cathmom Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 We liked watching 24 but the most unbelievable thing on that show were how fast they traveled in LA!!! The first season was the best with this. They stuck pretty well to the real time concept - like waiting for the helicopter when rescuing Kim and Teri from that compound. But the seasons after that played really fast and loose with it. It was disappointing. I've written before about Kevin Costner in Robin Hood planning on walking from Dover to Nottingham in a day. Then on the way he goes via Northumberland (scenic views of Hadrian's Wall). When I asked Google Maps how long it would take, it suggested I take the ferry from Dover to Belgium, then another ferry from Belgium to Hull to shorten my walk! Not available to RH, I assume. The Robert Downey Junior Sherlock film has them doing a quick sprint from Westminster to Tower Bridge. You could run it, but you'd be pretty puffed, especially in Victorian costume, by the time you arrived. I'm sure geography in American films doesn't make sense either, but I only tend to notice the British occasions. Laura \ What about walking over the mountains from Salzburg, Austria, to Switzerland??? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 He's like Morgan Freeman as god. I once read an interview by MF saying he found it so weird that many Americans seem to love his portrayal of the Judeo-Christian god, since most of our general societal images of Jesus are of a white man. I love Morgan Freeman in anything. I will cry when he dies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 :lol: These are cracking me up. In a horror movie, one-by-one you've found your friends bloodied and dead so why does one go looking when they hear a noise? Wouldn't a normal person just stay hidden or get away from there! Amazing how the main character and his girl can be running and hiding most of the night in the woods then fall asleep but when they wake up their hair and makeup are perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Pity the poor best friend of the hero. Always dies. That isn't jist a tv/movie trope, that is part of the hero's journey. That has been true since Gilgamesh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravinlunachick Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 How about the fact that in Star Trek, they can travel faster than light, have photon torpedoes, can disassemble and reassemble a person on a molecular level, but the best they can do for Captain Pike is a little red light that blinks for yes or no?!?!? AAAARRRGH! That has driven me crazy since I was a kid. :glare: Methinks the so-called "elite" Storm Troopers could use some target practice, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleIzumi Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Methinks the so-called "elite" Storm Troopers could use some target practice, too. :iagree::iagree::iagree::iagree::iagree::iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 That isn't jist a tv/movie trope, that is part of the hero's journey. That has been true since Gilgamesh. I am not sure it is a necessary part of a hero's journey, but it certainly does seem to be a popular one. At least for the hero, not necessarily for the friend. Now that I think about it, women having superquick births are typical in some of the folktales. Like East o' the Wind and West o' the Moon, or One Thousand and One Nights! ;) Speaking of creepy actors in real life, and the "brat pack", that Charlie Sheen is truly pathetic. And Rob Lowe. :ack2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carriewillard Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 The thing that irritates me about movies and TV? Nobody ever goes to the bathroom and nobody ever has morning breath. I cringe every time I see a man and woman kiss passionately first thing in the AM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trillian Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 You're on a plane/ship/train/car whatever - the glass is always plate glass, because no one ever uses safety glass in a vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Ha ha. Exactly. I always wonder why no one seems to be looking for them. Where are the police? If it's an American show, they are down the road doing a u-turn at an unsafe speed, skidding, right in front of the oncoming traffic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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