Disney has gone too far... please read

[TooDamnSweet]

Gibby and I went into a pb store not to long ago and there was a mother buying her son a bunch of paintball stuff. He looked about 14 years old. He made comments about not wanting to get a beebee (sp) gun because you can't fire them on the street. The guy behind the counter said that he could'nt fire the paintball gun on the street either, but the boy didn't seem to pay attention and niether did his mother. That was bad. Who knows how he found out about the sport whether it was from magazines, friends or television, but obviously safty was not on his list, at least not on the top where it should've been.

I think how PB is portrayed makes an impression on ppl who don't know anything about the sport. PPL who are knowledgeable about paintball can rip a movie like that apart saying what was wrong and why, but those who aren't aware don't know any better. I would say that if a movie was going to use paintball in a scene, they should be responsible and have a general statement regarding safty, but then again, look at movies like Lethal Weapon, or GoodFella's, they don't have any warnings....and they use real guns...

I think if a parent lets their child participate in a sport, no matter what sport it is, they should be well informed and know all the safty rules and regulations prior to allowing their child to play. In the end, it's the parents or the players (if an adult) responsibility.

[nospmas311]

Movie

All I know is that The Paper Brigade is a great movie...and I thoroughly enjoyed those scenes with the paintballs (brought me into the sport). Of course, I agree with your argument 100%

[Frank (the spank)]

Anyone remember "Gotcha"?



"Gotcha" was a james bond type game played by college students. They would get cards on who they needed to "hit" and walk up and blast them with their Nel-Spot 007.

They at least attempted to wear goggles, whenever someone would make a hit they didn't wear any.. but if they missed and it turned into a chase and fire fight they would wear shop goggles... the movie only had about 20 minutes of paintball, the rest was about a kid going to Germany or France or something and being part of some government thing.. or something.. it was a long time ago. The woman in the pic is some spy... basicly his Gotcha game turned into real life whenever he went to Germany.

I remember watching that movie when it came out and i would tell everyone I played "gotcha", or some form of it, lol

[~WarpedRT#2~]

Made out with a hot girl huh? Anything else happen with that? I mean, uh, BAD!! BAD Disney actors! For Shame!

I once played with a guy who used some sort of snow hat and sun glasses. Actually, that was my first time playing, he refused to stay out, and he told his team that if they saw us coming, to tell him to hide so he wouldnt get shot in the face. It was funny. He could later be seen blind shooting out of a hole in a semi-trailer.

[Recon by Fire]

Here is another bad paintball image (and an accident waiting to happen!):

The owner of the company I work for and I both play paintball, sometimes we chat about paintball in the office. A co-worker shared his paintball experience with us also. He and two others riding around on ATV's while shooting each other with Brass Eagles they bought at Wally World. It gets better... Not only are they playing while riding ATV's of course nobody is wearing a mask or helmet.

BTW he no longers works for the company

[DWill]

one of societies biggest problems is that people try to live their lives shown on T.V or movies by actors. People have to stop believing T.V. and another thing the internet. Very little on either is completely true...many stories being warped with a different perspective. And those companies and stations that show misrepresentations of facts have to become more responsible. BTW I saw the movie and really liked it, one of the things that kicked off paintball for me.

[Catch22]

Wow i love to watch that movie like 5 times daily and eat penautbutter on crackers.

[Ov3rmind]

Originally posted by Recon by Fire
Here is another bad paintball image (and an accident waiting to happen!):

The owner of the company I work for and I both play paintball, sometimes we chat about paintball in the office. A co-worker shared his paintball experience with us also. He and two others riding around on ATV's while shooting each other with Brass Eagles they bought at Wally World. It gets better... Not only are they playing while riding ATV's of course nobody is wearing a mask or helmet.

BTW he no longers works for the company

LOL, awesome. It's rare I find someone who shares my views on paintball, even when I'm at the field.

[bryceeden]

Originally posted by Xyxyll
That's Paper Brigade for sure... good movie. Hot chick. Chill man... you are the first person I have ever met that has taken that the wrong way.

There were several. I e-mailed Disney about it, and they wrote back alittle less than politly and said they were sick of the e-mails correcting their safety. The real problem is that it shows paintball markers being used as a weopon to get revenge.

[Vash02]

Originally posted by bryceeden

There were several. I e-mailed Disney about it, and they wrote back alittle less than politly and said they were sick of the e-mails correcting their safety. The real problem is that it shows paintball markers being used as a weopon to get revenge.

Bravo man. You did the right thing. Sure they were less than polite but at least they know that one more person is upset about it. Thats the only way anything will happen.

[Lohman446]

Originally posted by Recon by Fire
Here is another bad paintball image (and an accident waiting to happen!):

The owner of the company I work for and I both play paintball, sometimes we chat about paintball in the office. A co-worker shared his paintball experience with us also. He and two others riding around on ATV's while shooting each other with Brass Eagles they bought at Wally World. It gets better... Not only are they playing while riding ATV's of course nobody is wearing a mask or helmet.

BTW he no longers works for the company

Do you know how hard it is to ride an ATV and shoot a paintball gun at the same time (I mean, these are meant for two hands)... LOL - btw, do you suppose having legal waivers at your house for just such activities is a bad sign. Relax, most semi-intelligent people know the risks involved with such "stupid" activities - and they bring memories forever (btw, we did wear masks)

[paint magnet]

Am I over reacting? I don't think so. Just because people get shot in movies with real guns is no reason not to be concerned about someone being threatened with a paintball marker. We have owl loving, tree hugging, save-the-whales people marching in the streets against firearms, and why do you think that is? Mainly because they are misrepresented in the media, or because someone was influenced to do what he saw on tv. There are allready states that have tried to ban paintball, so all we need is to give them more of a 'reason' to.

[automagking182]

haha yeah papaer brigade; believe it or not that movie brought me into the world of paintball, like 5 years ago

[Cyberious]

Originally posted by Frank (the spank)
Anyone remember "Gotcha"?



"Gotcha" was a james bond type game played by college students. They would get cards on who they needed to "hit" and walk up and blast them with their Nel-Spot 007.



I remember watching that movie when it came out and i would tell everyone I played "gotcha", or some form of it, lol

Yes, I remember it well. The girl was Linda Fiorintino (The girl in Men In Black). Actually they did well with the protective equipment of the day. There were some basic masks but not many folks had them (I still have 3). Most times we just played wearing Scott googles. I can remember welts on the side of the face, the temple, the lip. Man the pain. Add to it the fact that the only way we could chrono was to shoot into a thin piece of wall board. If it split the wall board then you were shooting hot. My Nelspots were OK by today's standards (around 300 fps). My Nightmare was at around 500 fps. The worst one though was my BlackWidow. I didn't know how bad until I pulled it out of retirement one weekend after maybe 12-13 years and took it to a local field. It kept snapping balls at the chronostation so I went a pulled out some really old Nelson paint (Oil Based) that I had put away. (I had it stored in it's original box unopened and it was actually in good shape.) Anyway I stepped up to the chronostation and it came out at 798 fps on the first shot! (You can ask ~WarpedRT#2~ he witnessed it). The ref was in such shock he didn't know what to say.

OK let me come back from my nostalgia trip....Ah, the good old days of paintball.

[GhillieGuy]

That is a funny movie. Iv'e seen it a dozen times..
Man i like the fresh smell of goos poo in the mornin