Bill just fending off those a-holes anyway he could - hitting them with a wash pan, whatever - God, I love that scene. Makes up for whatever meandering the rest of the film does, and it really wasn't as bad as the rest of this board makes it out to be (hell, compared to a complete travesty like Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call with Nicholas Cage or Suicide Squad this movie is practically Citizen Kane).
shareIt's one of the most realistic bar fights I've ever seen in a movie. Compare it bar fight scenes in almost any martial arts movie you've ever seen where Chuck Norris or Steven Seagal or Jean Claude Van Damme, or any other martial artist/actor cleans up a bar full of tough guys all by himself. The thing you'll notice about those movies is the bad guys are always considerate enough to attack one at a time, in sequence. Hero drops one, next one grabs a pool cue or beer bottle or pulls a knife or something, and charges, goes down; cue the next one on the list, etc. etc. It's hilarious how they all patiently wait their turn.
Here, on the other hand, more realistically, once the melee begins, the soldiers all jump Wild Bill at once. Bill's tough enough to hold his own rather well, considering -- could probably take any one of them individually -- but he's still going to get killed in the end because it's one against five or six, so the bartender hands him his pistols.
considerate enough to attack one at a time
You're not the first to notice that by a long way : )
"So , just you 15 cops against Kung Fu Joe?"