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CHANGED: Gun errors in Movies/Television

Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:12 am
by Dwight K. Schrute
EDIT: Decided to share something (below) about the Bourne Ultimatum and it quickly spawned a movie-gun errors conversation, which I think is great. Perhaps our fearless leader will see that threads like this necessitate an Off-Topic forum. Just a thought... :grin:

Sooooooo off-topic, I know, I know. BUT, I had to point this out. We saw Bourne Ultimatum last night (easily the best of the three films) and couldn't help but notice that a major scene, Jason Bourne holds a man at gun point with what is CLEARLY a Glock. Only seconds later, after the camera has switched to Bourne's face and back to the gun/hostage view, he is CLEARLY holding a Sig Sauer. Hehehe, they thought I wouldn't notice...

Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:01 pm
by Doug.38PR
My favorite movie gun messup is in Batman when Jack Napier (Jack Nicholson) is in the Axis Chemical factory standing up on the catwalk taking aim with his pistol (CLEARLY a Colt New Service revolver) to shoot Commissioner Gordon (camera shot changes), he cocks the gun (CLEARLY now a S&W revolver) and Batman kicks it out of his hand, (the scene changes) the gun hits the floor of the catwalk (now back to being CLEARLY a Colt New Service revolver) :lol:

See for yourself:

Re: A gun-related note on "The Bourne Ultimatum"

Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:10 pm
by KBCraig
Dwight K. Schrute wrote:Jason Bourne holds a man at gun point with what is CLEARLY a Glock. Only seconds later, after the camera has switched to Bourne's face and back to the gun/hostage view, he is CLEARLY holding a Sig Sauer.
He thought better of it and decided to upgrade.


;-)

Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:16 pm
by AV8R
My vote is for the scene in the newest James Bond movie where Bond racks the slide, then inserts his mag, and is ready for action.

Re: A gun-related note on "The Bourne Ultimatum"

Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:23 pm
by TX Rancher
KBCraig wrote:
Dwight K. Schrute wrote:Jason Bourne holds a man at gun point with what is CLEARLY a Glock. Only seconds later, after the camera has switched to Bourne's face and back to the gun/hostage view, he is CLEARLY holding a Sig Sauer.
He thought better of it and decided to upgrade.
;-)
With the Glock folks that visit this site, that comment will probably get a few responses :grin:

Re: A gun-related note on "The Bourne Ultimatum"

Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:28 pm
by Wildscar
Dwight K. Schrute wrote:Sooooooo off-topic, I know, I know. BUT, I had to point this out. We saw Bourne Ultimatum last night (easily the best of the three films) and couldn't help but notice that a major scene, Jason Bourne holds a man at gun point with what is CLEARLY a Glock. Only seconds later, after the camera has switched to Bourne's face and back to the gun/hostage view, he is CLEARLY holding a Sig Sauer. Hehehe, they thought I wouldn't notice...
Only a person into guns would have been able to pick that out.
I can relate to a diff movie since I am into Motorcylces also. The chase scene an MI:II when they where on the sport bikes. If you watch the tires of them they kept changing from street tires to dirt tires dpending on what eviroment they where in.

Gotta love Hollywood.

Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:29 pm
by Paladin
AV8R wrote:My vote is for the scene in the newest James Bond movie where Bond racks the slide, then inserts his mag, and is ready for action.
LOL!

Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:36 pm
by Dwight K. Schrute
AV8R wrote:My vote is for the scene in the newest James Bond movie where Bond racks the slide, then inserts his mag, and is ready for action.
Wow, great catch! I have that movie on my iPod and it's here at work. I'll have to take a "cigarette break" and see if I can't spot it.

Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 1:13 pm
by stevie_d_64
Nope...

Jesse the Body (ex-govenor) Ventura's man-portable mini-gun...

What you don't see is the crew, the air system and power couplings in the scenes he's hosing down BeeGees in...

Still, a very cool concept, and one that could only be pulled off in an ARHNOOLD moovie... :lol:

If I had one though...I do not think I would have any problems with the Texas Star at PSC day! ;-)

Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 4:00 pm
by MoJo
All the old "B" Westerns and some of the "A" ones too. The six-shooters would continue to blaze until time for the fist fight. :cool:

Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 4:50 pm
by jimlongley
"Escape from Fort Bravo" with William Holden played the other day, a Union prison camp during the un-Civil War, and all of the Cavalry at the post were armed with 1873 Colt revolvers and Springfield Trapdoors.

Re: A gun-related note on "The Bourne Ultimatum"

Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 5:20 pm
by hoss4570
KBCraig wrote:
Dwight K. Schrute wrote:Jason Bourne holds a man at gun point with what is CLEARLY a Glock. Only seconds later, after the camera has switched to Bourne's face and back to the gun/hostage view, he is CLEARLY holding a Sig Sauer.
He thought better of it and decided to upgrade.


;-)
:grin: :grin: LOL, thats my opinion as well............. :grin: :grin: :fire :fire

Re: A gun-related note on "The Bourne Ultimatum"

Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:57 pm
by Fosforos
Wildscar wrote: I can relate to a diff movie since I am into Motorcylces also. The chase scene an MI:II when they where on the sport bikes. If you watch the tires of them they kept changing from street tires to dirt tires dpending on what eviroment they where in.

Gotta love Hollywood.
Yep, and I really like movies with dirt bikes and inline fours that sound like Harleys...

Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:27 pm
by Wildscar
There is also a scene in S.W.A.T. where Collen Farrel and the other guy on the team is going up against each other in a bet made my Samuel Jackson. If you notice when it gets down to the close range shots with the .45's the other guys goes to slide lock and he keeps acting like hes shooting. I pointed that out to my wife and she told me I was weird for noticing. To witch I replied Thank you. :twisted:

Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 1:19 am
by GlockenHammer
In "Man on Fire" with Denzel Washington, he has his Glock to a BG's head threatening him to get him to talk. The camera focuses on the BG and then you hear a hammer cock as the threatening gets really serious.

On a related tone, I can't recall specifics, but I have seen folks holding 1911's as if they are ready to shoot and then for heightened effect, will stroke the hammer back to put it into single action.

On the good side, I saw an episode of "24" where the Secretary of Defense acquires an AK-47 during his rescue. He checks the chamber and mag condition before assuming it will go bang when needed. I thought that was a nice touch.