Best movie fight sceen

[Loyalist Dave]

I was going to also mention the Marines storming of the Palace of Fez in The Wind and The Lion, but that's after 1865, and so is the Ninja attack in The Last Samurai, so I will mention The Mask of Zorro. I like the swordplay but also when Antonio Banderas (who will become the "new" Zorro) meets Anthony Hopkins (the old Zorro just escaped from prison).

When Hopkins asks Banderas, "Do you know how to use that thing?" Referring to the sword in Banderas' hand, and Banderas replies, "The pointy end goes into the other man." Then Banderas tries his luck vs. Hopkins, and gets disarmed of his sword with one flick of Hopkins' cane.

LD

 

[hanshi]

Yep, I agree. Just too many good ones to keep track of.

 

[Shoeless]

What about Josey Wales when he met the soldiers in town while he was holding his supplies and drew those Walkers....

 

[jbg]

I know it is post 1865, but the bar fight in Treasure of the Sierra Madre is another classic.

 

[Mad Professor]

There is a few fights in the The Mountain Men I'd nominate.

 

Since nobody cares about the era, how about the end of "On The Waterfront"?

Or any of the Batman movies or perhaps, "Lord of the Rings"?

 

[Mad Professor]

Bruce Lee

 

[colmoultrie]

Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo -the final scene where Toshiro Mifune, armed only with a kitchen knife, takes on an entire group of villains. One giant has a huge mallet, and the chief villain has come back from Tokyo with an early Smith & Wesson. It's right around 1866, and the entire movie has some of the greatest sword fighting ever captured on film. Sergio Leone remade the movie as A Fistful of Dollars, and Bruce Willis did a remake called Last Man Standing.

Of course, The Magnificent Seven was based on the Kurosawa film The Seven Samurai, and George Lucas said his inspiration for Star Wars was Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress.

If you haven't seen any Kurosawa films, start with The Seven Samurai or Yojimbo, and you'll be hooked.

Absolutely, not to mention Sanjuro (inspiration for the movie "For a Few Dollars More") and Ran (Macbeth told via Samurai Genre) as well. Absolutely amazing dircetor.

Actually, Ran is based on King Lear. The Kurosawa version of Macbeth is Throne of Blood. Both of those have amazing fight scenes as well - or perhaps it's best to call them battle scenes, as they are massive in scale. The scene in Ran where the enemy destroys the entire castle and it goes up in flames is breathtaking, and knowing it was done without CG effects makes it all the better! (and yes, both movies are certainly set pre-1865...)

By the way, there's a great scene with a matchlock, IIRC, in Kagemusha: the Shadow Warrior, which was an excellent film in itself, and helped to build armor and costumes for Ran.

I left out Sanjuro because it's really a sequel to Yojimbo, which I like a lot more, although the final duel in Sanjuro is amazing, and completely different from most other swordfights you'll see on film. I nearly wore out the rewind button on my VCR when that first came out on video. Glad there are other Kurosawa fans out there! :hatsoff:

 

[GrumpyGrizz]

Solomon Kane, while fantasy, has a lot of sword and musket fighting.

 

[Captain outwater]

Best gunfight- Eastwood entering the saloon to get the Sheriff in "The Unforgiven".

 

[hanshi]

Best gunfight- Eastwood entering the saloon to get the Sheriff in "The Unforgiven".

:thumbsup: You got that right!

 

[Sean Gadhar]

Maybe I missed it, but Open Range, one to the head of the "gun fighter", when the talking is done, the talking is DONE

 

[brubincam]

Django--has several good gun fights--uses the N word alot

 

[TrueBlueYankee]

Every fight scene in The Duelists.

:thumbsup: One of my absolute favorite movies.

 

[dewnmoutain]

Interesting fact: the big fight scene between indiana jones and the big Arab was supposed to be a 5 minute duel, where Indy steals a sword and fights the Arab. On the day that the fight was supposed to happen, Ford woke with a 102 fever and had the flu. To stay on schedule, Lucas changed the fight scene. So instead of a sword fight, Indy shoots the guy. You can see Fords pain and illness in his face as he looks at the Arab.

But for me and my choice of best movie fight scene...

Fantasy: LOTR: Fellowship: the last battle, Aragorn vs the lead Uruk Kai.

Sci-Fi: Star Wars the phantom menace: Quigon Jin & Obi Wan vs Darth Maul. So awesome!

Modern: Unleashed, Jet Li vs man in white.

Historical: The Patriot: Benjamin (gibson) vs Tavington. no fancy moves, just man on man combat

Historical (pre-firearms): Robin Hood, prince of thieves. Robin hood vs Little John.

Historical (Roman): Ben hur, Chariot Scene.

:hatsoff:

 

[tenngun]

How about Cords last fight in circle of iron