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Death Wish (1974) - If you are over 30 I shouldn't even have to explain this one to you and you should be able to quote lines verbatim. It is the Godfather of "Gun Guys" movies. If you are under 30 and you haven't seen it, stop what you are doing and go order it from Amazon, you should own it.
Taxi Driver (1976) - A lot of people simply think this is Death Wish II. It isn't of course, there is so much bubbling below the surface that it isn't funny. There is no way this movie could be made today and in some ways it actually holds up better than most of the others. A lot of people don't even know what to make of this film, many aren't even sure if they even like the main character. And that is of course what makes if brilliant.
The Deer Hunter (1978) - An incredible movie in many ways, and one of the first about our Vietnam experience and what was endured by our fighting men. And more importantly, the first time most of us saw an actual AK-47.
The Dogs of War (1980) - Christopher Walken, mercenaries, Uzis and the star of the show the Manville 25mm Projectile Launcher (called the "XM-18" in the film.) Add an Uzi with a giant 1980s Night Vision scope and an early Al Bundy appearance and you have a great movie.
Defiance (1980) - Almost didn't make this list, another in the early 80s "vigilante vs. the street gang" genre. Notable for the lead role by Jan Michael Vincent and Art Carney (Hey Norton) in a minor supporting role. Not much gun porn save for the selection of the Luger for the gang leader gun wielded by Rudy Ramos who plays the role of Angel Cruz masterfully.
The Exterminator (1980) - The vigilante genre perfected. Holy Shit this is the movie. It has it all, a seemingly ordinary Joe ex Vietnam Vet pushed way too ****ing far. A reckoning with evil and scum in a way that might even make Travis from Taxi Driver pause. Add to that some cool gun porn and state of the art (then) special effects and you have what might possibly be the greatest B movie ever made.
The Amateur (1981) - If you were one of those people who got cable back around 1980, especially if you were a kid, you saw this movie a lot. It stands on it's own as an excellent Cold War drama about politically sponsored terrorism with a lot of Warsaw Pact exotic weapons, but nostalgia also plays here for a lot of people.
First Blood (1982) - Another cautionary tale about leaving that "regular guy" who for all you know was a Green Beret in Vietnam the **** alone. Gun porn moment when the Sheriff is running around in the woods with an HK93. It is the first time most of us saw one as you probably missed the HK93 in the beginning of "The Thing" (1982) which came out a few months prior.
The Survivors (1983) - The "gun nut" comedy, our Blazing Saddles. It was probably made with the intention to mock us, doesn't matter - we made it our own. It is simply too well researched, when Robin Williams explains to his wife that it "isn't a machine gun, it's only semi automatic" we've all been there. And any film where Williams is checking out a FALO HBar and running around with a Valmet 76 can't actually be anti gun.
Red Dawn (1984) - I'm not even going to talk about it, you should already own it.
The Park Is Mine (1986) - Seriously, you have got to stop pushing the Vietnam veteran around, he can only take so much and he knows too many bad things if he trips a breaker. Excellent gun porn including Kalashnikovs and color coded magazines to tell which ones are blanks and which ones are live rounds (Take that Die Hard 2).
Full Metal Jacket (1987) - I fully believe this movie was made to atone for Platoon (1986). R. Lee Ermy, Private Pyle, M-14s, M-16s and a gook sniper with a VZ-58. Get some.
Die Hard (1988) - A virtual HK advertisement from start to finish with the first Steyr AUG most of us ever saw, not counting the AR-60 from Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985), thrown in for good measure. This is the film that made most of us decide we will one day own an MP5, oh yes...it shall be mine. Add some terrorist, explosions and Bruce Willis and you have one of the best popcorn movies ever made.
Sniper (1993) - Ok this one has some cheese in it, but it also has some cool stuff like the little seen HK SR9TC rifle. Don't take it too seriously and it is a fun movie.
Heat (1995) - I shouldn't even have to put it on the list, you should already know everything about this film.
The Substitute (1996) - Tom Berenger returns the the subject of mercenaries after getting wacked in a African village in Dogs of War. This one lacks the intelligence and sophistication of DOW but it is still a great mercs vs. street scum flick.
Whootsinator
04-09-11, 02:22
You've presented us with an excellent start. ;)
You like those revenge movies o.O
Blackhawk Down: Plethora of early '90s AR-15 variants even if they weren't entirely accurate. Lots of Soviet surplus. First time I ever saw an M21? in a movie.
The Way of the Gun - 2000
I'm a little surprised you missed this one Steyr.
Hamburger Hill -1987
According to most of the Vietnam vets I know it is the most realistic era movie.
9 Rota - 2005
Gun porn for the Combloc boys.
Game for Vultures - 1979
Hey, I enjoyed it.
You pretty much named every movie that I could have thought of.
How about some oldies?
The series"Combat" with Vic Morrow.
The Boys in Company C.
Bridge on the River Kwai.
Lethal Weapon 1 & 2 had some good gun porn.
The_War_Wagon
04-09-11, 07:18
"Hard Boiled" - 1992. Stars Chow Yun-Fat and Tony Leung, and directed by John Woo.
One of the last Hong Kong films by Yun-Fat & Woo, before they emmigrated to America prior to the British handover to the Chinese; it has more gunfire than any THREE of your favorite fims combined! :eek:
Starting with the 7 minute Teahouse shootout, it follows later with the 15 minute warehouse gun battle, and concludes with the 42 minute running gun battle in the hospital! :D
The story line revolves around a couple of cops - one a vice detective, the other undercover - trying to bust a gun smuggling ring (naturally). It's kinda incidental to the gunfire, so don't bother TRYING to understand it.
And be SURE to get the HONG KONG UNRATED version, and NOT the watered-down American rated R version. :rolleyes: They have a dubbed English version, which beats reading subtitles, when you're TRYING to concentrate on gunfire, but get the UNRATED version. It's just a rollicking good time, and you'll still figure out enough to enjoy Chow Yun-Fat's character, and savor the copious amounts of flying lead! :D
"Thief" - 1981 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083190/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keET6waBJHk
"The Terminator" - 1984 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088247/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcCJ24MozOg
I saw Terminator when I was 13, and through my very early 20's worked on acquiring all of the firearms used by the Terminator....with the exception of the AMT Hardballer Longslide....even at 13/14 I knew it was a piece of shit.
But the Armalite AR-180, Franchi SPAS-12, and IMI UZI Model A were all a lot of fun.
For the WWII buffs, I would add "Band of Brothers" and "Saving Private Ryan" for good looks at Thompsons, 1903s, BARs, M1s, 30 Carbines, M98 Mausers, etc.
variablebinary
04-09-11, 07:56
Terminator 2
Navy SEALS (Barrett .50 goodness)
Bad Boys II
Tears of the Sun
Rambo (2008)
Miami Vice
Collateral
Edit: Last Man Standing (1911 goodness)
Add We Were Soldiers, Terminator Salvation, Red.
Saving Private Ryan - For all the surplus WWII guys, M1's, Springfields, Thompsons...
Lots of guns in the Matrix movies...and I have to mention Red Dawn.
"Thief" - 1981 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083190/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keET6waBJHk
"The Terminator" - 1984 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088247/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcCJ24MozOg
I saw Terminator when I was 13, and through my very early 20's worked on acquiring all of the firearms used by the Terminator....with the exception of the AMT Hardballer Longslide....even at 13/14 I knew it was a piece of shit.
But the Armalite AR-180, Franchi SPAS-12, and IMI UZI Model A were all a lot of fun.
I bet you still got people looking for you a Plasma Rifle in the 40 watt range.
Equilibrium
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDSvVxGaiFQ&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_249581
The Way of the Gun - 2000
I'm a little surprised you missed this one Steyr.
That's because it sucked. Despite the appearance of things like Galils, that movie was gayer than a pair of mens bike shorts with a built in vibrating butt plug.
I have watched that movie on four separate occasions simply because I must have missed what everyone was talking about and I have concluded it simply sucks.
Lethal Weapon 1 & 2 had some good gun porn.
Yes it did. I think LW1 was the first film with a PSG1.
Stalingrad is also a good movie to get. You can get the original German dubbed into English or subtitles.
Seems like there ought to be a BUNCH of westerns in the list but there isn't. Spaghetti Westerns, Tombstone, etc.
Disagree on Way of the Gun not being included. True the plot is lacking, but just on the gun handling aspects it deserves to be included. How can you include Sniper and exclude a movie with guys fighting through multiple wounds, doing one handed reloads, etc., etc.
Not one mention of Quigley? Seriously? Or did I miss it.
In this crowd? Tough to believe.
Seems like there ought to be a BUNCH of westerns in the list but there isn't. Spaghetti Westerns, Tombstone, etc.
Disagree on Way of the Gun not being included. True the plot is lacking, but just on the gun handling aspects it deserves to be included. How can you include Sniper and exclude a movie with guys fighting through multiple wounds, doing one handed reloads, etc., etc.
The list isn't comprehensive, it is off the top of my head. And yeah, Tombstone and Open Range would qualify.
Way of the Gun however is still gay.
:D
Not one mention of Quigley? Seriously? Or did I miss it.
In this crowd? Tough to believe.
Probably the best western. Excellent film.
outrider627
04-09-11, 20:22
Equilibrium
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDSvVxGaiFQ&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_249581
I want to conceal custom full auto Beretta 92s up my shirt sleeves with an automatic deployment/reloading system. :D
Collateral. Excellent gun control.
Not one mention of Quigley? Seriously? Or did I miss it.
In this crowd? Tough to believe.
Thats one of my favorites! That was a 45-70 if im not mistaken. I could be wrong. The part where he drops dude riding away was badass!
Yes it did. I think LW1 was the first film with a PSG1.
LW2 or Die Hard 2 was also the first time that I remember ever seeing an MP5K.
Your first post made me think of this guy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wK9ADaPJ6s
Hillarious movie reviews from a foreigner in love with U.S. action films.
I want to conceal custom full auto Beretta 92s up my shirt sleeves with an automatic deployment/reloading system. :D
Who doesn't?:D
Rombo 3 for AK/Soviet fans.
The Kingdom had a nice variety of weapons from M4s to G3s and AKs.
Last Man Standing was cheese but full of 1911 and Thompson goodness.
The Wild Bunch is still a favorite of mine for showing modern weapons in a Old West setting. I've always loved that aspect of the movie.
Predator. If the scene where Bill Duke mows down the entire jungle with a minigun doesn't bring a smile to your face no movie will.
The Book of Eli was pretty cool too. I liked how they beat up and aged all of the guns since it was set in the future.
Belmont31R
04-09-11, 22:00
Leon AKA The Professional....
In my top 3 of all time.
Pale Rider just for the no look reload while walking toward / staring down your nemisis.
Leon AKA The Professional....
In my top 3 of all time.
Can't believe that wasn't mentioned yet. What was the 92 model he used in that? I think it was a comped SA only version. I have an old Beretta catalog with it.
FromMyColdDeadHand
04-09-11, 23:32
That's because it sucked. Despite the appearance of things like Galils, that movie was gayer than a pair of mens bike shorts with a built in vibrating butt plug.
I have watched that movie on four separate occasions simply because I must have missed what everyone was talking about and I have concluded it simply sucks.
"Shut the hell up or I'll come over there and **** start your head."
I know it is kind of like having to explain a joke for people to get the punch line, but I found the directors voice over really interesting. Its worth it just to learn about the three bags of money.
The plot isn't lacking, its just too convuluted. You think it is straighforward, but there are all these kinks to it.
I'm going to go out and buy 'Thief' to watch in my hotel this week when I'm on the road. That looks awesome.
I just watched "Thief" the other day for the first time. It was like a flashback to early 1980s Gunsite doctrine.
"Way of the Gun" is worth watching purely to see Sarah Silverman get punched in the face. Plus, there's a good shot of Del Toro clearing a malfunction from his Mossberg in the OB/GYN parking lot.
If I had to rank my favorite 80s action movies, it'd probably be in this order:
1. Die Hard. Alan Rickman is the best villain ever.
2. Predator. This is the epitome of Ahhhnold action films.
3. Aliens. I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
4. Red Dawn. WOLVERINES!!!!
5. Lethal Weapon. Watch Mel before we found out he really IS crazy! Also, before they went all lib-tard anti-gun in the 3rd and 4th films.
Another one..."Last man standing" wit bruce willis. Excellent thompson's and he carries twin 1911's.
"Falling down" Michael Douglas, The breakfast scene
Stalingrad is also a good movie to get. You can get the original German dubbed into English or subtitles.
+1 to this. This is an awesome movie.
Also, "Ronin" has some gun porn. I know a bunch of us from NH TAG went one night and had a gun porn night with it at a friends house. A lot of real HKs etc got shown off that night as well...
Dark of the Sun
MP40
belt feds
other SMG
etc
"Shut the hell up or I'll come over there and **** start your head."
We will just have to just ignore SteyrAug on this one. That was a great movie with some of the best gun play that you will see in a major film.
It was actually: "Shut that cunt's mouth before I come over there and **** start her head!"
I just watched it again the other night and forgot all about it.
Leon AKA The Professional....
In my top 3 of all time.
FromMyColdDeadHand
04-10-11, 02:14
We will just have to just ignore SteyrAug on this one. That was a great movie with some of the best gun play that you will see in a major film.
It was actually: "Shut that cunt's mouth before I come over there and **** start her head!"
I wonder if Jimmy Kimmel has the Sara Silverman knock down on loop as his screen saver?
Just the contrasting between Cahn and the Kitty Kat and the doc from "The Practice" and then the parallelisms between Cahn and DelToro. I still want to know what happened in Baltimore. The low speed chase in the alley with shotguns.
Chadbag- Good call on Ronin. Good guns, great car scenes- I still want an Audi A8. The alternate ending would have made for the start of a great sequal. The best of the late DeNiro Movies. The coffee ambush, boathouse color and that chase scene in Paris. The look on DeNiro's face as he drives in the Paris tunnels, and you know he isn't actually driving, and he is still terrified. If only Lady Di's driver were so good.
Chadbag- Good call on Ronin. Good guns, great car scenes- I still want an Audi A8. The alternate ending would have made for the start of a great sequal. The best of the late DeNiro Movies. The coffee ambush, boathouse color and that chase scene in Paris. The look on DeNiro's face as he drives in the Paris tunnels, and you know he isn't actually driving, and he is still terrified. If only Lady Di's driver were so good.
Ronin was great not just for cool guns and great car chases, but for the utter lack of hollywood pretentiousness. I've watched it many times and will probably get many more times under my belt before I die.
Payback. Another good Mel Gibson film before he went psycho.
Lord Of War
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbTE_nHwQto&feature=related
Littlelebowski
04-10-11, 06:48
Please tell me I somehow missed someone else mentioning HEAT.
Cagemonkey
04-10-11, 06:58
Please tell me I somehow missed someone else mentioning HEAT.
Yup. Its near the bottom on SteyrAUG's original thread post. I'll add Public Enemies to the list, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv0DMzFwEW4 .
Littlelebowski
04-10-11, 07:03
Yup. Its near the bottom on SteyrAUG's original thread post.
Praise Dawkins. Thought I was going to have to confiscate SteyrAug's disco ball and record player.
The Matrix franchise
Heartbreak Ridge
A Bridge Too Far- cast of thousands, historically accurate
Gutshot John
04-10-11, 11:52
"The Outlaw Josey Wales" - Hands down the best western of all time. :)
More recently "The Town".
The original "Professional" (1981) with Jean-Paul Belmondo has lots of AR-10, Colt Python, MAT-49 and Sig 540 goodness.
http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Professional_(1981),_The
"The Outlaw Josey Wales" - Hands down the best western of all time. :)
Finally, someone else who agrees with me on this. Most of my friends put Tombstone at the top of the Western list, and while I'd definitely put it in my top three, I still think Josey Wales tops the list.
"You a bounty hunter?"
"Man's gotta do something to make a living these days."
"Dyin' ain't much of a livin', boy."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEClGMJ2r3g&feature=related
sandman99and9
04-10-11, 14:14
The Matrix franchise
Heartbreak Ridge
A Bridge Too Far- cast of thousands, historically accurate
Heartbreak ridge ?? That movie was so bad !!
I love a lot of clint's movies but that one made marine recon look like the biggest bunch of dumbass pussies ever:mad: I mean every character except Eastwood's was just lame and/or retarded.
I love all the guns and action in the matrix movies and I also think that The outlaw josey wales is the best western ever.
I agree with you on a bridge too far, great stuff there. Made me want to buy a sterling smg when I was a kid.
Now where is that dog so I can spit some chew on it ??
S.M.
"Shut the hell up or I'll come over there and **** start your head."
I know it is kind of like having to explain a joke for people to get the punch line, but I found the directors voice over really interesting. Its worth it just to learn about the three bags of money.
The plot isn't lacking, its just too convuluted. You think it is straighforward, but there are all these kinks to it.
I'm going to go out and buy 'Thief' to watch in my hotel this week when I'm on the road. That looks awesome.
That line is the only moment in the entire film. Other than that and some reality based gun handling, the whole thing is stupid and full of characters I couldn't give a **** about. The whole thing is like somebody tried way too hard to make a Tarantino movie and failed.
Lord Of War
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbTE_nHwQto&feature=related
How did I forget?
Please tell me I somehow missed someone else mentioning HEAT.
It's in the original list.
Thats one of my favorites! That was a 45-70 if im not mistaken. I could be wrong. The part where he drops dude riding away was badass!
It was a .45-110.
A Bridge Too Far- cast of thousands, historically accurate
Yeah that was on my mind last night to mention too. I just was not sure that there was enough up close gun handling and stuff to make the list as it has been a couple years since I last saw it. One of my favorite movies and one I have seen countless times. (And read the book several times as well).
Leon AKA The Professional....
In my top 3 of all time.
+1. Did anyone mention 'Where Eagles Dare'?
That line is the only moment in the entire film. Other than that and some reality based gun handling, the whole thing is stupid and full of characters I couldn't give a **** about. The whole thing is like somebody tried way too hard to make a Tarantino movie and failed.
McQuarrie's previous film was The Usual Suspects.
It was a .45-110.
Oh okay. Its been so long since ive seen it. Thats a nasty cartridge
FromMyColdDeadHand
04-11-11, 00:39
That line is the only moment in the entire film. Other than that and some reality based gun handling, the whole thing is stupid and full of characters I couldn't give a **** about. The whole thing is like somebody tried way too hard to make a Tarantino movie and failed.
'I can promise you a day of reckoning you will not live long enough to never forget'
Way of the Gun can get a bit, pretentious.
Replace Juliette Lewis with a woman I actually give a crap about, AKA any hot chick.
Anybody say "Man on Fire" yet? I like the Denzel version and want to see the original version sometime.
Dwayne Johnson's "Faster" wasn't that bad, except for the hired hitman.
Anybody say "Man on Fire" yet? I like the Denzel version and want to see the original version sometime.
Not yet. That one, Ronin and Leon were not deliberate omissions. Excellent films, but I was going off the top of my head so I missed them. And the original premise of the thread was to only mention those that most people today would not be familiar with.
Man on Fire made me go looking for the original. With Pesci and Walken in it, I figured how could it miss. Somehow they did, it was sorta an ok movie but doesn't even come close to the remake.
How about:
Snatch
Falling Down
The Town
Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels
That's because it sucked. Despite the appearance of things like Galils, that movie was gayer than a pair of mens bike shorts with a built in vibrating butt plug.
I have watched that movie on four separate occasions simply because I must have missed what everyone was talking about and I have concluded it simply sucks.
I usually skip to the shooting parts.;)
ETA: The thing that made it suck was Juliette Lewis. If she had been replaced by somebody who had either looks or talent (or even a mix of both) the film would have been greatly improved. I do agree that McQuarrie tried a little too hard, but not at making a Tarantino flick, more like Mann. Besides, Tarantino sucks. He's the George Lucas of crime/violent movies.
You cannot talk about gun guy flicks without including The Wind and the Lion. Excellent film and one of the better for correct period firearms and rollicking American adventurism. Makes you feel good to be American.
John Milius scored again with his Rough Riders mini series. Again, good period firearms and uniforms. It also has a very human Theodore Roosevelt.
John Wayne made many movies that died-in-the-wool gun guys should see. One in particular is Big Jake. One of his sons is carrying a Bergmann pistol and boy, does he have a real time trying to control it. Good display of turn of the century firearms. Another reason gun guys must see John Wayne movies? Spin cocking. He was the first to do it on the silver screen.
In the same vein as Big Jake is Joe Kidd. Good display of turn of the century firearms. Also, it has a scene where they are pinned down by a sniper. Bullets were striking their targets followed a second or two later by the report.
And no discussion would be complete without Burt Gummer's Basement from Tremors
Enemy at the Gates - nothing BUT guns in that movie. Lots of Mosin Nagant and Mauser sniper action.
Pretty sure this is a massive Photoshop screw-up on the poster, too. I don't know about a lefty variant on that rifle...
http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/en_US/boxshots/gsd/60004450.jpg
ETA: Looks like somebody else got it right, though. Weird.
http://www.moviewatcher.us/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/enemy-at-the-gates-poster.jpg
I usually skip to the shooting parts.;)
ETA: The thing that made it suck was Juliette Lewis. If she had been replaced by somebody who had either looks or talent (or even a mix of both) the film would have been greatly improved. I do agree that McQuarrie tried a little too hard, but not at making a Tarantino flick, more like Mann. Besides, Tarantino sucks. He's the George Lucas of crime/violent movies.
It wasn't a compliment to suggest he tried to make a Tarantino film. While he has produced a few decent ones, Tarantino films usually suck.
It wasn't a compliment to suggest he tried to make a Tarantino film. While he has produced a few decent ones, Tarantino films usually suck.
10-4.
You cannot talk about gun guy flicks without including The Wind and the Lion. Excellent film and one of the better for correct period firearms and rollicking American adventurism. Makes you feel good to be American.
John Milius scored again with his Rough Riders mini series. Again, good period firearms and uniforms. It also has a very human Theodore Roosevelt.
Absolutely agree.
USMC Storm the Sultan of Morocco's palace 1904 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGWdng1hl0U)
sandman99and9
04-11-11, 13:08
Did anyone other than me like Smokin Aces and The Punisher that came out a few years ago with Travolta as the bad guy?
Lots of cool guns and action in them. Gotta love the big Barrett punching through the walls of the hotel in Smokin Aces:D
I loved the Punisher, lot's of shoot em up and some comedy in there too.
S.M.
Did anyone other than me like Smokin Aces and The Punisher that came out a few years ago with Travolta as the bad guy?
Lots of cool guns and action in them. Gotta love the big Barrett punhing through the walls of the hotel in Smokin Aces:D
I loved the Punisher, lot's of shoot em up and some comedy in there too.
S.M.
Punisher: War Zone was a good one, too. Much more like the comics, and tons of gun goodies to ogle.
I didn't see A-Team mentioned, either. Lots of gun porn there.
My Top 10 gun guy movie list
Heat
Ronin
Tombstone
Matrix
First Blood
Red Dawn
Silverado
Die Hard
Terminator 2
Way of the Gun (the one that makes it in on gunplay alone, the story is reprehensible and the action too forced)
My list of movies that have some cool gunplay but are ruined by bad storytelling is WAY longer. There are too many movies out there with cool hardware that are ruined by either an awful story, awful directing or awful acting. Smokin Aces, Tears of the Sun and stuff like that are on that list.
Don't know if it's been mentioned, but The Losers has some good gun porn. Police Story 4 is also worth a watch. It's a little more violent than usual Jackie Chan movie. Oh yeah, the last Rambo movie.
The last Rambo movie with him blowing people apart with the heavy machine gun for like 5 straight minutes was about the most over the top violent movie scene I can think of, LOL.
William B.
04-12-11, 10:36
Did anybody mention Blood Diamond? I really enjoy watching that movie from time to time.
sandman99and9
04-12-11, 11:06
How about the 1st Robocop movie ?
I think that was the first time I ever saw that big ass Barrett rifle used in a movie and man did I want one bad !!
S.M.
FromMyColdDeadHand
04-12-11, 16:05
How about the 1st Robocop movie ?
I think that was the first time I ever saw that big ass Barrett rifle used in a movie and man did I want one bad !!
S.M.
"I LIKE IT!!!" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT04RqXrBKY&NR=1)
threeheadeddog
04-12-11, 16:31
The Tremors Series
While almost everything done in the films gun-wise is wrong the mentality of the Bert is spot on and diserves a spot right along side Survivors as a gun guy comedy
Appaloosa
If this was simply a gun-porn type list this wouldnt apply but as a gun-guy you have to like the shootout scene where everyone gets hit and the only lines explaining it are "that was fast...everyone could shoot"
How has Street Kings not been mentioned even one time yet?
http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2008/02/kings1-(2).jpg
Moose-Knuckle
04-12-11, 20:54
This thread is all over the place!
We all define movies differently. “Gun guy” films can be broken down by genre; War movies, Westerns, Crime Sagas, etc. . .
Being a kid in the 80’s I watched what has already been listed here. Loved The Survivors (spot on about “our comedy”), First Blood, The Terminator (the gun store scene alone), Commando (log cabin gun room and Surplus City), Red Dawn, etc. . .
The 90’s had some awesome movies. In 1990 we were introduced to Burt Gummer in Tremors. Same year we had Quigley Down Under. Any of Tom Selleck’s westerns portray firearms as a central piece of the story. In 1992 I was turned on to the director Michael Mann with his epic The Last of the Mochicans and again in 1995 with Heat (my favorite film of all time).
My personal favorites in no particular order. . .
Heat (Michael Mann)
Ronin
The Last of the Mochicans
Appaloosa (best modern Western)
The Town (what Heat was to the 90’s)
Miami Vice (Michael Mann)
Collateral (Michael Mann)
Proof of Life
Panic In Year Zero (1962 best Survival movie ever made)
Spartan (no not 300 and Val Kilmer’s second best film)
The Mechanic (not the new POS version)
Death Wish
Taxi Driver
The Dirty Dozen
Enemy at the Gates
Inception (first SCAR firefight)
For a Few Dollars More (Col. Mortimer’s roll pouch was the shit!)
The Wild Bunch
The Professionals
Bullitt
Crossfire Trail
I’m sure there is about a dozen I missed.
How about the new True Grit. Had some nice replicas in it...
Stander is up for stream. Based on a true story, 26 bank robberies, South Africa.. very well done.
http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Stander/70000502
Munich
http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Munich/70038133
Shooter is a good one. That Cheytac...I would LOVE to own that rifle.
Something about taking a shot at over a mile away is appealing
Did anyone mention "Desperado"?
Punisher: War Zone was a good one, too. Much more like the comics, and tons of gun goodies to ogle.
Seriously? Have you actually read The Punisher recently? I was furious after I saw War Zone. Marvel can get all these other superhero movies done well but they can't make a decent Punisher movie to save their lives. War Zone was pretty much this: "Hey, that guy Garth Ennis has written some great Punisher stories, but let's not use him. Okay writers, here's the names of some of the characters Ennis used. Just make sure you use them too. Plot? What's that?"
I'll give you an example: The character in the movie with the dreadlocks? The free running douchebag? In the comic he was a bad ass Black Irish gang leader who kidnapped an old man who cut up bodies to make them disappear for the IRA in his younger days. Why'd he kidnap him? To have him chop up another gang leader while he was still alive so he could send body parts to the guy's wife. The eastern european gang leader at the end of the movie? In the comic he was the leader of an Albanian gang that trafficked in sex slaves. How did the Punisher get this character's son to talk? He shot him full of drugs, cut him open, and hung his intact intestines from a tree branch. Garth Ennis is one of best comic writers out there when it comes to war-related stuff and those idiots that made War Zone just ****ed it up. If there's one Ennis written Punisher storyline you should read, it would be Born, about the Punisher's origin in Vietnam.
As for gun movies, I have to say Heat, Ronin, and Man On Fire are on the top of my list.
Magic_Salad0892
04-24-11, 08:59
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