Favourite Movie Battles

Seeing as the forum has been a bit quiet lately...let's discuss something different. What's the best Medieval, ancient or fantasy battle you've seen portrayed in entertainment (you can include books/video games, but I'm mainly thinking of movies here)?
1. Battle of Helm's Deep (The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers) - An incredible battle, with rain beating down on the walls as armoured Uruk Hai swarm in, beating down the defense, with Aragorn, Theoden and their allies putting up a desperate fight throughout the dark of the night, with Gandalf heading a final victory that makes this one for the classics.
2. Siege of Jerusalem (Kingdom Of Heaven) - Building on the success of previous battle scenes, this enormous attack is very impressive, with thousands of Saracen warriors and siege towers advancing onto the walls of the city, whilst being pelted with the defenders' arrows and boiling oil, and Balian leading a determined battle. A must see.
3. Battle of Germania (Gladiator) - A landmark in fight scene history, as it used large CGI to enhance the live action fighting. The flaming missiles really contrast with the frosty snows, as do the ordered Roman ranks with their opposing mobs of Germanian barbarians, with Maximus driving home the victory through brutal and practical slaughter.
4. Battle of the Pelennor Fields (The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King) - A spectacular charge of the Rohirrim horsemen opens this incredible spectacle, with colossal Mumakil smashing through the ranks, a stirring defeat of the Witch King by Eowyn and Merry, and an eventual win with the arrival of the King himself makes this battle an instant classic.
5. Battle of Falkirk (Braveheart) - As much as I disliked the movie, this battle is admittedly excellent, with thousands of English and Scottish soldiers clashing in the corpse-smothered fields, with Welsh longbowmen pouring arrows into the fray.
Honourable mentions:
1. Battle of Beruna (The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe) - Heroes and monsters of all kinds beat eachother mercilessly, with lots of action. However, a lack of realism and a somewhat overblown opening take this one down a bit.
2. Battle of Gaugamela (Alexander) - As bungled as the movie was, the first battle is relatively good, with historically accurate costumes and weaponry, and realistically gory fighting staining the sands red with fallen Greeks and Persians. However, a large reliance on CGI to tell the story, and unrealistically biased fighting tip this one off.
3. Battle of Camlann (Excalibur) - A violent finale to this groundbreaking movie, with knights battling their faceless enemies as King Arthur duels his own son in his last battle. However, a lack of scale and charisma holds this one down.
So, what are yours?
- Matt
1. Battle of Helm's Deep (The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers) - An incredible battle, with rain beating down on the walls as armoured Uruk Hai swarm in, beating down the defense, with Aragorn, Theoden and their allies putting up a desperate fight throughout the dark of the night, with Gandalf heading a final victory that makes this one for the classics.
2. Siege of Jerusalem (Kingdom Of Heaven) - Building on the success of previous battle scenes, this enormous attack is very impressive, with thousands of Saracen warriors and siege towers advancing onto the walls of the city, whilst being pelted with the defenders' arrows and boiling oil, and Balian leading a determined battle. A must see.
3. Battle of Germania (Gladiator) - A landmark in fight scene history, as it used large CGI to enhance the live action fighting. The flaming missiles really contrast with the frosty snows, as do the ordered Roman ranks with their opposing mobs of Germanian barbarians, with Maximus driving home the victory through brutal and practical slaughter.
4. Battle of the Pelennor Fields (The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King) - A spectacular charge of the Rohirrim horsemen opens this incredible spectacle, with colossal Mumakil smashing through the ranks, a stirring defeat of the Witch King by Eowyn and Merry, and an eventual win with the arrival of the King himself makes this battle an instant classic.
5. Battle of Falkirk (Braveheart) - As much as I disliked the movie, this battle is admittedly excellent, with thousands of English and Scottish soldiers clashing in the corpse-smothered fields, with Welsh longbowmen pouring arrows into the fray.
Honourable mentions:
1. Battle of Beruna (The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe) - Heroes and monsters of all kinds beat eachother mercilessly, with lots of action. However, a lack of realism and a somewhat overblown opening take this one down a bit.
2. Battle of Gaugamela (Alexander) - As bungled as the movie was, the first battle is relatively good, with historically accurate costumes and weaponry, and realistically gory fighting staining the sands red with fallen Greeks and Persians. However, a large reliance on CGI to tell the story, and unrealistically biased fighting tip this one off.
3. Battle of Camlann (Excalibur) - A violent finale to this groundbreaking movie, with knights battling their faceless enemies as King Arthur duels his own son in his last battle. However, a lack of scale and charisma holds this one down.
So, what are yours?
- Matt