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10+1 Best Shootout Movie Scenes

// August 30th, 2007 // 10+1, Cinema, Society

Not that I am a big fan of guns or anything like that, but I always found entertaining those scenes of complete chaos and violence that the movies are bringing to us in the comfort of our seats.

Here is a list of 10+1 Best Shootout Movie Scenes I hope you’ll enjoy it.

Some of them are all time classics (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, such a masterpiece!) others are not as exciting today as they were when the movie was released (I’m thinking of Matrix for example, I remember that I loved it when it came out but I found it almost boring today ;)).

Disclaimer: Most of those seen are extremely violent (Yes people are dying! But don’t worry it’s not for real, it’s movies…).

1. Children of men

I love this movie, and this shootout scene is just perfect. The sound is particularly interesting. Be careful if you never watched the movie before, it may spoil a bit [IMDB]

2. Saving Private Ryan

I think it’s a classic of modern “computerized special effect” cinema. Once again it’s even better with a 5.1 sound system [IMDB]

3. Heat

Another huge scene from an excellent movie. Al Pacino and Robert De Niro are shooting at each other in the middle of the city after a bank robbery. Awesome sound. A classic. [IMDB]

Actually I found out that something very similar happened in real life. It’s known as the “North Hollywood Bank Shootout” and it’s on youtube…

4. The Matrix

I found it really exciting when it was released but I found it really boring today. Probably because at that time it was the first movie to use those effects, but now we see it in almost every action movies… [IMDB]

5. Les Tontons flingueurs

Awesome classic from French cinema The guns are doing “POP - POP” and the lines are beautiful [IMDB]

6. The Untouchables

Another masterpiece, with reference to Eisenstein. [IMDB]

7. Scarface

Al Pacino again in this final scene from Scarface. [IMDB]

8. The Getaway

Steve McQueen directed by Sam Peckinpah in the original of The Getaway. [IMDB]

The shootout scene has been withdrew from youtube, so you guys will have to do with the trailer

9. Leon

Jean Reno at what it does best: shooting Movie from French director Luc Besson with a very young Nathalie Portman. [IMDB]

10. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Another classic among the classics. [IMDB]

10+1. Hot Shot

And the bonus is… Hot Shot of course! [IMDB]

What are your favorite shootout movie scenes? Drop a comment!

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