Stupid movie mistakes?

[sdhonda]

Yeah... there must have been a galaxy wide depression between III and IV, cause everything seems cheaper, shiter and less elegant.

Yeah, it's kind of like how most of Northern Europe ended up after the Romans left.

[Lord Hosk]

Yeah... there must have been a galaxy wide depression between III and IV, cause everything seems cheaper, shiter and less elegant.

Yeah, it's kind of like how most of Northern Europe ended up after the Romans left.

Or like most of Europe Circa 1945-1970, It takes a minute to recover from utter destruction.

[Geoff_B]

And on the subject of Star Wars it seems that the Republic was able to build ships with multi-function buttons, for example a button that can open communications with the Jedi and also display a map of the current planet.

So can anyone who's seen The World Is Not Enough explain to me how Q's fishing boat is able to fire the top missile from it's dual-missile launcher, then an instant later fire the top missile AGAIN with the bottom launcher empty?

[empath]

Well, in reality it's a crap editing sequence, but I guess it could be a 'revolving magazine' in that the top launcher has to be the one to fire? (for purposes of recoil stabilization, design too cheap to have two separate ignition circuits, etc.)

William of Occam is glaring at me, though...

[Geoff_B]

Mmmm except there was no room for the launcher to turn over and the missiles were already visibly loaded into the tubes. I blame John Cleese.

[empath]

Safe bet.

[JayBlanc]

* if the villain has been on a murderous rampage and 'ten little indian'ing your circle of friends off, when you get said villain down and on the ropes; finish him/her/it off conclusively - DECAPITATE. Killer move for humans and most mythological creatures (hydra excepted), and even the ones it doesn't destroy, it still slows 'em down a lot. Plus it gives you concrete reinforcement of the kill.

If I ever write a horror movie, I am totally using the line "Decapitation works well on most things. Except Hydra. And I'm pretty sure they don't exist."

[Deedles]

Especially when you know the pain, I get that with night calf cramps.

I wake up, and just know. Then the most pain I ever have felt

I get that too. It freaks me out, because I'm suddenly wide-awake, and I'm not sure why, and then the pain hits me, and it hurts. so. much.

[Master Gunner]

* if the villain has been on a murderous rampage and 'ten little indian'ing your circle of friends off, when you get said villain down and on the ropes; finish him/her/it off conclusively - DECAPITATE. Killer move for humans and most mythological creatures (hydra excepted), and even the ones it doesn't destroy, it still slows 'em down a lot. Plus it gives you concrete reinforcement of the kill.

If I ever write a horror movie, I am totally using the line "Decapitation works well on most things. Except Hydra. And I'm pretty sure they don't exist."

Yes, but then you have to make your main villain a Hydra.

[plummeting_sloth]

If the monster appears unkillable, yet your bullets seem to do something other than deflect off them, use heavier weapons (hopefully explosives) and aim for the joints. It might not be dead, but if you can put it in separate boxes, then submerge those boxes in acid, then dump those acid barrels into a volcano, I would love to see the wizened old crone try to tell you it actually wasn't dead because you didn't follow the ritual.

[Master Gunner]

Just make sure to put the boxes is separate barrels of acid, and drop the barrels in separate volcanoes. Reduces the chance of it reassembling itself for a terrible sequel.

[plummeting_sloth]

Obviously... this isn't my first dismemberment, dissolving, volcano sacrificing rodeo.

[The Jester]

Oh yes, and make sure you don't let the military "handle" the dumping of those boxes into different volcanoes.

[plummeting_sloth]

Also, military people. If you had the ability to capture it to work on it, then you probably have more efficient, safer and directed means of blowing up the world without weaponized monsters. Yes, we all love the appeal of an unstoppable one creature army, but you already have a half-million man one and enough weaponry to destroy the world a few dozen times over. At best... the monster would cost you and all your friends jobs. At best.

[Geoff_B]

How about I just leave the Evil Overlord List here.

[plummeting_sloth]

I'd love to see a Mieville style fantasy deconstruction where that list falls through a wormhole and right into a typical fantasy villains lair.

[empath]

...

*starts writing screenplay*

[plummeting_sloth]

Crap... I forgot to put a copyright on that post!

DAMN YOU INTERNET!

/goes off to secretly fund SOPA

[empath]

Nah, dude; I ever get this finished I'm totally getting in touch with you for attribution.

And in the staggeringly-unlikely event that I ever SELL said screenplay, you're getting a co-writer credit and a share of the royalties. I'm guessing Hollywood would never take it up, since it'll break all the tropes that formulaic stories they pimp out subsist on...

[plummeting_sloth]

Yeah! I'm theoretically rich with potento-dollars! Imma go buy a probable car!

[Phailhammer]

...and use it to go buy possible beers?

[Lord Hosk]

So my wife and I rented a couple of movies for our "date night" We dont watch a lot of movies so these are old, So spoilers too bad.

Benjamin button: mistakes: you forgot a plot. It started with a character concept and then just tossed in some supporting characters and dialog. In addition, he was born with old man ailments, why did he ALSO get old man ailments as a baby? he should have had little kid problems like being clumsy and too small and weak to do things. Also who are these characters, "here is a man hes a acquaintance of an acquaintance." "come on benjamin lets go into town, im short and that makes me different just like you are different." Wait he is short? he is always sitting down I didnt know that guy was short!

and Terrible bosses, ok, the things those bosses are doing, are illegal. Not bad, not cruel to their employees, ILLEGAL. And the people weren't really that conflicted about these things they were just like "oh man I hate my job these things suck" no these things are EXACTLY what workplace laws are about. Its like one of the early "tales from the trenches" No no, as a boss its your job to PREVENT just this type of thing, thats the law.

These two movies were just flawed before they ever got on set which ruined them for me.

[tamaness]

If the monster appears unkillable, yet your bullets seem to do something other than deflect off them, use heavier weapons (hopefully explosives) and aim for the joints. It might not be dead, but if you can put it in separate boxes, then submerge those boxes in acid, then dump those acid barrels into a volcano, I would love to see the wizened old crone try to tell you it actually wasn't dead because you didn't follow the ritual.

The words are "Klaatu Barada Nicto." Remember them. It's not necktie, dammit!

[Lord Chrusher]

...and use it to go buy possible beers?

Someone mentioned possible beers?

The GIF that goes along with this post has been lost to the depths of the internets.

[empath]

Actually, I think if we ask Master Gunner...