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Best single gunshot in film?
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
If you don't know that scene then you've never seen the movie so it doesn't matter.
ReadingRambo
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Road to Perdition has been mentioned many times but for me it's the films final shot that is the most surprising even though inevitable (and heartbreaking).
Phat Michael
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My favourite ones are the ones where people post an obscure photo or video without any reference to what the movie is. Those are the best.
kadab
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Boss.His death.
movie?
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NinjaFridge
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It matters if somebody wants to watch that scene to see whats so good about it. Leaving the name of the movie out is just stupid.
Since someone already mentioned the scene from one of my favorite films of all time (Le Circle Rouge), I'll go with the gun dealing scene from A Bittersweet Life. One of the more creative and suspenseful ways of doing a shootout:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ej2VhrO-F4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ej2VhrO-F4
Pan's Labyrinth
kadab
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thank you
Spring-Loaded
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Chow Yun-Fat can.
But I've gotta go with my man Han Solo.
obligatory:
And sign me up for team Indy- iconic in every single way.
Came to post this.
I can't think of a more impacting gunshot in a film, or another situation where they dispatch of the protagonist so unceremoniously.
NinjaBoiX
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Someone appears to be missing the point of this thread.
Hesemonni
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Hmm people, what about the ending shot in Leon?
Messofanego
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That gave me nightmares when I was young, to go out like that. The pretty lullaby music does not make it any better.
OMG, YES! One of the greatest "Holly shit" moments I've seen on film.
The_Hitcher89
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Always got me.. brutal ending to a movie.
Is that Training Day?
Hmm, I might watch Leon
NinjaBoiX
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"Man get the fuck out ma face with that shit. The motherfucker sayin' that never had to pick up ity bity pieces of brain and skull on the count of your dumbass."
Had a hard time thinking of one but then remembered this to pretty good http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4qQtWjXPv4 (from Shane).
I recently re-watched the movie (Legacy) on Bluray and I didn't notice anything particularly graphic about that assassination.
I really really love this movie though, and I'd like to nominate two gunshots from The Bourne Legacy.
1)
Aaron shooting down the drone with his sniper rifle. This is one of the coolest moments I have seen on film. This technically isn't a single gunshot, as I believe it took Aaron three sniper rifle shots before the drone went down, but what I love about this scene is the way Aaron calmly disassembles his sniper rifle after he has disabled the drone. And while Aaron is calmly taking apart the rifle, the drone, on fire, is hurdling towards the ground in the background
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During the scene at the doctor's country cottage, the final killing shot on the female CIA agent was pretty cool. Aaron leaves the cottage through a bottom-floor exit, climbs up to the top floor, enters through a top-floor window and then neutralizes the agent. I love the way the camera panned up in that moment
Messofanego
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Although I do like the Costner Single Action Army blast;
I prefer the Robert Duvall's boom stick scene. J Stevens 1878 Coach Gun "spray gun"
I love the look of wood splintering, this looks awesome. Might watch it. I've seen The Wild Bunch and the Bale/Crowe western, which other westerns have amazing action?
Head of Vengarl
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Please at least say which season the spoiler is from. I thought for sure you'd be talking about (end of s1 spoiler):
Wallace's death.
god damn it
RedNalgene
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Tombstone, Doc Holliday dueling Johnny Ringo:
Yes.
It's not an action packed western, but it's a good one.
Actually, this thread is that much worse for the mention of such an awful full of wank movie...
Drunken Master
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damn he's good...
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