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Posted on 12/16/25 at 5:34 pm
Posted by dblwall
Member since Jul 2017
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Posted on 12/16/25 at 5:34 pm
Was there a better shoot em up movie ever made? Pacino, DeNiro, Kilmer, Voight, Sizemore is an all star cast. Still watch it when ever it comes on.

Edited to say it was released 30 years ago.
This post was edited on 12/16/25 at 5:54 pm
Posted by rebelrouser
Columbia, SC
Member since Feb 2013
12815 posts
Posted on 12/16/25 at 5:36 pm to
Maybe Saving Private Ryan, The Wild Bunch or Tombstone.
Posted by Saint Alfonzo
Member since Jan 2019
28367 posts
Posted on 12/16/25 at 5:41 pm to
quote:

Was there a better shoot em up movie ever made? Pacino, DeNiro, Kilmer, Voight, Sizemore is an all star cast. Still watch it when ever it comes on.

It's a great movie, no doubt, but there's a bunch of great movies in the heist genre.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
466280 posts
Posted on 12/16/25 at 5:41 pm to
quote:

Was there a better shoot em up movie ever made?


If we limit this to America, it's definitely in the top tier.

However, there are some Hong Kong movies that are better as "shoot em ups", like The Killer and Hard Boiled.
This post was edited on 12/16/25 at 5:43 pm
Posted by Godzilla jr
Member since Sep 2025
123 posts
Posted on 12/16/25 at 5:44 pm to
It’s a 10 out 10 masterpiece

To the jabroni saying about “plenty of heist movies” when Heat is THE heist movie
Posted by Ham Solo
Member since Apr 2015
8179 posts
Posted on 12/16/25 at 6:17 pm to
quote:

Was there a better shoot em up movie ever made?


For realistic gunfire yes. If non-realistic I would throw the Matrix in the ring as well as others already mentioned.
Posted by sqerty
AP
Member since May 2022
8139 posts
Posted on 12/16/25 at 6:20 pm to
There was a factual basis for the story and characters. Chuck Adamson was an interesting guy.

The way he finally kills Waingro is some classic shite. "Look at me."
This post was edited on 12/16/25 at 6:21 pm
Posted by Lsut81
Member since Jun 2005
83713 posts
Posted on 12/16/25 at 6:21 pm to
quote:

Was there a better shoot em up movie ever made? Pacino,


I mean, it inspired loons to do the same thing in LA 20 something years ago.
Posted by rebelrouser
Columbia, SC
Member since Feb 2013
12815 posts
Posted on 12/16/25 at 6:32 pm to
The Long Riders is another movie with a great shoot 'em up scene at the end. They used the Carradine brothers to play the Younger brothers and the Keach brothers to play the James brothers.
Posted by bad93ex
Walnut Cove
Member since Sep 2018
34410 posts
Posted on 12/16/25 at 6:45 pm to
I've never seen this movie but what version of

quote:

Pacino


is in the movie.
Posted by Sun God
Member since Jul 2009
49963 posts
Posted on 12/16/25 at 6:49 pm to
This one


Posted by elprez00
Hammond, LA
Member since Sep 2011
31323 posts
Posted on 12/16/25 at 7:00 pm to
quote:

However, there are some Hong Kong movies that are better as "shoot em ups", like The Killer and Hard Boiled.

The Raid is up there for me.

IIRC don’t they use the ambush scene in Heat as a textbook example of moving and reloading under fire?
Posted by A12 Oxcart
On the float out in the Belt
Member since Dec 2022
1029 posts
Posted on 12/16/25 at 8:16 pm to
quote:

The Long Riders is another movie with a great shoot 'em up scene at the end. They used the Carradine brothers to play the Younger brothers and the Keach brothers to play the James brothers.
And the Quaids as the Miller brothers and the Guests as the Ford brothers.
Posted by SoFla Tideroller
South Florida
Member since Apr 2010
39115 posts
Posted on 12/16/25 at 8:33 pm to
And the Quaids as the Millers
Posted by Havoc
Member since Nov 2015
37675 posts
Posted on 12/16/25 at 9:02 pm to
That final bank robbery scene was pretty damn tactically proficient, don’t recall anything close to it at the time.
Posted by BottomlandBrew
Member since Aug 2010
29281 posts
Posted on 12/16/25 at 9:12 pm to
The restaurant scene
Posted by TT9
Seychelles
Member since Sep 2008
90587 posts
Posted on 12/16/25 at 9:21 pm to
Bob and Al at their Peak. Watch it All the time.
Posted by BigNastyTiger417
Member since Nov 2021
5132 posts
Posted on 12/17/25 at 3:42 am to
Can’t wait for Heat 2! Confirmed to be filming.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
466280 posts
Posted on 12/17/25 at 5:52 am to
quote:

The Raid is up there for me.


The Raid 2 is the one that's in the operatic crime epic style like Heat, if you haven't seen it.
Posted by AtticusOSullivan
Member since Mar 2016
2898 posts
Posted on 12/17/25 at 6:13 am to
The book was pretty solid.
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