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[–]evilspoons 137 points138 points ago

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How about the part in MI2 where the woman mistakes some 6'2" guy in a Tom Cruise mask for Tom Cruise? He was supposed to be her damned boyfriend, she should at least have a bit of an idea of how tall he is.

[–]rab777hp 46 points47 points ago

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DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON THE MASKS IN MI!

[–]akatsukix 17 points18 points ago

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No, please start

[–]let_seth_say_it 16 points17 points ago

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[–][deleted] 21 points22 points ago*

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Could use more than a simple, bland reading of the thread. Didn't like it.

Edit: Also, is this a form of subtle blogspam considering the "Ads by Google" etc?

[–]Raptorace22 7 points8 points ago

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I feel like it could take off it done right.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

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It's just a rehashed form of comments_in_song (sorry if formatted incorrectly) or SIDT. Unoriginal IMO.

[–]let_seth_say_it 5 points6 points ago

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That's personal website stuff. I would hope blogspam doesn't get that specific. I'm trying to make something of myself. I'll be more than happy to take some constructive criticism more descriptive than "This is stupid".

[–]Switche 5 points6 points ago

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I don't think there's a rule against what you're doing.

Reddit tends to dislike personal promotion, but truly unique, very good quality, or just lucky content creators tend to get recognition. You've got a fair amount of upvotes despite your critics.

If you're making a name for yourself for your voice acting, I'd do a mimic of voice acting in popular games and find their sub reddits. I know there have been a few posts like this over at /r/leagueoflegends, and lately they'll go for just about anything related to the game.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

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Good call on r/gaming. That's the perfect vehicle for a voice actor.

[–]Switche 2 points3 points ago

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Thanks. Though if we're after the perfect vehicle for a voice actor I would have to recommend the Toyota Camry. Really great vehicle.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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Negatory. An M1A2 tank.

[–]masasuka 2 points3 points ago

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Honest constructive criticism:

  • Logo: Way to big, chop off about 2 inches of black space on top.
  • Logo: Placement... should be at the top, maybe put the 'let seth say it, voice acting to the max' on top of the remaining mass of black space
  • Spacing: Ugh, huge font, with huge spaces above it, and below it, this is a no no, you don't want readers to have to scroll half way through your page, just to get to the content.
  • same with your 'leave a comment area' try less spacing.
  • your actual area to listen to your voice over... kinda easy to miss with all the space around, and it's placement. Make it bigger, easier to find. With the layout of this site, it seems like you're trying to draw attention to the mic on the logo bar, or to the large arial text
  • Finally, the actual voice over it's self, I understand you're trying to emphasize the all caps, but a lot of voice actors/movie actors, do volume leveling, this allows the shout to sound like a shout without deafening everyone listening to the work who had the volume cranked to hear the subtle conversations... Do this, don't warn people that 'the second comment is loud'

Just my 2 cents.

[–]let_seth_say_it 0 points1 point ago

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Awesome, just got to seeing this. I haven't worked too much with the website appeal, I was more concerned with getting material out the door.

Based on what you said here, I'll do some modifications over the weekend. Thanks!

[–]EatSleepJeep 1 point2 points ago

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How about 'Face Off'? I mean seriously!

[–]Reckonsday 0 points1 point ago

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Those goddamn masks! Why did John Woo rip off the mask scene from Darkman anyway? Was he hoping no one would notice?

[–]J0kester 5 points6 points ago

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To be fair, I don't think Ethan Hawke, the character, is supposed to be the same size as Tom Cruise, the actor. When going to watch a film, I usually suspend my disbelief otherwise it gets boring very quickly.

[–]capnrico 11 points12 points ago

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Ethan Hunt, Ethan Hawke is that dude from Training Day!

[–]J0kester 15 points16 points ago

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I am an idiot :( I shall not edit it for all to see.

[–]esssssss 13 points14 points ago

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GATTACA!!

[–]the_dayman 2 points3 points ago

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Try not to think at any point while watching Faceoff then.

[–]Lots42 0 points1 point ago

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Speaking of masks, the whole 'Gang War; female Robin dies for a time' storyline in Batman had Bats get fooled by a mask...and fake muscles. So sad.

[–]Steelejaxon 40 points41 points ago

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Or video cameras being monitored by security. Later in the movie, the Feds are standing in a huge room full of video feeds but somehow forgot to put one in this room? I'm sure even a federal security guard would think a guy in all black hanging from wire in the ceiling looks a bit suspicious.

[–]Magnesus 53 points54 points ago

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Nah, it's just Frank, he always does that.

[–]stayunknown 12 points13 points ago

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To be fair, the data on that machine was so confidential that video surveillance would be a security vulnerability in most agencies/organizations. So based on that, it was realistic, but motion sensors was just a stupid oversight.

[–]cyantwist 4 points5 points ago

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they could place one facing the entrance.

[–]stayunknown 8 points9 points ago

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They could, I'm just saying that most protocols for these types of rooms (called SCIFs) are generally pretty strict when it comes to these things, and video recording devices of any type are generally prohibited, even a closed circuit video feed.

[–]Dyolf_Knip 2 points3 points ago

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And only have it provide low-res, low framerate video. You won't be able to tell what's on the screen, but you can sure as fuck see a guy hanging frmo the ceiling.

[–]ManMadeHuman 1 point2 points ago

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ZOOM AND ENHANCE!!!!!!!

[–]pghtowner2011 1 point2 points ago

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[–]Steelejaxon 0 points1 point ago

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The video doesn't need to observe screens or the keyboard (to prevent harvesting passwords). As small as that room was, a camera could have been pointing at the door and would likely have seen Cruise dangling from the ceiling.

[–]stayunknown 0 points1 point ago

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Again, I'm not arguing that this is very easy and feasible, and would have stopped Cruise in a second. But in reality, in rooms like that (SCIFs a.k.a. Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility), video recording devices of ANY kind are usually prohibited, even if "it's just looking at the door".

[–]CutterJohn 0 points1 point ago

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It would observe who has access to that room.

[–]BigSexyChicken 2 points3 points ago

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How about the fact that the desk is on the ground, and by typing he's still adding a small amount of pressure to the floor?

[–]more_exercise 5 points6 points ago

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Desk is actually cantilevered out of the wall. No pressure on the floor at all

[–]dietotaku 50 points51 points ago

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not to mention "hey, someone's accessing the computer in the room that no one is supposed to be in."

[–]danielem1 24 points25 points ago

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This was before internet was important. It was a completely stand alone computer. As in, it just contained files. It didn't do anything.

[–]8x8grid 18 points19 points ago

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What the fuck did people do on computers before the internet?

[–]anicol 8 points9 points ago

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Ascii porn from floppy discs.

[–]hypermark 0 points1 point ago

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grasprt

[–]bitchkat 1 point2 points ago

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x.bat was pretty fun.

[–]FreeBribes 1 point2 points ago

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Skifree.

[–]samstr 0 points1 point ago

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They probably just.... wait no.. how th.. no no

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[–][deleted] 6 points7 points ago

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Or a screensaver with a password!?

[–]EpistemicFaithCrisis 2 points3 points ago

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Or require pressure on the floor to operate the computer...

[–]Tayto2000 67 points68 points ago

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SIGNS

We've mastered the somewhat tricky task of intergalactic travel, but wooden doors? That shit's got us stumped.

[–]iHateusernames1 49 points50 points ago

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Signs was stupid for way more than that.

[–]Tayto2000 50 points51 points ago

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Given the alien's aversion to water, the whole invasion plan seems a bit unsound alright. What were they going to do if it rained?

[–]GundamWang 78 points79 points ago

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Umbrella hats.

[–]Tayto2000 29 points30 points ago

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Way to problem solve.

They could have used you.

[–]iHateusernames1 20 points21 points ago

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It's way more than that. Did you notice the aliens didn't need suits on Earth? That means they breathed the exact composition of air we breathe and are suited to our gravity and conditions.

They also bleed (shown when one has it's finger chopped off), so they're a race composed of water and yet so allergic to it that it's like acid on their skin? Even people with aquagenic urticaria (allergy to water) only develop rashes.

[–]Dax420 7 points8 points ago

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There's a pretty good theory floating around the net about how the water only hurt the aliens because the characters had faith that the water would hurt the aliens. There is a TON of religious symbolism in that movie that lends credence to the theory too.

[–]Hack0201 15 points16 points ago

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but they didn't have faith in the water, it just happened on accident. A glass got knocked over and burned the alien so joaquin starting waking the cups at him.

[–]Sarah_Connor 4 points5 points ago

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WAKE DAMN CUP!!

Five more minutes Joaquin, please!

[–]iHateusernames1 7 points8 points ago

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The entire movie is basically "believe in god or fuck you", I wouldn't even bother with theories and alike, it's just a shit movie.

[–]WarPhalange 4 points5 points ago

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Yeah, if your running theory says God saved everybody from the aliens, then it's just a shitty movie.

[–]mumbling2myself 1 point2 points ago

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I like to think the movie was a meta paen to M. Knight Shyamalan himself. It's a movie all about how pieces fall together because of a higher power's meticulous, well-orchestrated plan. There was one--it was the writer's. In fact, M. Knight's character was the one who set all the pieces into motion for Gibson's character by killing his wife and later telling him that the aliens don't like water. Shyamalan revisits that theme in Lady in the Water, casting himself as a writer destined to save the world.

This is probably giving him way to much credit, though; he is, after all, the man who brought us "The Last Airbender."

[–]iHateusernames1 0 points1 point ago

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Way too much credit, although if you're saying M. Knight simply makes movies entirely for himself to feed his ego I do agree.

People tend to read too much into bad movies, most of the time the movie (and director) are just shit, end of story.

[–]Adito99 0 points1 point ago

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Faith played a big role but I think we can get more out of it than that. The dude was in serious pain and rejected God because of it. When he found more purpose in his life it's natural that he'd associate it with God. What else in his experience could provide that sort of grounding? Unfortunately a life full of meaning and purpose has become synonymous with religion in our culture.

[–]iHateusernames1 1 point2 points ago

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There's a term for people that see what they want to see, it's called confirmation bias.

A religious person will see only the things they want to confirm their pre-existing beliefs, the same with a non-religious person. This fact, however, is a mere side note, the point of all this being that the movie was just terrible and people need to stop reading into it.

[–]Lots42 0 points1 point ago

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The parody movie (Scary Movie 4) was much more scary. Kid gets grabbed out of the wall, turns out it was an ally coming in through the coal duct.

[–]Sarah_Connor 1 point2 points ago

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I'm lazy - educate me on the contents of your newsletter...

[–]Adito99 0 points1 point ago

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Did you notice the aliens didn't need suits on Earth? That means they breathed the exact composition of air we breathe and are suited to our gravity and conditions.

Biological implants

They also bleed (shown when one has it's finger chopped off), so they're a race composed of water and...

It means what they're composed of is a liquid at a temperature and pressure that overlaps with blood. It's not necessarily water.

The movie had some serious problems but I think there are reasonable explanations for the points you raised.

[–]iHateusernames1 0 points1 point ago

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Please do go on about these biological implants and other such explanations.

[–]robinr22 0 points1 point ago

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Isn't there, like, quite a lot of water just floating around in the air? Every time they breathed in they'd buy the farm...

[–]iHateusernames1 0 points1 point ago

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There isn't actually a lot of water vapor in the air at the level in which we breathe. If you're curious you can check out this.

[–]frak21 7 points8 points ago

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Hi. I have the solution. It wasn't the water that hurt the aliens. It was the fluoride in the water. That's why they weren't concerned about the planet being mostly water. Oceans, rain, lakes and such wouldn't hurt them. A kid from the US with a supersoaker and water balloons filled from the tap is a weapon of mass destruction. You can't really blame the aliens for overlooking this earlier. Tap water wasn't fluoridated until the early to mid 50's, well after their supposed recon. Sometimes when you're invading a planet, these little things happen. Just ask the Martians from War of the Worlds.

[–]GnarlyToaster 2 points3 points ago

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If that was said it would have been ok

[–]Jason207 2 points3 points ago

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Wow, if that had actually come up in some way, it would have saved the movie for me.

Although, the door thing is still silly.

[–]Wookington 1 point2 points ago

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I bet you that farm had well water.

[–]frak21 0 points1 point ago

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Hmmm... Good point. It could have been the Chlorine in the water. Both Fluorine and Chlorine can do nasty things to biological systems, especially systems that evolved in an environment where those elements may not have been that abundant.

[–]Adito99 0 points1 point ago

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This is an excellent explanation. The only problem I have left with this movie is the "foot soldier" theory. What a bunch of bullshit. An alien species with technology advanced enough to reach us could design a virus to slaughter us all without much effort and leave everything else pretty much intact. The most they'd have to do is lock down some nuclear facilities to stop people going nuts from the virus from detonating anything.

[–]frak21 0 points1 point ago

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Not necessarily. It's true that their methods seem to indicate that they use a sort of biotechnology. In fact, they may "spore" in order to travel from system to system. However, it doesn't mean that they can actually engineer DNA (or whatever they use) into a pathogen that can affect an entirely alien ecosystem, much less one that can be deployed at high altitude. We can barely do that ourselves, and we're native to this planet.

[–]Lots42 0 points1 point ago

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And then the virus mutates and alien faces start melting

[–]drpon 0 points1 point ago

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I agree that it's a shitty movie with gaping plot holes. However, the scene where Joaquin Phoenix first sees the alien on the roof... that still scares the absolute shit out of me. Even thinking about it scares me.

[–]Lots42 0 points1 point ago

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The film of the birthday party with the alien in the background spooked me

[–]royal_tennenbaum 0 points1 point ago

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uh war of the worlds? Oh have we found a way to kill the aliens. nope morgan freeman just told us they can't survive on our planet, even though they have been in the ground here for awhile.

[–]BenCelotil 0 points1 point ago

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Hollywood bastardisation screwing up a perfectly good story.

[–]jbaldock 0 points1 point ago

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They weren't aliens in signs, they were demons. The characters just assumed they were aliens. M night has said in interviews that he was about faith, demons, etc etc. and not aliens.

[–]stanthefan 12 points13 points ago

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It just makes way too much sense.

[–]krangksh 8 points9 points ago

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Exactly. Making sense is boring. If I wanted to make sense, I'd leave the theater and hack at a chunk of the dirty dishes.

[–]alcakd 2 points3 points ago

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Wyoming is also fucking boring.

[–]asdjfsjhfkdjs 1 point2 points ago

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sigh... going to go do dishes now.

Or in a bit.

[–]RogueNine 11 points12 points ago

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My voice is my passport, verify me.

[–]theghostofme 2 points3 points ago

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Holy shit, all this Sneakers discussion out of nowhere pleases me immensely.

[–]jayrot 3 points4 points ago

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SETEC ASTRONOMY

[–]Dyolf_Knip 0 points1 point ago

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Cootys Rat Semen!

[–]stormstar1 2 points3 points ago

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Too many secrets.

[–]terrorbot 0 points1 point ago

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an upvote to you good sir

[–]Throwawayname 9 points10 points ago

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Willing suspension of disbelief. Otherwise entertainment isn't entertaining.

[–]Sarutahiko 11 points12 points ago

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For future reference, Microsoft paint is fully capable of text on a transparent background (but not the stroke).

Also, sorry for jpeg. my bad.

[–]Tokeli 1 point2 points ago

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People like you are the reason we have unreadable text superimposed on pictures.

[–]Sarutahiko 0 points1 point ago

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People like me.. Who are people like that? People that try to disseminate information?

[–]Tokeli 0 points1 point ago

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YES. >:(

[–]number1username 9 points10 points ago

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I think it would be even better security to put a password on your screensaver so if a guy drops in from the ceiling he's like "oh shit what's Denise's nephew's name?"

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[–]Tephlon 0 points1 point ago

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To be fair, the guy ran to the bathroom and didn't take the time to turn off the computer.

Which doesn't make sense either. That should have been one keystroke, or at least an automatic password screen when the door gets opened.

[–]DentalNylon 9 points10 points ago

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Sudden urge to buy motion sensors.

[–][deleted] 7 points8 points ago

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Sudden urge to hum the MI theme music for no apparent reason.

[–]polyparadigm 6 points7 points ago

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Not to mention that this movie completely overstates the difference between the IMF and the World Bank.

[–]maximun_vader 4 points5 points ago

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As an economist, I can say that MI is a very precise view of how the real financial system works.

[–]jadams99 7 points8 points ago

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Doesn't this scene's dramatic flair also hinge on a lowly rat being in the air duct? A rat above the super-high-tech-controlled-room? Oy!

[–]Among_the_fallen 22 points23 points ago

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Let me fill you in on this mind blowing scene from a movie called Arn.

It's sometime during the crusades. We're in Europe, somewhere. Two armies line up on the field. Arn's army (army A) and Bad guy army (army B).

Army A is nervous. They are simple peasants, how can they stand againt the might of Army B? Luckily Commander Arn is prepared for this. He stares angrily at the Bad guy Commander, turns and gives a rousing speech to his compatriots. It's super effective.

Arn then instructs one of his archers to loose a single arrow towards Army B. It land halfway across the field. Commander B has a hearty laugh and informs his men Army A is just trying to scare them.

Commander B orders a charge! Two thirds of the soldiers take off. Atleast a hundred extras armed to the teeth pour across the field. Arn calmy instructs his archers to nock their bows and fire on his command.

Cut to the arrow in the middle of the field. Army B is getting closer. Cut Between Arn's face and the arrow three times. Dramatic tension.

As Army B passes the arrow Arn finally shouts "Fire!". The sky is filled with arrows and the entire charge is killed.

Cut to Commander B. Ashen and full of despairful. He simply cannot grasp how his plan failed. He quietly breathes what he obviously believes are his dying words. "It's a trap."

Apparently the invention of bows took him completely by surprise

There is no such thing as movie logic.

[–][deleted] 11 points12 points ago

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I guess you've never heard of Agincourt, then.

Basically, the French were retarded. They knew about archery, they just didn't have a very good strategy to deal with it.

protip: Don't run through the mud towards the archers. It never works.

[–]CutterJohn 0 points1 point ago*

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Also, keep your knights under control so they don't charge ahead by themselves seeking glory after a long road march, get their tired horses stuck in the mud and shot out from under their armored asses, so now they are in full plate in mud with no cover, in the range of the enemy archers(but not your own because you couldn't wait and your archers were soaked, including their bowstrings).

In fact, best to wait to attack until ALL of your people show up, instead of sending waves as they arrive.

There was so much fail by the french in that battle.

edit: oops, that wasn't Agincourt, that was Crécy.

[–]Dyolf_Knip 5 points6 points ago

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This exact battle actually did take place, and it was the start of a century of misery for the French.

[–]MrCorrector 2 points3 points ago

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Well that was typical strategy. Of course normally you'd have your own archers and/or greatly superior numbers.

[–]afterbirthbuffet 0 points1 point ago

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Or cavalry.

A bad general isn't exactly a plot hole

[–]Boye 1 point2 points ago

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A big theme of the books is how Arn comes back to sweden and totally reforms the way they make war. The old viking-way of doing a "Svinefylking" (a wedge formation) was totally outdated compared to the strategies he (Arn) learned in the holy lands. In the books, when he first came back from the monastery he was raised in, everybody thought he was a bit off, since he rode a skinny horse (an arab) and had a tiny sword (Which happened to be of more flxible steel instead of the rigid viking longswords).

[–]bag_of_hammers 13 points14 points ago

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Nah, motion sensors are too mainstream.

[–]lucidguppy 4 points5 points ago

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Wasn't the "beat the motion sensors" already in the movie Sneakers? Been there done that.

[–]theghostofme 1 point2 points ago

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I have such a nerd-gasm anytime someone mentions Sneakers on Reddit. That movie doesn't get the praise it deserves!

[–]JakeCameraAction 1 point2 points ago

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I've watched the film at least 20 times.
How's that make you feel?

A Winnebago.

[–]theghostofme 0 points1 point ago

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Pleased. Very, very pleased.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to give a lecture; and by lecture, clearly I mean banging that astrophysicist from the Czech Republic.

[–]seabiscuit5 27 points28 points ago

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you can also use GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program). It's open source and free. http://www.gimp.org/

[–][deleted] 6 points7 points ago

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If he can't install photoshop, what makes you think he can install GIMP?

[–]kolme 13 points14 points ago

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[–]rollolollo 14 points15 points ago

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[–]Tookie_Williams 0 points1 point ago

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Thanks for that! I wish I knew about this awhile ago.

[–]kolme 0 points1 point ago

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Nice!

[–]danthemango 2 points3 points ago

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maybe he just doesn't want to get a business license for it.

[–]babycheeses 6 points7 points ago

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You can also use http://getpaint.net which has a better UI and is vastly more elegant than gimp.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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Part of the reason I use it over Gimp, I ended up saying "Fuck your image-centric circlejerk, your interface is shit."

[–]kigam 0 points1 point ago

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I came to the comments to post this, I dunno why everyone loves Photoshop so much with it's insane price tag ( unless they pirate it ), because GIMP can do pretty much anything Photoshop can do, and it's free

[–]Krakenrider 19 points20 points ago

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GIMP is great for simple photo edits but it is LEAGUES below photoshop in terms of what you can do with it. Paint.net is also a pretty good free low level image manipulation tool by the way. http://www.getpaint.net/

[–]msterB 1 point2 points ago

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I think he means for the casual user.

[–]Magnesus 2 points3 points ago

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Also for those haters of multiple windows interfaces - the newest version of GIMP has a one-window option.

[–]RedsforMeds 1 point2 points ago

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Apparently a big setback is the actual name. People feel uneasy using a program named "GIMP".

[–]potato_salad 0 points1 point ago

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After pulp fiction, I have a certain aversion toward "gimp" as well.

[–]pintocat 0 points1 point ago

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[–]tellu2 0 points1 point ago

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I've downloaded GIMP before but don't really know how to use it well. I haven't really got any experience with photo editing. Any ideas on where to start?

[–]tha_ape 20 points21 points ago

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Ummm.... most motion sensors are based off of temperature changes.

[–]polyparadigm 11 points12 points ago

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"Sneakers" has an interesting portrayal of this.

[–]mbrady 12 points13 points ago

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My voice is my passport. Verify Me.

[–]tha_ape 6 points7 points ago

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Wow... blast from the past, I forgot that movie... I'll bet you forgot there was an answering machine on the table when the guy has a message service. -Whistler? (I'm not googling, just from memory)

[–]JakeCameraAction 1 point2 points ago

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"The box is on the desk between the lamp and the pencil cup."
"Whistler, I'd hate to tell you this, but you're blind."
(From memory)

Love that part.
And the "And give him head whenever he wants" part.

[–]morkskogen 7 points8 points ago

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TIL. I always assumed that most of them were ultrasonic or microwave.

[–]lazylion_ca 0 points1 point ago

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There are some combo units that are both heat and microwave.

[–]lazylion_ca 0 points1 point ago

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Well, as I understand it, they sense heat sources that move.

Also, motion sensors would generally be aimed at potential entrances.

There are combo units that are heat and microwave.

[–]BenCelotil 0 points1 point ago

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Years ago I was told that motion sensors worked by way of firing a random sequence of IR beams and measuring what reflected back and what didn't.

So, move slow enough and the sensor just regards you as a piece of furniture.

I used to play with this every time I visited the East Clinic with my Mum. They had motion sensors positioned all over the place, which even when the security was off the sensor would still display sensed motion with the use of a small LED.

Move around less than a foot per minute and you could get passed without a problem.

[–]bsterling 2 points3 points ago

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I thought there were motion sensors on the floor? Because when the rope slips he almost hits the floor where they are supposedly and it's a big deal? Haven't seen it in a while, so I could be wrong.

[–]mylifeforshire 9 points10 points ago

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I think OP is referring to infrared motion sensors, not pressure sensors. Like when you walk up to an automatic door and it opens for you, or when you walk by a motion sensor lamp it automatically turns on.

edit: misspellings galore.

[–]johnt1987 4 points5 points ago

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Infrared motion sensors can be fooled by slowly increasing the ambiant temperature enough so that the contrast between your skin and the background isn't high enough to trigger the sensor. Or slowly putting a cup on the lense.

[–]terk- 1 point2 points ago

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but there were temperature sensors in the room!

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[–]johnt1987 0 points1 point ago

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DAMN YOU AND YOUR FACTS/OBSERVATIONS!

[–]hedgecore77 2 points3 points ago

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[–]coversherinclubsauce 2 points3 points ago

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I swear they wrote that entire scene just so Tom Cruise could catch that bead of sweat in slow motion before it hit the ground.

Also, so that a polish dude could kill a rat in an air duct.

[–]Jtsunami 2 points3 points ago

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he's a moroccan-frenchie.

[–]CTDiesel 2 points3 points ago

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Another degree of Tom Cruise movies.......We were watching Minority Report last night. There's a scene in the movie where after John Anderton has had his eyes swapped, he uses one of his old eyes at the scanner to gain access to where the Precogs are. At the time, he's one of Precrime's most wanted men. It is kind of baffling to me that he could gain access like that being wanted, considering he had been located via eye scans earlier in the movie. Seems like an alarm would immediately go off.

[–]The_Insurance 0 points1 point ago

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Thank you!

Seriously, he's their number one most wanted, and yet they don't revoke his eyes' access to the doors? Seriously, how did that department ever get anything done?

[–]Lots42 0 points1 point ago

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This is why movie logic sucks, especially in the case of any kind of dealings with advanced security measures.

Movie logic sucks because it fails to take into account basic elements of security. Current security measures are hugely kick ass.

Just one example: When the hero needs to identify invisible laser beams, he produces a spray can of some shit - probably Hawaiian Potpourri - and voila! The previously invisible laser beams (because as we all know light is invisible unless it reflects off of something) are revealed in the pine-scented mists, and the hero can safely negotiate the beams.

This ignores the fact that the light from those beams is beamed onto sensors which precisely measure their frequency or some shit. If you spray an aerosol across this beam, it slightly weakens the beam, and this change in state is recorded and sounds an alarm. So doing the spray thing is bullshit.

But they continue to do it because people don't know any better. As long as it sells tickets, the movie company people wouldn't care if they made 2-hour long flicks featuring nothing more than pictures of various kittens in baskets.

Explosions are over-rated, with every pound of C4 doing the work of forty. Not every car explodes when driven off a cliff. People don't just walk away from explosions in slow-mo, because there's this thing called a shock wave.

Movie companies deliver what they believe people will pay to see. When people pay to see it, they movie companies are happy. Why bother with accurate portrayals of real-life scenarios? That's the movie companies. They're like, "why bother to pay someone to write something good when people will pay to see the same old crap recycled and redelivered.

It's like your dad giving you his old bike. Sure he painted it up and put a cool racing stripe on it, and the horn's pretty kick ass, but he's all like, "I gave you a new bike". And you're all like, "No, you gave me your old bike and you got a new bike." And he's all like, "I fixed it all up and made it shiny! It's like a new bike." And you say, "Well, 'like new' isn't new, is it. And he's all like, "But, you wouldn't download a bike, would you?" And you're all like, "Shut up Sal, you're not even my real father!"

So yeah, that's why movie logic sucks.

TL:DR Go away, I have no patience for your impatience.

[–]artman 3 points4 points ago

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If you are looking for logic in movies, watch documentaries instead.

[–]Magnesus 1 point2 points ago

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But not American ones. You make very undocumentary documentaries. Also you could find logic in movies - but not those from Hollywood.

[–]realblublu 2 points3 points ago

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Some American documentaries are about 80% CGI whizz-whooooovwheeee look at this thing in 3D man whoioooooa. I watched "The Universe" episode about Mars. What a fucking waste of time.

[–]Krakenrider 1 point2 points ago

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I'm pretty sure that Hollywood is just a part of America.

[–]Pantstown 4 points5 points ago

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How else is Brad Pitt supposed to get in?

[–]HeyCrabman11 1 point2 points ago

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What security do they actually put in vaults?

[–][deleted] 8 points9 points ago

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Gigantic steel doors with gigantic steel locking bolts that are equipped with timers so they only open at certain times.

Also goblins.

[–]HeyCrabman11 2 points3 points ago

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I've been doing some reading about it, and there is no way they put air vents in them :)

[–]Rentun 0 points1 point ago

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It's funny. You could have stopped that entire plan just by making the air vent smaller (like most air vents for single, small rooms are).

[–]HeyCrabman11 0 points1 point ago

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But then you could just get a smaller person, like a little Chinese acrobat

[–]alison09 0 points1 point ago

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Don't forget the Thief's Downfall. Washes away all enchantments.

[–]Clawdius 1 point2 points ago

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Yeah, all that. Or maybe, say, an actual security guard just standing there looking at the damn computer.

[–]SeaDuds 1 point2 points ago

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Came to say the same.

[–]Tephlon 0 points1 point ago

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Nah, too much high level sensitive info to trust to a guy who makes 24k a year.

[–]Lots42 0 points1 point ago

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What about the guys who guard the President?

[–]Boris2k 1 point2 points ago

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I don't think you understand how stupid the average person is.

[–]Galevav 0 points1 point ago

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Ms. Paint is doing a fine job.
I thought of this book when I read this post. I guess...sort of relevant.

[–]eldy_ 0 points1 point ago

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Tom Cruise NOSE!

[–]VLDT 0 points1 point ago

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Decibel meter motherfucker.

[–]Thrawny183 0 points1 point ago

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If movie opponents always followed the evil overlord list, the protagonists would almost always lose.

[–]fnork 0 points1 point ago

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Didn't they heat up the room for the purpose of defeating the motion sensors?

[–]mjc7373 0 points1 point ago

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A password on that computer would have helped too.

[–]Dyolf_Knip 1 point2 points ago

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I think they had one. That was part of the whole now-amusingly-dated discussion on the hardware they'd need to bust into Langley's systems.

[–]Roobomatic 0 points1 point ago

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photoshop isnt going to set your margins or pick a proper font for you. you'd be wasting your time getting it if you think it will make your work better.

[–]babycheeses 0 points1 point ago

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http://getpaint.net

^ You can thank me later.

[–]Raptorace22 0 points1 point ago

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Hey man, screw you. I ONLY use MS Paint.

[–]rownpown 0 points1 point ago

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I mean its possible. When the british sunk the bismark, one reason the planes succeeded was because the guns on the bismark couldnt train on the slower planes. The guns were too fast for the planes

[–]mrdobo 0 points1 point ago

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That scene in MI1 is the best spy/heist scene. Ever. In anything.

Let's leave it be...

[–]rdzzl 0 points1 point ago

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Omg what are the odds. Just watched this movie with a couple of friends!

[–]CowWithGun 0 points1 point ago

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Or why the lights are on..

[–]mywowtoonnname 0 points1 point ago

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Could have overcome that with a bed sheet.

[–]mrpopenfresh 0 points1 point ago

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Fuck everything about Mission Impossible. None of it is believable.

[–]throw_away_31415 0 points1 point ago

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Room: massive amounts of surveillance equipment.

Sophisticated supercomputer with trivial capability for surveillance: nup, none here.

Also I'd like to see them crawl through a real server room air cond duct.

[–]fdelys 0 points1 point ago

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Christ, tell me about it. I saw this movie called Star Wars and they had faster than light travel and this mystical power that was like, mind control and telekinesis...I mean, HELLO??!!

[–]Tephlon 0 points1 point ago

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MI was reasonably realistic. Star wars is fantasy in space.

[–]lidko 0 points1 point ago

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Motion sensors (infrared ones) can reportedly be compromised with a cardboard 'sheild' that is acclimated to the room temperature.

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Or how about "You can't log in to the computer if the security systems are turned on."

I mean, when he leaves and locks the door, the room color changes, the floor sensors turn on, all this crazy defensive shit happens... why not just turn off the monitor? Or put the computer in sleep mode?

[–]Ruabadfsh2 0 points1 point ago

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Sometimes I tell people like you, "Shut up, it's just a movie!" when you point things like that out during movies.

[–]cmontgomery33 0 points1 point ago

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if you ever abbreviate computer to ('puter) again, I will cut off all of your limbs.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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Yeah, but it's government logic, so of course it's retarded.

[–]rift321 0 points1 point ago

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Yeah, but that XXL-ATX computer case is pretty sick.

[–]pelito 0 points1 point ago

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Sinking ice in GI Joe The Rise of Cobra.

[–]Lots42 0 points1 point ago

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Didn't Reddit establish the ice had like buildings in and on it?

[–]pelito 0 points1 point ago

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I did not see that thread. But even if Reddit agreed that it had structure in the ice I would disagree. From what I've seen(I've only suffered to the movie once) most of the base was under water. Only the entrance was on the surface.

[–]Lots42 0 points1 point ago

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I love how they didn't count all the firemen coming OUT of the CIA...

[–]djdementia 0 points1 point ago

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Motion detectors are fairly easy to defeat assuming you know in advance that they are there (and where they are). All you do to defeat a motion detector is hold up a regular bed sheet between you and the detector.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8vmd3DkzDg&feature=player_detailpage#t=59s