Comments on: Top Five Gripes from a Movie Geek at Oscar Time http://www.geekfoolery.com/2008/01/30/top-five-gripes-from-a-movie-geek-at-oscar-time/ Commentary on emerging trends, especially cool or absurd innovations across a broad range of geekiness. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:39:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Mr. Alex http://www.geekfoolery.com/2008/01/30/top-five-gripes-from-a-movie-geek-at-oscar-time/#comment-14968 Mr. Alex Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:50:51 +0000 http://www.geekfoolery.com/2008/01/30/top-five-gripes-from-a-movie-geek-at-oscar-time/#comment-14968 >4) Fine. If you want to stare of Stallone’s ass instead of Jovovich’s be my guest. That >CERTAILY is NOT a movie flaw. Bring on my skinny waifs with low camera shots >from behind. Just because I gripe doesn't mean I don't watch. >4) Fine. If you want to stare of Stallone’s ass instead of Jovovich’s be my guest. That >CERTAILY is NOT a movie flaw. Bring on my skinny waifs with low camera shots >from behind.

Just because I gripe doesn’t mean I don’t watch.

]]> By: Maddox http://www.geekfoolery.com/2008/01/30/top-five-gripes-from-a-movie-geek-at-oscar-time/#comment-14967 Maddox Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:38:46 +0000 http://www.geekfoolery.com/2008/01/30/top-five-gripes-from-a-movie-geek-at-oscar-time/#comment-14967 2) Swordfish - First of all any GOOD hacker would never have a girlfriend to even distract him. But I have to say the worst offender is Independence Day (you mentioned it) where Jeffy G hacks and alien operating system on alien hardware over an alien wireless network using alien protocols from his Mac. I can suspend disbelief to have a good time -- but only so far -- and then even listening to "Don't Stop Believin'" don't help anymore. And what about Hackers -- I can't even watch that movie -- The Net is a GREAT comedy. 3) We all that the HOS -- Hollywood Operating System. We keep a list of it's features as we watch movies and it's quite amazing. For instace, it's capable of running on ANY hardware, including old style cash register's with LED readouts, calculators, and even electronic billboard signs. It has a universal network where any protocol is accepted and it is capable of using wireless networks with unlimited range -- in fact, EVERY device is automatically wireless - we think it's in the software probably using some sort of frequency modulation of SOME electronic component in the system to produce the wireless signal (like modulating a disk drive head to play music for instance). Of course, universal data and universal storage. A floppy formatted on one computer, even an alien one, can be inserted into any HOS machine and be read. 4) Fine. If you want to stare of Stallone's ass instead of Jovovich's be my guest. That CERTAILY is NOT a movie flaw. Bring on my skinny waifs with low camera shots from behind. 5) Hollywood is dead. I can't wait for the movie remake of "Automan"! 2) Swordfish - First of all any GOOD hacker would never have a girlfriend to even distract him. But I have to say the worst offender is Independence Day (you mentioned it) where Jeffy G hacks and alien operating system on alien hardware over an alien wireless network using alien protocols from his Mac. I can suspend disbelief to have a good time — but only so far — and then even listening to “Don’t Stop Believin’” don’t help anymore. And what about Hackers — I can’t even watch that movie — The Net is a GREAT comedy.

3) We all that the HOS — Hollywood Operating System. We keep a list of it’s features as we watch movies and it’s quite amazing. For instace, it’s capable of running on ANY hardware, including old style cash register’s with LED readouts, calculators, and even electronic billboard signs. It has a universal network where any protocol is accepted and it is capable of using wireless networks with unlimited range — in fact, EVERY device is automatically wireless - we think it’s in the software probably using some sort of frequency modulation of SOME electronic component in the system to produce the wireless signal (like modulating a disk drive head to play music for instance). Of course, universal data and universal storage. A floppy formatted on one computer, even an alien one, can be inserted into any HOS machine and be read.

4) Fine. If you want to stare of Stallone’s ass instead of Jovovich’s be my guest. That CERTAILY is NOT a movie flaw. Bring on my skinny waifs with low camera shots from behind.

5) Hollywood is dead. I can’t wait for the movie remake of “Automan”!

]]> By: Top Five Gripes from a Movie Geek at Oscar Time « Free Cell Phones No Credit Card http://www.geekfoolery.com/2008/01/30/top-five-gripes-from-a-movie-geek-at-oscar-time/#comment-14937 Top Five Gripes from a Movie Geek at Oscar Time « Free Cell Phones No Credit Card Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:16:35 +0000 http://www.geekfoolery.com/2008/01/30/top-five-gripes-from-a-movie-geek-at-oscar-time/#comment-14937 [...] My willing suspension of disbelief dropped at that point of the movie like a cell phone call between towers. An even bigger offender was Transformers, though admittedly a movie that was a remake from a cartoon that was itself a spinoff … read more [...] […] My willing suspension of disbelief dropped at that point of the movie like a cell phone call between towers. An even bigger offender was Transformers, though admittedly a movie that was a remake from a cartoon that was itself a spinoff … read more […]

]]> By: Eric dP http://www.geekfoolery.com/2008/01/30/top-five-gripes-from-a-movie-geek-at-oscar-time/#comment-14929 Eric dP Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:03:56 +0000 http://www.geekfoolery.com/2008/01/30/top-five-gripes-from-a-movie-geek-at-oscar-time/#comment-14929 Now this is hilarious! "Macs must have good agents in the movies, because just a few years later, geek actor Jeff Goldblum manages to use his Mac laptop to upload a virus to a computer system on an alien spaceship in Independence Day. I know Mac fanboys are constantly going on about how their machines don’t get viruses, but this is little ridiculous." Did not realize that he was using a Mac in that film :P Now this is hilarious!

“Macs must have good agents in the movies, because just a few years later, geek actor Jeff Goldblum manages to use his Mac laptop to upload a virus to a computer system on an alien spaceship in Independence Day. I know Mac fanboys are constantly going on about how their machines don’t get viruses, but this is little ridiculous.”

Did not realize that he was using a Mac in that film :P

]]> By: The Fine Art of Eccentricity · “Take the cotton out of your ears” goes literal. http://www.geekfoolery.com/2008/01/30/top-five-gripes-from-a-movie-geek-at-oscar-time/#comment-14896 The Fine Art of Eccentricity · “Take the cotton out of your ears” goes literal. Wed, 30 Jan 2008 07:46:32 +0000 http://www.geekfoolery.com/2008/01/30/top-five-gripes-from-a-movie-geek-at-oscar-time/#comment-14896 [...] January 30, 2008 in Internet Links Top 5 gripes from a movie geek at Oscar time. [...] […] January 30, 2008 in Internet Links Top 5 gripes from a movie geek at Oscar time. […]

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