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Aims - Feb 24, 2012 6:15:17 am PST #18335 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
tommyrot - Feb 24, 2012 6:29:54 am PST #18336 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Top 7 Manliest Swordfights in Film History
The Princess Bride is number five. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is four.
§ ita § - Feb 24, 2012 6:38:09 am PST #18337 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I like that the manliest swordfight in film history features ovaries, but there's no way Uma Thurman should really take the place over every Asian sword fu flick fight ever, I don't think. I don't know enough to pick a victor, but I'm still pretty sure.
Tom Scola - Feb 24, 2012 6:40:20 am PST #18338 of 30000
hwæt
I'm sorry, but no matter how cool those scenes are, the writer has a very myopic view of history.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 24, 2012 7:34:29 am PST #18339 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
My favorite movie swordfight was between Yu Shu Lien and Jen Yu in CTHD.
Sean K - Feb 24, 2012 8:13:03 am PST #18340 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
My favorite movie swordfight was between Yu Shu Lien and Jen Yu in CTHD.
Hells yes. Both fights between those two women in that movie stand out for me as masterpieces of storytelling through fight scenes. They're not fighting just to fight or just for action. Vitally important messages about those two characters, and about the themes of the film, are being communicated through the medium of the action in those scenes. Even now I find the magic and artistry of those scenes a little breathtaking.
Typo Boy - Feb 24, 2012 8:14:53 am PST #18341 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Also, even if you want to be Eurocentric doesn't the swordfight at the end of Scaramouche qualify? That might make the top 20 even with Asian sword fu fights included, or at least get credit for being one of the best of its time. OK, nobody dies or even bleeds in this so it does not qualify as "manly" by the author's standard. But still a freaking classic. All right, really someone mentions movie sword fights and my "pimp the ending of Scaramouche" reflex kicks.
Tom Scola - Feb 24, 2012 8:18:09 am PST #18342 of 30000
hwæt
doesn't the swordfight at the end of Scaramouche qualify?
They really did the Fandango in that one.
Typo Boy - Feb 24, 2012 8:21:05 am PST #18343 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Yeah, the opposite of the kind of swordfight the author likes. A dance. But what a fucking dance!
le nubian - Feb 24, 2012 8:46:29 am PST #18344 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
They really did the Fandango in that one.
okay, so not only did this crack my shit up, but I am now humming "Bohemian Rhapsody" and I started at the beginning.
I'll be here for awhile.