Violence in movies ⿿ terrible, isn’t it. No! We all like to see a good old-fashioned scrap once in a while.
Don’t even try to deny it. You may try and act like you abhor violence in movies, but deep down the sight of two people kicking the crap out of each other really gets you going.
Well, hecklerspray understands. There’s been many a time when we have pictured ourselves beating Sting to a bloody pulp. See kids, violence is fine as long as it’s in your mind, not on the streets. Anyway, to celebrate the fact that we all love to see someone evil get a good hiding, we have come up with our 10 favourite fight scenes in films.
And if you disagree, we’ll come around your house
10. From Russia With Love (1963)
James Bond has had many brutal encounters on his way to saving the world, but none quite as thrilling as this punch-up against Robert Shaw’s assassin in a narrow train compartment. Shaw’s crime: asking for red wine with fish. That’ll teach him.
9. The Big Country (1958)
You see, men really were men back in the old days. This manly jaw-breaker between Gregory Peck and Charlton Heston goes on so long the people watching it go to bed. Even the following morning they are still slugging away at each other.
8. Kill Bill Volume 1
To us, this scene in which Uma Thurman kills off an entire army of deadly assassins is when Quentin Tarantino came of age as a director. Without his superb dialogue to help him, he still managed to come up with a superbly co-ordinated and creative fight sequence, which culminates in the spectacular demise of Lucy Liu’s character. Oh, and it’s got lots of limbs being chopped off
7. Bridget Jones’ Diary
We do feel a slight amount of shame for putting this pathetic excuse for a brawl between Bridget Jones’ would-be suitors in a list of the finest fights in movie history. But, let’s face it, we all like to think in a fight situation that we would kick ass like Bruce Lee. However, in reality we probably fight more like fucking Ang Lee
6. King Kong
King Kong kicking the crap out of three T-Rexes is the monster of all fight scenes.
5. Oldboy (2003)
Armed with just a hammer, the main character in this 2003 South Korean film has to somehow find his way past a narrow corridor cluttered with baddies trying to stop him. All in one take. It’s hammer time
4. Empire Strikes Back
It’s possibly the most iconic chapter in the entire series. After an exhausting duel, Darth Vader gets his hand cut off and is told the truth about his father. Hecklerspray remembers walking out of the cinema still in shock.
3. Happy Gilmore (1998)
After constantly bickering throughout a round of golf. Adam Sandler finally punches Bob Barker in the mouth. It leads to one of the funniest fight scenes in history. “The price is wrong, bitch.”
2. Evil Dead 2
Beaten up by your own hand ⿿ what a slap in the face that is. But that’s just what happens to hero Ash after his hand is bitten by one of the, er, evil dead. He thinks he has the final laugh when he cuts off it off with a chainsaw, but that is only the start. Very funny.
1. They Live
We’re pretty sure this is the longest fight sequence in history. It just goes on, and on, and on
They also fought the good fight:
The Bourne Supremacy
Eastern Promises
Fight Club
Enter The Dragon
Hard Times
Predator
