# What is your favorite fight scene? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 17, 2007, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-fight-scene/404522 "2007-05-17T22:38:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-fight-scene/404522/41 "2007-05-18T03:06:43Z")
Off th’ top o’ my head… Paul Newman’s fight with the Stasi officer in _Torn Curtain_. Godzilla vs. the Super-X in _Godzilla 1985_. The Samus/Master Chief fight in [_Haloid._](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haloid) ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-fight-scene/404522/42 "2007-05-18T03:17:46Z")
(Really more because of the spectacular scenery, but…) The first thing that comes to mind is the opening of _Silverado_. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-fight-scene/404522/43 "2007-05-18T03:50:49Z")
Family Guy, Peter Vs Chicken Highlander, the original movie. The scene where Mcleoed turns up to a duel drunk, Gets stabbed, falls down, gets up, staggers towards his opponent, gets stabbed, falls down, gets up, repeat. Fight Club, Tyler vs “narrator.” ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-fight-scene/404522/44 "2007-05-18T04:32:42Z")
How about Robert Carslyle as Begbie against anybody in [Trainspotting](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyNjNddUenI&mode=related&search=). And, Bugs Bunny vs. Daffy Duck vs. Elmer Fudd in [Rabbit Fire](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXV4UkGAQ-Q). ---
**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-fight-scene/404522/45 "2007-05-18T05:20:46Z")
Edward Norton v. Edward Norton in Fight Club . ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-fight-scene/404522/46 "2007-05-18T05:21:55Z")
Blade versus Frost as La Magra. Benedict versus Corwin in the Amber series; _Guns of Avalon_ IIRC. ---
**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-fight-scene/404522/47 "2007-05-18T05:32:38Z")
[QUOTE=Nzinga, Seated] I love the scene in Kill Bill when the Bride fights O-Ren in the snow. I absolutely love every moment of that fight. The only thing I dislike about the scene is that it is too short. The music that accompanies, is perfect. I am a huge fan of Rza, who did the music. I find the whole scene just beautiful. [/QUOTE] Agreed. The scene before (against the Crazy 88) is also great. The Lighthouse scene, in Battle Royale. ---
**Author:** ![Chasing\_Dreams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/258eb7/32.png) [@Chasing\_Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chasing_Dreams)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-fight-scene/404522/48 "2007-05-18T05:40:13Z")
You cannot go wrong with what Tony Jaa does. He has so much talent. Here is an example from [Ong Bak](http://youtube.com/watch?v=Y9u-UtBMn68) ---
**Author:** ![TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/51bf81/32.png) [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-fight-scene/404522/49 "2007-05-18T07:44:33Z")
[QUOTE=randwill] The scene in “Old Boy” where the protagonist takes on and defeats a whole gang of badasses in a hallway is so outrageous it has to be up there with the greatest fight scenes on film. [/QUOTE] That’s the one I came here to mention. One long tracking shot, just ridiculously great. [This time the ass-kick is real.](http://youtube.com/watch?v=fM2tTfOPcd4) ---
**Author:** ![Wakinyan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wakinyan/32/352_2.png) [@Wakinyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wakinyan)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-fight-scene/404522/50 "2007-05-18T09:04:21Z")
[QUOTE=VCO3] That’s the one [long Old Boy fight] I came here to mention. [/QUOTE] Me too. ---
**Author:** ![TPWombat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbce88/32.png) [@TPWombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TPWombat)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-fight-scene/404522/51 "2007-05-18T09:11:19Z")
The [Operatic Kung Fu Fight](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0qy3JHz6X0) from The Fifth Element. ---
**Author:** ![Baffle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dec6dc/32.png) [@Baffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baffle)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-fight-scene/404522/52 "2007-05-18T09:23:01Z")
The bar fight in Dirty Work. And then the next scene. Comic genius! ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-fight-scene/404522/53 "2007-05-18T10:08:32Z")
If we’re doing literary fight scenes, then my favorite has to be the duel between Lord Oberyn Martell, the Red Viper of Dorne and Gregor Clegane the Mountain that Rides from George R.R. Martin’s _A Storm of Swords_. “Elia of Dorne. You killed her. You raped her. You killed her children. _SAY HER NAME!_” ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-fight-scene/404522/54 "2007-05-18T10:35:24Z")
[QUOTE=Arnold Winkelried] Two of my favourites have already been mentioned. Another one: the fight scene in the training room between the characters of Michelle Yeoh and Ziyi Zhang in _Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon_ - Michelle Yeoh use a large assortment of weapons (including a damned heavy iron bar), but her kung fu cannot conquer for Ziyi Zhang’s youth and training. [/QUOTE] That’s a great scene. 🆒 I would add several more from that movie e.g. when a policeman and two helpers try to arrest Jade Fox… ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-fight-scene/404522/55 "2007-05-18T12:05:24Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] Lectr **oid** s, not Lectr **ode** s. Geez, some people! [/QUOTE] I’m a monkeygirl, what can I say. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![MarcusF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/67e7ee/32.png) [@MarcusF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarcusF)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-fight-scene/404522/56 "2007-05-18T12:09:10Z")
You’ve all missed the big one: the [pie fight](http://www.imdb.com/gallery/mptv/1086/Mptv/1086/3467_0007.jpg?path=gallery&path_key=0059243) from Blake Edwards’ _The Great Race_. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-fight-scene/404522/57 "2007-05-18T12:19:45Z")
[QUOTE=MarcusF] You’ve all missed the big one: the [pie fight](http://www.imdb.com/gallery/mptv/1086/Mptv/1086/3467_0007.jpg?path=gallery&path_key=0059243) from Blake Edwards’ _The Great Race_. 😃 [/QUOTE] I know **The Great Race** has been mentioned twice now, but I would put forth the barroom brawl (with Larry Storch as the instigator) in that same film as the best of that type of fight. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-fight-scene/404522/58 "2007-05-18T12:26:11Z")
Since there were two threads, I’m merging them. (That causes a little hiccup in the fabric of the space-time continuum, but just ignore that and go as you were.) ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-fight-scene/404522/59 "2007-05-18T12:26:25Z")
Has anybody mentioned Frank Sinatra and Henry Silva in _The Manchurian Candidate_? I think it was the first karate fight in a mainstream American picture. Nothing fancy, just direct, brutal confrontation. (Sinatra wasn’t a big guy, but I wouldn’t have messed with him.) Nope, let me correct myself. Seven years earlier, in _Bad Day at Black Rock_, Spencer Tracy kicks Ernest Borgnine’s ass as a one-armed veteran who uses karate to make up the difference. As an SCA guy, I’ve got a special fondness for sword fights, especially with a medievalish setting. I really enjoyed Aragorn vs. the Uruk-hai leader in _Fellowship of the Ring_, but my sentimental favorite would have to be Charlton Heston in _El Cid_, as the King’s Champion, fighting for ownership of a city; can’t remember who the other actor was, but they looked like they were seriously trying to kill each other. Even though it’s an absurdist comedy, _Monty Python and the Holy Grail_ actually has a really good fight scene: the Black Knight’s first fight (before the one where he unfortunately loses all four limbs). John Cleese and (if I recall) Terry Gilliam did that themselves, without formal training, and showed real enthusiasm. ---
**Author:** ![Kokopilau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Kokopilau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kokopilau)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-fight-scene/404522/60 "2007-05-18T14:01:02Z")
The last battle between Optimus Prime and Megatron, in Transformers: the Movie. [http://youtube.com/watch?v=JHfer0JiTvg](http://youtube.com/watch?v=JHfer0JiTvg) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-fight-scene/404522.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-fight-scene/404522.md?page=4)