I remember a great series Robert Llewelyn did about movie science.
It was fab to see how Hollywood made up science stuff.
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Mon 1 Sep 2008, 17:07,
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the problem is not only what they make up
but how they represent the entire scientific environment
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Mon 1 Sep 2008, 17:11,
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Also how people actually believe it.
I hate movies that get basic science wrong, especially physics.
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Mon 1 Sep 2008, 17:15,
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Like that the trailer for wanted, which while one could forgive the ridiculous premise of being able to spin a bullet.
It's less forgivable that he seemed to be aiming at the target and then spinning it away, rather than aiming away and then spinning it at the target.
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Mon 1 Sep 2008, 17:19,
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It doesn't mean they have to be written by idiots though.
All they would have to do is do it the other way round and it would have at least obeyed logic!
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Mon 1 Sep 2008, 17:22,
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But the last bullet spin of the film even got me thinking "No way"
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Mon 1 Sep 2008, 17:24,
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I would not know.
I have not seen the film due to HAVING STANDARDS!
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Mon 1 Sep 2008, 17:26,
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