Sex finishes without the need to clean up. Characters just roll over and say ‘goodnight’ as if they didn’t just smear each other’s fluids all throughout the bed.
Oh, easy! people in movies never seem to need a bathroom. Like, they’re running from explosions, dealing with life or death situations, and having emotional breakdowns… but no one ever says, “Hold on, I need a quick pit stop.” Instead, they’re just going full throttle for hours. I’m over here trying to watch a 2 hour movie without running to the bathroom every 20 minutes, and these heroes are out here saving the world without blinking or peeing
Horror movie small towns that experience random, but consistent, murders or disappearances and zero media coverage.
Buffy shows up to Sunnydale high school and the town has to build three new funeral homes.
Hero being assaulted by a dozen henchmen using fists, feet and metal bars only to have a small butterfly bandage on the cheek and no eyes swollen shut.
CPR, person is 80 + year old and is already sick but miraculously gets her heart beat back AND leaves the hospital alive. The chances of that happening to anyone over 50 with multiple ongoing issues is not as high as you think.
There are so many things. So so many. Off the top of my head…
Gunshots from a suppressed weapon still make a loud clacking that can be easily heard, but doesn’t damage your hearing in close quarters. They don’t make a near silent puffing sound like you see in movies.
Ripping the clothes off your partner in the heat of sex almost never ever works out. Clothes weren’t made to be torn off or to easily come off. So the idea of tearing them off your partner’s body is just laughable in practice.
Surprise witnesses. Both prosecution and defense get a list of the witnesses that the other side wants to call.
Shotgun spread. The size of the spread in a shotgun blast is actually quite small. A matter of inches even at range. Obviously they don’t have very long range, but movies make it seem like standing 5 ft away from a door and shooting it with a shotgun blast a hole the size of the door. It won’t. It’s much, much smaller.
Bird sounds. Often times they will just throw in sounds of birds without knowing where that bird’s natural habitat is. A common example is the sound of a common loon in a desert. Loons live in areas with tons of freshwater.
The days of the universal genius are long past, science is too vast and too complex for one person to know it all. I understand why you don’t want to introduce more characters, but it would be way better to have your science character say “I know just who to call for that question” than to answer everything on the spot or have the forensic medicine expert build a death ray satellite
The lack of general tiredness. A prolonged fight with even one henchmen would probably render someone out of breath for a good ten to twenty minutes. The hero, especially one in their sixties would be complaining all morning, and waking up the next day with an even more sore back.
Getting shot in the shoulder, in a location that would apparently pass right through the shoulder blade, and just continuing as if nothing happened after an improvised bandage has been poorly applied.
People functioning perfectly fine after sustaining a major physical trauma (like a gunshot wound, falling multiple stories, blood loss, getting hit by a car, etc.)
Horses are prey animals and rarely whinny unless they’re communicating with another horse over a long distance. If they’re “talking” to a human it is a very low nicker that’s basically exhaling through the nose in a specific way. And they don’t neigh out of anger while trying to unseat a rider or pulling away from where they’re tied. The most you’d hear in those situations is a squeal of frustration or a snort of alarm at a scary thing.
But by all means, add the whole soundboard to any scene featuring a horse, it’s much more exciting! 🙄
If you think I’m leaving the weird newcomer with a whole bottle of dark liquor and expecting them to afford it you’ve got another thing coming.
More than that I’d get in a ton of trouble for over serving, how am I even supposed to charge for ‘half bottle of our finest whisky’?
No, not happening, ever. Unless you either own the place, pay stupid money or I couldn’t care about the cheap swill and you still pay good money and are known to the owners!
Somebody falls and catches the edge of something, hanging on by just their fingers.
Try it sometime. That kind of finger strength takes training. Even people who exercise regularly can’t do it, unless they have specifically trained for it.
People being in a situation that is perfectly explainable when the person says “just let me explain”…but then the other person says “no!” Or “I don’t need to hear it!” And walks away.
Almost everything involving guns. Almost every time a gun is involved there are arbitrary clicking noises, and completely unnecessary racking of slides, bolts or pumps.
Almost everything involving computers. Again, beeping noises anytime someone touches a key on the keyboard or clicks a mouse. Worst of all. Someone shouting ENHANCE at a potato quality picture and it magically renders into 8k
Breakfast!!! A kitchen island covered in cereals, fruit, pastries, fruit juices, coffee, tea & the main character has one bite of toast & “can’t stop”…….
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Sex finishes without the need to clean up. Characters just roll over and say ‘goodnight’ as if they didn’t just smear each other’s fluids all throughout the bed.
People getting pistol whipped and waking up later with little to no damage.
In real life, if you took head trauma that knocked you out for that long, you’d at least have a concussion and brain damage.
in horror movies when they think it’s a good idea to split up
Chloroform putting people to sleep. It takes way longer than depicted.
Oh, easy! people in movies never seem to need a bathroom. Like, they’re running from explosions, dealing with life or death situations, and having emotional breakdowns… but no one ever says, “Hold on, I need a quick pit stop.” Instead, they’re just going full throttle for hours. I’m over here trying to watch a 2 hour movie without running to the bathroom every 20 minutes, and these heroes are out here saving the world without blinking or peeing
Brushing teeth without toothpaste.
People waking up with perfect hair and makeup.
Hackers type 300 words per minute and say ‘I’m in’ after 5 seconds of frantic clacking.
Everyone has a shockable rhythm in medical emergencies on tv or movies.
Most firearm usage, not eating the crazy good looking breakfasts (people would stop and eat it)
Stopping by to have breakfast at friends’ apartment before work… yeah sure
Childbirth
Guns with no recoil
a happy workplace
Horror movie small towns that experience random, but consistent, murders or disappearances and zero media coverage.
Buffy shows up to Sunnydale high school and the town has to build three new funeral homes.
“Zoom in…. Enhance the image!!… Zoom in more!!! ENHANCE!!!!”
Moving 4 feet from the other characters and having a full volume side convo that no one else can here
Extras not reacting to things
waking up looking fresh and styled and mostly in a very good mood
Talking behind a restaurant menu and the people on the other side of the table not being able to hear you.
All car chase scenes. long list of ‘it doesn’t work that way’…
Trials
Hero being assaulted by a dozen henchmen using fists, feet and metal bars only to have a small butterfly bandage on the cheek and no eyes swollen shut.
Crawling through shiny air conditioning ducts.
CPR, person is 80 + year old and is already sick but miraculously gets her heart beat back AND leaves the hospital alive. The chances of that happening to anyone over 50 with multiple ongoing issues is not as high as you think.
You look out of any window in Paris and you see the Eiffel Tower.
5 second long phone conversations that end without anyone saying goodbye.
There are so many things. So so many. Off the top of my head…
Gunshots from a suppressed weapon still make a loud clacking that can be easily heard, but doesn’t damage your hearing in close quarters. They don’t make a near silent puffing sound like you see in movies.
Ripping the clothes off your partner in the heat of sex almost never ever works out. Clothes weren’t made to be torn off or to easily come off. So the idea of tearing them off your partner’s body is just laughable in practice.
Surprise witnesses. Both prosecution and defense get a list of the witnesses that the other side wants to call.
Shotgun spread. The size of the spread in a shotgun blast is actually quite small. A matter of inches even at range. Obviously they don’t have very long range, but movies make it seem like standing 5 ft away from a door and shooting it with a shotgun blast a hole the size of the door. It won’t. It’s much, much smaller.
Bird sounds. Often times they will just throw in sounds of birds without knowing where that bird’s natural habitat is. A common example is the sound of a common loon in a desert. Loons live in areas with tons of freshwater.
The days of the universal genius are long past, science is too vast and too complex for one person to know it all. I understand why you don’t want to introduce more characters, but it would be way better to have your science character say “I know just who to call for that question” than to answer everything on the spot or have the forensic medicine expert build a death ray satellite
Spotless air ducts.
Not saying goodbye when people end a call.
The lack of general tiredness. A prolonged fight with even one henchmen would probably render someone out of breath for a good ten to twenty minutes. The hero, especially one in their sixties would be complaining all morning, and waking up the next day with an even more sore back.
They always have crumpled up cash ready to pay the bill in an instant at a restaurant. You’ll never see the bill/receipt
The 1 in a million chance of victory works out 100% of the time.
No one ever looks for parking. It’s just there.
Women go into labor, yell a couple of times, and then are smiling holding a newborn.
Getting shot in the shoulder, in a location that would apparently pass right through the shoulder blade, and just continuing as if nothing happened after an improvised bandage has been poorly applied.
Parking spot right in front of where they are going, especially in New York.
People functioning perfectly fine after sustaining a major physical trauma (like a gunshot wound, falling multiple stories, blood loss, getting hit by a car, etc.)
Horses are prey animals and rarely whinny unless they’re communicating with another horse over a long distance. If they’re “talking” to a human it is a very low nicker that’s basically exhaling through the nose in a specific way. And they don’t neigh out of anger while trying to unseat a rider or pulling away from where they’re tied. The most you’d hear in those situations is a squeal of frustration or a snort of alarm at a scary thing.
But by all means, add the whole soundboard to any scene featuring a horse, it’s much more exciting! 🙄
‘Leave the bottle’
If you think I’m leaving the weird newcomer with a whole bottle of dark liquor and expecting them to afford it you’ve got another thing coming.
More than that I’d get in a ton of trouble for over serving, how am I even supposed to charge for ‘half bottle of our finest whisky’?
No, not happening, ever. Unless you either own the place, pay stupid money or I couldn’t care about the cheap swill and you still pay good money and are known to the owners!
Ordering a meal, eating just one bite, and then chucking the whole thing because you have to go somewhere.
bombs have bright led digital dislpay showing the remaining time before it goes off
Full spread breakfast during a weekday.
Somebody falls and catches the edge of something, hanging on by just their fingers.
Try it sometime. That kind of finger strength takes training. Even people who exercise regularly can’t do it, unless they have specifically trained for it.
Tires squealing on a dirt road
Also cars exploding like they are filled with TNT
People being in a situation that is perfectly explainable when the person says “just let me explain”…but then the other person says “no!” Or “I don’t need to hear it!” And walks away.
No one buys celery and baguettes every time they go to the grocery store.
An entire breakfast buffet is cooked and put out. One character eats a single grape and then leaves.
Any normal bodily function is some kind of medical emergency/event.
Coughing means lung cancer/TB. A headache or fainting means a brain tumour. A woman puking is pregnant.
Woman chops her hair off with a knife or scissors and has the perfect bob or pixie cut.
Almost everything involving guns. Almost every time a gun is involved there are arbitrary clicking noises, and completely unnecessary racking of slides, bolts or pumps.
Almost everything involving computers. Again, beeping noises anytime someone touches a key on the keyboard or clicks a mouse. Worst of all. Someone shouting ENHANCE at a potato quality picture and it magically renders into 8k
The one which aways gets my goat is the metal-on-metal sound on withdrawing a sword from a scabbard.
Bulletproof kitchen tables and couches.
Agreeing to meet without mentioning where or even when.
People dig a 6 foot deep grave with a small shovel in about 10 minutes
People having fully-clothed sex in a dirty public bathroom
Breakfast!!! A kitchen island covered in cereals, fruit, pastries, fruit juices, coffee, tea & the main character has one bite of toast & “can’t stop”…….
Cars that have the keys tucked into the sun shade.
Unemployed bachelors with spacious penthouse apartments in desirable locations.
Adults playing kid roles
A character that has been hit on the head becomes unconscious for hours and wakes up later and starts functioning normally as if nothing happened