The 10 worst fight scenes in superhero movies
By Ashley Hurst
Kitty Pryde (Shadowcat) vs. Juggernaut — X-Men: The Last Stand, 2006
The X-Men movies have bought us some memorable fight scenes over the years. Unfortunately, when Kitty Pryde (Ellen Page) faced off against Juggernaut (Vinnie Jones) in The Last Stand, it was memorable for the wrong reasons.
There was a time when The Last Stand looked promising. The first two X-Men movies laid the blueprint for the world of superhero films we live in now, so expectations were high for a final showdown between humans and mutants. Instead, it was mostly a milquetoast affair with a couple of real low points thrown in, chief among them the chase between Shadowcat and Juggeranut, who can’t seem to stop hamming it up. “I’m the wrong guy to play hide and seek with.” Cringe. “Do you know who I am? I’m the Juggernaut, bitch!” Meme-based cringe.
Both characters use their powers, but in the least imaginative ways possible. Kitty Pryde runs through walls and Juggernaut smashes them down until she eventually tricks him and escapes. When Kitty finally reaches Jimmy (Leech), he takes away Juggernaut’s ability and he knocks himself out by smashing his head against the wall.
We’ll just pretend to we didn’t see that.
