Comments on: Greatest Gunfight (While Holding a Baby) [Think Tank]

By: babybiceps

babybiceps — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:50:57 +0000

Immediately thought of Lek (Leak) a Dutch crime movie from 2000. Devoted father and drug dealer Jack shoots his way out of an ambush strapped with his 8-month old kid in a frontal carrier bag.

Actor got the highest Dutch acting performance award for the role.

By: Gab

Gab — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 04:41:15 +0000

If only there had been a baby involved in _Unforgiven_, since that is, indeed, my favorite western.

Alack, alas, ’tis not the case. I went with _Children of Men_, too.

By: dave

dave — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 02:35:13 +0000

Hardboiled ahs a pretty intense gunfight while holding a baby, and it takes place inside of a hospital.

By: fenzel

fenzel — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:14:45 +0000

Wow, I’ve seen _The Contenders_! Years ago, late at night on HBO.

That is one low-budget movie with some low rent production values, but you can tell it was a labor of love.

And sorry Jonathan, while I was typing my post Madmartigan was busy outside fighting the giant troll/dragon monster.

By: adaam93

adaam93 — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:46:08 +0000

Children of Men. Because A) the baby is relevant to the story, B) the battle is one of the most intense I’ve ever seen in cinema, and C) long-takes are uber-cool.

By: perich

perich — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:32:39 +0000

It’s a little ridiculous how few of these gunfights actually involve shooters holding babies.

By: Darin

Darin — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:25:47 +0000

German Hard Boiled, that’s got to be best breakfast ever!

I went with Children of Men. It’s got tank shells going through walls with a baby involved. Tank shells beat deconstructionist faux reality TV shows by about 146mm (155mm tank minus the 9mm Beretta she’s using).

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:32:06 +0000

Willow is just….inspired! If only fenzel could have shoehorned Madmartigan, the single greatest swordsman ever, into his post…