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Summary: Interesting but not detailed enough
Review: In this film, Lenny Magill shows how to move during a gunfight, and why. And that's what he does, nothing more - he shows how to do it, rather than teach it properly. Magill does a good job of showing the proper way of doing things: everything is repeated, sometimes several times. The bad news is, he does not tell what to do - maybe the viewer is supposed to catch it on his own watching the film? For example, he tells that it is important to keep your front sight steady when moving, but he does not tell how to do it. You can catch the nuances from the film if you know what to look for, but then if you already do, you don't need this instruction. In my opinion, Magill is not a very good teacher. He uses repetitions in the film, but he does not succeed in verbalizing the action very well. I was able to understand the stuff he is presenting in the film, because they are fairly basic, and there really was not much new to me. In addition to that, there are things Magill does not handle in the tape, rather he just mentions that "this is covered in detail on other film". The production of original VHS film is of high standard. Magill uses two cameras instead of just one, and they use Simunitions simulations to illustrate some of the issues in the film. The quality of picture and sound are also good. The bad news is, the transition to DVD format has created some technical problems, like the sound and picture being out of sync from time to time. The navigation from chapter to chapter is somewhat difficult, since the different chapters are created as different programs, making it impossible to go to previous chapter by just using the "previous chapter" -button on the remote controller. Instead, you have to navigate using the chapter menu, and choose different program to watch. At the end of the film, there is a very interesting chapter where Magill presents surveillance camera view of three actual shooting cases, and he analyzes the shootings. A word of caution is in order here: These are real events, where people die for real. So if that bothers you, maybe it's better not to watch this film. And perhaps it would be better not to own a gun at all... This is not a bad film, but it is fairly basic and the teaching is not very detailed. The subject is important and interesting, however, and the film is pretty interesting to watch. Run time: 80 minutes
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