They omitted one of the most prevalent mistakes. Guns, that when fired exhibit zero recoil.

 

Ooooo good one!

 

Thank you for that; I even learned something in the RPG section.

Worst ever unlimited magazines was "The Tomorrow War"; pretty much ruined what little content there was in that movie.

My personal peeve relates to how unimaginably-noisy firearms actually are, particularly in confined spaces.
I'm 'amazed' by how high-functioning & situationally-aware actors are after immediately after intense gunplay.

Also liked the kudos for the relatively few high-rated movies.

 

1. Worst ever unlimited magazines was "The Tomorrow War"; pretty much ruined what little content there was in that movie.

2. My personal peeve relates to how unimaginably-noisy firearms actually are, particularly in confined spaces.
I'm 'amazed' by how high-functioning & situationally-aware actors are after immediately after intense gunplay.

1. You apparently didn't see this week's episode of The Rookie.

2. Even better, scenes on an indoor shooting range where the shooter is properly wearing protective muffs and his/her visitor, standing right next to him/her and conversing, is not. Apparently, gun noise is only really loud to the shooter.

 

Hammer cocking sound with a Glock

 

Not a mistake but in Rio Bravo, Michelle Carey is using a Daisy BB gun in some scenes. Like when John Wayne through it in the river. I'm sure this happens a lot.

 

Most movies and TV shows make me cringe with their treatment of science, technology, period fashion, aviation, cars, military uniforms, and so on. If it bothers me too much, I stop watching.

 

One that always annoys me is when a character loads a DA revolver and then spins the cylinder and it makes a clicky-whirry ratchet noise. No DA revolver I know of does that.

In somewhat similar vein, in the movie Pearl Harbor, when the B-25s are practicing short takeoffs for the Doolittle raid, when the airplane takes off from a dead stop, the tires squeal. Why? Airplane wheels aren't powered.

Which reminds me of how many shows and movies have the sound of ejected brass hitting a hard surface, even if the scene is shot on grass or in a carpeted interior. I even saw a show or movie once that had the ejected brass sound when the gun being shot was a revolver.

And: Ever notice how almost every time a car comes to a stop, the brakes squeal? Do you hear squealing brakes all around you every day? I'll bet not.

 

Guns making mechanical metal noises by just being presented. If I had a gun that made noise without firing or working the action I'd be inspecting it carefully.

 

Westerns with no black powder smoke . . .

Long-lasting ricochet sounds when there is nothing but wood or dirt to hit . . .

Winchester 92's being used in just about every western, not matter when . . .

Single actions doing double taps at semi-auto speeds . . .

 

Watching Star Trek TNG the other night. Picard was looking at a old Peacemaker, Data says that's the first double action revolver ever made, DUH,

 

Brent Spiner isn't the sharpest tool in the shed; for reference, there is a posted debate between Brent Spiner and Adam Baldwin (Jayne Cobb on Firefly); Adam Baldwin is possibly the most educated and eloquent pro-2A actor in Hollywood.

 

In "Winchester '73" when Lin McAdams (Jimmy Stewart) blasts Waco Johnny Dean (Dan Duryea) in the street near the end of the movie, "Waco Johnny Dean" touches off several rounds into the ground after being hit and before falling... with what is clearly a DA revolver (looks to be a Smith.)

LOVE the flick regardless.

 

.. with what is clearly a DA revolver (looks to be a Smith.)

Many of those old westerns used DA revolvers with ejector rod housing attached to the barrels to give them the look.

 

In the final battle scene in Saving Private Ryan, one character is running through the battlefield with belts of ammunition around his neck to resupply his buddies. Only problem? No primers . . . Oops. No primer, no boom-boom.

 

Yep, I notice that every time. At least they were real cases and bullets instead of blank cartridges.

 

One of my pet peeve's is this shoot-to-wound-to-stop-the-threat. Nearly impossible to do reliably, intentionally during a real fight, AND a shot in the shoulder or in the leg has a high probability of being fatal if it severs and artery. Furthermore, a wounded adversary is NOT necessarily out of action. "Atomic Blond" got it right though, when one of the bad guys was shot in the gut kept fighting for some time.

Unfortunately, Hollywood has convinced people that a shot to the leg is an acceptable form of non-lethal form of self defense. This mindset is so bad that politicians are advocating training police to use the "shoot-to-wound" tactic in life threatening situations.

Hector

 

One of my pet peeve's is this shoot-to-wound-to-stop-the-threat. Nearly impossible to do reliably, intentionally during a real fight, AND a shot in the shoulder or in the leg has a high probability of being fatal if it severs and artery. Furthermore, a wounded adversary is NOT necessarily out of action. "Atomic Blond" got it right though, when one of the bad guys was shot in the gut kept fighting for some time.

Unfortunately, Hollywood has convinced people that a shot to the leg is an acceptable form of non-lethal form of self defense. This mindset is so bad that politicians are advocating training police to use the "shoot-to-wound" tactic in life threatening situations.

Hector

Good one!

 

This one is in my top ten of big mistakes. Like some if the errors are so bad and really bother me I will turn it off. The opening scene of the new All Quiet on the western front, talked about as being very realistic.....zero recoil. Last man standing, the impact of those 45ACP is really amazing.

I will link clips to the things I talked about, lets see your thoughts.

There is blood and such, shooting videos after all. but I don't think any other "adult" topics or language..

 

This one is in my top ten of big mistakes. Like some if the errors are so bad and really bother me I will turn it off. The opening scene of the new All Quiet on the western front, talked about as being very realistic.....zero recoil. Last man standing, the impact of those 45ACP is really amazing.

I will link clips to the things I talked about, lets see your thoughts.

There is blood and such, shooting videos after all. but I don't think any other "adult" topics or language..

How many rounds did Costner get out of his pistol? It looked like at least 14 to me. And did you notice the guy doing the excellent shoulder roll instead of falling directly in the early portion of the advance?

 

Not movies, but...
1) the opening scene of the Rifleman where there are 13 shots heard from the 10+1 Winchester 1892 that wasn't even available for years AFTER the story was supposed to take place.
2) Wanted: Dead or Alive and the Model 92 mares leg in 44-40 but Steve McQueen had a belt full of 45-70 cartridges for some reason. And again, this show was supposedly set in the 1870's but featured Winchester Model 92s and 94s carried by various characters.

 

Not movies, but...
1) the opening scene of the Rifleman where there are 13 shots heard from the 10+1 Winchester 1892 that wasn't even available for years AFTER the story was supposed to take place.

That reminds me of numerous movies and TV shows where they carry 92 Winchester WAY before they were invented. I remember an episode of Bonanza where Ben is telling the boys about a great struggle that's boiling between the North and the South (the Civil War), yet the boys have 1873 Colts and 1892 Winchesters. Or the movie A Time for Killing about the Civil war featuring George Hamilton and Max Baer Jr. where the confederate troops are carrying 1892 Winchesters. Wouldn't the South have love to have had those!

 

Actors are out of bullets so they pound the hell out of each other and nobody's got a bloody nose or even a fat lip?

 

Or how about when the bad guy runs out of bullets (signified by much clicking-and-flinching) and then throws the gun at the good guy!

I even remember once a BG threw his gun at Superman and Superman (in an obviously choreographed move) dodged the gun! Why, I wonder? If you're Superman, wouldn't it be more impressive to the BG to let the gun just bounce off your head?