Films with realistic depiction's of firefights and shoot-outs

[MT2008]

Originally Posted by Excalibur

Well the Galil is a rare weapon in this country. Maybe he couldn't get anymore mags for it. He should have brought more ammo.

True, but I think in this case, it was more of a plot device than anything else. If he had been carrying enough Galil mags and .308 ammo to last the entire standoff, he would have pretty much dominated (even without Parker's help). A half-dozen washed-up old men with revolvers and shotguns are not going to be a match for a guy with a Galil and body armor.

Also, I thought it was equally ridiculous that he used the Galil the way he did...spraying the walls on full-auto (or rather, semi-auto with automatic gunfire sound F/X) and hoping to hit Jeffers and the other guy. Considering that he and Parker display such excellent tactical competence for the rest of the movie, you'd think he would know that "spray-and-pray" shooting is a dumb idea.

Originally Posted by Excalibur

Also maybe they just brought a lot of 1911 mags, and their 1911s were chambered in 9mm.

There's no way anybody could carry as many 1911 mags as they went through (especially for the number of rounds they went through). It would be almost physically impossible. At the very least, we should have seen bandoleers full of 1911 mags draped across their chests, but we didn't.

Originally Posted by Excalibur

Also, I wonder why they didn't use the USP the black guy had or the ppk or the Browning Hi Power from that other guy?

Because HK sucks and hates them. Sorry, J/K, couldn't resist. That is another good point.

[Swordfish941]

Originally Posted by MT2008

Because HK sucks and hates them. Sorry, J/K, couldn't resist. That is another good point.

That joke's kind of gotten old. I now just find it annoying like the "That's what she said" jokes (unless it is coming from Michael Scott).

[MT2008]

Originally Posted by Swordfish941

That joke's kind of gotten old.

Granted.

Originally Posted by predator20

I didn't really see it as a Tarantino rip-off when I first watched it, with Tarantino's dialogue being the way it is.

It's not so much the dialogue as the atmosphere and the way the movie mixes humor with violence that made me think of Tarantino. But I admit, even if this movie has some Tarantino influences, it still stands apart in other ways.

Originally Posted by predator20

The film might cheat in some places, but it's better than 95% of the action films out there. Back when I first watched it I wasn't into guns, but now that I am, I have a lot more respect for the film.

Another thing I liked is you didn't see guys flying through the air when shot. Back when I was younger I thought it was cool, now it will ruin a movie for me.

I was pretty big into guns when I first watched it, but this was back in the days when I couldn't enjoy any movie that didn't have huge shootouts with M4s, G36s, or any high-tech military weapons being fired on full-auto. Since this movie only has a few "tacticool" weapons (the Galil and the USPs), it didn't appeal much to me then. What can I say. I have since wisened up.

[k9870]

Look at the AK dude, he has enough pistol mags

[Swordfish941]

Originally Posted by k9870

Look at the AK dude, he has enough pistol mags

Something looks off in that picture.

[k9870]

a lot is off

[funkychinaman]

Originally Posted by k9870

a lot is off

Like how using a teal and yellow backpack negates the value of wearing head-to-toe camouflage?