The biggest lies in movies...

KungPao · 26-03-2015 5:58pm

When one police car crashes, 20 more will start to skid all over the place then join in thus creating a massive pile up, where the sirens of the stricken cars gradually slow down before stopping.

Some cars will also launch into the air at an angle of 45 degrees.

Conall Cernach · 26-03-2015 5:58pm

Macavity. wrote: »

Biggest lie in movies...

Person is saying something bad about their boss/teacher/girlfriend/whoever. Turns out the person they were talking about was standing behind them the whole time. Then they say "uh oh, they're behind me aren't they?" without even looking. I refuse to believe that such a scenario has ever happened.

That exact scenario happened to a friend of mine in school. He could tell the headmaster was behind him by how pale our faces went.

Macavity. · 26-03-2015 6:05pm

Conall Cernach wrote: »

That exact scenario happened to a friend of mine in school. He could tell the headmaster was behind him by how pale our faces went.

Did he go "Uh, oh. They're behind me, aren't they" with a big thicko face?

Tom Dunne · 26-03-2015 6:06pm

walkingshadow wrote: »

Muslims are never the bad guys.

Wait, what?

dont bother · 26-03-2015 6:07pm

that sharks are capable of plotting murder.
that all black people are into gun crime, hip hop and weed.
that the world didnt have colour until the 1930s.

thelad95 · 26-03-2015 6:08pm

That the guy always gets the girl in the end. In real life, that rarely happens and I think some teenagers can get overly high expectations from this cliché.

I found it amazing in Taken 3, how Liam Neeson walked away free despite the local police knowing he killed up to 100 people, including other police in the space of 3 days.

Renegade Mechanic · 26-03-2015 6:11pm

The Backwards Man wrote: »

*puts on the indicators instead of the wipers*

I hate hyundais for that :mad:

Tom Dunne · 26-03-2015 6:11pm

That people actually believe what they see in the movies.

CINCLANTFLT · 26-03-2015 6:12pm

Macavity. wrote: »

Biggest lie in movies...

Person is saying something bad about their boss/teacher/girlfriend/whoever. Turns out the person they were talking about was standing behind them the whole time. Then they say "uh oh, they're behind me aren't they?" without even looking. I refuse to believe that such a scenario has ever happened.

It did to me... We were mocking one poor lad who asked every girl at the disco for the shift... Everyone went quiet and I said "he's behind me right?" He gave me quite a legitimate bollocking...

CINCLANTFLT · 26-03-2015 6:13pm

Tom Dunne wrote: »

Wait, what?

Executive Decision was all a lie?

jaja321 · 26-03-2015 6:21pm

Joe prim wrote: »

Beautiful women don't go with er..."average-looking guys", eh? What about Gerard Kean and the gorgeous Lisa Murphy, so there?

So hot girl, below average guy situations like the Hangover, Knocked up, 40 year old virgin happen all the time then in real life, yeah?

Couples also always climax together.

Stone Deaf 4evr · 26-03-2015 6:29pm

Candles.

if youve ever tried to walk around your house in the dark using a candle for light, you'll know that they'll be blown out by any wind stronger than a bumblebees fart. yet you can apparently use them quite easily in films.

KungPao · 26-03-2015 6:35pm

Tom Dunne wrote: »

Computers beep when performing the most mundane of tasks.

They don't when I use them.

You can assign sounds to stuff like maximising/minimising a window, closing a program etc. Try it! especially the ir_... sounds on Windows. Or use any cheesy effects.

Makes your crappy laptop sound like Mother in Alien or like you're some hotshot CSI guy.

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5 · 26-03-2015 6:38pm

KungPao wrote: »

You can assign sounds to stuff like maximising/minimising a window, closing a program etc. Try it! especially the ir_... sounds on Windows. Or use any cheesy effects.

Makes your crappy laptop sound like Mother in Alien or like you're some hotshot CSI guy.

Mine makes a "ta-da!" sound when I log on. Cheers me up when I'm facing into a day's work in the morning. For about three seconds.

26-03-2015 6:42pm

Can't believe this hasn't been mentioned....

The bad guy has the hero at his mercy with a gun pointed at him yet decides to talk to him for a considerable amount of time until a window opens for escape.

Son Of A Vidic · 26-03-2015 6:45pm

Sex scenes with no signs of physical exertion & no evidence of sweat present on skin afterwards.

KungPao · 26-03-2015 6:48pm

Nayeli Dry Kindergarten wrote: »

Mine makes a "ta-da!" sound when I log on. Cheers me up when I'm facing into a day's work in the morning. For about three seconds.

Ha, I just installed these CSI style sounds for a laugh.

It's ridiculous, beeping all over the place here.

Duffy the Vampire Slayer · 26-03-2015 6:48pm

Mexican characters speak fluent English but will still say 'Si' 'Gracias' and 'Señor' all the time.

kowloon · 26-03-2015 6:49pm

gilberto_eire wrote: »

Can't believe this hasn't been mentioned....

The bad guy has the hero at his mercy with a gun pointed at him yet decides to talk to him for a considerable amount of time until a window opens for escape.

I've trapped you Mr. Bond, now I will explain my devious plan in detail!

Cienciano · 26-03-2015 6:49pm

People never close doors. Even front doors.
Everyone has the exact change.
Car tyres screech every time you stop.

One thing that I hate in movies is when the hero is about to be killed. The bad guy is about the pull the trigger/stab him. Just as he's about to do it, he falls to the ground. Because the supporting character off screen has just shot/stabbed/shot and arrow into him just before he killed the hero. This usually means he gains the trust of the hero, will be a very competent sidekick and they'll be great friends till he dies at the end

Gamer Bhoy 89 · 26-03-2015 6:50pm

The 'Enter' key on a keyboard can shut off an entire server

Gamer Bhoy 89 · 26-03-2015 6:51pm

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

Sex scenes with no signs of physical exertion & no evidence of sweat present on skin afterwards.

Ever heard of kamasutra? :P

KungPao · 26-03-2015 6:51pm

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

Mexican characters speak fluent English but will still say 'Si' and 'Señor' all the time.

Si Senor, I know heeem, hee eees my amigo, esse.

Son Of A Vidic · 26-03-2015 6:53pm

Gamer Bhoy 89 wrote: »

Ever heard of kamasutra? :P

Smoked a few once, but it wasn't for me.

gubbie · 26-03-2015 7:02pm

"Zoom in"... "Enhance"...
:mad:

ratmouse · 26-03-2015 7:03pm

Drivers drive without moving their hands from the ten to two steering wheel position.

Riddle101 · 26-03-2015 7:07pm

A lot of things in the Michael Collins movie were a lie. For instance Eamon Broy, the informant inside G Division who passed files onto Collins, was found, tortured and killed in the movie. In real life, he died in 1972, and went on to become Commisioner of the Gardaí after the War of Independence.

Sand · 26-03-2015 7:08pm

thelad95 wrote: »

That the guy always gets the girl in the end. In real life, that rarely happens and I think some teenagers can get overly high expectations from this cliché.

I found it amazing in Taken 3, how Liam Neeson walked away free despite the local police knowing he killed up to 100 people, including other police in the space of 3 days.

Well, I guess if you're a 60 year old capable of killing a hundred people, including cops, the smart people stay out of your way.

I found it truly bizarre that at the end of Taken he flew back to the US openly having literally killed dozens of people and shot the wife of the chief of French intelligence. He would be a hunted terrorist. But the whole thing is comic book stuff anyway. Reality does not apply.

Red Kev · 26-03-2015 7:09pm

Cops in dodgy neighbourhood just leave car with windows open and keys in the ignition.

Car chase: No matter what speed they are driving they always have another gear to change up into, they do this numerous times in any chase.

Sex scene: After riding the arseholes off each other and exchanging all manners of bodily fluids they lie in bed, she with the sheets wrapped tightly over her tits, him with them around his waist. Any movement out of he bed; the sheets stay prudishly in the same spot.

who the fug · 26-03-2015 7:12pm

Riddle101 wrote: »

A lot of things in the Michael Collins movie were a lie. For instance Eamon Broy, the informant inside G Division who passed files onto Collins, was found, tortured and killed in the movie. In real life, he died in 1972, and went on to become Commisioner of the Gardaí after the War of Independence.

Whatever, comeback to me when you can sort out the mess of Cork accents in the Wind that Shakes the barley.

Red Kev · 26-03-2015 7:15pm

Forgot these: Forensics are going through a crime scene millimetre by millimetre in their overalls. Our hero shows up and finds a sawn off shotgun or some other such large, obvious piece of evidence that 10 people before him oversaw.

"Get me all the info you have on him, bank account, girlfriends, car reg, favourite muffin etc etc"...........and within 5 secs its up on the big screen a la Bourne Identity last night (still an excellent action film though)

PandaPoo · 26-03-2015 7:15pm

I hate when someone's driving and they are constantly turning the wheel back and forth on a straight road. The car would be swerving everywhere. It drives me crazy!!

fizzypish · 26-03-2015 7:21pm

Down shifting in a drag race to speed up your car. Does hollywood not understand how a manual transmission works?

Duffy the Vampire Slayer · 26-03-2015 7:24pm

An undercover cop has to tell the truth if somebody asks him if he's a cop.

major bill · 26-03-2015 7:31pm

In chick flicks women always fall for the ''nice Ordinary'' guy at the end of the movie

15 car pile ups when one car skids

Hand guns with unlimited amout of bullet chambers

Hans Bricks · 26-03-2015 7:38pm

"I don't even know who you are anymore"

You've suddenly forgotten the identity of the person you've known for decades ?

sabat · 26-03-2015 7:41pm

Joe prim wrote: »

Beautiful women don't go with er..."average-looking guys", eh? What about Gerard Kean and the gorgeous Lisa Murphy, so there?

I would say GK is about hitting par there:

http://www.independent.ie/incoming/article30962842.ece/BINARY/Murphy.jpg

my3cents · 26-03-2015 7:42pm

That guns that are already loaded and cocked need cocking again before shooting anyone.

Hunterbiker · 26-03-2015 7:42pm

secman wrote: »

At the end of Braveheart where it states that Scotland won their freedom....... couldn't even win a referendum. ....

Just Braveheart the entire movie...

Hunterbiker · 26-03-2015 7:43pm

my3cents wrote: »

That guns that are already loaded and cocked need cocking again before shooting anyone.

No one has a stoppage when firing (aside from running out of ammo)

maxwell smart · 26-03-2015 7:45pm

Joe prim wrote: »

Beautiful women don't go with er..."average-looking guys", eh? What about Gerard Kean and the gorgeous Lisa Murphy, so there?

You sarcastic person you!

Junkyard Tom · 26-03-2015 7:47pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxq9yj2pVWk

aaronjumper · 26-03-2015 7:48pm

Whenever people break into a closed crime scene, they find evidence that the multiple teams of detectives and investigators were not able to find over the course of hours or days, about five minutes after getting there.

"That person loved painting. . . Look a safe behind that painting!"

Desolation Of Smug · 26-03-2015 7:48pm

Getting shot in the shoulder merely slows you for a short while but in no way stops you winning the fight..and you can dive through a glass window, land on a concrete balcony head first, stand up, brush off the glass and carry on..or get punched full-on in the head dozens of times and only get a graze and a slight haze of blood on yer face..as opposed to being in a jocker for the next six months...

Mal-Adjusted · 26-03-2015 7:56pm

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

An undercover cop has to tell the truth if somebody asks him if he's a cop.

I refuse to believe people actually think that's true!

anyway...

"movie ugly" people are better looking than most people you'll ever meet.

"Give me my phone call! I want my phone call!"*
*while phone calls may be allowed, they are not a right and totally at the discretion of the police.

films have continuously told me that Seth Rogen is funny, all evidence to the contrary.

Whenever someone is asked to bring up the files or the accounts of a suspect, they spend five minutes typing on the keyboard when in reality they'll just open a folder with a few mouse clicks.

The Strawman Argument · 26-03-2015 8:20pm

Everyone's an architect, usually with a remarkably flexible schedule and often with some kind of very important deadline (of which the exact consequences for missing are never wholly explained beyond "we need this client").

Topper Harley · 26-03-2015 8:21pm

major bill wrote: »

In chick flicks women always fall for the ''nice Ordinary'' guy at the end of the movie

Ah, but the nice ordinary guy who's the love interest in chick flicks or the ordinary Joe Soap (or possibly even below average) protagonist in all other genres will, at the end of the movie, turn out to be not quite so ordinary. So viewers have been led to believe that he's just like them when in fact he's quite extraordinary and instead of realising "hey fuck that, he's nothing like me", think "yeah, I suppose I really am great after all."

Desolation Of Smug wrote: »

..or get punched full-on in the head dozens of times and only get a graze and a slight haze of blood on yer face..as opposed to being in a jocker for the next six months...

Don't forget that when you need someone out of the way (usually an innocent cop just doing their job) but don't want to kill them because that would make you a murdering psychopath, just knock them out with one quick punch. That'll get them out of your way and will leave them to wake up whenever suits you with no consequences, they'll just wake up in a while as if they'd gone for a little snooze.

maxwell smart · 26-03-2015 8:23pm

The Strawman Argument wrote: »

Everyone's an architect, usually with a remarkably flexible schedule and often with some kind of very important deadline (of which the exact consequences for missing are never wholly explained beyond "we need this client").

Architects eh? Some proof recently that they do indeed seem to have time on their hands. Perhaps too much time! !

tastyt · 26-03-2015 8:29pm

No murder can ever be solved until the detectives ask a few questions at a strip club while having a whiskey

Too Tough To Die · 26-03-2015 8:30pm

Everything is not awesome.

The biggest lies in movies...

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