Friday Fun: Best Movie Fight Scene

[Buzzbee]

On the radio yesterday the local guy talk/sports dudes were discussing the best fight scenes in movies. They weren't talking about the James Bond fights were they fight for 5 minutes, no one gets bloody, and Bond walks away without a hair out of place after dispatching 10 'guards.' Instead, they were talking about realistic, yeah that could've happened, people bleeding, out of breath ass kickings.

I thought with the movie knowledge and testosterone around here, it might make a worthy topic for some Friday afternoon fun.

And the Oscar goes to...

[gottimd]

I'd say at least an honorable mention would have to be from "Fight Club". You are talking hand to hand combat, one on one, right?

[WSUCougar]

Mel Gibson vs. Gary Busey in Lethal Weapon comes to mind.

[Kodos]

The knife through the heart scene in Saving Private Ryan.

[rkmsuf]

The knife through the heart scene in Saving Private Ryan.


dude, why did you have to bring that up.

*shudders*

[gstelmack]

"The Crane" in the Karate Kid.

The final fight in Bloodsport.

[KJDelaney]

Roddy Piper v Keith David in "They Live".

[Buzzbee]

I'd say at least an honorable mention would have to be from "Fight Club". You are talking hand to hand combat, one on one, right?
I imagine it will probably end up that way, but I wouldn't exclude group fights. I imagine that most fights involving multiple people will end up looking choreographed like a bad Dukes of Hazzard barroom brawl.

I imagine a movie like Roadhouse would contain examples of one on one fights and group fights, but I don't know that I would consider any of them really 'good.'

[gottimd]

Indiana Jones vs. that big German guy in Raiders of the Lost Ark.

[cartman]

not a movie, but a TV show.

Timmy vs. Jimmy in "Cripple Fight"

[KJDelaney]

Michael Pare v Willem Dafoe in Streets of Fire.

[gottimd]

Sean Penn v Esai Morales- Bad Boys in 1982
Bruce Willis vs blonde terrorist guy in the original Die hard

[Ben E Lou]

Samuel L. Jackson vs. Tommy Lee Jones in "Rules Of Engagement"

[gottimd]

A bunch from the Kill Bill Series, especially if you including group fights.

[rkmsuf]

Kirk vs Mr. Spock


http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/6599/320x2402jd.jpg

[cartman]

When Kip and Napolean show their cage fighting skills.

It was frickin' sweet.

[KJDelaney]

not a movie, but a TV show.

Timmy vs. Jimmy in "Cripple Fight"

I heard that scene is pretty much "shot by shot" of the They Live fight.

[Mustang]

Sean Penn v Esai Morales- Bad Boys in 1982


Beat me.. couldn't think of the other guys name. Big ole' pillowsack full of sodas ass whoopin...

How about a couple of solo ass beatings

Norton v himself in 'Fight Club'
Carey v himself in 'Liar Liar' :D

[Neon_Chaos]

John Cusack vs. Hank Azaria - America's Sweethearts

[Hammer755]

I heard that scene is pretty much "shot by shot" of the They Live fight.
Jimmy was all out of bbbbbubbbbbbbubbbbbbbubbbbblegum.

[Calis]

Gandolfini vs. Patricia Arquette in True Romance was the first to come to my mind.

[Raven Hawk]

Bruce Lee vs. Han (The Claw) in "Enter the Dragon"

[KJDelaney]

Gandolfini vs. Patricia Arquette in True Romance was the first to come to my mind.

GOD, that was brutal.

[gottimd]

The final fight in Bloodsport.
Chong Li...Chong Li...Chong Li.....

[sachmo71]

the landing scene in Commando. So arnie figures out how to use claymores to cause buildings to explode, then uses his unending ammo m-60 to mow down hundreds of mercs, then retreats into a gardening shed where he kills 4 guys with an axe, a machete, a saw blade, and a knife.

[Kodos]

That Hugh Grant fight in Bridget Jones.

[Blade6119]

Ong Bak...craziest fight scenes ive seen in a LONG time...best martial arts action in the past decade easy, maybe more...that one kick to the face that puts the guy on the ground is just BRUTAL

[JeeberD]

Hermione vs Malfoy in PoA. You go, girl!

http://www.potter-and-all.com/PoA_Hermione_punch_Malfoy_two.JPG

[dixieflatline]

Several good scenes in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Arnold v. Predator, and, even though I didn't like the movie, Darth Maul v. Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan I thought was very entertaining.

[Pyser]

germans vs bowlers at the end of big lebowski.

[gstelmack]

Roddy Piper v Keith David in "They Live".I think bringing this fight up in a thead about "best" fight scenes should be a bannable offense. That scene was PAINFUL to watch. I didn't think that fight was ever going to end. It was like some studio exec said "Hey, this movie is about 10 minutes too short, what can we do to fill that time?"

[SFL Cat]

Some of the best fights I've seen have been in various Jackie Chan movies.

[larrymcg421]

Bruce Willis vs. William Sadler on the wing of the plane in Die Hard 2

[Ben E Lou]

Bruce Willis vs. William Sadler on the wing of the plane in Die Hard 2Nice!

[pennywisesb]

the landing scene in Commando. So arnie figures out how to use claymores to cause buildings to explode, then uses his unending ammo m-60 to mow down hundreds of mercs, then retreats into a gardening shed where he kills 4 guys with an axe, a machete, a saw blade, and a knife.

LMAO :D

The way you worded this was hilarious!

I'd have to go with Fight Club for my vote.

[Buzzbee]

Another one, but I wouldn't classify it as one of the greatest, would be Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy in 48 hrs.

[Abe Sargent]

Here are some of my favorite fight scenes of all time:

Fight in the Bamboo Forest in House of Flying Daggers

Saurman vs Gandalf Wizard Fight in Fellowship of the Ring

End of Matrix Entering the Building

Every Gunkata fight sequence in Equilibrium



-Anxiety

[JeeberD]

End of Matrix Entering the Building


When they're going to save Morphius? Excellent call. I get chills every time I watch that scene...

[tanglewood]

Miller's Crossing, when some enemy thugs try to bump off a pyjama clad Albert Finney in his mansion.

[sabotai]

Happy Gilmore vs. Bob Barker

:D

[Drake]

Equilibrium

Is that the weird dystopian flick starring Christian Bale?

That was one of those movies you happen to catch that you'd never heard of before, but turns out to be shockingly awesome.

I'd have to nominate nearly every fight scene in The Musketeer.

[Surtt]

Raging Bull?

One of Scorsese's best.

[AgustusM]

Happy Gilmore vs. Bob Barker

:D

Yes!

[Raven Hawk]

germans vs bowlers at the end of big lebowski.http://home.comcast.net/%7Essecora/mswerd.gif

[QuikSand]

Sean Penn v Esai Morales- Bad Boys in 1982

Good call, that came quickly to mind for me as well.

I thought the fight scenes in The Transporter were very well done and memorable -- not sure how they stack up all time.

I agree that the boxing scenes from Raging Bull were very good.

[Coffee Warlord]

Say what you will about the movie, but the Achilles vs Hector duel in Troy was quite spiffy.

[Ryche]

I'd take the final fight in Drunken Master. But pretty much all of the fights Jackie Chan did in that movie blow away any others I have seen.

[Edward64]

My favorite fight scenes

(1) Kill Bill vol 1 - restaurant scene
(2) Perfect Weapon - Kenpo guy vs 3 TKD in dojang
(3) Best of the Best 1 - last fight of the tournament

From what I know of MA, #2 and #3 were real moves (ex. no special effects).

[Travis]

Good call, that came quickly to mind for me as well.

I thought the fight scenes in The Transporter were very well done and memorable -- not sure how they stack up all time.

I agree that the boxing scenes from Raging Bull were very good.

Assuming I'm not being completely naive and missing out on an older movie, I'll echo your thoughts towards the first Transporter. The bus barn fight was one of the most enjoyable fight scene's I had watched in a long time. Mostly because it was well done, but also because it was somewhat outside the box from most fight scene's that get put into movies. Not often you see something that stands out as being that different from the usual while being pulled off that well.

The house fight wasn't bad either, but the bike/oil/bus one just really stands out whenever I think about movie fight scenes.

[Esquared1]

Roddy Piper v Keith David in "They Live".

Christ, I hoped in the thread to vote for that one. Money.

[Raiders Army]

Bruce Willis vs. William Sadler on the wing of the plane in Die Hard 2
I prefer John McClane vs. Karl in Die Hard. Lotta swearing as he's kicking Karl's ass.

I'd throw a shout out to Bloodsport's final fight as well.

The fight scene in Who Am I? with Jackie Chan on top of the building is a great one. He fights two guys that give each other about a minute to beat Jackie Chan. The first guy fights with his fists only. Jackie beats him. The second guy only kicks. Jackie beats him. Then they both say screw it, and attack Jackie at the same time. Great stuff.

[KJDelaney]

I prefer John McClane vs. Karl in Die Hard. Lotta swearing as he's kicking Karl's ass.

I'd throw a shout out to Bloodsport's final fight as well.

The fight scene in Who Am I? with Jackie Chan on top of the building is a great one. He fights two guys that give each other about a minute to beat Jackie Chan. The first guy fights with his fists only. Jackie beats him. The second guy only kicks. Jackie beats him. Then they both say screw it, and attack Jackie at the same time. Great stuff.

The Who Am I fight IS good.

[rafini]

Thomas Jane vs. The Russian (Kevin Nash) in The Punisher
Jet Li vs. Mel Gibson/Danny Glover in Lethal Weapon 4
Many of the Bourne Identity/Supremacy fights
Maximus vs. Commodus in Gladiator

It's already been mentioned a few times, but I'll echo anything from Fight Club as my top choice, though.

[Neon_Chaos]

Ong Bak...craziest fight scenes ive seen in a LONG time...best martial arts action in the past decade easy, maybe more...that one kick to the face that puts the guy on the ground is just BRUTAL
Oh man. Ong Bak was NASTY.

craziest fight scenes and CRAZIEST STUNTS I've seen in a long time. Specially the one with the chase in the alley.... fucking a' man. jumping over moving cars, through a barbed wire hoops, between two plate glasses... insane.

[cthomer5000]

Roddy Piper v Keith David in "They Live".
that movie is always very high on my "could have been executed better" list. Mediocre movies like that need remakes, not movies that were already good in the first place.

[Neon_Chaos]

Every Gunkata fight sequence in Equilibrium

I loved the first Gunkata sequence, when he barges in the door and uses it as a skateboard before exterminating everyone.

And I loved the final sequence when Bale killed Taye Diggs in one fell swoop, followed by the final battle with the leader.

[judicial clerk]

You guys are all way off. The best fight scene is from the movie "The Deep" when the big white dude who never says anything fights the big black dude with the creepy smile. They don't even say shit to each other, they just both get to work and when it ends with a neck snapping you don't even know who lost until it is revealed later. The boat motor was also a nice touch.

Honorable mention goes to the bestt fight we didn't get to see from season 1 of the Shield when they lock the two rival gangsta-rappers in a shipping crate overnight and only one comes out the next day.

[VPI97]

Jet Li - Donnie Yen in Hero

http://www.fof-ihof.com/upload/VPI97/hero_big9.jpg