Comments on: Top Ten Greatest Movie Punches

By: Ricardo Corral

Ricardo Corral — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 11:34:36 +0000

this made me really want to punch someone now

By: Benji

Benji — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:29:30 +0000

I personally liked the scene during the opening credits of The Boondock Saints, where after the lesbian kicks Conner in the nads, Murph comes from behind and lays a bitch out.

By: Benji

Benji — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:28:51 +0000

I personally liked the scene during the opening credits, where after the lesbian kicks Conner in the nads, Murph comes from behind and lays a bitch out.

By: Silks

Silks — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:36:38 +0000

uh, HELLO! The punch Cary Elwes delivers to Alicia Silverstone at the end of the movie The Crush. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuLGMaPXgZk

I can excuse some of the other classic punches I think you completely overlooked, but come on dude.

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:18:56 +0000

I have to say, some of the throat-punching that Liam Neeson doles out in Taken ranks right up there in the movie-punch hall of fame for me.

- Edward Norton beating the fuck out of Jared Leto in Fight Club

- Does the decapitation-by-punch in Rambo count?

- The movie isn't much of anything, but the atomic punch in Cinderella Man when Max Baer disconnects the other fighter's brain is probably the most devastating one I can think of.

By: wmadavis

wmadavis — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:26:36 +0000

John Wayne's last punch to Victor McLaughlin in their cross-country fight in THE QUIET MAN. It was in a bar, and it was a memorable shot the way Wayne's fist was drawn back towards the viewer before the punch was thrown. It gave it a great sense of anticipation and power.

By: Slayerformayor

Slayerformayor — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:45:15 +0000

Gotta say that the Mickey breaking Gorgeous' jaw at the beginning of Snatch carries slightly less dramatic weight but is a far more devastating punch than the one that closes the movie. No one will ever read this, but I'm compelled.

By: bjh

bjh — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 06:58:47 +0000

No mention of Bruce Lee anywhere?

By: Chewtoy

Chewtoy — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:21:13 +0000

A few that come to mind:

–Lois Lane punching out a depowered Ursa at the end of Superman II
–Sgt. Hulka having a "discussion" with Bill Murray's John Winger in the bathroom in Stripes
–Bill Murray joyfully punching out Ned the insurance guy upon meeting him again for the (?)th time in Groundhog Day.
–Batman punching out the Joker's chattering teeth in Batman
–Jerry Mitchell knocking out Buddy Revell with his own brass knuckles in Three O'Clock High

And I have to back up the "Diggstown" love, as that ending is classic.

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:11:22 +0000

I thought the slow motion punch Neo delivers to Smith through the rain droplets from Matrix Revolutions was worth a mention, the movie may have sucked, but that was a great punch.

By: loxmang

loxmang — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:50:16 +0000

roger dorn on ricky vaughn in major league was good, that double punch russel crowe threw against joaquin in gladiator was pretty tight. I think the top 10's pretty good though.

By: JohnMcH

JohnMcH — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:03:23 +0000

A little bit off topic, but in the Conan clip…did anyone else notice the dude in the background screwing the llama in the butthole? It's totally there. Conan even comments on it as he passes by.

By: Vince

Vince — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 08:19:49 +0000

Hey Brad, this top ten list is fantastic. Back to the Future is one of my favorite movies of all tie, and no punch affected the outcome of a movie more than that punch by McFly. I like the Son in Law Reference too. You can post this to our site http://www.toptentopten.com/ and link back to your site. We are trying to create a directory for top ten lists where people can find your site. The coolest feature is you can let other people vote on the rankings of your list.

By: GregM

GregM — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:58:16 +0000

"That's for John Lennon, you yankee-fuckin-cunt"
Ray punches the Canadians, In Bruges!

By: jontuesday

jontuesday — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:16:47 +0000

I dont know if it truly qualifies, but the fight seen from They Live. Also My Cousin Vinnie when JP comes off the ground to knock that guy out that had been hassling him.

By: Brad Brevet

Brad Brevet — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:29:48 +0000

@ddurden33: Haven't watched it for two years? Well there's your first problem... dust it off durden and enjoy. :)

By: scott

scott — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:12:25 +0000

anyone remember when billy zane punched through the sherrifs head in demon knight?

gold jerry!

By: ddurden33

ddurden33 — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:51:03 +0000

i was just wondering how many times have you guys seen snatch? it kinda gets boring after a couple of watches. the max i did was 3, now i have the dvd, but i never touch it, last time i seen it was 2 yrs ago.

By: Gene

Gene — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:28:17 +0000

What about that punch in punch-drunk love that sandler gives the first brother it looks so real!

By: joker47

joker47 — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:04:46 +0000

The scene from Wanted where he hits Chris Pratt upside the head with the computer keyboard and the letters off the board spell F— You. Not exactly a punch, but still awesome.

By: laremy

laremy — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:58:25 +0000

I want to give props to Steve for Diggstown. Highly underrated movie.

Snatch is crazy good, and that scene is classic. I don't see anyone doing it better than that.

By: Jan

Jan — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:24:24 +0000

you forgot about bruce willis in last boy scout, and the one-hit-death scene

By: oldskool138

oldskool138 — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:19:16 +0000

Conan the Barbarian was awful? I beg to differ.

The movie actually did very well at the theaters and for better or worse sparked the 80's sword and sandal B-movie movement. I'm not saying Conan was Citizen Kane or anything but it stuck to the source material and was a crowd pleaser.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:39:51 +0000

How about "Diggstown" when Lou Gossett Jr. was fighting his 10th boxer of the day (for a bet), James Woods put his thumb down (watch the movie to understand) and the guy just stopped and as Gossett Jr. knocked him out. James Woods and Bruce Durn where good in that movie. Some good quotes to like "He's bigger than you are. He's tougher. He's faster. He's younger than you are. He hasn't fought 22 rounds today, but remember this… you are BLACK!. What the hell is that supposed to mean?. I don't know. I mean it's… I'm trying to inspire you. It's a Roots kinda thing. It's a motivation thing. Well, you're s**t at motivation."

By: Trevor

Trevor — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:42:06 +0000

God I love 'Snatch'. I actually like the uppercut Mickey took as the best punch in a movie. Obviously it's one of our protagonists getting "knocked the FUGGOUT!" but it's just one of the coolest effects I've ever seen in a fight sequence. One of those moments where you just go "…wow." when you see it.

Great, now I have to watch that movie again.

By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:12:36 +0000

The only ones I can get off the top of my head right now are T3, when TX punches through the guy's chest and drives the car (I was like, holy shit), and Temple of Doom (which I rewatched a couple of days ago), when Indy in search of the antidote accidentally punches some woman in the face. Those arguably deserve to be in the Top 10, but are pretty memorable, especially the former.

Aside from that, I can't think of one that you haven't mentioned. Btw, in my opinion the punch from Matrix Revolutions totally deserves to be on that list.