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Old 08-04-03 | 03:27 PM
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From: Somewhere Hot Scoville Units: 9,999,999 Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Originally posted by ProjectMayhem
Everyone is perfectly healthy. No one will sneeze, cough or sniff.
And if someone DOES, it usually indicates that a person is coming down with some kind of debilitating disease. *Cough* *Sniffle* OMG, little Billy's got a deadly case of Rheumatoid Arthritis!
Old 08-04-03 | 07:28 PM
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Originally posted by ProjectMayhem
Everyone is perfectly healthy. No one will sneeze, cough or sniff.
unless of course they're trying to hide and a bad guy is right there next to them.
Old 08-04-03 | 10:02 PM
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From: Right Behind You
Originally posted by Groucho
The hero will not only infiltrate the villain's organization, he will quickly rise to the top and become one of the villain's top men. Then, right before the hero is ready to finally reveal himself, the villain will be tipped off by a supposed friend of the hero.

I just realized that XXX and Gangs of New York have the same plot.
Die Another Day too, and probably some other Bond movies.
Old 08-05-03 | 12:20 AM
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When being chased by the monster/bad guy, the person will fall down at least once while running away.
Old 08-05-03 | 12:53 AM
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my favorite part of action flick fight scenes is how when the main good/bad guys fight... if the good guy punches the bad guy and knocks him down and dazes him, he usually picks him back up so he can punch him again as opposed to kicking him while hes down or employing some type of graple (which in the real world could be used to get a submission or to break bones/incapacitate the enemy).

Other things that are always good cheese... in a car chase scene if a good guy hits an irregularly shaped obstacle... it instantly becomes the perfect ramp for launching out of or over trouble... if a bad guy hits a similarly irregular object its the cue for the bad guys car to either flip over or explode or both.

Speaking of which, ALL vehicles that fall any distance and crash explode in GIGANTIC fireballs.

also, hand grenades make big fireballs when they go off and can be thrown by a normal sized man 50 meters from a prone position.

bullets almost always either richochet or make whatever they hit explode.

guns have little to no recoil, even heavier weapons like M60s etc are no problem for the hero to "1 arm" and not only can they control the recoil but they can hit what they are shooting at.

a match or lighter can illuminate an otherwise pitch black room. (ever try this?! lol!)

car bodies stop bullets, even fiberglass ones.

full automatic weapons can fire at the cyclic rate for a minute (or more) before the shooter has to reload.

the main good guy can be beat half to death, but then somehow he miraculously makes his comeback and is even stronger/faster than before he was injured because now hes "pissed".

the actor human body can withstand more damage than any real human. Fun example... when Jodie Foster in Panic Room clubs the bejesus out of that bad guy dead center in the chest with a BIG sledge hammer and he falls off a balcony onto a hardwood floor he sucks it up and is "back" in no time.

cars always squeel there tires atleast a little bit when stopping at their destination or departing for a new one. red light/sign stops are nice and smooth. Personally, I like how the general lee squeeled tires on lose dirt roads.

the main evil villian never kills the hero at the 1st opportunity.. they always try to prolong the thing somehow and, of course, its their undoing.

a driver of a car can actually shoot a gun with their left hand out the window, while driving at freeway speed and taking all kinds of evasive action, and they can actually still hit something while doing so.

old west shootouts happening at 50 or more meters...

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Old 08-05-03 | 12:42 PM
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Originally posted by Matt Millheiser
learnt?
If you notice, the original poster is from London. Using a T instead of Ed is common usage.
Old 08-05-03 | 01:00 PM
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I always wanted to do a count on how many times Magnum PI was knocked unconcious by being hit in the back of the head with a pistol butt without ever getting brain damage or concussions. It has to be in the dozens for the run of the series.
Old 08-05-03 | 01:04 PM
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Forget brain damage...how was Magnum able to "perform" with all those chicks with those tight short squeezing his boys all day long?
Old 08-05-03 | 01:37 PM
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Did he ever actually score with chicks? I barely remember him ever unless it was a chick who later hit him in the back of the head with a pistol butt.
Old 08-05-03 | 03:33 PM
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Originally posted by Joel
6. If I go without bathing, swear a lot, and treat women badly, they will adore me.
Isn't this how it is in real life?
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