Anyone here ever "redone" a bad movie sword fight?

For Historical European Fighting Arts, Weaponry, & Armor

Moderators: Webmaster, Stacy Clifford

Jonathan_Kaplan
Posts: 114
Joined: Sun Oct 14, 2007 4:22 pm
Location: Central Kentucky

Postby Jonathan_Kaplan » Sat Aug 16, 2008 12:18 pm

Alright, so who has a camera and video editing equipment? Also, what movies would be the most 'ripe' to redo? Probably something with a rapier-rapier fight?

User avatar
Peter Goranov
Posts: 42
Joined: Fri Jun 22, 2007 1:34 pm
Location: Bulgaria

Postby Peter Goranov » Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:10 am

It's significantly more realistic than most in terms of visceral tension and the phrasing of the fight. I still can't get over the way Liam Neeson held his claymore like a baseball bat, though....


Yes although if i remember correctly, he wanted to use the Claymore two-handed but the handle was too short for both palms to fit, so he grabbed his right wrist instead. Is this a valid move or is this made-up Hollywood stuff?

LafayetteCCurtis
Posts: 421
Joined: Sat Nov 04, 2006 7:00 pm

Postby LafayetteCCurtis » Fri Aug 22, 2008 1:31 am

Hollywood stuff, I think. Grabbing the wrist wouldn't provide much advantage in power, control, or leverage; he could just as well have grabbed the pommel if he really needed an effective two-handed grip.


Return to “Research and Training Discussion”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 27 guests

 
 

Note: ARMA - The Association for Renaissance Martial Arts and the ARMA logo are federally registered trademarks, copyright 2001. All rights reserved. No use of the ARMA name or emblem is permitted without authorization. Reproduction of material from this site without written permission of the authors is strictly prohibited. HACA and The Historical Armed Combat Association copyright 1999 by John Clements. All rights reserved. Contents of this site 1999 by ARMA.