To answer the question about the lightsaber, Lucas designed the lightsabers to actually have weight, because it's not just light. This is why he required everyone in the OT to wield lightsabers with 2 hands, because he wanted to show them being these heavy weapons, whereas the Jedi in the old republic being so skilled were able to wield them with efficiency and be able to wield them single handedly. With a saber staff, the lore is that only the most skilled force users were able to master such a blade and that when a saber staff wielder was involved, it would normally take 2 force users to be able to stand up to the individual like Maul.
Exactly what I was going to say. It's (according to canon) not a "laser" but a controlled plasma beam. So there is some weight/resistance, due to the weight of the hilt and dealing with the rhythm of the plasma. (I always pictured it as being similar to a gyroscope: you can just flip it over, but the energy's going to work against you. Working with the blade's rhythm is easier.)
Also, putting power in a swing is likely a tactic to control your opponents defense. When the sabers connect, Force is transferred knocking them back. If Maul is defending against a powerful swing from QuiGon, Obiwan has a chance to attack simultaneously.
scientifically that doesn't make much sense. my personal theory is that force users use the force to add weight to the blade. which is why only force users can use lightsabers effectively
Blues Brothers. They had a small amount of cars, crashed them, repaired them overnight, crashed them again the next day. Quite a lot of cocaine was involved.
@@Svartingr they upped it for the sequel bb2k had a stupidly over the top crash sequence (it's deliberately over the top btw just like the rest of the film, remember it's a parody of the over the top sequel)
Vehicle stunt: Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, the scene where they Chitty-chitty bang-bang through the jungle and flip the car into a parking spot "like a glove".
See, most people end up believing that stuntmen are grunts, there for the action and the "cool" stuff... But you hear this guy talking, and he seems to understand that he's a part of something greater. A piece of art that involves drama, release and conflict and that it's not always portrayed by words alone. I love how he speaks so passionately about his job ^^
There's a difference between a stuntman and a fight choreographer, although most choreographers inevitably end up doing stunts. This guy is a choreographer. He orchestrates the fight scenes while the stunt guys act it out. The choreographer must consider many factors, in addition to to fight itself such as the camera angles, safety, and skill of the actors and stuntmen. As you saw, even with a skilled actor, sometimes you need a stunt double to take the particularly nasty hits to preserve the actor for the rest of the movie. Fun stuff.
Thsi guys is talking non sense, expecially when he talks about the guards. There are many guards in european martial arts whre the sword is not centered in front of your body
Luke: "Scott is an amazing actor, he turns the energy on at any time" "No one can be Darth Maul other than Ray" "Tom is a beast, he gives 2000%" "That was a moment of brilliance by Jesse" Also Luke: "Hope I didn't treat anyone too harshly"
With regard to lightsabers, I'll be "that guy" - the extended universe establishes that despite being weightless, they have significant gyroscopic behaviour that makes them MORE unwieldy than solid-bladed equivalents.
It also has things called light foils. Wielded by “saber rakes” from Correllia (I think), they are very thin lightsaber weapons but they weren’t as reliable as lightsabers. Edit: spelling
I put in mind the suspension of disbelief in stories like sci-fi or any fictional story because what is the point Jedis and siths aren't human they have force Power, what ever you try to make logical ot won't even matter "Oh look those spins looks unnecessary" but it's just going to get countered with oh its suppesed to be like that to bait them and gets force push because they can predict the future or something with the force. It’s just fiction just enjoy it.
Fun fact, the Jedi have 7 different forms of lightsaber fighting, and some forms counter others, but it is quite interesting. And as said by many actors, they are actually quite cumbersome
@@anungunrama2601 They had so many real metal props and stunt props that they sometimes made mistakes and it seems poor Viggo is often the victim of it. Lawrence Makoare was distracted by all the make up and threw the real dagger and luckily Viggo had a real sword and could deflect it. Or else it could've seriously injured him. And the second occassion is the famous kick scene. Lotr 2 when Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas find the site of the Urak Hai and Orc slaugther. He kicks a helmet it was supposed to be a fake one but he kicked a real metal helmet breaking his toe for real, his scream you hear is his actual scream of pain. Poor viggo xD
It’s the little details that make the biggest difference and are the most interesting to me which is why this is one of my favorite Stuntmen React episodes
I thought of this for several moments, because it almost seemed rude to imply no one could work as hard and be a good Darth Maul, but he IS right, because even if another talented, and dedicated actor comes into that role, for people who know, who REALLY know how to see and understand the unique nuances of an actor's motions, emotion, and in this case, fighting style, it's virtually impossible to truly mimic another actor's nuances to a T, and that much harder to please large fan-bases, much less the more hardcore in said groups for a particular actor/performer. That said, it's not IMPOSSIBLE to mimic someone that close, just insanely difficult, you almost have to be a clone of a person, or just truly skilled in that form of research and, for lack of a better word, absorption of another person's style, to be confused with the other actor, and I think MOST people in the world have had that one rare moment where they actually do a double take and think, "W-,Wait, that's not Him/Her?!", as they are truly flabbergasted by a performance.
He says no one else will be Marth Maul, but Sam Witwir voicing Maul was something to remember. Then they combined them both in the final season of Clone Wars, using motion capture...and it was a match made in Heaven. Edit: Wow, auto correct does not like me at all.
@@iamtheflu Yeah what he doesn't know is that saber's do have a "weight" to them. They're constantly pushing and pulling giving them a type of "weight" it's not actually weight more like resistance. So the big heavy swings do infact have purpose.
Yep. The swords are plasma, not light. Lightsaber is a misnomer but makes sense In-universe if you assume they're naming it based on its appearance. Plus "plasmasaber" doesn't sound as cool. Lightsabers contain their plasma blades using a magnetic field, which causes them to have unintuitive momentum and magnetic balance. That's why usually only Jedi used them, The Force helped them predict and control the magnetic forces. This explanation was originally posed in Expanded Universe/Legends continuity, but was canonized in Star Wars Rebels when Kanan Jarrus is giving Ezra Bridger his first lightsaber lesson. He teaches him about the length adjustor, as well.
The car chase from Ronin. Legends say that the only direction John Frankenheimer gave to his stunt drivers was "I never want to see your brake lights."
I really like how you guys always let the guests talk and never interrupt them or get in the way of their discussion. This dude has so much knowledge and experience. Luke’s got amazing camera presence and he was perfect for the show. Hope we see more of him on the channel!
The chase was partially based on a police chase that happened in São Paulo, Brazil, 10 years ago. It was broadcasted live on TV, and I actually watched it on the occasion. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sF0H2hXPmBc.html
My fav part about that fight is it’s not sped up one bit. Both Ewan and Hayden were moving crazy fast. (Also in the “Phantom Menace” fight, George sadly decided to slow down the fight bc Ray and Ewan were moving so fast)
Yeah that would’ve been a way better fight to react to in my opinion, it’s the best one in the entire Star Wars franchise and I will fight anyone who says otherwise
@@Ugly_German_Truths Basil Rathburn was a master swordsman at the time of filming that movie and Danny Kay was an incredible mimic who could pick up practically any move, so Basil ended up basically fighting himself.
I think the best part of the star wars fight scene is all the storytelling that filled it. During the scene you get insight into the personality of all 3 characters without the use of dialogue.
Car stunt: Mad Max Fury Road when they have to fend off the Buzzards, the whole sequence is theatrically intense and you can smell the gasoline just going all out on the screen
React to the final fight in Sanjuro!! The one where they just stand looking at each other for like a literal minute then both pull out their katanas and the fights over in like 0.3 seconds. I love that scene
Victor the Kid oh yeah it was very fake. They couldn’t get the actual car to roll on it’s own so they used a big steam launcher thing and it’s painfully obvious in the movie.
@@sharperrogue2093 when they use such obviously fake cars for stunts and they don't even care about hiding it, it takes me out of the immersion. The casino Royale flip, the Dark Knight big rig flip, and every crash in the atrocious Need For Speed movie all come to mind.
If i'm honest, and i don't want to sound too harsh on the good man, but he know's very little about wielding a sword really and he says proper guards and blows etc aren't proper. Again, i don't want to sound harsh but this is fairly uninformative. Here are just a couple of guards that go against what he said if you're curious i.redd.it/1y3bmacxlqcx.png thereisnosuchworld.blogspot.com/2014/08/traditional-sword-fighting-style-for.html
@@ElliWoelfin I do not mean ill will towards the man though I just like to help educate and I am fairly well educated in that field so it was a good opportunity.
A double bladed sword is inpractical because it has to slice through which needs force. A lightsabre needs no force for slicing it goes through matter like a knife trough butter. So wielding something which can be swung around as fast as you spin means there is less impractically because all you need to do is is getting one lightsabre side between you and the opponent and one side of that weapon can be quickly positioned.
@@hulktopf5031 I mean I think it's impractical because you've added a huge chance of killing yourself (especially if it takes no force to cut) and restricted your own movement a lot. It's awkward and difficult to get the blade towards the opponent, it's awkward to parry thrusts towards the middle of the blade. There were no double sided rapiers for a reason.
People forgot that these characters have the force XD, but yeah, if you're a normal non force sensitive person, even a normal lightsaber have a higher chance of killing you than it will harm others XD
@ Billy Book Wanna see the craziest car reck scene? Look up the Blues Brothers with Dan Akroyd and John Belushi. It's a bit orthodox but the biggest pile up you will ever see in film!
one of my favorite sword fights in film is from Curse of the Black Pearl where Will and Jack fight in the forge. It's not the flashiest perse, but the weight it holds to what the characters of Will and Jack are like has made that fight stick in my mind for a long, long time
I consider that series to have some of the most iconic action. They always make great use of the environments and keep at least a couple things happening at all times
The Rob Roy fight is my all-time favorite. Specifically because of how it ends. My explanation for why Archibald didn’t let go of his rapier is simple: he was too surprised and shocked that Rob would just grab his blade like that. He was an arrogant snob.
I agree. I also think there were several other things incorrect with his analysis of that fight. The duel was to the death. If he let his rapier go, he would be unarmed. They were two entirely different fighting styles. Archibald's tactic was about speed and cutting. He could wear the opponent down. Hence why he cut Rob up then stood on the opposite side of the room - Rob was either gonna stand there and pass out or exhaust himself more to come at him. Gave Archie much more power. Also, that comment as to why he blocked that attack while moving well out of the way, it is 1) a guarantee he won't get hit (which is smart considering one hit from Rob probably would end the fight) and 2) always misdirect the blow. It's just sensible. Rob's fight style was literally the highlander of Scotland. Brute strength. Holding his sword not at en garde? He probably didn't even know what that was. But it does put him in the position for a power blow - his kind of fighting. Also why he wore himself out so quick. Archie wore him down, as said earlier. Assuming both fighters (specifically Rob Roy) knew everything about fighting is in and of itself a bad assumption. They even say in the movie that Archibald is easily the better fighter. But what did Rob have to lose by not fighting? He was gonna lose his land, his wife had been raped, he likely would've been executed or thrown in the stockades, his clan would have been driven from their land and probably not survived the winter - he had a lot on his shouldera going into the fight. Archie, well, didn't. Archibald (Tim Roth) was great in that movie, and that is possibly one of the best sword fights ever.
Try to hold a (sharp and narrow) oiled steel blade with a (sweaty, bloodied) hand. A butter knife with butter, for example. By design and intention, the handle gives you a ten to one advantage. Of course, a fight won by moral superiority alone should be top
You HAVE to do the sword fight scene from The Princess Bride, “I am not left handed!” Also the sword fight scene in the parking garage in Highlander, those back flips!!!
@@maxinecaulfield310 Stunt-wise, there may not actually be much to talk about, but that scene is the closest thing to a perfect car-chase that I've ever seen. Extreme stunts or not, I'd love to see an expert talk about it.
Correction guys: Lightsabers (despite the name) are actually beams of focussed energy (plasma) which loop back into the hilt. The effect of weight is caused by the resonance of the blade, making it very difficult to fight with. Think of those spinning ball toys that you spin up in your hand for as long as you can. Imagine one of those in the hilt at full RPM, that gives you an idea. This is canon lore guys, a lightsaber is not a laser.
Yeah, people seem to ignore that SW is a space fantasy where George Lucas gets to dictate the parameters of lightsabers and how they function. Their incredible energy makes them difficult to wield and nothing like an earthly sabers. Everyone could be a Jedi if it were that easy.
good chooses choices I think Bullitt, the France connection, the seven ups, the driver, death proof and gone in 60 seconds 1974 and 2000, and ronin would also be good choices.
Wow! Luke LaFontaine definitely knows his stuff! When talking about the Rob Roy fight, I fully expected him to talk about rapiers, but he called the weapon - quite correctly - a transitional rapier. Great episode! We need more of these!
This is just awesome, I knew sword fights are tough to choreograph but now I understood it is way more tough then it looks. Hats off too all stunt men and choreographers. And I didn't expected that they keep swords in their office 😉
Favourite vehicle stunts: -The Ford Anglia in Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets -The train in Spider-Man 2 -The bullet train scene in Wolverine (the one where he goes to Japan) There are more that I can’t think of now
Vehicle Stunt: Y'all NEED to talk about Ronin. As a car guy that movie has so many cool unique cars as well as one of the largest (maybe the largest) number of stunt drivers for a single chase. It brings something that many modern car chases lack: real drama and anxiety in the chase itself, not just the story. I'm obsessed with immersion so understanding how cars actually move in a chase and how they look when they crash means a lot of good movies get ruined for me due to small inaccuracies and stupid huge explosions that rarely happen in real life (granted Ronin has a couple of these). The entire movie is filled with realistic driving scenes other than the final chase too.
I feel ilke I've seen that scene in one of these videos. The garbage truck or whatever it was is CGI'd in, but the car stunt itself was real, from memory.
Vehicle stunts: To Live and Die In LA car chase, The Blues Brothers car chase through a mall, Gone in 60 Seconds (1974) 40 min car chase, Mad Max 1, 2 and Fury Road
Vehicle “stunts”: Jeep in a tree scene in Jurassic Park Lost World: where the Trex runs through San Diego Jumanji: how did they film vines folding a cop car in half?
Something i remember seeing about that obi wan darth maul fight was that he and ewan mcregor got the fight down so well and got so into it that they had to actually slow it down to make it look more realistic, as they were going too fast for drama
I love Fury Road and I’ve been trying to suggest it forever but I’m always late to the vid and I don’t think anyone ever sees it. I hope they do this time, especially for vehicle stunts.
Mad max: the first one, where Johnny boy tosses “car piece” at Jim Goose, Road warrior where the character “Bear Claw” climbs across the whole vehicle in the final chase, Thunder Dome where one of the character (forgot his name) drives the car upside down and finally Fury Road where Max transfers from car to car in the final chase trying to get back to the war rig
The opening chase from mad max 79 is incredible. The part when they miss the baby then obliterate the van and trailer back to back. They should discuss that part. Or the whole finale from road warrior. Fury road has been analyzed plenty on RU-vid.
The reason they are swinging so hard is because George said the lightsaber handles/hilts are extremely heavy. That’s why in the original trilogy they normally held it with two hands.
The part where Tom braces the blade he also twist the blade just a bit before impact. This is also a traditional tactic used to save the cutting edge from damage. There’s just as much skilled involved preserving your sword as there is using it.
J think the fight between Johnny Depp's Jack Sparrow and Orlando Bloom's Will Turner in the first Pirates of the Caribbean should be featured in one of these. Great episode as always
also the jungle vehicle chase fencing match in Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is really good. Lots of things going on but all very cleanly cut make for a very exciting, layered action set.
Even though lightsaber blades are weightless, the electromagnetic forces do cause them to interact with each other in a somewhat unique way. So, momentum makes a difference if you're expecting it to hit something that cannot be cut by a lightsaber. I would argue that the double-bladed lightsaber is better suited for combat against non-lightsaber users. Still, having that second blade can be useful in lightsaber duels where your opponent(s) have more than one lightsaber in total. With that said, it'd probably be better just to use two lightsabers.
Vehicle tunts I'd love to see analysed: * Buster Keaton and the train * Motorcycle scene from Mission Impossible 2 * Any of the numerous bus stunts from Speed * Comparison of the original vs the remake of Gone in 60 Seconds.
"I can't believe you have not subscribed! This is like the 12th video you've been watching!"... Wow.. he nailed that. I feel so called out. Now I have to subscribe.
