A bit fo Fun! Favourite movie sword fight!
 

Serious, comedy, any style! Choose, find on you-tube and linky!

Here's one of my all time favourites!
From The Princess Bride

Hi Atlantia,
I love this film :o because of the rapport between these two characters is brilliant ..... :D :D and he will have his 'reven-gay' ;)

A great fun thread :)

James Bond not to be bad either...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TmhJ4FjmSI&NR=1

and Archilles in Troy...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20w8o...eature=related

Regards
David

One of my favs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2eOc3KNUHc

I dig the kampilan that Sabu uses to fight a giant spider in this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xbJ5o31vXg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6zBqz-2mkM


not exactly serious combat, but fun nonetheless.

I have to agree with Atlantia .... Princess Bride.
But this is a close second for me. The 3-way sword duel in Pirate's of the Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest. It's in 2 parts. Doesn't really get going until the second half of part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUcMtdYRsHg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgxoXXd3MaE&NR=1
:D

Great choices! This is proving to be quite an education, theres a few already I havent seen before!
How about the classic Scaramouche

Sword fighting skeletons in The Voyage Of Sinbad, cannot find a video to post.

Hi Tim,
is this it ? ...'cutting edge' special effects of the time :rolleyes: : :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YbXxZbi7_g

Or another classic, Jason and the Argonauts....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yYeZ...=related<br />

Another 'golden oldie' Atlantia (to go with Scaramouche), the Tasmanian Devil himself, Errol Flynn....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIoQVKUcP28

A 'modern' futuristic fight scenario....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBNtU4gm4PE

Regards David

Thanks David, these 3 are also in my top 10. :)

If all this sword play is too much.....get a gun :D ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJOXLryzs8g&NR=1

Regards David

I'M WITH YOU
 

Definitely my favorite! Appeals to my sense of humor!!
Stu
:cool:

Darn it, you're taking all my best choices.

One of my favorites that hasn't been posted yet is the Ziyi Zhang vs. Michelle Yeoh fight in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

F

i like the battle scene at the beginning of 'gladiator' even tho they did computer enhance the archery and artillery, they should have used pilums (pilii?) just before contact with the barbarians tho i guess health and safety thought they'd be too dangerous. the battle broke up into a general melee a bit too soon too.

Battle Linky

i especially get a kick out of the scenes just before the battle as the german leader hold up the roman head with the sound track from 'zulu' in the background ;) ('Zulu' is another favourite of mine, limited sword action but iklwas make up for it)

the fight in the colosseum is pretty cool

Colosseum Linky

p.s. - if you include TV series/made for TV movies, the Sharpe series has everything, swords, bayonets, cavalry, ethnographic weapons, muskets, spontoons, cannon, duels, battles, seiges, and more.

Synopsis Linky: O'er the hills and far away...

How about Jet Li and an Niuweidao Oxtail? Fighting holding a sword with his feet?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=VweAtzrXpvI&feature=related

So many great scenes!!!
how about Aragorn Vs The Urukhai

And now for something completely different ...well, 'silly' really :D ;)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjEcj8KpuJw


...and beware the wolf in rabbit's clothing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcxKI...eature=related


Regards David

LOL, Great stuff!
'Tis But a scratch!'

Keep your head and never upset a Samurai

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX6xs...eature=related


Unless you can do this....... ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpUUl...eature=related

This is from the cult film 'Equilibruim' ......martial arts, guns and of course swords .....you would definately want this guy on your side....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTaxhrupxmY


David

Wheee!!! This really is fun!!! :)
Gee, there are so many really neato sword scenes, who knows where to begin! but the Princess Bride really was fun....I've watched it about three times in the last week (it seems to have been on a lot lately).

the best one non movie related though, is me and my t(rusty) tulwar against the ceiling fan. I lost my drinking in the den priviledges.

LOL!!! Drunken swordplay is soooo much fun!

Brilliant choices David!
Lovin it.

OK, heres another fav of mine!

Turn up the brightness first, its a dark scene.

River Vs The Reavers in Serenity.

Gonna need more reavers.

Wow...i'm surprised nobody added anything from this film yet. Hollywood in all it's wonder and excess:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zZDt...eature=related

I've always liked the fight between Robin and the Sheriff close to the end of Robin and Marian but cannot find the clip.

Robert

Dammit, now I've got "O'er the hills and far away" stuck in my head. It's an earworm. Thanks Kronckew :rolleyes: Great choice otherwise.

F

I think you'll have noticed I watch too many films :p ;)

This is a good film, 13th Warrior ....12 Vikings and 1 Arabic Warrior ....OK not historically accurate (AFAIK) but entertaining

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nszfe...eature=related


I am very surprised that 'Kingdom of Heaven' has not featured yet, again they've taken 'historical licence'....but the battle scenes :cool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3K9bruYKXU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muChj...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFViJ...eature=related

David

Traditional stick fighting competition in Lombok Island.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkWKU...eature=related

How about a music video featuring a hunked-up Gorbachov with a double bladed axe and shield, leading the Russian peasants into consumerism by his defeating the previous regime as portrayed by zombies?

Regular youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdRLEKVQM_k

or in HDTV
http://www.vimeo.com/1223566

Commercial Break
 

Youtube had to give all their userdata to Viacom folks . :eek:

Feel free to continue . :D

Yeah, I heard about that, is it a problem for users? I watch music videos on youtube all the time.

Also which sites uTube links have been posted on , user search data, IP addresses and more . :mad:

Remind anyone of the RIAA ?? :eek:

Pardon the P.S.A. ; I just find it scary . :eek:

Please continue .

Hi Rick,
just a few questions ... RIAA ? :shrug: P.S.A ?? :shrug:

Thanks ;)
David

Hi David ,
Riaa represents the recording industries who went after people some years ago who were downloading free music via napster; big lawsuits ; even end users were targeted for civil action . :eek:

The same could be claimed about downloading unauthorized movie clips .

Anyway, hasn't happened yet ... :eek:

P.S.A.
Public service announcement :D

Hi Rick,
thanks for the explaination ;) You Americans sure love your acronyms and initialisms ;)

Would I be right in saying that the RIAA would only be interested if the video clips are actually downloaded and stored on your hard-drive ?

Kind Regards David

Big Brother
 

All I know is that internet privacy groups are pretty upset about this issue .