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Why don't the bad guys just shoot RoboCop in the mouth?

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And other logical problems in movies in movies.

I remember watching RoboCop as a little kid and thinking to myself "Yeah he has that armor and everything but why don't the bad guys just shoot him in the exposed part of his face?" It seemed like a pretty glaring flaw. Why would they make him armored everywhere except half of his head? Same goes for Batman. You'd think after shooting him in the chest a hundred times you might get the idea to aim for the big fleshy part of his head but noooo, nobody ever thinks of that.

Do things like this ever bother you while watching movies? Why doesn't anyone ever call 911 in a horror movie? Fucking hell.
 
Why didn't they just fly the ring to Mount Doom on an eagle? - most asked
 
It's not easy to hit a dude exactly in the mouth, but at least they could try.

Course you realize shooting him in the mouth wouldn't really stop him.
 
To be fair, towards the beginning of Robocop 3 there are a couple of bad guys that say "shoot him in the mouth!" but apparently that's easier said than done.
 
I said the same thing about Neo in the Matrix when Agent Smith shot him.

EDIT: Left out a whole part of the sentence.
 
Ducky_McGee said:
Why doesn't anyone ever call 911 in a horror movie?
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Because they don't have cell service or their battery dies as soon as they start dialing, duh
 
If future Spock knew about the supernova, why did he hide in a cave for 25 years when there was a Star Fleet base within walking distance?
 
What if they had brought like a whole freaking army of eagles. Like every goddamn eagle on the planet. Each carrying a hobbit with a decoy ring.
 
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Ignis Fatuus said:
What if they had brought like a whole freaking army of eagles. Like every goddamn eagle on the planet. Each carrying a hobbit with a decoy ring.
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This sounds perfect for Warcraft Tower Defense.
 
K2Valor said:
Why the fuck did George Lucas come up with midichlorians?
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Personally, I just pretend that term doesn't exist in that film. I make a conscious decision to ignore it and all is right my Star Wars experience.
 
Robo has a metal exoskeleton ala Terminator so it wouldn't do that much damage. The original script for Robo 2 (Well one version that I read)had them shooting point blank into his cheek, all it did was make a big hole but he had a metal jaw underneath.

Plus bad guys are stupid, they still try to shoot at him and well..stay there to get shot at.

I miss the 80's/90's movies.


Batman stopped getting shot at after Returns. Plus he could deflect bullets with his gauntlet like in the first movie.

Things take a LOT to kill them.
 
tokkun said:
If future Spock knew about the supernova, why did he hide in a cave for 25 years when there was a Star Fleet base within walking distance?
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What? Spock Prime arrived 25 years after the Romulans, sure. But he wasn't on the planet for that long. I think you're mixed up.
 
his skull is still made of metal, i believe. they kept his face because it makes him look more human or whatever. its not like it actually matters, since he could probably catch a bullet in his teeth anyway, and i think he did in one of the movies
 
Why didn't Skynet kill Kyle Reese immediately instead of using him as bait to capture John Connor? If Kyle dies and doesn't get to fuck Linda Hamilton, John would cease to exist.

Also, why am I even trying to make sense of Terminator Salvation?
 
Nightz said:
How can you not tell that Superman is Clark Kent, just without glasses?

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Come on!
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the hair is different. its actually hard to tell.


shidoshi said:
Didn't somebody ask why Marty was home from boarding school / some other similar place?
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yes. he was away in maine or something like that at a military boarding school.
 
Green Scar said:
What happened to the Marty from the rich McFly family?
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Wasn't he sent away to boarding school in Switzerland or something?

Edit: Beaten. Did I imagine the Switzerland part?
 
when you look at the design you realise that robocops face is just his skin layered over the metal - its actually cosmetic and probably just to stop people from shitting themselves.
 
Wouldn't damage him anyway. Only way to kill Robocop is the same way he killed Robocop 2, destroy the brain. Well, that or let his battery run out.
 
BertramCooper said:
Why didn't Skynet kill Kyle Reese immediately instead of using him as bait to capture John Connor? If Kyle dies and doesn't get to fuck Linda Hamilton, John would cease to exist.

Also, why am I even trying to make sense of Terminator Salvation?
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To stick with the Terminator Salvation questions, why does the Terminators insist on striking/bitch slapping/throwing people rather than grabbing them by the head and crushing their skulls (or performing some other instant kill)? The final fight in Terminator Salvation is ludicrous. The terminator just chucks John Connor around, just grab the dude and crush his skill or rip his throat out or anything! It's a Terminator for fucks sake.
 
Nightz said:
How can you not tell that Superman is Clark Kent, just without glasses?

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Come on!
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1. It’s not just about the glasses.

Clark's disguise isn't as simple as slicked back hair and glasses. The lenses of his glasses are slightly tinted, changing the shade of his eyes. Thanks to incredible control over his muscles and vocal cords, Superman actually gives himself a different voice when he’s Clark Kent. Looser clothing and slouching over gives a different impression of his body. And thanks to studying some acting techniques [as demonstrated by the genius of Brandon Routh], he completes the disguise by employing very different body language as Clark. There’s also the advantage of our next fact ...

2. Clark Kent and Superman HAVE been seen together.

The DC Universe has heroes with various abilities. On occasion, friends of Superman who have the ability to shape-shift have masqueraded as Clark Kent, allowing the famous reporter and the Man of Steel to be seen and photographed together. To the general public, they are friends who simply bear a great resemblance to each other.
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http://www.comicbookmovie.com/dc_comics/news/?a=19478
 
Mr. Sam said:
Why didn't Batman, the world's greatest ninja, just sneak up on Harvey Dent?
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Watching a certain movie right now I can say that Michael Dudikoff is the world's greatest ninja only beaten by that one ninja from Revenge of the Ninja. Who is tied with the Ninja from the beginning of Ninja 3 the domination.
 
Medalion said:
I always wondered this too... But it would make for a short pointless movie
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I would fucking LOVE to go into a summer blockbuster where all the heroes get blown the fuck apart when they fail to stop the asteroid. Or for the infiltration team to be caught in the vents when the "hacker" says "There is no way for me to disable this alarm. Sorry guys.". Or for the leading female to bitch out the guy who's chasing her and move 2 states away and never talk to him again.

The entire movie would be like, 42 minutes, and it would be glorious.

- Realistic.
- Entertaining.
- Insults my intelligence less.
- Doesn't waste my entire afternoon / evening.
 
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