# Favorite fight scene in MCU Films/TV **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 19, 2018, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fight-scene-in-mcu-films-tv/809129 "2018-02-19T17:37:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fight-scene-in-mcu-films-tv/809129/21 "2018-02-23T00:05:41Z")
I came in to name two I see already got repeated mention, so I’ll settle for talking up that bit in JESSICA JONES where — spoilers? — she’s suddenly facing Luke Cage: you can forgive any bad moves from Cage, since he’s arguably struggling against mind control (which gets David Tennant’s narration into the mix); but it also just plain works as two ‘superstrength’ brawlers countering each other with some _brains,_ if not exactly with _skill,_ like you’d maybe expect from folks who routinely floor guys in one shot; and all with a decent range of emotion on display, even. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fight-scene-in-mcu-films-tv/809129/22 "2018-02-23T01:06:30Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > Another great fight scene, IMO, was the prison break out in Guardians of the Galaxy. ”That _was_ a pretty good plan.” The MCU films distinguish themselves by not just having good action setpieces but great charcter-building interludes which punctuate the CGI with a human element. The fight for Manhattan in _The Avengers_ was fantastic not for the scale of destruction but the quiet moments like Stark telling Banner to ‘suit up’ (“That’s my secret; I’m always angry,”) and Hilk punching Thor. (There is a good argument to be made that _The Avenger_ is really a Hulk film.) The elevator fight in _Winter Soldier_ was also great (“It feels kind of personal,”) but my money is on either _Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol 2_ with Yondu killing his mutinous crew set to “Come A Little Bit Closer” or Tony Stark taking down Killian and company in _Iron Man 3_, which is a nominal MCU setpiece with Shane Black trope twisting. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fight-scene-in-mcu-films-tv/809129/23 "2018-02-23T01:24:09Z")
I think my favorite character-bits in the Battle of Manhattan were Cap mobilizing the police, and “You and I have very different memories of Budapest”. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fight-scene-in-mcu-films-tv/809129/24 "2018-02-23T02:26:07Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > I think my favorite character-bits in the Battle of Manhattan were Cap mobilizing the police, and “You and I have very different memories of Budapest”. That was an exchange between Hawkeye and Romanov. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fight-scene-in-mcu-films-tv/809129/25 "2018-02-23T02:40:24Z")
Yes, both of whom are characters. I was referring to two different bits, if that wasn’t clear. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fight-scene-in-mcu-films-tv/809129/26 "2018-02-23T02:43:14Z")
_Winter Soldier_ is unbeatable. Every single one of the fight scenes are amazing. ---
**Author:** ![tavalla](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tavalla/32/89_2.png) [@tavalla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tavalla)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fight-scene-in-mcu-films-tv/809129/27 "2018-02-23T06:33:01Z")
Small scale: 1. Cap’s elevator fight scene. 2. Cap vs Bucky in Winter Soldier. 3. Romanov vs the Russian gangsters. 4. Romanov vs a hallway full of Hammer goons. 5. Daredevil vs a hallway of Kingpin goons. Large scale: 1. Battle of New York - the way the fight flowed from one character to the next was downright elegant. 2. Airport fight. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fight-scene-in-mcu-films-tv/809129/28 "2018-02-23T11:24:31Z")
> [@tavalla](#): > > 1. Romanov vs the Russian gangsters. Agent Coulson: We need you to come in. Romanoff: [tied to a chair and being threatened with torture] Are you kidding? I’m working. Agent Coulson: This takes precedence. Romanoff: I’m in the middle of an interrogation. This moron is giving me everything. General Luchkov: [to his cohorts] I don’t… give everything. [Romanoff gives Luchkov a skeptical look] Romanoff: Look, you can’t pull me out of this right now. Agent Coulson: Natasha, Barton’s been compromised. Romanoff: Let me put you on hold. [Romanoff proceeds to demolish three Russian thugs with fists, feer, and hair, and hang Luchkov from a chain.] How Black Widow hasn’t gotten a standalone movie I don’t understand. She’s a great character with plenty of opportunity for a spy thriller or chase movie, and Johannson is a bonafide good actress who has unfortunately picked some poor projects to headline. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fight-scene-in-mcu-films-tv/809129/29 "2018-02-23T12:23:24Z")
Thor vs Hulk in Ragnarok has to be in the top 5. ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fight-scene-in-mcu-films-tv/809129/30 "2018-02-23T16:02:49Z")
OK, so we all know that the X-movies aren’t in the MCU for legal reasons (yet!), so this doesn’t really count, but I finally watched **Logan** last night, and DAMN! The first fight between Logan and “X-24” was incredible. My armpit hurts just thinking about that one part… (#SentencesINeverThoughtI’dSay) ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fight-scene-in-mcu-films-tv/809129/31 "2018-02-23T16:37:58Z")
> [@gonzoron](#): > > OK, so we all know that the X-movies aren’t in the MCU for legal reasons (yet!), so this doesn’t really count, but I finally watched **Logan** last night, and DAMN! The first fight between Logan and “X-24” was incredible. My armpit hurts just thinking about that one part… (#SentencesINeverThoughtI’dSay) That is a good one. They took a well-worn trope of the evil clone sent to kill the hero and infused it with a shock twist and a brutal fight. ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fight-scene-in-mcu-films-tv/809129/32 "2018-02-23T18:29:17Z")
Screen Junkies has a fun video that collects all of Marvel’s epic punches - check Youtube for it. As for fight scenes, Captain America: The Winter Soldier is my favorite MCU film and it has great fights scenes throughout - Cap’s infiltration of the ship (“Um, was he wearing a chute?”), his quick fight with Batroc The Leaper, the elevator fight, the fights with Bucky… I’m going to miss the Russo Bros… ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fight-scene-in-mcu-films-tv/809129/33 "2018-02-23T18:32:50Z")
> [@epbrown01](#): > > I’m going to miss the Russo Bros… Well they are doing the next two Avengers… Have they announced they’re leaving the MCU after that? ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fight-scene-in-mcu-films-tv/809129/34 "2018-02-23T18:53:46Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > It’s hard to beat a long continuous fight with no cuts where the actor is seamlessly substituted by a stuntman with cameras rolling. It may be the best fight scene ever. I’m guessing you may be talking about Daredevil, but the new **Black Panther** has a fantastic, long uninterrupted shot in the casino that involves a fight scene with myriad stunt people, action in foreground and background and a half-dozen principal characters that also jumps fluidly from one story (floor) to another. Really impressive (though given Coogler did an entire boxing match in _Creed_ in one uninterrupted shot, also not surprising at all). ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fight-scene-in-mcu-films-tv/809129/35 "2018-02-23T19:26:55Z")
I think Cap and Bucky v. Iron Man in Civil War was pretty solid, if a little overly choreographed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fight-scene-in-mcu-films-tv/809129.md?page=1)