It's been 22 years and no action scene has surpassed the bank robbery from HEAT :wow:

[Ghost Utmost]

Of course everyone tries to think of a better scene.

For me it's the highway scene in the Matrix.

I usually start from "You'll handle us?" at the staircase.

 

[EastsideRio]

I bought this shyt on Prime just to watch it in Ultra HD anytime I feel like it

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

I made this thread 7 years ago. So make that 29 years now.. still the GOAT action sequence and many of the sequences people are discussing in here were inspired by 'Heat' and not done nearly as well.

 

[MushroomX]

For me, Private Ryan's Opening Scene on Omaha Beach almost matches HEAT for me.

 

[Erratic415]

The action is the juice.

The cops really made awful decisions in trying to catch them in the act in a place with a million bystanders. They already suspect them of being behind the triple murder and robbery in the beginning.

The first 2 cops ‘hide’ behind the U-Haul truck, where some guy is sitting in the driver’s seat, minding his own business. Chris easily sees the cops and fires and most likely wastes the poor guy, as you see the front windows get all shot up.

 

[L. Deezy]

For me, Private Ryan's Opening Scene on Omaha Beach almost matches HEAT for me.

I was about to watch the scene, but Ive never seen the movie. I think I'd rather just watch the movie and not ruin it.

 

[Erratic415]

I was about to watch the scene, but Ive never seen the movie. I think I'd rather just watch the movie and not ruin it.

I recommend to watch the movie, but I don’t think it’s ruining anything to watch that scene. It’s very early on. Old guy goes with his family to the cemetery and then a couple minutes later the movie flashes back to that D-Day battle scene.

There’s also another great battle scene at the end of the movie.

 

[re'up]

The action is the juice.

The cops really made awful decisions in trying to catch them in the act in a place with a million bystanders. They already suspect them of being behind the triple murder and robbery in the beginning.

The first 2 cops ‘hide’ behind the U-Haul truck, where some guy is sitting in the driver’s seat, minding his own business. Chris easily sees the cops and fires and most likely wastes the poor guy, as you see the front windows get all shot up.

Mann's realism is mostly unmatched and they were trying to take them in the act, as a last resort, they really didn't have much evidence of any crimes committed. the risk level to the public was extremely high, to catch bank robbers, but they were using fully automatic weapons and takeover style robberies. Something similar happens in Point Break

but yeah, this isn't exactly normal police procedure- lol- There's a scene in Miami Vice (2006) when they move to takedown the drug trafficking network, by essentially running a sting operation, where the police will be executing the gunmen using snipers, which is uhh questionable legally

 

[Supa]

The action is the juice.

The cops really made awful decisions in trying to catch them in the act in a place with a million bystanders. They already suspect them of being behind the triple murder and robbery in the beginning.

The first 2 cops ‘hide’ behind the U-Haul truck, where some guy is sitting in the driver’s seat, minding his own business. Chris easily sees the cops and fires and most likely wastes the poor guy, as you see the front windows get all shot up.

Cops taking all them shots with civilians around takes me out of the scene. You got old ladies and children in the crossfire and they don't give a damn

 

[CourtesyFlush]

OP is not wrong, this scene gave me the chills brehs. The gun fire sounds so fukking real

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

OP is not wrong, this scene gave me the chills brehs. The gun fire sounds so fukking real

because it was real... Mann recorded real gunfire ringing off

 

[shonuff]

for actuall realistic gun fighting tactics in a gunfight AND the sound effects ....the OP is right on point nothing beats HEAT.

guys tossing up John Wick and The Raid- those are good action movies and yeah the gun play and fighting is all exciting but thats becuase that shyt is scripted and "fantastic" none of it is shyt that would actually be going down in a REAL gun fight

the gun fire exhange and attack reaction and sounds in HEAT were as realistic as anything ...noone has come close to THAT except maybe The Town ....in the big confrontation at the Stadium Robbery.....

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

for actuall realistic gun fighting tactics in a gunfight AND the sound effects ....the OP is right on point nothing beats HEAT.

guys tossing up John Wick and The Raid- those are good action movies and yeah the gun play and fighting is all exciting but thats becuase that shyt is scripted and "fantastic" none of it is shyt that would actually be going down in a REAL gun fight

the gun fire exhange and attack reaction and sounds in HEAT were as realistic as anything ...noone has come close to THAT except maybe The Town ....in the big confrontation at the Stadium Robbery.....

'The Town' was another movie that was heavily influenced by 'Heat.' That's why some of these suggestions are funny to me because they all admit to trying to be 'Heat'

 

[David_TheMan]

Last action scene in Rambo is still my top action scene of all time.

 

[winb83]

Of course everyone tries to think of a better scene.

For me it's the highway scene in the Matrix.

I usually start from "You'll handle us?" at the staircase.

That's the chateau fight that transitions into the freeway chase. To me that's the greatest sequence of back to back set pieces in movies.