Poll: Rank the 10 best fencing movies

[damion18d]

Obviously you have to put:
Princess Bride, Count of Monte Cristo, Rob Roy.

There that's 3 to get the ball roling. I'm interested to see what else people will come up with.

[Craig]

Why not post an actual poll? It's enabled for registered members now.

[damion18d]

I was unaware of a different method to ask the question. I'm pretty new to this.

Even if you don't like the format, I'm interested in your thoughts on what films have the best scenes.

[Queen of Hearts]

Three Musketeers and The Mask of Zoro have some pretty good fencing. Same with Die Another Day, and Princess Bride.
Just to tell you- there can be adantages to having a poll and some disadvantages. For example, if you are nameing movies with good fencing scenes, then you may have forgotten some that others won't. Anyways,either way is just fine!


One more, Robin Hood: Men in Tights has some in it (it is pretty funny too!).

[damion18d]

Men in Tights, great flick. One in a series of great spoof movies.

[wflaschka]

I've always loved The Duelists -- some great fencing in Napoleon-era duels. But when I watch the movie again... I'm lukewarm on it. It's better to have watched, than to watch. Tops on many a fencer's list, however.

[akishier]

“Pirates of the Caribbean” is quite good, I saw a few nights ago.

[Angwyn Lothar]

personally... it's a tie between Princess bride, Priates, and the Count of Monte Cristo. all are quite accruate in they're portrayal of fencing. Sure in priates they are fencing on the rafters, normally unheard of. But oh well.
Princess Bride has to come in second, A) it's accurate, B) its funny, and C) Great story. Count of monte cristo comes in first, with a great story, great fencing as well as being quite accurate, and interesting acting.

[D'Artagnan1673]

Originally posted by Angwyn Lothar
.... Count of monte cristo comes in first, with a great story, great fencing as well as being quite accurate, and interesting acting.

Accurate in regards to fencing or to the book? If fencing, then yes I suppose. If to the book, you need to go back and re-read.

Rob Roy is very fun and exciting. You really have little to no idea who will win. Other greats are the 1974 and 1948 versions of the Three Musketeers.

[Sabresque]

Some of the most accurate fencing I've ever seen movies has been in the final scene in the opera house in Scaramouche, and the sabre fencing in the excellent movie Sunshine.

[KShan5[PrFC]]

Well "Monty Python: and the Holy Grail", the dule between Arthur and the Black Night is excellent swordsmenship.

[Angwyn Lothar]

it's accurate to fencing of that era. Style and foot work are quite good.

but yes.. i agree, it is now where near to the book.. it seems like the movie producers/script writers interpatation is a bit broad... but oh well..

[fox523]

Ok, 1973/1974's "The Three Musketters/The Four Musketeers" had some mighty fine rapier play. Rapier, rapier/dagger, rapier/cloak, rapier/lamp etc. Plus some ugly examples of just how filthy, dirty, ugly and ignorant that period of time was.

[arcon]

On a scale of 1 to 10 id put "By the Sword" at 20

Id say something positive but its all been said.


arcon

[D'Artagnan1673]

I must guess that Arcon was trying for a little humor there, right?

[Inquartata]

In no particular order;

1) The Duellists
2) Le Bossu
3) Cyrano de Bergerac ( I prefer the Ferrer version )
4) The Three/Four Musketeers ( Richard Lester )
5) The Princess Bride
6) The Mask of Zorro ( a version I have been unable to find on tape, made in the 1970s, possibly in Spain or Mexico---climactic fight on the rafters of a church belfry, ans a female lead the very image of a girl with whom I went to high school---but I digress )
7) Rob Roy
8) The Adventures of Robin Hood
9) The Sea Hawk
10) Captain Blood

Anything with Basil Rathbone, John Derek or Cornell Wilde fencing is likely to be good, as these three were accomplished fencers, up to and Olympic level.

[arcon]

Yes, i was trying! may have failed!