Movie flaws that Grind your Gears?

[Mikej]

Yeah, well, THAT move is a different genre in MY book. Still an incredible piece of art in my opinion, but not what I consider a "Cowboy/Western" Movie. Incidentally, I made sure to get Blazing Saddles on disc because I could see it possible that someone would see to it that it was cut and never ran with the original script again.

 

[The Heretic]

Yeah, well, THAT move is is a different genre in MY book. Still an incredible piece of art in my opinion, but not what I consider a "Cowboy/Western" Movie.

Yes - total satire.

Incidentally, I made sure to get Blazing Saddles on disc because I could see it possible that someone would see to it that it was cut and never ran with the original script again.

 

[raftman]

I actually rarely watch movies. Last time I went to the theater was maybe last year, and even that was for a documentary (the very excellent WW1 film "They Shall Not Grow Old")... so I can't say that these things really bother me so much as I find them silly.

Gun related:
1. The exaggerated effectiveness of a suppressor. Even inside a building it apparently allows someone to go around shooting multiple henchmen without attracting the attention of the rest.
2. Time/place incorrect firearms. Recall seeing ads for some Normandy landing "docu-series" which featured US soldiers armed with Mosins. Didn't end up watching the series but wondered if they made the Mosins fire semi-auto like a Garand.

Not gun-related:
1. Bombs are always defused at the last second and never with a comfortable margin.
2. Blankets are apparently all L-shaped, and always oriented in a way that covers the girl from the neck down but leave the dude bare chested.
3. All surveillance footage can apparently instantly be enhanced and render faces instantly identifiable, sometimes even rendering additional angles. On a serious note, this would have been handy for a coworker of mine who had a family member hit by a hit-and-run driver, with the only footage available bordering on useless.

 

[coop44]

Just watched the series "Hannah" on Amazon prime video, good gun action. Some characters actually ran out of ammo!

 

[ZigZagZeke]

"He was killed with a 12gauge Hollow point."

 

[RVTECH]

I could see it possible that someone would see to it that it was cut and never ran with the original script again.

I was surprised to see TCM runs it UNEDITED.

 

[titsonritz]

What bugs you?
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Anything with Tim Roth in it where doesn't die a horrible death.

 

[bbbass]

When the AR is empty and the shooter keeps pulling the trigger... Click, Click, Click <sigh>

 

[OldBroad44]

I read more books than watch movies. What bugs me is when hero clicks the safety off on his revolver. Or someone has a suppressed revolver. Or someone makes a statement that handguns cant hit anything beyond some ridiculously short distance, like 50 feet. Or less. Or good guy, who supposedly is knowledgeable about firearms, goes out to a known potentially dangerous situation with a mouse gun or mouse caliber such as .380 when he could have carried a full size handgun in 9mm or bigger caliber.

 

[RVTECH]

I was always partial to the single hand DA shooting of a revolver in a panic situation in a movie and the shooter somehow rotates the gun down and points to the ground when 'shot'.

 

[albin25]

I get a chuckle when an entire program/movie is based on some goofy premise...like, inter-dimensional time travel, Wizards or some other fun nonsense....
....and the big complaint is that the Hero flicks off the safety on his Glock or racks his revolver.
But not a word about the Hero teleporting to the year 2346, where he shoots the "Light-Monster from Dimension X", while in space, without a suit.

Now in a Historical or serious drama... I can understand the concern when Daniel Boone slaps another mag in his flintlock!

 

[RVTECH]

Or when a semi auto is empty, the slide is open and the holder of it is still 'engaging' the target!

 

[No_Regerts]

I get a chuckle when an entire program/movie is based on some goofy premise...like, inter-dimensional time travel, Wizards or some other fun nonsense....
....and the big complaint is that the Hero flicks off the safety on his Glock or racks his revolver.
But not a word about the Hero teleporting to the year 2346, where he shoots the "Light-Monster from Dimension X", while in space, without a suit.

Now in a Historical or serious drama... I can understand the concern when Daniel Boone slaps another mag in his flintlock!

Yeah, no schit! We can see where everyone's priorities are at.

 

[MannyGlocks]

Or, the good guy who has been holding off the bad guys for quite some time and 'then' racks a round into the chamber, say what.....?

 

[bbbass]

Yeah, no schit! We can see where everyone's priorities are at.

How's the leg today?

Yup, I'm not a fan of time travel, or interdimensional stuff. Tho I did enjoy Fringe for awhile. I prefer monster movies. Those that are fairly straight up, not needing a lot of thought, just pure entertainment. The Predator series you mentioned is a fav. Not sure what the new one is... but there were a few bombs in there. Not sure why Predator vs Alien got panned so badly, I liked it a lot. Have it on DVD and watch at least once a year.

BTW folks, there is a Youtube channel called "Cinema Sins" with a series of "Everything Wrong With xyz" movie. The guy is usually fairly sharp, pans everything in about 100 (edit: 617) popular movies, such as Godzilla, Batman, Spiderman etc. You have to listen carefully because he talks very quickly and throws a lot at you. I excuse his political barbs because they don't happen often. CinemaSins

 

[No_Regerts]

How's the leg today?

Yup, I'm not a fan of time travel, or interdimensional stuff. Tho I did enjoy Fringe for awhile. I prefer monster movies. Those that are fairly straight up, not needing a lot of thought, just pure entertainment. The Predator series you mentioned is a fav. Not sure what the new one is... but there were a few bombs in there. Not sure why Predator vs Alien got panned so badly, I liked it a lot. Have it on DVD and watch at least once a year.

BTW folks, there is a Youtube channel called "Cinema Sins" with a series of "Everything Wrong With xyz" movie. The guy is usually fairly sharp, pans everything in about 100 (edit: 617) popular movies, such as Godzilla, Batman, Spiderman etc. You have to listen carefully because he talks very quickly and throws a lot at you. I excuse his political barbs because they don't happen often. CinemaSins

The nerve block is wore off, so its smarted up pretty good.

Its funny you mentioned the Predator. In the most recent one, the female scientist becomes this super operator out if nowhere. Nevermind aliens and all that, I was more focused in her instant ability to move, shoot, and reload like an expert!

 

[bbbass]

The nerve block is wore off, so its smarted up pretty good.

Ouch! Since your off duty, can you get good pain meds?

 

[No_Regerts]

Ouch! Since your off duty, can you get good pain meds?

I could, but they stop me up something fierce. 800mg Ibuprofen seems to keep enough inflammation out of it to make it bearable.

 

[bbbass]

I could, but they stop me up something fierce. 800mg Ibuprofen seems to keep enough inflammation out of it to make it bearable.

#MeToo if I take them for more than 2 days. Then I can't take a leak either. My docs don't want me taking ibuprofen so I take gabapentin... it makes one drowsy too, which can help with rest. You might add it if the ibuprofen is not doing everything you wish.

#toughingitout

 

[DB is Here]

Any Jackazz that shoots their pistol sideways...