Things you're tired of seeing in movies

[Zombie_61]

...Or even just the standard boxing-type fight? Have you ever seen anyone really fighting like that?...

When I was very young my dad and one of my uncles taught me the "standard boxing-type" stance as a means to defend myself. I got into two or three fights going through school ("fights" being defined as one of the bigger "bully type" kids deciding they wanted to beat me up on that day for whatever reason) and, much to my surprise, it worked. No matter how hard they tried I was able to deflect all of their punches, and they would eventually get bored and walk away. It might not be common in an adult "street fight", but it's an effective means of defense against an inexperienced opponent.

...One good hard damaging hit like that will bring most fights to an end.

Or, as someone schooled in martial arts once said to me, "A thumb in the eye will stop almost any fight."

 

[Reelo]

Or, as someone schooled in martial arts once said to me, "A thumb in the eye will stop almost any fight."

My Karate-days are decades past, but I might add to that list a good punch to the chest (plexus) or the edge of your hand to the Adam's apple.

What has been said above about the cutting in knife fights is true. I'm not speaking of personal experience (I'm lucky enough to never have been in a serious fight for all my life!) but I know should anyone pull a knife on my I'd probably run even before any exchange of blows or cuts. Few things (my family for example) are worth such a risk.

 

[gunnerk19]

Don't know if it's been mentioned already, but I'll ad people who get shot and the blood always drips out of the hole in the clothing. Even when the character has on several layers of clothing or a thick coat. The blood never just runs down the body underneath or absorbs into the clothing, it's like there's a funnel that goes from the entrance wound thru 4 inches of clothing to drip down the front of it.

And when people get shot, blood explodes violently outward several feet from the entrance wound. It don't work that way.

Another similar example, I was watching an episode of JAG a week or so ago, and a bad guy shoots someone point blank/three feet away with an M-16 rifle, and Rabb is standing right behind him. Somehow, the bullet that is travelling about 3100 feet per second only kills the guy it hit and doesn't exit the body and hit the our Hero only a foot and a half behind him.

 

[Krull]

Another similar example, I was watching an episode of JAG a week or so ago, and a bad guy shoots someone point blank/three feet away with an M-16 rifle, and Rabb is standing right behind him. Somehow, the bullet that is travelling about 3100 feet per second only kills the guy it hit and doesn't exit the body and hit the our Hero only a foot and a half behind him.

I hunt a little and can't tell you how many stories I've heard of someone misjudging what's behind the target animal and getting TWO clean kills with one shot.

In general with defensive weapons you don't want over penetration as you're libel for the bullet anywhere it goes,however things like the above M-16 loaded with military FMJ kinda will punch through a couple three folks if they happen to be standing close enough.

Also cars...how many times have you seen the good guy dive behind a car door and the bullets just make sparks and hardly scratch the paint? DO NOT try that in the real world-bullets make swiss cheese of auto bodies and whatever is behind it.

 

[glunark]

What I don't like is when there is gas leaking, and the villain shoots at the hero, and is killed when the bullet ignites the gas, but somehow the bullet never hits the hero.

I am looking at you Paul!

 

[batguy]

Older cars made a much better bullet-stop than modern ones. Perfect? No. But better. Hollywood's habits on this stuff were formed back in the early-mid 1900s.

 

[BlamedDevotee]

Channing Tatum

 

[LrdSatyr8]

Or, as someone schooled in martial arts once said to me, "A thumb in the eye will stop almost any fight."

Or a good swift kick in the nards will also work!

 

[LrdSatyr8]

Channing Tatum

Russell Crowe

 

[Riceball]

Older cars made a much better bullet-stop than modern ones. Perfect? No. But better. Hollywood's habits on this stuff were formed back in the early-mid 1900s.

Only slightly better, just ask Bonnie & Clyde how well their old car stopped bullets.

 

[LrdSatyr8]

Only slightly better, just ask Bonnie & Clyde how well their old car stopped bullets.

They should have stuffed the car doors with phonebooks like the Mythbusters did!

 

[SofaKing01]

Another thing that baffles me is the removal of interior car parts during filming (usually on TV): rear view mirror, head rests, etc... I understand why they do it but move the camera to another angle.

 

[Zombie_61]

Or a good swift kick in the nards will also work!

Don't count on that. Over the years I've seen a number of guys take a full-on shot to the "family jewels" and not even flinch for a nanosecond.

 

[Treadwell]

Speaking of which, that pain doesn't take effect immediately. People in movies always react instantly. Doesn't work like that.

 

[mattycsi]

Don't count on that. Over the years I've seen a number of guys take a full-on shot to the "family jewels" and not even flinch for a nanosecond.

 

[LrdSatyr8]

Yeah but then in the movies they aren't really doing any damage or are wearing some kind of protection! Don't believe everything you see in the movies!

 

[Zombie_61]

Yeah but then in the movies they aren't really doing any damage or are wearing some kind of protection! Don't believe everything you see in the movies!

Assuming you were replying to my previous post (at least in part), I wasn't talking about movies. I've seen it happen in real life. *WHAM* No reaction whatsoever.

 

[Jeyl]

"You Americans..."

 

[LrdSatyr8]

Assuming you were replying to my previous post (at least in part), I wasn't talking about movies. I've seen it happen in real life. *WHAM* No reaction whatsoever.

Musta been drunk or a unic!

 

[Riceball]

Musta been drunk or a unic!

What's a unic? Is that short for unicorn or unicycle? I think the word you're looking for is eunuch.