Author Topic: Most realistic fire-fight in a movie (Read 1777 times)

MrBill · « **Reply #15 on:** August 23, 2002, 02:05:34 PM »

Dead on, the visuals in Charlie Mopic.

The first minutes of SPR had the best sound capture imo. Hollywood always enhances the sounds individually for effect of the local shot.
When the guy is firing the mg (in a movie) and the sound of the mg is the loudest thing you hear, or the mortar, or the plane flying over etc.
Best as I remember in combat, it is just the "amount" of sound all mixed up together just overwhelming the senses. At times so loud a person could not even "hear" his own rifle firing.

Nifty · « **Reply #16 on:** August 23, 2002, 02:10:52 PM »

The Matrix!

wsnpr · « **Reply #17 on:** August 23, 2002, 02:28:33 PM »

Saving Private Ryan....incredible.
Platoon had some 'good' firefights.

It would be interesting to get responses from those that actually were in combat as to what was realistic.
How about also best air combat movie?

Creamo · « **Reply #18 on:** August 23, 2002, 02:55:40 PM »

Full Metal Jacket.

The 'Sniper Scene' from the burned city was for it's time pretty awesome, if not completely horrible in it's reality.
Always made me cringe anyways.

The shots blowing off the cement from the building from the M60, and certainly the sniper hitting the guys trapped in the open. Arrrg.. riveting.

COWBOY

Doc Jay and Eightball are wasted! You know
that!

ANIMAL
MOTHER
roadkill! Come on, you guys! We gotta go
bring'em back!
Let's go get 'em! Let's do it!

COWBOY
Stand down,
Mother! That's a direct order!

ANIMAL MOTHER
diddly you,
Cowboy! diddly all you amazinhunks!

ANIMAL MOTHER jumps over the wall and
runs
screaming and firing his M-60.

The squad fires to cover him,
blasting chunks of
mortar and concrete from the buildings.

ANIMAL MOTHER
(screaming)
diddlying son-of-a-squeak! You
motherdiddlyer!
Aaagh! Whooo!

ANIMAL MOTHER reaches the buildings
and drops
down against a shattered wall. He calls across the
open
street.

ANIMAL MOTHER
Doc! Doc! Doc! Where's the
sniper?

DOC JAY tries to speak.

ANIMAL MOTHER
Doc,
where's the sniper?

Barely able to move, DOC JAY tries to point in the

direction of the SNIPER.

SunKing · « **Reply #19 on:** August 23, 2002, 02:59:52 PM »

The Good the Bad the Ugly., Tried that 3 way shoot out with paintguns once .. needless to say it got ugly.

Gman · « **Reply #20 on:** August 23, 2002, 03:40:04 PM »

Either Heat or Proof of Life.

Heat's gunfight scene was co-ordinated by none other than Andy McNabb of "Bravo two zero" fame, formerly Brit SAS.

Proof of Life's rescue at the end is one of my favorites, although they hollywooded parts of it up (knifing sentry down with a gerber multi tool (WTF!?!?), etc.). The M249 SAW gunner point of view was really well done in my opinion.

Also, one of my favorite scenes, not movies, is in the forgettable Clear and Present Danger, when they had a gun-camera attached to Chavez's Mp5...I found this to be a very cool shot to use in a gunfight, with the recoil bouncing the picture, and giving the audience an idea of what the sight picture in a knock em down, drag em out gunfight would look like when everything is going crazy.

As for Midnight Target's answer, that put a smile on my face for a couple hours or so. I just can't stop laughing during parts of that movie.

snafu · « **Reply #21 on:** August 23, 2002, 03:59:38 PM »

The opening scenes of "Enemy at the Gate" did it for me.

TTFN
snafu

Wanker · « **Reply #22 on:** August 23, 2002, 04:05:56 PM »

All Quiet on the Western Front- 1933

senna · « **Reply #23 on:** August 23, 2002, 04:09:04 PM »

Not that I think Platoon was the best war movie, just like what Barnes said so now I got the perfect opportunity to unleash his words upon you all.

"What you all are experts, all you hotheads
you all know anything about killin
what do you smoke this stuff for
to escape reality, well I am reality"

Barnes -- Platoon

Hehe Barnes was cool, too bad he killed whats his name.

Eagler · « **Reply #24 on:** August 23, 2002, 04:22:14 PM »

Quote

Originally posted by funkedup
Band of Brothers, every episode.

2nd this

Hussein · « **Reply #25 on:** August 23, 2002, 04:34:54 PM »

Meet the feebles.

The scene where the squad is walking through the jungle..

"Charlie was close, soooo close we could almost see him."

"Where's 8-ball?"

They turn back and see 8-balls face through the foliage.

"8-ball! We thought the gook's got you!"

Then the picture moves and shows 8-balls head stuck on a pole and gooks rushing in capturing the rest of the squad.

Absolute film classic.

senna · « **Reply #26 on:** August 23, 2002, 04:42:56 PM »

There was this british movie about the SAS called "Final Hour" or something. That was a great movie also but wasnt normal war flick, more a terrorist flick. Was probably made in late 70s or early 80s.

Epsilon 5 · « **Reply #27 on:** August 23, 2002, 05:49:38 PM »

The matrix!

No seriously, I haven't seen many movies, but I'll have to say SPR

senna · « **Reply #28 on:** August 23, 2002, 05:50:04 PM »

A really sad scene from Platoon was when the helicopter took off with Charlie Sheen and gang all inside and William Dafoe was still on the ground getting shot up. Charlie looked up at Barnes and knew that Barnes had somehow killed Dafoe. Platoon didnt have the best combat scenes but it was still entertaining.

PS: You can buy it here at http://www.barnesandnoble.com for all you DVD lovers out there.

Daff · « **Reply #29 on:** August 23, 2002, 06:35:15 PM »

Maybe (and just maybe), SPR before anyone got to the beach and any characters were introduced. After that, it was pure John Wayne. People died when they were supposed to and avoided being hit when they were supposed to. (Despite the germans being dead accurate one second, they couldnt hit a barn the next).

For the best firefights (not necesarrily realistic), watch ' The Killer' and 'Hard Boiled':D

Daff