Greatest Hand To Hand Fights

Originally posted on the Yack Fest area, but ultimately decided that this section is better.

Like the title says, what do you guys think are the best hand to hand combat fight scenes you've seen in films? I'll start with my personal favorite:

Yep, still nothing beats the Neo vs. Smith fight from The Matrix imo, and one of the reasons why it is still my all time favorite movie (screw the Nostalgia Critic's video XD). The fight choreography, acting, emotions, cinematography, and basically everything about it is pretty much perfect.

My first choice is definitely Captain America vs. the Winter Soldier.

"Hand to hand" as in not including weapons at all?

Because although it starts with gunfire and later there's some Improvised Weapon use, the action during the "Freebird" sequence of Kingsman: The Secret Service was mostly melee combat, and all in all pretty damn awesome.

(I could've swore we had a page for Skynyrd...)

edited 20th Feb '15 7:30:28 AM by Nohbody

Rocky Balboa vs Apollo Creed

edited 20th Feb '15 7:35:15 AM by Lionheart0

The closing fight scene between Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris in "Way of the Dragon". Accept no substitutes, this is the best one-on-one battle in film history.

Get some stuff from The Raid in here.

I was also going to say Captain America.

The climax of Drunken Master II, often tops the lists of THE best fight scenes ever filmed.

edited 21st Feb '15 9:35:53 PM by KJMackley

Pretty much any fight scene Jackie was in could make a "top 10 list". Since Drunken Master II was already taken...

This is a good one but...

I love the duality here. The black and white clothing, young fighter vs older one, kick-based opponent versus... a "less kick-based" one? It's there if you squint.

The way each hit syncs with the music is great.

edited 21st Feb '15 10:29:58 PM by FOFD

Triple, sorry.

He's still fighting to this day.

The entirety of the Raid 2.

Jackie Chan's fight scene with Benny the Jet in Meals on Wheals is pretty awesome.

edited 22nd Feb '15 9:43:42 AM by Ekuran

Can't see it due to specific country copyrights. But yes, that fight from They Live is really cool.

And seriously, the kitchen fight from The Raid 2 deserves further praise.

How long did it take to properly film that awesomely choreographed sequence?

The choreography's great, but did they go seriously overboard on the effects or what?

What do you mean by effects? The blood squibs?

The "whoosh" sounds and meat tenderizer.

Personally I actually felt that those effects enhanced the fight scene.

Oh, here's another really awesome hand to hand fight scene (even with the shaky cam):

Gotta respect a guy who uses a fricken bathroom to defeat the bad guy.