If you really examine the routes people take in many movies, you find they meander and wander around. It helps to add all the suspense to the plot, and the producers assume most people outside of locals would have any clue as to whether the route is the best one or not. A few years ago I watched an airing of one of my fav movies of all time on late night TV, "The Warriors". I think it was on TNT. The guy hosting the showing had a bunch of maps of the NYC streets and subways. At every commercial break, he used the maps to question the logic of the paths the Warriors were taken in their flight back to Coney Island. He kept showing how they were skipping obvious shortcuts, taking the long way around parks and stuff, putting themselves directly into hostile territories, like that of the crazed lesbian gang, or the nutso baseball gang. Or, he'd show how they were able to get on trains that wouldn't be running along the route they seemed to be taking! It was great fun.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@gmail.com> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, February 1, 2010 4:16:18 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] The movie Meteor Storm Motorcycles work well on the freeway because you can maneuver between lanes in California. Also they can ride in the carpool lane but the silly thing was the route he took to the bridge. Most of the film was shot in the same neighborhood so in theory it would have taken him about 10 minutes to get to the bridge, but he took the least direct routes to go anywhere in the movie. Another thing that always ticks me off is the people that leave to go rescue someone without any transportation. Also the reporter character. If you see a big chunk of building fall in front of you do you stay put? On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 12:33 AM, Tracey de Morsella < tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com > wrote: The Golden Gate bridge was almost empty and the sister was complaining about traffic. That was really bad. I got that about the guy on the motorcycle, but I still do not think that would be the primary way to get to people quickly. It’s like they were never really trying. What is upsetting me is that they are now using actors, who are not necessarily on their way out and this is their last stop. They are now using actors who work for this trash From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of Mr. Worf Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 11:01 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] The movie Meteor Storm The guy on the motorcycle worked for emergency services but was ex-military. he was husband to the scientist that was studying the meteors. The science behind the movie was hilarious. Element 121! They also did some night time shots at Pier 39 in San Francisco with people walking in the background and in a building that was a movie prop location that was used in Dirty Harry. (That was an actual quote from the script!) Majority of the scenes were shot on Sunday mornings. You can tell by the absolute lack of traffic. If they wanted realism of people evacuating the city, all they had to do was shoot during rush hour. On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 10:44 PM, Tracey de Morsella < tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com > wrote: A set for the place they are headquarter in, a motorcycle, street scenes, a parked helicopter and permission to shoot around Alcatraz… yup really cheap I do not usually watch scifi channel movies, but for some reason I decided to try this one out. I did not do so well. I kept changing stations. One thing I noticed is how they kept driving places, sometimes on motorcycles to rescue people who were aware that the sky was falling. I’m scratching my head… Perhaps I misinterpreted this. Either way, I assume that based on the volume of production, these low budget is a successful, but I can’t imagine who would bother to watch. There not FX, not sex, little fight scenes… What gives? From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of Mr. Worf Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 9:59 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] The movie Meteor Storm Tonight I watched the movie Meteor storm tonight. This movie was about a freak meteor shower that turned out to be a the beginnings of a large asteroid that is aimed at San Francisco. Several land marks were destroyed including Alcatraz. The effects in the movie weren't the best, but it was kind of fun to watch anyway. One thing that was hilarious in the movie was whoever wrote the movie had a serious problem with cellphones in San Francisco. A definite reoccurring theme. You gotta love that. I think that I am learning something from these bad movies. How to shoot something really cheaply. -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
