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Movie Battle Scenes
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2003 9:39 pm
by dragon wench
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?
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2003 10:01 pm
by Idioteque
the massive fights in Braveheart and LotR: The Two Towers
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2003 10:29 pm
by HighLordDave
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
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2003 12:07 am
by Tamerlane
The stair gun fight from The Untouchables
Damn... I'm drawing a blank...
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2003 12:56 am
by Xandax
There are many scenes in "The Longest Day" that I find fascinating.
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2003 1:00 am
by rnrules
Dogfights from topgun
skirmishs in LotR
Harry Potter vs. the snake with big fangs (jk)
Braveheart (the second battle is better than the first)
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2003 2:18 am
by Aegis
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.
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2003 4:52 am
by Mr Flibble
Lone Starr vs. Dark Helmet, Spaceballs. "You have the ring, and I see your schwartz is as big as mine..."
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2003 8:28 am
by NiteWulf
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!
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2003 10:06 am
by KidD01
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
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2003 2:44 pm
by NiteWulf
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!
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2003 3:33 pm
by Ned Flanders
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!
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2003 4:19 pm
by RandomThug
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)
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2003 4:20 pm
by Scayde
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"
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2003 4:25 pm
by Craig
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?
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2003 4:27 pm
by fable
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.
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2003 4:29 pm
by Gwalchmai
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2003 4:55 pm
by Robnark
the battle at the village in The Seven Samurai. simply amazing.
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2003 5:02 pm
by Gwalchmai