Sexy Swordfights Can Sell ✨Anything✨

[@JillBearup]

More flirty fights, many involving swords: kzbin.info/aero/PLj4N-R1RQxAtdBv-bvf6iJPHlUdSiQXLi ⚔️ Also, the whole ad is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKmTg6d5i6yraNE

[@liminal79]

Greg Proops (Whose Line) said it best... "I'm ready for your parry if you're ready for my thrust."

[@StutleyConstable]

I'm not convinced a "sexy" sword fight could sell eggplant. I don't think anyone actually likes eggplant, though.

[@theparadoxicaltouristtrave9320]

@@StutleyConstable I like eggplant and you picked something reaaaaaly easy to sell by flirting. Just end with them eating juicy bites of roasted eggplant slices.

[@JillBearup]

Also, the behind the scenes is here: vimeo.com/127168464

[@Dravenfrost]

This also reminds me of the opening fight in The Final Flight of the Osiris from the Animatrix. I don't know if you have any interest in reviewing animated versions of fights like this, but there are definitely some similarities. Awesome video as always btw!

[@aubreyackermann8432]

They really knew the scene revolved around mutual consent, and I appreciate that so much. Commercials tend to focus on a one sided fantasy and can get very unintentionally creepy.

[@Ailieorz]

I do get the feeling one of the execs at WS is a woman because this was perfectly balanced

[@pRahvi0]

I always appreciate mutually consensual s... _swordfight_ scenes.

[@Coolman13355]

Yeah it's very important how they're both playing with each other.

[@Vesperitis]

I think the guy took off the jacket because it's more of "This jacket is expensive and vintage, and I will not allow it to be scratched. Shirts are cheap."

[@Aquilius25]

Right but if it were a real fight taking off the closest thing you have to armour would be a deadly mistake.

[@k.c1126]

@@Aquilius25 Agree here. The whole point of leather jackets originally was as protective gear.

[@giulyanoviniciussanssilva2947]

​@@Aquilius25 ele tem habilidade e coragem.

[@WhiteWolf-lm7gj]

​@@Aquilius25 Only need armor if you're bad enough to get hit

[@valhatan3907]

Sexy swordfight is actually a thing? Interesting. This "trope" could convey personality, introduce characters dynamic, and *_flirting_* at all once for a ship. Gotta consider this in my idea bucket list.

[@ericale9700]

Oh dude, she has a whole playlist dedicated to sexy swordfights

[@JillBearup]

Let me help you out: kzbin.info/aero/PLj4N-R1RQxAtdBv-bvf6iJPHlUdSiQXLi

[@paulhudson8725]

I think her video on the Zero fight best summaries it!

[@DrownedInExile]

@@JillBearup Could you include the Animatrix: Final Flight of the Osiris in that list?

[@bungeetoons]

First flirty sword fight that I saw was in an episode of highlander.

[@kenbrown2808]

I agree with the general criticism of making fight scenes with more cuts from the editor than the swordspeople.

[@susanne5803]

Brilliant comment!😂

[@kenbrown2808]

@@susanne5803 thanks.

[@jerrychubb6168]

I remember this advert. Had no idea what it was for...and I didn't care. It was fun and sexy and right up my alley.

[@princeoftonga]

A sword up your ally? Ooff sounds painful!! 😁😁😁

[@sammiller6631]

@@princeoftonga Not if the alley is a hidden space in a murder skirt or down the back of a ball gown as shown in other videos on this channel.

[@jerrychubb6168]

@@princeoftonga LMAO!!! Not quite what I meant. Touche.

[@hansakkerman2611]

@@princeoftonga they don't like it up 'em.

[@palmerharrison7660]

I liked the ad...but it reminded me of how disappointed I am in the modern Wilkinson company. They have a wonderful history as one of the best sword companies in the world...and...well. Now they make razors. I just wish I could still get competently made swords from them. At least the antiques are still good.

[@benjaminsmith3625]

I guess since it's a pre-arranged assignation they got the glazier in yesterday to put prop glass in the skylight. (And booked them to come back tomorrow...)

[@SynchronizorVideos]

Even then though, it feels like chunks of candy glass or plastic in the bed would be less than ideal.

[@emilytopham5069]

{rhythmically pounding on table} Flirty! Fight! February! Flirty! Fight! February! Very much looking forward to the next month of Monday lunch breaks, cheers!

[@meganofsherwood3665]

I love how _even_ the tone is here. From the way the two interact, and the _fun_ yet flirty way they start a swordfight, you can tell their relationship has a strong basis of friendship, and that's what sells it for me.

[@l0stndamned]

If the survival horror genre has taught me anything, it's that one should always be armed when wandering around an abandoned mansion.

[@hydrolito]

Some abandon buildings shouldn't be walked around in if old and dilapidated could be they might collapse on you.

[@anna-maymoon1001]

I do love how well established brands that really DONT need to advertise do it anyway and go "yaknow what's fun? Nonsense. Let's do it!" 🤣

[@andrewklang809]

Mask of Zorro, Gomez and Morticia...and Mummy 1999 (not a part of the video, but I like to think always a part of the channel). May 90stalgia never die.

[@quibily]

Her wearing a skirt made me think of Buffy's black leather skirt from her and Spike's sexy-sexy fight in season 6. Which, of course, also gets ripped.

[@AndrewD8Red]

05:30 "That bed is full of glass, you EEDJITS!" Such big eedjits that I would expect Bishop Brennan to swoop in and kick them up the ar-

[@jolan_tru]

Are you right there, Father?

[@annbrookens945]

This was a really cool ad in the first place and I adore your commentary!

[@johanneswerner1140]

Yup, remember that ad as well. It is one of the better ads for shaving products (though I use an old fashioned safety razor). It is incredibly well done, and not cringy, and has aged quite well. I still enjoy the ad, the tension depicted, but then I also did some flirty fighting (ok, more very low level capoeira in a sports course), which was.... pretty... Nice. Yeas. It's a dialogue. Same as in dancing. And a duel can be referred to as "the dance" (Mozart, I think in Figaro? "Will der Herr Graf den Tanz mit mir wagen?" - "does his highness want to risk the dance with me?"). Getting pushed through the bloody skylight would be a bit of a mood killer, though.

[@SapphicAshley]

wearing a black leather jacket and a long black dress is god damn inspirational... im stealing that look

[@Arikayx13]

Her leap lunge when she first cuts his shirt does indeed look better wider out. If a sword suddenly gives a clean shave, then a bed of glass is basically a full body wax.

[@bramvanduijn8086]

If the sword was recently sharpened really well you can shave with it, but not like that. I've shaved with a factory sharp axe, and it worked better than a used razor.

[@wyrmh0le]

@@bramvanduijn8086 Dunno what you're talking about I haven't shaved in years I just challenge my lady friends to sword fights.

[@slightlyembittered]

Now I kind of want to see "Dress making with a sword." Imagine you're at all party where baddies attack. One slice from your sword and your too long dress is now something you can move in. (Or two+ slices because, let's face it, dresses have A Lot of fabric) Or you're wearing a pencil skirt (not sure why) and need to make slits down the sides so you can move more than an inch at a time.

[@williwiebe]

The pencil skirt I was wearing yesterday has a zipper in the back at the bottom for exactly that reason (I imagine).

[@KatieCottingham]

😍 I could 100% imagine the tear away construction to make this look good. 😁 And the tight dress dilemma implied with the pencil skirt is definitely a design flaw for numerous cocktail dresses and formal dresses that have that fitted silhouette. It would make creating clean tear sections a little more detailed, likely needing a second or third dress for each cut, but still very possible. For non-performance wear, I probably wouldn't make it too tight to not show the area of the break. Side Note: If you can't move more than an inch easily in your pencil skirt that hits at or slightly above or below the knee, check for a back kick vent. Most manufacturers will put an X of stitching to keep the vent closed and prevent damage in transit and while trying on in store, but it's made to be cut so the vent can do it's job and allow for easy walking! The average pencil skirt with a modern kick vent is totally something you can run in, so unless it's got a traditional construction (kinda rare in non vintage pieces) or goes significantly past the knee to mid calf, you should have good range of motion. 👍

[@patriciadurio562]

Yeah I was never interested in adding pencil skirts to my wardrobe. I hated the feeling of being constricted so I went for pants or a dress for the work place.

[@crazyredwizard]

There are so many cuts because that's what razors do best.

[@UTubeHandlesSuck]

Also the why for the disappearing beard, given what razors are made for.

[@TraineeHero]

Ah, Flirty Fight February. A great month.

[@Nimelennar]

The best month.

[@SmallGreenPlanetoid]

That's going into my online dating profile now lol

[@KaliqueClawthorne]

Even without knowing the ad itself I actually love so much, how the woman is not portrayed like in many other adverts for .... especially shaving products. She is not just sexy or cool. It's not an ... erotic trope. It's fun.

[@geewiz70]

I love how she means business in the sense that she swaps the flirtiness for focus and energy when they cross blades cos she wants to make it an actual challenge, not an "it's fun, so go easy on me" fight. In between phases, it's smile and tease again -- or a pout when her nice skirt is slashed. Great acting, such good chemistry.

[@geist988]

"Too many cuts" I see what you did there

[@philadeos]

"Gomez and Morticia Adams" is absolutely the perfect label for that tone. It would be creepy, but they are both so clearly into it!

[@leifroarmoldskred6370]

How similar would you consider the "mentor fight", where one character is trying to teach or reveal something to another character during or through the fight (for example Neo vs. Morpheus in 'The Matrix', or the glasses fight between Roddy Piper and Keith David in 'They Live'), to be to flirty fights as a trope?

[@mariacargille1396]

+

[@aubreyackermann8432]

I'd love to know

[@christiandelcarmen1278]

Hmm... My personal take on this is that Mentor Fights either has an active form of teaching (such as Pearl from Steven Universe teaching Connie) or a more passive form of teaching (such as insulting banter about skills). The common underlying emotions in this type is normally either frustration/desperation (of the student towards the mentor), exasperation (of thr mentor towards the student) or determination (of the student towards the mentor). Flirty Fights involve a lot of banter that is actively written as a way of Toying with any of the participants. The flirty banter is normally comprised of backhanded compliments from one or both parties and active compliments that are underlined with tension and sometimes frustration.

[@caiolucas8257]

Flirty fights are meant to be sexual/romantic, mentor fights are simply the mentor trying to teach the student a lesson.

[@maximeteppe7627]

@@caiolucas8257 yes, most flirty fights are usually evenly matched (both characters are mutually compatible, which is shown through similar fighting styles, emotion, attitude and ability), while mentory fights are usually one sided (the master demonstrating a flaw in the student, with very different levels of ability, very different goals and underlying emotions - and possibly different styles as a result). There is room for subversion though: you could imagine a character acting as if they were in a flirty fight, but being outmached or toying with the other, demonstrating a lack of compatibility through the fight - and by extension the relationship's imbalance- or you can have a mentoring fight where master and students are evenly matched, or even where the student is stronger, but the master uses his key teaching to keep up. Which would be harder to deal with since actively it goes against the most efficient way to show that the master has information that the other hasn't.

[@annbrookens945]

I love this ad! It really is an ingenious piece of storytelling, and Jill's breakdown points out everything I was too enthralled to notice!

[@mollytaylor2122]

2:06 _"Either they've done this before, or this was a text which specifically said: 'come duel me.'"_ I will chose the booty-call swordfight interpretation. I love that so much, thank you.

[@kristianfischer9814]

"Free your skin! Like this guy who freed all his back skin at the end!"

[@sashmiel6566]

Highly disappointed they do not have actual swords for sale.

[@palmerharrison7660]

Really wish they still did, but then again, their last few decades making them were...not good. Up through World War 1 era examples are generally very good, things start to get spotty in the in between the World Wars but there's still some well made gems, and pretty much every thing after World War 2 is pure wallhanger or dress sword, save for an occasional anomaly that really stands out, and even most of those were intended as presentation swords, but they actually put in the effort for a single on off for one reason or another and made something functional as well. Admittedly, considering the razor branch was proving the be the money making section at the time with the shift in warfare it makes sense from a business perspective.

[@HosCreates]

right?!

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

I guess you could say for its time that commercial was really _"cutting edge."_ 😊😊😊

[@moopet8036]

I love the way adverts could be for anything. I mean, a story about a young artist struggling to make ends meet by being an itinerant ferret-milker with an easel and a weasel for 30 seconds, followed with, "buy spark plugs!" in impact font.

[@MichaelHaneline]

HAHAHA, I actually said "I really feel like this should be Gomez and Morticia" and then you said it moments later in the video! (I love when that happens.)

[@Alexander-tu3iv]

I always interpreted the crossed swords at the end as a clever suggestive thing instead of purely an excuse to get the logo in.

[@Coolman13355]

It can be two things.

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

*FOR-WHAT-LITTLE-IT'S-WORTH,* the two things in this commercial that really make it unbelievable for me are: (1) The INSTANT SHAVE on the guy. No. Just...No. 😊 (2). Falling on a bed covered in glass. I definitely agree with Jill on this one...👍

[@anthonyhorn5914]

I had to stop the video because I was laughing way to hard when Ms. Bearup said "you idiots." God, this was a great way to spend a lunch break. Thank you for posting 💚

[@yotelex]

I think you'll find it was "You eejits", but yeah, good comment! 😊

[@qwertyTRiG]

@@yotelex Nice to get an occasional reminder that she's Irish!

[@londongirl2768]

Also hoping for more flirty fight videos in February, they are my favourites

[@JillBearup]

Well, there is another one next week 🙂 Thereafter…we will see!

[@HosCreates]

yay ! flirty fight Feb !!

[@slightlyembittered]

Your right about "too many cuts" during phrase 2. Which is good keeping tension, but makes it really hard to enjoy the sword play. They'll really just waving the swords about from what it looks like.

[@kacheek9101]

No idea what they're trying to sell me, but that's a memorable advert

[@ashgandawa]

I just really want you to know that your content gives me joy. Please keep being awesome!

[@nemtudom5074]

The acting is really hot Damn I wish i had someone to flirty to fight with, must be a lot of fun

[@raraavis7782]

Never seen this add before and I was with them, until the guy crashed through the skylight and landed on a bed full of glass shards. That's when my personal 'suspension of disbelief' circuit blew and I went: tf? Still, good add, otherwise. Sexy, fun...8/10.

[@maxthexpfarmer3957]

It’s tempered glass as in most Western buildings.

[@classicslover]

@@maxthexpfarmer3957 You can still get cut by tempered glass. It breaks into cubes, not shards, but the cubes have edges and they can still dig into you. Thus, a bed full of it is MANY cuts waiting to happen.

[@raraavis7782]

@@classicslover Oh yeah. I recently broke one of the back windows of my van and I had to clean up the resulting mess. Certainly preferable to regular glass shards, but I still had to wear gloves or I would have cut myself eventually. Not something, I would want to fall on.

[@classicslover]

@@raraavis7782 DEFINITELY a mood killer...

[@classicslover]

@@raraavis7782 Oh! And also...sorry about your van window! Not quite the season for THAT much air flow!

[@pufthemajicdragon]

Soooo let's pretend and hypothesize... suppose I wanted to include a flirty sword fight in a video game... What would it take to hire you to choreograph it for me?

[@Belphegorite]

A nice pair of wedge heels.

[@samsowden]

Lots and lots of cuts are hardly a good selling point for safety razors...

[@JillBearup]

I like you. Your puns are…on point.

[@Nimelennar]

@@JillBearup Would you say they have a razor wit?

[@simongeard4824]

I actually thought Jill was referring to the cut clothing for a moment, before realising she meant the editing. So many different _types_ of cut in this ad...

[@rachaelknudsen8801]

​@@NimelennarI'd have said they had a rapier wit, but I'm not great at telling the difference between types of swords.

[@sonatina3]

"Either this before or this was a text which specifically said 'come duel me'", yup, all round delightful.

[@sonatina3]

OWCH the bed of glass I'd forgotten that part.

[@roadrunnercrazy]

Excellent analysis. The bed full of glass at the end makes me wince so hard.😬 But I do love that they aren't taking themselves at all seriously (disappearing beard). It is good fun.

[@sammiller6631]

Unless the characters had replaced the window with candy glass as part of the pre-arranged choreography

[@Morathor]

Flirty Fight February! I'm so happy, you've made my day and quite possibly my month.

[@classicslover]

Meshes well with the thrown against wall/flirt/threaten short from last week! Fun Fact: Directors, including those who direct commercials, watch things...sometimes without context. They see a fight where the actors cannot fight and it has quick cuts...but they don't KNOW that the many cuts are because the actors cannot fight...they just assume that is how one shoots and cuts a fight. Don;t know if that was the case here, but it is possible. And HA! See? You have to turn a "spear" fight into a "staff" fight for it to be even REMOTELY interesting. Spears are to fighting what "PONG" is to video games. (Except PONG is more fun!)

[@thefaboo]

I wonder if the cuts might also be to allow a shorter shoot time. More cuts (could) mean you can do fewer takes of a long shot and piece together the parts that worked the best. Cuts can increase the pace too, which you might need to keep people watching even though it's an ad.

[@classicslover]

@@thefaboo Well for a shorter shoot time, you would have to be editing "in-camera", meaning you know exactly what you want from every angle and exactly how much of each shot. Most professionals don't take that chance. They'd rather have more to work with in case the company/studio/client wants options. And they always do. ;) And yes, you are so very right! Cuts increase the pace...but then...Jackie Chan increases the pace to ridiculous levels with fewer cuts. There is the skill in the fight, and there is the skill in the camera/editing when you DON'T have the skill in the fight.

[@geoffwaldon]

The "too many cuts" style is a current thing modern directors seem to like doing. You can see it in movies all of the time. I think they believe it makes them seem edgy.

[@dinodob4430]

Cool breakdown. 🙂 I wonder if there are restrictions about how much sword fighting "violence" you can show in an advert during the day and if those restrictions are why there are so many cuts in the fight scene? They'll want an advert they can show at any time in any country, and maybe in some territories people with swords slashing at each other in an advert during the daytime is a no-no, even if it's comedic in nature, so they put a high number of cuts in the fight scene to get around this restrictions.

[@glynrh8892]

Interesting thought!

[@lkriticos7619]

Tbh I think the increasing level of nudity would get it banned in more countries then the violence.

[@JamesMooreSeattle]

Or maybe it's just timing? If you put in a bunch of cuts, you can tell editors that if they need to reduce X number of seconds, they can cut straight from time X to time Y, and if you have a basket of a few of those of those you get a lot of flexibility.

[@JoriamRamos]

With the gazes they exchanged before any swordfight.... this would be flirty even if they sat down and played Pokemon cards on the floor (I'm glad they didn't though - this is cooooool hahaha)

[@JillBearup]

WAIT WAIT WAIT I’VE GOT IT: “I challenge you…to a CHILDREN’S CARD GAME!”

[@JoriamRamos]

@@JillBearup no need for words, Jill. Man enters a Pokemon Gym holding a phone. Cuts to official Pokemon coin rolling his way. Man looks up with lust in his gaze. Woman shows up in dress made of Pokemon cards. I DARE YOU, I DARE YOU THINK this wouldn't sell a lot of Pokemon cards (and also make a lot of people mad)

[@rmsgrey]

@@JoriamRamos There's an actual (silver-bordered) Magic: the Gathering card called "cardboard carapace" - that enchants a creature and gives it +1/+1 for each copy of Cardboard Carapace you have with you but don't have in the game.

[@JillBearup]

See I was referencing Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged but that made me laugh very hard 😂

[@Ailieorz]

I can guarantee you are 100% correct in your assessment of how this ad was thought up and pitched. Ad guy: "Hey wouldn't it be cool to do that thing from Zorro where he cuts her clothes off" Company Rep: "Yes but make her cut off his beard, because you know, we're a razor company" Ad guy: ... ok!

[@MemphiStig]

first, haven't seen this ad before and really enjoy this video about it. second, Flirty Fight February is new to me. i must now carefully revise all Valentine's Day plans. third, fencing lessons just moved to the top of my to do list. if you need me, i'll be, um, polishing my rapier. ⚔️

[@marcelbpunkt]

Yeah, the cuts... I've seen that in SOoooOoO many fighting scenes now and it annoys the foo out of me. I can't even see who's doing what, especially when it's dark and/or both fighters kinda look alike. And it's total sensory overload 🙈

[@rayn0577]

“What if Gomez and Morticia Addams were in a razor advert” lol the most accurate summary of the video ever!!!

[@GemCB7]

I completely agree, it's so hard to do but its the best option for action movies if we talk about storytelling.

[@leapoffaith20]

I'd just like to show my appreciation for the passion with which you uttered the word "eejit".

[@hrothgar014]

Just went and watched the whole ad. Along with like 40 others who went there from this video according to the comments over there. The music worked really well too. The vocals change to male or female depending on who is attacking/has the advantage. A duel and a duet. Yeah, the skylight glass does kinda ruin it.

[@susannekalejaiye4351]

He "smiled"???? Nah! He smirked!

[@moospresso]

Somehow I missed this on the tellybox. That was brilliant!!

[@iwersonsch5131]

It's hard to find a sword fight without cuts, even when watching it live on stage.

[@londongirl2768]

The relationship these people must have is genuinely very romantic and must be so funn

[@aubreyackermann8432]

Well, it certainly makes me want to buy another sword

[@michielwerring5846]

And there goes his beard... And there goes his beard?! 😱

[@samantha7309]

YAY Flirty fight February is back! These are some of the best videos in my opinion. They always point out things that I must subconsciously notice but don't fully understand. So cool! Also the fights are always epic to breakdown. Happy Dance!

[@henrymccoy7171]

I knew that I was going to "Like" your video when I started watching it - I've watched scores of them, on every subject from protective fashion to logical fallacies, and it seems I always do - but I knew I was going to *LOVE* this one about seven seconds in. *Happy Valentine's Day, Ms. Bearup* ! And *Thank You!*

[@npscole]

Thanks

[@JillBearup]

Aww, thank you!

[@WhatsUpGazpacho]

oooh I've not clicked on Catherine Zeta Jones' face becore! Actually I've not seen either the Mask of Zoro or this Wilkinson Sword advert you speak of

[@stijnvandrongelen5625]

1:52 The first two attempts are quite close! If I'd have that last name, I'd allow them. (here in archaic spelling ) represents one of the hardest diphthongs in the Dutch language to master (/œy̯/). Another difficult one is /ɛi̯/, which is spelled or depending on etymology.

[@treelym]

"accident and emergency" ... Loved the blunt truth.

[@iusedtowrite6667]

I absolutely adore your commentary and the ad itself is was just so cool

[@purplealice]

Sword-fighting as a form of foreplay? Things like this happen a lot in some of Seanan McGuire's "cryptid" novels (all the female characters are thoroughly schooled in sword-fighting, knife-throwing, and ridiculous acrobatics)

[@eldorados_lost_searcher]

I was following along fairly well, then you said, "You idjits," and I completely lost it and had to pause.

[@fzouak7609]

"Aaand there goes his beard" 🤣

[@monostripezebras]

I feel like I missed out by never haven gotten textmessages with duel requests in my life, now.

[@Brievel]

You provide the swords and I'll provide the dueling partner?

[@Brievel]

I had to stop the video to wheeze-laugh at the reference to Gomez and Morticia Addams, dear stars.

[@HBHaga]

Now that you mention it, I would love to see Gomez and Morticia Addams having a sexy sword fight.

[@dogwalker666]

The original not the remakes.

[@Brievel]

I remember seeing them fencing in the black-and-white show...

[@dallassukerkin6878]

:grins: I remember this advert very well ... especially that shiver inducing ending, which did rather spoil the whole 'mood'.

[@mumblbeebee6546]

Your enthusiasm and insight make these videos a real pleasure to watch, thank you! Incidentally, in my YT timeline this video was right next to Tom Scott’s latest, and I imagined you going “oooh, chainmail, so much chainmail” 😎

[@anlizheng6134]

An ad for razors has too many cuts... Symbolism!

[@rsacchi100]

Wilkinson has come a long way in razor blade commercials since reciting "The Charge of the Light Brigade". It is a clever commercial.

[@cruachan1191]

Can't say I remember this advert, but I feel like "That bed is full of glass YOU EEJITS!" would have been a great title for this video. Not a flirty fight but for some odd reason my brain always goes to the sword fight in Wayne's World 2 when I see clothes being cut off, I know it's a ridiculous parody of a sword fight but it's meant to be.

[@sammiller6631]

It could be candy glass in-character.

[@jplflyer]

I love when you review flirty fights, perhaps because you seem to enjoy it so much.

[@patchwork667]

You are just the best. The Morticia Addams comment put coffee in my nose.

[@vdavis4785]

Imagine going to the emergency room and explaining "Well I got this text that told me to go to this deserted mansion, where I got into a sword fight with a beautiful woman, and she cut almost all my clothes off and then I fell through a skylight and landed in a bed full of glass."

[@Henry-mk9dn]

Oh he still my beating heart. Flirty fight February?

[@samsignorelli]

As a sabeur, my first thought when the female appeared was "her point in line hand position is wrong" (should be palm facing the floor, but then it'd hide the guard from the camera, so there's that.)

[@ssgtmole8610]

Growing up in 1960's and 70s america, I would see wilkinson sword advertisements all the time. I don't think I've seen one in decades.

[@IRMentat]

that is a silly advert, I love it.

[@Someone-dv7hw]

Yes, sexy swordfighting and mutual consent can sell anything.

[@schonnj]

Easily the most exciting, albeit inefficient way to get a shave.

[@afafsfsgdhfgdgfh]

If morticia and Gomez adams were in a razor advert- I’m dying 🤣💀

[@AndrewBlack343]

That skirt looks like a serious trip hazard! I'm trying to see how they actually did the clothes tearing. Frame by frame helps but I can't see it. Was it pre-cut and a thread pulled? "Freeing your skin" by taking it right off with broken glass!

[@AndrewBlack343]

For the shirt we cut scene to where it's already split. For the skirt it's one frame solid, next split. Did they do a cut (scene) here from one sold skirt to the cut one? For the top it's really well done if it's a cut scene. For the skirt it's an easy cut scene. Jacket is a cut scene. Trousers are a cut scene. Remainder of the dress is a cut scene, he clearly cuts up the back of the dress but somehow it's cut across the top of the shoulders! With the exception of the top, they're all done with cuts. Maybe there were so many cuts so we didn't notice the scene cuts at the point where the clothes switch from 'solid' to 'slashed'.

[@Eidlones]

I hope the sexy sword fight from The Animatrix shows up this month. It's not live action, but still. Be interested in hearing your comments on it

[@seanheath4492]

The specific short is "Final Flight of the Osiris," if anyone's wondering. And it's also fun because it's jian vs katana instead of sabers/rapiers/etc..

[@thomasharris7881]

It is a cool fight, it’s computer generated images tho, not stage fighting per see. I wonder if they filmed models doing the fight first for reference? Also I think the studio that did that segment was the same one who did the final fantasy movie, if you remember that?

[@sammiller6631]

@@thomasharris7881 computer generated images can use the same phrases of a live stage fight.

[@MrDalevich]

@@thomasharris7881 yeah, it was totally motion capture and it was the same studio who did the Final Fantasy movie. You remember correctly, sir.

[@dnf-dead]

Sword fighting is great until you get the point... 🤣😅

[@CaptWesStarwind]

Well, except for Cutthroat Island. Nothing could save that.

[@gevmage]

Fantastic! Very cool!

[@stephenede-borrett1452]

Absolutely wonderful - thanks Jill

[@xelldincht4251]

It's an incredibly memorable ad!

[@TheNedlud]

I always enjoy your breakdowns of fights like these. I recently saw the new Kingsman movie and couldn't help wondering what your take on some of the fights would have been. I particularly enjoyed the fight with Rasputin and the characters use of Cossack dancing as a from of combat. I felt that the fighting styles helped support the characters. But I was left confused about the final fight in the movie between the two main characters and would love to see you do a video breakdown of that fight.

[@ihcfn]

love the gomez and morticia reference

[@StevenJQuinlan]

I mean if you're arranging empty mansions to have a flirty fight with your boyfriend /husband then I assume you have enough money for a sugar glass window above your bed to avoid the A&E trip, but I lack a girlfriend who arranges for sexy sword fights

[@cornrichard]

This add has aged incredibly well.