Things you're tired of seeing in movies

[Sluis Van Shipyards]

Adding to that, I just watched some movie where the SEALs stacked a door, THEN screwed their suppressors on to their SMGs...

 

[Laspector]

In Western movies the guy rides in on his horse and when he gets off he just makes one quick wrap of the reins (an barely that) on the hitching post and walks away. If the horse even turns it's head the rein is going to come off. I don't care how trained your horse is, he's not going to just stand still for an hour while you are in the saloon.

 

[joberg]

In Western movies the guy rides in on his horse and when he gets off he just makes one quick wrap of the reins (an barely that) on the hitching post and walks away. If the horse even turns it's head the rein is going to come off. I don't care how trained your horse is, he's not going to just stand still for an hour while you are in the saloon.

Unless the horse belongs to John Wayne

 

[p51]

That always drove my Dad as nuts as the six shooters that fired all day without reloading.
Dad once pointed out one movie where the cowboy walks up to a big tree and just hung the reins on some hidden hook.

 

[Treadwell]

From what I'm reading, it's a really bad idea to tie them with reins anyway. You use a lead rope.

 

[drusselmeyer]

In Western movies the guy rides in on his horse and when he gets off he just makes one quick wrap of the reins (an barely that) on the hitching post and walks away. If the horse even turns it's head the rein is going to come off. I don't care how trained your horse is, he's not going to just stand still for an hour while you are in the saloon.

There is a trick to that. If you hit the crossbar just right, the reins will cross each other forming a pressure knot. If the reins are pulled, the knot tightens and grips the crossbar. The reins have to flip over the crossbar twice or it won't hold. The pressure then has to be released and the reins will let go.

A similar trick was used by stuntmen climbing down from a height. Once the pressure is released, the rope loosens and the rope will come right down when pulled.

If I remember correctly, it's called "swaddling" .

 

[Riceball]

Adding to that, I just watched some movie where the SEALs stacked a door, THEN screwed their suppressors on to their SMGs...

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I once saw some movie where they recruited a bunch of thug kids for some sort of spec ops mission and in one scene one of the kids hotwired a Humvee. Not a civilian but military Humvee. Anyone who's been around tactical military vehicles like Humve or 5 ton truck knows how ridiculously unnecessary it is to hotwire a Humvee.

 

[Solos blaster]

I once saw some movie where they recruited a bunch of thug kids for some sort of spec ops mission and in one scene one of the kids hotwired a Humvee. Not a civilian but military Humvee. Anyone who's been around tactical military vehicles like Humve or 5 ton truck knows how ridiculously unnecessary it is to hotwire a Humvee.

Tell me they at least had a pair of bolt cutters since I know they’re too badass to have the keys to the steering wheel lock lmao.

 

[p51]

People never ever lock their front doors when they come home in movies or TV shows. I understand that locking a door delays the plot a few seconds, but it's so uncommon that when it  does happen, you know it's a plot point to show itself soon afterward.

 

[13doctorwho]

The Disney logo...

 

[Bloop]

People never ever lock their front doors when they come home in movies or TV shows. I understand that locking a door delays the plot a few seconds, but it's so uncommon that when it  does happen, you know it's a plot point to show itself soon afterward.

There are locks that will stay locked or auto lock after opening, and also be able to open from the inside while still locked from the outside, but I see your point.

What bothers me more is when someone enters a home or locked room and leaves the door wide open behind them. Especially when someone is sneaking into a locked place - a house, an office - and just leaves the door open, which anyone outside would see is unusual, making any other subterfuge completely ineffective.

 

[Cephus]

People never ever lock their front doors when they come home in movies or TV shows. I understand that locking a door delays the plot a few seconds, but it's so uncommon that when it  does happen, you know it's a plot point to show itself soon afterward.

I don't lock my doors either, I've got smart locks that auto lock behind me and that I unlock from the car. Granted, that only works for modern shows or those in the near future, but it's not unreasonable.

 

[Sluis Van Shipyards]

People never ever lock their front doors when they come home in movies or TV shows. I understand that locking a door delays the plot a few seconds, but it's so uncommon that when it  does happen, you know it's a plot point to show itself soon afterward.

Yeah as someone who grew up hearing "Do you live in a barn?" (meaning I left the door open, or didn't close it fast enough) it bugs the heck out of me.

 

[Captain Dunsel]

I know what I’m tired of seeing…

 

[Too Much Garlic]

What bothers me more is when someone enters a home or locked room and leaves the door wide open behind them. Especially when someone is sneaking into a locked place - a house, an office - and just leaves the door open, which anyone outside would see is unusual, making any other subterfuge completely ineffective.

Well, they have to leave it open for the camera crew they have on their tail.

But it's only in very few movies and shows that that action actually has concequences for the one doing it, which I think should be a thing in more movies, to punish thoughtless characters.

 

[Too Much Garlic]

I think it was mentioned before, but dumb characters in horror movies only acting dumb to get the plot moving. I would much rather watch smart people struggle to survive and succumb to fear and still fail. It makes both the victims, but also the "monster" appear more formidable and makes you care more about the characters.

Another thing is lazy dumb characterization just to get you to care about a character, but which them makes you aware of the fact they will most surely die.

 

[drusselmeyer]

Martial arts "masters" that can't even tie a belt.

 

[Cephus]

I think it was mentioned before, but dumb characters in horror movies only acting dumb to get the plot moving. I would much rather watch smart people struggle to survive and succumb to fear and still fail. It makes both the victims, but also the "monster" appear more formidable and makes you care more about the characters.

Another thing is lazy dumb characterization just to get you to care about a character, but which them makes you aware of the fact they will most surely die.

Except the whole idea of slasher movies is to punish the dumb teenagers. Nobody is rooting for the teenagers, they just want to see the creative kills. I agree, that's dumb, which is why I don't really pay attention to slasher movies, but that's why they do it.

 

[Treadwell]

Well, characters being incredibly stupid to move the plot along in ANY show/movie.

 

[octopussoup]

What is the one thing you are sick of seeing in movies?

For me, it's the slow motion fight scenes, especially if it also involves the high wire stuff.

Monsters that appear howl or scream and then attack