IronJimbo Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 1 hour ago, Daxtreme said: @Deep Wang If you liked The Protector's fights, then I would recommend watching the sequence above from SPL 2 (if you haven't already) It's great yeah that was dope 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydrogen Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 15 hours ago, Thanos Legion said: My knowledge of fight scenes is pretty low. I’ll take a shot in the dark with the Winter Soldier elevator scene, since it’s the most memorable one for me. That one for me is very hard to see what is going on and this list seems to put important on visiblity of fighters I am like the ones from The Raid and also from Bruce Lee! Enter the Dragon is so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomCruiseTop Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 2 hours ago, Box Office Theory Fan said: That one for me is very hard to see what is going on and this list seems to put important on visiblity of fighters I am like the ones from The Raid and also from Bruce Lee! Enter the Dragon is so good. If any MCU "fight scene" makes it into this list over that Neo vs Smith scene I will really start to question @Daxtreme's perception of reality. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daxtreme Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 (edited) #34 Alexander Fu Sheng | Final fight Sequence My Rebellious Son (1982) Hong Kong (Mandarin) Directed by: Chung Sun Fight Choreography: Chung Sun, Pei Chi Huang, Chia Tang Starring: Alexander Fu Sheng Synopsis: it is about a boy who knows kungfu, then someone from the west tries to steal their idol. Then a group of kendo fighters men came from Japan and attack him. (I shit you not, this is the copy-pasted IMDb synopsis) Box office: 56 ratings on IMDb as of today... enough said My rating for this movie: ★★★½ My rating for this specific fight sequence: ★★★★½ Listen, there's a scene in this movie where the main character has to learn how to dance the Western way with a woman in the middle of a banquet while Kung Fu fighting with another guy who's also dancing with a woman, all the while making sure no one notices they're actually fighting but dancing instead. Now that's something I've never seen before, and it was hilarious! As for the rest, this is a movie for martial arts lovers. I mean, the plot is that an ass-kicking guy fights people who stole their village's idol. What else do you expect? As is the norm with 80's Chinese movies, the action is filmed incredibly well and steady. It's also surprisingly violent at times. What this fight's all about It took me a while to find the name of the fencer, but finally, I did. Mimmo Gasbarri. Anyway, this fight really has some spectacular choreography (and as with all old chinese movies, the audio quality sucks) but don't let its age fool you, it's very well-directed. It's an East vs West match-up to booth, where our 2 fighters have a Fencing vs Chinese Wushu sword duel. One of those one-of-a-kind duels, very rare and a sight to see! Fu Sheng also fights a bunch of other people in that sequence including a Japanese Karate master. Alexander Fu Sheng was showing great promise back then, but sadly he died in a car accident at the age of 28. He could and probably would have been the next Jet Li (preceding him, in fact) or Bruce Lee if he had time to make more movies before his untimely death. Anyway, this fight is short and sweet. You can watch it below: The rest of this scene was cut from this video, but it's a continuation of this sequence, with more great fighting. Most fights in this movie are awesome to watch, in fact. That is because Alexander Fu Sheng started to integrate Jackie Chan's rising in popularity Action/Comedy way of fighting, and it works really well here. Edited May 30, 2018 by Daxtreme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daxtreme Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 Next up, an American movie with extra doses of violence! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brainbug Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 1 minute ago, Daxtreme said: Next up, an American movie with extra doses of violence! Kill Bill Vol 1? And if true, imo the fight scene with Gogo is the best 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daxtreme Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 3 minutes ago, Brainbug said: Kill Bill Vol 1? And if true, imo the fight scene with Gogo is the best Nice guess but nope! Good fight indeed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daxtreme Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 (edited) #33 Scott Adkins | Opening fight sequence Close Range (2015) USA Directed by: Isaac Florentine Fight Choreography: Jeremy Marinas, Isaac Florentine Starring: Scott Adkins, Nick Chinlund, Caitlin Keats Box office: Never released in theaters. Synopsis: A rogue soldier turned outlaw is thrust into a relentless fight with a corrupt sheriff, his obedient deputies, and a dangerous drug cartel in order to protect his sister and her young daughter. My rating for this movie: ★★ My rating for this specific fight sequence: ★★★★½ The masters of filming action on a low-budget are back at it! This movie dials up the violence to a 11, but tanks the script in the process. Cookie-cutter characters and cheese galore! What this sequence's all about Scott Adkins shows up with a picture of his niece who got kidnapped and just murders everyone in his way who takes more than 1 second to answer his questions. This sequence and movie are so bloody! They don't shy away from showing explicit violence on screen. That's one of the upsides of using CGI -- you can film violent sequences more liberally. And they're great! This isn't a movie showcasing beautiful, acrobatic fights. If gritty and fast-paced combat that almost always results in someone dead and bleeding out in under a few seconds is your thing, then look no further. And you can always see what's going on thanks to the delightful absence of shaky cam or nauseating editing. Isaac Florentine's style of capturing action is a hand-held but steady camera that not only follows the action around, but moves in sync with it, frames it almost forward in time. It's a difficult skill to master, one which he honed for years filming almost exclusively action, and it requires meticulous choreography to boot. No wonder why he's such a respected director in his niche field. It's a shame his movies have such terrible scripts. And he can't really get good performances from his actors either (not that they're such incredible actors to begin with). Choreographer Jeremy Marinas is known for his work as action choreographer on xXx: The Return of Xander Cage, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Altered Carbon, and a few others. Here's a clip of what to expect from this sequence: Sadly, it's not all of it. Can't find a full version. Edited May 27, 2018 by Daxtreme 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daxtreme Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 Next up, the first Jackie Chan movie on this list! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daxtreme Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 (edited) #32 Jackie Chan vs Keung-Kuen Lai | Final Sequence Police Story 2 (1988) Hong Kong (Cantonese) Directed by: Jackie Chan Fight Choreography: Jackie Chan Starring: Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Kwok-Hung Lam Box office - HK $34,151,609 Synopsis: The Hong Kong super-cop must stop a group of blackmailing bombers at the same time that the villains of the first Police Story are out for revenge. My rating for this movie: ★★★★ My rating for this specific fight sequence: ★★★★½ The first Jackie Chan movie and the first Police Story movie to make this list, and certainly not the last. Choosing only one sequence in this movie wasn't easy at all. - Quick action movie review from yours truly - Stunts - 97/100 | Top of the line, as usual from the early Jackie Chan movies. Narrative - 75/100 | Better than I expected, though drags somewhat in the middle. Still very much enjoyable, and great comedy throughout. I also thought this movie had epic visual comedy that paid off from previous hints/details (like the guy who takes his glasses out so Jackie doesn't break them for a third time), I'm always a sucker for this kind of comedy! Fight Choreography - 94/100 | Slightly below the first Police Story. Regardless, I'm comparing gold pellets between themselves at this point. Enjoyment - 80/100 | A good balance of drama, comedy, and action. What this fight sequence's all about The movie really gives it all during the explosive finale inside the fireworks factory, pun intended. Like, a literal fireworks factory. What the hell?! What were they thinking, are they crazy? The answer is yes, definitely. I think I may have had to pick up my jaw from the floor at a few key moments during that sequence, which may give you an idea of what to expect with this top going forward. What is Jackie Chan even made of? The stunts in this sequence are out of this world. But I'm not grading this top solely based on stunts (although they do matter), so a simple "hey guys, the fights are freakin great!" will have to suffice. Because they're freakin great. You really can't go wrong with this movie if you love action. Plus, I thought the comedy was mostly on point as well (the interrogation scene with the 3 women is a big WTF?! that's for sure) Sadly, the sequence is not on YouTube. The playgrounds sequence (from the gif above) near the middle of this movie is pretty much equally as good. Edited May 30, 2018 by Daxtreme 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 I am having PC problems right now or else I would be commenting a lot more on your list. This is a fabulous, terrific, kick ass, detailed and well-thought-out list you have put together. I have seen more films on this list than I thought I would have up to this point. also haven't seen a few on here that I feel.like I should. Scott Adtkins is awesome. I first heard his name when he was in the second part of The Expendables. And he had a great fight in that with Jason Statham. Then I saw him in Wolf Warrior part 2 which he was also fantastic in and then after I saw Doctor Strange a second time I realized that was him as well. I doubt you will have any of the Expendables on your list but I'd love to see the jet li/Statham vs Gary Daniels fight. That culminates with Daniels getting his neck snapped and it was glorious. Enter the Dragon should and probably will appear on this sometime down the road and if I had to guess at your number one it would have to be second Raid film in the sequence that just goes on forever. It truly left me Breathless. Thank you for doing this thread I am thoroughly enjoying it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daxtreme Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 2 minutes ago, baumer said: I am having PC problems right now or else I would be commenting a lot more on your list. This is a fabulous, terrific, kick ass, detailed and well-thought-out list you have put together. I have seen more films on this list than I thought I would have up to this point. also haven't seen a few on here that I feel.like I should. Scott Adtkins is awesome. I first heard his name when he was in the second part of The Expendables. And he had a great fight in that with Jason Statham. Then I saw him in Wolf Warrior part 2 which he was also fantastic in and then after I saw Doctor Strange a second time I realized that was him as well. I doubt you will have any of the Expendables on your list but I'd love to see the jet li/Statham vs Gary Daniels fight. That culminates with Daniels getting his neck snapped and it was glorious. Enter the Dragon should and probably will appear on this sometime down the road and if I had to guess at your number one it would have to be second Raid film in the sequence that just goes on forever. It truly left me Breathless. Thank you for doing this thread I am thoroughly enjoying it. Thanks, much appreciated! Maybe the top isn't helping your PC? There are a lot of gifs, and some of them are like 10 MB. I'll try to put smaller gifs whenever possible. I also removed the gif from my signature to help with bandwidth And yes I've seen all of those! Scott Adkins is awesome. Do you know he just announced he's gonna be in Ip Man 4, fighting Donnie Yen? Choreography by Yuen Woo-Ping! I'm freakin hyped for this! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Its not your thread. Its my computer. Im having issues with since Friday 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 I do know about IP4. I need to see the other three still. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brainbug Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Little bit offtopic: I know ive already given my pick for best fight, but if this was a list for the most beautiful fight scenes, i would choose this scene from Hero (2002): Actual good gifs of the fight itself i cant find. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 @Daxtreme did you like any of the fights from any of the Expendables? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daxtreme Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 #31 Someguy vs Someguy2 BKO: Bangkok Knockout (2010) Thailand Directed by: Panna Rittikrai Fight Choreography: Panna Rittikrai, Sumret Muengput, Thana Srisuke Starring: These guys, whoever they are: Box office: N/A (Thailand-only release) Synopsis: A group of "fight club" friends, whose styles vary from Muay Thai, Capoeira to Kung Fu and Tai Chi, must join forces and fight for their lives in a daring rescue of a kidnapped friend. My rating for this movie: ★½ My rating for this specific fight sequence: ★★★★½ This movie is terrible. The stunts and fights are damn impressive. Yes that means it's worth a watch for all stunts/action junkies. End of review. What this fight sequence's all about The martial artists in this movie are really talented, a lot more than I initially thought. They don't look like much, but they deliver the goods! The stuntmen are also of the highest caliber. Panna Rittikrai is the legendary choreographer of basically Tony Jaa's whole filmography (up until his death - RIP). So this fight is between a nondescript stuntman and this guy whose name I don't know (not same as in the gif above): This movie is basically just stunts and fighting porn. I'm really glad I stumbled upon this, because it's equally as terrible as the action scenes are good, which is my cup of tea... sometimes. Not always, I promise! Sequence: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daxtreme Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 7 minutes ago, baumer said: @Daxtreme did you like any of the fights from any of the Expendables? Yes, especially the 2nd one with Jean-Claude Van Damme! Love when he kicks the knife and it goes through The Other Hemsworth's chest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Wow! That's a great fight! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daxtreme Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 (edited) #30 Donnie Yen vs Collin Chou Flash Point (2007) Hong Kong (Cantonese) Directed by: Wilson Yip Fight Choreography: Donnie Yen, John Salvitti, Hua Yan, Kenji Tanigaki Starring: Donnie Yen, Louis Koo, Collin Chou Worldwide Box office: $6,177,725 ($5,000 Domestic!) Synopsis: A hot-headed inspector takes on a small but powerful Vietnamese-Chinese gang, after a series of crimes and murder attempts committed and putting an undercover cop and his girlfriend in great danger. My rating for this movie: ★★½ My rating for this specific fight sequence: ★★★★½ A generic movie on the surface, and in substance as well, if it weren't for the quality of the final fight. On opening week-end, this movie was #101 on the chart with $3271. Over-performance or under-performance? No idea! This is the first of many appearances by Donnie Yen. Those of you who know him will not be surprised in the slightest at this statement. So, what this fight's all about? What's remarkable about Donnie Yen is the sheer variety of fight stances and different martial arts that he knows and masters. In this movie, instead of his usual Chinese Wushu combination of martial arts, he goes for... Mixed Martial Arts and boxing. And damn does he pull it off! The final fight is so engrossing because it's so different -- it's like watching a live MMA match. The 2 of them grapple each other, gauge each other, attack and back off like in real life... definitely a great fight worth watching! One could easily mistake this fight for a real match. Sadly, it's the only thing worth watching in this movie. Sequence: Edited May 30, 2018 by Daxtreme 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
