Movie What's the last movie you saw? (7)

[phantom13]

Had too many conveniences to suit the plot.
1. You cant traverse LA easily yet the antagonists could jump from one house to another like it was a miracle during peak holiday rush hour in LA. And find information and hack into all relevant databases.
2. The ability to drive around peak travel time at will through LAX in itself was a holiday miracle. Not to mention the prime ability to find a prime place to shoot right into the terminal check in. What are the odds.
3. The police all on holidays? you can not walk through any airport in the modern world without an influx of police like everywhere. Yet none, not 1 anywhere in the terminal. how convenient.
4. All the workers just disappear underneath the terminal?
5. Security would have had the security feeds too hence the cameras. A TSA agent acting really weird and being really slow would have been picked up immediately.

It was ok. A bit of fun. But the antogonists seem to be able to just do what they want.

Whoever said it was a modern die hard should be fired from their promotional job. Because it certainly wasnt.

I think the first two aren’t really plot, the whole thing seems to happen over an unspecified amount of time? Plus unless there is a countdown does it really matter?

The cop thing is wrong, they make a whole point about the terminal police (Taron doing the bag search without a cop is specifically a thing). There’s cops everywhere, the guy that dies is a cop?

4 and 5 are plot contrivances for sure but I guess to your point, it’s a pretty mindless action movie, they all have them if you’re looking for them.

 

[phantom13]

The issue is it isn't even really bad... if you have not seen the original, maybe it has something offer. If you have though, it offers nothing.

I have NEVER had an issue with remakes and live action versions, a lot of kids have no interest in older style animation and if it gets some eyes to the originals then so be it.

The jungle book and beauty and the beast are actually quite good live actions, the lion king just makes no sense at all. It has all the weird uncanny valley stuff with animals.

 

[edgie]

I have NEVER had an issue with remakes and live action versions, a lot of kids have no interest in older style animation and if it gets some eyes to the originals then so be it.

The jungle book and beauty and the beast are actually quite good live actions, the lion king just makes no sense at all. It has all the weird uncanny valley stuff with animals.

Yeah I wasn't making a broad statement, but specific to this film. Maybe others are better, or worse, or different. This was none of them and all of them.

 

[Frank Bunn]

The whole thing was very absurd in terms of suspending disbelief.

Spoiler: Spoiler

Also dumb stuff like the sniper red dot on her forehead when filmed head on, when the sniper van was to her side.
And also he was acting so dodgy with the earpiece in wtf!

Spoiler

The dot was on her forehead for the front shot then her temple for the side shot! It was implausible that the van could park at a super busy airport with a clear line of sight to where she might be at that particular second. When he saw the dot why didn't he just grab her and hide behind a concrete pillar?

How did the bad guy get into the restricted area of the airport? If he was able to do that why bother with kidnapping someone and forcing a TSA agent to let a bag through? He (or the patsy) could have just skipped the baggage check area with the bomb and appeared in the boarding area, like he ended up doing when he got the Washington DC flight.

If the target was the Congresswoman on the DC flight, why did he go to so much trouble to get the bomb onto the New York flight?

Did the good guy switch the cases or not? It seemed like he did because it didn't fit into the overhead compartment. So he switched the cases then put the bomb in the new one? Weird.

The bad guy's plan was to jump out of the airliner wearing a parachute. We never got as far as how implausible that would have been.

 

[phantom13]

The dot was on her forehead for the front shot then her temple for the side shot! It was implausible that the van could park at a super busy airport with a clear line of sight to where she might be at that particular second. When he saw the dot why didn't he just grab her and hide behind a concrete pillar?

How did the bad guy get into the restricted area of the airport? If he was able to do that why bother with kidnapping someone and forcing a TSA agent to let a bag through? He (or the patsy) could have just skipped the baggage check area with the bomb and appeared in the boarding area, like he ended up doing when he got the Washington DC flight.

If the target was the Congresswoman on the DC flight, why did he go to so much trouble to get the bomb onto the New York flight?

Did the good guy switch the cases or not? It seemed like he did because it didn't fit into the overhead compartment. So he switched the cases then put the bomb in the new one? Weird.

The bad guy's plan was to jump out of the airliner wearing a parachute. We never got as far as how implausible that would have been.

Did you watch the movie?

Spoiler

The target wasn’t the woman in the DC flight, it was a different woman on the NYC flight whose office used her maiden name.

He switched it into a tagged case so they could track it when it got scanned.

If you’re gonna point out plot holes you gotta make sure they haven’t been explicitly explained, I only half watched/double screened it and I caught all this.

 

[joey_jo_jo]

Caught an advanced screening of Anora last week. Man its so good, the dialogue of the armenian/russian henchman reminds me of early Guy Richie/Tarantino (that whole vibe of underworld figures having the most banal/stupid conversations).
Theres a lot of hype around Mikey Madison winning best actress at the Oscars, but I saw the actor that plays the young Russian henchman got nominated for best supporting actor at the Golden Globes which was a pleasant surprise as he really was great in an understated way, lots said with facial expressions.

 

[Beerfish]

This and not Die Hard is the ultimate Xmas Movie

 

[joey_jo_jo]

The answer is: neither, its Gremlins!

 

[phantom13]

I got no beef with Die Hard or either Home Alone being the Christmas goat.

 

[edgie]

I hate these discussions so I choose First Blood

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[joey_jo_jo]

Speaking of gremlins, my wife had never seen gremlins and most of her friends haven't .
She's 35, is it an age thing?
Anyway I made her watch it about 5 years ago and i reckon she watches it every Christmas now....mainly because of the below scene

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

oh my god GREMLINS
My dad and I were trying to remember what my fave movies were growing up and this is the one we forgot
thanks brains trust!

 

[Frank Bunn]

Spoiler

The target wasn’t the woman in the DC flight, it was a different woman on the NYC flight whose office used her maiden name.

He switched it into a tagged case so they could track it when it got scanned.

If you’re gonna point out plot holes you gotta make sure they haven’t been explicitly explained, I only half watched/double screened it and I caught all this.

You were on firmer ground when you said it was a silly action movie so to ignore the plot holes.

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If a bag that's tagged as checked-in gets into the cabin the crew should be asking how the **** that happened. Checked in luggage has different rules to carry on - such as not being able to bring potential weapons, the volume of liquids etc. It would be a major security breach which would ground the plane until it was investigated. But the plot needed the cabin staff to be morons, who just have to scan the tag before giving it to ground crew.

There was no 'different woman on the NYC flight'. The Congresswoman was on the DC flight, travelling under her maiden name. Thus rendering the whole get the bomb on board the NY flight plot irrelevant.

 

[phantom13]

You were on firmer ground when you said it was a silly action movie so to ignore the plot holes.

Spoiler

If a bag that's tagged as checked-in gets into the cabin the crew should be asking how the **** that happened. Checked in luggage has different rules to carry on - such as not being able to bring potential weapons, the volume of liquids etc. It would be a major security breach which would ground the plane until it was investigated. But the plot needed the cabin staff to be morons, who just have to scan the tag before giving it to ground crew.

There was no 'different woman on the NYC flight'. The Congresswoman was on the DC flight, travelling under her maiden name. Thus rendering the whole get the bomb on board the NY flight plot irrelevant.

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You’ve never seen someone get to gate with bags they should have checked but can’t? I’ve seen it a stack of times.

It may have been flagged as oversized at the gate AFTER he’d already checked in. It’s really not as big a pilot point as you’re making out here.

I would honestly have to watch the movie again to double check the name thing but two screening it in quite sure there was whole “we didn’t clock get the first time cause she’s travelling under her maiden name and thus on a different flight”. Wiki seems to indicate it was DC so perhaps the NYC flight thing was a red herring to throw the authorities off the target (which is a pretty standard thriller plot device see the jackal and even die hard etc).

To be clear it has plot holes (it seems the flight one might be one as even wiki seems confused on it) but stuff like “he found a park at a crowded airport” and “they managed to get around LA in reasonable time” arent plot holes, they’re barely plot contrivances.

 

[adelaidecrows]

I think the first two aren’t really plot, the whole thing seems to happen over an unspecified amount of time? Plus unless there is a countdown does it really matter?

The cop thing is wrong, they make a whole point about the terminal police (Taron doing the bag search without a cop is specifically a thing). There’s cops everywhere, the guy that dies is a cop?

4 and 5 are plot contrivances for sure but I guess to your point, it’s a pretty mindless action movie, they all have them if you’re looking for them.

Audience 'buy in' into a movie is a thing. Yes plot convenience happens in most movies. But the ability to minimise it to keep the realism is the difference. Yes it was fun but its not going to be a classic. I wont be bothered watching it again.

 

[phantom13]

Audience 'buy in' into a movie is a thing. Yes plot convenience happens in most movies. But the ability to minimise it to keep the realism is the difference. Yes it was fun but its not going to be a classic. I wont be bothered watching it again.

Couldn’t agree more. The conveniences really didn’t bother me at all and no shade if they bothered you (albeit I’d ask the same expectations question I had with red one) but they’re not really plot holes.

Edit - apologies your original post notes them as conveniences and not holes, misread that initially.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

I got no beef with Die Hard or either Home Alone being the Christmas goat.

Elf for me

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

Miracle on 34th Street

 

[troybe]

Is Gremilns a Christmas movie, it’s snowing as they go into the cinema and the Gremlins are wearing Santa hats

 

[phantom13]

Elf for me

Watched it recently, really didn’t get it tbh.

Miracle on 34th Street

Love that movie, actually prefer the remake with Mara Wilson of Matilda fame.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

Watched it recently, really didn’t get it tbh.


Love that movie, actually prefer the remake with Mara Wilson of Matilda fame.

The remake is the one I love, too.

 

[crafty_bernardo]

Jealous of people world wide re-watching Interstellar in 70mm print.



Looks ****ing incredible

 

[Xtreme]

Ace Ventura 1

Still decent today 4/5

Is Gremilns a Christmas movie, it’s snowing as they go into the cinema and the Gremlins are wearing Santa hats

Any movie "set" during Christmas time is a Christmas movie by default

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

Felt like watching something tonight but knew I wouldn't cope with anything long, so I googled "best movies under 2 hours". I decided on Whiplash.

**** me dead what a great movie. J.K.Simmons knocked it outta the park. I felt like I was watching an action movie. Goddamn that was good. Also loved the continued references to Charlie Bird Parker (although the cymbal was thrown at his feet).

 

[rocker_oz33]

Is Gremilns a Christmas movie, it’s snowing as they go into the cinema and the Gremlins are wearing Santa hats

Sure why not .

I'd watch any of .

True romance.
Shawshank.
Malcom.
Se7en.
The goonies.
Basic Instinct.
What happened on holidays in

On Christmas .