Most annoying/stupid or inaccurate films of all time

[Ianofsmeg16]

Post your most annoying/stupid or inaccurate films of all time here folks!

my choice....Jurasssic Park
The book was amazing and the film could have been equally awesome, but (speaking from somebody who could pronounce the word Palaeontologist at five) they got everything wrong about the Dinosaurs wrong! Since when was a T-Rex a loveable hero that jumps in at the last minute to kill the raptors, the raptors would've kiled those idiots before they could move! And the Raptors themselves are about five feet tallier than they should be, the Biggest Velociraptor palaeontologists have found came up to your waist, these dudes were not Velociraptors they were more likely Utahraptor or Deinonychus as they were bigger.

so post what you think was innacturate/stupid or annoying about a film.

p.s Sorry for the Dinosaur talk, i've wanted to be a palaeontologist (fossil digger, Ross from friends) since i was five and innacuracies like that get on my nerve

[rasoforos]

well at least they corrected the bipedal dinosaurs which was a good insight since even at that time 'pendulum like' warm blood bipedal theropods were a theory... :)

For me : Gladiator...


...just plain annoying and stupid and boring 'good guy - bad guy' story...

...I know 95% of the people dissagree with me on this so I am probably wrong but still I cant enjoy this movie...

[Ianofsmeg16]

yeah i didnt like Gladiator that much, too predicable...
i do agree with you about the bipedal dinos aswell, possibly the one good thing, other than the reason how they could make dinosaurs, it was so realistic that Palaeontologists even thought it would work. But thats hats off to Michael Crichton though, the film still sucked

[PanzerJaeger]

Windtalkers - the worst war movie ever!

[RabidGibbon]

Braveheart.... No wait it would be Pearl Harbour.... No wait perhaps The Patriot.... No wait what about Gladiator.... No wait U-571....

Actually it would be easier to list the films I like....

[Tricon]

"Life is beautiful" - Argh!... and to think it is critically aclaimed!

[Azi Tohak]

Annoying and stupid? How about Napoleon Dynamite? Dumb and Dumber?

Inaccurate? I don't go to movies for accuracy, so I don't bother. I go to be entertained.

Azi

[lars573]

Most stupid movie, I'd have to go with Napoleon Dynamite or Titanic.

Most inaccurate, Anthony and cleopatra (Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor) The Roman legionaries had (I kid you not) spikes on their shields. Not on the top or the edge but coming out in a random pattern in the flat part. I nearly had a friggin anyerism when I say that.

[Taurus]

Windtalkers - the worst war movie ever!

Imo, Windtalkers was a very good war film but thats just my opinion.

[Louis VI the Fat]

p.s Sorry for the Dinosaur talk, i've wanted to be a palaeontologist (fossil digger, Ross from friends) since i was five and innacuracies like that get on my nerve

What did you think of 'Walking with Dinosaurs' then?

I thought it was totally awesome. What is your view as a paleontologist on the BBC series?

[RTW King]

I really liked Gladiator.

But despite being Scottish, I must admitt Braveheart is a joke. William Wallace is Australian, and they didn't even bother putting in a bridge or river for the battle of Stirling Bridge!

[Sasaki Kojiro]

The most recent 3 star wars movies. Hitchhiker guide to the galaxy.

Napoleon dynamite was funny.

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

Lord of the Rings. Did Peter Jackson even read the books???? Its a great movie, but disgustingly inaccurate.

[Krusader]

The Patriot.

Windtalkers.

Alexander.

[lars573]

Lord of the Rings. Did Peter Jackson even read the books???? Its a great movie, but disgustingly inaccurate.

Yes he did, many times. And he cut the parts that didn't matter a hill of beans to the plot, or he just didn't like.

[King of Atlantis]

man you guys hate my favorite movies..

bravehart was beautiful. A lot of inaccuracies but the battles were stunning.

[Steppe Merc]

Lord of the Rings was the best! How can you not like them? Gah!

[sapi]

i think people here just like going against the plot

and besides, sw 3 was much better than 1+2 together

i do agree about lotr#3, wtf's with those invunerable ghost soldiers...sigh...read the books...don't exaggerate

[Ianofsmeg16]

What did you think of 'Walking with Dinosaurs' then?

I thought it was totally awesome. What is your view as a paleontologist on the BBC series?

First of all i'm not a palaeontologist, i just spend half my free time reading about dinosaurs, so i know quite alot. Second, Wlaking With Dinosaurs was great, they got everything correct as far as people know, i wathed the making of it and they even went to the lenghts of finding places with no grass (because there was no grass at tht time)

LOTR Was a great trilogy, and i've only read the first two books but they seem alright, only bits that aren't really important were left out.

[King Henry V]

Kingdom of Heaven and Timeline. The worst historical films I have ever seen. KoH was completely inaccurate had that awful modern crap about tolerance. For God's sake! This is the 12th century in the Crusades, not the bloody U.N today.

[lancelot]

Kingdom of Heaven and Timeline. The worst historical films I have ever seen. KoH was completely inaccurate had that awful modern crap about tolerance. For God's sake! This is the 12th century in the Crusades, not the bloody U.N today.

Add to that the simple blacksmith who becomes Super warrior/Seige analyst/inspirational leader, seemingly overnight...errggh.


The Patriot was equally innacurate...

'Hi, we are the super-friendly patriots, fighting against the tyranical British in a rightious cause. We are so nice and noble, we even love the slaves who fight for us (bet they dont realise we will keep their kinsmen as slaves for the next 100 odd years..hee hee hee)...and they love us too.

Look how we have managed to gloss over the fact that this war is basically about rich, white slave-owners, who dont want to contribute to their own defence.

Then we will get the French to bail us out, because they love Liberty as much as we do...we will then proceed to brag about our military prowess for the next 150 years or so.'



PS: Dont take any offence my Yankee breathren- I love ya really

[Al Khalifah]

But despite being Scottish, I must admitt Braveheart is a joke. William Wallace is Australian, and they didn't even bother putting in a bridge or river for the battle of Stirling Bridge!

He said having a river and bridge got in the way to which the interviewer responded "Aye, that's what the English found too"

Braveheart - what an awful film. Those damn English, they murder and rape women, children and chop up prisonners of war.

The Patriot - what an awful film. Those damn English, they murder dogs and women and children and prisonners of war.

[Taurus]

I also really like Gladiator and Braveheart, maybe that is because inaccuracy doesn't really matter to me that much.

[Don Corleone]

He said having a river and bridge got in the way to which the interviewer responded "Aye, that's what the English found too"

Braveheart - what an awful film. Those damn English, they murder and rape women, children and chop up prisonners of war.

The Patriot - what an awful film. Those damn English, they murder dogs and women and children and prisonners of war.

But you English ARE dogs! Just kidding. I don't know enough about the way the Scottish were treated (I do know they raided northern English settlements frequently, so what did they expect?) But the Patriot made me wince, on several occassions. Pandered to the worst stereotypes & myths we Americans have about the War for Independence. In all reality, there were plenty of Col. Tarletons, but they didn't come off the boat... the tory & rebel leaders were both bastards in many cases.

The most annoying/stupid movie I have ever seen would have to be would have to be 'Being John Malkovich". This movie SUCKED!

[Templar Knight]

I don't know enough about the way the Scottish were treated (I do know they raided northern English settlements frequently, so what did they expect?)

Both sides were just as bad as each other when it came to raiding.

For me Braveheart, such an awful film

The Patriot was crap too. The Colonel guy was fought to a draw by a kid who had never held a sword

[The Stranger]

alexander sucked but was accurate. troy sucked to.

but i think it must be the core. it sucked big time

[Taurus]

Troy wasn't that good but there are worst films. Alexander was rubbish though

[Ianofsmeg16]

I aint seen Alexander...is it any good? Also trying to say troy is/isnt historically accurate isnt a good thing to do, seeing as it is based on a book.....also what did you guys think of the second Jurassic Park film, The lost world?

[drone]

The most annoying/stupid movie I have ever seen would have to be would have to be 'Being John Malkovich". This movie SUCKED!

What? That was a great movie. A little strange, but you at least have to give them credit for originality. Decent acting, weird storyline, Malkovich making fun of himself. What exactly bugged you about it? It's not like "Freddie Got Fingered" or any of the other mainstream pap Hollywood insists on feeding us.

[The Stranger]

I aint seen Alexander...is it any good? Also trying to say troy is/isnt historically accurate isnt a good thing to do, seeing as it is based on a book.....also what did you guys think of the second Jurassic Park film, The lost world?

alexander sucked, but it was accurate as far as i know.