Did this bother anyone else?
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thornsthorns — 12 years ago(April 21, 2013 04:36 PM)
the lead character was meant to be a marine. so pretty stupid move there by him.
Yeah I found a lot of this film to be stupid, frankly it seems like a feel good cop hero worshipping delusional propaganda. -
DjfunkmasterG — 12 years ago(August 11, 2013 09:40 AM)
an AK is not to be messed around with if you have no experience.
"Deadlands 2: Trapped"
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usmarine36 — 13 years ago(September 30, 2012 02:44 PM)
Yes you are right. I bothered me too. Remember Jake's character is a Marine too, so he knows how to use an assault rifle. It's not rocket science, the gang bangers were able to operate them. The magazine was already inserted, the charging handle was already was pulled, and the lever was set in full auto. Anyone could pick it up and just pull the trigger. I would say 99% of cops would know how to operate an ak. Insert magazine, pull charging handle, select fire type, line up iron sights, squeeze trigger.
What bother me was running into a building after a perp without proper back up, especially after being warned there was a hit placed on them. I would treat every traffic stop or call as a possible ambush.
What bothered me most was that Pena's character provided no security after seeing Jake shot. Pena became emotional and did not cover his partner and his ass. Pena should have pulled Jake to safety and engaged into a defensive position and wait for back up. -
bluetone-1 — 13 years ago(September 30, 2012 08:58 PM)
What bothered me most was that Pena's character provided no security after seeing Jake shot. Pena became emotional and did not cover his partner and his ass. Pena should have pulled Jake to safety and engaged into a defensive position and wait for back up.<<<
If it's any consolation, that inattention to detail was seen in their first stop of the movie, the two-door Cutlass or Monte Carlo they pursued, then stopped in a PIT maneuver, after which the driver and passenger emerged firing.
Once the shooting was over, the cops never made any effort to 'clear' the back seat. There we a couple of cuts in the dash-cam video, but the time codes showed they were just fractions of a second, and neither officer approached the vehicle and made a close inspection of the back seat area where there could have been more passengers/shooters. Gyllenhaal appears to glance at the area through the front door from several feet away, but that's it.
At least they were consistent in failing to watch their sixes.
Let's not even get into an officer walking into a house, apparently with reason enough to draw his weapon, and yet giving one hand over to carrying the hand-held camera he later uses to take a peek in the bathroom. -
Stealth_Ninja_Kitty — 13 years ago(September 30, 2012 05:11 PM)
What really bothered me was the fact after Taylor got shot, why didn't Mike drag Taylor to the truck. If not that, then he could've dragged him somewhere else instead of being in the MIDDLE of the alley. My dad also said the Cartel in America wouldn't have the balls to take a hit on the police (he's ex. ICE) so that kind of bothered me after he said that.
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DejaJoli — 13 years ago(October 03, 2012 06:25 AM)
It is a movie so they obviously took some creative licenses with procedure and emotional reactions. Plus cops probably get threats all the time so they approach every situation with the same amount of caution. You see someone running after a car chase, their first instinct is to follow not to wait for backup. With my own gun in my hand and back up on the way, I wouldn't have even thought to grab their gun.