Anyone seen "Sniper" will Tom Berenger and Billy Zane?
I thought that was one hell of a movie too, good gunfights, even if the scope-shot part was a bit unlikely.
Also, Clear and Present Danger had some really good gunfights in it, even though a few of them were a bit "off" in that guys with assualt rifles were missing things at 20 yards when they were firing in huge groups. Still, very cool.
Heat definitely is good though, the scene out on the street where the BGs are using suppressive fire is amazing. You notice that they are firing powerful weapons on full auto, and keeping them under control. They have the stances and all that right, and actually hit what they are aiming for. He shoots up the cars that the police are hiding behind rather than waiting for them to pop up, and he doesn't linger around for them after he pins them down. Very realistic. Also, when the BG has the child held hostage, watch the subtle cues that Pacino's character picks up, the position of the BG's gun, where his finger is on the trigger. If you watch closely there are some subtlties there that are just amazing, and Pacino's reaction of split second action is appropriate in the sense of what a very well trained officer in real life that saw those hints would do. I just love the play of the characters, the system of "honor" that the BGs have, their professionalism. The BGs in that movie typify the genious that can be found in the very most successful levels of organized crime gangs. They observe the cops, they carefully set bait out for them, etc. The things the BGs do in the movie are the sort of things real criminals would have to do, and do well, to achieve what they did. The police show all range of realism too, there are cops, like Pacino that know what to do and when to do it, and there are others that cower behind a car thinking that it will really protect them from that sort of weapons fire, and then don't fight back effectively. It shows the dynamics of police and BGs. The BGs bring another member into their ring, and when he screws up, they take him out later and try to put an end to him, try to clean up any loose ends and loose tongues. Very good movie.
I'd have to say one of my very favorite gunfights in a movie was the city scene in Full Metal Jacket, where a sniper with an AK-47(not much of a sniper weapon) was able to pin down and really freak out a squad of trained soldiers. I love how they threw the smoke, moved like real soldiers would, and even how they MG'd an empty building thinking it was where the sniper was. One of those scenes that really showed off how crazy and just all around stupid Vietnam could really get.
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