Shoot 'Em Up
2007 Directed by Michael Davis
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Just another family man making a living.
A man named Mr. Smith delivers a woman's baby during a shootout, and is then called upon to protect the newborn from the army of gunmen.
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That first appearance of a Star Destroyer in Star Wars.
That shower scene in Psycho.
That airport conversation in Casablanca.
That bit where that fella from Coupling shoves a fucking carrot in a mans eye!
The wonder of film.
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I've wanted to see this since before it was released. Sometimes I do take a while to get around to things.
Worth the - unnecessary - wait? Totally. This is solid gold action movie action... I used to try and rewatch The Matrix but just kept playing the lobby scene over and over. About an hour's worth of Shoot Em Up is like that. No need to sit through 30 mins of filler before the next fix.
It has one of the best opening scenes ever. Right from the first shot of stubbly Clive Owen chomping a carrot, it's clear this is going to be one giant pisstake. He does all the impossible stuff action movie heroes can do, and…
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(Film 33 of Toby's Attempt At The December Project)
In the opening scene, Clive Owen kills someone with a carrot, then delivers a baby in the middle of a gunfight. This gives you a reasonable indication of what to expect throughout the film. By that, I mean that it's so over-the-top that it crosses several lines just within the first twenty minutes. And there's pretty much always a gunfight happening. It should go without saying that this is one of the most fun action movies I've seen for a while. Also, you cannot go wrong with Motorhead. That is a fact.
This may be a contender for the title of "Perfect Friday Night Movie".
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I find it very very difficult to resist films like Shoot 'Em Up, which is without doubt one of the most gloriously OTT action movies of recent times. The beauty of it is, like Crank before it, the whole piece is fully aware of how hyper-real ludicrous everything about it is, and stylistically plays on that. Of course it makes the thing as deep as a puddle, but frankly who cares? Right from the very first, carrot-based opening kill, it barely lets up across its punchy 75 minute running time.
Director Michael Davis maintains a comic-book, B-movie look and feel to proceedings throughout; insane gunplay, over the top set pieces and a tongue very firmly in cheek make this a…
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The title isn't false advertising.
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He kills people with carrots. I don't need to say anything else.
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Absolutely over the top gun violence for 90 minutes. I can't complain. Also, Roger Ebert's quote about this movie is one the reasons I enjoy reading Ebert.
"I may disapprove of a movie for going too far, and yet have a sneaky regard for a movie that goes much, much farther than merely too far."
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The title isn't false advertising.
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the soundtrack is amazing and it perfectly fits with all the action scenes, diss mobie iz bretty guud 5/5 :DDD
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Maybe the most entertaining movie I've yet to see, Shoot Em Up is a merry assault on the heart, mind, and soul that's genius in its own way.
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Over-the-top tongue-in-cheek actionfun; could have been more polished though, script-wise, action-wise and boobs-wise.
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WAS EIN SPASS!
Definitiv einer dieser Filme, die ich mir immer wieder ansehen kann. Actionfilme haben ja oft das Problem, dass sie zu stumpf und mit der Zeit langweilig werden, weil sich Geballer an Geballer reiht. Hier sind die Schusswechsel allerdings nicht nur zahlreich, sondern vor allem äußerst einfallsreich (und übertrieben) inszeniert. Aber auch dazwischen überzeugt der Film durch seinen Humor und die coolen Charaktere. Endlich mal wieder ein echter Held, der alles kann, alles einsteckt und dabei nie um einen Spruch verlegen ist! Und die Story ist gar nicht mal so 08/15.
Wer Actionfilme wie "Crank" mochte sollte "Shoot Em Up" auf keinen Fall verpassen. Stört euch nur bitte nicht an der unrealistisch übertriebenden Inszenierung, die gehört hier einfach dazu und macht einen Großteil des Spaßes aus.
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I compare this a lot to the CRANK films is many ways (over the top non-stop action, the kind of humor, really bad looking skydiving fight, etc), and this does beat CRANK with Giamatti as the villain. But it has essentially no stakes: nothing happens to Owen's character if this baby dies. At least Statham is fighting, literally, for his life in CRANK.
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Almost boring due to endless shooting without any suspense, build-up or things being on the line.
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Vauhdikas toimintapätkä, jossa kaikki vedetään tyylikkäästi överiksi. Ei tosikoille. Monica Bellucci rules.