Unrealistic Movie/TV Happenings

[THEHOOLIGANJEDI]

What bothers you when you see it in a movie? For me:


People sticking their head IN a toilet and caressing the bowl as they throw up. I've NEVER seen anyone do this, no matter HOW fucked up they were.

While I haven't put my head in the toilet, I was soo sick and weak from food poisoning my head was hovering over the toilet and I was hanging on to the bowl, so I wouldn't totally say it's unrealistic.

[HemlockGrey]

Irrelevant. All that firepower LOST. I hate it when people lose a gun. For any reason. It's a contrived bullfuck plot device. No one in their right mind tosses away a weapon in a combat situation.

They can make more at a whim...it's not a big deal.

Of course, I wonder why they just didn't make up energy-shields, lightsabers, and battlemechs...

[neoolong]

Irrelevant. All that firepower LOST. I hate it when people lose a gun. For any reason. It's a contrived bullfuck plot device. No one in their right mind tosses away a weapon in a combat situation.

They can make more at a whim...it's not a big deal.

Of course, I wonder why they just didn't make up energy-shields, lightsabers, and battlemechs...

My guess is that they don't "program" the weapons. They probably just picked a couple up somewhere and made copies of the "program." Since lightsabers and such don't exist as a program in the Matrix, they couldn't get a copy to use.

[RadiO]

What bothers you when you see it in a movie? For me:People sticking their head IN a toilet and caressing the bowl as they throw up. I've NEVER seen anyone do this, no matter HOW fucked up they were.

While I haven't put my head in the toilet, I was soo sick and weak from food poisoning my head was hovering over the toilet and I was hanging on to the bowl, so I wouldn't totally say it's unrealistic.

Doing this runs the terrible risk of splashback, though. One night I spewed up right into the bowl and woke up the next morning with a crusty face.

[Warspite]

What bothers you when you see it in a movie? For me:People sticking their head IN a toilet and caressing the bowl as they throw up. I've NEVER seen anyone do this, no matter HOW fucked up they were.

While I haven't put my head in the toilet, I was soo sick and weak from food poisoning my head was hovering over the toilet and I was hanging on to the bowl, so I wouldn't totally say it's unrealistic.

Doing this runs the terrible risk of splashback, though. One night I spewed up right into the bowl and woke up the next morning with a crusty face.

People, I'm dinning, cut it out! Besides, it reminds me something that happened to me just like THEHOOLIGANJEDI. It's not fun.

[Utsanomiko]

Most, if not all chick flicks, especially the "girl gets guy by playing a bunch of cliched mindgames while planning out their dates, practically down to conversation" variety that treat Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus and The rules like two fucking bibles.

I've found that viewing any more than a minute of this kind of drivel makes me quite ill, unless I 'convince' myself that it's all just some really twisted fantasy world being used as an argument towards nihilism.

'Nuff said.

[Jim Raynor]

1. A hero with a pistol in each hand keeps pumping lead into a guy, even though it's clear that the first few shots were already enough. The most ridiculous example of this was in some dubbed Hong Kong action flick (I forget the name) where the main character would actually expend the entire clips from BOTH his guns on EACH man he killed.

2. When the villain takes a hostage and says "Drop your weapons, or I'll kill her," the stupid dumbfuck heros always put their guns down. What the fuck is keeping the guy from shooting all of you, then killing the hostage anyway? By putting their guns down, they're voluntarily going from a standoff situation to one in which the villain holds all the cards.

3. Someone jumping in front of a loved one or friend and standing there to take a bullet. Why not just tackle the person? It would accomplish the same thing, without you having to risk your life.

4. Men having to be completely sensitive/whipped/pussified in order for women to like them.

[neoolong]

1. A hero with a pistol in each hand keeps pumping lead into a guy, even though it's clear that the first few shots were already enough. The most ridiculous example of this was in some dubbed Hong Kong action flick (I forget the name) where the main character would actually expend the entire clips from BOTH his guns on EACH man he killed.

2. When the villain takes a hostage and says "Drop your weapons, or I'll kill her," the stupid dumbfuck heros always put their guns down. What the fuck is keeping the guy from shooting all of you, then killing the hostage anyway? By putting their guns down, they're voluntarily going from a standoff situation to one in which the villain holds all the cards.

3. Someone jumping in front of a loved one or friend and standing there to take a bullet. Why not just tackle the person? It would accomplish the same thing, without you having to risk your life.

4. Men having to be completely sensitive/whipped/pussified in order for women to like them.

It's called style baby, style. Well, except for number 4.

[Slartibartfast]

How about Mel Gibson not missing a single shot in The Patriot, with those old black-powder *pistols* at long ranges.

[Utsanomiko]

How about when a semi-auto pistol sounds like a pump shotgun? There's a movie out there (forgot the name) where every third pistol is inexplicably loud, and immediately followed by a 'ch-chhk' of a mysterious pump-action after each shot.

You think not keeping track of bullets is bad? This same movie has numerous occasions where the pistols keep firing (or at least having random gun sfx synchronized to the actors pulling the trigger) when the action is wide open, after the gun has spent all of its blanks! There's nothing in the gun, and they just keep on rolling camera with an open breach. It was really bad, but fortunately most movies don't come close to that.

[Guest]

Starships and starfighters moving in space like they would in an atmosphere is a very common issue.

[Bob McDob]

There's a LOT of things that piss me off about movies. But if I had to pick one:

WHY THE FUCK DOES THE COOL BLACK GUY ALWAYS HAVE TO FUCKING DIE!?

It pissed the royal hell out of me. They're always so goddamned cool but then they always die some gruesome, disgusting, horrible death. What the fuck?

It's called the "Brother Effect" or something. I understand it's fairly well established among studios, and it's been incorporated into their evil plot to steal your lunch money.

[Illuminatus Primus]

7- Really contrived sex-scenes. See Desperado. What the fuck was that?!

Salma Hayek nude won't earn any complaints from me, regardless of how stupid.

[Mike_6002]

Or the Nazi planes in Enemy at the Gates, when they strafed the Soviet boat they hit like all the passengers in the neck somehow and left little pinpoint entry wounds. Last time I checked fighters had heavy machine guns and cannons that can take out bombers. Said weaponry would completely dismember a human target.

Be quiet moron.......the JU-87D stuka, which is the plane shown so clearly,
carries only TWO forward firing 7.62mm MGs, which are considered "light"
machine guns compared to american .50 cal (12.7mm) MGs...

They were 7.92mm MG's and you call yourself a gun expert, OMF

Stuka's are still a very cool dive bomber

[Vendetta]

I think the portrayal of computers is really bad in a lot of shows.

According to the movies every computer in the world is connected to every other computer, and you can delete hard copy records with a computer.

Every single time you see a computer, it's going to be doeing something deeply unrealistic.

This is not simply a cliche, it's a uniform law of movie computing.

All compuers apparently have their own O/S, which seems to have no relation to Windows, Unix, Linux, or indeed anything a real compter might use, and, in fact, only has about four commands that it can understand.

Any system you're trying to crack will handily give you a login screen, not just invite you to fuck off when you hit the firewall, no matter where you try and log in from.

All systems are globally compatible, despite all having their very own O/S

[RadiO]

I think the portrayal of computers is really bad in a lot of shows.

According to the movies every computer in the world is connected to every other computer, and you can delete hard copy records with a computer.

Every single time you see a computer, it's going to be doeing something deeply unrealistic.

This is not simply a cliche, it's a uniform law of movie computing.

All compuers apparently have their own O/S, which seems to have no relation to Windows, Unix, Linux, or indeed anything a real compter might use, and, in fact, only has about four commands that it can understand.

Any system you're trying to crack will handily give you a login screen, not just invite you to fuck off when you hit the firewall, no matter where you try and log in from.

All systems are globally compatible, despite all having their very own O/S

Also: Movie word processors have an alarming tendancy to look like the version of BASIC shipped with the Atari 800.

[neoolong]

I think the portrayal of computers is really bad in a lot of shows.

According to the movies every computer in the world is connected to every other computer, and you can delete hard copy records with a computer.

Every single time you see a computer, it's going to be doeing something deeply unrealistic.

This is not simply a cliche, it's a uniform law of movie computing.

All compuers apparently have their own O/S, which seems to have no relation to Windows, Unix, Linux, or indeed anything a real compter might use, and, in fact, only has about four commands that it can understand.

Any system you're trying to crack will handily give you a login screen, not just invite you to fuck off when you hit the firewall, no matter where you try and log in from.

All systems are globally compatible, despite all having their very own O/S

I think the O/S thing may have to do with payments if a real O/S is shown on screen.

[Alyeska]

For those who say that movies portray pistols with the sound of a .50cal gun.

Go shooting and have your friend fire off a whole clip while you don't have any ear protection. A 9mm or .40cal S&W will suffice. You will quickly realize that pistols are actually quite LOUD when your ears keep ringing for a couple of minutes.

[Raptor 597]

For those who say that movies portray pistols with the sound of a .50cal gun.

Go shooting and have your friend fire off a whole clip while you don't have any ear protection. A 9mm or .40cal S&W will suffice. You will quickly realize that pistols are actually quite LOUD when your ears keep ringing for a couple of minutes.

I actually thought MGs were louder, but it's continously rate of fire smooths it off, making it not sound as bad as the loud revolver or Semi-Auto pistols? I could be wrong never had ny experience with MGs and automatics weapons in general.

[Enlightenment]

I think the O/S thing may have to do with payments if a real O/S is shown on screen.

Umm, who would the Holywood scumbags have to pay for showing Linux? It's not as if the KDE or Gnome people are going to demand funds if their UIs are shown on the slimy screen.

[Pcm979]

I hate when woman always have on a blank chest high.
Father forgot stupid 8 year old brat's birthday.

I'm confused by this.....

*pokes the n00b!*

*Scoffs* Easily translated.

"I hate it when naked women allways have a blanket reaching to chest-height.
I also hate the cliche where the father forgets his son's birthday/baseball game/etc."

[weemadando]

I hate when woman always have on a blank chest high.
Father forgot stupid 8 year old brat's birthday.

I'm confused by this.....

*pokes the n00b!*

*Scoffs* Easily translated.

"I hate it when naked women allways have a blanket reaching to chest-height.
I also hate the cliche where the father forgets his son's birthday/baseball game/etc."

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh! 'Tis the return of Herbert West!

[Brother-Captain Gaius]

Aaaugh! Undead! Back, back to the grave!

[Baron Mordo]

I hate when people are giving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, and don't tilt the chin up! I always scream at the tv every time this happens.

[Gandalf]

I hate how everyone who opposes the US is portrayed as evil, heartless people.