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Doc Safari
09-15-14, 15:50
The ones I can think of (in no particular order):
1. Act of Valor
Lots of M4 action in this one.
2. Heat
Just one of the bank robbers has a CAR15 clone, but it's used extensively in one scene.
3. The Postman
Not such a fantastic movie, but the carbine AR's are used throughout the movie. That kind of saves it from the trash heap as far as I'm concerned.
4. Blackhawk Down
Two of the characters have carbine M16's. Eric Bana's character is in more scenes than the other. Overall, though, this movie has mostly full rifle-length M16's.
5. Broken Arrow
Toward the end, Christian Slater's character hoses down the train carrying the bad guys pretty good with a CAR clone. One of the bad guys has a snipered-out carbine in an earlier scene. Other than that there are mostly other types of weapons in the flick.
6. Platoon
Willem Dafoe and Tom Berenger both carry CAR clones.
That's all I can think of.
Are there any other good movies with carbine AR's, especially through the whole movie?
http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/CAR-15#Colt_XM177.2FCAR-15.2FCommando_Series
My favorites from the list:
The Park is Mine (1985) - Some of the cops have them.
Lord of War (2005) - Models at arms show.
Miami Vice - several episodes.
Tears of the Sun (2003) - Several of them, some with backwards Aimpoints.
Lone Survivor (2013) - Mk12's
The Town has 416s. Kind of close.
Captain America 2 has some good scenes with what looks like M4A1's, some with grenade launchers. The Winter Soldier uses it in a fight scene on the bridge.
As many people that gave The Expendables crap, I actually liked both of them. They supposedly have a bunch of Noveske in there, I did notice a few KX3's.
I enjoyed Battle Los Angeles. Lots of A4s and M4s.
MountainRaven
09-15-14, 22:45
Heat actually had quite a few CARs.
Hell, there are actually quite a few good movies with ARs in them. Carbine or not.
Captain America 2 has some good scenes with what looks like M4A1's, some with grenade launchers. The Winter Soldier uses it in a fight scene on the bridge.
Lots of M4s in the hands of HYDRA agents.
And Falcon uses one he took off a HYDRA agent... With a knife. And Cap used a Noveske (probably one from The Expendables) in The Avengers. Not to mention all the SHIELD/STRIKE operatives armed with M4s.
On that vein... Thomas Jane as Frank "The Punisher" Castle used an M4A1 with underslung '203 and Aimpoint M2 in The Punisher.
Some nicely appointed 416s in Zero Dark Thirty.
http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/CAR-15#Colt_XM177.2FCAR-15.2FCommando_Series
My favorites from the list:
The Park is Mine (1985) - Some of the cops have them.
Lord of War (2005) - Models at arms show.
Miami Vice - several episodes.
Tears of the Sun (2003) - Several of them, some with backwards Aimpoints.
Lord of War... Forgot about that one.
The Rock had several carbines in it. 3000 miles to Graceland as well.
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The A Team has several run and gun scenes with carbines. RED 2 had some as well.
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S.W.A.T.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0257076/
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Moose-Knuckle
09-16-14, 17:29
Blood Diamond
Proof of Life
Blood Diamond
Proof of Life
I absolutely love the assault on the village at the end of Proof of Life.
-Jax
Moose-Knuckle
09-16-14, 19:01
I absolutely love the assault on the village at the end of Proof of Life.
-Jax
Nothing like former Aussie SAS/US SOF mercs taking out FARC. Damn good movie and surprised more have never heard of it. I actually saw it in the theatre when it came out.
Nothing like former Aussie SAS/US SOF mercs taking out FARC. Damn good movie and surprised more have never heard of it. I actually saw it in the theatre when it came out.
One of my favorite movies. And the scene when Russell Crowe walks into Meg Ryan's house and peacefully disarms that crew is great. "Want you to look over and meet a friend of mine" :)
-Jax
Though not a movie I like The Unit sans the bat shit crazy women.
I know a lot of nut jobs creamed them selves over I am Legend.
Small B movie called "the objective"
If you mute the green zone and hurt locker they both have decent displays.
Tears of the sun was good though already mentioned along with act of valor and some others.
sandman99and9
09-17-14, 20:22
http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/CAR-15#Colt_XM177.2FCAR-15.2FCommando_Series
My favorites from the list:
The Park is Mine (1985) - Some of the cops have them.
Lord of War (2005) - Models at arms show.
Miami Vice - several episodes.
Tears of the Sun (2003) - Several of them, some with backwards Aimpoints.
Loved the park is mine !!!
Miami Vice the movie has some good gun scenes and Bad Boys 2 has a lot of gun porn :)
S.M.
One of my favorite movies. And the scene when Russell Crowe walks into Meg Ryan's house and peacefully disarms that crew is great. "Want you to look over and meet a friend of mine" :)
-Jax
One of my favorite movies.
Loved the park is mine !!!
Miami Vice the movie has some good gun scenes and Bad Boys 2 has a lot of gun porn :)
S.M.
Sadly the "movie" version of Miami Vice sucked. Should have been Mann's crowning achievement but it was horrible. I'm always amazed by how many people have never seen "The Park is Mine."
sandman99and9
09-19-14, 17:32
One of my favorite movies.
Sadly the "movie" version of Miami Vice sucked. Should have been Mann's crowning achievement but it was horrible. I'm always amazed by how many people have never seen "The Park is Mine."
I kind of liked Miami Vice but agree that it could have been so much more, But they sure had a lot of badass weapons in that one !! Were the weapons that Wil Smith had in his car in Bad Boys 2 HK UMP's ? Wish I could afford toys like that :(
S.M.
sandman99and9
09-19-14, 17:36
I'm always amazed by how many people have never seen "The Park is Mine."
If you have not seen this movie you need to check it out !! It is SteyrAUG approved :)
S.M.
As many people that gave The Expendables crap, I actually liked both of them. They supposedly have a bunch of Noveske in there, I did notice a few KX3's.
There was a LOT of high end gun gear in Ex. 1.
And you can say what you will about Ex. 2 and 3, but the first was F'in awesome. :cool:
I absolutely love the assault on the village at the end of Proof of Life.
-Jax
And that's about the only part of that movie I liked. The rest was a snore fest. Sorry.
...Were the weapons that Wil Smith had in his car in Bad Boys 2 HK UMP's ?
S.M.
Yes.
Don't know about best, but here's one movie I just recently saw: The Veteran
Here's a clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV1qDpyyAMo
^ Nice to see people still reload in movies and not always fire Full Auto...
MountainRaven
12-15-14, 22:22
Sabotage with Arnold Schwarzenegger is kinda ass. And the car chase is horrible. But the gun play is great.
It's on Netflix for those who are interested.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Kl3JiZGlLc
Noveskes, Colts, SCAR 17s, a Benelli M4 Entry....
Nothing like former Aussie SAS/US SOF mercs taking out FARC. Damn good movie and surprised more have never heard of it. I actually saw it in the theatre when it came out.
Excellent movie, and the one that convinced me I actually did need a M4 profile barrel carbine.
Not sure how we got this far without mentioning "Shooter."
zombiescometh
12-16-14, 01:30
Here's a good resource looks to be pretty accurate. Pretty much can find which guns were in which movie, TV show, video game etc.
http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/M16_rifle_series#Film_12
http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Heckler_%26_Koch_HK_rifle_series
Sucker Punch has some decent action with some hot chicks kickin ass and decent CQB action. One of them uses an M4. The plot and acting is another subject, but it is a fictional movie anyway
http://youtu.be/jU3197aPyBQ?t=34s
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MountainRaven
12-16-14, 20:44
Sucker Punch has some decent action with some hot chicks kickin ass and decent CQB action. One of them uses an M4. The plot and acting is another subject, but it is a fictional movie anyway
http://youtu.be/jU3197aPyBQ?t=34s
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http://youtu.be/jU3197aPyBQ
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World War Z. Has a close up shot of the lower where you can read the Knights armament stamp. Maybe just me, but was cool to see...
World War Z. Has a close up shot of the lower where you can read the Knights armament stamp. Maybe just me, but was cool to see...
That was definitely a good one. Even the Israeli soldiers were using AR15's/M4's.
That was definitely a good one. Even the Israeli soldiers were using AR15's/M4's.
I have a love / hate relationship with that movie and the Israel scenario is a perfect example.
They were smart enough to have a "fail safe" system in place that let them get a huge jump on the zombie outbreak but they weren't smart enough to figure out zombies are attracted to sound and couldn't just "shut the hell up" and had to sing a bunch of stupids songs which caused a zombie pile up and breach.
Parts of the movie were brilliant and realistic and parts seemed like people allowed their kids to do some of the writing. And the stupid stuff was enough to tank the entire film.
That whole movie gives me pause in many parts,
Just sayin it was cool to see the stamp of Knights on a rifle
Moose-Knuckle
12-17-14, 00:47
If WWZ had been R rated they would have had a winner, the PG-13 no blood and guts is what made the film just meh.
I have a love / hate relationship with that movie and the Israel scenario is a perfect example.
They were smart enough to have a "fail safe" system in place that let them get a huge jump on the zombie outbreak but they weren't smart enough to figure out zombies are attracted to sound and couldn't just "shut the hell up" and had to sing a bunch of stupids songs which caused a zombie pile up and breach.
Parts of the movie were brilliant and realistic and parts seemed like people allowed their kids to do some of the writing. And the stupid stuff was enough to tank the entire film.
I think overall its still a good movie, although its not without its faults. They left it somewhat open-ended, so I'm not sure if there will be a sequel but it seems like a possibility.
When it comes to decent zombie movies, WWZ is on my short list. Although I do like the Resident Evil movies (which feature M4's too IIRC), they're much too video game-y and unrealistic.
Doc Safari
07-16-15, 15:53
I just re-watched Act of Valor. Pure M4 delight from beginning to end. Maybe the best M4 movie of all time like Red Dawn is the best AKM movie of all time.
I'd have to say Black Hawk Down is the best M16A2 movie and maybe Platoon is the best M16A1 movie.
Anybody got anymore suggestions?
I just re-watched Act of Valor. Pure M4 delight from beginning to end. Maybe the best M4 movie of all time like Red Dawn is the best AKM movie of all time.
I'd have to say Black Hawk Down is the best M16A2 movie and maybe Platoon is the best M16A1 movie.
Anybody got anymore suggestions?
Heartbreak Ridge and Apocalypse Now would probably be next.
I absolutely love the assault on the village at the end of Proof of Life.
-Jax
That was good stuff. :D
John Wick is a recent one that has a lot of shooting scenes with various types of weapons including a Coharie clone of the HK416.
Don't know about best, but here's one movie I just recently saw: The Veteran
Thanks Man, that looks good. I never heard of it.
"The Raid: Redemption" should be on NetFlix. It's a foreign film in some Asian language, so you have to read subtitles. But as far action movies go, it's just as good as the title sounds corny.
Sort of like a Kung Fu/Black Hawk Down.
Lots of shooting scenes with HK 416's and... There's even a scene with KAC PDW's.
Been a while since I watched, but there may have been a couple in Bravo Two Zero.
Been a while since I watched, but there may have been a couple in Bravo Two Zero.
Most of them were M203s but close enough.
BuzzinSATX
07-17-15, 05:06
I just re-watched Act of Valor. Pure M4 delight from beginning to end. Maybe the best M4 movie of all time like Red Dawn is the best AKM movie of all time.
I'd have to say Black Hawk Down is the best M16A2 movie and maybe Platoon is the best M16A1 movie.
Anybody got anymore suggestions?
The gun handling in that movie is second to none, as it should be when real deal SOF guys are acting versus advising. But my favorite scene in that movie had to be the fast boat rescue
Doc Safari
07-17-15, 09:09
The gun handling in that movie is second to none, as it should be when real deal SOF guys are acting versus advising. But my favorite scene in that movie had to be the fast boat rescue
Ditto. After watching that movie a few times, I started to think maybe they should have scripted that raid to be the climactic one at the end of the movie.
Whiskey_Bravo
07-17-15, 09:11
But my favorite scene in that movie had to be the fast boat rescue
Yeah that part is pretty damn awesome.
Moose-Knuckle
07-17-15, 14:08
Both of these scenes are pure porn for me . . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-Eo9O0q26k
Moose-Knuckle
07-17-15, 14:08
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjlDRTemjzQ
WickedWillis
07-17-15, 17:22
I thought Lone Survivor had the most authentic weapon handling, to me personally. I am getting to a point where I cannot take serious movies seriously if people are not aiming down sights lol. Sabotage with AHNOLD had surprisingly good AR/SCAR porn.
WickedWillis
07-17-15, 17:26
"The Raid: Redemption" should be on NetFlix. It's a foreign film in some Asian language, so you have to read subtitles. But as far action movies go, it's just as good as the title sounds corny.
Sort of like a Kung Fu/Black Hawk Down.
Lots of shooting scenes with HK 416's and... There's even a scene with KAC PDW's.
The Raid:Redemption and The Raid 2 are some of the most incredible action movies on the planet IMO. The fight scenes are second to NONE. Indonesian film, they use a martial art called "pencak silat" which is unlike anything we have here. If you haven't seen either of these films, do yourself the favor and find them!
The Raid:Redemption and The Raid 2 are some of the most incredible action movies on the planet IMO. The fight scenes are second to NONE. Indonesian film, they use a martial art called "pencak silat" which is unlike anything we have here. If you haven't seen either of these films, do yourself the favor and find them!
+1, I have no idea how half the cast didn't get killed in the making of this series. Just rent it, good stuff.
BuzzinSATX
07-17-15, 18:40
Ditto. After watching that movie a few times, I started to think maybe they should have scripted that raid to be the climactic one at the end of the movie.
Did you know they shot that scene with live ammo? I love the Act of Valor movie, but the "extra features" DVD has some stuff almost as cool as the movie. Stuff like how it took a few years to make the movie because the SEALs were deploying in the middle of it. Also, how they used live ammo in the Fast Boat scene was a big surprise to the producers and directors, and they had to wrap their head around it.
Finally, something the directors realized while researching the movie was very similar to what happened during another of my favorite movies, "Miracle"...the directors realized they could never find actors who could realistically execute the scenes with fluidity like the real deal gunfighter could, and decided rather than try teaching an actor to run tactics and missions, they'd teach SEALs to act...same as Miracle, where they used real hockey players (including a hockey-playing son of one of the olympians) rather than actors to portray to 1980 US Olympic hockey team players.
Guess the best aspect of the movie and it's weapons and gun handling to me is the very simple and powerful authenticity
MountainRaven
07-18-15, 02:31
John Wick is a recent one that has a lot of shooting scenes with various types of weapons including a Coharie clone of the HK416.
Lots of Center Axis Relock.
"The Raid: Redemption" should be on NetFlix. It's a foreign film in some Asian language, so you have to read subtitles. But as far action movies go, it's just as good as the title sounds corny.
Sort of like a Kung Fu/Black Hawk Down.
Lots of shooting scenes with HK 416's and... There's even a scene with KAC PDW's.
I believe most of the weapons in the movie were airsoft guns. I'm 99.9% sure the KAC PDWs were.
Moose-Knuckle
07-18-15, 13:50
This thread nees more pics . . .
Heat
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/317/19617761438_7bab8ddeef_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/vTya1b)
Blood Diamond
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/552/19617761248_9ae5d9a936_z.jpg
Proof of Life
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/562/19617741960_900c25fce6_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/vTy4dm)
Most of them were M203s but close enough.
Yup, M16s with M203s, still bad ass movie though for a brit flick.
http://blog.cheaperthandirt.com//wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Bravo-Two-Zero-Firefight.jpg
Yup, M16s with M203s, still bad ass movie though for a brit flick.
http://blog.cheaperthandirt.com//wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Bravo-Two-Zero-Firefight.jpg
I actually thought it was an excellent movie.
One of the few that Sean Bean doesn't die in as well.
Lots of Center Axis Relock.
I believe most of the weapons in the movie were airsoft guns. I'm 99.9% sure the KAC PDWs were.
Yes I remember reading an article about most of the guns being airsoft, but that the actors got to shoot real versions of all the guns to get a real feel for recoil impulse etc.
I still thought it was really cool to see the PDW's in there. I know most people who don't have any strong interest in firearms just see it as another gun, but whenever I see a rare gun in a movie it makes you wonder how they acquired it. (I know props people for the actual filming, but from the perspective of the movie itself. Ie how did a Indonesian gang/mafia get their hands on them considering how exclusive they are).
Uncommon Valor
One of my favorite movies.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086508/
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Moose-Knuckle
07-20-15, 14:22
Ewan MacGregor in Son of a Gun
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https://farm1.staticflickr.com/298/19678663829_885ff9c339_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/vYWiap)
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