From: jtem01@gmail.com   
      
   Mack A. Damia wrote:   
      
   > My vote goes to the duel between Diego (Tyrone Power) and Esteban   
   > Pasquale (Basil Rathbone) in "The Mark of Zorro" (1940).   
      
   Ah! I'd have to make a controversial pick, Takeshi Kitano in...   
      
   The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi   
      
   For me, it did for Samurai films what Unforgiven did for Westerns. Kitano's   
   master swordsman wasn't so good because he engaged in 10 minute   
   duels, he was good because he stabbed/slashed his enemies before they   
   had a chance to stab/slash him.   
      
   Seriously. Dude. If he's the best there is, the best ever, and you are maybe   
   average at best, it's not supposed to be a battle. He's supposed to just kill   
   you & move on...   
      
   And I know, I know; that's not exactly how Unforgiven worked. And the   
   two films have TOTALLY different vibes. But Clint Eastwood's Bill Munny   
   wasn't the most dangerous gun slinger because he ran around looking   
   for fair fights. He was good because he was unflinching. He perceived an   
   enemy (threat) and reacted. No "Meet me at high noon," no "20 paces then   
   turn and fire."  So that's why I liked Kitano's Zatoichi, his sword fights; he   
   didn't draw his sword to bow at opponents and duel for half an afternoon.   
   He drew his sword to dispose of enemies/threats, and then he put it back.   
      
   "The better you are, the shorter the contest."   
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
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