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for this list we're looking at the most
thrilling movie showdowns between humans
and monsters we've got aliens demons
dinosaurs and a whole bunch of other
serious threats to the human race as is
to be expected a spoiler alert is now in
effect number 10
ACU troops vs indominus rex jurassic
world we start out with a loss for the
humans the hybrid dinosaur known as the
indominus rex proved to be yet another
painful reminder that men shouldn't play
God which we apparently didn't learn
from the first three movies like many
who perished before them in this
franchise the asset containment unit
troops put up a bit of a fight
but they're mostly lambs to the
slaughter but hey it's not as if their
deaths serve no purpose their valiant
sacrifice helped to convey just how
dangerous this genetically engineered
beast is evacuate the island casualties
aside it's admittedly great fun to see
the indominus rex go to work and show
the world what it's capable of number 9
the US military vs. clover Cloverfield
from one gigantic creature laying waste
to human troops to an even bigger one as
in many a monster movie
these soldiers learn the hard way that
their weapons and artillery are useless
against a god like killing machines such
as clover
this battle isn't exactly easy to follow
due to the handheld footage style
presentation but that just adds to the
tension making you feel as if you're
caught right in the middle of it thank
heavens clover is a creature of fiction
because this is yet another conflict
that humankind would likely wind up on
the losing end of in the real world
number 8 Jason and his crew versus the
skeleton warriors Jason and the
Argonauts in this iconic fight Greece's
finest warriors take on seven skeleton
warriors known as the children of the
hydras teeth
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say what you will about the special
effects on display in this classic 60s
fantasy film but the use of stop-motion
animation makes for the sort of
timelessly creepy visuals that modern
CGI artists dream about tell me you'd
want these bony killers to visit you in
your sleep this is a battle between men
and monster that rivals any that have
come along in the year since topping
most of them number 7 ash Williams vs.
Henrietta Nobby Evil Dead 2 jason and
the argonauts aren't the only humans to
have tangled with an army of the undead
one thing that Jason was sorely lacking
a chainsaw arm enter ash Williams ash
has slain many a Deadite in his time but
arguably his greatest back-and-forth
encounter came in the second installment
of the Evil Dead franchise his bloody
confrontation with a demonically
possessed Henrietta no bee is equal
parts gory thrilling and hilarious in
the end the soul swallower makes the
textbook error of elongating its neck a
few feet in length making it a prime
candidate for decapitation number 6 Rick
and company vs. Imhotep The Mummy
there's more men vs. undead action in
this entry
as Rick O'Connell and his allies battled
the immortal Imhotep
no problem unfortunately for the titular
mummy the immortal part only holds true
until Evelyn reads the right passage
aloud from the Book of the Dead
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our hero takes a pretty good beating
from the ancient mummy in this climactic
melee but one well-timed final blow
makes all the difference
Rick in the gang also dispensed of some
formidable undead henchmen beforehand
upping the ante of this epic throwdown
this battle offers the perfect blend of
action horror and comic relief
number five agents J and K versus Edgar
the bug Men in Black Will Smith was at
his witty charismatic best when he
portrayed agent J in men in black and
this was perhaps never more apparent
than when he found himself taking on a
giant cockroach like alien in the final
act with the overgrown bug having just
consumed not only Jays weapon but also
his partner Kay the odds were clearly
stacked against the new recruit there's
only one way off and he's playing a baby
however Cawood returned by blasting his
way out of the multi limbs villain just
in time ladies about my face for
something bad
sniffs charm is on full display in this
particularly nasty fight and the special
effects still hold up surprisingly well
to this day
number four Dutch versus the predator
predator an intergalactic alien trophy
hunter equipped with advanced and
sophisticated weaponry versus Arnold
Schwarzenegger in his prime yeah there
was only gonna be one winner here as
Dutch Schwarzenegger heads up one of the
manliest ensembles to ever grace the
silver screen nonetheless they are
systematically stalked and dispatched by
the deadly predator it falls to Dutch to
take on the creature alone outwitting
him with some jungle made booby traps
the quality prosthetics of the predator
make for a truly terrifying monster
ensuring that you fear for Dutchess
survival every step of the way number
three the losers Club versus it it
speaking of terrifying it doesn't get
much scarier than Pennywise the clown
2017 it opens with the demonic entity
graphically disposing of its first
victim so you genuinely worry for the
well-being of the losers Club come the
final altercation
however the ragtag group of courageous
youngsters manages to overcome their
worst fears leaving stephen king's
horrifying creation with nothing left to
feed on the rematch they have 27 years
later is pretty good too but not quite
as suspenseful as this one you're likely
viewing the whole thing through your
fingers but that's just a testament to
how effective this particular battle is
number two Gandalf versus the Balrog the
Lord of the Rings the Fellowship of the
Ring and the two towers this is a battle
so epic it spans two movies
starting out in the Fellowship of the
Ring all hope seems lost as wizard
Gandalf the gray is dragged down by the
Balrog to what we can only assume is his
doom but in the two towers we soon
learned that Gandalf was just warming up
he fought the Balrog even as they fell
the battle continued high up in the
mountains where Gandalf was victorious
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it's an inspiring spectacle and one of
the standout moments of the entire
trilogy even edging out a Owen taking on
the witch king
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versus the xenomorph Queen aliens this
isn't just any human versus monster
battle this is the human versus monster
battle sigourney weaver's Ellen Ripley
is the anti damsel in distress a true
hero who doesn't know how to quit even
in the face of almost certain death
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in this sequel to Ridley Scott's classic
a fleet of Space Marines is sent in to
deal with a nest of Xenomorphs exactly
we're dealing with here but its Ripley
who's the last person standing she's
left to face the alien queen on her own
albeit with the equalizer of an exosuit
cargo loader the practical effects on
display here are breathtaking
contributing to not just one of the
greatest human vs. monster battles but
one of the greatest movie battles period
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