Film stuff I've always wondered about...

AuburnAssassin · Aug 10, 2009

shawkins said:
How is it that Q always knows exactly which gadget is going to be indispensible sometime in the next couple weeks? "Hmm, should I send 007 off with the glove box defibrillator or the little thing that looks like a pen but is actually a five minute supply of oxygen and shark repellant?"

I've wondered about that too but concluded that since James always looks so bored, we've only seen the most relevant portions of Q's presentation that actually lasted five hours. Through the miracle of hind sight being 20/20, the audience gets the benefit of an aggressive edit. James should be so lucky.

shawkins · Aug 11, 2009

AuburnAssassin said:
I've wondered about that too but concluded that since James always looks so bored, we've only seen the most relevant portions of Q's presentation that actually lasted five hours.

That's actually sort of brilliant. Henceforth I shall enjoy Bond movies about 11% more. Thank you.

Uma · Aug 13, 2009

Why do women answer the phone in movies and put the receiver over there hair. Do people do this in real life? I only end up with a mouth full of hair

Another phone related one that I didn't pick up on was from a Finnish friend who was shocked when I said good-bye on the phone
'you said goodbye - Americans never say goodbye on the phone in movies'

And one I know the reason for but it drives me nuts, how they insist on wrapping presents by wrapping the top and bottom of the box. Who the hell wraps a present like that it would take forever!

Nightfly · Aug 15, 2009

Dear Trained Undercover Cops,
Please stop touching you ear to listen and pealing your lapel to your mouth to speak. We'll figure it out. This was addressed in Casino Royale but then they ruined it by way overdoing it.

WordLover · Sep 17, 2009

seun said:
So, what do you wonder about?

Why does Bond never get killed or wounded but he can kill the bad guy with one shot?
Why does the villain usually have some cheesy name and escaped from a mental asylum?
Why does Burton constantly choose Depp for his films?
Why do most casts these days consist of under-30 actors?

BenPanced · Sep 17, 2009

WordLover said:
Why do most casts these days consist of under-30 actors?

Except when it's a movie set in a high school. Then they're required to be over 30.

lucidzfl · Sep 17, 2009

Cyia said:
by extension:

In sci-fi, why don't they ever just kill the villains from space? Darth Vader may have been a bad guy, but he was smart enough to stay INSIDE the giant planet killing machine rather than beaming himself down or taking a shuttle and doing the dirty work in person.

Except in the case of Return of The Jedi. He came down to the planet in that one

archerjoe · Sep 17, 2009

Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?

WordLover · Sep 17, 2009

in supernatural thrillers, why is it always some castle or mansion? why not a beach house?

in horror, why cant the good guy be ugly and the villain look like a GQ model?

in a western, why dont they show the hero getting his funk on in a brothel?

Inquiring minds want to know.

Film stuff I've always wondered about...

AuburnAssassin

Darkly Romantic Curmudgeon

shawkins

Ahhh. Sweet.

Uma

Nightfly

Ruby Ruby when will you be mine?

WordLover

Loki incarnate

BenPanced

THE BLUEBERRY QUEEN OF HADES (he/him)

lucidzfl

Back from the dead

archerjoe

WordLover

Loki incarnate