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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera
I watched "The Italian Job" remake last night. It is entertaining, but has no concept of physics like so many movies.
They have the expert mechanic come in and modify three Mini Coopers to be able to carry 2,700 pounds of gold and still be really fast. Yea, right.
I friend of mine has a F250 that has a realistic ability of hauling 2,700 pounds of gold (in theory) and there is not much that is delicate or small in the vehicle.
And of course they jump the Minis with 2,700 pounds of gold in the back, and can still handle like a sports car through traffic.
It is like the Hollywood writers just don't care about physics. In so many movies a bad guy get shot with a handgun and they go flying backwards. The gun would kick so hard it would be impossible to hold.
And of course the favorite, the generous 100 pound 5 foot tall woman that can kick 290 pound 6 foot 6 man and knock him out with one kick and make him fly backwards.
Ah well, I will still watch the movies and laugh at how silly it is. But just once I want to see the Jackie Chan sized man fight a guy the size of the Rock, and have a realistic outcome. Size really does matter and no amount of training can overcome physics. That is why there are weight limits in all forms of wrestling and fighting or boxing. The heavyweights are at the top of the list and the lighter weights don't have a chance against them.
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Many years ago I went to the first F&F movie with a bunch of car friends optimistic they were going to get it right.
We walked out dismayed and angry.
I give a movie like the Italian Job a pass because while it is sort of a car movie it is more of a movie about a robbery, being double crossed and getting revenge.
F&F was purely a car movie, I have never seen more than 5 minutes of any one of those movies after that first one.
How about movies where they are shooting guns inside confined areas and no one is deaf afterwards? That really grinds my gears.