Choreographed by Bob Anderson (1922 - 2012). This guy gave us some of the greatest sword fights from some the most popular movies. He started on “The Master of Ballentrae” in 1952. He not only gave us THIS sword fight, but the sword fights from “Lord of the Rings”, “Zorro”, “Highlander”, the first “Pirates of the Caribbean” and many others. He was also the man inside the Darth Vader suit for the fights between Vader and Luke. Every time I see a video of one of the sword fights he choreographed, I feel like I need to give him the recognition he deserves. Rant over.
Whoa, I've always adored this scene (to this day, it remains my favourite duel scene ever) but I had no idea who choreographed it. Thank you very much for sharing!
I love how Graves is venting all of his anger and frustration during their fight. Of course he knows who Bond is, and he probably wanted to kill him. You can see how quickly he becomes more ferocious and pissed off.
That's why I love this scene. Usually, Bond and the villain are figuring each other out, but Graves already knows who Bond is, but Bond doesn't... After Graves tried and fails to kill Bond, Frost had to step in to get control... People malign this scene but I really like it
I love how the whole fight is so dramatic and outlandish: Bond and Graves bashing each other about, trashing the place apart, even chasing each other out of the fencing room and at the end Graves is just like "Yeah, all good bro, just a bit of fun."
Yea I think it’s funny how angry graves is and then at the end. no problem bro. If only we could get over our petty differences and shrug them off like that to.
It's funny, I bet this scene is the reason he landed the role of captain flint in black sails, Toby Stephens has mastered how to look both heroic and terrifying while sword fighting.
Best hand-to-hand combat scene in any Bond movie. The acting alone make you believe that this is a dead-serious grudge match that can only end one way. Cudos to the fight choreographers and especially the sound department!
I agree. I couldn't help but notice how his temper seemed to get worse with every second from the moment he saw the diamond that Bond showed him. I have to say that this scene was pretty exhilarating...
I don't care if it's realistic or not, this is one of the great sword fighting scenes in film history. Foils to rapiers to BROADSWORDS. WOWWW. :-) It started looking like they had stopped acting and were going at it for real.
Who would be the top? Personally, I'd have liked to have seen Brosnan taking the shaft so we can hear him grimace in pain like he always was doing in his 4 films.
He made the worst injury noises out of all the Bonds. I'm actually quite partial to Roger Moore's Oh-OHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhwwwwwwwww! noises from his last 2 Bonds.
Not the best Bond movie by a long shot, but Graves/Moon is a pretty realistic psychopath. Thrill-seeking, poor behavioral controls, superficial charm, hair-trigger temper etc, it's all there.
In the novel, Moonraker ... A rich German Nazi is hideously disfigured during the war - he has plastic surgery and reinvents himself as the darling of England ... persuading the government to enact the "Moonraker" program .. which is a demonstration of Britain's nuclear deterent. But the missile's gyroscopes are programmed to hit London, not the North Sea as planned. It's a shame that this movie wasn't more like the Daniel Craig movies running with this storyline. The CGI parasurfing thing was so silly and stupid, even by Roger Moore skiing standards. However - I love this sword fight! And Miranda Frost (I wanted her to win against Jinx!) - so pleased that Rosamund went on to do some great roles (like Gone Girl). So - this movie wasn't a total loss ... and I also came to see what the title song was actually doing. It's tuneless and clubby - but that's perfect for a mantra of holding on to your sanity while you're being tortured every day. So, the song "Die Another Day" has actually improved with age - within the context of the tortured Bond set-up.
Dante Eudora There is a video game called 007 Legends, with one film for each Bond actor in the story, including Die Another Day as Brosnan’s film. Toby Stephens even reprised his role as Graves for the game, though it starts at the ice palace and skips the fencing.
rich b. you should be understanding how unrealistic movies are compared to actual life. in my 41 yrs I've seen combat, survived nearly drowning and was in a train wreck at 9yrs old. I'm hoping that's all of my near dying experiences. Bond goes through more than that in the first few minutes of film.
Pierce Brosnan is the incarnation of Bond to me. Despite the mainstream opinion I think all four of his Bond movies are great. Die Another Day may be over the top but it is definitely the most witty of all Bond movies and thematises the corruption of the west.
he defintely helped bridge the gap for the 99-00s. His films were high budget and "over the top" as most films were in that time period. Daniel Craig's films are just plainly cinematiic as ever. Skyfall is great but Spectre is just too much computer effects.
Think of all the bloodshed/Iraq war etc that would have been avoided if Bush/the West had accepted the Iraqi side's offer for the dispute to be settled through a duel between the presidents to save the America and Iraqi people from war stress. edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/meast/10/03/iraq.bush.duel/
@@AAARREUUUGHHHH Thanks but I enjoy my bond movies with weaponized satellites and bloody sword fights, you know man stuff. Not bond movies that are 90% pointless talking where the main villain( Silva) exhibits homoerotic tendencies and tries to come on to the main protagonist who is straight Male. Skyfall was shit.
I think that Graves is my favorite Bond villain, because he doesn’t just monologue his plan, he mocks and insults Bond as a person, unlike most other Bond villains.
@@BilltheButcher1855 Yes, of course. But Viggo Mortensen needed a very few minutes to fiming the battle against the Nazgul. So, Viggo Mortensen is the best student who has got Anderson.
You know, this scene really does a good job of revealing the absurdity of the "civilized" nature of fencing. Swords are weapons of war. Sword-fighting is a blood sport. You can wrap it up in many layers of pretense but that won't change its fundamental nature.
Considering Toby Stephens body..of work that is...since then ...seems like he would have been an amazing Bond himself. Take his Raven Rochester locks and sardonic tongue with the devil may care Flint attitude...Damnnnn.
Dan Fox a sword’s sharpness is not determined by the style itself. Sharpness varies from material to material and even between swords of the same style. Japanese steel doesn’t hold the sharpest edge even within the parameters of steel swords.
Gotta say, along with the close-quarters fight with Trevelian in Golden Eye, this the other best fight scene in Brosnan’s tenure as Bond. And it edges out the Golden Eye fight because you see more of Brosnan in the fight itself. Great editing also (I’ve probably said that before but hey it’s that good)
My favorite James Bond scene. It starts with modern fencing (traditional handled foils?)moving to Renaissance era cut and thrust broadswords or sabers, ending with medieval hand-and-a-half swords. Testosterone tsunami. Beautifully choreographed. The same “wang clang” sounds as in The Duelist. Just magnificent.
Great scene. Fun fact: Toby Stephens (Graves) is the son of English actress Dame Maggie Smith who starred in all the Harry Potter films & Downton Abbey.
Honestly this is one of my favourite sword fights in a movie of all time, the starting chivalry, the wager, the attacks seem realistic, the people confused watching, the build up of weaponry the music score, the final push from Bond at the end on the walkway and the sick finishing blow with the tension at the end stopped by Miranda and the class of both men to agree to lose/accept the handshake. Very well done scene that has me coming back.
The film is a bit of a train-wreck overall, but scenes like this are what kept me coming back to it constantly as a kid, it’s exceptionally choreographed, edited and scored! Just brilliant!
What I love about the character of Gustav Graves is that he presents himself as a mirror of James Bond: that is to say, a character full of himself, egocentric and totally into doing it - personal value.
"Have we met before?" He clearly knew who Bond was in this scene. In the 2nd half of this sword fight you could tell Graves had a large amount of hatred towards him.
hermanessences Yeah running away from Alec Trevelyen Shooting at him on the Cradle. Brilliant Scene! Were these actually Pierce Brosnan’s Stunts or a Stunt Double?
@@SB992REBORN And your point is? I never said It wasn’t Pierce. I was replying to the other guy saying Pierce doing the same stunt as he did in GoldenEye again here In Die Another Day and me saying which scene that was he did In GoldenEye.
2:23 I just noticed he said "excuse-moi" (second person singular imperative) instead of the more polite "excusez-moi" (plural) which is appropriate to someone you just met, what a power move!
Spinning in combat is a death sentence 9 out of 10 times. You open your back to your opponent and swinging a weapon so fast that you can hardly control it is stupid. Plus you can probably get more speed from using lever action between your two hands compared to just spinning your entire body around.
I keep replaying the scene at 3:50. I can't wrap my head around what my him drop his weapon in pain. Anybody knows? And don't just tell me that James injured him >_>
Knowing very little about fencing, it looks like he deliberately attacked his wrist. Which is not a fencing point. But just being dick. That's probably why he got so mad. So in return he attacks Bonds leg, which is also not a point. returning the "dick" move.
I'm pretty sure what ever the bet was for the value of the diamond is chuck change compared to the amount of money graves(I'm assuming bond didn't have to pay) had to pay for the damages to the club during their fencing duel.
