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Very realistic fights

posted 13 years ago by leminhha93
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Even Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan or Jet Li's fights sometimes seem a bit far-fetched to me. It's always one super martial artist hero fighting a dozen bunch of bad guys, with all the opponents being total noobs. And when it comes to fighting the "big boss", the moves look impressive but mostly are for show. Spinning kicks, flip kicks, super-fast close punches, backflipping around,...

Flashpoint is different. The movie showcases some of the most realistic fight scenes I've ever seen on cinema. All the moves are not for demonstration but can actually be seen and used in street fights. The damage imposed on bodies, the fighters' stamina diminishing, everything looks very real for a movie!

[–] big_heat 13 years ago

Totally agree. The only downside to the movie was that there wasn't more fights.

[–] mav100000 11 years ago

I don't know. Seemed to me that the end fight was very sped up. Anyone know if this is the case? I was drunk at the time I saw it, so that could have made it seem faster...

Cheers mate!

[–] mav100000 11 years ago

Anyone care to weigh in?

Cheers mate!

[–] MindDepth01 11 years ago

It's sped up for sure. I think there needs to be a better understanding of undercranking fight scenes though cause there's more to it than most people think. It's all about visual appeal and impact and therefore lots of adjustment to get the right look of the action, which unfortunately is often mistaken for cheap tricks to convince viewers of actors' authentic capabilities.

For modern standards it's still not bad at all compared to Hong Kong action movies made in the 80s and 90s, where the undercranking is over-the-top.