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In the action genre, there's no building, transportation, or backdrop that hasn't been reduced to rubble at least a few times, but the kitchen tends to lend itself to cringe-worthy set-pieces more than any other room in the house.
The fact that sharp knives and cutlery tend to be stored in large quantities is a big part of that, but it also leads to using the gas supply to blow everyone away and take away tons of scrap at point-blank range. , never mind that it's a faithful classic from the past. Install it in both personal and professional cooking areas.
Although it's been well beyond cliché territory for a while, the best kitchen-based showdowns tend to use every square inch of the environment to their advantage, resulting in some spectacular showdowns and, ultimately, tiles It is commonly painted red.
There was no need to leave the kitchen, as the proof that combatants could withstand the heat was right there, and viewers everywhere were thrust into the middle of the conflict and drenched in sweat.
Best kitchen fights:
Five. monkey man (Dev Patel, 2024)
Giving his all behind the camera in his feature debut, Dev Patel deftly balances brutal, unrelenting, gritty action with visionary socio-political commentary. monkey man.
Star, co-writer, director, and producer, Patel wasn't an obvious candidate to take on this genre easily, but based on the strength of his first film, Patel's future as a filmmaker seems , as bright as the career he's enjoyed is the other side of whatever genre he turns to next.
monkey manIn Kitchen Set Brawl, the protagonist is in full bloodthirsty mode, using every piece of equipment he can get his hands on as a vessel for blunt force trauma. Plates, surfaces, fire, and fruit are all fair game, made even more powerful by the intimate camerawork and precise choreography.
Four. special id (Clarence Fok, 2013)
special id It's far from the best action movie Donnie Yen has ever made, but wandering through a vast kitchen hallway provided the perfect backdrop for one of his most memorable fights.
This is by far the best scene in the movie. The actor's lightning-fast reflexes are especially useful when he is forced into close quarters combat by a small army of villains, who dispatch him in a manner that is just like a dish on a silver platter.
The surroundings may be small, but that doesn't prevent Yen from unleashing his signature style of ass-kicking, and in fact, the narrow hall provides even better opportunities to break necks and crush jaws with roundhouse kicks.
3. sudden death (Peter Hyams, 1995)
Jean-Claude Van Damme's Sudden death Basically”die hard But John McClane never got the chance to beat the living shit out of someone dressed as a giant penguin.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for any actor, and one that the “Muscles of Brussels'' grabbed with both hands in an outstanding setting that went a long way in establishing their reunion with him. time cop Director Peter Hyams has cited it as one of Van Damme's most popular films.
What could be better than watching an action hero get into a fistfight with a martial arts-savvy mascot penguin? Of course, it ends with the villain getting his neck yanked and killed by an errant dishwasher.
2. Kill Bill: Volume 1 (Quentin Tarantino, 2003)
It's generally unwise to bring a knife to a gunfight in the action field, but Uma Thurman's Bride visited Vivica A. Fox's Vernita Green's house to clear her hit movie's first name. At the time, List wasn't in the mood to play around.
In a short, intense, and frantic battle of fist and weapon carnage, the two members of Bill's assassination squad pummel each other to the brink of death, and any tool within reach can become a murder weapon. There is sex.
Unfortunately, Vanita's daughter happened to walk in just after her mother was fatally injured. Kill Bill: Volume 3 Had it not become one of the many projects Quentin Tarantino teased but never materialized.
1. The Raid 2 (Gareth Evans, 2014)
Unless something truly amazing comes along, there will never again be a fight as dynamic, violent and bruising as the kitchen brawl that Welshman Gareth Evans risked his life to choreograph. The Raid 2.
Played expertly by stars Iko Uwais and Cecep Arif Rahman, these two elite-level fighters, aptly named “The Assassins,” attempt to determine who is the better man. There is a sense of tension. From there, all bets are off as he continues to have seven bells knocked out of each other for almost seven minutes.
As weapons were added to the fray, Evans and his cast members gradually ratcheted up the tension, and although the outcome was never in doubt, The Raid 2 Despite this, the audience is left concerned for Uwais's Rama's safety as he comes very close to being pulled from his mortal coil.
