Top 5 fight scenes.

SilverRoc

1-Bond vs Grant(FRWL) Pretty much perfect and still holds up almost 50 years later.

2-Stairwell fight(CR) Very intense and brutal.

3-Sword fight(DAD) My favorite Brosnan fight.

4-Elevator fight(DAF) Best part of the movie IMO.

5-Bar Brawl(LTK) Really fun.

What are your top 5?

always shaken

good coices
mine are
(1) CR stairwell scene

(2)SF exploding hotel scene ,just love the axe between the toes youch

(3)CR gents lav scene we see DC in action for first time ,must but that 2 button collar shirt

(4) FRWL the one and only train fight

(5)DAF ,just love the fight in the health spa especialy the glass of p$ss in his face classic

always shaken

sorry chaps no 2 should be QOS not SF

Blackleiter

always shaken wrote:

sorry chaps no 2 should be QOS not SF

And doesn't your number 5 appear in NSNA, not DAF?

always shaken

Blackleiter wrote:

always shaken wrote:

sorry chaps no 2 should be QOS not SF

And doesn't your number 5 appear in NSNA, not DAF?

DOH, your right my friend ,time to put the bourbon away hic

Thunderpussy

I think you've been putting too much bourbon away already. )

ZorinIndustries

5) Bond and TeeHee (LALD) --- What seems to be channeling the FRWL sequence, Guy Hamilton added a final conflict inside a train compartment. This was probably one of Roger's best fights, in my opinion. Very physical and TeeHee provided a challenge. It was very clever using the henchman's attribute to his disadvantage, very similar to Dr. No's metal hands.

4) Bond and Patrice (SF) --- This is the second fight between the two, the first occurring on top of the train in the PTS. This particular fight takes place in a Shanghai sky-scraper with a beautifully-lit backdrop by Roger Deakins. The Patrice fight is visually entertaining and it really fits well with the pacing of the film.

3) Bond and Oddjob (GF) --- One of the best henchmen of the series, Oddjob provides quite possibly the biggest challenge for Bond. He clearly outfights 007 while the ticking of the bomb occurs in the background noise, adding much suspense to the scene. Bond is forced to use his critical thinking skills and that makes for a wonderful fireworks display. Great scene from a great film!

2) Bond and Red Grant (FRWL) --- This fight is pretty self-explanatory. Connery's a great fighter, and this scene indeed proves his capabilities of doing anything as an actor. Grant is a physically demanding match for Bond, but he uses his very first gadget from Q-Branch to escape the situation. Classic Bond.

1) Bond and Alec Trevelyan (GE) --- Two 00s going head-to-head in a magnificent battle. Serra followed Barry's footsteps by omitting a score for the scene and that does wonders here. PB is a great fighter and personally, I think this fight has more content than FRWL, which was such a tough choice to put at no. 2.

Thunderpussy

1. The train fight in FRWL.
2. Stairwell fight CR
3. Bond and Trevelyan from Goldeneye.
4. Bond and Oddjob.
5. Bond vs Henchmen ( OHMSS pts )

Bodie

1. GE - 007 Vs. 006
2. FRWL -Bond Vs. Grant
3. SF - Bond Vs. Patrice
4. OHMSS - PTS beach fight
5. DAF - Bond Vs. Franks

Ens007

I enjoyed the brief skirmish between Bond & Mr Slate in QoS. Thought the fast paced style of filming worked very well & the cold, professional look on Bond's face at the end was very fitting.

always shaken

it seems we at least all agree on FRWL train fight )

Charmed & Dangerous

Bond vs Marc-Ange Draco's Henchman in OHMSS PTS
Bond vs Grant in FRWL (seems to be a favourite among many here!)
Bond vs Slate in QoS
Bond vs Trevelyan in Goldeneye
Bond vs Mitchell in QoS

... And just bubbling under, Bond vs Jacques Bouvard in Thunderball PTS and Bond vs Mollaka on top of the crane in CR...

Firemass

These are the ones I enjoy the most. Not saying they are the best ever.

1. Fencing scene. (Die Another Day) Starts out as a friendly sporting match, tempers rise, soon becomes a fight to the death amongst dozens of curious onlookers at the club. Then after the fight gets broken up, Graves and Bond shake hands and settle the bet as if to downplay the whole event.

2. Train fight with Jaws (TSWLM) Classic. From Jaws scaring the crap out of Anya to Bond improvising with the lamp to Jaws dusting himself off after being booted out of the window.

3. Bond vs Oddjob (Goldfinger) Oddjob has accepted his fate inside the doomed Fort Knox and is content with slowing Bond down until the bomb detonates. The suspense, plus Oddjob's playfulness and ultimate loyalty to Goldfinger give the fight an interesting dynamic.

4. Bond vs. henchmen during Carver's big presentation. (TND) Calling Bond away for an urgent phone call, Bond obviously knows it's a trap, the soundproof room, watching Bond get the better of them thru the window of adjacent room.

5. Bond vs. chauffeur driver in Dr. No. Great sequence of Bond confirming on the payphone that no car was sent for him, to being tailed, pulling over on a dusty side road, dust settles and Bond has a gun on the guy's back, fight ensues and ends surprisingly with the driver taking a cyanide cigarette.

Honorable mention: Bond vs. Cha in Moonraker mainly because of all the glass cases they shattered.

Thunderpussy

Another one I always liked was the Fight in Osato's office
Between Bond and the Sumo bodyguard. -{

hehadlotsofguts

Thunderpussy wrote:

Another one I always liked was the Fight in Osato's office
Between Bond and the Sumo bodyguard. -{

The Rock's grandad? yes that was a good fight.

Blackleiter

Thunderpussy wrote:

Another one I always liked was the Fight in Osato's office
Between Bond and the Sumo bodyguard. -{

I liked that one a lot too. Something interesting about fighting a guy by using a couch as a weapon.

PPK 7.65mm

Here is my list:

1. Bond vs Grant FRWL
I like the idea behind fighting in a tight enclosed space, also I liked how Bond used the briefcase's tear gas bomb and the concealed throwing knife to his advantage.

2. Bond vs Odd Job GF

Bond has to use all of his wits to win, since Odd Job has more physical strength than he does.

3. Bond vs Sumo henchman in Osato's office YOLT

Since he dropped his PPK at the start of the fight, Bond has to use his surrounding to his advantage against a stronger opponent.

4. Bond vs Necoros TLD
Fighting on an airplane cargo net behind a plane in flight is fantastic, since both men are in danger of falling off if they make a mistake. Add in a ticking bomb and you have fantastic action sequence in my opinion.

5. Bond vs Trevelyan GE
I like how at first both of them fighting for control of a single handgun, each man using everything they know to their advantage and then after Trevelyan fires the last shot in the magazine they first it out above a great height on the tip of the satellite antenna.

chrisisall

Blackleiter wrote:

I liked that one a lot too. Something interesting about fighting a guy by using a couch as a weapon.

I find it difficult to rate the fights on a 1-5 basis, as many are equally great IMO.
For sheer ferocity, the Grant fight, the PTS of TB, the fight in Osato's office & the knife fight in QOS take top awards in my book- the Trevelyan dish fight, the Necros battle on the net & the goon fight in Tracy's room, the fencing scene with Graves, and the Fort Knox Oddjob confrontation were also fairly insane.

My single favourite for many reasons would be: "He got the boot." )

Firemass

PPK 7.65mm wrote:

4. Bond vs Necoros TLD
Fighting on an airplane cargo net behind a plane in flight is fantastic, since both men are in danger of falling off if they make a mistake. Add in a ticking bomb and you have fantastic action sequence in my opinion.

oh yeah, that was a great one.