Member DrNgor Posted January 10, 2022 Member Share Posted January 10, 2022 (edited) So @Drunken Monk's capsule review of Fist of Legend mentioned the following: Quote I had a discussion with my friend and wife and all three of us had different favorite fight scenes. I found that quite interesting. And I bet you can show that movie to any group of people and you'll get people voting for best fights among at least four of the set pieces: So what other movies out there have more than one all-time classic fights? Please share your choices (films + fights) with us! I'll list these as you all participate (in chronological order): Fist of Fury (1972) - Dojo Fight - 66.67% - Bruce Lee vs. Fung Ngai, Robert Bakker, and Riki Hashimoto - 33.33% One-Armed Boxer (1972) - The Dojo vs. Pan-Asian fighters sequence - 77.78% - Jimmy Wang Yu vs. Pan-Asian fighters (Thai, Indian, Okinawan) - 22.22% Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976) - The entire tournament sequence - 25% - Jimmy Wang Yu vs. Wang Yung-Sheng (Indian fighter) - 0% - Jimmy Wang Yu vs. Sham Chin-Bo (Thai fighter) - 0% - Jimmy Wang Yu vs. Kam Kong - 75% Last Hurrah for Chivalry (1978) - Wei Pai vs. Fung Hak On - Wei Pai and Damian Lau vs. Lee Hoi Sang The Magnificent Butcher (1979) - Kwan Tang-Hing and Lee Hoi-San Calligraphy Fight - 25% - Yuen Biao vs. Lam Ching-Ying - 68.75% - Sammo Hung vs. Lee Hoi-San finale - 6.25% The Young Master (1980) - Whang In-Sik fights constables upon escape - 52.94% - Jackie Chan (pole) vs. Yuen Biao (bench) - 17.65% - Jackie Chan vs. Whang In-Sik (finale) - 29.41% The Victim (1980) - Leung Kar-Yan vs. Wilson Tong - 40% - Leung Kar-Yan vs. Chang Yi's goons - 6.67% - Leung Kar-Yan vs. Chang Yi - 53.33% The Prodigal Son (1981) - Lam Ching-Ying vs. Frankie Chan - 71.43% - Yuen Biao vs. Frankie Chan - 28.57% Ninja in the Dragon's Den (1982) - The Stilts Fight - 33.33% - Conan Lee vs. Hiroyuki Sanada - 55.56% - Conan Lee & Hiroyuki Sanada vs. Legendary Superkicker Hwang Jang-Lee - 11.11% Duel to the Death (1983) - Damian Lau and Norman Tsui vs. Ninjas and Eddie Ko - 77.78% - Damian Lau vs. Norman Tsui (on cliff) - 22.22% 8 Diagram Pole Fighter (1984) - Staff duel between Gordon Liu and Philip Ko Fei - 33.33% - Big climax with the coffins - 66.67% Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars (1985) - The warehouse fight with Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, and Andy Lau - 60% - The climax: Jackie vs. Kurata, Yuen vs. Chung Fat, Sammo vs. Norton - 40% Righting Wrongs (1986) - Yuen Biao vs Pete Cunningham - 30% - Cynthia Rothrock vs. Karen Sheperd - 30% - Yuen Biao vs Melvin Wong - 40% Police Story 2 (1988) - Playground fight - Jackie Chan vs. Koo's men - 100% - Fireworks warehouse finale - Jackie Chan vs. Ben Lam, John Cheung and Benny Lai - 0% Pedicab Driver (1989) - Sammo Hung vs. Lau Kar-Leung - 64.29% - Mansion climax, including Sammo Hung vs. Billy Chow - 35.71% In the Line of Duty IV (1989) - Cynthia Khan fights atop moving ambulance; - Donnie Yen vs. John Salvitti (spaz-fu fight); - Donnie Yen dirtbike jousting sequence; - Cynthia Khan vs. Stephen Berwick and Cho Wing; - Donnie Yen vs. Michael Woods. Tiger Cage II (1990) - David Wu vs. Robin Shou - 18.18% - Donnie Yen vs. John Salvitti (sword fight) - 36.36% - Donnie Yen vs. Michael Woods - 45.45% Once Upon a Time in China 2 (1992) - Jet Li vs. Donnie Yen part 1 - 20% - Jet Li vs. Xiong Xin Xin (White Lotus Chief) - 20% - Jet Li vs. Donnie Yen part 2 (climax) - 60% Iron Monkey (1993) - The "Superboot" fight with the monks - 50% - Yu Rong Guang vs. Hsiao Ho and Lee Fai - 30% - The flaming log climax - 20% Drunken Master II (1994) - The fight between Jackie Chan and Lau Kar-Leung beneath the train - 9.09% - The fight with the Axe Gang - 9.09% - The foundry finale - 81.82% Fist of Legend (1994) -The Dojo Fight - 25% -Jet Li vs. Chin Siu-Ho - 0% -Jet Li vs. Yasuaki Kurata - 16.67% -Jet Li vs. Billy Chow - 58.33% U.S. Seals II (2001) - The Big Group Melee - 80% - Michael Worth and Karen Kim vs. Damian Chapa, Andy Cheng and Sophia Crawford - 20% The Matrix Reloaded (2003) - The Burly Brawl (Neo vs. Agent Smiths) - 12.5% - The Chateau weapons battle - 87.5% Ong Bak (2003) - The 3-in-1 with Big Bear, Toshiro and Mad Dog - 25% - Tony Jaa vs henchmen in the cave - 37.5% - Tony Jaa vs Saming Sibtid (played by Chattapong Pantana-Angkul) - 37.5% SPL/Sha Po Lang/Kill Zone (2005) - Donnie Yen vs. Wu Jing - Alleway fight - 50% - Donnie Yen vs. Sammo Hung - Final Fight - 50% The Protector aka Tom Yum Goong (2005) - Tony Jaa's one take stairway fight - 54.55% - The Bone-Breaker Fight - 45.45% Fearless (2006) - Jet Li vs. Western Fighters - 10% - Jet Li platform fight - 20% - Jet Li vs. Chen Zhihui - 30% - Jet Li vs. Nathan Jones - 0% - Jet Li vs. Shidou Nakamura - 40% Ong Bak 2 (2008) - Tony Jaa vs Pha Beek Khrut fighters (rite of passage) - 0% - Drunken style Tony Jaa vs slavers - 0% - Tony Jaa vs Lord Rajasena's army of assassins - 100% Ong Bak 3 (2010) - Tony Jaa in chains vs. guards - Jaa vs soldiers (palace finale) Undisputed 3: Redemption (2010) - Scott Adkins vs Lateef Crowder - 50% - Scott Adkins vs Marko Zaror - 50% The Raid: Redemption (2011) - Machete/Billy Club/Knife Fight on the 7th Floor - 20% - Machete Duel #2 - 0% - Drug Lab Fight - 20% - Iko Uwais and Donny Alamsyah vs. Yayan Ruhian - 60% Ninja: Shadow of a Tear (2013) - Outdoor Bar Fight - 0% - Scott Adkins vs. Tim Man - 14.29% - Scott Adkins vs. Shun Sugata - 0% - Scott Adkins vs. Kane Kosugi - 85.71% The Raid 2 (2014) - Prison bathroom brawl - 0% - Prison yard assassination attempt - 0% - Yayan Ruhian vs. a club full of killers - 8.33% - The hammer-and-bat duo's first assassination job - 8.33% - Iko Uwais vs. storage room thugs + hammer-and-bat duo - 8.33% - Iko Uwais vs. Cecef Arif Rahman - 75% Boyka: Undisputed (2016) - Scott Adkins vs Tim Man & Andy Long - 100% -Scott Adkins vs Brahim Achabbakhe - 0% The Night Comes for Us (2018) - The Meat Locker Fight - Joe Taslim vs. Goons at Old Hideout - Julie Estelle vs. Lesbian Assassins - Joe Taslim vs. Iko Uwais Edited January 25, 2023 by DrNgor 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Drunken Monk Posted January 11, 2022 Member Share Posted January 11, 2022 I think Duel to Death has two classics: the huge fight against all the ninjas and Eddy Ko and then the cliff side finale. I’m tempted to say Casanova Wong against the kite ninjas too but that one’s a little short. It’s become cliched but I think The Raid and The Raid 2 have multiple classic fight scenes. Basically, you can take your pick. Some might say SPL’s two big fights - Donnie versus Wu Jing and Donnie versus Sammo - are certified classics. I’d be fine going along with that opinion. In my opinion, The Magnificent Butcher has two, maybe three, legendary fights. The mid movie fight with Lam Ching Ying and his fan against Yuen Biao (my favourite fight scene of all time), the finale between Sammo and Lee Hoi Sang and and even the calligraphy fight. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DrNgor Posted January 11, 2022 Author Member Share Posted January 11, 2022 9 hours ago, Drunken Monk said: I think Duel to Death has two classics: the huge fight against all the ninjas and Eddy Ko and then the cliff side finale. I’m tempted to say Casanova Wong against the kite ninjas too but that one’s a little short. Can't argue with those two. The ninja fight is one of my all-time favorites. 9 hours ago, Drunken Monk said: Some might say SPL’s two big fights - Donnie versus Wu Jing and Donnie versus Sammo - are certified classics. I’d be fine going along with that opinion. Yeah, I'd tend to agree with that one myself. 9 hours ago, Drunken Monk said: In my opinion, The Magnificent Butcher has two, maybe three, legendary fights. The mid movie fight with Lam Ching Ying and his fan against Yuen Biao (my favourite fight scene of all time), the finale between Sammo and Lee Hoi Sang and and even the calligraphy fight. Great choice! I'd say all of those three belong there. There might be a few who'd add a fourth with the Chung Fat cat-style fight, although I'd stick with the three you mentioned. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DrNgor Posted January 12, 2022 Author Member Share Posted January 12, 2022 A couple of more: 8 Diagram Pole Fighter (1984) - Staff duel between Gordon Liu and Philip Ko Fei - Big climax with the coffins Pedicab Driver (1989) - Sammo Hung vs. Lau Kar-Leung - Mansion climax, including Sammo Hung vs. Billy Chow 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShaOW!linDude Posted January 12, 2022 Member Share Posted January 12, 2022 Righting Wrongs (1986) - Yuen Biao vs Pete Cunningham - Yuen Biao vs Melvin Wong The Prodigal Son (1981) - Lam Ching Ying vs Frankie Chan - Yuen Biao vs Frankie Chan 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShaOW!linDude Posted January 13, 2022 Member Share Posted January 13, 2022 Ong Bak (2003) - Jaa vs henchmen in the cave - Jaa vs lead henchman The Protector aka Tom Yum Goong (2005) - Jaa's one take stairway fight - Jaa vs henchmen lobby fight Ong Bak 2 (2008) - Jaa vs 3 fighters (rite of passage) - Jaa vs slavers (drunken style) - Jaa vs everybody (village finale) Ong Bak 3 (2010) - Jaa w/chains vs guards - Jaa vs soldiers (palace finale) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DrNgor Posted January 13, 2022 Author Member Share Posted January 13, 2022 Iron Monkey (1993) - The "Superboot" fight with the monks - The flaming log climax Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars (1985) - The warehouse fight with Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, and Andy Lau - The climax: Jackie vs. Kurata, Yuen vs. Chung Fat, Sammo vs. Norton 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member TibetanWhiteCrane Posted January 13, 2022 Member Share Posted January 13, 2022 Not to dump on the concept here, but I think it would be easier to just list the relatively few HK movies that only have ONE outstanding fight scene. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DrNgor Posted January 13, 2022 Author Member Share Posted January 13, 2022 7 minutes ago, TibetanWhiteCrane said: Not to dump on the concept here, but I think it would be easier to just list the relatively few HK movies that only have ONE outstanding fight scene. No offense taken. I'd thought about that, but there are way more movies with ONE outstanding fight scene than I realized. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DrNgor Posted January 15, 2022 Author Member Share Posted January 15, 2022 Police Story 2 (1988) - the playground fight - the fireworks warehouse finale 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member sifu iron perm Posted January 16, 2022 Member Share Posted January 16, 2022 (edited) Young master Jackie vs yuen stick vs stall with shih kien overlooking.. Jackie vs hwang in-shik end battle Hwang in-shik jail release ass whooping scene. Edited January 16, 2022 by sifu iron perm 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DrNgor Posted January 16, 2022 Author Member Share Posted January 16, 2022 5 hours ago, sifu iron perm said: Young master Thank you for your contribution! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DrNgor Posted January 18, 2022 Author Member Share Posted January 18, 2022 We don't have any Hollywood movies here, so let me suggest one: The Matrix Reloaded (2003) - The Burly Brawl (Neo vs. Agent Smiths) - The Chateau weapons fight 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DrNgor Posted January 20, 2022 Author Member Share Posted January 20, 2022 Ninja: Shadow of a Tear (2013) - Scott Adkins vs. Tim Man - Scott Adkins vs. Shun Sugata - Scott Adkins vs. Kane Kosugi 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShaOW!linDude Posted January 20, 2022 Member Share Posted January 20, 2022 4 hours ago, DrNgor said: Ninja: Shadow of a Tear (2013) - Scott Adkins vs. Tim Man - Scott Adkins vs. Shun Sugata - Scott Adkins vs. Kane Kosugi A personal fave is the outdoor bar fight. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DrNgor Posted January 20, 2022 Author Member Share Posted January 20, 2022 44 minutes ago, ShaOW!linDude said: A personal fave is the outdoor bar fight. Added. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Super Ninja Posted January 21, 2022 Member Share Posted January 21, 2022 Just to be clear, what classifies a fight scene as classic? Fans mutual agreement? Expert opinion? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DrNgor Posted January 21, 2022 Author Member Share Posted January 21, 2022 19 minutes ago, Super Ninja said: Just to be clear, what classifies a fight scene as classic? Fans mutual agreement? Expert opinion? Generally the former, but a little of the latter. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member morpheus Posted January 22, 2022 Member Share Posted January 22, 2022 Last Hurrah for Chivalry (1979) Wei Pai v Fung Hak On Wei Pai and Damian Lau v Lee Hoi Sang Don't know if I would classify the last fight with Lau Kong as one. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member WangYu Posted January 26, 2022 Member Share Posted January 26, 2022 Every damn fight scene in master of the flying guillotine and one armed boxer! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DrNgor Posted January 26, 2022 Author Member Share Posted January 26, 2022 (edited) 10 hours ago, WangYu said: Every damn fight scene in master of the flying guillotine I added that one with four specific fights...well, three individual fights and the tournament sequence as a single set piece. Edited January 26, 2022 by DrNgor 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member WangYu Posted January 26, 2022 Member Share Posted January 26, 2022 4 hours ago, DrNgor said: I added that one with four specific fights...well, three individual fights and the tournament sequence as a single set piece. - personally I would add the entire end fight of one armed boxer, Jimmy versus the crazy assortment of villains - the entire dojo fight scene where Jimmy loses his arm and his mates get their asses kicked - and last but not least Jimmy vs the 2 goons with a hard head inside that workplace (after he discovers all his mates had been killed at the factory) but like i said earlier I literally love every fight scene of these 2 films! It is like 90 min of non stop highlights for me 😛 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DrNgor Posted February 7, 2022 Author Member Share Posted February 7, 2022 On 1/26/2022 at 4:33 PM, WangYu said: - personally I would add the entire end fight of one armed boxer, Jimmy versus the crazy assortment of villains - the entire dojo fight scene where Jimmy loses his arm and his mates get their asses kicked I ended up including these two on the list. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DrNgor Posted March 7, 2022 Author Member Share Posted March 7, 2022 Updated the list with the percentages from the poll thread. I'm always up for new indications of movies with multiple classic fight sequences. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member WangYu Posted March 7, 2022 Member Share Posted March 7, 2022 Sammo Hung's directed and starring film "the victim" of 1980. The true star of the film is "beardy" though The pre end fight then followed by the fight with the henchman and then the end fight. All executed perfectly making a good 15 minutes of the best fight scenes you'll ever see. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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