Classic film moments ruined by logic

[Falseprophet]

Why exactly do starships need to keep their thrusters powered at all times when there is no force pushing back against them?

Law of Anime, #4: Law of Constant Thrust, First Law of Anime Motion: [http://www.abcb.com/laws/index.htm]

"In space, constant thrust equals constant velocity."

 

[TwistedEllipses]

I'm really regretting using the word 'logic' from the number of negative responses I got about it...

Another example of me over thinking, this time in conjunction with a confusing plot is Memento. If some of Sammy's story is actually about Leonard, how does he remember that part at all about his wife ODing on insulin in an attempt to test him?

 

[matrix3509]

Actually the reason han solo/ clone troopers weapons are so good, and storm trooper and rebel blasters could be survived was because both the former where using HEAVY blaster weapons, packing twice the punch. Also armor in star wars has blast absorbing capabilities, and in some extreme cases (see mandalorian iron) can even resist a lightsabre

Say something resists a lightsabre is like saying cold butter resists a butter knife better than hot butter knife. Not even cortosis would last very long against a sabre, and depending on the force of the swing, it could even be hacked through with one blow.

I liked disruptors better anyway, as you can't parry them with a lightsabre, and armor is completely useless against it.

Actually the vibroblade was the first step towards a superior combat weapon for the jedi.

Yeah vibroblades are swords, I consider them the same, even though they function differently.

 

[Simriel]

Actually the reason han solo/ clone troopers weapons are so good, and storm trooper and rebel blasters could be survived was because both the former where using HEAVY blaster weapons, packing twice the punch. Also armor in star wars has blast absorbing capabilities, and in some extreme cases (see mandalorian iron) can even resist a lightsabre

Say something resists a lightsabre is like saying cold butter resists a butter knife better than hot butter knife. Not even cortosis would last very long against a sabre, and depending on the force of the swing, it could even be hacked through with one blow.

I liked disruptors better anyway, as you can't parry them with a lightsabre, and armor is completely useless against it.

Actually the vibroblade was the first step towards a superior combat weapon for the jedi.

Yeah vibroblades are swords, I consider them the same, even though they function differently.

Mandalorian iron can actually stop a lightsabre. Its incredibly strong. In fact its known to be a similar make up to starship hulls

 

[Symp4thy]

I can't believe no one has said Live Free or Die Hard. I know it's not a classic movie, but ouch. Still fun to watch though.

 

[Lucia di Lammermore]

Three words: nuking the fridge.

Not a classic movie to be sure, but that moment pretty much ruined any chance of taking it seriously. The worst part for me was thinking "Well, it's lead-lined, so that might actually..." and then having to pinch myself for giving it more credit than it deserved.

That, and that scene with magnetic gunpowder in the begginning. GUNPOWDER ISN'T MAGNETIC, neither are bullets for that matter. And if those skulls really are that magnetic, wouldn't everything metal stick to them? I mean, once you get close to them, wouldn't stuff like belt-buckles and stuff stick?

Oh, and in LoTR, how come Sam can walk for months on end with almost nothing to eat and still be fat? I mean, they spend the whole time complaining about they don't have that much food.

 

[Spudgun Man]

Oh I've got one!

no I haven't really as i belive that as films are a form of escapism you shouldn't really think about it. Just a thought.

 

[Kadamon]

Lightsabers...

Dammit, why do those beams of light not just pass THROUGH each other?

And why do they only go yay high? And the answer is NOT the force.

 

[Randomologist]

Lightsabers...

Dammit, why do those beams of light not just pass THROUGH each other?

And why do they only go yay high? And the answer is NOT the force.

They only run on triple-As?

Anyway, I once saw the James Bond film "the spy who loved me", and there is a scene where Jaws- he has a metal mouth, but is otherwise human- is standing under some ancient Egyptian ruins when they collapse. How in the heck does he sustain no injuries, lift a two- tonne boulder off himself, and then proceed to catch up and delay Bond and the generic female counterpart by holding up the back axle of a van? Good film, but come on, just a little compromise on the evil henchman?

 

[Kadamon]

I'm about to pull a cheap move here

He didn't only have jaws of steel, he has BALLS OF STEEEEL

Lightsabers...

Dammit, why do those beams of light not just pass THROUGH each other?

And why do they only go yay high? And the answer is NOT the force.

They only run on triple-As?

Anyway, I once saw the James Bond film "the spy who loved me", and there is a scene where Jaws- he has a metal mouth, but is otherwise human- is standing under some ancient Egyptian ruins when they collapse. How in the heck does he sustain no injuries, lift a two- tonne boulder off himself, and then proceed to catch up and delay Bond and the generic female counterpart by holding up the back axle of a van? Good film, but come on, just a little compromise on the evil henchman?

He didn't only have a metal mouth, he also had BALLS OF STEEEEEEL (Duke Nukem Reference)

 

[bjj hero]

Firstly, the film U-571 where American sailors (why dont Americans do history?) board a German WWII sub to steal the enigma machine...

It was actually British sailors from HMS Bulldog who first captured a naval enigma machine from U-110 in 1941... before the americans entered the war. The actual U-571 was sunk in a different incident by the Royal Australian Air force. ZERO American involvement.

Most American made historical epics are full of shit... triple the shit content if Mel Gibson has been anywhere near it.

In Flatliners (were going old school) the medicine is all wrong. People dont go straight to flat line they throw V-fib etc long before asystoe (flat line). Also the resuscitation is way off, no health care professional, never mind a doctor, would defibrillate (use the paddles) a patient who is asystolic. It doesnt work and makes the pateint less likely to be resuscitated.

 

[Boredom13]

Damn, that was mine!

 

[Viking Moose]

"Every object in a state of uniform motion tends to remain in that state of motion unless an external force is applied to it." Newton's first law.

Think about it. You shoot a rocket or laser or something in space, it will keep going until it hits something. So why do ships in Star Wars line up next to each other to shoot at each other?

 

[LesIsMore]

Lightsabers...

Dammit, why do those beams of light not just pass THROUGH each other?

And why do they only go yay high? And the answer is NOT the force.

They only run on triple-As?

Anyway, I once saw the James Bond film "the spy who loved me", and there is a scene where Jaws- he has a metal mouth, but is otherwise human- is standing under some ancient Egyptian ruins when they collapse. How in the heck does he sustain no injuries, lift a two- tonne boulder off himself, and then proceed to catch up and delay Bond and the generic female counterpart by holding up the back axle of a van? Good film, but come on, just a little compromise on the evil henchman?

If you see Moonraker he gets even more implausible.

 

[LesIsMore]

Three words: nuking the fridge.

Not a classic movie to be sure, but that moment pretty much ruined any chance of taking it seriously. The worst part for me was thinking "Well, it's lead-lined, so that might actually..." and then having to pinch myself for giving it more credit than it deserved.

That, and that scene with magnetic gunpowder in the begginning. GUNPOWDER ISN'T MAGNETIC, neither are bullets for that matter. And if those skulls really are that magnetic, wouldn't everything metal stick to them? I mean, once you get close to them, wouldn't stuff like belt-buckles and stuff stick?

This doesn't even take into account that God-awful scene with Shia Lebouf and the monkeys. I can forgive the fridge and gunpowder, since Indiana Jones is based on pulp serials and there's a certain level of implausibility to be expected, but for that scene the monkeys may well have been flinging shit at the audience for how it made us feel.

 

[darkless]

Anyone coming into this thread unprepared for spoilers probably deserves what they get, but I've never put a spoiler in a post before, and now is as good a time as any.

Independence Day (ID4):

Spoiler

There's a lot in this film that gets the back of my head going, but there is one bit that actually unlocks the door and lets it all rush out: At the end, when they blow up the city-ship over Area 51...I'm willing to accept that these aliens obviously have some anti-gravity device that lets something that big float. But clearly, when the entire thing explodes from the inside out, that device is going to lose power and/or structural integrity. At that point, the whole thing would just fall. Straight down. It would not glide peacefully into a mountain.

Also, Who's dumb enough to rig their entire fleet to explode when one ship goes down?

Well apparently there ships where mac compatible that was there first msitake.

 

[ZomgSharkz]

Every time in any movie where the hero has just gotten his close ripped up or dirty or whatever, and the next time you see him everything is perfect. The same thing with cars.
Also the curving the bullet thing in Wanted...now I'm not an expert on gun physics but I'm fairly sure you can't curve a bullet by twisting the gun.

 

[Necrophagist]

Star Wars IV-VI - the Force is a mystical force that surrounds us and binds us, and allows us to harness the power of the universe.

Star Wars I-III - It's bacteria. FUCK!

 

[Zildjin81]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! for the movie wanted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





Yeah when they were like this is our magical rug machine that tells what to do I was like "They're kidding, right?"