Your favourite action scenes

Mister Vain

This has probably been done before but what are your favourite action scenes from films? Two that really stand out for me are the bridge scene in Mission Impossible 3 and the mini gun scene in Terminator 2.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkWOJslmaNE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrahTQfHP_o

me_irl

Be careful of "list" threads! :pac:

Does the whole of Mad Max count? Well, the "first" chase scene when

Furiosa breaks and makes a run for it.

I was on the edge of my seat throughout. So well choreographed and the mix of practical to CG effects was seamless (to me).

enricoh

All of the New mad max for me too.
The car Chase in the tunnel in Moscow in the Bourne supremacy as well

Cortina_MK_IV

The car chases in Ronin.

bladespin

Bullit car chase.

Means Of Escape

USS Reliant ripping open the side of the Enterprise in Star Trek 2 Wrath of Khan

Back in 82 seeing that on the big screen was chewing gum for the eyes

Dirty Dingus McGee

The Bat Bike sequence in The Dark Knight.Edge of your seat stuff one of the all time great chase scenes.It felt like I was on the bike.

Arghus

The island massacre in Commando The climatic orgy of all things Arnold.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TH05qp6QvM

the_pen_turner

I love us marshals where tommy lee says I want you to check every out house, hwore house and sh1t house .

Keplar240B

The way of the gun(2000) only an OK movie overall, but has some great shootouts in it. They hired some great advisers and veterans and really tried to capture what a Shootout actually looks like.

"This is part of the climactic shootout scene in Christopher McQuarrie's unique kidnap thriller. The gun fight scenes in the movie are unique in that, they play out very strategically and realistically. People run out of bullets. Gunshots are loud. People miss often. And you sometimes have to unload an entire clip at someone till you hit them. All in all the gun fight at the end of this film is sort of a minor breakthrough in gun fight blocking for film."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o0Co4kbRZo

Tazzimus

Cortina_MK_IV wrote: »

The car chases in Ronin.

That one near the end is probably one of the best ones I've seen, epicness.
To be fair, the whole film is brilliant.

Nothing beats this!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL9fnVtz_lc

Howard the Duck

Loved the end scene in Carlito's Way on the escalators. Great tension and a great end to a great movie.

User45701

I love the RED films. some bits like Bruce getting out of the car
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkxvB5S1LUQ

or (cant find video) where he uses the gun to "bat" the grenade to a perfect head shot of some poor guy

charlie_says

Way of the Gun gun battle is brilliant. Heat gunfight is pretty cool too.

Mad Max has scene after scene of goodness though pretty much the whole thing is action.

Mister Vain

The car chase in Ronin is excellent. There's a sense of raw realism about it.

Tomagotchye

Clearly nobody has watched the raid here

Mister Vain

The Raid is terrible. It's like a computer game.

Starscream25

Ellen Ripley going ape with her pulse rifle toward the end of aliens 2.
The end of a District 9.
Predator-most if it.
Battlestar galactica, peagus episode at the end where admiral cane and Adama are going at it, one of the best scenes I've ever seen

longshanks

The chase at the end of The Last of the Mohicans.
And it has Daniel Day Lewis in it.

Looper007

The Raid 2- the fight in the Prison yard just awesome and that fight in the kitchen was just bonkers.

Mad Max Fury Road and Road Warrior- For Fury Road, you can pick any action scene from that glorious film and the last 20 minutes of Road Warrior.

Hard Boiled- the last 45 minutes in the Hospital are just out of this world.

A Better Tomorrow 2- The bloodiest last stand in action cinema once they hit the house.

John Wick- The nightclub scene

Casino Royale- the Parkour chase just thrilling throughout, I'd also add the fight in the Stairwell, brutal.

Collateral- the Scene in the club.

Optimalprimerib

Lobby scene in the matrix stands out for me. Actually the whole last 15-20 minutes makes that movie the litmus test for all blockbusters since.

Does it match the matrix yes/no?

Armchair Andy

The supermarket shootout in The Equalizer. The build up, the tension,music and the violence are unreal.
Martin Csokas was brilliant in that film imo.

Harry Palmr

Looper007 wrote: »

Mad Max Fury Road and Road Warrior- For Fury Road, you can pick any action scene from that glorious film and the last 20 minutes of Road Warrior.

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Agree but lets call it by its correct name Mad Max 2

Mad Max (1978) has little action really as they had no budget but the caravan sequence still packs a raw punch.

The car chase in the Seven Ups is bril.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vACWV5sRcY

Good picks so far

Robert Shaw vs Connery in From Russia With Love really was ahead of its time for unshowy, brutal fight scenes.

Any of the fight scenes in Kung Fu Hustle, particularly the landlords reveal.

Trench run!

Triboro

Car chase through central park etc in Die hard with a vengeance.

Tony EH

The car chase in 'The French Connection' is probably the most realistic chase scene ever filmed. Doyle's car chasing the 3rd Ave EL train feels like a real chase, because it's done on the random, once and without city approval. You'll never see its like again.

silverharp

Dumb movies but good scenes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PR3UW-SMxs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IImsDzzjOA

thomas anderson.

Basic Instinct interrogation scene

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Fysh

I'm a sucker for a well-choreographed fight scene. Someone has already mentioned the prison yard fight in The Raid 2 upthread, which is a magnificent example of how to show a large-scale brawl with elegant direction and great fight choreography. Another favourite is the corridor fight in Old Boy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwIIDzrVVdc

This free-running chase scene from District 13 is pretty great, too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9n38Otr1ig

sonic85

Looper007 wrote: »

Casino Royale- the Parkour chase just thrilling throughout, I'd also add the fight in the Stairwell, brutal.

Thought nobody was gonna mention casino royale!

That parkour sequence is amazing

BoJack Horseman

silverharp wrote: »

Dumb movies but good scenes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PR3UW-SMxs

Is any of that jump real or was it all studio/CGI?

silverharp

BoJack Horseman wrote: »

Is any of that jump real or was it all studio/CGI?

mostly real

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-9a6SNxc_E

Looper007

Ong Bak- The fight in the club when Tony Ja has to fight three different fighters with different styles of fighting.

Fist of Legend- Jet Li's last fight scene with the evil Japanese solider. A thing of beauty.

The Way of the Dragon- Chuck Norris vs Bruce Lee. Enough said.

The Man from Nowhere- When the hero Tae Shik fights off the bad guys, brutally stabbing and slashing at them.

Mister Vain

They're some great fight scenes Looper. Bruce and Chuck is a classic.

I'm not really a Jet Li fan but I loved Kiss Of The Dragon. Some great action scenes in that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0HMz4EjWxs

many sequences in this movie...

probably had the biggest impact on me at first viewing for an action movie that hasn't been surpassed since.

moneymad

Ipso

The pole cats scene in Fury Road was amazing, as was the bike chase.
Even something as simple as the the sand covering the war rig and the engine breathing afterwards seemed great.

SimonTemplar

The opening parkour chase from Casino Royale. Incredible scene.

warpdrive

Too many scenes to mention in The Raid Redemption and The Raid 2 but mainly the fight between the two brothers and mad dog, the prison yard fight and the kitchen fight


The shootout in heat

the_syco

When Bruce starts shooting everyone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00oG5gtD0Ho

3hn2givr7mx1sc

The bathroom fight in "The Warriors".

Dots1982

IJ and the last crusade is a great one, not sure if its the best but it's fantastic

Mike Litoris

The car chase, which was basically the whole film, in the original 1974 Gone in 60 seconds.

The car chase in Ronin.

When it all kicks off in Aliens.

Collie D

Car chase in Ronin and shootout in Heat would be mine but already mentioned. The chariot race in Ben Hur or the pod race in The Phantom Menace which was an homage to the former I assume. And the big battle scenes in Return of the King

Falthyron

This and the charge of the Rohirrim in Return of the King are fantastic!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXC-jJhFaUI

fuzzydunlop85

Love the whole chase at the end of mad max 2 which goes on for about 20 minutes.

AnonoBoy

Cortina_MK_IV wrote: »

The car chases in Ronin.

Much as I love car chases I remember feeling underwhelmed by the chases in Ronin when I watched it. I must go back and see it again.

Loads of great ones mentioned already. For modern car chases I have a soft spot for the Moscow car chase in The Bourne Supremacy and also the armoured car robbery scene in The Town.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQEYQ2ccY6c

Skerries

the church scene in Kingsmen: The Secret Service

if you haven't watched the film then don't spoil it for yourself

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXB6slJSbL4

Skerries

this is one of the most insanely nutso action sequences of all time though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yysbbPStfWw

AnonoBoy

Skerries wrote: »

the church scene in Kingsmen: The Secret Service

Watched that with my Mam over the Christmas.

When the scene ended she turned to me, took a drink of gin and whispered "Oh Mr. Darcy!"