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[hogendaz85]

What is this from?

I too would like to know.

 

[Gentleman Jack]

The best nominees have already been thrown out there so I'll add both Shoot 'Em Up and Free Fire to the pile. (even though they're not the best - the fact they're both basically one movie-length gunfight is worth something)

And of course, Way of the Gun's climax.

One of Shoot 'Em Up's gunfights definitely qualifies for Most Hilarious Gunfight I've ever seen.

 

[superdeluxe]

 

[cuate]

Desperado bar shootout
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azwpUiUmLWU

 

[Gattsu25]

Way of the Gun has one of my favorites. Warning - it is quite graphic, so don't click at work or if you don't like blood. It's an incredibly sloppy fight overall, which is why I like it so much. As a piece of narrative design, it's great too - there's a clear goal that everyone is fighting over, and you get a complete picture of the terrain/available cover as the fight goes on. It sets up its own logic and sticks to it.

I can't find a good video of all of it, but the last 10 or so minutes of the 2007 3:10 to Yuma is also really well done. It's a bit more fantastical (well, more old-school spaghetti western) but it works so damn well and the music is incredible.

Way of the Gun! I couldn't remember the name of this movie for the life of me! That's a great choice.

 

[Coriolanus]

Why are they charging him instead of shooting him? Pistols have an effective range of tens of yards, you don't need to run up to the guy to shoot him with one.

because the film uses a Crash Bandicoot-style camera.

 

[Prophaniti]

For such a popular show, the action direction has always been such shit.

And the acting. And the plot. And everything except the makeup on zombies.

 

[Crimson_Echidna]

 

[sflufan]

The finale of Miami Vice:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7ZIols7Aaw

 

[old manatee]

The Watertown shootout from Patriot's Day.

 

[Sojgat]

The garage shootout from Joshua Tree/Army of One.

Can't post a clip because I'm on my phone, but it is on YouTube. Look it up, it's one of the best ever. So many squibs.

 

[Jimothy]

ew no

 

[grumble]

John which in general, but I really liked the home invasion fairly early on where he destroys the assassins. Was really impressive to watch. Must see movie.

 

[hey_monkey]

I knew GAF had my people - I came here to talk about Way of the Gun, which is mighty underrated generally, but y'all had my back.

 

[kswiston]

I wouldn't go as far as saying it's one of the best ever, but the big gun fight at the end of Season 3 of Boardwalk Empire is fun.

Spoilers obviously: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbwA57IxhQY

It works even better in the context of that season.

 

[magnifico]

I also vote Heat.

I'm also including Thief because more Michael Mann plz.

https://youtu.be/F9CxgHdlo4s

Collateral and To Live and Die in LA also have some great stuff.

 

[Thewonandonly]

Yup good choice.

Also the one In john wick 2 with the black guy(always get confused because he reminds of Luke cage)

 

[shadow_shogun]

Never been this disappointed, GAF. No posts about Equilibrium. Speaking of which, I gotta go watch this gem again.

What is this from?

I too would like to know.

the walking dead season 7 finale

 

[Popparoks]

Tales of The Borderlands - Episode 4:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26y9H2ZLf0w

 

[Mr Fahrenheit]

The Homura vs Mami gunfight in stopped time in Madoka Magika: Rebellion is pretty amazing.

Shame about the rest of the movie

 

[Thewonandonly]

Also gotta give credit to the Denzel Washington movie where he is a construcstion worker or something and stops prostitution or something. That was a damn good movie and the end scene with the standoff in the warehouse is absolutely fantastic

Edit: the equalizer I think

 

[I_D]

I know it's stretching the definition a bit, but Black Hawk Down has some of the best shootouts in recent memory. The sound effects are perfect.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmuT8S2ygvk

 

[Extra Sauce]

The Hateful Eight didn't fuck around with gunfights. I mean it did fuck around but then it really didn't fuck around.

 

[LewieP]

The International.

https://youtu.be/TArDI5YANOc
https://youtu.be/eKuurYXk8qk

Rest of the movie isn't so great, sadly.

Edit: Also Grosse Pointe Blank
https://youtu.be/p9YjOweDcUw

 

[MilkLizard]

In others news, Jesus Christ The Matrix is almost 20 years old.

Still hate them for that green filter on the Blu-ray.

 

[davidwhangchoi]

Val Kilmer Tombstone vs. Johnny Ringo

 

[dhonk]

Still hate them for that green filter on the Blu-ray.

reminds me that I downloaded a 35mm scan: https://twitter.com/donhonk/status/878105314876411905

 

[jett]

The Matrix's lobby scene is still the best.

 

[Livingskeletons]

The HEAT Bank robbery

One and done.

The club scene in Collateral was also pretty dope.

 

[Jesus Carbomb]

Tremors rec room shootout.

Johnnie To's The Mission has some really fun gunplay as well.

 

[Jeffolation]

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)

One of the all time greats.

 

[KoruptData]

The whole movie of Lone Survivor.

 

[Khaos Kontrol]

In others news, Jesus Christ The Matrix is almost 20 years old.

Should have been first post.

 

[Previous]

Not sure if this counts but the ending of Malcom X is pure chaos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSm1t3Uv9QI

 

[Hoo-doo]

The Matrix's lobby scene is still legendary and actually kind of holds up.

But the John Wick movies are basically 90-minute long gunfights.

 

[BruceCLea]

Pure brilliance

True Detective Season 1

 

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[Foggy]

 

[HariKari]

Bay doesn't understand good sound work on guns or how to make them feel actually in the scene. Ruined those gunfights for me. See Heat for how things should be.

 

[Jesus Carbomb]

Honorable mention:

Man From Nowhere gunfight that transitions into a gnarly knife fight scene.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e0E46ogUjU

 

[spazchicken]

Resident Evil: Vendetta has some cool gun-fu fight scenes.

These don't do it justice but it's all I could find.

 

[TheSadRanger]

Hrmmm it's rare for tv shows to have good shootouts but I remember this was one area where Southland really excelled at.
Honestly it had some of the best tv/realistic shootouts imo. There was one where some crazy guy walks into the police station with a shotgun and all hell breaks loose.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcGho-B_gTY

Damn I forgot how good Southland could be at times.

 

[Sojgat]

Resident Evil: Vendetta has some cool gun-fu fight scenes.

These don't do it justice but it's all I could find.

Leon "John Wick" Kennedy.

Now I need to see this. The last one of these also had pretty good action.

 

[MilkLizard]

reminds me that I downloaded a 35mm scan: https://twitter.com/donhonk/status/878105314876411905

Yeah, I have a 1080i HDTV release and I will never let go of the original DVD I got in 2001.

 

[HyperZone<3]

The Wild Bunch end scene.

Sam Peckinpah's style inspired Woo.

Hell ya, the opening bank robbery kicks arse too.

Open Range

Great, underrated choice. Dang solid film too. Wish Costner made more Westerns.

Johnnie To's The Mission has some really fun gunplay as well.

THANK YOU!

John Woo gets so much credit, and perhaps rightfully so for his astounding action scenes, stuff that he made in the early 90's that even he could never top. But he's hardly the only Hong Kong auteur to make his mark with guns instead of intricately cheorographed fisticuffs.

The Mission has excellent gunfights, but isn't really a straight action film. And he's made tons of films since with great action scenes that aren't exactly action films either. But he is for sure awfully darn great at directing action. Such as in...

Drug War
Vengeance
Exiled

and many others, but those would be the cream of the crop for the purposes of the topic at hand here. Drug War has my pick for the best gunfight of this decade in fact. And speaking of great, bullet fueled finales, the Korean films A Company Man and (especially) A Bittersweet Life have some pretty dang awesome examples of such.

 

[LookAtMeGo]

 

[Matrix XII]

The HEAT Bank robbery

That's the one!

 

[Martinski43]

The HEAT Bank robbery

First post, best post. good one

 

[Van Bur3n]

God, that show gets worse and worse. Did no one notice how stupid the characters in the background looked?

But a lot of good ones brought up already. John Wick, the Matrix, and definitely the one from Django Unchained.

 

[massoluk]

Never been this disappointed, GAF. No posts about Equilibrium. Speaking of which, I gotta go watch this gem again.

the walking dead season 7 finale

Such an amazeballs Carnage of gun smoke, I love every second of the action in that movie