Innaccurate things in movies that annoy you

[christiangirl]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Ha! I'm surprised you know Bossier City! I said Shreveport because I figured people would be more likely to know that name (and because after living their for 10 years, I like to pretend that BC doesn't exist!)

Yeah, a lot of people like to pretend BC doesn't exist, don't they? My BIL was stationed at Barksdale so, when my parents would send me to visit my sister twice a year, that's where I went. I miss it a lot, it was such a great place to live...though I'm sure I only get to feel that way because I never lived there for more than 10 weeks at a time.

Originally Posted by ASUADPi

That movie went from "semi" realistic to "silly" the moment they had it "jump" over a 50 foot gap

Hello, just get off the stupid freeway, while it wasn't completed yet, OMG there were exits!

Well, they had to stay over a certain speed and you can't do that on side streets. But the whole jump the gap thing was pretty ridiculous.

ETA: Ok, they aren't movies, but they've always bugged me:
1. How is it that on Grey's, Meredith was "dead" for over 2 hours and yet they revived her with no brain damage? Srsly??
2. Two years ago on Days of Our Lives, Chelsea Brady went from being 15 to 18 in a matter of months and she's now a little older than college-age. I know for a fact she was born 12 years ago, I saw that episode. I swear, soaps run by a calendar that no one else has.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by christiangirl

I swear, soaps run by a calendar that no one else has.

It's called SORAS (Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome). I don't mind spending disbelief because there aren't many stories that can revolve around 11 year olds on soaps. The only time it really pisses me off is when the younger sister suddenly becomes the older sister. Guiding Light did this - Rick & Mel's daughter went from being 2 to being in boarding school. It wouldn't have been so bad if 1) she didn't have an older brother who became her younger brother, so 2) changing the ages made it look like Rick cheated on Mel with Harley, which NEVER happened 3) her aging had nothing pertinent to do with the story. They didn't pair her with anyone, they apparently just wanted her there to whine about her parents' divorce, which could have been accomplished just as well with a 5 year old.

[ASUADPi]

Originally Posted by 33girl

It's called SORAS (Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome).

There are times when SORAS is just so downright stupid that you are like "are you kidding me".

One that I can think of off the top of my head is EJ on Days. I remember the whole Susan/Kristen storyline. It was back in like 97-98. EJ has been on the show for like 3-4 years now. The reality is that EJ should only be 11-12 years old. Nope now he is 30+. It was so lame when it came out that he was Elvis Jr. Now, I really don't mind because they have given him some pretty decent storylines, but I mean come on, he's older than Will, who was born in like 96. At least Will is around the correct age.

I can really only think of one character on soaps that they didn't rapidly age and that is Robin on GH. The actress who plays her, has always played her and she grew up on the show.

[33girl]

I thought that EJ had been given some sort of growth hormone and that's why he aged so quickly. (I'm not being snarky, I thought this was an actual story.)

[CutiePie2000]

Being that this is the GC board, one thing that annoys me in movies is how inaccurately they depict the recruitment and bidding process. In "The House Bunny", I remember that they MAILED OUT the bid cards. WTH.

[ASUADPi]

Originally Posted by 33girl

I thought that EJ had been given some sort of growth hormone and that's why he aged so quickly. (I'm not being snarky, I thought this was an actual story.)

Who knows? I rarely watch Days. I swear I think I watch it like 3 times a year, when something interesting happens (like the baby switch reveal) and I still understand what is going on. LOL.