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For me it is hard to decide between "The Wild Bunch" and "Open Range" especially considering "The Wild Bunch" is over 35 years old, 1969.
Tell me, what was the best movie shoot out of all time?
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Blade Runner. Good call, forgot about that one.
I also get a kick out of Dawn of the Dead, but that's just because there are Zombies involved
I also get a kick out of Dawn of the Dead, but that's just because there are Zombies involved
Sunray
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You're all wrong. The greatest movie ever made is 'Zulu'. Michael Caine's first starring movie. Even though it was a vehicle for Stanley Baker. It's about the Battle of Rorke's Drift. 120 troopies from the 24th Regiment of Foot held off thousands of Zulu warriors for 24 hours. 11 Victoria Crosses were awarded. Not much Hollywood BS either. It'll make you want to run out and buy a .577-450 Martini-Henry.
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The first time you watch "Enemy at the Gates" it's pretty impressive. After that you just forward to the good parts, and it loses something.
Second for "Equilibrium", still don't know why I never heard of it in theatres.
What's everyone think of "Unforgiven". Maybe it's not all rapid-fire gunfighting, but it's damned cool.
Rapid fire special effects is more in the Costner movie where they rob a Vegas casino.
Second for "Equilibrium", still don't know why I never heard of it in theatres.
What's everyone think of "Unforgiven". Maybe it's not all rapid-fire gunfighting, but it's damned cool.
Rapid fire special effects is more in the Costner movie where they rob a Vegas casino.
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Best Shootout?
1) Heat (the determined professionalism of the bad guys was awesome)
2) The Way of the Gun (Del Toro reloading a 1911 with his teeth made me wince)
3) Open Range / Ride with the Devil (mass shootouts with single action sixguns are poetry in motion)
4) The Replacement Killers (LUV this movie because there isn't a single redeeming social characteristic about it )
5) Mimic- about a mutant species of cockroach in New York. It has a scene with Charles Dutton as a subway cop unloading a full standard capacity clip from his G19 into one of the monsters. Bummer...
6) Underworld (werewolves vs vampires using automatic weapons - not yourr grandfathers type of horror movie - Kate Beckinsdale in leather was a plus too)
1) Heat (the determined professionalism of the bad guys was awesome)
2) The Way of the Gun (Del Toro reloading a 1911 with his teeth made me wince)
3) Open Range / Ride with the Devil (mass shootouts with single action sixguns are poetry in motion)
4) The Replacement Killers (LUV this movie because there isn't a single redeeming social characteristic about it
)5) Mimic- about a mutant species of cockroach in New York. It has a scene with Charles Dutton as a subway cop unloading a full standard capacity clip from his G19 into one of the monsters. Bummer...
6) Underworld (werewolves vs vampires using automatic weapons - not yourr grandfathers type of horror movie - Kate Beckinsdale in leather was a plus too)
Bah- who cares what I say?
But here are my top 3 anyway...
Way of the Gun
Very well thought out tactics in that movie, including hand signals. (FUN FACT: the director's brother was a Navy Seal, and for the final gunfight they built a little scale model of the villa, and used little cowboy & Indian figures to check line of sight and logical reactions/counter-reactions for all the shooting characters.)
Open Range
I really was startled and pleasantly surprised by the quickness and sloppiness of the final fight once that first shot went off- very realistic feel, and not "Hollywood".
Heat
Planned out by an ex SAS man, the sequence's shooting choreography and direction really had that "you are there with them" feel- especially in the street in front of the bank- great camera work letting the threats stay distant in the frame while you stayed with the characters.
Well, there it is.
See these films!!!
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But here are my top 3 anyway...
Way of the Gun
Very well thought out tactics in that movie, including hand signals. (FUN FACT: the director's brother was a Navy Seal, and for the final gunfight they built a little scale model of the villa, and used little cowboy & Indian figures to check line of sight and logical reactions/counter-reactions for all the shooting characters.)
Open Range
I really was startled and pleasantly surprised by the quickness and sloppiness of the final fight once that first shot went off- very realistic feel, and not "Hollywood".
Heat
Planned out by an ex SAS man, the sequence's shooting choreography and direction really had that "you are there with them" feel- especially in the street in front of the bank- great camera work letting the threats stay distant in the frame while you stayed with the characters.
Well, there it is.
See these films!!!
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cslinger
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Heat, running gunfight at the bank.
Ronin, the ambush and the weapons for cash deal at the bridge.
Really everything else is just second best for me.
Ronin, the ambush and the weapons for cash deal at the bridge.
Really everything else is just second best for me.
No_Brakes23
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I really hated the movie Heat, but the opening and the famous "fire & movement" scene were undeniably sweet.
Michael Mann did both Heat and Collateral, which I really liked. The "hey homeboy" scene was short and sweet CCW action.
Before reading any of the responses in this thread I stopped and thought about my answer, and Way of the Gun immediately popped into my head as far as believable realism. One of my favorite movies to watch with the director commentary on.
Leon the Professional had an absolutely brillant finale.
Saving Private Ryan was, of course, great, but no particular scene sticks out, except perhaps Tom Hanks unloading on the Tiger.
Enemy at the Gates, a must see for any Mosin Nagant fan, was fairly good throughout, but the scene where Vasily gets the rifle from the commisar and whacks the officers was my fave in the movie.
Ronin has some nice gunplay mixed with outstanding driving, but no one scene sticks out.
Resevoir Dogs and The Rocketeer both have great BG unloading with two 1911 scenes, but Last Man Standing pretty much beat that horse to death. I loved it, though.
Speaking of Harvey Keitel blasting at cops; I don't wish LEOs any ill-will at all, but there is something oddly satisfying about watching a unit getting lit-up. Of course that brings us back to Heat. Terminator 2 had an over-the-top orgy of Cop Car shooting gallery. The shotty in the flower box was nicely filmed, and the "spinning the lever action to cock it while riding the HD Fat-Boy" scene was pure Hollywood. (In a good way.)
Spaking of Hollywood over the top stuff, The Crow had a wonderful scene in the club where Brandon Lee soaks up a hail of gunfire.
The Bourne movies and the Lethal Weapon series had plenty of fun, and speaking of Mel Gibson, Payback was pretty nice, too.
Quigley, Last of the Mohicans, and The Patriot all had great period gunplay. There are so many good westerns out there, I can't even get started on them. Way of the Gun was intentionally done as a modern western.
I am a little surprised no one has mentioned Boondock Saints. I am REALLY surprised that no one has mentioned The Outlaw Josey Wales.
I understand Pearl Harbor was not well liked by all, but the control tower .50 and crash scene at the end were good fun.
In the end, it is a tough call for me between The Professional and Way of the Gun.
Michael Mann did both Heat and Collateral, which I really liked. The "hey homeboy" scene was short and sweet CCW action.
Before reading any of the responses in this thread I stopped and thought about my answer, and Way of the Gun immediately popped into my head as far as believable realism. One of my favorite movies to watch with the director commentary on.
Leon the Professional had an absolutely brillant finale.
Saving Private Ryan was, of course, great, but no particular scene sticks out, except perhaps Tom Hanks unloading on the Tiger.
Enemy at the Gates, a must see for any Mosin Nagant fan, was fairly good throughout, but the scene where Vasily gets the rifle from the commisar and whacks the officers was my fave in the movie.
Ronin has some nice gunplay mixed with outstanding driving, but no one scene sticks out.
Resevoir Dogs and The Rocketeer both have great BG unloading with two 1911 scenes, but Last Man Standing pretty much beat that horse to death. I loved it, though.
Speaking of Harvey Keitel blasting at cops; I don't wish LEOs any ill-will at all, but there is something oddly satisfying about watching a unit getting lit-up. Of course that brings us back to Heat. Terminator 2 had an over-the-top orgy of Cop Car shooting gallery. The shotty in the flower box was nicely filmed, and the "spinning the lever action to cock it while riding the HD Fat-Boy" scene was pure Hollywood. (In a good way.)
Spaking of Hollywood over the top stuff, The Crow had a wonderful scene in the club where Brandon Lee soaks up a hail of gunfire.
The Bourne movies and the Lethal Weapon series had plenty of fun, and speaking of Mel Gibson, Payback was pretty nice, too.
Quigley, Last of the Mohicans, and The Patriot all had great period gunplay. There are so many good westerns out there, I can't even get started on them. Way of the Gun was intentionally done as a modern western.
I am a little surprised no one has mentioned Boondock Saints. I am REALLY surprised that no one has mentioned The Outlaw Josey Wales.
I understand Pearl Harbor was not well liked by all, but the control tower .50 and crash scene at the end were good fun.
In the end, it is a tough call for me between The Professional and Way of the Gun.
cslinger
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Oooo Oooo Oooo The Outlaw Josey Wales Great movie. Was that the one where he carried the extra C&B cylnders loaded and ready to go and swiched them out?
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HEAT, no question... as far as pure realism in a gunfight, nothing else even comes close, IMO. If you get the special edition 10 year anniversary DVD that was just released, you will learn that, iirc, they went through 800-1200 rounds *per take* when shooting the bank scene.
The entire movie, as far as that goes, is second to none in its genre.
Between HEAT, Collateral, and Last of the Mohicans, I'm a Michael Mann fan as well.
The entire movie, as far as that goes, is second to none in its genre.
Between HEAT, Collateral, and Last of the Mohicans, I'm a Michael Mann fan as well.
Zach S
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I really liked heat. I bought the DVD just because of the shootout. Since that was my most recent purchase, I'd have to say its my favorite.
Warbow
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I vote for the botched bank robbery in Heat and the showdown at the Mexican bordello in The Way of the Gun.
Yes, it was very realistic how people would get blown 15 or 20 feet back when they got shot with a shotgun. Despite that though I enjoyed it too. I really wish they'd fixed that little cartoonish detail.
Black Hawk Down has some fantastic gunfights all through it. One that pops to mind is when the Shughart and Gordon went down to help Durant (and thus securing posthumour medals of honor).
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Magnum Force with all the Colts and other revolver work if you have it in DVD slow it down when the cop shoots the pimp the cylinder moves the right way.
Can't believe no one mentioned The Gauntlet. It could have been the 6th Dirty Harry movie.
The new Assault on Prec 13. It was a cheasy though how everytime a gun got handed to someone they racked the slide.
Young Guns!!!!!!!!!!!
Can't believe no one mentioned The Gauntlet. It could have been the 6th Dirty Harry movie.
The new Assault on Prec 13. It was a cheasy though how everytime a gun got handed to someone they racked the slide.
Young Guns!!!!!!!!!!!
I can't believe nobody's mentioned the "Yo homie!" scene from Collateral yet The club shootout scene from that movie is cool too.
The opening scene in The Professional when Leon kills all the bodyguards.
The bank robbery shootout in Heat.
The lobby shootout in The Matrix.
The highway scene in The Matrix: Reloaded.
The club lobby shootout in The Matrix: Revolutions.
The laboratory shootout in Terminator 2.
And these are only the ones I can think of off the top of my head
The club shootout scene from that movie is cool too. The opening scene in The Professional when Leon kills all the bodyguards.
The bank robbery shootout in Heat.
The lobby shootout in The Matrix.
The highway scene in The Matrix: Reloaded.
The club lobby shootout in The Matrix: Revolutions.
The laboratory shootout in Terminator 2.
And these are only the ones I can think of off the top of my head
Mongo the Mutterer
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Ditto on Collateral.
How about Bruce Willis in "Last Man Standing" for comedy relief. Fires about 150 rounds through 2 1911's and THEN drops the mags.
How about Bruce Willis in "Last Man Standing" for comedy relief. Fires about 150 rounds through 2 1911's and THEN drops the mags.
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small scale - "Taxi Driver", "Blood Simple)
large scale, - "Wild Bunch", "Heat", "Extreme Prejuidice", "Open Range", "The Killer Elite"
comic "Dos Amigos" (my little buttercup)
large scale, - "Wild Bunch", "Heat", "Extreme Prejuidice", "Open Range", "The Killer Elite"
comic "Dos Amigos" (my little buttercup)
Yooper
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I'm afraid I'm not very well-versed on relatively recent movie gunfights, but I think some of the sentiments expressed in "Unforgiven" are points worth mentioning. It seemed like Clint Eastwood, who has made a good living off of fantasy gunfights over the years, sensed a need to put it in the proper perspective.
Mongo the Mutterer
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Yep Yooper, you mean "That's what he gets for decorating his place of business with my friend" 
Slingster
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Lots of good ones already mentioned. Let me add another for consideration: the final showdown in the saloon in "The Shootist" with John Wayne. An interesting aspect of this shootout is that it was planned by the main character, J.B. Book, and all of the participants prepared and positioned themselves in the saloon in advance of the actual gunplay.
Sleeping Dog
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"The Gauntlet". All the shootouts are one-sided, but gotta win a prize for most bullets.
trickyasafox
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boondock saints where they fight "the duke" best low budget movie ever in my opinion
any battle royal fans?
if we switched to just fight scenes and not gun scenes, everyone has to check out Ong Bak (thai warrior) crazy lil flippy guy.
any battle royal fans?
if we switched to just fight scenes and not gun scenes, everyone has to check out Ong Bak (thai warrior) crazy lil flippy guy.
Justin
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That scene in T2 was a deliberate homage to a scene in John Woo's Hard Boiled.
I believe that the violence in that movie is twisted enough that even Sam Peckinpah would wince. The standoff in the kitchen at the lighthouse is particularly grim. (Or darkly funny, depending on how you look at it.)
Oh, and with my luck, I'd have gotten the pot lid.
The sequel wasn't nearly as good, IMHO.
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