blind bat Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) I started watching the Dr. Who spinoff "Torchwood". I'm amazed by how poorly guns are portrayed and handled in the series considering the main characters are supposed to be the most elite crime fighters on the planet. This series has it all, airsoft replicas, racking the slide for effect, cup and saucer, everyone sweeping everyone, the list goes on. In one scene a character has his finger so far into the trigger guard he'd be shooting with his knuckle joint. Torchwood is produced by the BBC (UK) so you have to give them a little slack for not having decent trainers on every corner but you'd think there must be someone on staff who'd say 'um guys you look ridiculous'. I did notice they have decent trigger discipline with the airsoft guns. I wonder if that was due to countess retakes caused by slides cycling at inopportune times. What's your vote for the tv show or movie with the worst gun handling? Edited January 26, 2014 by blind bat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfchorn Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) Mel Gibson - Lethal Weapon. In the scene where he shoots the smiley face on the target, he has a terrible flinch and is jerking the trigger so badly the barrel is all over the place Edited January 26, 2014 by sfchorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngeyes Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Robo Cop with that fancy gunhandling of the desert eagle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinistralRifleman Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Underworld is pretty bad. All the slow motion shooting in it makes the trigger jerking very apparent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cas Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 (edited) Remember the final scene of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly? Eastwood cuts the rope one last time, dropping Tuco to the ground. Forgetting that he's shooting from horseback… and that he's resting the gun on his own arm… and when he raises the ladder sight, it drops down about an inch on it's own… and that the muzzle is waving all over the place. When the shot breaks, Clint's got his eyes closed. Now that's a good shot. Edited January 27, 2014 by cas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agalindo Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Mel Gibson - Lethal Weapon. In the scene where he shoots the smiley face on the target, he has a terrible flinch and is jerking the trigger so badly the barrel is all over the place Yea he closed his eyes every shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Remember the final scene of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly? Eastwood cuts the rope one last time, dropping Tuco to the ground. Forgetting that he's shooting from horseback… and that he's resting the gun on his own arm… and when he raises the ladder sight, it drops down about an inch on it's own… and that the muzzle is waving all over the place. When the shot breaks, Clint's got his eyes closed. Now that's a good shot. Like Chuck Norris, Clint shoots better with his eyes closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabbermurph Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 (edited) Remember the final scene of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly? Eastwood cuts the rope one last time, dropping Tuco to the ground. Forgetting that he's shooting from horseback… and that he's resting the gun on his own arm… and when he raises the ladder sight, it drops down about an inch on it's own… and that the muzzle is waving all over the place. When the shot breaks, Clint's got his eyes closed. Now that's a good shot. Like Chuck Norris, Clint shoots better with his eyes closed. You can't aim with your eyes. Those who aim with their eyes have forgotten the face of their father....I aim with my mind Edited January 29, 2014 by jabbermurph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agalindo Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Feel the the force, Clint. A Jedi... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iswope Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I'd say Plan 9 From Outer Space shares double awards for Worst Movie Ever Made and Worst Gun Handling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind bat Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 (edited) Mel Gibson - Lethal Weapon. In the scene where he shoots the smiley face on the target, he has a terrible flinch and is jerking the trigger so badly the barrel is all over the place In Lethal Weapon 3, Danny Glover does ND into the locker room floor while holstering with his finger on the trigger. That could be the most honest piece of action move drama ever recorded. I think iswope wins. Good thing he can only shoot six of the other cops before he needs to reload. Edited January 29, 2014 by blind bat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ming the Merciless Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 (edited) Plan 9 Wins big on both counts! Up for dis-honorable mention is Kevin Costner in the Bodyguard, where he also uses his pistol as a pointer when points his pistol at the face of Whitney Houston to indicate which direction she should move. Edited January 29, 2014 by Ming the Merciless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFlowers Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 How do we make a choice? There's "Equilibrium" and its infamous Gunkata. All the Lethal Weapons. The early Law and Order shows. and on and on and on... I have noticed lately that more and more gun handling on the screen includes finger alongside the gun and out of the trigger guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whoops! Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 I tried gunkata on my last classifier. It didn't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatsauce Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 (edited) Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Girl on there that used to be an actress decided to go take a self defense class and carry a pistol. She said something like "this is how we did it in the movies" while grabbing the gun away from the instructor and pointing towards the target, posing, and pulling the trigger. Then handed the gun back to the instructor by putting the barrel into his gut, finger still on trigger. PS - This is the wife's show, I just happened to be in the room. PPS - Later in the show, the girl was shooting and after each shot the camera cut to a casing hitting the floor....it was a revolver. Edited February 4, 2014 by meatsauce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Ok, Plan 9 is bad, but in a funny way. Google-fu found that clip Meatsauce referenced... Holy cow, that is just plain scary. http://www.imdb.com/video/hulu/vi900901657/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbrowndog Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 in the Searchers, scene where they are being charged by the Comanche's across the river, John Wayne tosses his Colt to the preacher and it goes off, "prematurely" pointed at the ground. trapr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ak_tech Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Pulp Fiction when he accidentally blows the guys head off in the back seat when they hit a bump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ak_tech Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 (edited) Pulp Fiction when he accidentally blows the guys head off in the back seat when they hit a bump. Here it is. Warning. Bad Language. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyDvGxJ0TIc Edited February 5, 2014 by ak_tech Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsons1480 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Someone suggested I should get into 24. The gun handling is so bad in the first few episodes that I quit watching it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjstubbl Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 The walking dead is horrible with gun handling and shooting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alma Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Ladies and Gentlemen, May I present to you my nomination: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooldylocks Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Ladies and Gentlemen, May I present to you my nomination: The fact that he hardly even flinches and doesn't break rank... spect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alma Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Ladies and Gentlemen, May I present to you my nomination: The fact that he hardly even flinches and doesn't break rank... spect. Here is a longer version http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=polish+soldier+shoots+hat+off&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CCwQtwIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fm.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DjGFnsi_cnTQ&ei=jCQFU9DcFOiZ1AHUk4C4DQ&usg=AFQjCNGmzbIbJfoaFr6PSiVYp4NFPBfzFw&sig2=Xm-6I2Lam11sSbpyfgvFAw Likely a blank but still Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooldylocks Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Blank or not, that close... I am not sure what that would feel like exactly, but probably not pleasant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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