"Robert Swinney" writes:

Somebody's been watching too much James Bond......

Yeah! That is about as convenient as the ubiquitous ventilator shaft we see
in every other movie or TV bit. No prison drama would be complete without
the ventilator shaft for the bad guys to crawl to freedom. Also, didcha
ever notice how in the movies there is always a convenient parking space
just outside, or how the phone is answered on the first ring? Or, or --
curtains are always left open so the bad guys can see in, esp. at night.
The hero detective is on duty all hours of the night. Etc, etc, etc .. ad
nauseum. Most directors would be out of their jobs if it were not for these
entertainment "cliches".

Bob Swinney

I find it fascenating that they don't run out of bullets in a gunfight. Unless,
of course, it's part of the suspense.

And dontcha just love it when the hero and heroine go into a spooky house or an
old dilapidated warehouse, he in a suit and she in high-heeled shoes, hear all
sorts of ominous noises, see mysterious movements in the shadows, and what's
the first thing they do? One of 'em says, "Let's split up..."

But somewhere near the top of the "Yeah, right!" list has to be the Bruce
Willis _Die_Hard_ flicks. Nobody can take that much abuse, get shot that many
times, apparently feel absolutely no pain, and still be able to do
olympic-level acrobatics and black-belt grade martial arts fighting. By the
time he finally gets the bad guy, Willis' character should have been dead about
45 minutes ago.

Regards,

Scotty