PJsig08

I mean can we really think of something else?

I feel like in the past couple years, I've seen the same nerds uploading the same viruses to the same internal government network to accompany the same terrorist plot.

devilshalo

Considering it's a very real and common attack, why not? Tho I still don't understand how Goldblum uploaded to a seemingly alien technology?

Hokeyboy

If they dropped the whole "virus" angle (mostly they use "worms", really) and went with something a little more current, say a DDoS or zero-day exploit sort of thing, I'd be more welcoming. As it stands, groin.

Yavin

I was just thinking about this the other day while watching Office Space. It would've been a lot faster if Peter and crew just had multiple disks with the virus instead of passing around the one disk. Also, it helps when the virus file you're uploading isn't named "virus.exe".

CharlieK

Is this a new catchphrase? I like it.

IMRICKJAMES

Its called being up to date, relevant, and 'now'

What, do you want a movie where the bad guys rob a train on horseback?

The Bus

This was mentioned in Live Free or Die Hard. It turned out to be... an exploit.

Mopower

Back when Office Space came out I doubt many people knew what a virus was.

Hokeyboy

Except it was a MONSTER plot point in Independence Day, which came out 3 years earlier.


Computer viruses were pretty well known by the populace at large, if not entirely understood.

Hokeyboy

Viruses are passe. Worms and targetted denials-of-service attacks are where it's at BABY!

Let's hear it for the groin! Let's give the groin a hand!

fumanstan

Eh. Not much different from a terrorist always taking hostages or the lead character's son/daughter/wife or whatever. It's just like super villans that always try and take over the world. I'm used to it so they're not too groin inducing.

The Bus

They were in comic books in the early 80's. I remember in the very early 90's there was some headline about a virus (Da Vinci? Galileo?) that turned out to be not much of a threat.

animatedude

ah...finally someone said it!!! to the OP,i love you! that's why DH4 was weak IMO.

Rockmjd23

Michaelangelo.

MrE

Using the same old plot device isn't what's tiring ... BAD use of same is.

Doc MacGyver

i-book, man. i-book.

(read: no frackin' clue)

But as groin-inducing plot devices go, I can live with it.


-Doc

dx23

I think they should use "the villian is threatening to install Windows Vista" as the main plot for future films.

fernsita

Vista?!!!!!! No!!!!!!!!!!!!

IMRICKJAMES

how about an all star team of counter terrorists trying to save the world by figuring out how to operate an iPhone

PJsig08

D4 kinda sucked...I heard all the hype and was let down.

Oh well, at least Transformers was cool.

DonnachaOne

I could say the same about super-secret agencies with buffoons for agents.

AGENT IN SUIT: "Someone's hacking the A.C.R.O.N.Y.M. mainframe!"

HACKER: "Oh these guys are good..." (taps at keys and makes clacky-clacky noises) "Yes! I'm in!"

ScandalUMD

The Aliens were running Windows.

ScandalUMD

I would enjoy the ten minutes of expository explanation to explain what this is to the semi-literate, stoned 14 year-olds in the audience.

I mean seriously. I'd rather they just call it virus.exe and use that time to blow up another car or show some tits or something.

Doc MacGyver

Well for us stoned 25 year-olds in the audience, we don't need ridiculous on-the-nose exposition in such a case. Most of the time, texture and ambience can substitute for technobable-for-the-sake-of-exposition, do a better job of it and be less patronizing at the same time.


-Doc

RyoHazuki

Can you name 5 movies in the last two years with this plot?


(Off the top of your head, no imdb cheating)