There are few plot inclusions more exhilarating than an honest to goodness barn-burning shootout. Whether they take place on urban city streets or in the Old West, these deadly firefights always make our hearts beat just a little bit faster. From Brian DePalma to Sam Peckinpah, some of the best directors in the business have taken on the challenge of orchestrating a symphony of gun play. At times the result has been a beautifying production of mayhem and death. Although the list is debatable to be sure, after much discussion around the office, here is RELATIVTY OnLine’s top movie shootouts of all time.
- 1. Heat – robbery scene
- 2. The Untouchables - train station scene
- 3. Hard Boiled – opening sequence
- 4. The Matrix – lobby sequence
- 5. Open Range – final showdown
- 6. The Wild Bunch – final scene
- 7. The Killer – apartment sequence
- 8. Scarface – final shootout
- 9. Tombstone - gunfight at the OK Corral
- 10. The Professional – final shootout
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