Your single most annoying thing/mistake in a movie!
Discussion
Beati Dogu said:
American films, especially older ones, when they show a close up of the speedometer during a car chase and the needle is hovering around 60 mph !
Ermagard... light speed.
Duel. - https://youtu.be/v82T4KXI5Yg?t=423Ermagard... light speed.
Guvernator said:
Antony Moxey said:
Yes, but the point being in space why can't the attacking ship come down from vertically above, or up from vertically below? Space battles are always in 2d, when you'd think you could attack from literally any angle.
In Star Trek the ships spot each other on scanners from a long way out so an intercept course could be plotted so that they end up face on. The shields and weapon fields of fire on most of the ships are mostly concentrated to the front of the ships so it makes sense that you meet the enemy head on plus it makes for a more dramatic face-off.Also in Star Trek II, Kirk uses the very fact that space is 3d to devastating effect against Khan.
In Wrath of Khan he doesn't actually. You see him 'below' (or is it above, I forget which) but he still swings round and attacks in the same plane, i.e. both ships still have the same 'up', and it's still a 2d attack. Why not simply attack from above and point your ship directly at the top of your opponent (so that viewed from outside the field of combat it would look like you're diving onto the top of your enemy) instead of swinging up and around. Also, why do two ships never face each other with one being upside down to the other? It'd be something of a coincidence if every space journey from all points in the galaxy had the ships the same way up all the time.
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Judd Apatow films, more specifically - 'This is 40'.
This is the tale of a simply horrific Woman and her weak Husband.
She's massively over-bearing and demanding to get the 'American Dream' lifestyle she wants, the massive house, new cars (7 series and Lexus SUV) etc etc, but it's all falling apart because her Husband's business isn't profitable enough to maintain it and she's unwilling to adjust - this is HIS fault.
Her business on the other hand is run as a loss leading hobby to keep her occupied - when her Husband asks politely if it would be possible to make the thing make a few quid to help the situation this is the most horrible thing in the the world because putting pressure on her is BAD.
Their financial woes are causing all sorts of strain on their relationship, so do they act like adults, sit down after the kids have gone to bed with pen and paper and come up with a plan to fix their massive over-spending, no, she books an horrifically expensive looking resort for a week and to weed cakes.
Alongside this massive over developed sense of entitlement Mrs. 40 is having body issues, despite looking like this:
So to further sabotage their marriage with financial ruin she employs a personal trainer and as if that wasn't enough, narrowly avoids sleeping with an Ice Hockey player at the last moment - but that's okay because, she is female - should Mr 40 seek to escape his shipwreck of a wife with another, this would be terrible.
With a plot like that it should be some gritty drama, a depressing look at Western Culture in the early 21st century how greed and vanity only leads to unhappiness and ruin - followed by a hour of them splitting up. Him trying to claw back his life whilst raising two kids single-handedly before ultimately failing when his now 16 year old daughter lies about her age to pole dance and She moves from partner to partner, looking for the next mug who'll give her what she 'deserves' before drink, drugs and bad decisions lead to a cleaner finding her body face down in a motel room outside of Vegas dead from an overdose or strangled by a 'John' at 46.
But, that sort of thing never happens in Judd's films, the resolve all their issues with a big lavish party for Mr 40's 40th, some mindless stuff happens and that's it, the end happy ever after.
I don't mind silly films, magic bullets, cars with more gears than my mountain bike, or flying men in pants, but this sugary sweep turd really got on my nerves - I was amazed it was made in 2012 and not pre-'08 because it screams of pre-credit crunch thinking - a complete dissociation between income and expenditure and how because they're self-proclaimed 'middle class' any and all consumer goods are their human right, however expensive or whatever their true wealth or lack there of is.
The female lead is manipulative, dishonest, disloyal and entirely self-centred, but because they used a pretty Actor and she uses nice words, she's seen as a victim/hero. The male lead isn't the innocent victim in this, but his biggest failing is a lack of backbone and the ability to say No, when he can't say Yes, but all that isn't the really annoying thing no, that's the ending - they start with problems - financial problems and the female's mid-life crisis - throughout the film they compound them, then it ends and everything is aright because they've shared their feelings or something and they waltz off into the sunset, probably in the Lexus. She still suffers from body dysmorphia, and they're mere moments away from having their house repossessed - but magic fixed that, somehow.
This is the tale of a simply horrific Woman and her weak Husband.
She's massively over-bearing and demanding to get the 'American Dream' lifestyle she wants, the massive house, new cars (7 series and Lexus SUV) etc etc, but it's all falling apart because her Husband's business isn't profitable enough to maintain it and she's unwilling to adjust - this is HIS fault.
Her business on the other hand is run as a loss leading hobby to keep her occupied - when her Husband asks politely if it would be possible to make the thing make a few quid to help the situation this is the most horrible thing in the the world because putting pressure on her is BAD.
Their financial woes are causing all sorts of strain on their relationship, so do they act like adults, sit down after the kids have gone to bed with pen and paper and come up with a plan to fix their massive over-spending, no, she books an horrifically expensive looking resort for a week and to weed cakes.
Alongside this massive over developed sense of entitlement Mrs. 40 is having body issues, despite looking like this:
So to further sabotage their marriage with financial ruin she employs a personal trainer and as if that wasn't enough, narrowly avoids sleeping with an Ice Hockey player at the last moment - but that's okay because, she is female - should Mr 40 seek to escape his shipwreck of a wife with another, this would be terrible.
With a plot like that it should be some gritty drama, a depressing look at Western Culture in the early 21st century how greed and vanity only leads to unhappiness and ruin - followed by a hour of them splitting up. Him trying to claw back his life whilst raising two kids single-handedly before ultimately failing when his now 16 year old daughter lies about her age to pole dance and She moves from partner to partner, looking for the next mug who'll give her what she 'deserves' before drink, drugs and bad decisions lead to a cleaner finding her body face down in a motel room outside of Vegas dead from an overdose or strangled by a 'John' at 46.
But, that sort of thing never happens in Judd's films, the resolve all their issues with a big lavish party for Mr 40's 40th, some mindless stuff happens and that's it, the end happy ever after.
I don't mind silly films, magic bullets, cars with more gears than my mountain bike, or flying men in pants, but this sugary sweep turd really got on my nerves - I was amazed it was made in 2012 and not pre-'08 because it screams of pre-credit crunch thinking - a complete dissociation between income and expenditure and how because they're self-proclaimed 'middle class' any and all consumer goods are their human right, however expensive or whatever their true wealth or lack there of is.
The female lead is manipulative, dishonest, disloyal and entirely self-centred, but because they used a pretty Actor and she uses nice words, she's seen as a victim/hero. The male lead isn't the innocent victim in this, but his biggest failing is a lack of backbone and the ability to say No, when he can't say Yes, but all that isn't the really annoying thing no, that's the ending - they start with problems - financial problems and the female's mid-life crisis - throughout the film they compound them, then it ends and everything is aright because they've shared their feelings or something and they waltz off into the sunset, probably in the Lexus. She still suffers from body dysmorphia, and they're mere moments away from having their house repossessed - but magic fixed that, somehow.
Edited by P-Jay on Wednesday 24th August 13:15
P-Jay said:
Her business on the other hand is run as a loss leading hobby to keep her occupied - when her Husband asks politely if it would be possible to make the thing make a few quid to help the situation this is the most horrible thing in the the world because putting pressure on her is BAD.
Sounds like my ex's business. And any tiny bit of revenue (note: not profit) she made was 'her' money and hence any complaint I made about a drain on joint finances was countered with 'I bought it with *my* money'. The profits my business turned were, of course, 'our' money. Sorry for the thread derailment. It still annoys me even now. Moving on...
kennydies said:
After just going to the loo at work my daily rant is about toilet etiquette.
There were two issues today. Not really annoying but I don't understand why when there is row of empty urinals they then go and pee in a cubical. Are they shy?
Which leads me onto the next point of why some men can't aim. Lets be honest we have had years of practice holding it so why can't some men hit a target. There is nothing more annoying of going to the only empty cubical and there is liquid all over the toilet seat and floor. You then use a ton on tissue cleaning the seat and floor.
Is this specific to one film, or many? There were two issues today. Not really annoying but I don't understand why when there is row of empty urinals they then go and pee in a cubical. Are they shy?
Which leads me onto the next point of why some men can't aim. Lets be honest we have had years of practice holding it so why can't some men hit a target. There is nothing more annoying of going to the only empty cubical and there is liquid all over the toilet seat and floor. You then use a ton on tissue cleaning the seat and floor.
Halmyre said:
In The Ipcress File, Palmer is making coffee. He uses freshly ground beans, puts them in a cafetiere and adds freshly-boiled water and then HE IMMEDIATELY PUSHES DOWN THE PLUNGER!!! NO!!!!
And don't start me on tinned mushrooms...
He's supposed to be a bit of a gourmet as well. Interesting early visit to a supermarket though.And don't start me on tinned mushrooms...
Beati Dogu said:
Halmyre said:
In The Ipcress File, Palmer is making coffee. He uses freshly ground beans, puts them in a cafetiere and adds freshly-boiled water and then HE IMMEDIATELY PUSHES DOWN THE PLUNGER!!! NO!!!!
And don't start me on tinned mushrooms...
He's supposed to be a bit of a gourmet as well. Interesting early visit to a supermarket though.And don't start me on tinned mushrooms...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Action-Cook-Book-Len-Deig...
FourWheelDrift said:
Beati Dogu said:
Halmyre said:
In The Ipcress File, Palmer is making coffee. He uses freshly ground beans, puts them in a cafetiere and adds freshly-boiled water and then HE IMMEDIATELY PUSHES DOWN THE PLUNGER!!! NO!!!!
And don't start me on tinned mushrooms...
He's supposed to be a bit of a gourmet as well. Interesting early visit to a supermarket though.And don't start me on tinned mushrooms...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Action-Cook-Book-Len-Deig...
Antony Moxey said:
Guvernator said:
Antony Moxey said:
Yes, but the point being in space why can't the attacking ship come down from vertically above, or up from vertically below? Space battles are always in 2d, when you'd think you could attack from literally any angle.
In Star Trek the ships spot each other on scanners from a long way out so an intercept course could be plotted so that they end up face on. The shields and weapon fields of fire on most of the ships are mostly concentrated to the front of the ships so it makes sense that you meet the enemy head on plus it makes for a more dramatic face-off.Also in Star Trek II, Kirk uses the very fact that space is 3d to devastating effect against Khan.
In Wrath of Khan he doesn't actually. You see him 'below' (or is it above, I forget which) but he still swings round and attacks in the same plane, i.e. both ships still have the same 'up', and it's still a 2d attack. Why not simply attack from above and point your ship directly at the top of your opponent (so that viewed from outside the field of combat it would look like you're diving onto the top of your enemy) instead of swinging up and around. Also, why do two ships never face each other with one being upside down to the other? It'd be something of a coincidence if every space journey from all points in the galaxy had the ships the same way up all the time.
Or just look for the relevant scene on youtube
Watched 'Argo' last night. Decent enough little tension-builder (although the outcome is a known entity) but the final scene on the runway - a couple of cars and a truck carrying Revolutionary Guard catch up then overtake a 747 on take-off - is risible.
And all the more-so given that Ben Affleck wants us to realise he's made a grown up thoughtful fillum for adults without gratuitous sex (or any sex) or shoot-outs.
I'd also doubt BA operated 747's from Istanbul to Tehran (not exactly long haul) but that's getting really picky.
And all the more-so given that Ben Affleck wants us to realise he's made a grown up thoughtful fillum for adults without gratuitous sex (or any sex) or shoot-outs.
I'd also doubt BA operated 747's from Istanbul to Tehran (not exactly long haul) but that's getting really picky.
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