WORST firearm moment in a movie

[Fire4Effect]

Demolition Man. I guess Stallone is the only guy who can shoot well placed shots firing 2 pistols while flying horizontally through the air.

Desperado. The point of this movie is not how many rounds or rockets you can fire from your guitar case, but make sure you strike a good pose while doing it.

New Jack City. You can hit the entire New York Mafia while sitting backwards on a speeding motorcycle?

The Assasin. Antonio Banderas shooting point blank into the bullet proof glass inside the cab just to check it out.

The all time worst... The "A-team" series. the only ones ever in danger was possibly an innocent by-stander in the ditch as they drove by.

 

[Fire4Effect]

OH, one more. In Apocalypse Now when the incoming mortar round explodes right to Robert Duvall and he keeps on walking, shirtless, without a scratch.

 

[ingram]

Didn't read through all this, but did someone mention American History X?

The scene showing what Derek Vinyard did yo land himself in jail:

He picks up his pistol from his nightstand, runs outside and guns down 3 black males. He fires 17 shots before lockback, now I couldn't tell what gun it was, but I don't think any pistol is going to be able to fire 17 rounds without reloading. (Looked like a USP maybe someone else knows?)

He didn't have an extended mag either

 

[Justin]

There are a number of pistols capable of taking magazines that hold 17 or more rounds. The Glock 17 being one of them.

IIRC, though, he had a P85.

 

[noresttill]

my glock 17 is 17+1, I think para-ordinance has a Hi Cap 1911, but I dont know how much.

 

[ingram]

Oh ok my bad, I don't own handguns. Handguns are bad, I read all about it in Every Handgun is Pointed at You by Josh Sugarman at VPC.


No really tho, I read it for s*its and giggles.

 

[jtward01]

Of course, if we're talking about the ability of different materials to stop (or not) bullets:

Isn't it funny how car doors provide perfect protection against all bullets, but any shots fired into the engine compartment will disable the car, while any shots fired into the trunk will cause the gas tank to explode...

Odd you should mention this. MythBusters did an episode on these and it ran again yesterday.

First Jaima (the guy in the beret) fired five rounds from a .308 (nice group, too) into the side of a Cadillac. The rounds went through the fender, through the gas tank and out the fender on the other side. Lots of leaking gas, but no fire or explosion. Of course, had they used tracer or incendiary rounds the results might have been a bit different.

After the gas tank test they used about five or six rifles to fire into the driver's door of the same Caddy. After about 50 rounds they inspected the car. Plenty of the rounds had gone through both doors, so anyone sitting in the front seat would have been perforated repeatedly.

 

[mbs357]

Was once watching a movie on Sci-Fi channel, one of their originals I'm sure.
Something about a killer shark monster thing...
The main character is about to go under water to do something to help out the rest of the people...grabs a Glock and proclaims "This is all I'll need"
I can't remember if he fired it underwater or how well it performed.
I can only guess.

 

[pittspilot]

Okay, LOST is not a movie, but still.

1) Could someone supply me with a semi-auto round that will drop a rabid possessed polar bear in a single shot? BTW, nice shot!

2) Anyone notice the 10 round mags in the AK variants? Also, John Locke, the supposed gun expert, taking a handgun, and ignoring the multitude of rifles when they go wandering off into the jungle.

3) BTW, if I am stranded on an island with that doctor, he and I would have come to grief pretty soon. No way is he going to tell me that he gets to keep all the guns for my safety!

 

[ghost squire]

That scene in Art of War was semi-realistic. If you've ever seen that video of a state trooper emptying his magazine at a guy 5 feet away and missing you'll know what I'm talking about... people are ridiculously innacurate at close range.

 

[mrmeval]

1) .50BMG

2) +1

3) +1 Physician heal thyself after I beat thee senseless.

Okay, LOST is not a movie, but still.

1) Could someone supply me with a semi-auto round that will drop a rabid possessed polar bear in a single shot? BTW, nice shot!

2) Anyone notice the 10 round mags in the AK variants? Also, John Locke, the supposed gun expert, taking a handgun, and ignoring the multitude of rifles when they go wandering off into the jungle.

3) BTW, if I am stranded on an island with that doctor, he and I would have come to grief pretty soon. No way is he going to tell me that he gets to keep all the guns for my safety!

 

[Rob1035]

Okay, LOST is not a movie, but still.

1) Could someone supply me with a semi-auto round that will drop a rabid possessed polar bear in a single shot? BTW, nice shot!

sawyer fired multiple times iirc

2) Anyone notice the 10 round mags in the AK variants? Also, John Locke, the supposed gun expert, taking a handgun, and ignoring the multitude of rifles when they go wandering off into the jungle.

was this season 1? I dont remember seeing any long guns, unless you meant in the drug runners plane

3) BTW, if I am stranded on an island with that doctor, he and I would have come to grief pretty soon. No way is he going to tell me that he gets to keep all the guns for my safety!

 

[Manedwolf]

Didn't read through all this, but did someone mention American History X?

The scene showing what Derek Vinyard did yo land himself in jail:

He picks up his pistol from his nightstand, runs outside and guns down 3 black males. He fires 17 shots before lockback, now I couldn't tell what gun it was, but I don't think any pistol is going to be able to fire 17 rounds without reloading. (Looked like a USP maybe someone else knows?)

He didn't have an extended mag either

The ubiquitous Beretta 92 and its Taurus 92 sibling can both use flushfit 17rd magazines as well. More if you want a bit of mag sticking out the bottom of the grip.

 

[Manedwolf]

The bullet is loaded down inside the brass. I think when the hammer is cocked, the cylinder moves forward, sealing the gap.

Which is why they're the C&R equivalent of a cheap inkjet printer. Yeah, the printer or pistol are $79, but the ink or ammo is going to cost you $$.

I think Fiocci makes Nagant, but it's an expensive specialty ammo and it has pretty weak ballistics.

 

[merk]

In Tombstone(love the movie) Val Kilmers character Doc Holiday(cant remember which scene exactly) and a few others confront the BG's in the standard Western confrontation. When the SHTF, Val Kilmer(with his sawed off double barrel shotgun) shoots one guy, then shoots another. The scene flashes to other people shooting other people for a second and then it flashes back to him for about a second shooting someone else with the shotgun.

 

[Justin]

The Art of War is one of the worst movies I have ever seen.

 

[Inline_6]

Originally Posted by pittspilot
Okay, LOST is not a movie, but still.

1) Could someone supply me with a semi-auto round that will drop a rabid possessed polar bear in a single shot? BTW, nice shot!

sawyer fired multiple times iirc

2) Anyone notice the 10 round mags in the AK variants? Also, John Locke, the supposed gun expert, taking a handgun, and ignoring the multitude of rifles when they go wandering off into the jungle.

was this season 1? I dont remember seeing any long guns, unless you meant in the drug runners plane

3) BTW, if I am stranded on an island with that doctor, he and I would have come to grief pretty soon. No way is he going to tell me that he gets to keep all the guns for my safety!

Sawyer did fire multiple times, but with a 9mm Sig. Now even if the US Marshal was carrying +P+ rounds... I don't think a pissed off, full charge baby bear is gonna stop.. nevermind a polar bear.

There was an AK last week when they went off into the jungle to find Michael. And pittspilot, I thought the same thing... but that is Hollywood. I like the show Wanted on TNT, but they regularly go charging into bad places with just handguns, and so does the crew of 24, etc.

I did get the impression the "others" had older technology... the bearded guy was holding a Luger to Kate. Made me sick to think of them getting those Sigs, AK and even the old GI style 1911.

 

[femoralis]

Was once watching a movie on Sci-Fi channel, one of their originals I'm sure.
Something about a killer shark monster thing...
The main character is about to go under water to do something to help out the rest of the people...grabs a Glock and proclaims "This is all I'll need"
I can't remember if he fired it underwater or how well it performed.
I can only guess.

9mm Glock pistols can shoot underwater. Mods can be done to the gun so they do it more efficiently.

 

[pete f]

The original 48 hrs movie with nick nolte and Eddie Murphy. shoot out in the hotel, nolte gets off at least fifteen rounds out of a 4 inch modle 29. then reloads with a speed loader and gets off another 10.

Nolte is forced to give up his gun and begs another officer for a new one, the guy reaches in a drawer and hands Nolte a 1911, and TWO SPEED LOADERS for it. Nolte just stuffs the 1911 into the same shoulder holster as he used for his model 29

later in the movie, nolte shoots murphy in the shoulder while he is being held by the BG Gahns,and blood pours out the wound, meaning an arterial hit and they show murphy alive on hte gurney sometime later.

Any movie where the BG just uses a SMG to sweep across the good guys like he is washing dirt off the lawn. starting on the right and hosing to the left.


Good scene was ancient movie where james caan and alan arkin as dysfunctional partners are going to kill a BG in the bathroom of a bowling alley, upon seeing the wall to wall tile, caan and arkin take the time to put in ear plugs before opening fire.

As mention with the series Cannon, any old time detective show, 5-0, mannix Kojak cannon, barnaby jones, etc, bad guy wih "sniper rifle" or SMG and multiple misses with clear chance and the element of surprise,
good guy one shot from the hip with a det spl. or a chiefs, and a dead bad guy or wounded bad guy, depending on the shows need, Cannon when 325 pound+ robert conrad would lean against a wall to reduce his target area when bad guy was shooting.....robert conrad running at age 60 weighing 325++ robert conrad chasing down a big block nova in his smog sled 1978 lincoln continental MKIV , any car chase with a mercedes or a BMW versus a four door GM or Ford sedan and the American beast keeps up, or gets away from the foreign car.

 

[Tequila_Sauer]

This thread could use some positive moments in a firearm movie. Something you weren't expecting to see, but when it happened, you were shocked at it's accuracy or realism.

 

[Inline_6]

This thread could use some positive moments in a firearm movie. Something you weren't expecting to see, but when it happened, you were shocked at it's accuracy or realism.

Okay. In the movie Navy SEALs (circa 1990) when they are in the alley... three of them start getting shot at and return fire. Only they all squat down one behind the other. The first guy in line empties his weapon and rolls to the side, then the next guy takes over and so on.

Peacemaker when Clooney's character pushes the muzzle of his M9 through the hole in the bullet-resistant glass to cap a bad guy.

Some of Seagal's earlier work... the shoot out in the mall where he runs a 1911 dry and pulls out a second 1911 instead of reloading.

 

[mbs357]

9mm Glock pistols can shoot underwater. Mods can be done to the gun so they do it more efficiently.

Of course they can, that should be common knowledge.
Another common fact: The bullet wont be going very fast.
So slow that you should be able to step out of it's way.

This thread could use some positive moments in a firearm movie. Something you weren't expecting to see, but when it happened, you were shocked at it's accuracy or realism.

In Hot Shots Part Deux I was incredibly shocked to learn that nearly everyone in the movie had excellent trigger discipline.
(Fingers along frames and otherwise outside of the trigger guard completely when not firing.)

 

[Inline_6]

In Hot Shots Part Deux I was incredibly shocked to learn that nearly everyone in the movie had excellent trigger discipline.
(Fingers along frames and otherwise outside of the trigger guard completely when not firing.)

LOL! That's bcz the movie is a parody. They are making fun of hollywood and it's films, so in the case of trigger discipline they actually have to do it correctly.

 

[mbs357]

Haha, that's a good way of looking at it.
Man those movies rule.
One of my favorite parody scenes is Robert Stack kung fu fighting his way to the tower in Airplane!
Something about serious actors playing hilarious roles makes them...hilarious.

Oh yea, gun talk.
Guns guns!

 

[engineer151515]

Here's one. Not inaccurate. Just quirky.

Ghost Ship. Bad guys have taken over the ship. Get to the gold. The one bad guy (with the Italian singer) turns on the others with his SMG. He pulls the trigger a little early and sends four or five rounds into the fender of the car to his left before he gets the barrel directed properly. I always wondered why the storyline bothered with shooting that car? BTW - were the bullet holes still there when the car was rediscovered years later? I'll have to check next time.