Classic film moments ruined by logic
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Yeah that's because Firefly was God's gift. Serenity was Joss' gift to fans of firefly.carnkhan4 said:
Maybe. Then again, you have to be able to superheat sand to produce glass. You're assuming the dirt and soil on that planet has the same qualities as sand did on earth. If it doesn't then you'd have to import it. That might get pricey.
Also, overdo the western element? That was the whole show. The entire idea was a story that would've worked as a western, only told as a sci fi instead. The Reavers = Apache, Alliance is the Union, Browncoats are (were) the Confederates... you know, minus the whole slavery thing. Frontier towns, just like the western boom towns of the gold rush. You can't overdo something if it's the whole point of the story.
I'm pretty sure that the entire point of Wanted is that it's absolutely (but very entertainingly) ridiculous. Which makes it the very antithesis of the topic of this thread, given that it's an entire film made worthwhile by its sheer, willful ridiculousness instead of a moment ruined by an often overlooked (by the general population, as opposed to us observant/obsessive folk) plot hole or physical impossibility. And, of course, Wanted's not really a classic, but neither are most of the films mentioned here.
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Of course, we'd hope scientists today would be a little more cautious; in fact, given the huge teams of scientists working on such projects these days, the general fear of the dangers of nuclear energy, and the amount of government regulation in this area, I'd say that if an experimental fusion reactor goes disastrously wrong, it'd be much more likely the result of some key detail lost in the bureaucracy than a byproduct of the sort of overconfidence that was Dr. Octavius's downfall.
And as I've already strayed multiple kilometers from the original topic, I feel obliged to note my surprise that "Octavius's" is accepted by Firefox's spell checker.
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The first nuclear fission experiment in the United States [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fission#cite_ref-10] was conducted in a building at Columbia University, which just so happens to be in the middle of Manhattan. And the first artificial, self-sustaining nuclear reaction [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Pile-1] (a basic nuclear reactor, more or less), was at the University of Chicago, not far from downtown.Falseprophet said:
Of course, we'd hope scientists today would be a little more cautious; in fact, given the huge teams of scientists working on such projects these days, the general fear of the dangers of nuclear energy, and the amount of government regulation in this area, I'd say that if an experimental fusion reactor goes disastrously wrong, it'd be much more likely the result of some key detail lost in the bureaucracy than a byproduct of the sort of overconfidence that was Dr. Octavius's downfall.
And as I've already strayed multiple kilometers from the original topic, I feel obliged to note my surprise that "Octavius's" is accepted by Firefox's spell checker.
I suppose you're right. It's still lucky for her, though. I mean, the only animal she lists that doesn't actually live in a forest regardless of its location in the world is the lion, and that's the one she ran into. I've never been to a jungle, so that's kind of like me going to one and saying, "Golly gee! I sure hope that there are no gorillas, snakes, or pterodactyls that totally come out of nowhere and own me!" And wouldn't you know it, the pterodactyl is the only thing I see. I guess trying to argue logic in the Wizard of Oz is kind of a lost cause, though.jthm said:
"And then what happened, Grandpa?"
"Well, the scarecrow came to life and started dancing! But then the flying monkeys came and carried them all away. Luckily for them, though, the witch touched water for the first time ever and....and...zzZzzz...ZzzZz..."
"...Grandpa?"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PolywellVim-Hogar said:
It looks like Doc Oc's dream might come true. In a manner of speaking. The polywell isn't a "star" per se, but its close enough in my book. The U.S. Navy is actually seriously researching it as a form of power. These are exciting times.
Ah! I forgot to mention 'Eagle Eye' but I think moviebob had that one covered pretty well with an account of how movie-makers think hackers have god like powers...
There's far too many to list here, but one film (well, series) you should be able to ruin with logic but can't because it's so fucking awesome is the original Indiana Jones trilogy.
As as for the new one, the only reason it's worth talking about for is to ruin it with logic.
As as for the new one, the only reason it's worth talking about for is to ruin it with logic.
Any and all superhero based movies make me want to flip some serious shit.
Yeah yeah, it's supposed to be fiction, but what the hell! Why do people love superhero movies??
Yeah yeah, it's supposed to be fiction, but what the hell! Why do people love superhero movies??
Not a classic movie but in Hellboy 2
The Princess pretty much has to kill herself cause it's the only way to stop the war her brother is going to start regardless. (Both the sister and brother fell the others' pain) WHY THE FUCK DIDN'T SHE JUST KILL HERSELF TO BEGIN WITH SO I WOULDN'T HAVE TO WASTE MY TEN DOLLARS THAT I COULDN'T GET BACK?
Cause she didn't want to die and she didn't want to hurt her brother? That was my reasoning...plus she liked Abe.CarrionRoc said:
LoTR. You know how they had those giant eagles? why didn't they just fly to mount doom on the eagles? i realize the movies about the journey, but...there's a hloe in the story.
And in back to the future. becuase the band would know all of Johnny B. Goode becuase Marty tells them, "keep up with me."
And in back to the future. becuase the band would know all of Johnny B. Goode becuase Marty tells them, "keep up with me."
Apart from this and the notebooks that kill people, I think Death Note is pretty flawless in terms of logic.Vanguard1219 said:
Also, to jump to L's defense, they were assuming that Kira could kill psychically up to that point. Plus, L died shortly after they got the Death Note.
I would've liked Matsuda to jump up and say, "Why not do a handwriting analysis?"
Just to be immediately shot down by Aizawa and Hide.