Greatest Battle Scenes In Cinema?

Here's an old one; I wouldnt think many younger people would've seen it, the battle at the river boom in The Sand Pebbles.

i like the arena scene in star wars ep2

What about D Day in Saving Private Ryan?

Star Wars and LOTR had some kickass battles

Docking Bay breach in Matrix Revolutions

LOTR had some great and realistic looking battle scenes which was surprising due to the fact that it was all pure fantasy.

Braveheart had some epic and memorable battle scenes as well.

But my vote has to go to the opening battle scene in Gladiator. This scene just kicked all kinds of ass. I especially loved the way it accurately depicted how the Romans actually went about waging war. I think it accurately depicted their use of weapons and the structured approach behind their attacks, not to mention the formation of the famous Roman legion system of battle a slight modification of the Greek Phalanx formation. My only gripe, it was a little too short.

Anyway, having that wolf-dog in the scene also kicked all kinds of ass. 😄 👆 'On my command, unleash hell!

The battle of Helms Deep, hands down!

how about Jet Li's Battle scene against himself in 'The One'
it says somewhere that he fights so damn fast they had to slow down the film.
i reckon its a load of crap but still cool

BATTLE scenes:

1.LOTR (last alliance/helms deep/pellanor fields &minas tirith)
2.Saving Private Ryan
3.Enemy at the Gates
4.Braveheart (falkirk/villiage fort/sterling/york/bannockburn)
5.Pearl harbour
6.Troy
7.Matrix:Revolutions
8.Alexander
9.Attack of the Clones
10.Zulu
11.Gladiator
12.Last Samurai

FIGHT scenes:

1.Anakin/ObiWan (star wars episode3)
2.Bruce Lee/Chuck Norris (Way of the dragon)
3.Bruce Lee (all his movies)
4.The bride/o-ren, gogo &crazy88 (kill bill)
5.Zatoichi/Hattori (zatoichi)
6.Azumi/Many enemies (Azumi)
7.Qui-Gon/Maul/Obi-Wan (star wars episode one)
8.Yoda/Dooku/Anakin/Obi-Wan (star wars episode two)
9.Nathan Algren/Katsumoto (last samurai)
10.Pei Mei/Beatrix (kill bill 2)
11.All fight scenes (the matrix trillogy)
12.Daniel-san/??? (Karate Kid)
13.Yu Shu Lien/Xiou Long (CTHD)
14.All fights (drunken master 2)
15.John McClain/Karl (die hard)
16.Rocky/Creed/Clubber Lang (Rocky quintet)
17.Ceaser/Maximus Decimus Aurillius(gladiator)
18.006/007 (goldeneye)
19.Kurt Sloane/Tong Po (kickboxer)
20.John McClaine/Guy on plane (Die Hard 2)
21.Kyle Rees/T800 (Terminator)
22.Robocop/Kane (robocop2)
23.Yulaw/Gabe Law (the one)
24.Lone Wolf/Many enemies (shogun assassin)
25.Ellen Ripley/Alien Queen (aliens)

I would have to say "Gladiator" and "Star wars" the best battle scences ever made in the history of movies.JM2guns

gettysburg
spartacus

The battle of the Warriors and the Baseball Furries was AWESOME!!!!
Lets see.. The end road battle in Road Warrior.. Um, the fight between Obi Wan and Dath Maul in EP1, at least the very first time I saw it.. The fight between Neo and Morpheous in Matrix.. The End Battle in Zulu. Anything in the Kill Bill series.. ANything Bruce Lee has done.. . I know some of these are more fights than battles ... the first battle in Glory. Speaking of Civil War flicks the first battle in Cold Mountain was gritty. the opening of Saving Private Ryan of course.. uh, i quit this is too easy..........Oh how can I forget?! The opening battle in Star Wars! Brings back memories of walking into the theatre late from buying popcorn and hearing Darth Vaders breath filling the theatre.. Those were Good times.. That reminds me, any battle between Florida and James!!

The battle between Achilles and Hector was one of the coolest fight scenes ive seen in movie history, the transition of weapons from spears to swords was awesome... but as for battle scenes i would have to say LOTR Helms Deep was great... Braveheart's first BIG battle was aweome especially the confrontation at the begginining when his freind asks him where are you going and he says " to pick a fight" great line!!

Probably Gladiator, The Patriot and Braveheart

I've never seen Saving Private Ryan, its on my list though,
and I don't know if this counts but Band of Brother's battles were crazy good. Best I've ever seen.

Lord of the Rings ofcourse...Best battles I've ever seen

Originally posted by nimbus006
The battle between Achilles and Hector was one of the coolest fight scenes ive seen in movie history, the transition of weapons from spears to swords was awesome

Anyhow, to me the best battle scene is the D-day invasion when their landing on the beaches of Normandy. (It was Normandy, right?) So realistic.

D-day Invasion was great... So was the battle scene in the Last Samurai where the ninjas invade the village that was sick!

evil dead 2, bruce campbell fights his severd right hand