If you are a fan of high-octane, spontaneous action sequences, then these movies, featuring some of our favourite actors, will definitely blow your mind!
Action needs to be cohesive with the atmosphere that the story of a movie sets. If this doesn’t happen, the action fails to have the intended effect on the audience and remains as a separate sequence shot in a manner different from the rest of the movie
The final fight between Uma Thurman and the Crazy 88 in 2003’s Kill Bill Volume 1 is one of the greatest action sequences in the history of world cinema because it compltely takes place using swords. Director Quentin Tarantino pretty much laid the blueprint for gruesome and gory action with this fight sequence.
The sheer concept of having a fight using knives is what makes this sequence thoroughly entertaining. Director Chad Stahelski, who is himself a stuntman and a stunt coordinator, knew exactly what he was doing and gave us one of the most popular action film franchises of all time.
Park Chan-wook’s 2003 South Korean neo-noir action thriller features a corridor fight sequence that is like no other. The single take along with the sheer number of people involved make it worth the watch.
The energy exchange and the dynamic between Sammo Hung and Donnie Yen is off the charts and almost looks like a dance more than a fight!
Joseph Gordon-Levitt going hand-to-hand against two guys while the world that they are in rotates looks and feels stunning, more so because it's all done practically. Christopher Nolan, take a bow!
Colin Firth's action scene, which is a long sequence with multiple hidden cuts, is not only entertaining but visually stunning as well. The way he plunges the axe into the nexk of the woman in the sequence will be a treat for action fans.
There is no way to overstate the effect that this fight scene between Keanu Reeves’ Neo and Hugo Weaving’s Agent Smith and his clones had on audiences. The background score, the camera work, the fighting techniques, everything was spot on.
Jackie Chan is a god of stunts that he seamlessly incorporates into all his movies while ensuring that each one is unique. The playground fight sequence remains unmatched in its spontaneity, speed and even humour.