Things I Don't Understand

[Philagoofy]

In movies/tv shows: someone wakes up in bed, does not open their eyes and flings their arm onto the pillow beside them. They feel around, open their eyes & realize the person they went to bed with last night, isn't there. Just once, I'd like that person to be there when, wham, the hand smacks them on their face. Seriously, who does that? Can't they just open their eyes or move their hand over nice & gentle?

Also in movies - old ones: when someone is reading a telegram & they read the word "stop". "Mary, I'm coming home today. stop. Please have some vittles ready for me. stop. I know who murdered poor old Willy. stop. Your's forever. Riley. stop."

 

[ckay87]

In movies/tv shows: someone wakes up in bed, does not open their eyes and flings their arm onto the pillow beside them. They feel around, open their eyes & realize the person they went to bed with last night, isn't there. Just once, I'd like that person to be there when, wham, the hand smacks them on their face. Seriously, who does that? Can't they just open their eyes or move their hand over nice & gentle?

Also in movies - old ones: when someone is reading a telegram & they read the word "stop". "Mary, I'm coming home today. stop. Please have some vittles ready for me. stop. I know who murdered poor old Willy. stop. Your's forever. Riley. stop."

OMG, that's the funnies thing I've read today. I will say that I thought people always read the word "stop" when reading a telegram. But I'll admit that I've never actually read a telegram.

But yea, who looks for someone by wacking them in the face? OMG

I'm always highly irritated in movies when a driver is looking at the passenger they are talking to. While driving. Really, really looking.

 

[Philagoofy]

I'm always highly irritated in movies when a driver is looking at the passenger they are talking to. While driving. Really, really looking.

I know, that bugs me too. Sometimes I don't even hear what they're saying cause I'm worried about the traffic & who they are going to hit, I keep telling them to look at the road, look at the road...and it's only a stupid movie. How about when they're in the city & drive for blocks & blocks, never a red light or stop sign or someone crossing.

 

[Shadow Dancer]

Ok, you planted that thought into my head and I couldn't get it out of there! So I googled this:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11147506/

Cliff Notes version:

Telegrams reached their peak popularity in the 1920s and 1930s when it was cheaper to send a telegram than to place a long-distance telephone call. People would save money by using the word “stop” instead of periods to end sentences because punctuation was extra while the four character word was free.

And if the person could bother getting dressed in underwear, etc. after a steamy night of passion, I think they would notice that their partner had left the bed.

 

[Philagoofy]

Well, thanks, I finally know why the word stop is in there. Why they read it outloud though...I guess they just read whatever's written, even though it's just a movie.

 

[TheGoofster]

Another thing which I don't get in some movies. Whenever someone takes a shower, they get into the shower first, and then turn on the water? (the best example I can think of is Private Benjamen, when her hated sergeant got in, turned on the water, and instead of water, ink came out (after Pr. Ben, had rigged it up that way)).
Most of the showers I've ever seen take a good minutes or so for the water to heat up enough to get in, otherwise I'd think you'd freeze your bibby off when you first turn the water on if you're standing there underneath it.

 

[Purple Nightshade]

My favorite is when the woman "wakes up" and her make up and hair are perfect.

 

[jbmom]

Does no one in movies have morning breath? I don't want to kiss my dh after he's been sleeping all night and I'm sure he doesn't want a big smooch from me before brushing my teeth!

 

[Disney Ella]

Does no one in movies have morning breath? I don't want to kiss my dh after he's been sleeping all night and I'm sure he doesn't want a big smooch from me before brushing my teeth!

I think the same thing about those scenes and why when someone is served a cup of coffee or a meal do they take one drink or one bite and then leave. If there's not enough time for them to pretend to eat, why even bother with putting that in the script.

When two people agree to go on a date that night, it seems that half of time one of them leaves without going over the details. I am yelling at the TV, "What time? Are you picking her up or is she picking you up? Where are you going?"

 

[Heidict]

Or when the naked women gets out of bed and drags the sheet along with her to cover up. Seriously, has any one here ever drug the sheet off of their bed and done this? You just "slept" together, and you are worried about him seeing you naked?

 

[Robinrs]

LOL!! ALL of these have bugged the heck out of me!!

Being from NY I NEVER understood how ANYONE could open a door without asking "who is it?" They just discuss how SO and SO is out to kill them, KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK and they just FLING open the door! WHAT THE....

Another one that REALLY bothers me... so much I wrote a paper on it in my woman's studies class back in college... is the inevitable "woman running from horrible thing and FALLING!!!" ugh... I have ALWAYS hated that!!!!!

http://horror.about.com/od/horrorthemelists/ig/Horror-Movie-Cliches/Tripped.htm

 

[TheGoofster]

LOL!! ALL of these have bugged the heck out of me!!

Being from NY I NEVER understood how ANYONE could open a door without asking "who is it?" They just discuss how SO and SO is out to kill them, KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK and they just FLING open the door! WHAT THE....

Another one that REALLY bothers me... so much I wrote a paper on it in my woman's studies class back in college... is the inevitable "woman running from horrible thing and FALLING!!!" ugh... I have ALWAYS hated that!!!!!

http://horror.about.com/od/horrorthemelists/ig/Horror-Movie-Cliches/Tripped.htm

Along the same lines, what drives my wife batty is when the hero is fighting with the villain, and the lady who the hero is trying to save just sits there whimpering, instead of trying to do something to help fight the bad guy.

And talk about running from a monster / bad guy. Why is that the person being chased is running as fast as they can, while the creep is walking, and yet the creep always manages to catch up to the one who is running?

 

[ckay87]

Oh and I could go on and on about horror movies. People don't even like to watch horror movies with me. Basically....you KNOW something/someone is out to get you, you hear something that you KNOW is related to the something/someone out to get you. Why in the name of God are you going to look for the source of that sound? Why are you not just hiding in a closet?

 

[lovesmurfs]

A book reference, but I still remember Ramona the Pest -- in kindergarten she wanted to know how Mike Mulligan went to the bathroom if, as the book says, he dug all day and all night!

 

[mill4023]

Along the same lines, what drives my wife batty is when the hero is fighting with the villain, and the lady who the hero is trying to save just sits there whimpering, instead of trying to do something to help fight the bad guy.

Yep. My wife gets mad at those wimpy women.
She's like "COME ON, they are wrestling around on the floor and the woman can't hit the bad guy in the back of the head with a lamp or something?"

 

[TheGoofster]

Oh and I could go on and on about horror movies. People don't even like to watch horror movies with me. Basically....you KNOW something/someone is out to get you, you hear something that you KNOW is related to the something/someone out to get you. Why in the name of God are you going to look for the source of that sound? Why are you not just hiding in a closet?

Or how about when the hero (especially the female lead) appears to have finally killed the bad guy, so she fall down on the floor exhausted, but of course her back is to the fallen villain. Everyone KNOWS that if you aren't watching him, the bad guy isn't really dead, and that he is just going to get right back up again as soon as your back is turned

 

[OK!]

Or when the naked women gets out of bed and drags the sheet along with her to cover up. Seriously, has any one here ever drug the sheet off of their bed and done this? You just "slept" together, and you are worried about him seeing you naked?

Um.....I have. I like to control when certain things are seen (or not seen), such as my ghostly-white butt in the harsh light of day.

 

[TinkerbEllnor]

Being a nurse, this always bugs me. Whenever a character is in the hospital, the bed rails are always down. Even when the 'patient' is unconscious/in a coma which is a big no-no IRL

oh, and rarely does anyone say "goodbye" when they hang up a phone

 

[declansdad]

How about when someone get out of the water and they are completely dry in seconds.

One of my favourites from my unversity days was in the soap "General Hospital". They had the magic elevator in the hospital. All you had to do was push the button and it would be there every time.

 

[dolphinrescuegirl]

In Grey's Anatomy I remember that is the longest elevator I have ever seen in life!! It takes 5 mins to go up 1 floor!