Movie Battle Scenes

dragon wench · Post by **dragon wench** » Sun Jul 27, 2003 9:39 pm

So, what are some memorable movie battle scenes.. that just stick in your mind as awesome and outstanding.. ?

For me, I think there is nothing that betters the scene depicting the battle of Agincourt in Kenneth Branagh's Henry V

Other nominations?

Idioteque · Post by **Idioteque** » Sun Jul 27, 2003 10:01 pm

the massive fights in Braveheart and LotR: The Two Towers

HighLordDave · Post by **HighLordDave** » Sun Jul 27, 2003 10:29 pm

The Death Star battle in Star Wars: A New Hope

Willow and Madmartigan vs. everyone at Tir Asleen from Willow

Inigo Montoya vs. the Six-Fingered Man in The Princess Bride

The beach landing in Saving Private Ryan

The Battle of Antietam from Glory

The fight across the movie lot in Blazing Saddles

Tamerlane · Post by **Tamerlane** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 12:07 am

The stair gun fight from The Untouchables

Damn... I'm drawing a blank...

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 12:56 am

There are many scenes in "The Longest Day" that I find fascinating.

rnrules · Post by **rnrules** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 1:00 am

Dogfights from topgun
skirmishs in LotR
Harry Potter vs. the snake with big fangs (jk)
Braveheart (the second battle is better than the first)

Aegis · Post by **Aegis** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 2:18 am

Damn being restricted to simply movies...

Indiana Jones vs. The scimitar wielding Saracen...

Jesus vs. The Atheist's (from an Indpendant Canadian film, Jesus Christ: Vampire Slayer. Very funny in it's stupidity)

Bambi vs. Godzilla

The opening fight in "Gangs of New York". Excellant cinematography.

Mr Flibble · Post by **Mr Flibble** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 4:52 am

Lone Starr vs. Dark Helmet, Spaceballs. "You have the ring, and I see your schwartz is as big as mine..."

NiteWulf · Post by **NiteWulf** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 8:28 am

Originally posted by Aegis

Indiana Jones vs. The scimitar wielding Saracen...

Hehe , I remember that one

Ever heard of the story behind it?

Favs, recent: Jackie Chan in Cradle 2 the Grave, the cagefight

Oldies: the Bruce Lee´s, using chairs, ladders, etc.

Blade, in the main vampire room, Hack and Slash!

KidD01 · Post by **KidD01** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 10:06 am

Originally posted by NiteWulf
Favs, recent: Jackie Chan in Cradle 2 the Grave, the cagefight

It's Jet Lee or Jet Li not Jackie Chan. Jackie stars in Shang Hai Noon 2 w/ Owen Wilson

This is the guy, aye ? :

I love Kelly Hu looks in the movie too *drool*

Akira Kurosawa "Ran" - nicely done; especially the castle assault one.

Untouchables - station stair stand off scene.

A Better Tomorow 2 aka Gangland Boss 2 - guns and kaboom w/ Chow Yuen Fat in guncrazy mode

NiteWulf · Post by **NiteWulf** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 2:44 pm

Originally posted by KidD01
It's Jet Lee or Jet Li not Jackie Chan. Jackie stars in Shang Hai Noon 2 w/ Owen Wilson
This is the guy, aye ? :

Oh stupid me!!

Of course it was Jet Li!

Thanx Alot, @ Kid!

Ned Flanders · Post by **Ned Flanders** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 3:33 pm

Neo and Trinity turning the lobby into rubble in The Matrix.

Helm's Deep.

grand finale battle of Stone Cold featuring Brian Bosworth

battle scenes from Excalibur

and of course, King Arthur and company battling the ferocious rabbit. He's got teeth..............he can leap.............look at the bones!

RandomThug · Post by **RandomThug** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 4:19 pm

Young Guns - The ending house shootout. Billy out the window in the chest.... awsome.

Billy the kid- Hey Pippen. I see you got Johnny Crawford with ya. (fires a shot out the window) Hey Pippen. Johnny Crawford ain't with ya anymore.

Fight Club - Jack and Tyler in the underground structure...

WOAH! WOAH! YOU ARE SHOOTING ARE YOUR IMAGINARY FRIEND IN FRONT OF 2000 GALLONS OF NITROGYLCERIN!!

(so many more to add but at work)

Scayde · Post by **Scayde** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 4:20 pm

Originally posted by Ned Flanders
and of course, King Arthur and company battling the ferocious rabbit. He's got teeth..............he can leap.............look at the bones!

Classic !!!

The opening battle scene in "Gladiator"

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 4:25 pm

Most of the good fights are spoken for: the Six-fingered dude, the not left handed duel. The matirix rubble room. Loads of jack chan and jet li. But one that hasn't been said is the Stilt scene from "Ninja in the lions den" If thats the name?

fable · Post by **fable** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 4:27 pm

Birth of a Nation--yeah, 1915, go ahead and have fun with me on that one.

Fact is, modern directors like Scorsese and Coppola (Apocalypse Now) have spoken of the incredible images and energy that Griffith created in this mother of all battle films. As a side note, it was also the first film to use some primitive form of walkie talkie on the enormous sets to coordinate individual events happening in the fore- and background of battle sequences. The US Defense Department took interest, and actually had people on the set watching what was being done.

Chimes at Midnight (1965), by Orson Welles. Welles the renegade and pacifist deliberately begins the famous battle scenes of Shakespeare's Henry IV with glory and banners waving, then reduces them to inertia and mud, with both sides striving senselessly against waning energy to simply get in another blow and cause the death of one more enemy. It's brilliant, in its way.

Gwalchmai · Post by **Gwalchmai** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 4:29 pm

I hate all you people with all the time to see all those movies.

Scayde · Post by **Scayde** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 4:34 pm

Originally posted by Gwalchmai
I hate all you people with all the time to see all those movies.

LOL..What, those were the last two I have seen

Robnark · Post by **Robnark** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 4:55 pm

the battle at the village in The Seven Samurai. simply amazing.

Gwalchmai · Post by **Gwalchmai** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 5:02 pm

Originally posted by Scayde
LOL..What, those were the last two I have seen

I'm pretty much stuck in the Disney genre these days... Not much fighting in "Finding Nemo"