The Mechanic-- A movie with some decent gun handling

[esrice]

Anyone ever seen "The Mechanic" with Jason Statham?

The movie is your basic "rogue assassin" plot, but I was surprised at the better-than-normal gun handling skills of Statham and Foster. Most notable was their firing from supine and using several close-contact retention positions.

The bad guy extras? Not so much. . . .

Anyway, definitely worth checking it out OnDemand or your local rental place.

 

[lovemachine]

You know you're too much into guns when you pay more attention to the gun handling than the movie itself.

 

[MontereyC6]

Looks interesting, I'll have to check and see if it's on Netflix.

 

[Goober135]

I liked it. Is it just me or does Jason Statham play the same role on every single movie? haha

 

[pirate]

I liked it. Is it just me or does Jason Statham play the same role on every single movie? haha

No its not just you. He does, but hey, he's good at it.

I call it doing the "Nicholas Cage."

 

[Ryninger]

I liked it. Is it just me or does Jason Statham play the same role on every single movie? haha

He varies it a bit... The expendables he was a knife wielding BA...lol

I will agree his role diversity is pretty linear, but I generally enjoy his work... Except Crank 2:High Voltage.... That was just awful, and I love C/D list movies!

 

[TiminMishawaka]

I liked it. Is it just me or does Jason Statham play the same role on every single movie? haha

He only deviated from it in Snatch.

On a related note, Expendables 2 is coming.

 

[Goober135]

I liked him a lot in Snatch and Lock, Stock, & Two Smoking Barrels

 

[Ryninger]

He only deviated from it in Snatch.

On a related note, Expendables 2 is coming.

I hope so, last I read/heard it was put on hold. Sly was accused of stealing/plagiarizing the screen play for the 1st, and the second was being blocked until resolved.

 

[concrete dog]

It was a good movie!

 

[esrice]

I liked it. Is it just me or does Jason Statham play the same role on every single movie? haha

No its not just you. He does, but hey, he's good at it.

I call it doing the "Nicholas Cage."

My wife calls him the "British Bruce Willis".

 

[riverman67]

I liked the movie
but the original with Charlie Bronson was better

 

[indiucky]

I have the original film with Charles Bronson in the lead role. What I remember was the first "hit" he did at the begining of the movie was 15 minutes of tension. You did not realize what was taking place until. KABOOM!!!!

 

[ryknoll3]

In that last picture, I've never seen that stance before. Does doing lunges while shooting help with your core?

 

[esrice]

In that last picture, I've never seen that stance before. Does doing lunges while shooting help with your core?

I'll give him the stance. There really is no such thing in a gunfight.

But that grip?! Ack! You can't tell me he's seeing his sights way up there, lol.

 

[jgressley2003]

Do they fire 25 shots without reloading like some movies do? The movie, Faster, cracked me up when the Rock fired, I wanna say, 13 shots out of a 5 round revolver.

 

[esrice]

Do they fire 25 shots without reloading like some movies do?

Don't recall.

I do seem to remember some actual reloads though.

Here's some more movie-gun eyecandy.

A carjacking thug with a Gardian, lmao.

Backwards scope anyone?

 

[cburnworth]

yes excellent movie. I do agree crank2 was very bad. I love everything else he has done. As long as he can look the part & do the part he should stick to these action movies.

 

[Noble Sniper]

The Mechanic was a real good flic............ Have not seen and probably will nto see the expendables. Refuse to give a draft dodger like stallone ANY of my money.

 

[hbarnett1]

I liked it. Is it just me or does Jason Statham play the same role on every single movie? haha

Awesome movie,Jason Statham does play the same guy in most of his movies.I enjoy watching him anyway.I thought the gun handling was realistic looking also....Great Flick!!!!!!!