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HankB wrote:

austinrealtor wrote:SWAT - good displays of guns and tactics (Including the part where the guy continued to fire after slide lock? )

How about Mr. & Mrs. Smith? Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie as assassins. They actually reload and scavenge weapons when they run out of ammo!
Predator (Don't see many handheld miniguns these days . . .)
Tremors. (Four movies made, all are watchable. LOVE the classic scene in Burt Gummer's basement in the first movie. )

I've seen SWAT 3 or 4 times on cable TV only (edited version). Which part has the slide-lock shooting? Have to watch it again and see if I can spot it.

I love the original "Tremors" great movie. Reba McIntire and the dad from Family Ties really steal the show with their basement.

Purplehood wrote:I was simply appalled at the complete disconnect between reality and the screen in the movie, "Hurt Locker". The movie was good if you could overlook everything that happened that had absolutely nothing to do with SOP.
If I had to define the most telling defect of the movie story-line in a simple phrase, it would be "lack of Security". I could go on all day.

Purplehood, that's really interesting. Having never served myself, I don't have the background to compare the movie to reality. If you'd like to start a new thread and "go on all day" about the problems between the movie and reality, I for one would be very interested to read it.

And as always, huge big thanks for your service over there

If you like classic 1911s, Last Man Standing with Bruce Willis

Dirty Harry - surprised this hasn't been mentioned yet

Smokin Aces - female assassin with a .50-cal firing casino to casino in Vegas (or was it Atlantic City?)

The Road - not a shoot em up, but really shows the importance of having a gun (any gun) in the most extreme circumstances imaginable

Enemy at the Gates - probably best sniper movie ever made - true story

Open Range - one of best western shootouts ever put on film

SWAT - good displays of guns and tactics

Lethal Weapon series - all decent dude flicks

The Hurt Locker - great war movie with an intense enemy sniper scene and our guys returning fire with a .50-cal

Behind Enemy Lines - very underated movie - downed US pilot being hinted by an entire Serbian Army division