Bows on the Big Screen

[archer38]

#2780

We’ve all seen archery depicted in movies at one time or another. From Native Americans in old westerns to Battle scenes in Braveheart, archery has been in many, many films. Sometimes its very good, and….well, sometimes not so much.

What is your favorite scene, your favorite shot, movie ?

What’s your favorite archery movie moment ??

[TurkeyCommander]

#12897

When Russell Crowe shoots a duck out of the air in Robin Hood.

[David Petersen]

#12901

“War of the Arrows,” neck shots.

[paleoman]

#13294

Black Robe. A Native drills a grouse with an arrow.

[paleoman]

#13298

Oh! And that scene in The Gladiator where, again, Russell Crowe has the Roman army raining flaming arrows and Greek fire down on the biker type Barbarians!

[Bruce Smithhammer]

#13356

Kiera Knightley as “Guinevere” works for me…:wink:

[Troy Warner]

#13363

Smithhammer wrote: Kiera Knightley as “Guinevere” works for me…:wink:

Is she ambidextrous?

[Col Mike]

#13364

Where do you guys get all these neat pics. Believe her arrow may be a bit short:shock:

[Bruce Smithhammer]

#13368

tradhunter1 wrote:

Is she ambidextrous?

colmike wrote: Believe her arrow may be a bit short:shock:

Leave it to you guys to notice these things…:roll: 😀

[James Harvey]

#13395

There’s a great montage in Kevin Costner’s Robin Hood movie when he’s got all the peasants making bows and arrows, training for battle. It’s a like a medieval Rocky Balboa ‘Getting Strong’ kind of deal. During the montage 3 peasants draw back their English longbows, aim and release. Cuts to target (a man shaped dummy stuffed with hay). Two arrows sail off to the side, the third hits, but the draw was so short and underpowered the arrow just bounces off. I laugh every time.

[James Harvey]

#13396

Smithhammer wrote: Kiera Knightley as “Guinevere” works for me…:wink:

She is a very handsome young man 😉

[lyagooshka]

#13947

Happened to catch a new[er] series on Netflix called “Arrow”. Pretty much a superhero flick (?based on “Green Arrow”?). Nice thing is, he uses a recurve. Even beats the “bad guy” who’s a compound shooter. Pretty neat little series. Got through Season 1. Season 2 costs $, so I’ll wait until it’s free. 😉

Otherwise, liked the shot at the apple in the pig’s mouth in “Hunger Games”.

“War of the Arrows” definitely had its moments. Especially love the 2# broadhead. How’s that for FOC? 😆 I’d love to find out the spine on that arrow.

I have yet to see the “original” Robin Hood. I’d love to see Howard Hill shoot.

[ChumpMcgee]

#14074

Check for Killing Season on Netflix…..its a fun one plus a couple fun shoots

[lyagooshka]

#14083

tkohlhorst wrote: Check for Killing Season on Netflix…..its a fun one plus a couple fun shoots

Ah, yes, forgot that one. Travolta and De Niro. It didn’t get good reviews, but like you said, it’s a fun one.

[OSQUINT]

#14125

Check out “The Adventures of ROBIN HOOD” the complete series—all 143 episodes-over 58 hours of action, adventure and romance. Seasons 1-4 from 1955-1960 — an 11 disc set. From Mill Creek Entertainment. 🙂

Sorry folks–this old geezer ain’t geeky enuff to figure out how to get instant poke em addresses on here.

[starrider]

#14442

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Z1iQhBhngD8

This is a video short of Howard Hill shooting

[William Warren]

#14449

Let’s not forget about those Elven Archers coming to defend Helms Deep in Lord of the Rings. And of course The Hunger Games!!

[Stumpkiller]

#14483

Another vote for War of the Arrows. We should all know how to do these things . . .

http://youtu.be/yhzkf06cHZY

Torque the bowstring 90° to shoot half circles. Who knew?

[Don Thomas]

#14488

I’ve been disappointed in the archery form demonstrated in virtually all of the films mentioned here, whatever their other merits. However, if you’re Kiera Knightley I guess getting your dominant eye down next to the fletching isn’t a big concern. In fact, I didn’t even notice that for quite a while… Don

[Stumpkiller]

#14490

And this is the BEST archery short film ever. The Wilhelm Brothers.

[Stephen Graf]

#14864

That was a good one! Thanks.

that shooting off the head thing… my how times have changed.

[lyagooshka]

#15163

Wow! Talk about “Kids, don’t try this at home”! Awesome video. Thanks. I love the frying pan where the narrator says “… modern bow…”. Really?

😛

[horserod]

#15195

My favorite is also from the Kevin Costner’s Robin Hood. He has two Of the Sheriff’s men charging and Kevin strips both arrows cock feathers with his teeth and places both arrows on the bowstring together and quickly shoots both men off their horses! Awesome! Horserod

[James Harvey]

#15468

Seriously though my favourite on screen I have seen is Art Young in Alaska. There’s one shot from that film that always lurks in my day dreaming mind. A big horn sheep angling up some absurd piece of loose, coverless slope, Young appearing out of one of the hillside’s deep wrinkles and releasing. The sheep tumbles, dead and graceless down the hillside.

It is a scene so fantastic and exotic to me. Like something out of those old Boys Own Adventure comics. It’s a beautiful piece of cinema.

Jim

[David Petersen]

#15471

‘Fraid I can’t join all you Costner-Robin Hood fans, as the bum once winked at my wife. 👿 On the other hand, it shows he has good tastes in womens. 😉

[James Harvey]

#15495

David Petersen wrote: the bum once winked at my wife. 👿

Dave, that just makes me like him more. We are a small and disparete brotherhood, us motley band of wanton winkers 😉

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