women (forgive me for forgettign their names) go at it. can't remember if the first or second fight scene was more incredible.
any other votes?
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any other votes?
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Jeff
[edit: since my knowledge of history is obviously limted, I have edited this to contrain my opinion to the movies which I have seen.]
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<strong>yoda in episode II. I'm not a star wars fan, but that was by the far the coolest fight scene in history</strong><hr></blockquote>
You're knowledge of history is very poor
got good fighting w/plot. go figure.
The best war scenes (the most horrible ones) are in Save private Ryan from Spielberg. They are frightening.
Also check out Jackie Chan's "Snake in the Eagle's shadow" if you want to see some coreographies. From the more recent works of Chan I'd notice "The Legend of drunken master" (Jui kuen II), it has some awesome stunts.
Oh, and also remember Jet Li's hongkong flicks (and forget those American Hollywood crap).
I'd forget about bullet-time cameras and computerized fighting scenes. I prefer scenes that have the actors really doing something extraordinary physically instead of just making it look like it.
-JB
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The best war scenes (the most horrible ones) are in Save private Ryan from Spielberg. They are frightening.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Black Hawk Down's gore was much more gruesome, though the firefights really were less dramatic (though probably more realistic.)
If Band of Brothers were a movie, its battle scenes would also rate above Saving Private Ryan's, IMO.
one note about the harrison ford raiders scene (where he shoots the guy with the swords) that was improvised because harrison was ill and wanted to wrap. if you look at his face you can tell.
believe it or not, i am also very fond of the final fight scene in universal soldier (lundgren vs. van damme). sure, the rest of the movie was lacking, but damn they set it up well.
finally, the T100 vs. the T1000 from T2: Judgement Day was amazing at the time ('93?)
<strong>yoda in episode II. I'm not a star wars fan, but that was by the far the coolest fight scene in movie history
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as far as breathtaking choreography is concerned for star wars fighting, i think darth maul vs. qui gonn jinn AND obi wan was freakin' awesome -- practically the only reason to watch that movie in the first place.
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excellent fighting scenes, Harvey Keitel before he was a big actor and one of the Sutherlands.
Excellent, realistic fight scenes, one after another . . .and a good ending too.