mcoractual
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Word son
Word, indeed. Kind sir.
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Reboots and "franchises". Do screenwriters just write stories anymore? There's too much "how do we make a sequel" going on.
Similar situation: Single fighter (i.e., the "hero") takes on a group of adversaries single-handed. Do the "bad guys/girls rush him/her as a group? Do two or three of them attack at the same time? Nooooo, they all stand there watching while waiting for their turn to attack one-by-one. :facepalmAnytime there's a fight going on, and someone needs to pause mid-fight to yell at someone "get out of here" - and the other person they're fighting just stops, and waits for them to say it, and THEN they start up again
The writers never stopped writing original stories. The studios stopped risking money to film them.
Reboot/franchise still make a certain minimum amount from the diehard fan base even when the show sucks. All-new shows are capable of bombing much harder.
Similar situation: Single fighter (i.e., the "hero") takes on a group of adversaries single-handed. Do the "bad guys/girls rush him/her as a group? Do two or three of them attack at the same time? Nooooo, they all stand there watching while waiting for their turn to attack one-by-one. :facepalm
I came here to complain about a few things in the first ten minutes of a movie I'm watching: the 2017 version of "The Saint".Reboots and "franchises". Do screenwriters just write stories anymore? There's too much "how do we make a sequel" going on.
Not only that, but most of the time it's ridiculously obvious that they're just waiting for their cue. Sure, sometimes they'll use body language to give the impression they're just waiting for their "moment of opportunity", but I've seen movies in which they're literally just standing there with their hands in their pockets looking off-camera at whoever is going to give them their cue as if they don't realize they're in the shot. :lolThis one has bugged me for years. Anyone stupid enough to stand around waiting for their turn deserves to get the **** kicked out of them.
When you watch a film and you realize there is no story, just a bulletpoint rundown of all the ideas they had at the brainstorming session and had the intern type into a script by Monday morning. And every beat is just another "Wouldn't it be cool if ?" but it's all stringed together with no real relevance to plot, character, development or even classic story structure.
I came here to complain about a few things in the first ten minutes of a movie I'm watching: the 2017 version of "The Saint".
Corrupt Russian officer who hasn't shaved in a week, check.
Some sort of nuclear weapon with large radiation stickers, tubing, and for some reason glass jars, check.
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4. When shooting at someone, with a full auto machine gun, & every bullet misses or is "blocked" with a shower of sparks. A chain link fence is a great way to block bullets, or a nice comfy couch or chair.
I love the way people always hide behind cars in movies and no one gets hurt when in reality the only thing that will stop most bullets is the engine block. The Mythbusters did a couple of tests on this firing machine guns and the bullets went in one door and out the other side.
Or the movie is obviously just a very long sizzler reel for your effects company, like "Skyline".When you watch a film and you realize there is no story, just a bulletpoint rundown of all the ideas they had at the brainstorming session and had the intern type into a script by Monday morning. And every beat is just another "Wouldn't it be cool if ?" but it's all stringed together with no real relevance to plot, character, development or even classic story structure.