Total Recall: The 20 Greatest Fights Scenes Ever

Summary

The long-awaited showdown between Jackie Chan and Jet Li in The Forbidden Kingdom got us thinking; what are the greatest fights ever filmed? We sifted through quite a few battles, and came up with a list that celebrates the finest in hand-to-hand combat. Back to Article

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Adidaz788

Matt Saltzman

Matrix Revolutions Smith vs Neo is the biggest baddest fight scene in any movie Ive ever seen,its gotta be #1..

Apr 17 - 02:28 PM

TheCaptain of TeamLoyalty

John Webb

What about the sword fight from blade? How the hell do you put the fight from Bridget Jone's Diary in there? Are you guys high?

Apr 17 - 02:34 PM

Trazalca

Notready Toshare

It took this article to get me finally registered here to comment.
I'm shocked that the slugfest between Spidey and Doc Ock was not included from SP-2. I know, I know. No weapons allowed, but still. Then again, you had to bend even your own rules to include some fights, if just a bit.
(Ex: Charlie's Angels: a sword?) Otherwise, great list!

Apr 17 - 02:40 PM

Darkguardian

Chris Black

I don't think the Tony Jaa fight was the right one. Granted as a piece of film making that is a remarkable scene. But from a "best fight scene" standpoint I think the fight in the burning church was better, against the brazilian capoeria. The whole scene in the church was insane but its actually three seperate fights. It would have to be limited to that first one because the fight immediately following contained weapons.

Lee, Chan and Li are all legends yes but my personal feeling is that Jaa has the physical ability to surpass them. Its evident in both his movies and worth noting there are no wires used in his films, his style is brutal and ridiculous to watch. That said, I don't think the right scene was chosen for Bruce Lee either, that was a great fight but not his absolute best.

Apr 17 - 02:54 PM

rle4lunch

Chad W

IMO, the best one on this list is They Live. Basically because you actually get to see what the characters look like after a fight like that. The makeup used to make them looked all bruised and swollen was done perfectly.

Apr 17 - 02:57 PM

zac2347

zac lockard

where the hell is predator vs arnold?

Apr 17 - 04:16 PM

zac2347

zac lockard

o ya and is neo vs agent smith on here? cuz it should be.

Apr 17 - 04:17 PM

Destroyer318

Susan Olsten

This list has all the fights i thought it would. Great job, rotten tomatoes!!!

Apr 17 - 05:34 PM

CoUcH ToMaToE DoUgIe

Shawn Amoroso

Hey, with rocky v. Apollo at #1, I feel at peace and elated

with the list. There has never been a more important fight scene and hell

for the haters who can't understand or appreciate it...get out of the ring,

bub, your embarrassing yourself ;)

Apr 17 - 05:44 PM

bullseye717

Huy Dinh

Yes, the fight scene that showed how white people must get by on pure hard work and heart, where as blacks and "coloreds" people are naturally talented and coast. The Rocky movies and every subsequent Stallone film except Cop Land was nothing but a big long circle jerk. For a boxing movie, a much better example would have been Play It to the Bone, which was actually a well filmed boxing match.

Apr 17 - 08:02 PM

david_rocks571

David Lipson

Don't you think Nikolai Luzhin should have been on the list from Eastern Promises? I mean Viggo Mortenson kicked some serious *** in that sauna fight scene and it was realistic too.

Apr 17 - 08:20 PM

acebandit22

Ian Crowe

where is kill bill on this list?

Apr 17 - 08:47 PM

kakarla.kishan

kishan kakarla

What about the fight between Uma thurman & Daryl Hannah in Kill bill 2??

Apr 17 - 09:01 PM

kswindl

kevin miller

that's lame. they showed the theatrical version of the fight between lee and kareem. they totally edited out the part that showed that his weakness was sunlight. the theatrical version is just boring

Apr 17 - 09:22 PM

BJL

bryce lewis

No Airplane!? But those fighting girl scouts are classic!

Apr 17 - 09:24 PM

RicciTann

Derek LaPointe

Where is the claw hammer fight from Oldboy? Really? Kick any Swayze movie off this list.

Apr 17 - 09:53 PM

Hankyclear

Hank Smith

This may be a little older than any film discussed here, but I'll never forget John Wayne and Victor MacLaglen's fight in The Quiet Man

Apr 17 - 10:05 PM

ChubeyRules!

Steve Chubey

Best fight.... Fight Club, the priest vs. guy with a hose

Apr 17 - 10:42 PM

adu

adnan ahmed

Oldboy should've made the cut. Also, though it's not a human fight, King Kong fighting 3 T-rexes was an incredible sequence, it was simply stunning to see on the big screen!

Apr 17 - 10:51 PM

thelilengine

John R

Thank you for recognizing Tony Jaa now if we can only get him in a Big Hollywood epic with a real story no rescue of elephants or buddah heads

Apr 17 - 10:51 PM

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