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Whats the best duel you've seen in a movie? Could be a traditional duel like that in Barry Lyndon, a sword duel like in Rob Roy, a western duel like in Once Apon a Time in the West, or a new age duel, like at the end of Lethal Weapon (not the best example I know).
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  • The Man in Black (Cary Elwes) vs. Inigo Montoya (Mandy Patinkin) atop the Cliffs of Insanity in The Princess Bride (1987)
    "I'm not left-handed either."
  • Arthur, King of the Brittons (Graham Chapman) vs. The Black Knight (John Cleese) in Monty Python & the Holy Grail (1974)
    "Look, you stupid bastrard, you've got no arms left!"
  • Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) vs. Darth Vader (David Prowse/James Earl Jones) in the center of Cloud City in The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
    "Search your feelings, you know it to be true."
  • Tanaka Ken (Ken Takakura) vs. a dozen other swordsmen in The Yakuza (1975)
  • D'Artagnan (Michael York) vs. Athos, Porthos & Aramis (Oliver Reed, Frank Finlay & Richard Chamberlin) vs. Cardinal Richelieu's gaurds in The Three Musketeers (1973)
    "But I am to duel him too."
  • D'Artagnan (Gene Kelly) vs. Athos, Porthos & Aramis (Van Helfin, Gig Young & Robert Coote) vs. Richelieu's gaurds in The Three Musketeers (1948)
    "Leave him for me!"
  • Captain Vallo (Burt Lancaster) vs. Baron Gruda (Leslie Bradley) in The Crimson Pirate (1952)
  • Robin of Locksley (Errol Flynn) vs. Sir Guy of Gisbourne (Basil Rathbone) on the steps in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
    "You've come to Nottingham once too often."
  • Armand D'Hubert (Keith Carradine) vs. Gabriel Feraud (Harvey Keitel) in The Duellists (1977)
    "We came here to kill each other. Any ground is suitable for that."

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Ringo Vs. Doc Holiday in tombstone, towards the end of the movie

"i beg to differ dear sir, for we started a game some time ago, blood for blood." -doc

"i was only just foolin" -ringo

"i wasn't." -doc
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inigio montoya and the man in black..princess bride

robin hood and sir guy (the original robin hood with errol flynn and basil rathbone)

yoda and count dooku -star wars 2

the court jester and ravenhurst -court jester with danny kaye and basil rathbone



hell yes yoda VS dooku was the *****, i only wish it had gone on for longer
darth maul VS qui-gon-jinn,obi-wan-kenobi, very cool, but dooku and yoda was better
lol, and i always love snake plisskin's (spelling) idea of a "duel"
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Originally posted by jrs1013
Of course don't forget.........
HELL YA DUDE!!!!!
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swords:
the princess bridge - wesley v inigo

guns:
desperado - in the bar

fists:
lethal weapon - riggs v joshua



Put me in your pocket...
Originally posted by Holden Pike
• The Man in Black (Cary Elwes) vs. Inigo Montoya (Mandy Patinkin) atop the Cliffs of Insanity in The Princess Bride (1987)
"I'm not left-handed either."

• Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) vs. Darth Vader (David Prowse/James Earl Jones) in the center of Cloud City in The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

• Robin of Locksley (Errol Flynn) vs. Sir Guy of Gisbourne (Basil Rathbone) on the steps in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
"You've come to Nottingham once too often."
I love your choices Holden and susan. I'd like to add....

Captian Blood – Captain Peter Blood (Errol Flynn) vs. Levasseur (Basil Rathbone)

The Mark of Zorro– Zorro (Tyrone Power) vs. Captain Esteban Pasquale (Basil Rathbone)

LOTR– Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) vs. oh...heck anyone...
(my heart pounds everytime he picks up his sword... )



Oh...susan...I really liked Court Jester. Danny Kaye is such a kick.
Caitlyn, I've never seen Highlander. You have me interested in it though.



thanks aniko..i've always loved danny kaye glad to see someone else does too


forgot one:

mask of zorro with antonio bandaras and catherine zeta jones..

swordfight with the two of them in the stables...



Best Duels:

Blade:
Tsui Hark's THE BLADE & Rob Reiner's PRINCESS BRIDE
Honourable mentions: SCARAMOUCHE, ROBIN HOOD(Errol Flyn) & most all of Fairbanks Jnr's movies.

Gun:
Sergioe Leone's THE GOOD THE BAD & THE UGLY & John Woo's THE KILLER
Honourable mention: George Steven's SHANE

Fist:
John Ford's THE QUIET MAN & Richard Clouse's ENTER THE DRAGON

Honourable mention: Jet Li in FIST OF LEGEND
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Fist: Bruce Lee vs. Chuck Norris in Return of the Dragon.



sword: uhhhhh..... jeez, probably Twin Warriors, the rebels against the army.



guns: uhhhh.... msybe desparado, possibly heat, I don't know.
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Fight Club - duel between Edward Norton and Brad at the beginning
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Gandalf (Sir Ian McKellan) and the Balrog in the Mines or Moria, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
"You...shall not...PASS!"

This battle, ironically, is upstaged by its own conclusion/counterpart in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.


Originally posted by susan
yoda and count dooku -star wars 2
Oh hell yes.



jrs1013 - great duel!

Tombstone - the Ok Corral. Yeah, and I s'pose between Doc and Ringo.

Swords - with Basil Rathbone & Tyrone Power ("Some men toy with their canes, monocles or snuff boxes. I toy with my sword.")

Light duel with fists - Any Which Way But Loose



David Carridine and the other drivers in Death Race 2000!!!!

also

Eric scealf and Dave Shenk in Ambition Withdraw (and that movie is not even out yet, I know because I made it lol)


Also

I agree with everyone who said the duel I also like the later and simular duel in Maximum Overdrive. Guess I am a car person.
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Any lengthy fight scene with the Chanster,

Whats some of the best sword fights (asides from those listed before now which i have acknowledged)? that you know of, because Im into that sort of mood lately, watching good sword slashes, I thought the Count Of Monte Cristo was great but i want more and better!