Dumb Movie Plots

[Daddyorc]

Independence Day - a superior race of species is destroyed by a computer virus that Jeff Goldblum writes - obviously understanding the systems of this superior race.

Kill Bill - Been asleep for a number of years - get up and start killing people - muscular atrophy non existent.

2025 FA Cup - Mid-table team beats perennial winners, including saving a penalty. Wins first major trophy ever. Sheesh!

 

[silvertop]

Vikings, Scandinavians during Europe's Dark Ages. Twinned with Cheddar Man.

When South Park's Cartman became a Hollywood mogul, his movie making slogan was "just put a chick in it and make her gay"

10 Quotes From Vikings Valhalla That Are Very Relatable To Viewers

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Barbarians..........Romans versus Germans in the Teutoberg Forest. The german hero was Herman, Arminius..........and now we have him snogging a muscly enemy leader lad while on campaign.

It didnt bother me with the Alexander the Great movie, cos he really WAS gay. But now, its all of them. Napoleon, Cleopatra, Charlemagne, Ivan the Terrible. What will they tell us next ? Keir Starmer ? what would the wife say ?

(Apparently) not really a concept back then.

Men were men and had to prove their virility. A lot of how's your father was proof of this.

Women from puberty stayed at home and were closely guarded. Touch and you die unless you marry them.

So, the only way to prove said virility was with other men. A shag was a shag.

Kind of like prison today.

 

[silvertop]

Independence Day - a superior race of species is destroyed by a computer virus that Jeff Goldblum writes - obviously understanding the systems of this superior race.

Kill Bill - Been asleep for a number of years - get up and start killing people - muscular atrophy non existent.

2025 FA Cup - Mid-table team beats perennial winners, including saving a penalty. Wins first major trophy ever. Sheesh!

And the plug and port was compatible.

 

[PalazioVecchio]

The Day of the Jackyl

1970s.......the clairvoyant ability of the Detective to predict where the baddie will go. Will do. Will eat.

modern re-make.......the ludicrous connection between Eddie Redmayne's rifle and the Detective lady divining its type and gunmaker (from a street cctv image of him with the rifle up his jumper). And connecting the dots to identify an active link between the two lads.

 

[ASCPFC]

And the plug and port was compatible.

It would have been better if they'd brought a c-type USB but the aliens only used Apple. In fact, the aliens clearly used Android as it was so piss easy to upload a virus. The aliens used the M & S online web design team to develop their security systems.

 

[PalazioVecchio]

Kill Bill - Been asleep for a number of years - get up and start killing people - muscular atrophy non existent.

and she speaks fluent Chinese for no apparent reason.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

Anything where a character hands over a sheaf of credit cards and gets told they're all maxed out with no clue how they've been paying any bills before but who can still afford to buy enough petrol to drive across America and check in to any motel they need.
Anything where a cop can destroy several city blocks, scores of cars and shoot whoever he likes but never have to do any paperwork to explain any of it or ever go to court. And if he gets suspended can just carry on investigating the case on his own without any problem.
Any war film where characters are on a mission with guns and tanks which never run out of ammunition or fuel. They also never run out of cigarettes and their Zippos work for months without needing a new flint or to be refilled.
Cowboys horses which can gallop for days without food or water and never drop a load outside the saloon while the hero is inside drinking whiskey which somehow got delivered, along with thousands of poker chips and barrels of beer, even though everyone else is getting butchered by marauding Cheyenne warriors.

 

[RubinsCube]

Is there a hole in the Back To The Future trilogy? I think there might be but I can’t remember. Maybe it’s just Doc Brown creating a flying train Time Machine at the end in 1885.

I think when Marty McFly goes to the diner in 1955 and pays for coffee this is a plot hole.

Where did he get the coins? Legal tender used in 1985 was different from Pre-1965 90% silver / 10% copper quarters and dimes.

 

[Daddyorc]

Anything where a character hands over a sheaf of credit cards and gets told they're all maxed out with no clue how they've been paying any bills before but who can still afford to buy enough petrol to drive across America and check in to any motel they need.
Anything where a cop can destroy several city blocks, scores of cars and shoot whoever he likes but never have to do any paperwork to explain any of it or ever go to court. And if he gets suspended can just carry on investigating the case on his own without any problem.
Any war film where characters are on a mission with guns and tanks which never run out of ammunition or fuel. They also never run out of cigarettes and their Zippos work for months without needing a new flint or to be refilled.
Cowboys horses which can gallop for days without food or water and never drop a load outside the saloon while the hero is inside drinking whiskey which somehow got delivered, along with thousands of poker chips and barrels of beer, even though everyone else is getting butchered by marauding Cheyenne warriors.

So as I see it, you're a big fan of the Rambo movies and Fast and Furious franchise...

 

[Teddy Eagle]

So as I see it, you're a big fan of the Rambo movies and Fast and Furious franchise...

Never seen any Fast & Furious films but the first Rambo film was directed by a man who was previously married to the actress who played Penny's mum in Just Good Friends. The opportunity to use that snippet doesn't arise as often as you'd think.

 

[ASCPFC]

Anything where a character hands over a sheaf of credit cards and gets told they're all maxed out with no clue how they've been paying any bills before but who can still afford to buy enough petrol to drive across America and check in to any motel they need.
Anything where a cop can destroy several city blocks, scores of cars and shoot whoever he likes but never have to do any paperwork to explain any of it or ever go to court. And if he gets suspended can just carry on investigating the case on his own without any problem.
Any war film where characters are on a mission with guns and tanks which never run out of ammunition or fuel. They also never run out of cigarettes and their Zippos work for months without needing a new flint or to be refilled.
Cowboys horses which can gallop for days without food or water and never drop a load outside the saloon while the hero is inside drinking whiskey which somehow got delivered, along with thousands of poker chips and barrels of beer, even though everyone else is getting butchered by marauding Cheyenne warriors.

You're not a fan of Hollywood then.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

You're not a fan of Hollywood then.

Not much after the mid 70s, no. I prefer actors to act not pretend to be superheroes flying around in front of a green screen to create an amusement park ride.

 

[ASCPFC]

Not much after the mid 70s, no. I prefer actors to act not pretend to be superheroes flying around in front of a green screen to create an amusement park ride.

I have to say that I found a couple of them quite funny. Although I can't say I've seen that many of them by any means. And remember that Hackman and Stamp make Superman. Not poor old Reeve.
I watched the new Man of Steel one (it's not even the latest). And Zod made it worthwhile again. So somewhat true to the original. Zod was f***ing great. Although there was no Blake's Seven woman looks like - some blonde. Cor blimey - forgot about her. Have to look that up now.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Spacegirls/comments/1bv7upk/servalan_jacqueline_pearce_blakes_7

 

[Rudi Hedman]

The Day of the Jackyl

1970s.......the clairvoyant ability of the Detective to predict where the baddie will go. Will do. Will eat.

modern re-make.......the ludicrous connection between Eddie Redmayne's rifle and the Detective lady divining its type and gunmaker (from a street cctv image of him with the rifle up his jumper). And connecting the dots to identify an active link between the two lads.

Sorry but I didn’t see it like that in the original. Can you provide any examples?

My recollection was The Jackal managed to evade them because the French lady who was sh@gging the cabinet minister was getting information from him and telling the French opposition group I can’t remember the 3 letter abbreviation for.

But it did have the public wearing clothing in then modern times rather than when it was set, just like ‘Escape To Victory’ had people escaping the stadium in circa 1980 adidas tops. Plus Adidas is German lol.

I can’t remember how the female found out where Eddie Redmayne hired his gunmaker. I thought it was a decent series.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

Sorry but I didn’t see it like that in the original. Can you provide any examples?

My recollection was The Jackal managed to evade them because the French lady who was sh@gging the cabinet minister was getting information from him and telling the French opposition group I can’t remember the 3 letter abbreviation for.

But it did have the public wearing clothing in then modern times rather than when it was set, just like ‘Escape To Victory’ had people escaping the stadium in circa 1980 adidas tops. Plus Adidas is German lol.

I can’t remember how the female found out where Eddie Redmayne hired his gunmaker. I thought it was a decent series.

Escape to Victory was a mad film. Kevin O'Callaghan as a goalkeeper? OK, if there are no others around but when it was decided Sylvester Stallone had to play, for no apparent reason except he wanted to, why was it necessary to break O'Callaghan's arm? Why couldn't they just drop him?
Michael Caine told a story about his agent ringing him to ask if he could play football. His answer was yes he could kick a ball then turned up for filming to be greeted by Pele, Bobby Moore, Ardiles and co. He rang his agent who said
"You said it could play football"
"Yes, but I can't play it with THEM".

 

[Rudi Hedman]

Escape to Victory was a mad film. Kevin O'Callaghan as a goalkeeper? OK, if there are no others around but when it was decided Sylvester Stallone had to play, for no apparent reason except he wanted to, why was it necessary to break O'Callaghan's arm? Why couldn't they just drop him?
Michael Caine told a story about his agent ringing him to ask if he could play football. His answer was yes he could kick a ball then turned up for filming to be greeted by Pele, Bobby Moore, Ardiles and co. He rang his agent who said
"You said it could play football"
"Yes, but I can't play it with THEM".

There was a reason they had to break Kevin O'Callaghan‘s arm or it would have looked suspicious replacing a professional goalkeeper I think was the reason. Also, Stallone had just been (deliberately) captured after making contact with the French resistance. He did bl00dy well to escape that far tbf.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

There was a reason they had to break Kevin O'Callaghan‘s arm or it would have looked suspicious replacing a professional goalkeeper I think was the reason. Also, Stallone had just been (deliberately) captured after making contact with the French resistance. He did bl00dy well to escape that far tbf.

You've obviously seen it more recently than me! I still think they could have said O'Callaghan had a migraine or a touch of the squitters.

 

[Rudi Hedman]

Escape to Victory was a mad film. Kevin O'Callaghan as a goalkeeper? OK, if there are no others around but when it was decided Sylvester Stallone had to play, for no apparent reason except he wanted to, why was it necessary to break O'Callaghan's arm? Why couldn't they just drop him?
Michael Caine told a story about his agent ringing him to ask if he could play football. His answer was yes he could kick a ball then turned up for filming to be greeted by Pele, Bobby Moore, Ardiles and co. He rang his agent who said
"You said it could play football"
"Yes, but I can't play it with THEM".

I like the story about payment for Jaws III and it buying his house.

 

[Rudi Hedman]

You've obviously seen it more recently than me! I still think they could have said O'Callaghan had a migraine or a touch of the squitters.

Not really going to work in wartime in a concentration camp. ‘’Can’t play. He doesn’t feel well. He has a headache’’ lol.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

Not really going to work in wartime in a concentration camp. ‘’Can’t play. He doesn’t feel well. He has a headache’’ lol.

But why would the Germans care who played against them? A clueless goalkeeper would be right up their strasse.