Top 10 Indie Fight Scenes of 2016

This is my personal list of the 10 best indie fight scenes of 2016.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrBxQ921i5Q
10. Bad Day


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3eXhmwEgEA
9. Wrong Way


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtccBEwWS4I
8. DO The Damn Thing Ultimate


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkh_3UtDHFU
7. Rush Hour 4, Not In A Rush


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGQ66xm-U6w
6. Bryan Cartago vs Micah Karns


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xR6kQ5FHNZo
5. Nilo vs Ieisha


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YuNFzweaf4&t=4s
4. Craziest Jackie Chan Stunt


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEW5HBzxAhk
3. Redemption


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw1rP1FJN2Q
2. Osu 2


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrlPoVLQn8I
1. Unlucky Stars Finale

Men In Suits (2012)

Green vs Blacks: 4.25/5


Green vs Red: 3.25/5


Purple vs Blacks: 4/5


Purple vs Red: 4/5



One of my favorite Vlad shorts of all time. And that's saying something. The use of dress color is evocative yet effective in establishing the characters, who never speak. Aaron Toney, the badass big boss in red. Mickey's heroine is easy to root for and Amy carries herself with a real sense of self confidence. I also appreciated Xin's mini boss character, clearly a lover of violence and challenging fights. I do wish I had a little more back story on what is going on, exactly. But the storytelling is simple and told well through the fighting. Great stuff.

Special ID (Flash Point/SPL) (2014)

Fight Scene: 3.75/5


Much better than their Raid tribute, I dug this fight. My main qualm was that the choreography felt a bit repetitive towards the end. But overall lots of great stuff. Good exchanges, a nice sequence leading into a triangle choke, and some flashy kicks. Better than any of the solo fights in Special ID.

The Raid 2: Berandal Tribute (by EMC Monkeys, 2014)

Fight Scene: 3/5


Good effort by EMC, but I've seen them do much better. Of course it's difficult to try to pull off an homage to another style. But I was expecting a bit more. Not a bad fight by any means, just nothing special.

Live Action Sleeping Dogs Fight Film (2012)

Opening Fight: 3.5/5

Restaurant Fight: 3.75/5

Parking Lot Fight: 4.25/5

Solid fighting throughout, and the parking lot fight picks it up even more. It reminds me of the parking lot fight in Righting Wrongs a.k.a. Above The Law. Xin Yu is an absolute beast of a screen fighter. The fact that he reminds me of my all time favorite screen fighter, Yuen Biao, is saying something.