My Top 5 Favorite Fight Scenes of All Time

A good fight in a movie is one of my favorite things about watching movies, there's just nothing more fun than watching two people punch each other in the face. A good movie fight can bring a story together, make a bad movie watchable, or just plain blow your mind. So I decided to put a list together of what I think are the best fight scene ever put to film, but instead of just telling you why, I'm also gonna show you with videos of the fights. Hope you enjoy, now lets get to the ass kicking!

5. Keanu Reeves vs. Hugo Weaving in The Matrix

The Matrix movies are an action fans wet dream. These movie had everything from mech vs robot battles to martial arts to car chases to amazing shootouts. Yet out of all of this mind blowing action, my favorite fight scene out of all three movie is still the first fight between Neo and Agent Smith.

THE STORY HERE: After going back to rescue his mentor and friend Morpheus, Neo was located before he could get out of The Matrix and instead of running he chose to fight.

WHY IT'S GREAT: It was just one of those movie moments that the audience has been waiting for and got your heart rate pumping when you realized it was about happen.

4. Ewan McGregor vs. Hayden Christensen in Star Wars Ep. 3: Revenge of the Sith

Star Wars is the most popular franchise of all time. The originals are brilliant, the prequels aren't, but that doesn't mean they didn't have some decent action. I mean Yoda with a lightsaber is fanboy heaven, but that's not the scene I chose. The final fight between Obi-Wan and Anakin I think is the only reason George Lucas even started the prequels, because he had this in mind.

THE STORY HERE: Obi-Wan is devastated after realizing that Anakin Skywalker has been fully seduced by the dark-side of the force. He tries to convince Anakin of his wrong doings, but after realizing he can't he has to fight someone he considered a brother.

WHY IT'S GREAT: It's one of those fights where the opponents are so evenly matched that it's really hard to tell whose going to win the fight until it's over. Also because the fight's environment gets smaller as the fight progresses, starting in a hanger and ending on a platform just barely big enough for them to stand on.

3. Tony Jaa vs. Everyone in The Protector

The Protector if you haven't seen it is one of the best/worst action movies I've ever seen. What I mean by that is the action in this movie is hard hitting, creative, and non stop, but the story is so incomprehensible that your head will explode trying to put it all together.

THE STORY HERE: There isn't one, something about a stolen elephant.....yeah.

WHY IT'S GREAT: The is a sort of two part action sequence so I'll give you two reasons. The first part of this fight scene is one continuous shot. Every time I look back at this scene I'm just in awe that they were able to to that all in one take, just amazing. They could have just ended there, but after the one take wonder we get a furious and fast fight that ends with a bang.

2. Michelle Yeoh vs. Zhang Ziyi in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is one of the most beautiful films ever made, and who knew that such a beautiful film could kick so much ass. At it's core Crouching Tiger is an art film, filled with beautiful camera shots, a sweeping epic story, and an amazing score. This movie would have been good without the fight scenes, but adding that element to it made this a excellent and classic film that begs for multiple viewings.

THE STORY HERE: There's a lot going on here, but I'll try my best to narrow it down. Jiao Long (Zhang Ziyi) has stolen a very powerful sword called the Green Destiny Yu Shu Lien (Michelle Yeoh) believes it should be returned to it's rightful owner. Jiao Long agrees that if she can take it from her, she can have it.

WHY IT'S GREAT: The Green Destiny sword is so powerful that whoever wields it is unstoppable, Yeoh tries many different weapons to take out Ziyi and the fight gets more dramatic with each choice of weapon, also the choreography is just stunning to look at.

1. Jackie Chan vs. Brad Allan in Gorgeous

This is not your usual Jackie Chan movie, it more of a romantic comedy than a action movie, which makes it so ironic that the Jackie Chan movie with the least action has one his best fight scenes.

THE STORY HERE: Honestly I think this fight is an excuse to use Jackie Chan in a fight scene for this film. This is a prearranged fight between the two guys and that's pretty much all you need to know.

WHY IT'S GREAT: This is the type of fight scene that truly showcases what the two actors are capable of, it's one of a kind. It also shows that even though Jackie is getting older he can still keep up with the young guys. Of all the Jackie Chan fights out there, this one is a thing of beauty.

So there you have its, there are lot of fight scenes out there, but these are my 5 favorite fight scenes of all time. What are some of your fav fight scenes? Let me know at twitter.com/antoinnej or facebook.com/antoinnej