The 8 Best Fight Scenes In Captain America: Civil War

Captain America: Civil War is a huge movie, and one that's packed with incredible fight scenes from start to finish. None of Marvel's releases have been short on action, of course, but pitting The Avengers against each other is obviously a lot different to the team, or indeed the individual heroes who make up the group, squaring off with just another bad guy. So, as Earth's Mightiest Heroes go to war with each other (whether they're new or familiar faces), which of this movie's battles stand out from the rest as being the best. While it would be easy to put Captain America: Civil War's 17 minute long IMAX sequence at #1 and leave it that, what you'll find here is a breakdown of all the movie's biggest individual fight scenes, with a look at what makes these particular exchanges great and what surprising ramifications many of them are likely to have on the MCU's future... 8) Captain America vs. Crossbones In many ways, we've been waiting since 2014 to see Captain America go toe to toe with Crossbones, because while Steve may have squared off with Brock Rumlow in The Winter Soldier, it was pretty obvious that the HYDRA agent would return in this persona as soon as we saw him dragged from the remains of the Triskelion. The fight between these two in Captain America: Civil War is perhaps a little too brief, but like Steve's brawl with Batroc at the start of his last movie, it does a great job of setting the tone and lets Chris Evans once again show off just how much of a badass the star spangled Avenger is. Plus, considering the fact that Crossbones is ultimately just a normal guy, it makes sense that he wouldn't really pose too much of a threat to Captain America. 7) Spider-Man vs. Bucky And The Falcon Of all the characters you would expect to see Spider-Man take on, it's fair to say that not many fans would have guessed it would be Bucky and The Falcon before seeing Captain America: Civil War. This unique combination makes for fun viewing though, especially as neither of those Team Cap members have any idea who the wall-crawler is. While there are those who probably won't be best pleased with the young hero taking these two down and webbing them up, his inexperience is perfectly shown when he's comically dragged away by Redwing, proving that both Bucky and The Falcon have the edge thanks to their military background. Still, it was great to see Spider-Man to show off his amazing abilities against two very different opponents in a what was ultimately a very cool sequence. 6) Captain America And Bucky vs. Everyone Captain America: Civil War is a movie full of great hero vs. hero battles, but Steve and Bucky taking on an entire squad of special forces operatives ends up being a definite highlight, especially as we see the two former best friends having to get used to each other's very different fighting styles. At first, the former Winter Soldier doesn't hesitate in throwing his old pal around in order to make his escape, while Cap finds himself forced to clean up after Bucky as he proves to be a little too reckless in dispatching these goons and very nearly doing them some serious damage in the process. You may think that Daredevil has cornered the market on amazing corridor fight scenes, but this team-up makes for a great way of reuniting these two in an exciting and well put together battle. 5) Hawkeye vs. The Vision When Hawkeye heads to the New Avengers Facility to recruit Wanda to Team Cap, he meets some resistance in the form of The Vision. Despite having pretty much no chance against the powerful android, Clint gives it his all, and this is a fight which gives the Russos the opportunity to show off The Vision's phasing abilities and the very neat effect which happens when he hardens his form to protect himself from attack (something which Hawkeye's fist is still no doubt feeling the effects of). This one wraps up in a really unexpected way as well, when the Scarlet Witch becomes involved and uses her connection to the Mind Stone to dispatch "Viz" in a surprisingly brutal fashion. Despite that, the movie later makes it clear that there's still a chance of romance between these two. 4) The Avengers vs. Giant Man Despite his role in the movie being ruined months in advance by a LEGO set and Funko POP, Giant-Man is without a doubt one of Captain America: Civil War's biggest highlights (no pun intended). Ant-Man's transformation is incredible to finally see on screen, and the battle which follows between him and the members of Team Iron Man as he attempts to help Steve and Bucky escape is tremendous fun. However, it's how this one concludes which earns it such a high spot on this list, as the sight of Spider-Man tying up Scott's legs Empire Strikes Back style before Iron Man and War Machine swoop in to deliver the knock out blow won't be soon forgotten. Whether or not we'll see more of Giant-Man is unknown, but if this is it for him, the Russo brothers definitely nailed it. 3) Spider-Man vs. Captain America As far as fight scenes go, this is probably one of Captain America: Civil War's shortest, but that makes it no less spectacular. Peter Parker puts up a good fight when he goes up against Steve Rogers, but him coming out on the losing end of this encounter is definitely the right call, even if he is arguably a little more powerful than the super soldier. Spidey certainly puts up a good fight, and it's nice to see that Cap has some respect for him despite the fact that he's clearly been quite heavily influenced in his views by Iron Man. Their fun back and forth about which borough of New York they're from is another nice touch, and seeing these two share more screentime in the near future is a must. 2) Black Panther vs. Bucky Captain America: Civil War features two brief fights between Black Panther and Bucky, so I'll be mentioning them both here. The first takes place as Bucky attempts to make his escape from the authorities, and to call this an impressive introduction for the hero would be an understatement. After kicking some butt, T'Challa stands there like a true bona fide badass as bullets bounce off his indestructible costume ahead of a very well done chase sequence. These two later meet during that massive airport battle, and while this clash is also relatively short, the fact that Black Panther is out for the blood of the man he believes killed his father ups the stakes and makes it personal. Chances are these two will now be teaming up in Black Panther, but a round three wouldn't go amiss. 1) Captain America (And Bucky) vs. Iron Man Make no mistake about it; this is the main event of Captain America: Civil War. The revelation that The Winter Soldier brutally murdered his parents leaves Iron Man in a rage which makes him blind to the fact that Bucky wasn't in control of his actions at the time, and after an epic fight which sees Steve and his old World War II buddy team up in an unsuccessful bid to stop the Armoured Avenger, it all comes down to Cap and Tony in a one on one fight which gets steadily more personal and violent. In fact, it's hard to escape the feeling that one of them is going to kill the other as this takes place, especially when Captain America delivers that final blow with his shield to end this war. This game changing fight is big enough to have completely re-shaped Phase 3 and stands out as one of Captain America: Civil War's best moments.