Things you're tired of seeing in movies

[Sluis Van Shipyards]

That makes me think of that Deadliest Warrior show from years ago that did an episode with Green Berets vs. Spetsnaz. The Spetsnaz guys were demonstrating their skills and rolling around on the floor then coming up and shooting. This big Green Beret dude said "I'd just shoot him while he's rolling around on the floor."

 

[Strikerkc]

That makes me think of that Deadliest Warrior show from years ago that did an episode with Green Berets vs. Spetsnaz. The Spetsnaz guys were demonstrating their skills and rolling around on the floor then coming up and shooting. This big Green Beret dude said "I'd just shoot him while he's rolling around on the floor."

I remember that one. They said the russian ballistic knife, that could destroy a christmas tree ornament from a few feet away, was the winning close combat weapon.

The green berets used an entrenching tool to cut a human head in half. christmas tree ornament (and then having no knife) doesn't seem to trump keeping your tool, and can lop literal heads off.

 

[Riceball]

I remember that one. They said the russian ballistic knife, that could destroy a christmas tree ornament from a few feet away, was the winning close combat weapon.

The green berets used an entrenching tool to cut a human head in half. christmas tree ornament (and then having no knife) doesn't seem to trump keeping your tool, and can lop literal heads off.

Sounds like that segment was kind of rigged but in the Spetsnaz favor, they also have e-tools that could be used as weapons. Iirc, the ones they have are made from tempered, hardened steel and actually designed to double as a weapon. Truth be told, though, Spetsnaz vs. Special Forces isn't exactly an apples to apples comparison anyway. A better match would have Navy SEAL vs. Spetsnaz since their missions and MO match more closely. Until relatively recently, Army Special Forces were more about training other people's forces and acting as force multipliers than acting as your classic commando.

 

[p51]

Until relatively recently, Army Special Forces were more about training other people's forces and acting as force multipliers than acting as your classic commando.

Yep. I was trying to run a service detachment in 1st Gp but my CO wouldn't let me go at the time (I often wonder how my life would be different if he'd allowed me to go over) and prior to 9/11, they were only there to give assistance to the locals and help them defeat their collective enemies.
SOCOM had Delta as a group to go in and kick in doors.

 

[somerset fox]

Why do apartments and houses look so damn tidy in post apocalyptic films and tv shows. The Walking Dead houses look more like ideal homes than lived in domesiles. After a week on ‘that flu’ lockdown, my apartment has coats on the back of every chair and every mug in the cupboard used and a plate on every flat surface!

 

[Yorkie Fett]

So two main characters meet under some extraordinary circumstances and are catapulted in to some adventure over a period of a day or two (usually being chased by someone/something).
Just at the last minute one character dies/get killed only to see the other character break down as if they’d known this person for twenty years.
It’s a little bit of a stretch to think you can develop such an emotional bond with someone over the space of 48 hours!

 

[Lucasberg2]

Several things. 1. I am tired of person A pulling out a gun, and they then let person B pull out a gun and point it at them, and they have a stand-off. In reality, person A would shoot person B before they could get their gun all the way out. WHY ON EARTH would anyone wait for someone to pull a gun out and point it at them?

2. Nobody shoots. People are pointing guns at each other and think gee, if I shoot them they will shoot me. It doesn't work that way. If you shoot them, properly, they will die.

3. Nobody shoots, again. Two people will be fighting to the death, and at just the last second they each pull a gun out, point it at each other......and then do nothing. They couldn't wait to get their gun out, and then when they do they don't use it.

4. People point guns at cops and the cops don't shoot them. Would never happen.

5. Cars with 30 gears in them.

 

[Strikerkc]

...3. Nobody shoots, again. Two people will be fighting to the death, and at just the last second they each pull a gun out, point it at each other......and then do nothing...

Then there's the flip side of that; any time a person DOES get the gun drawn, and DOES immediately start trying to fire, they are out of ammunition (and the slide is locked forward )

 

[mattycsi]

Then there's the flip side of that; any time a person DOES get the gun drawn, and DOES immediately start trying to fire, they are out of ammunition (and the slide is locked forward )

A further flip side, when someone draws their gun and shoots first, it gets re edited 30 years later!

 

[Sluis Van Shipyards]

It's probably already mentioned somewhere in here, but the characters who pump the shotgun and eject a shell just because it looks cool on camera. Yeah you're "cool" but now have one less shell. I will give John Wick credit for not doing a lot of that stupid crap.

 

[JediMichael]

It's probably already mentioned somewhere in here, but the characters who pump the shotgun and eject a shell just because it looks cool on camera. Yeah you're "cool" but now have one less shell. I will give John Wick credit for not doing a lot of that stupid crap.

A lot of these ideas would be great for a parody movie.
Pumps shotgun. Someone points out that he just ejected a shell. Looks at the camera and scrambles over to go get it back or something.
Done right, there could be some pretty funny stuff. I'm sure movies have done it that I've just never seen.

 

[Strikerkc]

Funny thing is that you can't actually pump a loaded shotgun without firing it, or without hitting some sort of release. In my experience, those releases are not easy to hit while holding a shotgun normally.

 

[Riceball]

It's probably already mentioned somewhere in here, but the characters who pump the shotgun and eject a shell just because it looks cool on camera. Yeah you're "cool" but now have one less shell. I will give John Wick credit for not doing a lot of that stupid crap.

It's not just shotguns, they do it with pistols all of the time too.

 

[DARTH ANIBAL]

A lot of these ideas would be great for a parody movie.
Pumps shotgun. Someone points out that he just ejected a shell. Looks at the camera and scrambles over to go get it back or something.
Done right, there could be some pretty funny stuff. I'm sure movies have done it that I've just never seen.

I don't know if you've ever seen or heard of it, but there's a late '80s blaxploitation parody, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, that has a lot of these common tropes in it.

 

[JediMichael]

I don't know if you've ever seen or heard of it, but there's a late '80s blaxploitation parody, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, that has a lot of these common tropes in it.

I've seen the cover at Blockbuster....so quite some time ago, but didn't know what the movie was about.

 

[Sluis Van Shipyards]

A lot of these ideas would be great for a parody movie.
Pumps shotgun. Someone points out that he just ejected a shell. Looks at the camera and scrambles over to go get it back or something.
Done right, there could be some pretty funny stuff. I'm sure movies have done it that I've just never seen.

Calling Deadpool...

 

[Laspector]

People about to fight saying "Let's dance!"

God, that is so corny! I hate it!

 

[Bigdaddy]

People about to fight saying "Let's dance!"

God, that is so corny! I hate it!

Ironically, when I'm going to dance with my wife I say "let's fight!"

 

[userd1402]

-.-

 

[Bigdaddy]

I was thinking how silly it would be to have characters going to the bathroom in movies, then I realized 40% of the fanfilms I've done have people going to the john!