An Article of stupid movie physics ...

Arvon · 10-23-2003, 05:30 PM

This is not a joke but an interesting article. It IS very long but worth a look...

http://www.intuitor.com/moviephysics/

Vaskez · 10-23-2003, 07:38 PM

Interesting but the article writer thinks he's pretty clever doesn't he? [img]tongue.gif[/img]

I'm impressed that you managed to post a non-joke thread Arvon, but I'd be even more impressed if you actually made more than one post on a thread. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[ 10-23-2003, 07:39 PM: Message edited by: Vaskez ]

Bokken · 10-24-2003, 02:17 AM

That was a very interesting site there Arvon. Damn well kept me busy for most of the day here!
Now I better get my butt in gear and do some real work with the little time that's left...heh

Firestormalpha · 10-24-2003, 02:35 AM

This author isn't as intelligent as he seems. Movie makers create a world in which every pane of glass is conveniently made of tempered glass (that is glass that shatters into tiny little near harmless fragments on impact).

At anyrate this person seems to have a bad case of stick-in-backside. He/she's just make a mountain out of a molehill.

Faceman · 10-24-2003, 03:07 AM

He may do a bit too much on his part, but I like it. And I always hated movie car explosions. Yes, they look pretty, but how stupid do they think I am?

Deejax · 10-24-2003, 04:27 AM

I think this site is quite funny. If only for the excercise of trying to calculate what should/could/would happen if many of the movie facts came to real life.
But they are movies! They are not intended to represent the 'truth' or 'this is how it goes in the real world'

. Certainly not the movies he chose to criticise (sp?).
But still, very funny. [img]smile.gif[/img]

JrKASperov · 10-24-2003, 05:21 AM

He is true. And a world totally made of spacial windows? How silly is that

Besides that it's true and it holds many things I actually find horrifying in movies, it's also quite funny that there is actually some kind of community actually thinking up this stuff

dplax · 10-24-2003, 07:42 AM

If you look at the movie reviews some of them are interesting also.

Zuvio · 10-24-2003, 08:46 AM

I disagree with some of the comments amde here. Some movies are set in this world, therefore they must abide by the same rules as ours. You can't blame the filmmakers for crossing the rules, but still it makes no sense. Also note that these errors originate from the 60's, where stupid effects were the only thing they could do. I mean, punches that sound like gunshots? And the flashy lights when bullets hit walls: well if you didn't do that, you would have an awckward movie.

10-23-2003, 05:30 PM	#1
Arvon Unicorn Join Date: October 4, 2001 Location: Kingdom of the West,..P.o. Cynagus Posts: 4,212	This is not a joke but an interesting article. It IS very long but worth a look... http://www.intuitor.com/moviephysics/ __________________ 53.7% of all statistics are made up

10-23-2003, 07:38 PM	#2
Vaskez Takhisis Follower Join Date: April 30, 2001 Location: szép Magyarország (well not right now) Posts: 5,089	Interesting but the article writer thinks he's pretty clever doesn't he? [img]tongue.gif[/img] I'm impressed that you managed to post a non-joke thread Arvon, but I'd be even more impressed if you actually made more than one post on a thread. [img]tongue.gif[/img] [ 10-23-2003, 07:39 PM: Message edited by: Vaskez ] __________________ Too set in his ways to ever relate If he could set that aside, there'd be heaven to pay But weathered and aged, time swept him to grave Love conquers all? Damn, I'd say that area's gray

10-24-2003, 02:35 AM	#4
Firestormalpha Knight of the Rose Join Date: July 11, 2002 Location: Coral Springs, Fl USA Age: 40 Posts: 4,454	This author isn't as intelligent as he seems. Movie makers create a world in which every pane of glass is conveniently made of tempered glass (that is glass that shatters into tiny little near harmless fragments on impact). At anyrate this person seems to have a bad case of stick-in-backside. He/she's just make a mountain out of a molehill. __________________ "When you start with a presupposition, it's hard to arrive at any other conclusion." "We are never to judge a philosophy by its abuse." - Augustine "If you're wondering if God has a sense of humor, consider the platypus." http://www.greaterthings.cbglades.com

10-24-2003, 03:07 AM	#5
Faceman Hathor Join Date: February 18, 2002 Location: Vienna Age: 42 Posts: 2,248	He may do a bit too much on his part, but I like it. And I always hated movie car explosions. Yes, they look pretty, but how stupid do they think I am? __________________ \"I am forever spellbound by the frailty of life\"<br /><br /> Faceman

10-24-2003, 04:27 AM	#6
Deejax Manshoon Join Date: November 15, 2002 Location: Amsterdam Age: 47 Posts: 248	I think this site is quite funny. If only for the excercise of trying to calculate what should/could/would happen if many of the movie facts came to real life. But they are movies! They are not intended to represent the 'truth' or 'this is how it goes in the real world' . Certainly not the movies he chose to criticise (sp?). But still, very funny. [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[firedevil]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/firedevil.gif\" /> Fire...

10-24-2003, 02:17 AM	#3
Bokken Baaz Draconian Join Date: August 28, 2001 Location: Australia Age: 46 Posts: 708	That was a very interesting site there Arvon. Damn well kept me busy for most of the day here! Now I better get my butt in gear and do some real work with the little time that's left...heh

10-24-2003, 05:21 AM	#7
JrKASperov Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: July 16, 2003 Location: Wa\'eni\'n Age: 38 Posts: 1,701	He is true. And a world totally made of spacial windows? How silly is that Besides that it's true and it holds many things I actually find horrifying in movies, it's also quite funny that there is actually some kind of community actually thinking up this stuff __________________ God is in the rain.

10-24-2003, 07:42 AM	#8
dplax Jack Burton Join Date: July 19, 2003 Location: an expat living in France Age: 38 Posts: 5,577	If you look at the movie reviews some of them are interesting also. __________________

10-24-2003, 08:46 AM	#9
Zuvio Gold Dragon Join Date: May 19, 2002 Location: Blessed are those who are not.... Age: 42 Posts: 2,556	I disagree with some of the comments amde here. Some movies are set in this world, therefore they must abide by the same rules as ours. You can't blame the filmmakers for crossing the rules, but still it makes no sense. Also note that these errors originate from the 60's, where stupid effects were the only thing they could do. I mean, punches that sound like gunshots? And the flashy lights when bullets hit walls: well if you didn't do that, you would have an awckward movie. __________________ [img]\"http://img121.exs.cx/img121/4236/zuviodemonnoname2hf.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

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