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Post by mylungswereaching on Mar 23, 2008 17:17:29 GMT -5
Another thread talked about old movies where drivers frequently get out of the passenger door side of the car for no apparent reason. I started thinking what other things that characters do that make no sense.
Whenever someone shoots a gun in the movie, a lot of them seem to throw the gun forward as they shoot, like a kid going bang bang. It seems like it would be easier and more accurate to shoot by keeping the gun steady rather than throwing your elbow forward while shooting.
Another one is in the old superman show where the crook throws the gun at superman and he ducks.
I'm not really thinking about stupid decisions, like, there's a mad killer around, lets split up to make it easier for him to kill us one by one. I'm thinking more about things characters do.
What do you think sirs?
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Post by Queen Shadowrama on Mar 24, 2008 0:53:42 GMT -5
One of the things that bugs me is when people fire guns in movies and they shoot off waaay more rounds than the gun actually holds. It's like the gun has a never ending supply of bullets! What's up with that?
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Post by Donna SadCat Lady on Mar 24, 2008 13:46:32 GMT -5
Hmmm, would any scene where a woman is running for her life in high heels qualify? Or, in fact, any movie where a woman who's supposed to be a lean mean fightin' machine chooses clothing more suitable for a strut down a catwalk.
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Post by mylungswereaching on Mar 24, 2008 14:28:09 GMT -5
Another one I remember is a tv show with a female cop who was running on the beach with a very revealing bathing suit on. Then the criminals show up and the camera pans away and when it goes back to he cop, she has her gun in her hand shooting at the criminal.
Where in the world did she keep the gun? On second thought, I don't want to know.
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Post by Bix Dugan on Mar 24, 2008 15:28:19 GMT -5
I watched "Teenagers from Outer Space" recently, and I certainly would use a 2-handed grip, take careful aim and squeeze gently to make 'em count.
But seeing my partner instanty lose 135 pounds after being hit by the Alien Glock, I'd go grab a shottie and the 30-'06. But those guns didn't help the Lobster Hunters...
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Post by Jack Burton on Mar 24, 2008 17:37:14 GMT -5
How about when people walk into a bar and ask for "a beer" and never name the brand name. What is the bartender a freaking mind reader? I mean there's Bud, Bud Lite, Miller, Miller Lite, Coors, Coors Lite, etc. etc. etc.
Does this bother anyone else?
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Post by mylungswereaching on Mar 24, 2008 18:12:13 GMT -5
How about when people walk into a bar and ask for "a beer" and never name the brand name. What is the bartender a freaking mind reader? I mean there's Bud, Bud Lite, Miller, Miller Lite, Coors, Coors Lite, etc. etc. etc. Does this bother anyone else? Generic products. There was a commercial about ten years ago when a lady picked up the telephone and asked the operator to call the repair shop. Like there's only one repair shop in the entire state. |
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Post by Donna SadCat Lady on Mar 24, 2008 18:47:31 GMT -5
How about when people walk into a bar and ask for "a beer" and never name the brand name. What is the bartender a freaking mind reader? I mean there's Bud, Bud Lite, Miller, Miller Lite, Coors, Coors Lite, etc. etc. etc. Does this bother anyone else? Not as much as the more recent movie trend of blatant product placement. Especially when it's completely out of character for the person to use said product. |
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Post by Trumpy's Magic Snout on Mar 24, 2008 19:32:48 GMT -5
How about when people walk into a bar and ask for "a beer" and never name the brand name. What is the bartender a freaking mind reader? I mean there's Bud, Bud Lite, Miller, Miller Lite, Coors, Coors Lite, etc. etc. etc. Does this bother anyone else? Not as much as the more recent movie trend of blatant product placement. Especially when it's completely out of character for the person to use said product. "Hi I'm Indiana Jones and when I'm out artifact hunting I always listen to a custom mix I made on my ipod." Tenner says that's in Crystal Skull! |
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Post by Trumpy's Magic Snout on Mar 25, 2008 8:41:45 GMT -5
How about when a baddie falls from somewhere. They always do it back first and somehow manage to adjust their flight so they're impaled by a fence post/shard of glass/frozen shard of urine.
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Post by mrsphyllistorgo on Mar 26, 2008 13:59:36 GMT -5
Any young, stunning woman who's already tops in her field at age 23 falling for a man old enough to be her grandfather--and no one around them thinks it's at all strange. Extra points for her finding his sexist, belittling ways endearing.
All characters in period films are roughly a foot taller and have better dentistry and general overall health than can possibly be remotely realistic. Of course, the director has to cast modern humans, but I find it amusing anyway.
In a group of three or so characters stranded in extreme circumstances, at least one of them will be an expert in whatever they need to survive the situation--wilderness survival, firearms, cracking computer encryption, whatever. This person can quickly impart all their knowledge to the others so all three triumph. It's never three office workers trapped in a coal mine who perish within the hour due to panicking and bad decisions.
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Post by Don Quixote on Mar 26, 2008 22:33:09 GMT -5
People being so hesitant to shoot a gun, when a killer comes after them with a knife.
"Don't move man! I really mean it! I don't want to hurt you!!!"
Well, they clearly want to hurt you. Shoot them, and then stab them with their own knife. Dumbasses.
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Post by Emperor Cupcake on Mar 26, 2008 23:02:55 GMT -5
I'm really, really irritated by movies where characters speak English when they're not English or American. And I'm particularly annoyed when the characters are supposed to be European (French, German, whatever) and they just have an English accent, like England is "generic Europe."
Also I hate when a villain is supposed to kill someone and he farts around and doesn't do it, thereby giving somebody else a chance to save the person. In real life a killer would just kill you without taunting you with vague threats or fiddling around. I'm not saying people shouldn't get rescued, I'm just saying the script should be written so the situation is more believable. I hate that "Whew, saved in the nick of time!" thing. It's so obvious.
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Post by Lacey on Apr 2, 2008 15:30:49 GMT -5
During action sequences there seems to be a lot of unnecessary somersaults. I dunno....maybe it's just me.
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Or when two people are fighting to the death and they engage in conversation that involves lame quips and insults. Bugs the hell out of me.
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Post by solgroupie on Apr 2, 2008 19:12:22 GMT -5
when the house is haunted or there is a mad psycho killer inside of it - why don't people JUST LEAVE THE FREAKING HOUSE? let's hide in the attic! yeah!
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