Wonderduck, the example in Noir was carried to extremes.  Overall, I found Star Wars to be...okay.  Up until that point, I thought Noir was okay...nothing spectacular.  But that carried poor accuracy to a new level.  Usually, at least the main characters are running...or something (still really sad but not quite so much).

Combine fairly good, that scene, and the price of anime, I figured the money would go elsewhere. 

...And, as always, I am surprised to see signs that someone else was here...much less someone whose blog I regularly check out.

A bit late to this conversation (your blog in general it seems), but the reason for bad guy innacuracy is onvious. If the bad guys could shoot as well as they are supposed to, based on background and training given (i.e. stormtroopers are supposed to be expert shots, and many bad guy minions are like SF types), then heroes would die constantly.

One marksman providing cover for a group of bad guys who use cover and concealment, and flank their target, and the hero is no more. That's how real life would work. But it's just more entertaining to see the heroes strive and ultimately win against overwhelming odds.