It’s more dynamic and fluid, and also more of a “fight”. I would nominate the Equilibrium end fight above the puppy fight. And nothing will ever beat the metal detector intro. I’m not sure how many times I watched this clip, but it never gets any less cool. Often copied but never duplicated, the lobby scene opened our eyes to action sequences we never envisioned to be possible. It’s more a ballet than it is a gunfight. I had mixed feelings about Wanted as a whole, but my jaw was on the floor during this minute and a half that can only be compared in terms of awesomeness to the final scene on our list. And of course it’s paired with one of the most memorable movie lines to date, “Say ‘ello to my little friend!” Sure it’s not remotely based in reality, as any one man probably can’t take on an entire drug cartel for more than five seconds, but it’s still one of the most iconic gunfights in cinema 25 years later. The poor Russian mobsters never knew what hit them. It’s probably the most clumsily executed gunfight ever, but also one of the most effective. There were a few clips from the often overlooked sci-fi thriller Equilibrium that could have gone here, but nothing tops Christian Bale and his gun-karate acrobatics in this scene. If you don’t think this deserves a spot on the list, take a look. The bodies pile up and you start to think that they really probably could have gone about this whole thing another way.īefore Robert Rodriguez was adapting graphic novels and banging Rose McGowan, he was making low budget action flicks like Desperado. What started as a bank robbery turns into a city-wide firefight with automatic weapons. This is possibly the most unnecessary and over the top gunfight in movie history. The video is a bit NSFW as you might imagine, but there’s no outright boobie action. I really did hate Shoot Em Up, but I have to hand them the innovation prize to orchestrate a gunfight where the participant, Clive Owen, is literally inside Monica Bellucci for the whole thing. Whipping out his trusty minigun (why do they call it that anyways?) he shreds the police cruisers until they all run away terrified. The only shootout on the list where no one gets hurt, Arnold’s Terminator is under direct orders from John Connor not to hurt humans. Val Kilmer is a dead-eye as Doc Holiday and poor Thomas Hayden Church never had a chance. One of the most famous gunfights in real world history, the onscreen adaptation in Tombstone made the legend come to life. Here are my picks for the best movie gunfights ever. These ten bullet-laden scenes have been selected for their status as iconic moments, but also there’s also a few that earn a place on pure style points alone.
There are some moments in cinema that you never forget, and a lot of my favorite ones involve an unruly amount of firepower.