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==Realism==
==Realism==
This movie is by far one of the most accurate modern movies in their depiction of military details, despite an overall liberal slant in its script bias.  Noteworthy is its willingness to condemn Republican President George H.W. Bush by name, whereas similar films like ''[[Blackhawk Down]]'' re-wrote criticism of then President Clinton to blame generic 'Washington DC' bureaucrats.   
This movie is by far one of the most accurate modern movies in their depiction of military details, despite an overall liberal slant in its script bias.  Noteworthy is its willingness to condemn Republican President George H.W. Bush by name, whereas similar films like ''[[Black Hawk Down]]'' re-wrote criticism of then President Clinton to blame generic 'Washington DC' bureaucrats.   


===Maj. Gates appearance===
===Maj. Gates appearance===

Revision as of 05:37, 21 March 2010

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Three Kings (1999)

Three Kings is a 1999 war movie set during the waning days of the 1991 Gulf War. Three Army reservists, SFC Barlow (Mark Wahlberg), SSG "Chief" Elgin (Ice Cube), and PFC Vig (Spike Jonze), who, while searching Iraqi POW's, find a map of Iraqi bunkers that contain captured Kuwaiti gold. A retiring Special Forces Officer (George Clooney) gets wind of it and takes them on a search for the gold.


The following firearms were used in the film Three Kings:


M16A2 Assault Rifle

The M16A2 can be seen throughout the movie in use by the various US soldiers including SFC Barlow (Mark Wahlberg), SSG "Chief" Elgin (Ice Cube), and PFC Vig (Spike Jonze).

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M16A2 5.56mm
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Barlow (Mark Wahlberg) starts the film, shooting an Iraqi in the throat with his M16A2.
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A soldier stands around with his M16A2. I'd be careful, as a senior NCO or Officer would chew him out for holding his weapon like that.
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Chief (Ice Cube) stands with his M16A2 after a woman is executed.

M727

Major Archie Gates (George Clooney), the former Delta Force Operator and now soon-to-be-retired Green Beret, is seen armed with an M727 in the film and in promotional pictures. This is accurate for a Special Forces soldier to carry.

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Colt Model 727 5.56x45mm
In a promotional photo, Clooney, Walberg, and Ice Cube hang out on set, M727 in tow.
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Maj. Gates explains to the Iraqis of their intentions, M727 slung.
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When they come back, Maj. Gates takes a much more serious approach.
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Maj. Gates runs through the bunker with his M727.
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Maj. Gates meets with the Iraqi Officers, bringing his M727 to a fire-ready position.

Beretta 92FS

The Beretta 92FS can be seen throughout the movie as well. Used by SFC Troy Barlow (Mark Wahlberg), SSGT Chief Elgin (Ice Cube), PFC Conrad Vig (Spike Jonze), Maj. Gates (George Clooney) (which is strange because he should have a Colt 1911 because he’s Delta Force), as well as several other characters. When raiding the Karbala bunker, Chief pistol-whips an Iraqi soldier with his Beretta, causing him to accidentally fire the weapon since he had his finger on the trigger. The stray round thankfully doesn't harm anyone, Gates chastising him for his lack of firearm handling proficiency.

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Beretta 92FS 9x19mm
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SFG Barlow decocks his Beretta after chambering a round.
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He later fires into a metal lock. Good thing it didn't ricochet. It would've hurt pretty bad.
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Bolow (Jaime Kennedy) draws his Beretta on Adriana Cruz.
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Barlow fires his Beretta, eyes closed.
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Maj. Gates retires from the Army and becomes a Hollywood Military Advisor. He is seen here showing the Action Star (Brian Bosworth) how to disarm and subdue an opponent.

M60 Machine Gun

The M60 machine gun is seen mounted on top of the Humvee, and is fired a few times during the confrontation between the main characters and the Iraqi soldiers at the Karbala bunker. The same Humvee-mounted M60 machine gun struck the windscreen of a van driven by SFC Troy Barlow (Mark Wahlberg) after the Humvee ran over a land mine and exploded.

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M60 in 7.62x51mm NATO
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Chief and Maj. Gates ride in the HUMVEE, while Chief mans the M60.
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Maj. Gates near the M60.
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"Don't make me shoot you Abdul. There'll be no monkey business this time."
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Note the barrel plug, likely for firing blanks.

Thunder 5 Pistol

This is the peculiar-looking "big revolver" carried by PFC Conrad Vig (Spike Jonze). He uses it throughout the movie, but loses it when he is shot. Although it is not Army-issue, Vig receives the weapon inside a chocolate bunny from his parents. He specifically calls it a Thunder 5, shoots .410 shotgun shells and Colt .45 long.

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The actual Thunder Five used by Spike Jonze in the film, note the sand on the grips.
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Conrad shows off his new Thunder 5.
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Not exactly the best way to treat your friend.
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If you look close enough, you can see the little .410 rounds in the cylinder.
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Conrad inspects the T5 when he unwraps it from his parents.

M72 LAW

Conrad Vig can be seen pulling out an M72 LAW in the village when the Iraqi T-62 tank arrives. He later puts it away when Major Gates decides to leave.

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M72A2 LAW 66mm
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Conrad arms the M72 LAW

Remington 870

A Remington 870 with a sawed-off barrel and stock can be seen in one of the flashback scenes where Conrad Vig is blasting away at objects arranged in a makeshift shooting range during his civilian life.

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Remington 870 12 gauge with sawed-off barrel and stock
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Conrad's day job.

AKMSU Carbine

An AKMSU carbine can be seen in the hands of the Iraqi officer in the "moving of the gold" scene at the Karbala bunker. He is later shot in the leg with his own weapon during a struggle with Major Archie Gates (George Clooney), the incident leading to a shootout between the protagonists and the Iraqis.

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AKMSU Krinkov - 7.62x39mm. This is a blank adapted full auto transferable AKM (7.62x39mm) pistol that was converted into a Krinkov via parts kit.
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Maj. Gates flexes his badass-ness and grabs the officers barrel, then pushes it down and the officer gets shot in the leg.

Makarov PM pistol

The Makarov PM pistol can be seen being used by Iraqi Officers. Maj. Gates also disarms a soldier who was carrying one and later gives one to SFG Barlow (Mark Wahlberg) to execute his torturer, but he refuses and shoots a wall instead.

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Makarov PM 9x18mm PM
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An Iraqi Officer executes Amir's wife.
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The Makarov lays in the Officer's hand after being shot by SSG Elgin.
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Barlow holds the Makarov on Amir after mistaking him for an enemy.

Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)

The Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE) is seen being carried and fired by one of the Shiite refugees. If you watch this scene you will see the shiite refugee unload two cartridges while cycling the action of the rifle.

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Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British.
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Browning M2

The Browning M2 is seen mounted on a UH-1 Huey Helicopter, which is strange, because the Huey’s usual weaponry is either a M60 or a Minigun.

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Mauser Gewehr 98/ Mauser Karabiner 98k rifle

Many of the Shiite refugees are seen armed with Mauser 98 bolt-action rifles - both the Gewehr 98 rifle and the Karabiner 98k rifle. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get a clear picture because of the crazy camera movements. The brother of the shiite refugee with the SMLE is armed with a k98k.

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Mauser Gewehr 1898 7.92x57mm Mauser
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Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm

Mosin-Nagant

Many of the Shiite refugees and rebel Iraqi troops can be seen armed with Mosin-Nagant M91/30 rifles and M1944 carbines. Most notable in the scene where a child rebel uses a scoped version to shoot an Iraqi soldier shortly before the gas scene. He was then killed by the Iraqi T-62 tank in the village.

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Full-length, Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54R.
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Mosin Nagant M44 Carbine - 7.62x54R
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A young boy takes pot shots at the Iraqis, but it outgunned by the tank's cannon.

AKM

The AKM can be seen throughout the movie in use by Iraqi forces. After the accident, Maj. Gates, SSG Elgin, PFC Vig, and several other refugees use these weapons as well.

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AKM, Stamped Steel Receiver w/ slant muzzle brake 7.62x39mm
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The Iraqi that Barlow shoots is seen holding a AKM through Barlow's nightsight on his M16A2.
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Cheif dumps two guards' AKMs.
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The Hair Brothers watch the standoff, with AKMs behind them.
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The camera focuses on a soldier's AKM receiver.
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The stand-off ensues.
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Maj. Gates inspects his new weapon.
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I thought Maj. Gates told you to keep your finger off the trigger, Chief!
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The Iraqi that Barlow shot is seen with his AKM nearby. Note the white flag.

SKS

Amir (Cliff Curtis), a number of Shiite refugees and rebel Iraqi soldiers are seen armed with the Siminov SKS carbine.

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Russian Simonov Type 45 aka the SKS rifle - 7.62x39mm
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Amir moves through the crowd with his SKS.
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Cheif takes cover, a SKS nearby.

RPK light machine gun

During the mission to rescue Barlow from the Iraqi's, one of the Iraqi's can be seen with an RPK light machine gun, which he discards when fleeing from the ruse of Saddam's arrival.

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RPK light machine gun 7.62x39mm
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An Iraqi soldier runs from "Saddam's" convoy, throwing his RPK away.
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Type 69 anti-tank rocket launcher

The Type 69 anti-tank rocket launcher can be seen used by Iraqi soldiers in two scenes; first by a refugee to blow up a tanker truck full of milk at the Karbala bunker, then to destroy one of the cars in the convoy pretending to be "Saddam’s” entourage.

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Chinese Type 69 40mm
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A refugee fires a Type 69 at a milk truck.
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A Republican Guard soldier fires his Type 69 at "Saddam's" convoy.

Nagant M1895 Revolver

An Iraqi officer points a vintage Nagant M1895 Revolver into Adriana Cruz’s (Nora Dunn) face to deter her from wanting her video tape back. The character of Cruz was a thinly veiled portrayal of real life journalist Christiane Amanpour.

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Minigun

During the rescue, an Iraqi helicopter arrives, firing its minigun. SSG Elgin takes it down with a C4 Football.

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C4 wrapped football

In a somewhat awesome move, Conrad Vig (Spike Jonze) tapes pieces of C4 to Nerf footballs. The first one angers Maj. Gates, but the next two impress them as one destroys a bunker and the second takes down the helicopter.

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Note the k98k in the background.

Clooney’s Finger

In a very rare Hollywood moment, Maj. Gates (George Clooney) explains what a bullet does, when it enters a human body. His finger, which he uses to point at SFG Barlow as a demonstration, seems to “shoot” a 9x19mm bullet. Gates explains penetrating abdominal trauma accurately; the abdomen has a number of organs with large blood supplies, and several which accommodate normally benign bacterial colonies that can become severe infections outside them.

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"Say that a bullet..."
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"...rips into your abdomen. It hits a cavity, which fills full of bile and bacteria. You're fucked." Maj. Gates explains.

Realism

This movie is by far one of the most accurate modern movies in their depiction of military details, despite an overall liberal slant in its script bias. Noteworthy is its willingness to condemn Republican President George H.W. Bush by name, whereas similar films like Black Hawk Down re-wrote criticism of then President Clinton to blame generic 'Washington DC' bureaucrats.

Maj. Gates appearance

Major Archie Gates (George Clooney) is a former Delta Force, now Special Forces officer. Also, his patches, skill tabs, and general appearance is exactly what a SF soldier would have. He uses a M723, which Delta uses, as seen in the film Black Hawk Down.

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Maj. Gates hand to hand combat

Maj. Gates also uses the hand-to-hand combat that is taught to Special Forces as well, as seen here when he disarms an Iraqi soldier who has a knife.

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Surrender Card

While it may look unusual, these are the real cards that U.S. soldiers released over Iraq during Operation: Desert Storm.

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This Deleted Scene

In this deleted scene, the characters confront a fake bunker, but they spread out properly, using hand signals and tactics.

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