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[The perfect Dark]

Nope, it's not "Lord of the rings".
I just watched Braveheart for the fifth time but I haven't seen this movie for the last five years.
And holy shit...wow....Mel Gibson did an outstanding job. Amazing scenes, incredible brutal and realistic.
And the score...goosebumps everywhere.

 

[Corpsepyre]

While it's not exactly 'epic' in the way you are wanting, but the intro to Saving Private Ryan trumps a LOT of the movies out there.

 

[Mr.Swag]

Man of Steel

 

[Pathos]

MoS was pretty good
That's all the movie had going for it tbh

 

[EBE]

Gladiator - Germania
Avatar - Hallelujah Mountains
Saving Private Ryan - D-Day
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Union/Confederate battle

 

[ThatGuyAgain]

300 had a good one.

 

[Fancy Clown]

Zulu
Seven Samurai
13 Assassins
Red Cliff

 

[Wreck-It Ralph]

The Battle of New York in The Avengers.

 

[badcrumble]

Good battle scenes shouldn't just have lots of impact and brutality, they also need to impart a really strong sense of geography, of tactics making a difference, of who's winning and why. As such, Helm's Deep still really takes the cake for me (and the RotK Battle of the Pelennor Fields is just a poorly-directed bummer in comparison).

 

[Mr. Poolman]

The battle of Helm's Deep still gives me goosebumps.

 

[Manmademan]

Winter Soldier

 

[MacNille]

Zulu Dawn has a really epic battle scenes that last the entire movie.

 

[Friggz]

The battle of Helm's Deep still gives me goosebumps.

.

 

[sarcastor]

Kingdom of Heaven

Ran

 

[IISANDERII]

Some excellent ones so far, I'll add:

Battle of Endor, Star Wars

 

[WhereAreMahDragonz]

Best battle is either Helms Deep or Minas Tirith.

Honorable mentions:

Gladiator

Saving Private Ryan - D-Day (NSFW due to gore)

 

[Zaphod]

Kingdom of Heaven

Ran

Ran is amazing and a great epic. I really need to see Kingdom of Heaven sometime soon.

 

[MikeDip]

I liked the final "battle" of the stargate movie a lot

 

[Kabuki Waq]

Braveheart had awesome battle scenes

I always find Ridley scott battle scenes to have great poster shots but the acutal choreography is mediocre.

 

[lmpaler]

Best battle is either Helms Deep or Minas Tirith.

Honorable mentions:

Gladiator

Saving Private Ryan - D-Day (NSFW due to gore)

It still amazes me how we as humans conducted warfare over the years and even seeing it acted in movies(and even if it isn't entirely accurate) it is crazy to think about.

 

[Tugatrix]

Ran is amazing and a great epic. I really need to see Kingdom of Heaven sometime soon.

watch the directors cut it's a masterpiece, the theatrical is mediocre


My favourites:

Elm Deep (LOTR)
D-Day (Saving Private Ryan)
Spartacus (the one from Kubrik)

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

Ride now! Riiiiiiiide now! Ride for ruin, and the world's ending! DEATH! DEAAAAAAATH! DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEATH!

 

[NekoFever]

While it's not exactly 'epic' in the way you are wanting, but the intro to Saving Private Ryan trumps a LOT of the movies out there.

Epic battle.

 

[Miguel81]

Ran is amazing and a great epic. I really need to see Kingdom of Heaven sometime soon.

If you can, get the Blu-ray. It was a revelation after having the trimmed version on HBO. A lot of it doesn't make sense otherwise, and the picture/sound are superb.

 

[ComputerMKII]

The Matrix

 

[Coreda]

13 Assassins

I've been meaning to watch this. I've heard the 40 minute climatic payoff is amazing.

 

[Manu]

The battle of Helm's Deep still gives me goosebumps.

Came to post this.

 

[unholyrevenger72]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P7Q1ncgcoY

 

[Phloxy]

Even though it's a tv show, Spartacus when it had big battles were always extremely well done, story wise and battle wise.

 

[IISANDERII]

Epic battle.

It's a battle of the heart, man.

 

[superdeluxe]

Nope, it's not "Lord of the rings".
I just watched Braveheart for the fifth time but I haven't seen this movie for the last five years.
And holy shit...wow....Mel Gibson did an outstanding job. Amazing scenes, incredible brutal and realistic.
And the score...goosebumps everywhere.

First 15 minutes of saving private ryan

 

[HelloMeow]

 

[Polishin8r]

ip man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1Cb2d0ZUVs

 

[Tugatrix]

I've been meaning to watch this. I've heard the 40 minute climatic payoff is amazing.

They are, honourable mention to the battle in that film

 

[Boss Mog]

I remember really liking this fight scene and its music too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDbp10TYAWA

 

[ComputerMKII]

I remember really liking this fight scene and its music too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i--UUeGTMvo

'This video is not available in your country'

 

[Jeff Albertson]

I enjoyed the battle in gangs of New York but not seen it for years

 

[Wag]

They Live

http://youtu.be/c9rrgJXfLns

 

[Boss Mog]

'This video is not available in your country'

Thanks, I edited my post to a different video, maybe it will work for you.

 

[CharminUltra]

Came into this thread for any of the TLotR battles and Ran. Left satisfied.

EDIT:

It's a stretch, but I'll add the village defense in Seven Samurai as well. Yeah, it's more like a series of skirmishes, but still pretty epic and ultimately heart-breaking.

I mean:

 

[francknara]

Yeah Braveheart is really awesome, but LOTR is just one step above anything else.

The cinematography is painting-tier, the music is Shore-tier and the direction is unbelievable in how it deals with space and classic story themes.
It's the definition of epic, which is an overused term.

I don't think it will ever be topped during my lifetime.

 

[The One and Done™]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P7Q1ncgcoY

Jesus dat ending.

 

[IncandescentPrecept]

The first battle scene in The Fellowship of the Ring.

 

[The perfect Dark]

First 15 minutes of saving private ryan

Yeah I see where you're coming from. But as a german guy I must say that I don't like this movie. It's too one-sided (like all Spielberg movies). Of course WWII was one of the worst things ever happened but most of the time you only see american soldiers getting killed in the worst possible way (+ crying, screaming, etc etc). What about the other nations? Or germans? The first 15 minutes are shocking though.
At the same time the brutality of Braveheart relates to both sides (english, scottish and even irish people). It's just more realistic, imo. I mean....William Wallace is supposed to be the "good guy" but you see more english soldiers getting killed and slayed than scottish or irish people. It's clever. The battles feel ....natural...if it makes any sense (Sorry I can't find other words to describe it)?

 

[Shun]

Miike Takashi always has some great battle scenes.

Non-CG; Live Action
~Crows Zero

~13 Assassins

~Rurouni Kenshin Live Action

They're coming out with two more sequels so there's some more over the top action.

~Django Unchained

There are a ton of movies but they end up too NSFW for GAF.

 

[speculawyer]

Saving Private Ryan Omaha Beach scene.

I felt like I was hit on the head with a shovel.

 

[cubicle47b]

The destruction of the third castle in Ran is an amazing scene. I'm not sure it's epic in the same way other movies being listed are.

 

[ComputerMKII]

Thanks, I edited my post to a different video, maybe it will work for you.

Still doesn't work, sorry.

 

[Boston]

 

[Slayven]

Miike Takashi always has some great battle scenes.


~Rurouni Kenshin Live Action

They're coming out with two more sequels so there's some more over the top action.



There are a ton of movies but they end up too NSFW for GAF.