Movies and TV shows w/ suprisingly good gun handling

[TonyB]

I saw Beverly Hills Cop (1) again the other day and was surprised at the pretty good gun work.Using cover,reloading,at the end Eddie Murphy actually drops to one knee and does a double tap on the bad guy.
Also the TV show Monk.One episode actually involved a Webley....and when the person shot it it had recoil.Also another episode a guy shot a s/w 357 and it had recoil too....
Refreshing.....
In stark contrast the show 24,which I love, has really bad gun work.Major points in the show had to do w/ guns and they were completly wrong,like the last episode of this season where the main character pulled the trigger on a DA auto,and click,click ,click....I screamed out"rack the slide!!"My wife goes,"relax,it's just a show"......
So what are your picks for surprising gun handling???

 

[Rickstir]

The Shield had a nice double-tap from the female officer. Generally good and proper firearms handling.

 

[Don Gwinn]

I saw a picture from the new buddy cop movie with Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett yesterday. The two were jumping out of a silver Saleen Mustang with pistols drawn. Ford had his finger on the trigger, gun in the air, of course. Hartnett had the gun in an approximation of low ready (you've got to cut him some slack; he was leaping out of a car) with his finger very straight along the frame.

Maybe Hartnett remembered what he learned on Blackhawk Down.

 

[JJohnston015]

Surprisingly bad, not surprisingly good

Just the other night on "Mail Call" R. Lee Ermey was showing an M-79 grenade launcher, with his finger firmly planted on the trigger.

Same episode, he was trying out Civil War-era Springfield and Enfield rifles. Finger on the trigger before the gun was shouldered. Plus his shooting was no better than the two re-enactors in Union and Confederate gear.

 

[9mmepiphany]

i caught the same thing on the last episode of "24" too, but...you gotta cut jack some slack, and his actions were consistent with his circumstances when you remember that he was going through...

cardiac arrest

1. he could just reach the gun (walther PPK) laying in the bleachers
2. he could not pull himself up, due to the pain
3. his other hand/arm was out of commision, locked to his chest
4. his single focus was to stop the threat by pulling the trigger

within the scene, his actions were very consistent

 

[Andrew Wyatt]

i sent R. Lee an email about the m79 safety violation.

 

[SRYnidan]

If you catch reruns of Simon & Simon they always had some of the best gun handeling of any series I have seen.

 

[Mark Tyson]

Movies and TV have no excuse for poor gun handling. There are many former police and military who can act as technical advisors these days.

 

[cool45auto]

Way of the gun's a good one. I was watching an episode of "Magnum" the other day. Usually Thomas is pretty good with his 45 but another guy had it and was lying in the bath tub shooting the wall! Magnum yelled at him but did nothing else and as they talked the guy shot a couple more times at the wall.

 

[JJohnston015]

I remember seeing that!

In fact, he had a human silhouette drawn on the wall, and he was demonstrating the Mozambique to Magnum, except his version had the head shot first.

 

[Gopher]

About the only other show I can think of was very short lived. Anyone remember Soldier of Fortune Inc.? Harry Humpries was the tech director for the show and the guy play was outstanding. The biggest scream fest on TV right now for me is Toby Keith's video for Whiskey fro my men Beer for our horses. Give me a break.

 

[Kaylee]

The biggest scream fest on TV right now for me is Toby Keith's video for Whiskey fro my men Beer for our horses. Give me a break.

Yup yup.. much as I like Toby Keith's music, his public persona always rubbed me the wrong way... waaaay too much testosterone-induced empty posturing. The ego wouldn't be so bad if he could back it up... but it looks like he has a classic case of "I'm a man, therefore I know how to use this thing."

Willie though, thumbing back the hammer on that ol' cap-and-ball and grinning.. that just made my week. He's my hero.

-K

 

[Alpha752]

The Matrix reloaded showes an agent flicking off the saftey of his DE.



Thats the best I got.

 

[BerettaNut92]

Kaylee, I haven't seen the Whiskey for my Men video...

When did paws off the trigger become the norm?

 

[toby]

Stargate SG-1 has surprisingly good technique, if not 100%. The tactical advisors on the show do a pretty good job.

The movie Heat was good, realitively realistic, chamber inspections and all.

Other than that... TV weapon handling makes me nervous even on the couch.

T

 

[UnknownSailor]

Speaking of Stargate SG-1, I find it somewhat ironic that Richard Dean Anderson, while he was doing McGyver, said he was "against guns", yet now, in is old(er) age, he has one slung on a tactical sling every day.