No action movie is complete without having big explosions and high-powered automatic weapons that help the good guys save the day.
Now, not every story needs to have an epic scene where the heroes gear up just to show off their weapon inventory. But when they do, the nostalgia of seeing them enter into a weapons vault sends chills down the audience’s spine.
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So check out our list of awesome weapon arsenals we’ve seen in the movies:
1. The Matrix
Although this takes place in the digital world, its endless variety of weapons will get any firearm collector’s mouth watering.
Damn, kid! (Images via Giphy)
2. The Boondock Saints
When you’re fighting crime in Boston, you need to have a weapon arsenal that can handle the load. They seem to have it.
Gun, guns, and more guns. (Image via Giphy)
3. Hot Fuzz
After a motivated cop relocates to a dull town where a murder hasn’t been committed in over 20-years, he’s bound to uncover something. But when he stumbles upon the town’s dark secret, he uses some big guns from the fully stocked arsenal to save the day.
A jaw dropping weapon arsenal. (Image via Giphy)
4. G.I. Joe: Retaliation
When the G.I. Joes take the fight to their arch nemesis known as Cobra, small pistols just aren’t sufficient enough to win the battle. They turn to General Joe Colton (Bruce Willis) for his expertise and his brilliant combative setup.
I hope he lives alone. (Image via Giphy)
5. Mr. Smith’s
When the worlds greatest male assassin finds out his wife is the world’s greatest female assassin it’s time to break out the big guns — and kill her.
Over kill? (Image via Giphy)
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6. Mrs. Smith’s
When the worlds greatest female assassin finds out her husband is the world’s greatest male assassin it’s time to break out the big guns — and kill him.
Not the best place to hide an arsenal, but it’s still badass. (Image via Giphy)We’re starting to think they might not be the best assassins after all.
7. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Taking down a huge corporation like Skynet while fighting an indestructible T-1000 is not easy. Luckily the good guys found a weapons vault in the middle of the desert.
Oh, yeah! (Image via Giphy)
Bonus: Tremors
Fighting off big a** worms requires some pretty large caliber weapons and tons of bad acting.
How do movies like this get the greenlight? (Image via Giphy)Can you think of any others? Comment below.