Epic fight scenes have a special place in our hearts. Something that screams alpha male, heroism, and bad ass all in one. Men need these fight scenes as much as women need the gushy romantic scenes in chick flicks. For the ladies who don’t get it; Remember how The Notebook made you feel? Thats the equivalent of how Terminator 2 makes us feel. The only difference being: Terminator 2 kicked serious ass, and The Notebook is emotional garbage.
That being said, we’ve cropped out eight CGI fight scenes that will leave you wanting to destroy something.
Wolverine vs Lady Deathstrike (X2 – 2003)
Hitting a lady isn’t cool. Thankfully Lady Deathstrike is a bitch and a mutant. Wolverine shows us how to deal with a futile situation when theres no time to talk.
King Kong vs T-Rex (King Kong – 2005)
Poking at a two ton gorilla is one thing. Trying to eat his lady for lunch (in a none sexual way) is another. King Kong makes an example of these blood thirsty dinosaurs, one right hook at a time.
Jet Li (Lawless) vs Prison Transport Team (The One – 2001)
What if you took the strength, agility, and speed of 100+ men and put them into one? Now imagine that “one” being a master of martial arts. This prison transport team shows us how not to take him down.
Terminator vs T-1000 (Terminator 2: Judgment Day – 1991)
The T-1000 is more advanced than the Terminator is every way possible. Some may call it arrogance, others would call it stupidity but at the end of the day – your ass will get tossed into a giant tub of liquid metal if you underestimate The Terminator.
Neo vs Multiple Agent Smiths (The Matrix Reloaded – 2003)
Agent Smith is tough as nails. Multiply him by the hundreds and you have a force that is almost unstoppable. I say “almost” lightly, and after Smith takes multiple shots to the head and neck region, it becomes clear that Neo is still above him in the pecking order.
Leonidas vs The Immortal (300 – 2006)
If Leonidas were alive today, he’d be walking around with the same wallet that Samual L Jackson had in Pulp Fiction. Remember what it said? Exactly. Did Leonidas make a mess in his pants (like most of us would have) when being paired up against a deformed beast, covered in muscle? Hardly. He decided to look into the eyes of death and jab a fucking spear into its eye. As if that weren’t enough, he finished him via decapitation fatality.
Anakin vs Obi Wan (Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith – 2005)
Full body transformation is never subtle. For Anakin Skywalker it took a few missing limbs from Obi Wan’s lightsaber. Even if you never were a Star Wars fan, this battle was monumental. Saber duels, force powers, lava surfing, and loss of limbs puts Revenge of the Sith at #2.
The Incredible Hulk vs The Abomination (The Incredible Hulk – 2008)
Take a moment to say these words: “THE-INCREDIBLE-HULK-VERSUS-THE-ABOMINATION”. You couldn’t say that in a low voice could you? Thats because this is the best bone crunching, face punching, ass kicking brawl of modern day CGI. I did some extra nerd-search (nerd research) on this and found out that; even if this battle had gone longer, The Hulk would have won. You see, his powers begin to multiply the more he gets beat on, thus making it nearly impossible for him to lose a fight (even if his opponent is bigger and more scary looking).













November 7, 2008
#1
Good list. Wasn’t a huge fan of the flick, but I’d have to add the majority of the freeway fight and ensuing downtown brawl in “Transformers.” That shit was nuts in theaters.
And probably the freeway scene in the second Matrix as well. Mostly cuz I saw that in IMAX.
November 7, 2008
#2
You forgot Alien vs Predator…
November 10, 2008
#3
wtf? King Kong vs. T-rex made it on to the list but not Doc-Ock vs. Spider-Man?
November 13, 2008
#4
Obi-WAn, not Obi Won!
November 13, 2008
#5
Good lookin out Roneba.
November 13, 2008
#6
Where’s the fight between the Autobots and Decepticons?!
November 14, 2008
#7
CGI is great, but nothing beats a good old fashioned brawl. Rowdy Roddy Piper vs. Keith David in They Live. Please tell me none of you are too young to remember that.
November 14, 2008
#8
Agreed, Matt. That may be the best fight scene in motion picture history!
November 14, 2008
#9
I’d kick the shit out of king kong wearing only a kilt.
October 22, 2009
#10
Besides the fact that some are only there to fill the politically correct quotas but seem totally incapable of fulfilling their duties. ,
October 23, 2009
#11
Let me explain the cycle of selling widgets. ,