In one of the Firefly commentaries, NF points out that Adam Baldwin doesn't blink when he fires his gun, due to having a lot of experience with shooting. He says AB was the go-to guy for action scenes as he had done so many of them and really cared about them.
Actually, I was thinking it would be sort of like a pet. You know, we could...we could name her Trixie, or Miss Kitty Fantastico, or something.
Tara ,'Empty Places'
Angel 5: Is That It? Am I Done?
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Scrappy - May 18, 2004 9:05:04 am PDT #372 of 3531
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Frankenbuddha - May 18, 2004 9:09:00 am PDT #373 of 3531
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
In one of the Firefly commentaries, NF points out that Adam Baldwin doesn't blink when he fires his gun, due to having a lot of experience with shooting. He says AB was the go-to guy for action scenes as he had done so many of them and really cared about them.
Probably, among other things, the result of having to shoot that big-ass gun in Full Metal Jacket for Kubrick for so many months (years?). I think Animal Mother's machine gun is one that's usually tripod-mounted, and, knowing Kubrick, it was probably the real deal.
Though it wouldn't surprise me if AB was a gun enthusiast to boot.
MechaKrelboyne - May 18, 2004 9:14:39 am PDT #374 of 3531
... and that's a Pantera's box you don't want to open. - Mister Furious
Go team Baldwin. I remember the gun thing from the commentary. I've next to no experience with guns myself, but apparently, not blinking is hard. Jackie Chan always used to fire a shot in the air to get used to the noise so he wouldn't blink.
bon bon - May 18, 2004 9:45:06 am PDT #375 of 3531
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
It is a bit hard, though it helps to be aiming at something that distracts you from the noise.
My boyfriend: great at EVERYTHING!
brenda m - May 18, 2004 10:06:34 am PDT #376 of 3531
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Enh, there's tons of actors out there that have been throwing crappy punches onscreen forever.
SMG
MechaKrelboyne - May 18, 2004 10:12:29 am PDT #377 of 3531
... and that's a Pantera's box you don't want to open. - Mister Furious
Oh, hell yes. That girl has the least credible fight scenes I've ever seen. Somewhere, Michael Dudikoff is laughing at her right now.
Wolfram - May 18, 2004 11:08:03 am PDT #378 of 3531
Visilurking
Oh, hell yes. That girl has the least credible fight scenes I've ever seen.
I've seen worse. Like Allysa Milano on that witch show.
§ ita § - May 18, 2004 11:19:07 am PDT #379 of 3531
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I've seen worse. Like Allysa Milano on that witch show.
I've probably seen worse, but it wasn't Alyssa.
Jessica - May 18, 2004 11:25:27 am PDT #380 of 3531
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Like Allysa Milano on that witch show.
Is her character supposed to be a good fighter? (I've only seen a few minutes of the show, but I thought it was more about boobs and throwing flashes of light around than actual hand-to-hand fighting.)
§ ita § - May 18, 2004 11:26:31 am PDT #381 of 3531
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
They do fight, Jessica, but she's mostly a kicker in a very broad she-fu style. High kicks, wire work, backflips.