Talk:Blackhat

US Marshall's 1911

I don't believe the 1911 the US Marshall used was a Springfield. I recall seeing vertical slide serrations, not slanted. To me the pistol looked like a basic Colt Government model with just a couple of tweaks to it, like some larger sights. We will see shortly as Blackhat will be out on Blu Ray in a couple weeks. Jury is still out on this one though. - zenner22

The picture's caption says about you can see the Springfield logo, but I couldn't see any logo in the picture. --cool-breeze (talk) 18:09, 1 May 2015 (EDT)

I downloaded the movie and I'm finding there is no real good shot of that 1911. My original guess is wrong though, there are slanted serrations, no front serrations,and a beaver tail grip safety so it's not an old school Colt like I originally thought. The sights aren't the Novak style that come on Springfields. However in one angled shot it does look like the Springfield logo behind the ejection port. The original poster is probably close, it does appear to be a Springfield of some kind.--Zenner22 (talk) 09:52, 5 May 2015 (EDT) zenner22

Watched the blu ray, more details are visible. Got to hand it to the original poster who identified this as a Springfield Armory, he is spot on. No idea how it was possible to tell without slo-mo but what a great catch! From what I saw - a Springfield Armory 1911, slanted serrations, Springfield logo behind the ejection port (few models have this), the words Springfield Armory underneath the ejection port. No front serrations. Aftermarket sights. Beavertail grip safety. The hammer did not look to be typical Springfield issue but I could be wrong. Not a parkerized finish, you can see some reflection of the gun in some shots. Absolutely no idea what model it is, very well could be a custom carry or a custom of some kind. Would love to know the details. Perhaps the original poster has some inside info...? --Zenner22 (talk) 22:00, 12 May 2015 (EDT)

Director's Cut on FX

Just a head's up for those of us in the States, FX is showing the Director's Cut of this on Tuesday, May 9th at 7:00 pm Eastern. It played in New York last year and so far there are no plans for a DVD/Blu-Ray release.--John Ryder (talk) 21:43, 8 May 2017 (EDT)

Tired

Finally watched this movie. Not one of Mann's better works. Perhaps he's just getting tired of making movies?. There were scenes that were reminiscent of some of his earlier movies (in particular Thief and Manhunter) and even some of the dialogue felt recycled from the before mentioned movies. In addition his Way of the Gun Warrior Ethos feels a bit dated now. It happens to all of us eventually. I'm 53 and my twenty-something kids enjoy pointing out my "Very Eighties Dad" moments. Mann is now 78 so it shouldn't be a shock. Nobody runs in fifth gear forever. --Jcordell (talk) 23:03, 18 July 2021 (EDT)

I’m a huge fan of Michael Mann, he’s probably my favourite director, but I mostly just found this film really boring.--Leigh Burne (talk) 04:00, 2 May 2022 (EDT)