mdmnl

mdmnl t1_iy305ml wrote

Reply to Annoying Trope - Hero leaves the weapon behind. by Birdinhandandbush

Depends on the "hero".

Hard as a coffin nail, ex-Three Letter Acronym commando ninja? Agree, they shouldn't be leaving a weapon they can use. And if they can't carry it, they'd put it out of useful condition.

Flustered suburban parent thrust into a situation out of their control? Disagree, they're more likely to harm themselves with a terrorist's assault rifle.

At least the opposite occurs in movies like Black Hawk Down where the operators were shown taking the magazines from dropped weapons - they knew the next man along would just pick it up and point it at them.

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mdmnl t1_iy2qw7p wrote

Reply to True Romance (1993) by movieguy2004

From wiki "The film's score by Hans Zimmer is a theme based on Gassenhauer from Carl Orff's Schulwerk. This theme, combined with a voiceover spoken by Arquette, is an homage to Terrence Malick's 1973 crime film Badlands"

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mdmnl t1_iy154hd wrote

Reply to Soderbergh's Echelon? by Ru4pigsizedelephants

Hard question to answer.

I think, based on age/years active, his contemporaries probably only include Cameron, Fincher and the Coens.

Scorsese, Coppola and Spielberg are much older and Nolan and Villeneuve younger.

I don't think Soderbergh can quite match the Coens or Fincher, in terms of their high artistry.

But The Limey, Out of Sight and the Ocean's movies are terrific. I should rewatch Logan Lucky too. I may be the biggest fan of Haywire anywhere - it's not perfect, but is damned entertaining.

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