hey never bring a knife to a gunfight
Oh what about swords yeah welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 movie
sword fights you may not be able to
fight like a samurai but you can at
least die like us for this list we’re
looking at sword fights in film that use
at least one traditional sword like
implement in a combative engagement of
two or more people also there may be
spoilers ahead so spoiler alert give me
that sword number 10 Edmond Dantes
versus Fernando Mondego The Count of
Monte Cristo now I couldn’t live in a
world where you have everything and I
had nothing the 10th movie adaptation of
the thrilling tome written by Alexandre
Dumas tells the harrowing tale of Edmond
Dantes whose friend Fernand Mondego
unintentionally betrays him to French
authorities
happy Anniversary John takes
hey Don tez is imprisoned however upon
his eventual escape he vows revenge upon
Mondego let’s just say it’s vengeance
the life you stole from me during their
final confrontation
Mondego wheels two swords in an effort
to intimidate dantos though what he
discovers is that his friend no longer
believes him worthy of forgiveness or
mercy what happened to your master I’m a
count not a saint
number nine Hector versus Achilles Troy
there are no pacts between lions and men
in an ambitious adaptation of Homer’s
Iliad this epic war film serves its
purpose of being entertaining despite
lacking certain specifics of the
original tale immortality taken it’s you
nevertheless this duel between Hector
the Honorable Prince of Troy let us
pledge that the winner will allow the
loser all the proper funeral rituals and
Achilles the great Greek warrior and
demigod now you know who you’re fighting
is a hilight trained to always think
ahead of his opponent achilles toys with
Hector as a cat would a mouse get out
Prince of Troy no thought of clemency
ever enters Achilles cold and
calculating mind
number eight Yushu yen versus genu
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon this
confrontation between two old friends is
a thing of beauty the flashing swords
and the clanging of metal creates a
three-dimensional piece of art as these
two evenly matched women fight for their
lives technically sound and well
choreographed this scene from Crouching
Tiger Hidden Dragon uses decorations and
furniture as fighting implements in
addition to swords true to formal combat
rules each woman acts honorably and
respects her opponent number seven
Zorro versus captain Harrison loved the
mask of zorro did you miss me there is
real tension in this scene from the mask
of zorro especially at the beginning
when it seems as if love might just
shoot Zorro and be done with everything
however the captain’s dedication to
defending his honor prevails and he
elects to battle Zorro on his own terms
and
don’t worry attend but what really makes
this sword fight so special is that the
sets are put to great use
Xaro swings on ropes jumps onto
platforms and almost falls to his death
several times before he unmasks himself
during love’s final moments
number six Captain Jack Sparrow versus
Captain Hector Barbossa Pirates of the
Caribbean the curse of the Black Pearl
it can’t be the sword fights in Disney’s
Pirates of the Caribbean movies have
always been some of the best components
of the film’s this scene from the first
fantasy swashbuckler flick is arguably
the greatest plot twist in the franchise
you’re off the edge of the map made here
there be monsters and it’s all done in
stereotypical Sparrow fashion which
consists of both confusing and
frustrating his opponent could resist
Knight don’t noted as the worst
swordsman in comparison to his fellows
Jack adequately defends himself Captain
Jack Sparrow as both he and Barbosa
alternatively shift from their skeletal
forms to flesh-and-blood beings some are
now Jack Sparrow which be two immortals
locked in an epic battle until Judgment
Day and trumpet sounds
or you could surrender
number five Maximus vs. Commodus
gladiator even before this gladiator
fight begins the odds are stacked
against Maximus Decimus Meridius for his
opponent Joaquin Phoenix’s Commodus has
already stabbed the paradoxically
merciful gladiator played by Russell
Crowe in the side though Maximus is
weakened he’s not beaten and the two
engage in a duel to the death surrounded
by kama das’s Imperial Guard despite his
injury
Maximus fights with a desperate energy
to free Rome from tyranny free my men
ultimately succeeding with a strategic
throat stab number four Rob Roy
MacGregor vs. Archibald Cunningham Rob
Roy no quarter will be eyes starring
acting heavyweights Tim Roth as maniac
aristocrat Archibald Cunningham and Liam
Neeson as Scottish folk hero Rob Roy
MacGregor this adventure film focuses on
how far one man will go to protect his
family owner will be satisfied only well
enough the duel between Cunningham and
Roy is a revenge match of grand
proportions armed with a small rapier
Cunningham slowly shreds Roy’s torso
until Roy overpowers him with brute
strength and triumphs with a well-timed
fatal slash
number three inigo montoya versus the
Dread Pirate Roberts The Princess Bride
hello
my name is inigo montoya
you killed my father prepare to die
expertly choreographed and wonderfully
entertaining this fight from The
Princess Bride combines wit the tough
civility
I admit it you are better than I am
intelligence Ohio no one of consequence
and skill for a treat suitable for the
entire family
this particular duel between master
fencer and nigo I dedicated my life to
the study offense and Wesley as Dread
Pirate Roberts is the epitome of a fair
fight as each competitor casually
demonstrates his knowledge of fencing
terms and the corresponding attacks or
defenses associated with them the
athleticism involved is also impressive
and lends a light-hearted tone to the
overall serious connotation of a duel
kill me quickly I will soon destroy a
stained glass window is now it’s like
yourself however since I can’t have you
following me either
number 2 the bride versus the crazy 88
Kill Bill Vol 1 you didn’t think it was
gonna be that easy did you
for a second there yeah I kind of did
you know something’s about to go down
when the fight scene opens with one
woman already covered in blood
surrounded by a gaggle of individuals in
black suits it just screams action in
true Tarantino style there is no lack of
blood guts or gore but what really makes
this fight so epic his female powerhouse
uma Thurman makes quick work of her
assailants with only one samurai sword
as feel-good Tunes play on in the
background
before we unsheath our top pick here are
a few honorable mentions
number one obi-wan Kenobi and qui-gon
jinn versus Darth Maul Star Wars Episode
one The Phantom Menace while some may
argue that the most iconic battle of
George Lucas’s film series was that
between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader
and the Empire Strikes Back things were
taken to the next level with Episode one
say what you will about the prequel but
the stellar choreography of two Jedi
versus one demonic Sith with a
double-bladed energy sword really got
the blood pumping Grace speed incredible
music and a sense of dire urgency kicked
off the modern era of lightsaber dueling
here
think a double-bladed saber doesn’t
count
well it does get cut in half at some
point after which what you can call a
traditional sword fight ensues
do you agree with our list why what are
your favorite movie sword fights
for more fascinating top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com these are the wishes of
Marcus Aurelius
Oh what about swords yeah welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 movie
sword fights you may not be able to
fight like a samurai but you can at
least die like us for this list we’re
looking at sword fights in film that use
at least one traditional sword like
implement in a combative engagement of
two or more people also there may be
spoilers ahead so spoiler alert give me
that sword number 10 Edmond Dantes
versus Fernando Mondego The Count of
Monte Cristo now I couldn’t live in a
world where you have everything and I
had nothing the 10th movie adaptation of
the thrilling tome written by Alexandre
Dumas tells the harrowing tale of Edmond
Dantes whose friend Fernand Mondego
unintentionally betrays him to French
authorities
happy Anniversary John takes
hey Don tez is imprisoned however upon
his eventual escape he vows revenge upon
Mondego let’s just say it’s vengeance
the life you stole from me during their
final confrontation
Mondego wheels two swords in an effort
to intimidate dantos though what he
discovers is that his friend no longer
believes him worthy of forgiveness or
mercy what happened to your master I’m a
count not a saint
number nine Hector versus Achilles Troy
there are no pacts between lions and men
in an ambitious adaptation of Homer’s
Iliad this epic war film serves its
purpose of being entertaining despite
lacking certain specifics of the
original tale immortality taken it’s you
nevertheless this duel between Hector
the Honorable Prince of Troy let us
pledge that the winner will allow the
loser all the proper funeral rituals and
Achilles the great Greek warrior and
demigod now you know who you’re fighting
is a hilight trained to always think
ahead of his opponent achilles toys with
Hector as a cat would a mouse get out
Prince of Troy no thought of clemency
ever enters Achilles cold and
calculating mind
number eight Yushu yen versus genu
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon this
confrontation between two old friends is
a thing of beauty the flashing swords
and the clanging of metal creates a
three-dimensional piece of art as these
two evenly matched women fight for their
lives technically sound and well
choreographed this scene from Crouching
Tiger Hidden Dragon uses decorations and
furniture as fighting implements in
addition to swords true to formal combat
rules each woman acts honorably and
respects her opponent number seven
Zorro versus captain Harrison loved the
mask of zorro did you miss me there is
real tension in this scene from the mask
of zorro especially at the beginning
when it seems as if love might just
shoot Zorro and be done with everything
however the captain’s dedication to
defending his honor prevails and he
elects to battle Zorro on his own terms
and
don’t worry attend but what really makes
this sword fight so special is that the
sets are put to great use
Xaro swings on ropes jumps onto
platforms and almost falls to his death
several times before he unmasks himself
during love’s final moments
number six Captain Jack Sparrow versus
Captain Hector Barbossa Pirates of the
Caribbean the curse of the Black Pearl
it can’t be the sword fights in Disney’s
Pirates of the Caribbean movies have
always been some of the best components
of the film’s this scene from the first
fantasy swashbuckler flick is arguably
the greatest plot twist in the franchise
you’re off the edge of the map made here
there be monsters and it’s all done in
stereotypical Sparrow fashion which
consists of both confusing and
frustrating his opponent could resist
Knight don’t noted as the worst
swordsman in comparison to his fellows
Jack adequately defends himself Captain
Jack Sparrow as both he and Barbosa
alternatively shift from their skeletal
forms to flesh-and-blood beings some are
now Jack Sparrow which be two immortals
locked in an epic battle until Judgment
Day and trumpet sounds
or you could surrender
number five Maximus vs. Commodus
gladiator even before this gladiator
fight begins the odds are stacked
against Maximus Decimus Meridius for his
opponent Joaquin Phoenix’s Commodus has
already stabbed the paradoxically
merciful gladiator played by Russell
Crowe in the side though Maximus is
weakened he’s not beaten and the two
engage in a duel to the death surrounded
by kama das’s Imperial Guard despite his
injury
Maximus fights with a desperate energy
to free Rome from tyranny free my men
ultimately succeeding with a strategic
throat stab number four Rob Roy
MacGregor vs. Archibald Cunningham Rob
Roy no quarter will be eyes starring
acting heavyweights Tim Roth as maniac
aristocrat Archibald Cunningham and Liam
Neeson as Scottish folk hero Rob Roy
MacGregor this adventure film focuses on
how far one man will go to protect his
family owner will be satisfied only well
enough the duel between Cunningham and
Roy is a revenge match of grand
proportions armed with a small rapier
Cunningham slowly shreds Roy’s torso
until Roy overpowers him with brute
strength and triumphs with a well-timed
fatal slash
number three inigo montoya versus the
Dread Pirate Roberts The Princess Bride
hello
my name is inigo montoya
you killed my father prepare to die
expertly choreographed and wonderfully
entertaining this fight from The
Princess Bride combines wit the tough
civility
I admit it you are better than I am
intelligence Ohio no one of consequence
and skill for a treat suitable for the
entire family
this particular duel between master
fencer and nigo I dedicated my life to
the study offense and Wesley as Dread
Pirate Roberts is the epitome of a fair
fight as each competitor casually
demonstrates his knowledge of fencing
terms and the corresponding attacks or
defenses associated with them the
athleticism involved is also impressive
and lends a light-hearted tone to the
overall serious connotation of a duel
kill me quickly I will soon destroy a
stained glass window is now it’s like
yourself however since I can’t have you
following me either
number 2 the bride versus the crazy 88
Kill Bill Vol 1 you didn’t think it was
gonna be that easy did you
for a second there yeah I kind of did
you know something’s about to go down
when the fight scene opens with one
woman already covered in blood
surrounded by a gaggle of individuals in
black suits it just screams action in
true Tarantino style there is no lack of
blood guts or gore but what really makes
this fight so epic his female powerhouse
uma Thurman makes quick work of her
assailants with only one samurai sword
as feel-good Tunes play on in the
background
before we unsheath our top pick here are
a few honorable mentions
number one obi-wan Kenobi and qui-gon
jinn versus Darth Maul Star Wars Episode
one The Phantom Menace while some may
argue that the most iconic battle of
George Lucas’s film series was that
between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader
and the Empire Strikes Back things were
taken to the next level with Episode one
say what you will about the prequel but
the stellar choreography of two Jedi
versus one demonic Sith with a
double-bladed energy sword really got
the blood pumping Grace speed incredible
music and a sense of dire urgency kicked
off the modern era of lightsaber dueling
here
think a double-bladed saber doesn’t
count
well it does get cut in half at some
point after which what you can call a
traditional sword fight ensues
do you agree with our list why what are
your favorite movie sword fights
for more fascinating top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com these are the wishes of
Marcus Aurelius
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