Reign of Fire [2002] Scene: "Run like the wind!"/Van Zan's death.

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  • While drawing out the male dragon, Van Zan (Matthew McConaughey) makes his final stand in a Hail Mary attempt to kill the beast himself.
    'Reign of Fire' - A Rob Bowman film.
    Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Christian Bale, Izabella Scorupco, Gerard Butler, Scott Moutter & Alice Krige.
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  • @kigrey3994
    @kigrey3994 Рік тому +157

    McConaughey was a madman in this movie 😂😂

  • @Eddie53172
    @Eddie53172 Рік тому +141

    The level of badassery surpassed in this scene is insurmountable. 🔥🐉

    • @millsshumps1968
      @millsshumps1968 8 місяців тому +3

      especially that parkour gap jump with axe. so much airtime

    • @mrKjell330i
      @mrKjell330i 6 місяців тому +2

      This stays badass from now forever.

    • @mattipanduro8583
      @mattipanduro8583 5 місяців тому

      It is! It’s so underrated this movie 🤩

  • @HellxKnight54
    @HellxKnight54 Рік тому +83

    I'm surprised that he jumped so far with them balls of steel

  • @jaysynclendenning388
    @jaysynclendenning388 Рік тому +114

    This scene, unintentionally set the bar for how a viking should be. This insane scene, was Van Zan's berserker ancestors coming through. We should all be so lucky to die in such a glorious way. My man is drinking mead with Tor and Odin.

    • @mrKjell330i
      @mrKjell330i 10 місяців тому +5

      Its a fucking epic scene man, lets agree

    • @valeriegogel4214
      @valeriegogel4214 5 місяців тому +1

      Better to die om your feet than to live on your knees

    • @sergeant_salty
      @sergeant_salty 5 місяців тому

      Proud of my Norman ancestry💪🏻

  • @Okamiiee
    @Okamiiee Рік тому +91

    Never will there be a more badass moment in cinematic history.. EVER

    • @erdtreeheresey4120
      @erdtreeheresey4120 Рік тому +5

      That's a bold statement friend.

    • @mr.enrike2564
      @mr.enrike2564 Рік тому +2

      "Witness Me!!!!" Cmon Mad max fury road scene was more badass and atleast took out the enemy

    • @Saberrex1
      @Saberrex1 5 місяців тому +1

      Then I think you'll be proven wrong when Daemon and Aemond Targaryen have their final duel.

    • @alexandermendeyev35
      @alexandermendeyev35 3 місяці тому +1

      Riding the Bomb in Dr Strangelove was both hillarious and badass

  • @Sirxchrish
    @Sirxchrish Рік тому +103

    It would have been funny if the dragon totally ignored him and he just fell to his death. 😂

  • @scottyd0530
    @scottyd0530 Рік тому +32

    For some reason, when Van Zan leaps to his demise, I think of the line from 30 Days of Night.
    "When a man meets a force he can't destroy, he destroys himself."

    • @jagee0724
      @jagee0724 Рік тому

      Nice

    • @codyopperman5930
      @codyopperman5930 8 місяців тому +2

      "For some reason" because the dragon was going to get him. If he jumps to the side, he's dead. If he hits the deck, the claws will get him.

  • @redsol3629
    @redsol3629 Рік тому +36

    As she looks up to see him flying through the air towards his doom. That scene has stayed with me.

  • @kenswood2.031
    @kenswood2.031 10 місяців тому +23

    “Come on big boy!!”
    Love that. 🔥

  • @isaacsmith6878
    @isaacsmith6878 Рік тому +21

    St George would be proud, he fought like a warrior poet, he fought like a dragon slayer.... and he won our world back

    • @djz9584
      @djz9584 9 місяців тому

      🗿☦️ (Same exact thought) 🤝

  • @AutobotAl
    @AutobotAl 3 місяці тому +4

    I still laugh my ass off at this scene. The trailer made you think it was going to be a badass scene, but then he just gets eaten. I cracked up when I saw this in the theater.

  • @diecastmodsrc8492
    @diecastmodsrc8492 Рік тому +21

    1:14 The most badass way to die..

  • @coolidgechapter8633
    @coolidgechapter8633 Рік тому +33

    I was 3 when I jumped with my toy axe 🪓 off of the arm of the couch scared my mom half to death 😂😂

  • @plowboy8749
    @plowboy8749 8 місяців тому +15

    Matthew mcconaughey rolled a 1 for his
    character.

  • @PPQLP
    @PPQLP 10 місяців тому +8

    Rest in peace, King

  • @glasshalffullofwhatever3106
    @glasshalffullofwhatever3106 4 місяці тому +4

    Aghh...the pain of watching bad ass supporting characters bite the dust....guy was a frigging unit....

  • @dannyboi8027
    @dannyboi8027 Рік тому +38

    1:12 the most badass moment in the whole movie. Oh you've got wings and spew fire, Van Zan don't care. I still believe he's alive. If Hannibal Chow is still alive at the end of *Pacific Rim* than so to is Van Zan in my book. It doesn't stop the moment from being any less badass, just makes it more.

    • @pandasaurusb.c.6047
      @pandasaurusb.c.6047 Рік тому +4

      This scene is badass. Also the final scene from THE CAVE. When he jumps on the creature and they both fall into the fire. :D

    • @Ronin3453
      @Ronin3453 Рік тому +4

      Somehow Van Zan returned...

    • @gandicae
      @gandicae Рік тому

      @@Ronin3453Ohhh if only...

    • @codster9
      @codster9 Рік тому +2

      "Where is my goddamn axe?!"

    • @brandonyouth5241
      @brandonyouth5241 2 місяці тому

      Hannibal Chow is still alive in the mid credit scene. Only missing his badass shoes

  • @BartataProfGameplay
    @BartataProfGameplay 22 дні тому +1

    At the time it seemed to me one of the most ridiculous deaths I had seen in a cinema. After 22 years it still seems that way.

  • @esporter5721
    @esporter5721 7 місяців тому +3

    Super intense scene. Almost difficult to watch with Alex’s emotion and then Van’s bravery

  • @charlybaez157
    @charlybaez157 Рік тому +16

    One of the greatest sacrifice in cinema history along with Billy in Predator, bishop in Aliens and the Yakuza guy in Predators.

  • @F15IDriver
    @F15IDriver Рік тому +12

    Now that’s a FKIN HERO ❤

  • @timdeavin422
    @timdeavin422 7 місяців тому +4

    Got to the love the 'fuck you' attitude in the face of death

  • @chuckles_rockz5637
    @chuckles_rockz5637 Рік тому +16

    There will never be a more badass moment than a shirtless Mathew McConaughey jumping off a tower holding a giant axe into the mouth of a dragon.

  • @TheHulk2008
    @TheHulk2008 8 місяців тому +3

    This movie is easily one of the most bad ass movies on the 2000s

  • @shaynedavis2861
    @shaynedavis2861 Рік тому +24

    How I would want to go

  • @StuntmanDanHemi
    @StuntmanDanHemi 3 місяці тому +2

    Idk what the fuck he thought he was gona achieve with that, but godamn that was BADASS lol

  • @Chris-bn5pe
    @Chris-bn5pe 9 місяців тому +3

    He saw the dragon coming and said “ well alright alright”

  • @DecSteele
    @DecSteele 2 місяці тому +1

    Honeslty this and frailty are my favourite mccounghey movies. Van Zan was class man

  • @AnthonyMcqueen1987
    @AnthonyMcqueen1987 Місяць тому +2

    The man simply had a death wish.

  • @machineguncrally7020
    @machineguncrally7020 12 днів тому +1

    Matthew McConaughey went full McConaughey in this scene

  • @millennium677
    @millennium677 5 місяців тому +3

    slowly desolved by dragon gastric juices, what a way to go

    • @kigrey3994
      @kigrey3994 4 місяці тому

      He definitely died instantly lol

    • @millennium677
      @millennium677 4 місяці тому

      @@kigrey3994 he went straight down the dragons throat so im not so sure about instant

    • @KingDennyFrost
      @KingDennyFrost 17 днів тому

      @@millennium677look again. You can see him in the dragons mouth chomped with his limbs hanging out 1:22 🐉

  • @alechamlin7989
    @alechamlin7989 Рік тому +6

    COME ON BIG BOY!!!

  • @benpaige360
    @benpaige360 Рік тому +7

    When you think about he sacrificed himself for Alex/the cause brave af

  • @ufurzshadow7073
    @ufurzshadow7073 Рік тому +10

    Epic

  • @hippielaro
    @hippielaro 2 місяці тому

    Matthew's channeling his Viking ancestors badassery. He's got Swedish ancestry.

  • @Heller103085
    @Heller103085 9 місяців тому +2

    Matthew mccohaghey was such a badass in this movie and he friggin lost himself in it….he jumped and said fuck it im going down im taking you with me…of course that didnt happen lol

  • @Daquan0394
    @Daquan0394 Рік тому +3

    Holy shit bro the quality is amazing 😍🥹

  • @pandasaurusb.c.6047
    @pandasaurusb.c.6047 Рік тому +5

    This scene blew my mind!!! I was like the dragon ate him!!!????

  • @omarsepulveda5205
    @omarsepulveda5205 Рік тому +3

    WITNESS ME!!!!!!!!!!

  • @BestHunterSniper
    @BestHunterSniper 10 місяців тому +4

    1:10 😄

  • @bebeluck9096
    @bebeluck9096 Рік тому +3

    *Good movie is a good movie*

  • @user-mw1fr1bm3k
    @user-mw1fr1bm3k 5 місяців тому +1

    it is NOT about the DEAD
    IT is about WHAT you DO.

  • @omegajrz1269
    @omegajrz1269 5 місяців тому +3

    Honestly, you can't believe it's the same Matthew McConaughey who appeared in great projects like Tropic Thunder, Interstellar, True Detective, Dallas Buyers Club or The Wolf of Wall Street

    • @heathb4319
      @heathb4319 4 місяці тому

      Well, he is a good...actor. It is what he does.

    • @omegajrz1269
      @omegajrz1269 3 місяці тому +1

      ​@@heathb4319I mean how muscular and bald he was. He was a Viking before making romantic movies with Kate Hudson

  • @silentclown4307
    @silentclown4307 2 місяці тому +1

    Never bring axe to a dragon fight

  • @montejr6253
    @montejr6253 Рік тому +3

    he was a Yankee but his got that Viking warrior in him.

  • @mrmalcolm
    @mrmalcolm Рік тому +29

    When you play too much monster hunter

    • @azazel166
      @azazel166 10 місяців тому

      Can confirm as a hammer user, I always leap off ledges for an aerial hit so I can mount the monster.

  • @josiasluciano550
    @josiasluciano550 6 днів тому

    Os olhos verdes testemunhando o inacreditável ficou memorável

  • @tjofwakanda8027
    @tjofwakanda8027 2 місяці тому

    Shit so god damn dope

  • @DutchCommando.
    @DutchCommando. Рік тому +4

    Max Testosterone.

  • @bradyvelvet9432
    @bradyvelvet9432 Рік тому +2

    younger Kratos

  • @millsshumps1968
    @millsshumps1968 8 місяців тому

    redbull gives you wing. badass gap jump

  • @Awesomechairman
    @Awesomechairman 9 місяців тому +2

    Wtf was he going to do if he killed the dragon was he going to hang on for dear life also this entire part reminds of the ending of Beowulf but he succeeded in killing the dragon while he um didn’t 😂

  • @orestes67
    @orestes67 9 місяців тому

    Magic hour.

  • @florinivan6907
    @florinivan6907 7 місяців тому

    In an alternate universe the dragon swerved at the last second letting McConaughey fall to his death. His last words were 'you ruined my epic deaaa....'

  • @christopherdunn4066
    @christopherdunn4066 10 місяців тому +1

    This is on par with Independence Day sacrifice scene.

    • @heathb4319
      @heathb4319 4 місяці тому

      Come on big boy!!!
      I'm baaaaaack!!!!
      ;)

  • @konigeurichderwestgoten4460
    @konigeurichderwestgoten4460 Рік тому +8

    Cool and versatile as Swords are, Spears/Javelins and Axes should get more attention than they do. Swords were not very common until the knightly age, even then, only higher ups were allowed to wield them. Bah! One of the things I don’t miss about medieval times, the class conscience!

    • @richardgoss4777
      @richardgoss4777 11 місяців тому +1

      I agree about spears. Axes have never really been satisfactory weapons.

    • @konigeurichderwestgoten4460
      @konigeurichderwestgoten4460 11 місяців тому +1

      @@richardgoss4777 In close quarters paired with a center grip shield? And up against plate armor? Coming from me, axes are pretty flexible.

    • @richardgoss4777
      @richardgoss4777 11 місяців тому +1

      @konigeurichderwestgoten4460 It's the weight distribution, and it lacks versitile attacks. A one hander doesn't have much reach, and it's only got one side of the weapon you can hack with. I'm not sold on them it's a lumberjacks tool.

    • @richardgoss4777
      @richardgoss4777 11 місяців тому +1

      @konigeurichderwestgoten4460 Also, another thing about swords is that the Roman Empire was built with the sword. It's been around for a long time for a reason.

    • @konigeurichderwestgoten4460
      @konigeurichderwestgoten4460 11 місяців тому +1

      @@richardgoss4777 Well, my bearded axe and Francisca axe handles are 30-28 inches with leather wrapped grips, very comfortable. The blades aren't so heavy that they disallow quick slashes, thrusts with the top end (I can easily break someone's face), or slash and come up with the backside. I can hook enemy weapons, shields, limbs. Other than being less time-consuming and expensive to forge, I'm doubtful so many people would've used them for millennia if they weren't effective.

  • @americanphoenix249
    @americanphoenix249 Рік тому +1

    Seems to me that had he maintained cover a bit longer he could have had the shot to take down the beast. Brave for sure but got clouded in whats worked before.

    • @James-if5jt
      @James-if5jt Рік тому

      How could this have possibly ever worked before 😂

    • @mckenzie.latham91
      @mckenzie.latham91 11 місяців тому

      The issue is they needed a clear shot at the dragons mouth to ignore the chemicals in it's throat
      The dragon however, shoots fire too soon and explodes the c4 bolt before then

  • @dawoo7354
    @dawoo7354 6 місяців тому +1

    Dragon ate him like a chicken nugget and y’all think that was a bad ass way to go!?🤨

    • @AM-iz5cs
      @AM-iz5cs 29 днів тому

      Yes, because he didn’t get eaten cowering, but leaping into the jaws of death with a battle roar. Died on his own terms, regardless of the outcome.

  • @jameshot3487
    @jameshot3487 Місяць тому

    Men are brave....

  • @jayrocca7559
    @jayrocca7559 7 місяців тому +1

    Kratos

  • @greenghost5009
    @greenghost5009 6 місяців тому

    If he was hattori hanzo that dragon would be cut in half

  • @bon2yan88
    @bon2yan88 11 місяців тому

    1:14 you're here because of this

  • @jmalfonso7
    @jmalfonso7 5 місяців тому +1

    Meh, Birgir from God of War Ragnarok did it better, at least he survived.

  • @08mraskew
    @08mraskew 4 місяці тому

    OMG! I must express my frustration here, u mean after all that, u couldnt let him connect before he dies????? Really? At least????😮 Let the dragon spend rhe last few minutes left in the movie with an Ax lodged in his mouth or something

  • @jayhosh8126
    @jayhosh8126 4 місяці тому

    I always wished he at least managed to swing the axe into the dragon at the same time as getting chowed on in this part, kinda like a thing where as crazy as it was he did a speck of something

    • @heathb4319
      @heathb4319 4 місяці тому +1

      Yeah the axe could have somehow been to deep in the dragon mouth and as he bit down it got VanZant but busted or tore one of the fluid tracts that it uses to spit fire.
      Then as the dragon tried again it wouldn't spit in line enough to ignite or it caught itself on fire so it couldn't do it anymore. and then that gave the others the real chance they needed to finish him off.

    • @Men35960
      @Men35960 7 днів тому

      lol this scene forever confused me as a kid

  • @TheSecondcitysaint
    @TheSecondcitysaint 2 місяці тому

    #HELLDIVERS2

  • @krow7402
    @krow7402 9 місяців тому +1

    I kinda hate he went out like that. Ultimately a dragon turd if they hadn't succeeded in killing it.
    But I do like that he went out roaring and still fighting.

  • @alejandrom.r3402
    @alejandrom.r3402 3 місяці тому

    El tipo iba a morir de todas maneras y decidió hacerlo de la manera más macha posible 💪

  • @KibaRanger_Kou
    @KibaRanger_Kou Рік тому +6

    McConaughey overacting like a lunatic for the entire film...

  • @ronaldmcboggled9855
    @ronaldmcboggled9855 Рік тому +5

    This is the last normal gay guy and his friends trying not to transition in 2044… lol

  • @tasadiqhussain6008
    @tasadiqhussain6008 7 днів тому

    That's an epic death!!

  • @Wtfpleasehlp
    @Wtfpleasehlp 7 місяців тому +1

    This scene, was bad ass and stupid😂 all that for nothing😂 it would have been better if another dragondragon would’ve came out of nowhere and ate him so it gives the viewer the imagination of what would of happened