That's something I never understood - "cut the red wire". If I were a mad bombmaker, (a) all the wires would be red, and (b) I wouldn't put one of the LED clocks on it to tell hte whole world how much time is left.
But I guess hollywood can't invent a mad bombmaker without the visuals.
Something I've always noticed in the movies: when anybody is shown brushing their teeth, there doesn't appear to be any toothpaste on the toothbrush. Their mouth doesn't get toothpaste foam all over it like mine does. But then again, maybe I'm just a sloppy teeth-brusher.
If you haven't figured out the mystery, no worries, The bad guy will always take the time to fill in the details for you even though they never have the time to hang around and verify that their torturous method of killing you reaches it's logical conclusion.
Anyone can fire a machine gun from the hip using one hand. Also, when firing anti-tank rockets, there is no such thing as a back blast area unless you are trying to attack the hero.
The hero can take a slew of bullets and survive and fight on, and the bad guy gets hit once and he's a goner.
Great thread (:
all it takes to be a superhero is to wear your underwear on the outside of your pants...
My observances:
1) There is no such thing as "bed-hair" in Hollywood movies. Everyone wakes up with a perfect hairdo, no drool, no groggy eyes, no stumbling/being off-balance. Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, the whole lot of 'em, no matter what time of night they are awoken! Amazing!
2) When being chased, the chasee must always turn several times to see how close the chaser is to them, as opposed to just running in a straight line as fast as he/she can.
3) When being chased at home, the chasee will always run UPstairs, instead of out the first floor door/window.
4) You can blow up a car by shooting a single bullet through it's gas tank. (De-bunked on Mythbusters).
5) The Hero can drive any sort of vehicle known to man with no lessons needed; be it a tank, plane, motorcycle, jeep, or helicopter.
6) All vehicles will have ample amounts of gas in the tank, until the vehicle turns down a dark country road.
7) Hesitating car engines can be started easier by whacking the dashboard and shouting, "Come on, you! START!"
8) Same theory applies to phones when calling someone. Saying "Come on, come on, PICK UP THE PHONE!", when it's ringing, as if the person can hear you.
This is FUN!
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21) A machine gun will never run out of ammo no matter how many times you pull the trigger.
1/ All evilly planted bombs have an LED clock display showing how much time remains before its imminent explosion.
2/Handguns, even ridiculously short barreled revolvers; can reach out to 50 yards to accurately hit a bad guy.
3/In a running gun fight, if the villain's pistol locks back or runs out of ammuntition. The villain will vainly throw it at the hero.
4/Any wheeled, tracked or rotored vehicle can be "Hot wired" and made to run.
5/Even in Manhattan, the hero can always find an open, legal place to quickly park his car immediately in front of his objective.
Jack.
