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Author:  Greg M [ Sun May 06, 2007 4:11 pm ]
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OK --- I'm bored. So let's talk about the best gun flicks.

Not just any movie with a gun in it, like a Dirty Harry or a James Bond movie (unless you're partial to really big or really small guns). But a movie in which the plot revolves around a specific gun or the use of guns. And not just any kind of gun. The Guns of Navaronne doesn't count. I mean handguns, rifles, shotguns --- that sort.

I just saw "Shooter," which would rate high on my list.

Then there's "The Professional" (Luc Besson, 1994) with Jean Reno as a NYC hitman who goes to Gene Kelly movies in his spare time.

And of course: James Stewart in "Carbine Williams." Classic.
Author:  Pat Cannon [ Sun May 06, 2007 6:43 pm ]
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The 1996 Romeo + Juliet is wild. It's the original Shakespeare dialog but set in a strange modern-day setting, "Verona Beach". Leonardo DeCaprio as Romeo I think carries a Para-Ordnance. Everybody's open-carrying pimped-out race guns of one kind or another, in the place of swords and daggers in the original version. Very trippy.
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Author:  Widge [ Sun May 06, 2007 10:16 pm ]
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Author:  Ezra Buck [ Sun May 06, 2007 10:46 pm ]
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Author:  Ezra Buck [ Sun May 06, 2007 10:49 pm ]
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Death wish 1974 great gun movie.
That Bronson sure can kick some ass. RIP Charles
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Author:  A Brit in MN [ Sun May 06, 2007 11:04 pm ]
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Dogs of War
The Wild Geese
Author:  gunnerbmg [ Mon May 07, 2007 5:58 am ]
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I enjoyed "Shooter" also, not as good as the book, but then most movies do not mesure up. Try the movie "Heat" lots of guns and one hell of a shootout, they even have to RELOAD! Also if you are into history, take a look at the movie "Open Range" it's a close to real life shoot out with black powder guns. I think it's well done.
Author:  Tex [ Mon May 07, 2007 8:36 am ]
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Just watched "Heat" this weekend. And yes they do reloads! It skips around and seems to go on forever. Not the best movie but no RoboCop type guns. A will watch again movie.
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Author:  Greg M [ Mon May 07, 2007 9:19 am ]
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Has anyone seen John Wayne's "The Shootist?"
Author:  DeanC [ Mon May 07, 2007 9:20 am ]
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gunnerbmg wrote:
Also if you are into history, take a look at the movie "Open Range" it's a close to real life shoot out with black powder guns. I think it's well done.

Except for Costner's 16-shooter SA and the guy who flies 6 feet through the air after being shot with a shotgun. Still a good movie.
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I like "Way of the Gun" for the guns, it's pretty bleak otherwise.
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"The Proposition" is great cowboy movie with a number of wonderful old guns. Very hard to find.
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Author:  Greg M [ Mon May 07, 2007 9:37 am ]
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Widge wrote:
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Just saw this one yesterday --- definitely a keeper. Makes me want to check out more of Jean Reno's movies.
Author:  DeanC [ Mon May 07, 2007 10:43 am ]
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This is supposed to be a good movie too. Haven't seen it yet:
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Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels
Author:  Greg M [ Mon May 07, 2007 11:19 am ]
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DeanC wrote:
This is supposed to be a good movie too. Haven't seen it yet:
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Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels


Oh, yeah --- that's a great movie!

"What's that?!?"

"That's me Bren gun!"
Author:  Scott Hughes [ Mon May 07, 2007 12:12 pm ]
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Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels

A very fun movie, lots of twists and turns. It was on the IFC channel some time back.

I thought the British were not supposed to have guns.

The ending was a hoot.
Author:  sheepdog [ Mon May 07, 2007 2:59 pm ]
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Definitely "Heat", and possibly "Miami Vice". Michael Mann likes to include some pretty kick-ass adrenaline-pumping scenes involving shoot-outs, and he will go to great lengths to make sure that the scenes are realistic (meaning that the guns don't have an endless supply of ammo...the characters will actually re-load).

I use the street scene in Heat to test out my surround system when making adjustments. On the set, microphones were placed properly to allow a realistic echo-effect on the gunshot sounds given that the shoot-out sequence takes place in the midst of tall buildings. The actors were trained and supervised by a former SAS agent.
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