Innaccurate things in movies that annoy you

[moe.ron]

Got this from another website:

My personal pet peeves: people holding their guns sideway.

[DaemonSeid]

Gladiator was a 'historical' movie full of inaccuracies

[naraht]

The entire concept of how inter-fraternity decisions are made in Revenge of the Nerds, especially RotN 2. It makes the equivalent to the NIC seem like a League that has significant control over the fraternities rather than being fairly weak in reality. Also, I'd love to find out if *any* fraternity has had anyone younger than 35 represent them in the NIC. My guess is that the average age of those people (mostly fraternity executive directors and presidents) is somewhere between 45 and 50.

[cheerfulgreek]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n9aca_qcxE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDj6XtZrxvw


Never, but nice try.

[tootiepie]

Since I live down here in cajun country, I have to say I just die when I see the ignorant way they portray people from this part of the country and the horrible fake cajun accents. Also since I grew up in Kentucky I have to say that we are not a bunch of hillibillies. Hate the way both of these groups are usually portrayed.

I do want to say that I just took my class to see The Princess and the Frog and Disney did a very good job with the accents and details of the movie.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by tootiepie

Since I live down here in cajun country, I have to say I just die when I see the ignorant way they portray people from this part of the country and the horrible fake cajun accents. Also since I grew up in Kentucky I have to say that we are not a bunch of hillibillies. Hate the way both of these groups are usually portrayed.

I do want to say that I just took my class to see The Princess and the Frog and Disney did a very good job with the accents and details of the movie.

Ditto on the cajun country.

I also hate seeing people talk when they are intubated on ventilators. Yeah...not possible!

[DrPhil]

Are we talking about inaccuracies or stereotypes that apply to some but have a negative connotation? I can only think of the latter right now.

This isn't a movie, but an episode of SATC where Carrie told her writer-boyfriend that he was wrong for having his lead character wear a scrunchie because NY women don't wear scrunchies outside of the house. Then they were in a bar and he saw a woman with a HORRIBLE scrunchie hairstyle. Carrie said "she's not from here." Then he goes up to her and the lady turns around with a deep Southern accent and said "ooooh noooooooo...I'm not from herrrrurrrrr! You hear that, honeyyyyyy?! They think I'm from NEW YORK!!! NEW YORRRRRK!!!"

She sounded like the talking pothole. There are some deep Southern accents (which sometimes annoy me) but I was more bothered by the connotation of "small town folks/country folks in the BIG CITY."

[tld221]

My biggest one so far:

In The Day After Tomorrow, the lead characters go to the "tallest building" in Manhattan to save themselves, yet end up at the NY Public Library. Umm... its 5 floors. My apartment building has more floors.

I love how the good portion of the country is freezing, yet Mexico is just fine.

[33girl]

Pittsburgh based movies where NO ONE has a Pittsburgh accent. Maybe if you get far enough out in the burbs where they flog you if you say "nebby" but if you're anywhere close to the heart of the city, just not the truth.

Oh, and the mountains in The Deer Hunter. The Appalachians haven't looked like that since the dinosaurs were around.

[PeppyGPhiB]

Most movies filmed in Seattle make it seem like all of our cliched landmarks are within walking distance of each other. Or at least right next to each other. Sleepless in Seattle is filled with this, as is Say Anything, which is surprising for Cameron Crowe since he lives here.

The other thing that really irritates some people in Seattle now is all these movies that supposedly take place in Seattle/Washington are really filmed (at least in part) in Vancouver because it's cheaper to film there. Movies that do this: the Twilight series, Love Happens, Fear, practically every Lifetime movie these days, and other movies that slip my mind. A TON of American TV shows are filmed in Vancouver, too. It's seriously a mini Hollywood at this point.

[LXA SE285]

Way too many movies set in the contemporary Deep South assume that everybody talks like they just stepped out of Gone with the Wind. Julia Roberts, for example, had the worst movie-character Southern accent ever in Steel Magnolias—and she's from Atlanta, for God's sake!

[LXA SE285]

Pittsburgh based movies where NO ONE has a Pittsburgh accent.

Pittsburgh, Philly, and "Bawlmer" accents fascinate me because they sound vaguely Southern.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by LXA SE285

Way too many movies set in the contemporary Deep South assume that everybody talks like they just stepped out of Gone with the Wind. Julia Roberts, for example, had the worst movie-character Southern accent ever in Steel Magnolias—and she's from Atlanta, for God's sake!

No kidding... I cringe when I hear her speak in that movie, but I still LOVE Steal Magnolias!

Originally Posted by LXA SE285

Pittsburgh, Philly, and "Bawlmer" accents fascinate me because they sound vaguely Southern.

Baltimore's accent is a little southern. I say my "O"s like they do so I have had more than one person ask if I'm from Baltimore since I've lived here. I laugh then say a few more things until they hear the southern accent and realize their mistake. There are many accents here, though. Check out the Baltimore "Hon". It's priceless!

[LXA SE285]

"DON'T TAWK ABOUT ME LAHK AH'M NAWT HERE!"

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by LXA SE285

"DON'T TAWK ABOUT ME LAHK AH'M NAWT HERE!"

Ha! I know a lot of people that knew the real Shelby. Apparently she was nothing like the Julia Roberts incarnation.

Personally I like Ouiser the best, but nobody had a believable accent in that movie!