realistic displays of firearm use in Hollywood?

Another memorable scene (which I just remembed) is in The Longest Day.

The one where the young paratroop gives on click on his "cricket", is answered by two clicks (what was supposed to happen for "friendly" recognition), steps out and is shot by a German. The dying GI says "but I heard two clicks!"

Scene shifts to a chest down shot of a German, holding a Mauser rifle at waist level. CLICK as he lifts the bolt handle and pulls back the bolt ejecting the fired case. CLICK as he chambers another round and locks the bolt handle down.....
 
I would have to second Saving Private Ryan. Very realistic for the most part. Also would add Band Of Brothers. That series was also well done.
 
fun reading everyones posts and movies. I'm not a true movie buff or I would sit down and watch them all.

Back in the 80's the movie Stakeout starring Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez was one I enjoyed, and recently re-watched a month or two back... Action/comedy, the action and special effects were not over the top and quite simple actually and the gunfight at the end with the villan left Dreyfuss down to his snubby BUG. Everything looked realistic (IIRC) except maybe the villans 9mm high power never seemed to run out of ammo.
 
wow. kinda "non-plussed" ok lets see... how about The Limey -1999, Terrance Stamp. very realistic, right down to mistakes. Three Days of The Condor -1975 -along the same lines. i know there must be other 70's/80's gems i havent seen. Three Kings -1999. Black Hawk Down. Ronin n Heat were good but have some 'blockbuster'itis. theres my .2
 
For me "Way of the Gun" seemed to have realistic use of the guns featured:

Del Toro's clearing of a stove pipe, 1911 brass check, quick draw on Caan in the motel car park. He and Philippe's moving cover to cover in the failed kidnapping attempt. Caan's revolver snub case ejection in the final scene too.

I'm no expert, but to someone who is, I'm sure there are be other nice touches that are usually lacking in main-stream Hollywood films
 
I like film noir. Yesterday I watched "Detective Story" with Kirk Douglas, and William Bendix. While it wasnt much of a shootem-up as it was a soap oprah. The firearms were period correct. A close up of a patrolmans revolver showed that it was a victory (era correct). The detectives carried either a colt detective special, or an M&P 2" One in an SD myers style shoulder holster, others in open top belt holsters. In one scene Douglas is printing a prisoner so he takes the gun out of the holster and put it in his pocket. While not being an action flick.. it was quite realistic.
 
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