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re: Best battle sequences ever committed to film
Posted on 7/2/16 at 4:17 am to John Keating
Posted on 7/2/16 at 4:17 am to John Keating
Can't really argue with the ones in the OP.
But I'll submit the climactic battle at Ochiai at the end of 13 Assassins. Such an incredible and intense payoff the followed a great slow-burn build up.
But I'll submit the climactic battle at Ochiai at the end of 13 Assassins. Such an incredible and intense payoff the followed a great slow-burn build up.
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Posted on 7/2/16 at 7:46 am to Nix to Twillie
1. Helm's Deep
2. Battle of the Bastards
3. Saving Private Ryan - D Day
4. Battle of Pelennor Fields
5. Gladiator - Germania
2. Battle of the Bastards
3. Saving Private Ryan - D Day
4. Battle of Pelennor Fields
5. Gladiator - Germania
Posted on 7/2/16 at 8:03 am to Nix to Twillie
Posted on 7/2/16 at 8:18 am to ladytiger118
Not the battle, but the Dunkirk scene in Atonement is some of the best combination of acting, cinematography and directing.
Posted on 7/2/16 at 9:02 am to BigDroop
SPR is clearly number one. When the movie came out, there were still a lot of WW2 vets around. There were numerous articles and accounts regarding WW2 vets saying no one had ever come as close to depicting real combat as Speilberg in that first half hour,
Posted on 7/2/16 at 9:23 am to Nix to Twillie
I would have to say opening sequence of Saving Private Ryan. that is the 1st thing that popped in my head when I read the question
I remember seeing it in the theater and feeling like I just sat through a full movie plus seeing some vets in the theater crying had a huge impact on me as well
I remember seeing it in the theater and feeling like I just sat through a full movie plus seeing some vets in the theater crying had a huge impact on me as well
Posted on 7/2/16 at 10:05 am to Pectus
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Pearl Harbor in Michael Bay's Pearl Harbor was pretty good
Love story aside, the attack itself was really done IMO. Very powerful. I remember being angry watching it (in a good way
Eta: I enjoyed the Gladiator battle as well but I actually wished it went longer.
This post was edited on 7/2/16 at 10:07 am
Posted on 7/2/16 at 10:25 am to Split2874
After the first week or two, they added a warning at the beginning and a 1-800 for vets to call if they needed to speak to a counselor after seeing that depicted.
My high school civics teacher's father was a combat medic that landed in the first wave and he came and spoke to our class about it the landing at one point. He said the Tom Hanks shell-shocked sequences made him feel like he was back on the beach in 1944.
He passed away a few years ago.
My high school civics teacher's father was a combat medic that landed in the first wave and he came and spoke to our class about it the landing at one point. He said the Tom Hanks shell-shocked sequences made him feel like he was back on the beach in 1944.
He passed away a few years ago.
Posted on 7/2/16 at 10:37 am to Nix to Twillie
Saving Private Ryan is #1
Probably Braveheart #2
Probably Braveheart #2
Posted on 7/2/16 at 10:42 am to Nix to Twillie
How about post-battle??
Game of Thrones should easily steal this scene.
It has so many feels to it, it's ridiculous
Game of Thrones should easily steal this scene.
It has so many feels to it, it's ridiculous
Posted on 7/2/16 at 10:46 am to Pectus
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Pearl Harbor in Michael Bay's Pearl Harbor was pretty good.
Gotta love how saying "Michael Bay" automatically gets you downvoted in this echo chamber. That battle is really well done. The tracking shot of the bomb being dropped into the ammunition magazine of the Arizona couldn't have been done better. The reactions of everyone on the island as they see hundreds of Japanese planes flying overhead is well done too.
Not a good movie, but a very good scene.
Posted on 7/2/16 at 2:24 pm to Nix to Twillie
TV series. Vikings.....any battle!
Posted on 7/2/16 at 4:23 pm to The_Joker
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Gotta love how saying "Michael Bay" automatically gets you downvoted in this echo chamber. That battle is really well done. The tracking shot of the bomb being dropped into the ammunition magazine of the Arizona couldn't have been done better. The reactions of everyone on the island as they see hundreds of Japanese planes flying overhead is well done too.
Not a good movie, but a very good scene.
All offset to the horrible air combat scenes. The way they were jerking the flight sticks around on those P-40's would have led to a crash in no time. As well Welch jumped and shot down Kate Torpedo bombers and was not in low level dogfights with Zero fighters. Even at the end of the war the US policy was NEVER dogfight a Zero on the deck. 2nd highest scoring US Ace, McGuire was killed trying to dogfight a Zero on the deck. So Pearl can stay in the pure Jank range for me.
This post was edited on 7/2/16 at 4:26 pm
Posted on 7/2/16 at 5:10 pm to Tackle74
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All offset to the horrible air combat scenes. The way they were jerking the flight sticks around on those P-40's would have led to a crash in no time. As well Welch jumped and shot down Kate Torpedo bombers and was not in low level dogfights with Zero fighters. Even at the end of the war the US policy was NEVER dogfight a Zero on the deck. 2nd highest scoring US Ace, McGuire was killed trying to dogfight a Zero on the deck. So Pearl can stay in the pure Jank range for me.
If realism is how you determined these then you must think Braveheart is the worst movie of all time.
Posted on 7/2/16 at 5:41 pm to Nix to Twillie
Gladiator Opening Sequence.
ROMA VICTOR!!!
ROMA VICTOR!!!
Posted on 7/2/16 at 6:06 pm to Nix to Twillie
It's not a classic "battle scene," but the sequence in True Detective Season 1 episode "Who Goes There," with the fighting between the gangs and the police was one of the best shot sequences I've ever seen.
Posted on 7/2/16 at 6:09 pm to buckeye_vol
The opening scene in The Revenant was legit. Hadn't seen that mentioned yet. I wouldn't consider it among the best, just thought it deserved recognition
Posted on 7/2/16 at 6:48 pm to Nix to Twillie
Posted on 7/2/16 at 7:21 pm to blueboy
Among others mentioned:
The final battle in Stanley Kubrick's Spartacus.
The Battle of Agincourt in Branaugh's Henry V
The Battle of Mogadishu in Black Hawk Down
Battle of Stalingrad in Enemy at the Gates
Plenty of more
The final battle in Stanley Kubrick's Spartacus.
The Battle of Agincourt in Branaugh's Henry V
The Battle of Mogadishu in Black Hawk Down
Battle of Stalingrad in Enemy at the Gates
Plenty of more
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