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Title: Collateral
Post by: DDGator on May 21, 2012, 09:51:17 AM

Re-watched this Tom Cruise movie this weekend.

I love the gun play and tactics in this movie.  There is a scene where Vincent (Cruise) is being threatened by two street punks with a gun.  He executes a perfect "speed rock" and failure drill on both bad guys.  He also has some great slide-lock speed loads.

I also like the scene at the end where he is at slidelock with an S&W 5906 and drops his empty mag for a speed load but reaches for his mag carrier and comes up empty.  No more ammo. 

Anyone else like this movie (despite the fact that Tom Cruise is in it)?

Title: Re: Collateral
Post by: Richard S on May 21, 2012, 10:39:09 AM

I very much enjoyed watching Collateral. Jamie Foxx, who played the taxi driver, gave a great performance that earned him a well-deserved nomination for Best Supporting Actor that year (2004).  The scene you describe with the two punks is alone worth the purchase price of the DVD.

Title: Re: Collateral
Post by: kjtrains on May 21, 2012, 10:46:24 AM

Quote from: DDGator on May 21, 2012, 09:51:17 AM

Re-watched this Tom Cruise movie this weekend.

I love the gun play and tactics in this movie.  There is a scene where Vincent (Cruise) is being threatened by two street punks with a gun.  He executes a perfect "speed rock" and failure drill on both bad guys.  He also has some great slide-lock speed loads.

I also like the scene at the end where he is at slidelock with an S&W 5906 and drops his empty mag for a speed load but reaches for his mag carrier and comes up empty.  No more ammo. 

Anyone else like this movie (despite the fact that Tom Cruise is in it)?

I missed seeing Collateral; will have to get it; sounds interesting.   Thanks!

Title: Re: Collateral
Post by: Reinz on May 21, 2012, 08:43:00 PM

I saw it at the theater and totally embarrassed my wife during the "speed rock"  scene.

It was so real and caught me off gaurd.  I came half way out of my seat screaming" ALL RiGHT!!!! "    "did you see that?  that was the real deal, not Hollywood..."    All the while she is holding me down telling me to be quiet. 

Man I went nuts.  The first time I have ever acted up in a theater   And to make it worse, it was a full house.

Oh yeah, bought the DVD.

A must have.