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Hand-to-hand Combat Fights: The Best of Bond

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  • 00Beast00Beast
    Posts: 4,762
    If I had to try to narrow my favorites down to a bare minimum, this would likely be the list:

    -007 vs. Donald "Red" Grant
    -007 vs. Emilio Largo and Disco Volante crew
    -007 vs. Hans
    -007 vs. Peter Franks
    -007 vs. Tee Hee
    -007 vs. Beirut Nightclub Thugs
    -007 vs. Necros
    -007 vs. Franz Sanchez
    -007 vs. Alec Trevelyan
    -007 vs. Stamper
    -007 vs. Mr. Kil
    -007 vs. Obanno
    -007 vs. Slate
    -007 vs. Greene
    -007 vs. Patrice

  • IncompetentHenchmanIncompetentHenchman
    Posts: 1,817
    In the wake of SP's action, which was by and large overwrought and underthought (yes I just typed that), I would recommend to EON that they emphasise hand-to-hand fights and have less big action scenes and to leave those big action scenes for the climax.
  • IncompetentHenchmanIncompetentHenchman
    Posts: 1,817
    Anyways:

    1. Bond vs. Necros - TLD
    2. Bond vs. Alec Trevelyan - GE
    3. Bond vs. Grant - FRWL
    4. Bond vs. Hinx - SP
    5. Bond vs. Patrice - SF
    6. Bond vs. Peter Franks - DAF
    7. Bond vs. Gobinda and Grischka - OP
    8. Bond vs. the yoyo thugs - OP
    9. Green-4 vs. Necros - TLD
    10. Bond vs. Obanno - CR

    Honourable mention to Bond vs. Chang in MR.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    Posts: 17,691
    1. Wai Lin vs. invading thugs - TND
    :))
  • RoadphillRoadphill United Kingdom
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    1. FRWL- Bond Vs Grant: Somewhat of an obvious pick, but the original is still probably the best. Very much a product of its time, and the violence may seem a little understated to those weaned on the Craig era, but for me the physicality of Bond Vs Grant in the confined train carriage is still the one to beat.

    2. OHMSS- Bond Vs Two Spectre agents. There are a couple of great fights in this film, but for me the one in the opening sequence on the beach is a classic. Say what you want about Lazenby, but the guy looked like a freight train when he demolished the two Spectre chaps. The kinetic editing, and Bond trying to finish one of them off by drowning adds to the potency. I still think George was the most physical Bond.

    3. GE- Bond Vs Trevelyan: Not so much when they are out on the ledge, but the fight inside the engine room of the satellite cradle is a belter. Quick and brutal. Also unique that Bond essentially gets bested (by a normal sized man, no less) an excellent and underrated bought of fisticuffs.

    4. QOS- Bond Vs Slate: I have made my distaste for QOS well known on these forums, but even I can't deny the short, sharp brutality of this fight. One aspect that I enjoy, is that it almost makes Bond look a bully, as he completely manhandles Slate. Growing up on films where Bond usually takes on a much larger man, it's refreshing to see the roles reversed. The casualness of the murder at the end sticks in the memory, too. Sure it's all about 'Bourney' but this is the one moment in the film I can accept that.

    5. TLD- Necros Vs Agent/Butler: A bit of an oddity as this one doesn't feature Bond, but when Necros battles the agent in the kitchen, I love it. Hobs, hot plates and electric knives abound! I always found it curious, with Dalton being a harder edged Bond, that he was never involved in a classic fist fight. At least we got this, and despite its lack of 007, it's great.
  • ThunderballThunderball playing Chemin de Fer in a casino, downing Vespers
    Posts: 776
    I love the fight between Bond and some random thug in his hotel room in OHMSS. Even the jump cuts and sped up bits can't drag it down. Lazenby was a scrappy fighter.

    I think my all time favorite is the stairwell fight in my favorite Bond movie, Casino Royale. I particularly love how Bond doesn't just get up and walk away from it straightening his tie, with a quip, but that it was nasty business that left him bleeding.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,473
    That Che Che/Bond fight is excellent. Lazenby immediately sells himself as a plausible on-screen fighter with that one.

    I'd like to go through and rank the fights one day, maybe I'll do another Bondathon soon and do that specifically while setting some parameters for what would constitute an appropriate fist fight.

    I'd say my biased favorite is Bond vs. 006, but Bond vs. Slate may be my favorite one to watch.
  • w2bondw2bond is indeed a very rare breed
    edited October 2019 Posts: 2,252
    The ones that jump to mind are, in chronological order:
    - Bond vs Grant (FRWL)
    - Bond vs Che Che etc (OHMSS PTS)
    - Bond vs Peter Franks (DAF)
    - Necros vs 'Green 4' (TLD)
    - Bond vs Trevelyan (GE)
    - Bond vs Obanna (CR)
    - Bond vs Carlos (CR)
    - Bond vs Hinx (SP)

    Necros vs Green 4 and Bond vs Hinx deserve special mention for excellent use of environment
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