Dawnrazor Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 I've been shooting all my life really, I was looking forward to "Shooter" on Netflix, lasted about 20 minutes, terrible inaccuracies that I just couldn't get over!! I struck me that whenever anything that involves shooting in TV and Films is very poorly researched and I does my head in, and I wondered if there are other hobbies, sports, professions that are wide of the mark from the real world, police? Fire service? Teachers, Doctors, anything really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Gin Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Awful CCTV footage getting magically 'cleaned up' into crystal clear images in crime investigation shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bauld Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Pretty much as you say for me. Almost every time someone picks up a weapon in a movie or on tv I start picking holes. The worst is when they try to imitate a gun shot wound. Especially if it's a rifle or shotgun wound. The way flesh reacts when hit by a heavy calibre at 50+ yards never seems to be correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcw1874 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Question Time. There's the bit where they introduce Nigel Farage and people applaud, I mean, how inaccurate is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deevers Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 One of the worst I have seen recently was in War Horse. Members of the Dorset Regt going over the top and a piper playing them over to Blue Bonnets. Poor Research by the Director Steven Spielburg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambo1961 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 The makers of ''In The Name Of My Father'' took liberty's Braveheart as well Most of the time its all about selling the film not the truth as the powers that be ken better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Question Time. There's the bit where they introduce Nigel Farage and people applaud, I mean, how inaccurate is that? Bbc and the guardians reporting of the Syrian war . That would be doing a disservice to inaccuracy. Blatant lies. 52 % of actual votes would suggest the applause were not that far of the mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pans Jambo Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 The first guardians of the galaxy was a steaming pile of lies lies and more lies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debut 4 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 True about the shooting thing. It probably depends on the weapon but I watched an SAS documentary and they said the last thing you do with a machine gun is act like Arnie and spray bullets. It's about accuracy and calmness, almost one shot at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riddley Walker Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Male porn stars going for minutes on end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Boy Named Crow Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 The TGV in Mission Impossible going through the Channel Tunnel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Mackerel Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 I've been shooting all my life really, I was looking forward to "Shooter" on Netflix, lasted about 20 minutes, terrible inaccuracies that I just couldn't get over!! I struck me that whenever anything that involves shooting in TV and Films is very poorly researched and I does my head in, and I wondered if there are other hobbies, sports, professions that are wide of the mark from the real world, police? Fire service? Teachers, Doctors, anything really? Shooting smack or shotguns? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Gordons Gloves Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 The makers of ''In The Name Of My Father'' took liberty's Braveheart as well Most of the time its all about selling the film not the truth as the powers that be ken better This! Irritates me beyond belief that they make out that Wallace was pumping young Edward's missus just to provide some sort of romance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnrazor Posted January 12, 2017 Author Share Posted January 12, 2017 Shooting smack or shotguns? Smack, good BRITISH smack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Mackerel Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Smack, good BRITISH smack. That'll be your ski "teaching" career fecked abroad then in Europe Hillend if you're lucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 The TGV in Mission Impossible going through the Channel Tunnel! With the helicopter chasing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Sean Connery riding everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambof3tornado Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 True about the shooting thing. It probably depends on the weapon but I watched an SAS documentary and they said the last thing you do with a machine gun is act like Arnie and spray bullets. It's about accuracy and calmness, almost one shot at a time. 3 to 5 round bursts maximum. Any more and you wont be aiming anywhere near your target. I spent many a year on small arms ranges test firing various weapons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Templeton Peck Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Pregnant women's waters break (in supermarket) and baby appears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamboinglasgow Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 This! Irritates me beyond belief that they make out that Wallace was pumping young Edward's missus just to provide some sort of romance. When in real life she was 3 at the time. I can handle some historical inaccuracies in a film but the number of errors in Braveheart is just laziness and just cant enjoy the film. The two main ones that really annoy me is first of the all the Battle of Stirling Bridge. Which features no bridge (the production staff apparently said it was too expensive to have one.) By taking out the key element of the battle it completely removes what was so remarkable about the victory. The second is how they treat Robert the Bruce. In it he is a sniveling coward, too afraid to help for fear of upsetting his father, betraying Wallace (which is completely untrue) and only fights Bannockburn because Wallace died. It just ruins what is one of the most fascinating characters in Scottish history (someone who could give game of thrones a run for their money in power games and violence.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 In films, when an 18 year old goes round to visit his mate, but he is not in. So he pumps his mate's mum instead. That never happens in real life. It didn't to me, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Better call Saul Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 This! Irritates me beyond belief that they make out that Wallace was pumping young Edward's missus just to provide some sort of romance. shame she was tidy was as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Gin Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 In films, when an 18 year old goes round to visit his mate, but he is not in. So he pumps his mate's mum instead. That never happens in real life. It didn't to me, anyway. That's what you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnrazor Posted January 13, 2017 Author Share Posted January 13, 2017 That's what you think. Your mum sounds like fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 That's what you think. Christ. I wish I had you as a friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Gin Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Christ. I wish I had you as a friend. I was actually inferring that you may have been the mate who wasn't in. I don't think it happened to me either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bindy Badgy Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Hand to hand fighting in TV shows always looks like something out of the WWE. If you've done any sort of martial art at a half decent level you'll spend half you time saying "that doesn't work!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantjambo Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 When in real life she was 3 at the time. I can handle some historical inaccuracies in a film but the number of errors in Braveheart is just laziness and just cant enjoy the film. The two main ones that really annoy me is first of the all the Battle of Stirling Bridge. Which features no bridge (the production staff apparently said it was too expensive to have one.) By taking out the key element of the battle it completely removes what was so remarkable about the victory. The second is how they treat Robert the Bruce. In it he is a sniveling coward, too afraid to help for fear of upsetting his father, betraying Wallace (which is completely untrue) and only fights Bannockburn because Wallace died. It just ruins what is one of the most fascinating characters in Scottish history (someone who could give game of thrones a run for their money in power games and violence.) Another is the sacking of York. Wallace did indeed invade Northern England but didn't make it as far as York. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussieh Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Bbc and the guardians reporting of the Syrian war . That would be doing a disservice to inaccuracy. Blatant lies. 52 % of actual votes would suggest the applause were not that far of the mark. Gies peace with yet Syria pish. Or go and fight for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 I was actually inferring that you may have been the mate who wasn't in. I don't think it happened to me either. As was I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawdust Caesar Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 In films when someone gets stabbed, and not in an artery, they die within seconds. I remember the scene in the Magnificent 7 when James Coburn's character manages to throw a knife at someone who was pulling a gun on him, the guy dies almost instantaneously. He threw the knife at him from about 25 feet and there was enough power for it to deeply penetrate his body killing him rigt away. Same as when being shot, it's usually a quick death, or if it's John Wayne/Arnie/Stallone etc, it's only a flesh wound and doesn't impair their fighting abilities in the slightest. Explosions in space that you can hear. I watched a bit of Escape to Victory when it was on over Xmas, the camp commandant played by Max Von Sydow was supposed to have been a German international footballer who played for his country in 1936, he was about 60 years old in that film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 That's what you think. I laughed Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Cockade Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 don't get the seethe over Braveheart of course it's nowhere near 100% accurate it's a film not a documentary No movie can be 100% accurate it's about entertainment but some people seem to want to cover up the fact that Scotland and England were enemies for some reason Wallace and the Bruce did fight the English who wanted to conquer Scotland the English did have Wallace hanged, drawn and quartered Those are facts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muldoon74 Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 things like "the walking dead" or other progs where civilisation has crashed... Where do they get the ammunition to keep firing on automatic for minutes on end without reloading? Where do they get their fuel? You never see them making new stuff.. Petrol/diesel is hydroscopic, ie it attracts water. just a few drops of water are enough to ruin a tank of fuel.. If mixed with FRESH fuel it can last a couple of years but half a tank of unleaded (as often found in abandoned cars in these types of progs) will be unusable within 2-6 months.. This really pisses me off when i see it in films now (didnt bother me before I read it).. I realise I may have issues... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamboinglasgow Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 don't get the seethe over Braveheart of course it's nowhere near 100% accurate it's a film not a documentary No movie can be 100% accurate it's about entertainment but some people seem to want to cover up the fact that Scotland and England were enemies for some reason Wallace and the Bruce did fight the English who wanted to conquer Scotland the English did have Wallace hanged, drawn and quartered Those are facts Of course it doesn't have to be 100% accurate. I like Gladiator even though they take liberties on Commodus. But at least has some accuracy. Braveheart (as one of my history lecturers at uni put it) got one thing right, there was a person called William Wallace. As I said earlier a lot of it is laziness. Why take what history says when we change it completely and just make up a story about a guy who shares the same surname as the writer (which is literately the reason the writer of Braveheart wrote the screenplay.) But your last bit is the reason why films like Braveheart being inaccurate is a problem, its the only major film that covers a big, complicated and important time of Scotland. So many people will get view on history, use it to back up their political ideals and even can undermine our ancestors. If there was a few films which covered the period then it wouldn't be a problem but its an insult to Scottish history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambos are go! Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 On TV Rebus is a rabid Hibs Supporter. IIRC in the books I read he is a Hearts man though not a fanatic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester™ Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 On TV Rebus is a rabid Hibs Supporter. IIRC in the books I read he is a Hearts man though not a fanaticWith sympathies to his hometown team of Cowdenbeath. The rabid Hibs fan is Siobhan, who, in the TV show is almost made to be a bit ditzy. She's absolute opposite in the books. There were that many inaccuracies with the Ken Stott ones, I stopped watching them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debut 4 Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Of course it doesn't have to be 100% accurate. I like Gladiator even though they take liberties on Commodus. But at least has some accuracy. Braveheart (as one of my history lecturers at uni put it) got one thing right, there was a person called William Wallace. As I said earlier a lot of it is laziness. Why take what history says when we change it completely and just make up a story about a guy who shares the same surname as the writer (which is literately the reason the writer of Braveheart wrote the screenplay.) But your last bit is the reason why films like Braveheart being inaccurate is a problem, its the only major film that covers a big, complicated and important time of Scotland. So many people will get view on history, use it to back up their political ideals and even can undermine our ancestors. If there was a few films which covered the period then it wouldn't be a problem but its an insult to Scottish history. Thing is, there`s been much debate on here about the bible and how accurate it can be. Same with anything that happened in the last 4, 5 hundred years and longer in history.....how accurate are the history books really? Through time things are unintentionally exaggerated or stories get twisted or mixed up from the moment these events happened and they are put down on black and white. Every one of us take the word of history books because if you aren`t around when it happened what do you believe? what can you prove or disprove? PS just a point, not trying to start a different debate on this thread..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Any time darts is featured on a yank TV show. Silly buggers think that hitting the bullseye is the main aim of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester™ Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Any time darts is featured on a yank TV show. Silly buggers think that hitting the bullseye is the main aim of the game. As soft tip darts is quite popular there, with a whole Bullseye often gone for (due to no 25) its actually quite an accurate representation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister T Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 1960s war films where the Germans drive about in American tanks and half tracks. I like pointing out inaccuracies to my wife. It gets right up her nose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der Kaiser Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Good guy escapes prison. Kills bad guy with pistol. Moves on neglecting to pick up bad guys fully automatic thundergun. When he does pick it up he doesn't spend an extra three seconds ransacking body for extra ammo. Best just to run dragging the sexy reporter caught up in this war with you hand in hand. Perhaps pause for extra long kiss whilst being pursued by bad guy commander in his mofokilldestructo tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der Kaiser Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 As for TV. Despite practically living in pubs no one ever downs their drink when given message that someone is looking for them. They just get up and leave?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Shillyshally Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Whenever I need my washing machine fixed the plumber never has a tool big enough for the job,......But in films... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debut 4 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Whenever I need my washing machine fixed the plumber never has a tool big enough for the job,......But in films... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@VladMagic Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 99% of films set in space conveniently forget a thing called 0 gravity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swanny17 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Polar Express. A train goes onto an ice lake and the ice holds fine, but a hair pin gets dropped on the ice and suddenly cracks begin to appear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¼½¾ Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Apart from maybe in the odd comedy, no one farts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Apart from maybe in the odd comedy, no one farts. I'll tell you something - it's no feckin comedy when Mrs Morgan farts. But, I digress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 I hate, absolutely ****ing hate when they fake phone calls on TV shows. We all know how mobile phones work - the screen is on when you dial the number, turns off when you hold it near your ear, and comes back on when you remove it from your ear. So why, why, why do shows continue to insist on having phonecalls where the screen is either always on, or always off having a fake phone call? Every single man, woman, child and their dogs have mobile phones so why not just set up a call between 2 people on the set for realism? It does my box in because it's every single time. Also, I hate when cups or boxes or things are quite obviously empty. If you're in a scene where you're pretending to drink a takeaway coffee, why don't they just fill the cup with water, just to give it some weight and then the actor can actually take a drink instead of pretending? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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