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The Karate Kid series (fight 2 of 5)
This not tournament. This for real. You can tell by the very commonplace setting. The second Karate Kid is sort of goofy (in ways the first one isn’t, I mean) and it definitely veers into hard...
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Brotherhood of the Wolf (fight 2 of 5)
A little fun never hurt anyone. But a little Mani always does. 2) Mani vs Gypsies The Fighters: Mani, everyone’s favorite kung fu Iroquois. He’s now let his hair down in every sense of the word. Played...
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Brotherhood of the Wolf (fight 3 of 5)
Here’s where le merde gets real, as they say. “Venez à moi, mon frere!” 3) Team Fronsac vs the Beast and the Brotherhood The Fighters: Gregoire de Fronsac, stepping into the action for the first time...
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Brotherhood of the Wolf (fight 4 of 5)
Sometimes the toughest guys are the ones you least expect. For instance. 4) Fronsac vs Gypsies The Fighters: Gregoire de Fronsac, brilliant scientist and, apparently, a high-level asskicker. As with...
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Brotherhood of the Wolf (fight 5 of 5)
Our last visit with the cheese-eating karate monkeys. 5) Fronsac vs Jean-Francois and co The Fighters: Fronsac, the naturalist knight and heroic beater of asses. His awesome escapades from our last...
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Ong Bak (retrospective, part 1)
If you’ve been praying for a blog post about an awesomely violent movie, you’re in luck! Though I question your prayer priorities. Ong Bak: Muay Thai Warrior (inexplicably subtitled “The Thai Warrior”...
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Ong Bak (retrospective, part 2)
The conflict finally comes to a head. No one image could sum up the movie better. After the bravura sequence where Ting fights three contenders in quick succession, there’s some silliness involving an...
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The Warriors (fight 1 of 2)
And now for a highly accurate depiction of urban gang life. Well, more or less. Walter Hill’s perennial cult favorite The Warriors lives in a surreal world all its own. Part outsized comic book...
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The Warriors (fight 2 of 2)
The Warriors are about to have their climactic battle. Can you dig it? How could you say no after seeing this image? 2) The Warriors vs The Punks The Fighters: The Warriors, or at least the six...
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The Matrix Revolutions
Time to get to some unfinished business. “Aww, do we have to?” In many ways, The Matrix Revolutions is even weirder than its predecessor. Though filmed simultaneously with Reloaded, the third film...
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Spider-Man (fight 1 of 6)
Well look who came crawling back. I fully admit that the pun makes no sense in this context. After eleven years that have seen two increasingly bloated sequels, a spectacularly pointless reboot, and a...
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Spider-Man (fight 2 of 6)
ART THOU BORED??! No, thou art scared. Justifiably. 2) Spider-Man vs Bonesaw McGraw The Fighters: Peter Parker aka Spider-Man, though he only barely qualifies to be called that name at this point. His...
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Spider-Man (fight 3 of 6)
In which Spider-Man learns the hard way that great power should be used for more than just wrestling matches. Mega Powers come with mega responsibilities. [This also barely counts as a fight, but it's...
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Spider-Man (fight 4 of 6)
Finally, some real hero vs villain action. “What a novel idea!” 4) Spider-Man vs Green Goblin, round one The Fighters: Peter Parker aka Spider-Man, now fully embracing his role as a protector of the...
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Spider-Man (fight 5 of 6)
The fiery middle of a feud sandwich. People who don’t love this image: what’s it like being awful? 5) Spider-Man vs Green Goblin, round two [Oh, I realized I forgot to include a couple nebulous...
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Spider-Man (fight 6 of 6)
With great power comes awesome macho poses. You may be cool, but you’ll never be “dual bicep-flexing Spider-Man” cool. 6) Spider-Man vs Green Goblin, final round The Fighters: Spider-Man and Green...
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Spider-Man 2 (fight 1 of 2)
Spidey makes bank. There’s a “bailout” joke to be made somewhere in this post. I can’t promise I’ll find it. Everyone’s wild about Spider-Man 2; personally I always found it somewhat overrated. It...
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Spider-Man 2 (fight 2 of 2)
Choo choo. He damn near catches the last train for the coast. 2) Spider-Man vs Doctor Octopus The Fighters: Spider-Man and Dr. Octopus. No real changes since last time, except Spidey’s powers are...
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Gymkata
Grade: Unicorn Backflipping Over a Rainbow Recommended Links: In case you were wondering what the heck this is. Coming Attractions: Our “centennial” calls for something truly special. Tagged: Gymkata,...
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The Raid: Redemption (fight 1 of 5)
“Be a man and see it. See it and be a man.” - Chapel 3929 “Is there a fund we can give to for the families of all these stunt men who clearly died while filming The Raid: Redemption?” – Seanbaby At the...
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