10. David Does Goliath
Billy Lo (Bruce Lee) vs Hakim (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar): Game Of Death (1978)
Garbed in that Kill Bill-destined yellow jumpsuit, the 5’7” Brucie waddles on over to his reclining 7’2” opponent before a contemptuous punt from a size 15 lays him out flat on his martial arse.
WINNER! Billy floors and pins the giant, locking him into a crippling chokehold… And squeeze. And twist. And KERRUNCH.
9. Saloon Brawl
Wade Hatton (Errol Flynn) vs Dodge City: Dodge City (1939)
The definitive saloon brawl. It’s good, in fact, that it was used again and again by the studio as stock footage. Mel Brooks even parodied it in Blazing Saddles by having his fist-fingers bust out of the set and into contemporary Hollywood.
WINNER! That’d be Errol. Starring in his first Western, the actor (a seasoned scrapper for real) has a riot, sending varmints smashing through windows, crashing over tables and sliding across bars as the fists, bottles and spittle fly.
8. “Come On!”
Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) vs Alien Queen: Aliens (1986)
With her giant pincer arms, Weaver, with the aid of a forklift, deflects the Alien’s squidgy attacks. But her xenomorph foe has some tricks up her sleeve: a razor-sharp tail and a snapping proboscis inside her gob.
WINNER! Ripley finally gets the upper hand by dumping the Queen in a cargo lock and opening its doors, sending the slimy one spinning off into space.
7. Fistophobia
Ash (Bruce Campbell) vs His Own Hand: Evil Dead II (1987)
The finest moment of schlock-slapstick in Sam Raimi’s comedyfied video-nasty sequel sees our hard-suffering hero punched up by his own demon-possessed hand before lopping it off with a chainsaw (“WHO’S LAUGHING NOW?”).
WINNER! Eventually, Ashe traps the hand under a big bucket, weighed down by a pile of books, wittily topped off with A Farewell To Arms.
6. Pen Pals
Martin Q Blank (John Cusack) vs Felix La PuBelle (Benny Urquidez): Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
If this brawl looks authentic, that’s no accident: Cusack’s a skilled kickboxer while his opponent, Benny ‘The Jet’ Urquidez, is his real-life instructor… who also happens to be a world champion, undefeated in 24 years of pro fighting.
WINNER! The boy Blank sinks a peninto Felix’s neck, deflating his opponent as Nena’s ’99 Red Balloons’ pumps in the background.
Next: Sheer Heart Attack, Never Got Me Down Ray, One-Man Army, That's The Spirit, Monster Mash
Comments
SCY385
Sep 14th 2009, 22:59
I love the fight in They Live. It is hilarious, violent, and prolonged to the point of nervousness. I love it.
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SCY385
Sep 14th 2009, 23:02
The fight between Ripley and the Queen is the ultimate battle of the Mom's.
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marxbros1979
Sep 19th 2009, 17:56
not being funny like but where is the fight between bruce lee and the guards in the caverns from enter the dragon???? an astonishing fight sequencw far supirior than the fight between bruce and akeem whats his name from game of death...come on total film you can do better
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pimpernel
Sep 23rd 2009, 19:20
What about Sergeant Angel vs Trolley Boy in 'Hot Fuzz'? Down right hilarious! Or Neo vs agent Smith in The Matrix? The staircase fight in 'Casino Royale'? OR the one between Bond and that Mole in 'Quantam of Solace'? AND the epicness of the fight on top of the mill wheel in PoC: Dead Man's Chest?...... Oh there are just too many!
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DanielMcA
Sep 25th 2009, 13:19
What about Carson versus the terrorist in Paris in Team America. Vicious, brutal and totally unchoreographed apparently.
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thedarkknight
Sep 28th 2009, 16:08
pimpernel, those are all really mediocre fights. PoC? Seriously? I'll give you The Matrix though.
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TheShamrock
Jul 2nd 2010, 14:40
If that Seagal one is when he pushes the guy into the phonebox, that is awesome! BTW Grosse Point Blank fight is to 'Mirror In The Bathroom' - I only know as watching that fight made me download it, good dispatch with the pen. Fight at the beginning of the Watchmen is awesome too. Plus JCVD and Big chinese dude in Double Impact with the barrels, ooh yeah!
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stevolbauer
Jul 2nd 2010, 14:42
Wheres The Matrix, Shaun of the Dead, Pirates of the Carribean, Rambo, and in all fairness, the new kong v rex fight is defo more awesome, come on lads
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TheShamrock
Jul 2nd 2010, 14:44
If that Seagal one is where he pushes the guy into the phoonbooth, that is awesome! 'Mirror In the Bathroom' is tune they fight to in Grosse Point Blank as that fight made me download it! Fight at beginning of The Watchmen or JCVD and big chinese guy with the barrells in Double Impact, great stuff!
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stevolbauer
Jul 2nd 2010, 14:46
And where is Star Wars, I mean, Maul v Obi-Wan and Qui Gon. What about Doc Ock v Spidey on da train in Spiderman 2, Jack v Barbossa at the end PotC, Shaun and Ed v the zombies in the garden in Shaun of the dead, Neo v Smith in The Matrix, Optimus v Megatron, you title it most AWESOME fights ever, alot of these fights are brilliant but not awesome as such.
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