if a deathmatch breaks out in the woods
but there’s no one around to hear it
does it make a sound
who cares it’s still awesome and you’re
not welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’re counting down our picks for the
top 10 movie fights in a forest nothing
makes a fight more intense than having
its combatants square off in the
timeless sometimes primitive elements of
Mother Nature
for this list we’re excluding all the
larger-than-life war scenes to list only
the treeline fights that are dramatic
and personal
this means seems like Rambo gunning down
an entire army from a stationary gun are
out back dad I can fly gunship like you
try the tank how’s it charge a million
dollar equipment back here I can’t even
hold the jump fucking guard
however since some of these are the
final showdowns in their respective
films there may be some spoilers ahead
so spoiler alert
number 10 Jaguar paw versus middle eye
Apocalypto when Jaguar paw escapes his
own involuntary sacrifice and seeks to
rescue his trapped family his adventure
culminates in a showdown between him and
one of his lead antagonists middle eye
it’s a quick fight with middle I
delivering one taunting word as he’s on
his knees half alive almost he says Oh a
reference to both his own proximity to
death and his taunting recurring
nickname for Pau who almost escaped the
Raiders that ravaged his city when they
captured him stop logistic number nine
LT Bonham vs. Aaron Hallam the hunted
Hallam a renegade war vet that battles
his PTSD demons by murdering people in
the wilderness and only be stopped by
his trainer and this is the showdown
we’ve been waiting for how many more
years next time it could be the talents
of its a list actors the nature of the
characters or the suspense that drives
the scene but there’s no denying how it
moves us in a way that’s about as
visceral and adrenaline fuelled as a
pay-per-view fight night
number eight major Allen Dutch Schaffer
versus the predator predator come on
come on kill me I’m here coming these
testosterone-fueled jungle scenes are
literally and allegorically about man
versus beast what hell are you there
also a commentary on hunting military
competence fear strategy and sacrifice
you’re bleeding man I ain’t got time to
bleed watching Dutch set traps and make
mud masks for this hunter alien fills us
lowly popcorn munchers full of
survivalist metaphors
and even manages to best the Yakuza
sword fight from the follow-up predators
which is also pretty damn cool in
addition there’s enough Arnold
Schwarzenegger quotables to secure the
scenes place in pop culture on its own
number 7
yehey misawa vs. samurai after the rain
Wow nothing to say the beauty of this
humble swordsman scene shows the late
Akira Kurosawa’s influence as it’s based
on his last script and directed by his
longtime assistant director Yami misrule
no attacks on this particularly unique
is the protagonists attitude character
and skill set during every fight he’s in
effortless over skilled even somewhat
disinterested there’s a certain subtlety
with a traditional choreography blood
spurts and sound effects that nods to a
classic minimalist style especially for
its time
number six Wolverine versus spiked x-men
three the last stand while Wolverine
takes on Magneto’s entire Brotherhood of
mutants during a search for the Phoenix
he trades blows with a mutant that
tosses a seemingly endless supply of
claws his way it’s a relatively even
matched fight with just enough
differences between the two claw based
brawlers to keep us guessing about who
has the upper hand in a manner of
speaking number 5 Dalton vs. Jimmy
Roadhouse prepare to die you were such
an initial Dalton is the bar bouncer
that psycho Jimmy does not want to mess
with opinions very it’s the 80s action
movie to end them all thanks to its camp
Ranch and unintentional polarity but
that doesn’t take away from the
excellence of its fight scenes if you
want to fight ticklish this was a time
when long takes and wide shots showing
every bit of the action were the norm
and mullets and shocking one-liners
weren’t off-limits hey when was the last
time you saw an action hero rip out
another man’s throat with his bare hands
number 4 J Hamilton versus Chris bond
walking tall the death match here all
started with a corrupt casino boss and
his drug-running employees you’re joking
right and Chris the new sheriff in town
isn’t having any of that this is my town
he’s bigger and bluer than Hamilton but
even though he’s the rock we can’t help
but wonder how he’ll overpower an axe
wielding villain while armed with
nothing but his busted leg turns out in
a pinch a tree stump is an impressive
and resourceful weapon
number three
Iron Man vs Thor the Avengers you have
no idea what you’re dealing with uh
Shakespeare in the Park
there are forest rangers and
environmentalists that would definitely
disapprove of the destruction in this
scene the two are fighting over iron
man’s conviction the Thor is risking
their mutual enemy Loki’s escape this is
beyond you metal man Loki will face
Asgardian justice he gives up the cube
he’s all yours
and it’s Norse God versus machine hammer
versus suit stay out of the way but even
so this fight ends in a draw the moment
Captain America breaks it up okay that’s
enough it’s a bit torturous to the
audience but in a good way because it
looks like they were just getting
started number two Jake Sully versus
Colonel miles cleric avatar you think
you’re one of them time to wake up when
a heavily armed Colonel is attacking his
defensive ex-marine in a battle for
pandora the underdog is made very clear
I kind of hoped you say that besides the
groundbreaking visual effects this fight
fuels our fix for metaphors of man
versus nature
strength versus agility and all the
dichotomies that are compounded by the
characters personal principles and
motivations hey Sully how’s it feel to
betray your own race there are good
reasons that made this the
highest-grossing film of all time before
we reveal our top pick here are some
honorable mentions
what do you know about to harden loyalty
number one Optimus Prime versus Megatron
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen
Megatron is resurrected and he wants Sam
Witwicky and his friends terminated
posthaste
Wow over Optimus Prime’s dead body
reviews of the first film criticized it
for fast cutting and overuse of camera
shake and none of that is to be had this
time this forest fight is clear
realistic and engaging enough to make us
question how some of its shots were
accomplished
it’s also pretty violent for any
children watching but that’s kind of
Awesome do you agree with our list now
what the hell was it doing here which
forest fights did we miss
for more treeline top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
why-why-why
but there’s no one around to hear it
does it make a sound
who cares it’s still awesome and you’re
not welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’re counting down our picks for the
top 10 movie fights in a forest nothing
makes a fight more intense than having
its combatants square off in the
timeless sometimes primitive elements of
Mother Nature
for this list we’re excluding all the
larger-than-life war scenes to list only
the treeline fights that are dramatic
and personal
this means seems like Rambo gunning down
an entire army from a stationary gun are
out back dad I can fly gunship like you
try the tank how’s it charge a million
dollar equipment back here I can’t even
hold the jump fucking guard
however since some of these are the
final showdowns in their respective
films there may be some spoilers ahead
so spoiler alert
number 10 Jaguar paw versus middle eye
Apocalypto when Jaguar paw escapes his
own involuntary sacrifice and seeks to
rescue his trapped family his adventure
culminates in a showdown between him and
one of his lead antagonists middle eye
it’s a quick fight with middle I
delivering one taunting word as he’s on
his knees half alive almost he says Oh a
reference to both his own proximity to
death and his taunting recurring
nickname for Pau who almost escaped the
Raiders that ravaged his city when they
captured him stop logistic number nine
LT Bonham vs. Aaron Hallam the hunted
Hallam a renegade war vet that battles
his PTSD demons by murdering people in
the wilderness and only be stopped by
his trainer and this is the showdown
we’ve been waiting for how many more
years next time it could be the talents
of its a list actors the nature of the
characters or the suspense that drives
the scene but there’s no denying how it
moves us in a way that’s about as
visceral and adrenaline fuelled as a
pay-per-view fight night
number eight major Allen Dutch Schaffer
versus the predator predator come on
come on kill me I’m here coming these
testosterone-fueled jungle scenes are
literally and allegorically about man
versus beast what hell are you there
also a commentary on hunting military
competence fear strategy and sacrifice
you’re bleeding man I ain’t got time to
bleed watching Dutch set traps and make
mud masks for this hunter alien fills us
lowly popcorn munchers full of
survivalist metaphors
and even manages to best the Yakuza
sword fight from the follow-up predators
which is also pretty damn cool in
addition there’s enough Arnold
Schwarzenegger quotables to secure the
scenes place in pop culture on its own
number 7
yehey misawa vs. samurai after the rain
Wow nothing to say the beauty of this
humble swordsman scene shows the late
Akira Kurosawa’s influence as it’s based
on his last script and directed by his
longtime assistant director Yami misrule
no attacks on this particularly unique
is the protagonists attitude character
and skill set during every fight he’s in
effortless over skilled even somewhat
disinterested there’s a certain subtlety
with a traditional choreography blood
spurts and sound effects that nods to a
classic minimalist style especially for
its time
number six Wolverine versus spiked x-men
three the last stand while Wolverine
takes on Magneto’s entire Brotherhood of
mutants during a search for the Phoenix
he trades blows with a mutant that
tosses a seemingly endless supply of
claws his way it’s a relatively even
matched fight with just enough
differences between the two claw based
brawlers to keep us guessing about who
has the upper hand in a manner of
speaking number 5 Dalton vs. Jimmy
Roadhouse prepare to die you were such
an initial Dalton is the bar bouncer
that psycho Jimmy does not want to mess
with opinions very it’s the 80s action
movie to end them all thanks to its camp
Ranch and unintentional polarity but
that doesn’t take away from the
excellence of its fight scenes if you
want to fight ticklish this was a time
when long takes and wide shots showing
every bit of the action were the norm
and mullets and shocking one-liners
weren’t off-limits hey when was the last
time you saw an action hero rip out
another man’s throat with his bare hands
number 4 J Hamilton versus Chris bond
walking tall the death match here all
started with a corrupt casino boss and
his drug-running employees you’re joking
right and Chris the new sheriff in town
isn’t having any of that this is my town
he’s bigger and bluer than Hamilton but
even though he’s the rock we can’t help
but wonder how he’ll overpower an axe
wielding villain while armed with
nothing but his busted leg turns out in
a pinch a tree stump is an impressive
and resourceful weapon
number three
Iron Man vs Thor the Avengers you have
no idea what you’re dealing with uh
Shakespeare in the Park
there are forest rangers and
environmentalists that would definitely
disapprove of the destruction in this
scene the two are fighting over iron
man’s conviction the Thor is risking
their mutual enemy Loki’s escape this is
beyond you metal man Loki will face
Asgardian justice he gives up the cube
he’s all yours
and it’s Norse God versus machine hammer
versus suit stay out of the way but even
so this fight ends in a draw the moment
Captain America breaks it up okay that’s
enough it’s a bit torturous to the
audience but in a good way because it
looks like they were just getting
started number two Jake Sully versus
Colonel miles cleric avatar you think
you’re one of them time to wake up when
a heavily armed Colonel is attacking his
defensive ex-marine in a battle for
pandora the underdog is made very clear
I kind of hoped you say that besides the
groundbreaking visual effects this fight
fuels our fix for metaphors of man
versus nature
strength versus agility and all the
dichotomies that are compounded by the
characters personal principles and
motivations hey Sully how’s it feel to
betray your own race there are good
reasons that made this the
highest-grossing film of all time before
we reveal our top pick here are some
honorable mentions
what do you know about to harden loyalty
number one Optimus Prime versus Megatron
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen
Megatron is resurrected and he wants Sam
Witwicky and his friends terminated
posthaste
Wow over Optimus Prime’s dead body
reviews of the first film criticized it
for fast cutting and overuse of camera
shake and none of that is to be had this
time this forest fight is clear
realistic and engaging enough to make us
question how some of its shots were
accomplished
it’s also pretty violent for any
children watching but that’s kind of
Awesome do you agree with our list now
what the hell was it doing here which
forest fights did we miss
for more treeline top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
why-why-why
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