Factual errors/dumb stuff in movies that really ruin it for you

sho'nuff · Jun 23, 2009

why does everyone in a movie who uses a laptop is using an Apple computer or macbook? that bugs the heck out of me.

HomerJ · Jun 23, 2009

In Kung Fu Panda, the panda had three fingers and an opposable thumb. Pandas actually have 5 digits and an enlarged sesamoid bone that serves as a thumb. Totally unrealistic.

Tokyo Slim · Jun 23, 2009

Originally Posted by sho'nuff

why does everyone in a movie who uses a laptop is using an Apple computer or macbook? that bugs the heck out of me.

Bugs you too huh?

On that note, every "hacker" in any movie has some bling bling bullshit OS that is supposed to look "cool" or whatever, but usually ends up looking like it would be a pain ********** to use, hog resources, and would take twice as long as opening up word and writing the code.

Douglas · Jun 23, 2009

The CSI shows are completely marsupialed. Hard to pick just one thing from that lineup, but for me it's the giant room-sized computer in CSI Miami with the glass wall monitor and the touch panel that does it all.

r... · Jun 23, 2009

In keeping with the computer theme, anything that had to do with computers and or jargon in that SwordFish movie. Good gawd, hacking in AutoCad to build some six part worm?!?! The representation of the inside of the "internet" which end up looking like Lawnmower Man left over renders.

romafan · Jun 23, 2009

Most scenes w/ Bruce Willis.

odoreater · Jun 23, 2009

Originally Posted by Teacher

That's true everywhere, at least in America. I own the movie, but it's been a while since I watched it. I'm wondering, though: how big was the NJ town? Some very small towns don't have a police force, so they automatically lie within a sheriff's jurisdiction. That might be the case, but I don't remember.

But in this particular case, he wasn't the county sheriff, he was the town sheriff!! Even if the town was so small that it had no police department he would have been the county sheriff patrolling that town, not a town sheriff. Here's a picture of the cop car from the movie which shows he was the town sheriff:

rdawson808 · Jun 23, 2009

Originally Posted by maj

To the OP; you can administer insulin IV, and it'll act quicker than it does when give SC.

No ****? I'll have to talk to my doc about it.

And to the rest of you...yeah, yeah, Star Wars, James Bond, Kung-fu ******* Panda...screw off...Blergh.

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FLMountainMan · Jun 23, 2009

The Matrix series' entire premise was a ridiculous violation of the laws of thermodynamics. Just ludicrous. You're going to feed, store, house, and nurse humans just to extract the electricity in brain currents? Bear Grylls strenuously exerting himself for four hours to harvest three grubs for food thinks that's stupid.

Joffrey · Jun 23, 2009

Originally Posted by rdawson808

I was watching The Black Book, an otherwise great movie about WWII in the Netherlands, the other night and it had one really bad, factually incorrect scene in it. Most people probably wouldn't have noticed it.

This is a real spoiler so stop reading if you don't want to know.

Towards the end, Hans, the doctor, shoots Elise with insulin in order to kill her.

1. He injects it IV, which you can't do with insulin. It's injected subcutaneously (sp?).

2. It takes effect immediately. Even current fast-acting insulins take 5 minutes to take affect and they've only been around for something like less than 20 years (when I was first diagnosed in 1982 the fasted acting was 30 minute on-set).

3. To counteract the insulin she eats a chocolate bar and it revivers her nearly instantly. Chocolate is very slow to absorb and is not recommended for counteracting low blood sugar.

This bugged me almost as much as that dumb scene in Steel Magnolias with Julia Roberts where she goes all bad-**** crazy when her blood sugar drops.

Any personal annoyances for you?

b

It's a ******* movie. Entertainment. Want absolute, total realism? Go outside. You truly expect the director/editor to waste 5 minutes of screentime showing the insulin taking effect? Or waste/**** up the feel with an odd transition effect to indicate the elapsed time?

r... · Jun 23, 2009

But they had too, we torched the sky remeber? Remember?

Teacher · Jun 23, 2009

Originally Posted by Douglas

along similar lines... 555 phone numbers. So annoying.

Ford Fairlane: Hey, look. Write down my number: 555-6321 Got it?

Twin Club Girl: Yeah. Wait a minute. 555 is not a real number. They only use that in the movies.

Ford Fairlane: No ****, honey. What do you think this is? Real life?

Originally Posted by odoreater

But in this particular case, he wasn't the county sheriff, he was the town sheriff!! Even if the town was so small that it had no police department he would have been the county sheriff patrolling that town, not a town sheriff. Here's a picture of the cop car from the movie which shows he was the town sheriff:

Well holy crap...I guess I never noticed that, and I've watched the movie three or four times! I suppose they were trying to make this town as rural-sounding as possible to contrast it with the big, bad New Yawk cops.

rdawson808 · Jun 23, 2009

Originally Posted by Jodum5

It's a ******* movie. Entertainment. Want absolute, total realism? Go outside. You truly expect the director/editor to waste 5 minutes of screentime showing the insulin taking effect? Or waste/**** up the feel with an odd transition effect to indicate the elapsed time?

I know it's a movie. The director could have taken zero minutes to just show her run away with the chocolate in her hand rather than fake low BG driving her into a coma.

******* chill out.

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A Canuker · Jun 23, 2009

Originally Posted by sho'nuff

why does everyone in a movie who uses a laptop is using an Apple computer or macbook? that bugs the heck out of me.

I thought that also. And what about indepence day where they manage to hack the aliens OS to spread a worm or what ever it is.....come on. That and flying the ship, attatching a nuke, getting away, punching out the mega alien.....nuff said.

Teacher · Jun 23, 2009

Originally Posted by Jodum5

It's a ******* movie. Entertainment. Want absolute, total realism? Go outside. You truly expect the director/editor to waste 5 minutes of screentime showing the insulin taking effect? Or waste/**** up the feel with an odd transition effect to indicate the elapsed time?

There's a different between entertainment and sloppiness. Usually, one can entertain in a convincing way...it's just that lots of directors and writers are too lazy.

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