Public enemies..the movie

[danprkr]

One thing my better half and I both noticed; in places the film seemed to have been shot with poor quality equipment; my best description was that it looked like the video of Jack Ruby shooting Lee Harvey Oswald...anyone else notice? I wonder if this was done by the movie makers for a specific effect?

Someone else already addressed the technical aspects of the look of the film, but what kind of annoyed me was all the hand held camera work, and rapid edits. It has become popular with the advent of music videos and reality TV to work in this style, but for me it makes the movie harder to follow in some segments. And, I'm not just talking about Public Enemies here, but Public Enemies certainly is guilty of it.

Oh well, this fad to shall pass, but in the meantime I have to put up with hard to watch movies I guess.

 

[amprecon]

We saw it last night and I saw a few things that were enlightening like the automatic pistol and the .351 Remington rifle, never knew of those weapons before. I have fired a full auto Thompson before and could relate to it better when they were shooting it. It almost seems like a big heavy toy but shooting pistol bullets. I mean seeing it fire you'd think recoil would be heavy, but it's really not, it's just a mean *ss sewing machine.
My overall impression of it was good, but I came to see that this was an era where the government used any excuse it could to grab more control over it's citizens. I don't condone crime in any sense, but it should've been, and should be dealt with on an individual case-by-case basis, not an infringement of personal rights, and blanket right infringing laws cast over the entire country.
I don't want to be a spoiler, but I firmly believe in individual freedom and I can't help but notice when my "yard" gets smaller and smaller with every new year and yearn for the days when you couldn't see the boundaries of your "yard".

 

[Eric F]

the .351 looks like a cool round I am starting to look for rifles and reloading componets for this. I have a likening for the old and out dated stuff.

 

[35Rem]

Only rifle in 351 Winchester Self Loading is the winchester 1907. It is pretty much obsolete and even hard to make brass for.
One source of laoded ammo:
http://shop.reedsammo.com/category.sc?categoryId=145
you can find lots of info on them in the link in my signature for the Vintage Autoloading rifles website.

I prefer the Remington Model 8 in 35 Remington, also seen in this movie.

 

[crazy-mp]

Anyone care to comment?

1. I am pretty sure in the beginning scene where the police officer was shot with the BAR you can hear the brass hitting the sidewalk.


2. In the woods scene was that a lever action shotgun or was it a 45-70? For some reason I though one of the law men was using a 45-70.

 

[JustinL]

I think that was Stephen Lang's character using an 1887 Winchester shotgun. Kind of like the Terminator. Of course, I could be wrong about that.

 

[steveracer]

10 gauge levergun.
Period correct, and supposedly really used by that guy.

 

[B BRI]

Based on some screen time for the Remington Model 8, I will be taking the Mrs. to this on date night.

Shot my first Remy 81 ( the later version of the 8 ) when I was 10.

The one gun that has made EVERY hunting trip I needed a rifle ( though sometimes as a backup ) has been my Remington Model 8 in 35 Rem. More often than not, it got the nod and was carried into the woods. I have killed more deer, elk, antelope, coyotes, etc. with it than all my other rifles combined.

It was a favorite of the Texas Rangers, a famous photo I cannot find shows a group of Rangers with their then new, circa 1920/30's Model 8's.

Truly a great unknown American rifle and under 250 yards if you know your trajectory, a great hunting rifle. Swings like a fine double shotgun. My family collects the 8's and 81's and we have over 100 of these fine old Remingtons.

Can't wait to see it on the big screen.

 

[Oyeboten]

I like Johnny Depp...but a 40-something Lee Marvin would have been far closer to the mark (well, if he was young enough and still alive anyway...)


A right age Warren Oats similarly...would be a lot closer...


Dillinger had a whole different demeanor and attitude from Depp's character.


...leaving aside, other liberties the film may take...


Fun though, regardless...been watching 'you tube' or other clips...have not made the Movie Theater yet...

 

[lechiffre]

A right age Warren Oats similarly...would be a lot closer...