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True WMA in film
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2014 9:57 pm
by caedmon
In reference to 'fancy spinny swordwork in movies:
Greg wrote:There really isn't a place for it in anything but a film, and most of us would appreciate seeing it fade out of hollywood...but it's not going to happen.
So what movies show good real Western sword work? The only one I can think of was the Bridge battle between Jamie Lannister and Brienne of Tarth in the last season of GOT.
Re: True WMA in film
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2014 10:28 pm
by Peter Remling
The Duelists with Keith Carradine and Harvey Kietal. Excellent flik about two French Napolaonic era officers.
You will enjoy it, I have no doubt.
Re: True WMA in film
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2014 11:02 pm
by Beornmann
Second on the Duelists. Rob Roy is a another quick thought.
Added: Gladiator, Last Samurai, Master and Commander
Re: True WMA in film
Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 1:05 am
by Chris Russo
Kingdom of Heaven at least *mentioned* some WMA, and showed it in the training sequence. They then proceeded to go back to spinny movie swordfighting for the rest of the film.
Re: True WMA in film
Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 4:41 am
by mcapanelli
Beornmann wrote:Second on the Duelists. Rob Roy is a another quick thought.
Added: Gladiator, Last Samurai, Master and Commander
The Duelists is about as good as it gets.
Re: True WMA in film
Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 4:42 am
by mcapanelli
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Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 4:44 am
by mcapanelli
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Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 4:45 am
by mcapanelli
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Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 4:46 am
by mcapanelli
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Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 4:49 am
by mcapanelli
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Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 4:50 am
by mcapanelli
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Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 4:53 am
by mcapanelli
Re: True WMA in film
Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 4:57 am
by Ringulf
Ragnar and Harold's duel in the first season of vikings was pretty gritty, as was all of the sword work in Robin and Marion between Robert Shaw and Sean Connery (not to much two handed stuf that does not have a lightsaber anymore!)
Re: True WMA in film
Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 4:57 am
by mcapanelli
Re: True WMA in film
Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 3:52 pm
by Peter Remling
While Mike has posted some of the duel scenes, I can't stress enough how good the rest of the Duelists movie is. If you enjoy a movie with any of these: historical accuracy, action flex, great acting and a real plot that will keep you guessing till the end, The Duelists is the movie that has it all.
It is one of my favorite movies along with The Lion in Winter, The Last of the Mohigans and a few other semi historic. Of these three The Duelists and The Last of the Mohigans use decent historically accurate fight sequences.