Completely agree with you, but occasionally…death.Its probably already been said but I really really hate when an established character or characters in a Movie get replaced in a sequel/Franchise..
Obviously there are often good reasons Internal politics clashing schedules etc..
But oh it still "Grinds my Gears"
That too.. RIP RH It would have been really interesting to see where he took Dumbledor but MG did a Sterling job!Completely agree with you, but occasionally…death.View attachment 1532882View attachment 1532883
It's either because the writers are unfamiliar with the territory as AJK001 mentioned above, or they're trying to save time by moving the story along and omitting the boring driving crap so they don't lose the audience's attention. For example, I've lived in southern California my entire life so far, and it bugs me when I see characters in a movie or television show drive from downtown Los Angeles to Los Angeles International Airport in only a few minutes. At BEST that's a 30-minute drive if traffic on the freeways/streets is moving and you don't get stopped at too many lights. But, on the other hand, I really don't need to waste 30 minutes of whatever I'm watching listening to the characters chit chat while taking that 30 minute drive.When characters cover long distances, in incredibly short amount of time, for the sake of plot. How many times has a character said “I’m in Miami, but I’ll be with you in Denver by the morning, I’m driving”. yeah, right. I’ve been to The States And even I know it’s big. Very big!
...or Toronto, the grand universal stand-in for New York City.You see that all the time. Most writers have no idea of the locations they are writing about. I live in New York and can't stand most movies and shows set in the city because they are usually filmed in LA or some where in Europe.
I forgot about Toronto being a stand-in for New York City. The first couple of Christopher Reeve Superman movies were filmed in and around the city while the last was filmed in Toronto standing in for New York....or Toronto, the grand universal stand-in for New York City.
On another note: representing an country on film, only by its largest cities. For example: All major worldwide conflicts involve London, Washington DC, Detroit, Miami, Dallas, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Fancisco, NYC, Moscow, Tokyo, Shanghai or Bejing, etc.
We almost never see big TV shows of films that involve Orlando, Charlotte, Anaheim, Grand Rapids, Houston, Birmingham (AL), Hattiesburg, Tallahassee, etc.
Sometimes there's a good reason for that. "Captain, the bomb is headed straight for Lost Springs, Wyoming!" "So what? It's Lost Springs, Wyoming for cryin' out loud!"...On another note: representing an country on film, only by its largest cities. For example: All major worldwide conflicts involve London, Washington DC, Detroit, Miami, Dallas, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Fancisco, NYC, Moscow, Tokyo, Shanghai or Bejing, etc.
We almost never see big TV shows of films that involve Orlando, Charlotte, Anaheim, Grand Rapids, Houston, Birmingham (AL), Hattiesburg, Tallahassee, etc.
Serpentine!...I've said this before, but I keep seeing it. People being chased by a car and they run down the middle of the street, argggg !
I mean there are cars on both sides of the street, huge trees, building's ect. I know some will say it's to build suspense, but it's so contrary to human nature. There are many examples of similar violations of common sense. I was watching the new Dexter the other day. And a girl at the beginning and his son later, are running away from a guy with a gun. Trees everywhere and the corner of the house right there and they run straight away from him. Stupid ! I know I'll get the standard but they're scared, not thinking straight, yada, yada, yada. It's instinct not thought. You run behind trees, you put anything between you and the danger. Just bugs me, ; )
Does Matt Houston count ?...or Toronto, the grand universal stand-in for New York City.
On another note: representing an country on film, only by its largest cities. For example: All major worldwide conflicts involve London, Washington DC, Detroit, Miami, Dallas, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Fancisco, NYC, Moscow, Tokyo, Shanghai or Bejing, etc.
We almost never see big TV shows of films that involve Orlando, Charlotte, Anaheim, Grand Rapids, Houston, Birmingham (AL), Hattiesburg, Tallahassee, etc.
I bet this started because some director somewhere felt their audience would wonder why they are talking to thin air for some mysterious reason and others followed suit thinking it’s actually a thing.Actors touching an earpiece to speak to their undercover counterpart (accompanied by bending the neck and tilting the head to make it more obvious)- just screaming out to everyone else in the room- I'm an agent!
"Stop touching your ear!"
— James Bond, Casino Royale
Yeah, that is an annoying one and I'm not even sure that many of these earpieces even actually have a mic built in to them. I suspect that this came from an earlier time when people would press their ears, not to talk, but to hear better. Couple that with the mic being on their wrist, Hollywood thought that these earpieces were push to talk with built-in mics.Actors touching an earpiece to speak to their undercover counterpart (accompanied by bending the neck and tilting the head to make it more obvious)- just screaming out to everyone else in the room- I'm an agent!
"Stop touching your ear!"
— James Bond, Casino Royale
Funny you'd mention Tallahassee. They filmed, "Something Wild" there (Ray Liotta's first big movie and it holds up well, not to mention my Dad had a walk on role as a civil war re-enactor) and it takes place in New Jersey and Virginia!...or Toronto, the grand universal stand-in for New York City.
On another note: representing an country on film, only by its largest cities. For example: All major worldwide conflicts involve London, Washington DC, Detroit, Miami, Dallas, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Fancisco, NYC, Moscow, Tokyo, Shanghai or Bejing, etc.
We almost never see big TV shows of films that involve Orlando, Charlotte, Anaheim, Grand Rapids, Houston, Birmingham (AL), Hattiesburg, Tallahassee, etc.