AMP continues to countdown the top 100 fight scenes of all time. We are at the half way stage now. Featured in this list includes fights from Project A, Drunken Dragon, tiger cage and Shanghai express . Are you surprised with any of our choices?
50.Project A – Final
Get ready for a brawl as the three dragons Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao square off against 40 pirates (maybe more), in this hong kong cinema epic. It starts with Jackie Chan pretending to be a badguy to get close to Dick Wei but when all hell breaks loose he steps in to help Hung and Biao, here we see Biao performing high kicks and sommersaults with Chan also performing a few. The three finally take on Dick Wei and here we see the great choreography with perfect timing as all throw kicks and punches with dick wei blocking and countering. Good fight which ends with a bang.
49.Shanghai Exrpess – Final Fight
Massive cast involved in this film and in this final scene we get to see them all in action and it doesn’t dissapoint. It starts off with Yuen Biao taking on super badguy Dick Wei with Meng Hoi and Hsiao Hou going head to head with Wang Lung Wei. Also at the same time Sammo Hung shows us some brilliant stick fighting with power then takes on Cynthia Rothrock (Here we see sammo doing is excellent Bruce Lee impression).
Hwang Jang Lee, Yasuaki Kurata and Yukari Oshima are also in the mix of things and just when you think its died down, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao take on Hwang Jang Lee (But only lasts for 10 seconds). Great fight scene with superb choreography.
48.Enter The Dragon – Unground Fight
A Bruce Lee masterpiece which is shown all over the world to this day and here we get to see him take on an army full with lightening fast punches and kicks with power you rarely get to see these days.
We see bruce go from kicks to fighting with the staff and then switches to escrima sticks and then takes out the nunchaku’s and destroy’s everyone. Very famous scene in a all time classic.
47.7 Steps Of Kung Fu – Final Fight
Here we have a great two on one fight scene which involves Chai Kai and Cheng Tien Chi taking on Chang Shan in this fast paced finale. We get to see Great hand techniques by all fighters, brilliant kicking skills and acrobatics, Chang Shan is easily in control for most of it until the other two finally get one over on him. Some great choreography which you would find in a Jackie Chan or Sammo Hung film, good stuff.
46.Tiger Cage 2 – Final Fight
Here we see Donnie Yen taking on a western fighter in this final showdown choreographed by legend Yuen Woo Ping. The action is fast paced with Donnie’s hands being chained up for most of it but this doesn’t stop him delievering killer blows and fantastic kicking skills. It starts with him being beaten up and thrown to the ground (Like you would see in a wrestling match), but ends with Yen performing a jumping double back kick knocking the guy way back.Then he takes on Robin Shao, where we get to see some boxing skills and better timing between the fighters. Gun fire also thrown into the mix but good choreography from the master Yuen Woo Ping.
45.Opium And The Kung fu Master – Ti Lung vs Chen Kuan Tai
Legendary Shaw Brothers actor Ti Lung takes on Chen Kuan Tai in this brilliant scene which is very well directed and choreographed. Chen starts by using spears against Ti Lungs fists until he realises he needs to switch to the sword for any chance of winning, this is when Ti Lung is hurt and his son is killed by Chen.A hard hitting scene with fast paced action from the start.
44.Drunken Dragon – Suen Kwok Ming vs Philip Ko Fei
What i like about this fight is the speed in which its fought at,which is extremely fast but for some reason makes it enjoyable with some great slow motion camera work. We have grappling moves, heads smashed through tables, great kicking skills and hand to hand techniques, in this unknown Leung Kar Yan movie.
43.New Shaolin Boxers – Fu Sheng vs Wang Lung Wei
Here we have Shaw Brothers legendary villian Wang Lung Wei taking on Fu Sheng in this bloody and hard hitting finale. Before Wang enters the scene we see Fu Sheng taking on a few knife crazed badguys defeating them with ease, then as he goes outside to face Leung Kar Yan which he beats within seconds. Then we see the the two come face to face,with Fu Sheng having flashbacks to previous training sequences to remember the moves to counter the badguy, then we see Wang Lung Wei use a metal claw against Fu Sheng’s double sword which ends in a bloody mess. Great action in this excellent movie.
42.Boxer From Shantung – Final Fight
Chen Kuan Tai stars in this very bloody final fight scene which he turns up to fight only to discover he is ambushed by aload of thugs.It starts with him taking an axe straight into the stomach but tries to defend himself against it by fighting with it stuck in there, and stricks out with serious power, (Blood going everywhere). There is blood from the waste down all over Chen which could match any movie ending in terms of blood and brutalness, great fight scene.
41.Little Superman – Bruce Liang Vs James Nam
This fight is fast, hard hitting and shows us some great kicking ability and hand to hand techniques. It starts off quick and doesn’t let go until the final blow is thrown, with one guy putting claws on his hand to slice the other fighter, who ends up covered in blood and starts to lose until others finally join in and help him out. It ends with a flying kick to the face followed by three jumping round house kicks, great stuff.
Ill be honest, I would have had Project A alot higher in the list..