Posted: 9/3/2004 11:18:38 AM EDT
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Ok, we posted some of our favorite gunfight/ gunplay movies/scenes in the other thread... how about the best COMBAT scene? Any weapons. I'll start: Kill Bill vol 1. Sure, Tarantino is freakin weird, but when B was taking on the Crazy 88 in that Japanese club... THAT was kick ass. One woman, one sword, LOTS of blood and killing. The Last Samurai Ninja attack. The way the Samurai freakin PWN the ninja, and Algren kick ass. You see it in Katsumoto's eyes when they win. He had that 'Holy shit, this gaijin kicks ASS!' look. The swordfight from The Princess Bride. Classic, well choreographed action. Hand to hand: Pretty much any Bruce Lee movie. Lots of amazing stuff in the Matrix movies. What's your favorite COMBAT scene?? |
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Normandy Beach landing in Saving Private Ryan. Final assault up the hill in Hamburger Hill Crossroads in Band of Brothers Final firefight in Platoon Defending the helo in BHD There's also a couple of good firefight scenes in Siege of Firebase Gloria And one good firefight in Green Berets |
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From the movies which I have seen (I'll not admit to what I haven't)... I have to admit, my favorite combat scenes generally involve fewer people. The top five, in no particular order... The duels between: Luke and the Emperor in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi "I'm looking forward to completing your training." Wu Shu Lien and Yu Jen in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon "Take it! <slash>" Neo and Agent Smith in The Matrix (the original, good one)- "Mr. Anderson!" The Man in Black and ...Inigo Montoya - "I do not think you will accept my help, since I am only waiting around to kill you." ...Vizzini - "So. It is down to you, and it is down to me." |
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The Battle of Sterling -Braveheart Second & last large battle -Shurayuki Hime (The Princess Blade) Final Battle -Shurayuki Hime (Lady Snowblood) Pretty much any duel or battle -Zatoichi: The Blind Master Ellie Driver vs The Bride -Kill Bill vol. 2 Village seige -13th Warrior "Venom" crash site - BHD (Gordan, Shugart, Durant shootout) The Mogadishu Mile -BHD Shootout in the fog/smoke -We Were Soldiers Ninja Attack (and the theatre running up to it) -The Last Samurai "Beast" vs. the un-nameable bag guy -The Hills Have Eyes Final Battle -Freddy vs Jason |
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Bruce Lee vs. Chuck Norris Flight of the Intruder bombing run over Hanoi, lots of good special effects battle scenes with NVA in "We were soldiers" were some of the best battle scenes. I like the slow motion scene when the NVA inserts a 30 rd mag in his AK47 and fixes his bayonet then charges towards LT Col Moore's position. |
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The NVA attack in We Were Soldiers . The beach landing in Saving Private Ryan . The air raid in Empire of the Sun . The Robotic sentry guns in Aliens . The Bug attack on the outpost in Starship Troopers The Laser hallway scene in Resident Evil . The scene in Predator when they all cut loose on the jungle . The final attack scene in Zulu as they are running out of ammo . ETA The Scene in Apocalypse Now were the enemy is yelling at them from the jungle and they call out the guy with the M-79 bloop and listens for a second then lobs a round that takes out the guy yelling  |
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The Longest Day- on the beach, the jump into St. Marie Gles. Black Hawk Down- Gordoon, Shughart and Durrant also the firefight at the pick up point for the POW's. Band of Brothers- The first jump into normandy and the assult on the 88's and The Cross Roads also when they are in the battle of the Bulge. Saving Private Ryan- the beach Landing and the fight at the end when they hold the last bridge. Platoon has to many to list they are all great. We Were Soldiers has alot of them also. there are some more but I can't really think of them right now. |