One of the things he mentioned was how action finales in films are done these days, with massive carnage and city-wide destruction while the leads barely bat an eyelid. Ben argued that while this is spectacular, it doesn't automatically make for a more exciting film. He said that in many of his favorite titles from the seventies and eighties, a finale would consist of the lead versus a few guys (and maybe a car), and you'd be watching white-knuckled because you were invested in all those characters.
True words of course, and this brings me to the question of the week: what is the best shoot-out you've ever seen in a film? Was it a duel, a war, a western, a Hong Kong bullet ballet?
Chime in, in the comments below, and HAVE YOUR SAY!