Shoot 'Em Up (2007) - Originally Written December 12, 2012
Shoot 'Em Up (2007) Watching the Movie: The first time through, it's really easy just to call it a big dumb action movie and call it a day. It does have an incredible body count, some fantastic action scenes, and quite the manly soundtrack. It's a really fun visceral experience; but it does have the roller coaster affect of diminishing returns with repeated viewings. Screening the film: Man vs Man, battle tactics (particularly with focus on the surrounding environment), the family dynamic (particularly with focus on both motherhood and fatherhood), man vs society, political regimes and policy making, and oh yeah; there may be one or two images about artisans and their tools; in this case assassins and GUNS. Best Quotation/Dialogue: "Do you know why Americans love guns, Mr. Hertz? And it's got nothing to do with all that phallic mumbo-jumbo, "cockin' your gun." No, Hertz, people love guns because America is a land of opportunity, where a poor man c...