Definitely a cut above the usual "bunch of glass-jawed guys come at the hero one at a time", but the hero still takes about a zillion times more beating than any six of his opponents.

It's nice, but it's no TOUCH OF EVIL.

My sentimental favorite has to be the opening of SERENITY. Not my favorite film by a long shot (I'm not crazy about the film at all, really) but it was exactly the shot I wanted to see.