JohnMitchell 14 #26 February 1, 2011 Quote Like making sure a trigger is set on a handgun that is supposed to be "loaded." Have you ever seen the Jamie Lee Curtis movie "Blue Steel"? Basically a psycho gets hold of a S &W Model 29 revolver, .44 mag ( yep, same as Dirty Harry) and goes on a killing spree. At each crime scene the police recover a body and shell casings. I kept wondering why any killer would take the time to eject his empties and reload at the crime scene. Then it dawned on me . . . the writers/directors thought ALL handguns ejected their empty shell cases like semi-autos do. Talk about spoiling a movie then and there. Would it have been too hard to have the psycho carrying a Beretta 92 or Colt .45? If you really had to have a .44 mag, you could have sprung for a Desert Eagle or Auto Mag.I see now that a lot of casts will undertake more extensive training before doing war movies, cop movies etc. There are varying degrees of success at achieving realism. Man, I hate seeing dumb gun handling in movies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
david3 0 #27 February 1, 2011 IRON MAN This comes to mind because I just ran across it while channel surfing. Watching Tony Stark carry a car battery like it was Styrofoam. Of course it probably was. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 3 #28 February 1, 2011 QuoteIRON MAN This comes to mind because I just ran across it while channel surfing. Watching Tony Stark carry a car battery like it was Styrofoam. Of course it probably was. The weight of "loot" is almost always misrepresented. I get a good laugh at a lot of heist films. I love it when they stuff a duffle-bag full of paper money or gold bars and then carry it or casually toss it into the back of a car.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,390 #29 February 1, 2011 On rare occasions, it is amusing to watch a guy with an automatic keep on shooting after the slide has locked back. "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TriGirl 268 #30 February 1, 2011 Or watch a guy get up and run after he's been shot through the quad!See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,402 #31 February 1, 2011 >Those are the sorts of things that literally ruin a movie for me. But it works for them in terms of selling the movie - because people come out of the movie and talk about it more than they would otherwise. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #32 February 1, 2011 Quote Or watch a guy get up and run after he's been shot through the quad! One John Wayne Western, I can't remember which, he takes a rifle shot to the back from 30-40 feet away. Instead of falling down bleeding, he's reaction was to turn, scowl, and say "Okay, now I'm mad." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #33 February 1, 2011 It should have been included in Catherine Bell's contract that she was required to pose for porn and do videos as well.It isn't wrong, is it? I mean hey she just needed to give back to those who watched her so intently, and privately. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nigel99 144 #34 February 1, 2011 Quote Quote Catherine Bell usually wore her Marine Corps insignias on her service uniform on the wrong sides (anchors facing outboard). But she is so fucking hot so who cares /one of my top celebs. //yum. Yup never noticed - just saw her boobsExperienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
david3 0 #35 February 1, 2011 Sometimes they are too real. http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thecutline/20110131/ts_yblog_thecutline/chinese-air-force-drill-looks-awfully-similar-to-top-gun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #36 February 1, 2011 Definitely not high order detonation, WTF it was sitting still and had gasoline in it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GaryBrown 0 #37 February 1, 2011 What get me is all the 'bank heist' movies where the bad guys dive into a pyramid of gold bars, begin to stuff them into duffle bags, and effortlessly toss a few bags over thier shoulders! Those big bars are over 30lbs each! There's no way in hell! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #38 February 1, 2011 Quote Quote Quote Catherine Bell usually wore her Marine Corps insignias on her service uniform on the wrong sides (anchors facing outboard). But she is so fucking hot so who cares I find this uniform totally unrealistic. No Marine would be caught in this. She should take it off immediately! Shouldn't that be in the matching underwear thread?My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlindBrick 0 #39 February 1, 2011 Quote Beard, long hair and not an operator? No way. BTW why do so many Vietnam movies insist that there was such open and frequent drug use? One of the guys I idolized growing up was USN riverine in Vietnam. Someone should have told him that stuff was all hollywood, because he took part in some crazy shit while drunk/baked out of his gourd and had the photos, commendations, and shark skin uniforms to prove it. Quote It should have been included in Catherine Bell's contract that she was required to pose for porn and do videos as well.It isn't wrong, is it? She did at last one soft core porn before she was famous. -Blind"If you end up in an alligator's jaws, naked, you probably did something to deserve it." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #40 February 2, 2011 QuoteQuoteIt should have been included in Catherine Bell's contract that she was required to pose for porn and do videos as well. She did at last one soft core porn before she was famous. I seem to recall that Playboy offered her a million bucks to pose for them, and she declined. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gonzalesna 0 #41 February 2, 2011 As an EOD tech, I can tell you we neither condone nor encourage the shooting of IED's with anything. We approach as needed when remote means of operation are not available for use or are not sufficient to complete the desired task, be it blow in place or render safe. That being said, The Hurt Locker was a retarded movie and has no relevance to actual EOD work outside of the concept that we work with explosives, respond to IED's and are military personnel.Some people refrain from beating a dead horse. Personally, I find a myriad of entertainment value when beating it until it becomes a horse-smoothie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
philly51 0 #42 February 2, 2011 In every western's street scene(s), there is never a pile of road apples in sight. Also, the women in western's wear white ankle length dresses that somehow remain white. Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, Shouting "...holy shit...what a ride!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shotgun 1 #43 February 2, 2011 Quote That being said, The Hurt Locker was a retarded movie and has no relevance to actual EOD work outside of the concept that we work with explosives, respond to IED's and are military personnel. Yes, but see, most of us are less concerned with accuracy and more concerned with how hot Jeremy Renner was in that role. Or.... maybe that was just me. Actually, I really did enjoy that movie, being blissfully ignorant of whatever inaccuracies it may have had. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gonzalesna 0 #44 February 2, 2011 Quote Quote That being said, The Hurt Locker was a retarded movie and has no relevance to actual EOD work outside of the concept that we work with explosives, respond to IED's and are military personnel. Yes, but see, most of us are less concerned with accuracy and more concerned with how hot Jeremy Renner was in that role. Or.... maybe that was just me. Actually, I really did enjoy that movie, being blissfully ignorant of whatever inaccuracies it may have had. We also wouldn't have had a sniper battle with the Taliban. We EOD techs, having a strong respect and appreciation for explosives would've called in artillery or an air strike and watched the fireworks. Some people refrain from beating a dead horse. Personally, I find a myriad of entertainment value when beating it until it becomes a horse-smoothie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,123 #45 February 2, 2011 Movies are not the same as instructional videos on complex subjects. Experts tend to critique them as though they were. Consider the activing and narrative qualities of your average instructional video. There's a reason they have to pay you to go see it, rather than the other way around. Wendy P.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobMoore 0 #46 February 2, 2011 QuoteThis is a requirement if they want the advice/assistance of the military. The actor has to have something wrong with the uniform. I was never in the military and I never worked a day on a movie set, but I do believe this is patently wrong."For you see, an airplane is an airplane. A landing area is a landing area. But a dropzone... a dropzone is the people." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #47 February 2, 2011 QuoteMan, I hate seeing dumb gun handling in movies. In the latest Terminater movie with Christian Bale, one of the things that made me smile was the outstanding transition from his M4 to his side arm when shooting the thing in the water. It was fluid and looked correct. Regardless of the rest of the movie, that move was obviously taught and practiced by someone who knew what they were doing.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #48 February 2, 2011 As much as I like the movie Saving Private Ryan, the scene during the beach landing where they consolidate behind the berm and assemble the bangalore torpedo and then they push it forward like it was nothing had me rolling my eyes. I know from experience that what they did was not as easy as it looked since each section contains 13lbs of explosive plus the metal it is encased in brings each section to roughly 15 lbs. Connect even a few of them together and try pushing them forward while laying prone and it becomes quickly apparent that it is no easy task, and thats on perfectly flat ground with no obstructions. Not to mention their proximity to it when they detonated it, those things absolutely rock your world when they go off and you're a realistic distance from it."It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 3 #49 February 2, 2011 Quote EOD actually approaching devices when there would be no reason to, shoot the fucking thing. You mean, The Hurt Locker... isn't a real portrayal? Say it ain't so!! FYI: I will be remote starting my truck, so wire the detonator to my brake lights . Otherwise I will not be in the truck when it starts."I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy0689 0 #50 February 2, 2011 Quote Having an SF patch without a TAB... The SF tab didn't come about until the mid-80s so for The Deerhunter, it's correct. SF tabs on the right shoulder are annoying- Donald Sutherland in Outbreak.Andy I'll believe it when I see it on YouTube! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
