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Old 18-June-2007, 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Romanus View Post
Speaking of sword fights, you forgot the all-important "fight on a staircase". You would be absolutely astonished at how many swordfight movies fall into this trap.
And the inevitable "swing from a rope" and "one swordsman defeating a group at once" cliches.
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