Comments on: DILLINGER DISAPPOINTMENT?

By: Boris

Boris — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:16:29 +0000

The actual guns favored by Dillinger were not .45 but Colt Gov .38 Super, for the much greater penetrating power.
Liked the film, it’s not historical, but its still true to the 1930s era, guns are spot on, and Mann just modified a thing here or there to make the story more “appealing”. The death of almost everyone at Little Bohemia, even if not historically true, shows the man on his last limit : no friends left, he’s got to get back on his feet on his own…
I loved the fact that they used a perfect replica of Dillingers full-auto Colt Gov .38 Super, even if only Nelson used it in the movie.

By: nevada_slim

nevada_slim — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:40:30 +0000

My wife thinks that John Dillinger, not Johnny Depp, was a pretty good looking guy. I’ll get it when it comes out on DVD. I get a lot more enjoyment out of movies if I can stop the action to review and savor certain details. That will be pretty important given the period ordnance in this film.

By: BikerRN

BikerRN — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:23:50 +0000

Mas,

I’m looking forward to this movie.

I read about John Dillinger, Pretty Boy Floyd and other criminals of that era when I was a kid in school. I always wanted to be an F.B.I. Agent until I grew up and found out what they are really like. While they have some good points, and even a few good people, they are not well loved by LEO’s everywhere, myself included.

My Dad was born and raised in Chicago and had been to that theater. The day after Dillinger was shot someone told him about it and he went and looked at the spot where Dillinger fell. I wish he was still alive so I could pick his brain.

I’ll make it a point to take the wife to see this movie on my next set of day’s off. You writing about it has whetted my appetite even more.

Biker