Then you know now what you gotta do. Oh, and watch the first one too, of course. ;)
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The greatest duel on film
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Then you know now what you gotta do. Oh, and watch the first one too, of course. ;)
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I will agree that the fight is great to watch, but it was too one sided to be a real duel. Hector had no shot.
I will agree that the fight is great to watch, but it was too one sided to be a real duel. Hector had no shot.
jeez i can't deal with this pacing all i see are cut punches and kicks glued together. there's no flow at all
there are a ton of awesome choices in here, but i gotta give it up for the duel between Kmicic and Wolodyjowski in The Deluge.
also, it "inspired" (or at least was paid an AWFUL lot of homage to) the duel between Geralt and Olgierd in The Witcher 3.
close runners up, though: Reeves and Malkovich in Dangerous Liaisons, pretty much every duel in The Duelists, the Wheels on Meals fight, and the final duel in Rob Roy.
also, it "inspired" (or at least was paid an AWFUL lot of homage to) the duel between Geralt and Olgierd in The Witcher 3.
close runners up, though: Reeves and Malkovich in Dangerous Liaisons, pretty much every duel in The Duelists, the Wheels on Meals fight, and the final duel in Rob Roy.
It really is this. Best weapons fight in film. Both actresses are amazing, the choreography is still unmatched and the scene carries a lot of story importance and character development. It's flawless.
I was just about to say this. Such a baller soundtrack for an amazing scene.
I don't like the extended cut in general, which is why I never got the blu-ray. The movie is long enough as is.
Okay.
jeez i can't deal with this pacing all i see are cut punches and kicks glued together. there's no flow at all
This post not getting enough love. Such incredible composition. I randomly saw this movie in a theater as part of a film festival and was totally blown away.
So many to choose from but this is a good a time as any to post this gif.
And thus a million anime duels were born.
And thus a million anime duels were born.
One of my favourite martial arts films and possibly the best sword fight I've ever seen in one. The circumstances surrounding the fight itself and the implications also offer a greats sense of emotional impact.
This is another fantastic fight, though kind of one sided I still love it.
Another from Ridley Scott's The Duellists. I like how exhausted the characters are in this fight, also that nasty chunk of skin that get cut off of Carradine.
Not a film, but Obi Wan vs Maul in Star Wars Rebels. Not every fight needs to be minutes. Since this is a piece of media, I'm also judging it based on how tense, and how well put together the overall scene is. If you're into Star Wars, it gets extra points if you know the background of both characters, and how far they've traveled to get to where they're at.
Cynthia Rockwell is a underrated action hero.
Cynthia Rockwell is a underrated action hero.
Mind you, the fact that I wouldn't considered it if you take the music away suggests that it isn't the greatest, and it is 90% two guys staring at each other, but damn, this music.
I get chills when young Harmonica falls and the bell starts ringing.
One of the greatest movie of all time. Also blessed by Claudia Cardinale presence.
Most of my faves have been mentioned, so I'll nominated the insane, largely improvised fight between Donnie Yen and Wu Jing from SPL.
"The Force is with you young Skywalker . . . . but you are not a Jedi yet."
I don't know if this duel is the greatest, but it's my favorite.
Yes, this.
Also, another Basil Rathbone duel, this time against the amazing Danny Kaye in The Court Jester.
And if we're talking martial arts duels, then I will restate my love for Jackie Chan fight against Hwang in-Shik at the end of The Young Master.
The first 15 seconds of Jackie vs Benny the Jet is already better than the vast majority of other CQC clips in this thread. Any time the camera has to zoom in on the actors to simulate the "frenzy" of fighting is just bad photography - I'm looking at you Cap vs Winter Soldier.
