Jeremy is an omnivore when it comes to his movie-watching diet. He'll gladly watch and write about almost anything, from old Godzilla films to gangster flicks to samurai movies to classic musicals to the French New Wave to the MCU... well, maybe not the Disney+ shows.
There are plenty of different types of action scenes featured throughout the history of the highly regarded and ever-popular genre. It’s in the name of the genre, really: the bread-and-butter of action movies are their action scenes, and such movies live or die based on how memorable such sequences are. It’s hard to pick which kind of action scene is the best or most thrilling, but the humble movie sword fight would have to be up there as a contender.
9 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' The Black Knight scene Okay, so the Black Knight confrontation in the classic parody film that is Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a complete joke, so anyone inexplicably hoping for great choreography or believable action is going to be disappointed. But what a joke it is, and though there are many iconic scenes featured throughout this film, King Arthur’s confrontation with the Black Knight stands tall as one of the very best.
7 'Gladiator' Maximus vs. Commodus For as good as the last duel in The Last Duel is, the last duel from Ridley Scott’s Gladiator is probably even better. Again, it’s a climactic action sequence that the whole movie builds to patiently and expertly, with a thoroughly unlikable villain in the form of Emperor Commodus proposing to fight the heroic Maximus in the Colosseum, all after betraying Maximus and ruining his life.
5 'The Princess Bride' Westley vs. Inigo Montoya A perfectly written movie that stands as one of the best of the entire 1980s, The Princess Bride offers a little of everything genre-wise. It works as a romantic fantasy film, but also a comedy that gently parodies the tropes found in such genres. It’s got great characters and quotable dialogue, a snappy pace, and even a decent amount of swashbuckling action for those who might otherwise be disappointed that it’s based on “a kissing book.
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