Who Shot First?

shaken66 · May 2009

Maybe I'm a little slow and it was obvious to everyone else (including Mrs. Shaken66) but as many times as I've seen QOS, I thought Bond got his shot off at Mitchell first. Watching and listening closely again, I think I hear an almost imperceptible click from Mitchell's presumably empty gun with the camera on him before cutting to Bond. Any thoughts/validations? ?:)

Mister White · May 2009

Han Solo.

Sorry, couldn't help myself.... ;%

But as it was pointed out in a western (could have been Unforgiven, but not sure), it's not who shoots first that counts, it's who hits the target.

walther p99 · May 2009

shaken66 wrote:

Maybe I'm a little slow and it was obvious to everyone else (including Mrs. Shaken66) but as many times as I've seen QOS, I thought Bond got his shot off at Mitchell first. Watching and listening closely again, I think I hear an almost imperceptible click from Mitchell's presumably empty gun with the camera on him before cutting to Bond. Any thoughts/validations? ?:)

Im pretty sure Bond shot first. and Mitchell didnt get a shot off in time.

shaken66 · May 2009

Im pretty sure Bond shot first. and Mitchell didnt get a shot off in time.[/quote]
That's what I thought and when I challenged Mrs. Shaken66 about the convenient plot device of an empty gun she counted out six shots (assuming Mitchell also used a Walther): one killing the standing agent, one at M, the misfire at Mr. White, two at Bond in the tower, and presumably the one cited by Bond to M as killing the agent outside when Mitchell did the perimeter check. It does add up and I hate that she might be right! X-(

Mister White · May 2009

Looks to me like Mitchell used a Beretta M9.

That would be 15 rounds in the clip.

Dan Same · May 2009

Mister White wrote:

But as it was pointed out in a western (could have been Unforgiven, but not sure), it's not who shoots first that counts, it's who hits the target.

{[] It was indeed Unforgiven. The discussion within the film revolved around whether or not a fast draw is necessarily an accurate draw.

thesecretagent · May 2009

As far as I was aware Bond got off the only shot. I'll have to watch more closely next time.

PPK 7.65mm · May 2009

Hello all, this the poster formerly called Walther PPK, I had to get a new email account so that is why I have a new user name.

As for who fired first, I am pretty sure that Bond fired before Mitchell could inspite of the PPK being on the floor while the SIG 226 that Mitchell used was on top of a cement bag on the scaffold, and closer for him to grab. Even with the sound of the gunshot being louder than normal, the fact that the camera only showed the viewer Bond's point of view is astrong clue to me that Mitchell was too slow to after picking his gun to get off a shot before Bond killed him.

Thunderpussy · June 2009

I've watched this a couple of times and still think Bond fired the only shot.

walther p99 · June 2009

theres a picture that shows Mitchell firing his 226 when hes pointing it at bond from the scaffolding but i guess we didnt see or hear it so we're to believe Bond was the first and only one to shoot.

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