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[strafer]

Told you I'm never going back...

20 years and still amazing to watch, from the awesome cast to the amazing music. Heat is probably one of my most watched movies, the shootout still manages to make the hair on my arms stand up, I always crank up the volume during that. Mann is without doubt king when it comes to shootout on screen; Collateral, Miami Vice, Public Enemies, even Blackhat had great shootouts. But to me Heat is still the best.

dat fucking sound

I would watch a two hour movie of Mann directed shootouts.

Heat also made me a fan of Moby

Whenever I hear that song I see Pacino holding De Niros hand in the end.

The Robbery / Shootout

 

[majik13]

Still one of my all time favorite films.

 

[cackhyena]

Still one of my all time favorite films.

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[bucknuticus]

Must be a nostalgia thing (or just not my thing) because I watched this film 2 years ago and didnt really enjoy it. The Robbery scene was great and some awesome cinematography, but the rest was meh to me.

 

[Jasoneyu]

That shootout scene was amazing. Nothing really comes close to that.

 

[DeathoftheEndless]

Still one of my all time favorite films.

Same here.

A great cast, awesome heists, and a legendary Pacino performance.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Hey man, you gonna make the call on them Porsches or what?

 

[Stealthy Giant]

Such a stupid way to cock a gun.

GOAT film tho

 

[eot]

Must be a nostalgia thing (or just not my thing) because I watched this film 2 years ago and didnt really enjoy it. The Robbery scene was great and some awesome cinematography, but the rest was meh to me.

You crazy

 

[JakOfTheShadows]

20 years and she still has a great ass!

 

[FStop7]

I remember leaving the LA Convention Center one day, turning a corner, and suddenly I got this _massive_ wave of deja vu. And then I realized it was because I had walked straight into the location where the armored car robbery at the beginning of Heat took place. The used car dealership was even still there. It was the craziest thing to experience, this huge wave of familiarity in a place I'd never been, all because of that movie.

 

[CrichtonKicks]

Must be a nostalgia thing (or just not my thing) because I watched this film 2 years ago and didnt really enjoy it. The Robbery scene was great and some awesome cinematography, but the rest was meh to me.

It's not your thing. Heat is amazing.

 

[maxcriden]

Must be a nostalgia thing (or just not my thing) because I watched this film 2 years ago and didnt really enjoy it. The Robbery scene was great and some awesome cinematography, but the rest was meh to me.

I agree. I tried rewatching the film and everyone mumbling their lines and Pacino's sleepwalk-y performance really bored me. It was never one of my faves but I didn't think it held up well.

 

[Schryver]

Good excuse to finally watch this on blu-ray maybe

 

[Ruruja]

Shootout scene is legendary, I think the part about it I like the most is the gunfire echoing off the buildings.

 

[majik13]

Shootout scene is legendary, I think the part about it I like the most is the gunfire echoing off the buildings.

yep, really goes to show how to use sound well. Great audio direction. No score, just raw gunfire.

 

[funkypie]

Waynegro

 

[Get'sMad]

classic

Pacino is so hilarious in this too

I'm angry. I'm very angry, Ralph. You know, you can ball my wife if she wants you to. You can lounge around here on her sofa, in her ex-husband's dead-tech, post-modernistic bullshit house if you want to. But you do not get to watch my fucking television set!.

 

[nin1000]

Best ending scene of all time, seriously the end always gives me chills. The way that Moby track just comes in is just flawless.

 

[Super Wario]

 

[nortonff]

Watched it for the first time a couple of months ago. Amazing movie. That shootout scene is yet to be topped.

 

[True Savior]

Must be a nostalgia thing (or just not my thing) because I watched this film 2 years ago and didnt really enjoy it. The Robbery scene was great and some awesome cinematography, but the rest was meh to me.

I agree. I tried rewatching the film and everyone mumbling their lines and Pacino's sleepwalk-y performance really bored me. It was never one of my faves but I didn't think it held up well.

 

[Deleted member 1159]

I just watched this for the first time about six months ago. I was amazed. And I kept thinking "so this is where GTAV came from..."

 

[bengraven]

I still have not seen it.

 

[sfedai0]

One of DeNiro's best. Ronin comes close second. Pacino's second best after Godfather.

 

[gutter_trash]

love the movie but the side plots keeps it from being perfect.

I personally find that Mann held back too much on Trejo. He could have had more lines IMO

 

[RBH]

I watched it for the very first time a few weeks ago and absolutely loved it.

The music, the cinematography, the dynamic between Pacino and De Niro. All brilliant.

 

[Bruce Springsteen]

Still best shootout ever, top 3 crime drama for me personally

 

[Cider X]

One of the best movies of all time. Just got my hands on the Japanese Blu-Ray the other day. It has superior audio and slightly better picture than the us/uk release. Dat shootout...

 

[TheAbsolution]

I love this movie. Just watched it a few years ago. Soon good.

 

[Jobbs]

I remember seeing this when I was a kid and quickly having a crush on Natalie Portman (I was a little younger than her). That's when I first realized who she was.

 

[Livingskeletons]

Restaurant scene is amazing.


"I will not hesitate, not for a second."

 

[True Savior]

The movie has a bunch of great scenes but htis one takes the cake (it starts a little earlier though)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2RNPa1fDyE

The rhythm , the editing , the beautiful transition to Vincent's car, the lights reflecting, the faces of the protagonists. The first confrontation finally arrives.

 

[Flo_Evans]

I've been saying this movie is a classic ever since it came out!

Shit is 20 years old now fuck... I am old.

 

[Winterblink]

Still best shootout ever, top 3 crime drama for me personally

Top 3 for me:

1. HEAT
2. HEAT
3. HEAT

 

[-Plasma Reus-]

One of the greatest.

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

I need to watch Heat again.

 

[phazedplasma]

Such a stupid way to cock a gun.

GOAT film tho

hes not cocking it, just making sure one is in the chamber

 

[Chesskid1]

had this sitting on blu-ray for forever, should watch it one of these days, always hear great things about it

 

[Nibiru]

I hated it when I first saw it but loved it after seeing it again.

 

[Livingskeletons]

Mann really nails the LA aesthetic.

Some of his shots are amazing.

 

[commedieu]

The bank shootout was scored by the sounds of the guns and chaos. I love that. I dont believe there was any music after the first shots through to when whats his name is holding the girl hostage. . Best ending, in the world. I remember seeing it newly, You really didn't know how it was going to end up, but you sorta did. Lesson learned, keep driving to the airport bruvs.

God damn heat is epic. Had a screening night with the gf, we did Heat, and chased it with Ronin.

 

[udiie]

Will rewatch tomorrow

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

Lynch (from the Kane and Lynch) is totally based off of him

 

[Dead]

One of the GOATest movies ever

That ending...

 

[Fevaweva]

Why isn't the Blu Ray release better? The fact that the sound is poor has put me off from buying it.

 

[commedieu]

One of the GOATest movies ever

That ending...

GOAT = greatest of all time...

Ah-HA! Lol.. all this time I didn't quite grasp what it meant until now. Coulda googled it, but figured this moment would come.

 

[gutter_trash]

whatever happened to Tom Sizemore anyway?

 

[dskillzhtown]

I need to watch this again. Great movie. I even liked the part when the ex-con couldn't get a decent job so felt like he had no choice but to go back to crime. I really liked everything about that movie. So many believable sideplots as well.

 

[dorn.]

One of the greatest movies of all time.

Such a stupid way to cock a gun.

GOAT film tho

I don't know jack shit about guns, but isn't he checking if a round is in the chamber? It's already cocked at the start of the gif.