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Old 02-12-2010, 03:20 PM
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Way of the gun was good in shootouts, but not that great of a movie.
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Ya know what? Replace the final battle of "Saving Private Ryan" with The big shootout in "The Magnificent Seven" and my list will be perfect
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Which magnificent 7? Only seen the new one.
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Old 02-12-2010, 09:39 PM
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The one with Bronson.
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I dunno if it's Top 5, but has anyone ever seen this shootout from the TV show "Millennium", Episode 3.04, "Closure":



I remember seeing this episode was I was about 13 and thinking it was the best shootout I'd ever seen. Of course, I also hadn't seen "Heat" at the time, nor had I heard of the North Hollywood shootout, so I didn't recognize the influence. But I watched this episode again more recently when I did the page for "Millennium" and found that this shootout still holds up well for me, in spite of all the other (bigger-budget) action movies I've watched since. When you first see the two gunmen step off the bus with their riot gear on, I think it's pretty badass. Also, the sound design is excellent, so when they open fire with their XM177s, you definitely can feel the pounding of the automatic fire on your subwoofer.

(Although on a side note, it's kind of ridiculous that the BGs are walking around bare-armed and none of the cops try to shoot them in the arms. Especially since the cops in this episode, unlike the LAPD in North Hollywood, have rifles.)

Anyway, I would say this is one of my personal Top 5 shootouts, outside of movies that are part of the "canon" for gun enthusiasts.

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Those guys arms are too muscle-y to be shot, sorry.
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Here are some I like in no particular order.

The Shootist - John Wayne’s last shootout.
Scarface - I Love Pacino's energy during the scene.
The Way of the Gun - I thought the shootouts were pretty cool.
They Live -"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass, and I’m all out of bubblegum", enough said!
The Wild Bunch - Probably the coolest cast of characters firing a countless number of rounds.
The Devils Rejects - The opening shootout (The only good part of the movie IMO)
The BooneDock Saints - I love when they shoot it out with Il Duce and Dafoe's line "And there was a firefight!”
Platoon - The final battle.

I’m surprised no one mentioned The Wild Bunch or Scarface.

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Old 02-14-2010, 04:01 AM
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I have tried on 4 seperate occasions to watch Scarface, and I always fal asleep around the scene in the resteraunt where he flips out and starts yelling at his lady friend
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I have tried on 4 seperate occasions to watch Scarface, and I always fal asleep around the scene in the resteraunt where he flips out and starts yelling at his lady friend
You fell asleep during Scarface? You should be ashamed of yourself
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Old 02-14-2010, 06:27 PM
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I didn't really like it, which explains why all those douchebag rappers love it
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