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Movies that would not hold up with today's technology
Posted on 9/21/10 at 10:11 am
Posted on 9/21/10 at 10:11 am
With cell phones, internet, facebook, etc. a lot of great classics would not have had realistic plot lines if they were made today.
For example, in Sixteen Candles everyone forgets Molly Ringwalds birthday. Now a days, someone would have seen it on facebook, and the whole premise of the movie would have been shot to shite.
Home Alone- Kevin McAllister's parents would have had a much easier time getting back to Chicago from Paris if they would have been able to book a flight online. Also, having to call from pay phones made it difficult to leave a return number for anyone to reach them.
Any other good ones?
For example, in Sixteen Candles everyone forgets Molly Ringwalds birthday. Now a days, someone would have seen it on facebook, and the whole premise of the movie would have been shot to shite.
Home Alone- Kevin McAllister's parents would have had a much easier time getting back to Chicago from Paris if they would have been able to book a flight online. Also, having to call from pay phones made it difficult to leave a return number for anyone to reach them.
Any other good ones?
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Posted on 9/21/10 at 10:12 am to PBnJ
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Kevin McAllister's parents would have had a much easier time getting back to Chicago from Paris if they would have been able to book a flight online
Even during Christmas???
Posted on 9/21/10 at 10:28 am to PBnJ
See every horror movie prior to mainstream cellphone usage in real life and horror movies.
Posted on 9/21/10 at 10:29 am to PBnJ
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Kevin McAllister's parents would have had a much easier time getting back to Chicago from Paris if they would have been able to book a flight online
They could've just texted Kevin to see if he was ok and made a facebook announcement that they needed some help from anyone in town.
eta. Did they ever call the house and see if Kevin answered? I don't recall.
This post was edited on 9/21/10 at 10:31 am
Posted on 9/21/10 at 11:36 am to PBnJ
I really like this topic.
Posted on 9/21/10 at 11:41 am to PBnJ
Die Hard.
Terrorists cut all the phone lines in the tower to ensure there is no outside communication. Never work today.
Terrorists cut all the phone lines in the tower to ensure there is no outside communication. Never work today.
Posted on 9/21/10 at 11:47 am to PBnJ
Not a movie, but I find myself thinking about this a lot with Seinfeld. If they had cell phones, George would have never popped the Bubble Boy's bubble, they would have been able to find each other in the parking garage episode and George wouldn't have missed the call at the Chinese restaurant.
Posted on 9/21/10 at 11:48 am to PBnJ
So this can only work in movies that should or could have cellphones. i.e. futuristic tales. So couldn't Leia send Obi Wan a text: "Help me Obi Wan ur my holy hope"? This is better than a slow arse droid and his clutzy companion.
Posted on 9/21/10 at 11:51 am to PBnJ
Saving Private Ryan. The Germans would've seen the entire Overlord battle plan on CNN.
Posted on 9/21/10 at 11:56 am to PBnJ
The Matrix!!!!
Wouldn't have to go to a land line to exit. Think of all the avoded deaths when Scyther was being a bitch. He'd have to drag down and bomb a satellite or cell phone tower to kill the people inside!
**that is if the bots had towers erected for the humans to use.
Wouldn't have to go to a land line to exit. Think of all the avoded deaths when Scyther was being a bitch. He'd have to drag down and bomb a satellite or cell phone tower to kill the people inside!
**that is if the bots had towers erected for the humans to use.
This post was edited on 9/21/10 at 11:57 am
Posted on 9/21/10 at 12:50 pm to PBnJ
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Home Alone- Kevin McAllister's parents would have had a much easier time getting back to Chicago from Paris if they would have been able to book a flight online. Also, having to call from pay phones made it difficult to leave a return number for anyone to reach them.
Home Alone doesn't even remotely hold up unless literally the whole town hates them and hopes Kevin dies. There's no way they couldn't have gotten in contact with somebody to get Kevin while they were in Paris. I mean at least call the preacher for fricks sake, but I'm guessing they did and the priest just didn't answer. Child services was made specifically for families like the MacAllisters. I mean who would help a family with Uncle Frank and Buzz as the most prominent family members?
Posted on 9/21/10 at 9:11 pm to PBnJ
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Movies that would not hold up with today's technology
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Any other good ones?
Conan the Barbarian
Posted on 9/22/10 at 8:52 am to PBnJ
Gone With the Wind
Rhet would have just called that bitch up or sent her a text to tell her he didn't give a damn.
ETA: Maybe Skype, so he could see the look on her face.
Rhet would have just called that bitch up or sent her a text to tell her he didn't give a damn.
ETA: Maybe Skype, so he could see the look on her face.
This post was edited on 9/22/10 at 8:54 am
Posted on 9/22/10 at 1:33 pm to PBnJ
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Any other good ones?
Die Hard. Many of the problems in the movie came as the result of having few ways to communicate with the police. Prop a cell phone in McClains hands earlier and the movie ends much quicker.
This post was edited on 9/22/10 at 1:33 pm
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