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Frankie · 04-01-2005, 01:50 AM

OK I'm bored. So here's the thread topic:

What's the best sword fight scene in the history of cinema?

For me it's the one at the end of "Rob Roy." Tim Roth was arguably the best villain of all time and that sword fight was an absolute classic.

My second choice: The one between the Black Pirate and Inigo Montoya in "Princes Bride."

beer bacon · 04-01-2005, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Frankie

OK I'm bored. So here's the thread topic:

What's the best sword fight scene in the history of cinema?

For me it's the one at the end of "Rob Roy." Tim Roth was arguably the best villain of all time and that sword fight was an absolute classic.

My second choice: The one between the Black Pirate and Inigo Montoya in "Princes Bride."

If you get to be Rain Man then I am going to be gochiefs.

Do lightsaber fights count as sword fights?

Frankie · 04-01-2005, 01:58 AM

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Originally Posted by beer baron

If you get to be Rain Man then I am going to be gochiefs.

Do lightsaber fights count as sword fights?

Yes

beer bacon · 04-01-2005, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Frankie

Yes

Then for me it would be a toss up between the saber fights between Vader and Luke in ESB and RotJ. The Empire Strikes Back has the better actual sword fight, but in Return of the Jedi the dialogue and emotion is better.

I am sure there are other sword fights that if someone mentioned them I would think they were great too, but off the top of my head these are my two favorite.

Also the Black Pirate and Inigo Montoya fight as well as the Inigo Montoya and six-fingered man fight would also be way up there for me as well.

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Spicy McHaggis · 04-01-2005, 02:08 AM

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My second choice: The one between the Black Pirate and Inigo Montoya in "Princes Bride."

(nerdy retainer induced lisp) "Actually the correct name is the "Dread Pirate Roberts" later revealed to be Westley played by Cary Elwes."

beer bacon · 04-01-2005, 02:08 AM

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I am hoping that Episode Three will be two hours of fights of this calibur instead of 80% horrible dialogue and 20% epic fights.

Frankie · 04-01-2005, 02:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Spicy McHaggis

(nerdy retainer induced lisp) "Actually the correct name is the "Dread Pirate Roberts" later revealed to be Westley played by Cary Elwes."

Thankth.....

Frankie · 04-01-2005, 02:21 AM

Although I agree that light-saber fights should be considered, my personal opinion is that CG-enhanced swashbuckling is not as satisfying as the real ones. Therefore, as impressive as most of them look, they are not as good as most old fashioned swordfights.

Frankie · 04-01-2005, 02:22 AM

Another one that I really enjoyed was Achiles vs Hector in Troy.

beer bacon · 04-01-2005, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Frankie

Although I agree that light-saber fights should be considered, my personal opinion is that CG-enhanced swashbuckling is not as satisfying as the real ones. Therefore, as impressive as most of them look, they are not as good as most old fashioned swordfights.

The sword fights in the old Zatoichi: the Blind Swordsman movies made in Japan back in the 60s are really good. There were I think 26 movies made in this series and everyone had many great fights. Typically it was the main character Zatoichi fighting 5-50 guys with a fight with another true swordsman as the grand finale.

teedubya · 04-01-2005, 02:53 AM

Erol Flynn had some great swashbuckling moments... I think he wins.

Frankie · 04-01-2005, 11:13 AM

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Erol Flynn had some great swashbuckling moments... I think he wins.

EF was great at making it look convincing. His scenes rank high on my list.

NewChief · 04-01-2005, 11:17 AM

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

**Rain Man** · 04-01-2005, 11:26 AM

No one has mentioned Indiana Jones' encounter with the sword-wielding Middle Eastern ninja in Raiders of the Lost Ark. It was short, but satisfying.

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