Top Ten Action Scenes! (Caution! Some Spoilers!)

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CHRISISALL

Wednesday, June 8, 2005 8:38 PM

What? You want another ten? Well...Okay.

Return Of The Jedi- last 20 minutes; Luke vs. Vader vs. Emperor vs. Rebel fleet vs. ground troops- doubtfull it will ever be topped.
Defiance- last fight- shows the dirty bloody reality of real fighting.
Chinese Connection- pick a scene, Lee was a maniac.
Black Mask- final fight, Jet Lee rules.
Robocop 2- not a perfect film, but one hell of a showdown.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom- whole first twenty minutes!
Rocketeer- first flight with the rocket pack.
Superman the Movie- missle chase to Lois' death.
Conan the Barbarian- invading Thulsa Doom's palace.
Planet of the Apes- the hunt scene where Taylor is captured.

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THATWEIRDGIRL

Thursday, June 9, 2005 1:53 AM

I’m gonna agree with most of the scenes already listed. You’ve left one out that I’ve always loved.

Farewell, Big Brother (Robotech: Macross Saga): This show had a battle in every episode. But this one was hard for me to get over. Miriya orders an attack to locate her ace fighter. While she and Sterling are battling it out in the skies and within the SDF-1, Fokker takes on three Zentraedi. His veritech is hit, but he continues to eliminate the attackers. After the battle, we see Claudia crying over Roy’s body. He was mortally wounded. Why is this memorable? Every character feels Cmdr. Roy Fokker’s death. I can’t remember ever being that upset when a cartoon character died.

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DECKROID

Thursday, June 9, 2005 5:23 AM

Yes, mine mostly came from cheesy movies... but they are good action scenes...

They Live - Fist fight in the alley when Roddy Piper is trying to get his buddy to try on the sunglasses.

ANY action sequence Bruce Lee EVER filmed.

Kill Bill Vol. 1 - The black and white scene with the Crazy 88s.

Ben Hur - Chariot race

The Dark Knight (Frank Miller) - the death of the Joker.

The Matrix - the first time you saw this movie! But, for one scene... the Lobby Shootout.

Hero - The fight scene in the rain.

The last one I will mention, not for the action, but for the Moment.

I am Sparticus!

STAGGERLY

Thursday, June 9, 2005 6:27 AM

Is it seriously up to me to bring Woo into this at this late date?

(These are just my favorites that haven't been mentioned; the convoy scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark'd be a strong contender for #1).

9. The Bodyguard (AKA Jet Li's The Defender): Gaseous Brawl - Jet Li vs. a pre-Matrix sequels Collin Chow in the rubble of the home belonging to Jet Li's charge. Unfortunately there's a gas leak, so these guys have to fight with very little breathing going on...

8. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Cemetery Showdown - Do Leone scenes qualify as action scenes? They're all about the build up toward action. With the photography, editing and score all absolutely perfect, Leone sustains the suspense for an unbelievably long time as Blondie, Tuco and Angel Eyes work out their differences.

7. Hero: The Arrow Volley - Downbeat for the list, but breathtaking. Nameless patiently waits while Broken Sword performs a task of calligraphy for him, and wouldn't you know it? The Emperor's army arrives. Arrows rain down on the calligraphy school in impossibly large numbers, and Broken Sword just keeps painting.

6. Oldboy: Prison Assault - An incredibly long, single-take, fighting-game-perspective fight featuring Oh-Daesu vs. probably FIFTY guys. With a HAMMER.

5. The Road Warrior: Tanker Escape - Everybody knows it and everybody loves it, I just think everybody FORGOT it momentarily

4. Hard Boiled: The Wyndham Teahouse - Tequila and his partner stage a bust for gun-runners in the Wyndham Teahouse; unfortunately they don't quite get the drop and slow-motion chaos ensues! Then Tequila's calm, flour-caked resolution to execute the bad guy - one of the all-time classics!

3. Beast Cops: Tung's Meltdown - Anthony Wong's Tung is a crooked cop in Hong Kong and his little network of corruption begins to crumble when new members forget the old Triad codes of honor and nobility. So what does he do? He goes on an amphetamine-fuelled rampage. This is why we affectionately call him "Anthony 'Motherhonking' Wong."

2. Tiger on Beat: Chainsaw Fu! - Conan Lee and the legendary Gordon Liu in a kung fu fight with chainsaws. All that could have improved it was Chow Yun-fat's presense, but he was in the next room killing people with his shotgun yo-yo (!).

1 (TIE). Hard Boiled: The Hospital - What is it, like forty-five minutes of non-stop action? Tequila and Tony nonchalantly clear one floor of the hospital of baddies, calmly get onto the elevator, then get off at the next floor with guns blazing to start all over again! Also featuring Mad Dog, one of the coolest villains EVER.

1 (TIE). A Better Tomorrow 2: Mansion Climax - Like Hard Boiled, A Better Tomorrow 2 finishes with an unbelievably long action sequence. The movie itself is one to suffer through, but the finale is so over-the-top in its balletic slaughter that it could be a self-parody. PILES of dead bodies and Chow Yun-fat's Ken somehow looking (hilariously) bored through it all.

And Pez, I agree, The Way of the Gun is hugely underrated, even with Juliette Lewis present. The very ending nearly kills it for me, but Benicio Del Toro turns in a 'cool' performance of legend. And that musical theme, very neo-western. I like it.

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MANWITHPEZ

Friday, August 10, 2007 9:38 AM

I'm bumping this cause I had a hard time tracking down the thread, and I want to add to it!

Kaylee: "What's so damn important about being proper? It don't mean nothing out here in the black."
Simon: "It means more out here. It's all I have..."

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GRAYFURY

Friday, August 10, 2007 12:58 PM

Tough but fun, I'll give it a crack...

10: The Matrix... Neo becomes the one... Neo's origianal final showdown with Smith rocks it tough.

9:Venture Bros. ... Brock Samsons Fantasy... When Brock goes into the machine that makes your wildest dream come true and hes dressed like an indian killing cowboys with flame throwers riding t-rexes. and polar bears driving motorcycles with machine gun wielding ninjas in the side cars its hi-larious... (you didnt say that it couldnt be funny.)

8: Appleseed (new)... Dunan gets into a land mate... I love me some robots, and when this natural warrior gets the hang of this high tech walking/flying tank its awesome.

7: 2 fast 2 furious... hi-tech vs. high displacement... I love cars so when a couple of topped out Mitsu's throw down against mega detroit muscle its gonna be good. the 69' Yenko Camaro & 70' Challenger (our captain's whip in Drive.) are works of art with crazy amounts of torque

6: Gone in 60 seconds (new)... The last chase... Nick Cage racing that Shelby GT 500 all over California straight up rocks... the bridge jump is kinda lame though, its even more exciting with the information in the back of your mind that this car has evaded him for years.

5: Firefly the series pilot episode... The crazy Ivan... stand up and cheer Chills.

4: Kung-fu hustle... The lovers fight the beast... this to me is the pinacle of the hoakey kung-fu showdown.

3: The Fifth element... Leelou wreaks havoc on Floston paradise... Kind of like River in the end of the BDM, you had a feeling of her potential through out the time we've seen her, but she really does impress. and theres just the perfect amount of camp.

2: Macross the movie... Miriya kicks booty... the main appel of Anime for me is the effortless cool of the action and no anime scene has come close (imho) to when Miriya shows up in her quuedlun-Rau (sp?) and whoops on everybody. No force in the verse could have stopped her.

1: Episode I: The phantom menace... The Pod race scene... I love speed and pace, This scene has yet to be topped for sheer sense of speed. Its the main reason this pig of a movie gets popped into the player.

"Smellin' alot of IF comin' offa' this plan!"

FLATTOP

Friday, August 10, 2007 7:14 PM

Not in order:
10. Serenity Bar scene. 'Cause seein' Jayne get his ass kicked by a 90 pound girl won't ever get old.

9. The Patriot. Early scene where Mel & his sons ambush British column to rescue son.

8. The Princess Bride. Inigo vs Westley. Fine bit of swordplay & "I am not left-handed either"

7. Area 88 (anime). Best flight combat sequences ever.

6. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Chow Yun Fat vs the girl - He has a switch, she has The Green Destiny sword.

5. Bulletproof Monk. Guy vs Gang. Gets his pipe going and puts a womp on 'em - until he doesn't.

4. 300. Pick a scene. Historically accurate? Hell no. But for ultra-violence, it's way high on the list.

3. Tears of the Sun. Last dash to the border. "Sir, I have men down in the field."

2. Soldier. Todd vs 627 finale. Old age and treachery can overcome youth and ability.

1. Saving Private Ryan. Closing battle. We've spent the movie getting to know these guys & it comes to this...

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THESOMNAMBULIST

Friday, August 10, 2007 7:58 PM

Wow this is still going.... COOL! I'll add some more.

1. THE INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (original 1956 version) The scene where the whole town goes after Dr Miles and Becky. Man that is pure NIGHTMARE!

2. AKIRA - The Biker chase scene through Neo Tokyo, and the Riot scene. Stella animation.

3.WAR OF THE WORLDS (1951) Simply adore this film, but the scene where Gene Barry is running through LA as it is being destroyed.

4.THE BLUES BROTHERS.. That car chase at the end!

5.HARD BOILED... The hospital shoot-out scene. Quite sublime.

6. ONG BAK... Little known martial arts film from Bangkok. There is quite a fantastic on foot chase scene in this. Beautiful.

7. INNER SPACE. Jack Putter's escape form the freezer van into the car. Very funny too. Great heroic moment!

8. WALLACE AND GROMIT The train scene. Wonderful bit of action. beautifully timed.

9. STARSHIP TROOPERS. The initial drop of the soldiers onto the bug planet, where that news dude gets chopped in half. Plus the space battle is going on as well.

10.CYRANO DE BERGERAC. The opening scene with the play and the subsequent swordplay whilst he is making up poetry on the spot.

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NEWBROWNCOAT

Friday, August 10, 2007 8:01 PM

"My turn" - River Tam

Enough said.

HEWHOKICKSALOT

Saturday, August 11, 2007 3:46 AM

Thank you ever so much for mentioning Tony Jaa's first starring vehicle, Ong Bak - The Thai Warrior. That gentleman is really going places. If anyone has any doubts about his talent, just go to any video web site and type in his name.

Unfortunately, the American cut of his latest movie, The Protector, didn't do the movie the right amount of justice. The original version, Tom Yung Goong, is far superior. Jaa practically runs a clinic on acrobatic hand-to-hand fighting, grappling, and joint-breaking. The climactic battle against the giants is awesome, but the warehouse scene early on takes the cake.

Rob O.

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