+37 Fight scenes and car chases are the most boring scenes in movies. amirite?

by Stephanbeer 1 week ago

"I'm giving you a choice, either put on these glasses or start eating that trash can"

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I completely agree with you.

by Stephanbeer 1 week ago

The fight scene at the end of the first Dune movie (2021 remake) stuck with me, because the first time I watched it I braced for a long flashy fight. But no, it was brief and brutal and satisfying. We as viewers appreciate a good fight scene but we don't need two hundred punches thrown before it's over.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

The fight scenes in Arcane are also quite amazing (although this isn't live action so I don't know if this counts)

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I'd like to present the Bourne Identity as a fantastic exception to Op's rather valid opinion.

by jacynthehowell 1 week ago

The fight scenes in Captain America: The Winter Soldier are a bloody masterpiece

by Specific-Engine 1 week ago

The freeway chase in the Matrix was pretty great.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

The matrix is exceptional. Doesnt count as just an action movie

by Tyriquekoss 1 week ago

Also helps they over mile and a half of actual freeway to actually shoot it I think you've missed out a word here that means you haven't done them justice - I'm pretty sure they built that over mile stretch of freeway for the scene. Incredible.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

You are SO right, in fact that's what I meant to say, just a bit stoned 🀣 I remember the dvd behind the scenes showing just how much work was put in, truly phenomenal filmmaking

by Lafayetteeichma 1 week ago

I know what you mean. I find most action movies are intensely boring.

by Haneirwin 1 week ago

I am 100% with you on that.

by Infamous-Image 1 week ago

Agreed. IMO most movies that are labeled "action" to be action are unwatchable

by One-Plane 1 week ago

Get this man the matrix trilogy

by Fantastic_Rope 1 week ago

Ronin. Bourne identity.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

The Bourne Identity was such an awesome movie. It was like a James Bond movie if James Bond wasn't a fairy.

by jacynthehowell 1 week ago

Ronin is also just one of the best movies ever.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

This, but for superhero movies as a whole

by Salty_Pilot 1 week ago

Look, as someone who really can't stand the MCU anymore...congrats, you described films across pretty much every single genre from action to romance to horror to sci-fi. The amount of genuine, true twists and surprise endings are classically few and far between. So many time with so many films it's about the journey with the characters, regardless of genre.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I remember as a kid reading Harry Potter I enjoyed the scenes of the gang chilling more than the action scenes. Idk why but I was always like that

by Objective-Resolve 1 week ago

Watch Nobody

by bernitagutkowsk 1 week ago

Came here to say this. 'NOBODY' is amazing.

by Unusual-Reflection46 1 week ago

Have you seen the foot chase in casino royale ? Absolutely amazing piece of cinema.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

That's true for like 99% of fight scenes/car chases. You know an action movie is worth watching when the action sequences are actually unique and interesting. Like John Wick movies have amazing fight scenes, cuz they're actually unique.

by Typical_Art771 1 week ago

I think the only movies that made me enjoy car chases was Luc Besson's Taxi and it's sequels

by Specific-Engine 1 week ago

Kung Fu Hustle would like you to give it a chance. 🍭

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I mean, ninety-nine percent of the time you know how any given movie is going to end. It's how they get there that's usually the main point of interest. It's fine if you don't enjoy fight scenes though. Not everyone does.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

This is exactly why superhero movies are awful. Plus the storyline is always the same thing, "something bad happens and the good guy saves the day". I hope they never make another superhero movie.

by Andreannehilper 1 week ago

You can sum up most genre of film like that. Look up film archetypes.

by Available-Suit 1 week ago

You could also just not watch them. I don't like action either, but maybe let other people have their fun.

by yjohnston 1 week ago

'i hope they never make another superhero move'. Didnt you write that?

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I forgot the I, kill me

by Andreannehilper 1 week ago

Good fight scenes hype me up immensely. Car chases bore me to death. Any car chase.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Generally, I agree on car chases, but I'd say all car chases in the first three Bourne Identity films are exceptions.

by jacynthehowell 1 week ago

Drive 2011 had good car chases

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Sounds like you need to crank up the volume and drink more beer while watching

by Anonymous 1 week ago

If you're feeling this way I think maybe you're watching too many action films and you need a break from repetitive, formulaic set pieces. Watch some other genres that don't hinge on action scenes (romance, comedy, thriller, horror, drama, musicals etc) and then once you come back you probably won't be as jaded to the action tropes.

by Alysonborer 1 week ago

The is no character development. Depends on the structure of the scene (not car chases). But no one really cares about that.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Yuuup

by Tyriquekoss 1 week ago

I remember falling asleep during the first Expendables movie. I saw it in theaters.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Someone takes out a gun against the unarmed hero? Watch as the armed attackers charge head first, gun down, into the hero's fists. There's wayyy too many instances of this happening in action movies.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Fight scenes are sooooo boring. I zone out so bad lol like bring me back a reality when the movie is back.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Lies

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I mute car chases because the flurry of sounds is annoying. Especially with various car honking.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

When I used to wear a Fitbit, it would think I was doing exercise when I was watching a chase scene. It's good fun for me. I really do like racing though.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

watch batman the dark knight or the batman (2022) and say car chases are bad

by Dear-Collection-8502 1 week ago

Thats why i like Stathams recent movies. Simple plot that has just enough depth, a little bit of humor and proper action. Extraction 2 also did an amazing job. But i agree, these are exceptions.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I liked the one at the end of the big Lebowski lol

by charlene27 1 week ago

Anyone else find it strange that they write out "Ninety-nine percent" instead of 99%?

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Most of the movie The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Most of the players in those armies just show up in the movie and start fighting and the movie is basically all about that....about a bunch of people fighting that I don't know or care about. The movie us so lazy unnecessary that it thinks if an army shows up and says "we're here to help you Thorin Oakenshield" I'm just going to magically care about them? The fights are all CGI messes and look like a videogame. I fell asleep.

by BothSeaworthiness 1 week ago

I agree about car chases, but you can't tell me the best part of man of Steel or Batman vs Superman weren't the fights

by RoutineLettuce 1 week ago

The tv show Shōgun has some great fight scenes. They are short, aggressive and highly realistic. Search for "Most Satisfying Samurai Fight Scene in Shogun" on YouTube for the best 42 seconds of fighting scene you'll get.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I agree, I tend to skip them if they run over a few minutes.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

After years of exposure to mma where people actually fight, I now can't stand watching highly choreographed fight scenes in which the hero or heroine performs impossible energy-expending moves yet never gets hit or even breaks a sweat.

by AbaloneExact 1 week ago

Yeah the outcomes are predictable, but for me, it's how they arrived there.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

There are the few that are very well done. I'm thinking of the hotel fight sequence in Old Boy where the fight itself is a narrative device and characterizes the protagonist. In that case, I don't mind the fight itself being a little silly or predictable.

by clyde34 1 week ago

Yes, those typical Hollywood movies with scenes such as that are designed to appeal to stupid people.

by Nkautzer 1 week ago

this feels like common consensus even among action movie people. I remember people praising John wick for having the first good action in years because of reeves' martial arts and weapons training

by Kayla49 1 week ago

Fight scenes with CGI characters are the worst. CGI character vs CGI character is like, I'd have more fun watching fractal screensavers.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Examples?

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Monkey man had some cool scenes. Two of the final kills stuck out.. usually it's just whatever like you kinda said

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I see you've been at the same conference as my wife. There are a lot of people who feel the same way you do. We discuss the issue at length especially when a movie does it right. An action scene that's short, brutal, and integral to the plot works so well to drive us deeper into the story. That's the way to do it.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

This us exactly how I feel about sex scenes in movies lol

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Sokka-Haiku by sunsy215: This us exactly How I feel about sex scenes In movies lol Remember that one time Sokka accidentally used an extra syllable in that Haiku Battle in Ba Sing Se? That was a Sokka Haiku and you just made one.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Yup. And some movies are just a series of bridging scenes to get from one fight to the next

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Not necessarily fight scenes if they're done well. Car chases though; once you've seen one, you've seen them all.

by Upstairs-Injury-5608 1 week ago

I feel that way about a lot of action scenes lately but they can definitely be done well enough that they don't have to be. But, yeah, the last Avengers movie was when I realized just how bored I am of that stuff.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

There were undeniable highlights, but I think it started to drag a bit. Most of the action was just beating up nameless aliens while everyone said quips.

by Straight-Concern 1 week ago

Yep. Especially since you always know that the protaagonist will win/ survive

by Rafaela40 1 week ago

Even if they "die" they are always somehow still alive and go through this whole arch of getting stronger

by Anonymous 1 week ago

The is no character development When then whole movie is about character development its usually a boring ass movie

by Mauricenolan 1 week ago

u would hate the movie they live

by Anonymous 1 week ago

That's why if I ever need to fall into filmmaking, I'm doing what GoT did. You'll never know if my characters will survive, or die.

by cdibbert 1 week ago