Things you're tired of seeing in movies
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joberg
Legendary Member
Unless you're on LV 426
Or AustraliaUnless you're on LV 426
Iskelderon
Sr Member
The movie counterpart to the "bikini armor" trope in video games:Women in absurdly tight spacesuits/ outfits; especially if they are supposed to protect from the vacuum of space. Seriously, if they are supposed to be "pressure suits" of any kind, there aren't enough layers to make a party balloon!!!
I'm a little behind on this thread....but, the virus part of ID4 is just mirroring the War of the Worlds natural virus that kills all the aliens, but with a modern twist. Having all our tech based on the crashed ship really does make perfect sense.
I never even thought about it being overly far fetched, besides everything that happens in the movie anyways.
The one thing I thought was a bit too silly, was Will Smith punching the alien, (its suppose to be a slap....lol) Since you find out that that is a type of bio armor, the punch shouldn't have knocked it out. I guess what movie doesn't have some silly part in it.
I do wonder, if they did not go the computer virus route, what would have been a better/different alterative to taking down the shields to save the day?
And if anyone saw the one deleted scene where Russell flies into the final battle with his crop duster with one bomb strapped to it already planning to kill himself to save the day...at least they realized that was WAY to silly and changed it to a normal fighter jet with no choice to fly up into the ship because it got stuck.
drusselmeyer
Master Member
They really needed to explain that it wasn't really that they loaded a virus that disabled the alien computer. They should have emphasized that they only had enough time to upload windows.
Another annoying trope: When the villain has the hero down for the count, and then stands there with heavy breathing, and....
DOES
NOT
GO
IN
FOR
THE
KILL
Sometimes it is monologue-ing, but often seems to be that the villain is waiting for the hero to "get up" so they can resume their mano-y-mano.
Just saw this in AntMan 3.
This seems to be a "thing" is spy movies and superhero movies, where the endurance and recovery of the combatants is WAY ABOVE what is biologically possible; multiple punches to the face do not result in shattered jaws and loose teeth/broken noses, people can quickly stand up after repeated blows to the head, being thrown across the room into hard surfaces does not result in severe internal bleeding or instant death, etc.
DOES
NOT
GO
IN
FOR
THE
KILL
Sometimes it is monologue-ing, but often seems to be that the villain is waiting for the hero to "get up" so they can resume their mano-y-mano.
Just saw this in AntMan 3.
This seems to be a "thing" is spy movies and superhero movies, where the endurance and recovery of the combatants is WAY ABOVE what is biologically possible; multiple punches to the face do not result in shattered jaws and loose teeth/broken noses, people can quickly stand up after repeated blows to the head, being thrown across the room into hard surfaces does not result in severe internal bleeding or instant death, etc.
joberg
Legendary Member
drusselmeyer
Master Member
People in combat situations who do not pick up easily reached weapons or equipment.
One of the reasons that I was less than impressed with Jurassic Park is the stupid meter reached max and little Timmy (or whatever his name was, ) clearly was being prevented from picking up the shotgun when the velociraptors were trying to get into the room.
"Oh Timmy, would you mind terribly if I asked you to pick up that shotgun on the floor?"
" I'm sorry Doc, I'm afraid I can't do that. This picture is to important for me to let you interfere with my instructions from Sir Steven. I see no point in continuing this conversation."
" Tim"
" Tim?"
" Tim!"
"TIM!"
One of the reasons that I was less than impressed with Jurassic Park is the stupid meter reached max and little Timmy (or whatever his name was, ) clearly was being prevented from picking up the shotgun when the velociraptors were trying to get into the room.
"Oh Timmy, would you mind terribly if I asked you to pick up that shotgun on the floor?"
" I'm sorry Doc, I'm afraid I can't do that. This picture is to important for me to let you interfere with my instructions from Sir Steven. I see no point in continuing this conversation."
" Tim"
" Tim?"
" Tim!"
"TIM!"
Riceball
Master Member
What always bugs me is the unarmed hero who disarms or take out a goon to pick up their weapon but never bothers searching them for spare mags. If I were to ever pick up a gun from someone who's fallen, you can be damned sure that I'm grabbing any extra mags for it and relying on just the single, and probably down a few rounds, magazine that's in the weapon.
Not to mention radio and any other supplies the guy might be carrying. Because you can be sure that whatever the hero may have on him, the bad guys are going to be better equipped.
Right? As someone who has been struck repeatedly in the head in a fight, you do not continue functioning in any way that is normal for quite some time after that fight. You're lucky if you can remember how to pee after 3-4 blows to the head.
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That would sure make for a different movie. Following the hero throughout, goes to fight bad guy at the end, and bad guy just kills him, like that, no pause....goes to end credits....(kinda like the movie, Seven, but even more abruptly. Maybe have them scroll sideways, instead of down like that movie)
buttttttt.........I just can't see any studio allowing such a downer of a ending for a movie like that.
That's why I loved the early Walking Dead episodes and the John Wick movies. Especially in the latter, you will see him switch guns and pull mags off the belt of the dead guy.
Now that I think about it, John Wick really just changes guns a lot because he takes out so many guys he can just switch guns.
Riceball
Master Member
That and they're probably using different guns from his too, so their mags might not be compatible with his guns, even if they're the same caliber.Now that I think about it, John Wick really just changes guns a lot because he takes out so many guys he can just switch guns.
The Goon
Sr Member
You've clearly not seen "To Live and Die in L.A." (1985) starring William Petersen and Willem Dafoe. It's been a couple of decades since I've seen it, and the ending isn't exactly as you've described, but...well, the "hero" doesn't quite make it to the credits.
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