Reelo
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Don't forget that even after weeks/months out in the wild, those women have perfectly shaven armpits, legs and "bikini-zones".
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Things you're tired of seeing in movies
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Reelo
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Sure, I don't contest that. But it's unrealistic. I wonder how they'd have done it if the protagonist of Castaway had been a woman.
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With the right actor that could actually be quite compelling. I'm not kidding.
The DFN stuff is getting way too light in the recent home disc editions Jaws. I showed the movie to my 20-something girlfriend for the first time and I had to explain that it was supposed to be after dark in those scenes. It's hurting the believability of the footage.
With the movie being such a classic, and limited amount of DFN footage, this would seem like a prime candidate for some CGI fixing. Not just darkening the look of the film but manually altering the footage in the scenes to look more convincing. The improvement could be great if they didn't overdo it.
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glunark
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There was a castaway with a woman before there was a castaway most people recognise as the only castaway.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092732/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_33
Mary Ann and Ginger were castaways. They always looked good. And that was as realistic as it gets so don't tell me otherwise!
This has been bugging me more in TV than in film lately (Arrow, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow), but:
Two good guys/gals spar/fight because one is trying to get the other to push themselves/achieve/get over a funk, etc. Usually liberally sprinkled with corny "you are the key to unleashing your own potential" type garbage dialogue.
It's action for the sake of action. There is no weight, no stakes to the fight, because it isn't really a fight. It's so friggin' false drama.
Two good guys/gals spar/fight because one is trying to get the other to push themselves/achieve/get over a funk, etc. Usually liberally sprinkled with corny "you are the key to unleashing your own potential" type garbage dialogue.
It's action for the sake of action. There is no weight, no stakes to the fight, because it isn't really a fight. It's so friggin' false drama.
Solos blaster
Sr Member
ON that note...
Cars that never get banged up...EVER in a movie or show.
Heroes that drive awesome cars that get destroyed in the film....it's a cliche. As soon as someone shows up with a sports car, hot rod, muscle car or something they (re)built, you know it's going to be blown up, smashed, or shot up. In some cases all of the above.
Protagonists that live WELL above their means for the job they have in the film/show...mostly this is the apartment or house they live in.
Cars that never get banged up...EVER in a movie or show.
Heroes that drive awesome cars that get destroyed in the film....it's a cliche. As soon as someone shows up with a sports car, hot rod, muscle car or something they (re)built, you know it's going to be blown up, smashed, or shot up. In some cases all of the above.
Protagonists that live WELL above their means for the job they have in the film/show...mostly this is the apartment or house they live in.
MatterMaker
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Fist fights in which no one ever gets tired or is still swinging at full speed and strength after being pummeled full force in the face. Also not having broken hands after applying said pummeling. Superhero films get a free pass on this one but otherwise, more "realistic" fights... no chance.
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It may have already been listed (I haven't read all 13 pages of posts) but I'm starting to really despise the cheesy, forced, punch-line delivered after the hero character has just killed somebody.
Like James Bond delivering a muttered quip to himself after killing a cartoonish henchman or Murtaugh laughing and saying "he's been de-kaffernated!" after crushing a south-african racist to death in Lethal Weapon 2, or 3.
I just don't believe that really killing another human being will never result in a sudden flash of humour.
Like James Bond delivering a muttered quip to himself after killing a cartoonish henchman or Murtaugh laughing and saying "he's been de-kaffernated!" after crushing a south-african racist to death in Lethal Weapon 2, or 3.
I just don't believe that really killing another human being will never result in a sudden flash of humour.
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Saw the beginning of the first "Men in Black" last night and it reminded me of one, but I think it is more technical limitation. You have an alien or someone with super abilities like spider man going up the side of the building at a fast rate. You can tell the stunt person is trying to make it look like they are using their hands and feet to climb but are more concerned with keeping from getting road rash by being dragged along the side of that building because they are being hauled up by a crane. The guy last night was just using his finger tips.
I feel like this one was mentioned, but here goes anyway. Caught the end of "Oblivion" last night, just as he is about to blow up the ship (If you have not seen it yet, tough). It blows up and... there is a ring from the explosion! Why do these guys keep adding some weird ring when there is an explosion in space?
Riceball
Master Member
Probably because Lucas had ILM add a ring to the Death Star explosion when he did the SEs and after that everybody and their two friends thought that was cool and was that all explosions in space should be done.
Zombie_61
Master Member
Two dimensional thinking. Some o' them movie folk ain't too bright.
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