<Morbo>Pistols do not work that way!</Morbo>
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I hate the fact that every time someone in the movies so much as looks at a pistol, it makes a series of clicky noises. Yeah, we get it, there's a gun on screen. I can see it, I don't need a host of sound effects to help me out with that fact.
Bonus points to movies that feature the "clicky-noise" when Glocks are produced. Uh, excatly *where* is that hammer that's supposed to be cocked or the safety that's supposed to be removed?
Bonus points to movies that feature the "clicky-noise" when Glocks are produced. Uh, excatly *where* is that hammer that's supposed to be cocked or the safety that's supposed to be removed?
HardShell
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Steven Segall (sp?) movies are notorious for this...
bigfatdave
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Morbo is the host of Entertainment and Alien Invasion Tonight on Channel √2 News, of course.
I just watched "The Brave One" (Jodie Foster vigilante movie, not bad) and was watching for firearms goofs, none were obvious, beyond there being guns in NYC, which we all know is impossible.
The constant cocking and slide cycling on carry guns is what annoys me the most in movies. Or impossible accuracy from pocket guns in the hands of first-time shooters.
CapnMac
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Dimi:
Even better, after tagging a BG thorugh the wall, the russian then takes the rest of the magazine to expire. Ok, they needed a plot element so that the pawn shop guys could get picked up at the end of the flick, but still . . .
Still a classic line about how their guns say "Replica" and his says "Desert Eagle 5-0" though.
Even better, after tagging a BG thorugh the wall, the russian then takes the rest of the magazine to expire. Ok, they needed a plot element so that the pawn shop guys could get picked up at the end of the flick, but still . . .
Still a classic line about how their guns say "Replica" and his says "Desert Eagle 5-0" though.
CapnMac
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Which usually is paired with experienced shooters unable to hit with long arms at all; thus the noob needing to make the 75m shot with a .32 of some sort . . .
kingpin008
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I'd have to say my biggest peeves are movie sounds. I can look past a lot of the movie or TV stupid, even bad movie sounds or improper firearm actions. But sometimes it's astounding how bad the sounds are: you'd think that if they'd used just ONE blank, they'd know how it's supposed to sound, more or less. And SOUND is a big part of going to a theater (instead of staying home and watching Tv/renting) so you'd think they'd get at least that right.
I watched Pitch Black the other night, which is one of my favorite movies (love the different characters and their interactions). But the guns (or I should say, gun) is stupid: a SPAS 12 gauge which sounds like someone hitting a punching bag with a baseball bat. One of the WORST gun sound effects I've ever heard, period. Much worse than the un-silenced Uzi that sounds like an 8-bit video game (ie high pitched and and stupid).
It's telling what my son has done: he doesn't make the "duh duh duh" or "pew pew pew" sound while he's playing "guns" like most kids. He makes a sound more akin to a whip: "PUToo", which sounds like a real damn gun.
I watched Pitch Black the other night, which is one of my favorite movies (love the different characters and their interactions). But the guns (or I should say, gun) is stupid: a SPAS 12 gauge which sounds like someone hitting a punching bag with a baseball bat. One of the WORST gun sound effects I've ever heard, period. Much worse than the un-silenced Uzi that sounds like an 8-bit video game (ie high pitched and and stupid).
It's telling what my son has done: he doesn't make the "duh duh duh" or "pew pew pew" sound while he's playing "guns" like most kids. He makes a sound more akin to a whip: "PUToo", which sounds like a real damn gun.
C-grunt
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I believe the point there was that he was missing Boris "the bullet dodger". Thats why the last shot he carefully aims and kills him.
I hate it when they are pointing a handgun at a bad guy. The bad guy gets closer so they rack the slide to show they are serious.
Oh, yes, those damn noises every time a handgun is hamdled...>
...it's as though they have such loose build tolerances that they clank, click & clack whenever moved!
On the matter of firing sounds, in another life I worked as a sound recordist for fillum and TV. I once dubbed some gunshot sounds into a film using...choc-milk cartons. I stomped on them - recorded at normal speed and played back at slow speed. Worked a treat!
And, can't you just hear the click, click, click noise as the cylinder below is spinning?
...it's as though they have such loose build tolerances that they clank, click & clack whenever moved!
On the matter of firing sounds, in another life I worked as a sound recordist for fillum and TV. I once dubbed some gunshot sounds into a film using...choc-milk cartons. I stomped on them - recorded at normal speed and played back at slow speed. Worked a treat!
And, can't you just hear the click, click, click noise as the cylinder below is spinning?
kenkel98
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"I always like it when the martial arts experts pop the slide stop completely out and, in 1 motion, pull the slides off the frames of 1911 type pistols being aimed at them by the bad guys.
I've tried this and can never get the slide stop all the way out. Not to mention, with the the grip safety depressed, I think the disconnector sticks up enough to prevent the slide from coming off. "
I agree. Almost if not completely impossible to do with one hand, except in the movies. However, this is possible with the Beretta and Taurus model 92 and 99 variations. I do it all the time to show how easy they are to disassemble for cleaning purposes. The slide can be removed with one hand, from in front of the gun.
Now i would not recommend any one try this if they find themselves looking down the barrel of a loaded gun, and if you do try it at home, please make sure the gun is unloaded. Safety first and always.
I've tried this and can never get the slide stop all the way out. Not to mention, with the the grip safety depressed, I think the disconnector sticks up enough to prevent the slide from coming off. "
I agree. Almost if not completely impossible to do with one hand, except in the movies. However, this is possible with the Beretta and Taurus model 92 and 99 variations. I do it all the time to show how easy they are to disassemble for cleaning purposes. The slide can be removed with one hand, from in front of the gun.
Now i would not recommend any one try this if they find themselves looking down the barrel of a loaded gun, and if you do try it at home, please make sure the gun is unloaded. Safety first and always.
earlthegoat2
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They obviously were all the Seecamp conversions.
yes vinnie jones is a large intimidating man and i love the roles he has played (watched midnight meat train last night just because he was in it) but i dont care if micheal clark duncan had a "Desuht Eagohl poynt fyv oh!" your not one handing it without some noticable recoil (i still wonder how they got the slide to cycle with that much of an underpowered load)
oh and i though of another one:
i hate seeing the intimidating scenes where the guy cocks the firearm then just a few scenes later they do it again
even worse is when they point it out like in phonebooth when the killer taunts the victom by working the action on the rifle about 5 times... all i could think was run like hell while hes lost half his ammo and your home free
oh and a big one (at least for me) is when they improperly operate a firearm like in shooter when they treat the barrett as a bolt action if they wanted a bolt 50 they should have procured a EDM windrunner or used the cheytac from the beginning
oh and i though of another one:
i hate seeing the intimidating scenes where the guy cocks the firearm then just a few scenes later they do it again
even worse is when they point it out like in phonebooth when the killer taunts the victom by working the action on the rifle about 5 times... all i could think was run like hell while hes lost half his ammo and your home free
oh and a big one (at least for me) is when they improperly operate a firearm like in shooter when they treat the barrett as a bolt action if they wanted a bolt 50 they should have procured a EDM windrunner or used the cheytac from the beginning
AAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
Who wrote that book!? I will find him!
Recently I watched "The Taking of Pelham 123". In one scene, an officer gives the negotiator a walther ppk, and demonstrates how to operate the safetym he then places the gun in one of the bags of ransom money. Later, the negotiator reaches in the bag and pulls out a kahr!!!! For a while I thought the bad guy had intentionally switched the guns to fake his own death, so I stayed after the credits, I was really pissed when the credits ended and there was no extra scene.
Dangit, everyone except me gets to post my videos as reference.
Just kidding, glad I can help.
CJ
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Oh yes! I've been watching the BBP 'Torchwood' the past couple of days. Fun show, but AWFUL firearms portrayal. In today's episode, despite having the key, a character decided it would be faster to shoot the door than actually use the key...
So my peeve...shooting a door handle or lock will immediately unlock the door. Take your pick of movies or shows.
Speaking of silenced revolvers...
From Once Upon a Time in Mexico. It doesn't appear to be a Nagant revolver, I may be wrong though. So many movies have these problems, it's not even funny.
Just check www.imfdb.org and click on just about any movie - there's always a few screenshots of guns with muzzle flare and not moving at all.
From Once Upon a Time in Mexico. It doesn't appear to be a Nagant revolver, I may be wrong though. So many movies have these problems, it's not even funny.
Just check www.imfdb.org and click on just about any movie - there's always a few screenshots of guns with muzzle flare and not moving at all.
HippieMagic
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I forget what movie it was but they made a comment in it "Why did you get a glock? Everyone knows a glock is complete garbage and jams all the time!" Then later in the movie the guy fires the gun twice and it jams. That was just ignorant. My glock seems to fire more than 2 rounds just fine without jamming... maybe I got one of those elusive reliable ones.
DougDubya
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Maybe he was a CZ fan.
The movie was from 1985, I believe that he was shooting a S&W m10, he was rapid firing and I might be wrong but the 686+ (the first 7 shot?) didn't hit the market until ten years later in 1996 and it was only a seven shot revolver.
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