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[Trokil]

Just watched Prometheus for the first time and the movie is not that bad, but holy crap the people are stupid as hell. Why would any scientist take off their helmet in an unknown environment? They have 15 people on board, but nobody is in the control room the whole time while two people are stranded outside the ship. And it goes on and on and on.

Ok, Prometheus may be especially stupid, but it’s a movie thing. People act like total idiots. So called elite soldiers don’t take cover during a firefight. Or more general, the let’s split up idea or the total lack of having a plan before doing something. It seems like all people have lost their common sense in movies or TV. I know, it is interesting for the script, but is it impossible to make a good movie with intelligent people?

So please, find me a movie in which everybody behaves like a normal human being would. (Don't go down the easy road like a drama, try something hard like Sci Fi.

And also: Every screenwriter/director using this "trip and limp away thing" during a chase scene should get tarred and feathered. It's not generating suspense anymore.

 

[strafer]

Heat directed by Michael Mann

 

[TheKaeptain]

Most movies written by non-Americans. It makes sense though because as an American we hardly come across intelligent beings in our day to day lives.

 

[StuBurns]

Primer is sci-fi with an all intelligent cast.

 

[Corpsepyre]

The Insider. Everyone acts intelligently confined to the situations they're in.

 

[CountAntonius]

Dude Where's My Car.

 

[Philia]

Revolutionary Road is incredibly R-rated adult sort of movie. It'll fucking shock you to the core with its very real and getting it down to it dialogue.

That's just the movie I've seen recently that makes me think a proper intelligent adult sort of film.

 

[Lord Error]

2001 Space Odyssey

 

[flyinpiranha]

Equilibrium. I always thought that the emotional disconnect between what was happening and what the 'job' was, was really well done.

 

[SocksAndShoes]

Primer is sci-fi with an all intelligent cast.

This man...he is a speaker of truths.

 

[PogiJones]

The Departed was quite good in this regard, from what I remember. But it's been many years since I saw it, so someone can correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[Platy]

Most Heist movies have this.

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

Fellini's Satyricon of course!

 

[Trey]

No one in Pulp Fiction stood out as egregiously stupid to me.

 

[Discotheque]

The Departed was quite good in this regard, from what I remember. But it's been many years since I saw it, so someone can correct me if I'm wrong.

love this movie but alec baldwin is the biggest fucking idiot in this film.

 

[PogiJones]

love this movie but alec baldwin is the biggest fucking idiot in this film.

Ha, I don't even remember him being in the film. My memory of it really is foggy, so I guess I redact my answer.

 

[rpmurphy]

Uploading a computer virus to the alien mothership is a totally legit plan.

 

[Trokil]

No one in Pulp Fiction stood out as egregiously stupid to me.

Remember the drug scene with Uma, that was stupid and she was not even a junkie, just using anything to get high. She should at least have asked what it was, before using it.

 

[Veelk]

No one in Pulp Fiction stood out as egregiously stupid to me.

What? That movie is defined by everyone being an idiot. Vincent doesn't understand basic gun safety and accidentally shoots Marvin in the face. Marcelus Wallace goes out to get donuts while on a manhunt. Butch's girlfriend forgets the watch she knows is important to him, and Butch goes into the apartment he knows they're going to go in. And then he fucking decides to eat a poptart, knowing they could show up any minute! And then he kills Vincent using the Uzi he left lying around in the apartment of the guy who they were sent out to kill! Jules has that nonsensical revelation because apparently a hitman doesn't recognize how inaccurate guns can be. Mia Wallace decides to snort a drug without checking what the fuck it is.

THe movie is fantastic, but it is defined by each and every character being megafuckton stupid. The only possible exception is Wolf, I think and maybe Jules' friend.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

Primer is sci-fi with an all intelligent cast.

Awesome movie

 

[RustyNails]

Goodfellas

Only dumb thing is Joe Pesci being idiotic and not respecting people who are made men.

 

[turtle553]

No one in Pulp Fiction stood out as egregiously stupid to me.

The stupid pancake girl who forgot the watch ruins that movie for me now.

 

[ItIsOkBro]

How about that movie with Ryan Reynolds in a coffin, that should be easy to tell since there's only two people.

 

[Trokil]

Uploading a computer virus to the alien mothership is a totally legit plan.

That's does not even work on a Mac, how should that work on an alien ship with an unknow OS. virus.exe will not just run in their DOS.

 

[richiek]

I guess we can disqualify any slasher film then.

 

[RustyNails]

The Insider. Everyone acts intelligently confined to the situations they're in.

Michael Mann actually wins this thread. His characters feel like they exist outside of scripts.

 

[liquidtmd]

Nobody really stood out as stupid in the original Alien. Smart human normal crew.

Some may argue Lambert was a bit off but she was fine in terms of hysterics before finding a killer Alien was onboard a tight ship with her. They asked smart questions and went through rational thought processes I.e heat etc.

Going back for the cat I guess would kill this film choice depending on your moggy passion

 

[JdFoX187]

Equilibrium. I always thought that the emotional disconnect between what was happening and what the 'job' was, was really well done.

Not really. Brandt, Taye Diggs' character, is supposed to be cold and emotionless. But all he does throughout the movie is gloat an brag on himself. And when he finally reveals Preston, he's celebrating with restrained jubilation in the middle of the office. Christian Bale pulled it off, but he was the only one

 

[Gentleman Jack]

Michael Mann actually wins this thread. His characters feel like they exist outside of scripts.

Collateral is amazing for how quickly Max adapts to Vincent's ruthless cunning.

 

[wildfire]

I guess we can disqualify any slasher film then.

Cabin in the Woods?

 

[Ortix]

Not many, and those that are aren't realistic.

 

[John Kowalski]

No one in Pulp Fiction stood out as egregiously stupid to me.

dude, vincent was definitely not the sharpest tool in the shed

 

[Trokil]

Going back for the cat I guess would kill this film choice depending on your moggy passion

No, it made some sense, she lost the whole crew and somehow wanted to save something. So no, I do think you are right with Alien.

It was an emotional decision and can understand it, compared to taking the bloody helmet of in Prometheus.

 

[Dr.Acula]

dude, vincent was definitely not the sharpest tool in the shed

You take your Uzi into the bathroom with you? Eww.

 

[starsky]

Yea I would say Alien is a good one.
And I would also say Event Horizon is another sci-fi where people behave intelligently

Spoiler

when they're not being influenced by the ship

 

[OricWindstar]

Most movies written by non-Americans. It makes sense though because as an American we hardly come across intelligent beings in our day to day lives.

Can't tell if you're joking, but if not, what a fucking annoying post.

 

[unholyrevenger72]

No, that movie would be boring as fuck if everyone is intelligent.

 

[Mr.Swag]

You take your Uzi into the bathroom with you? Eww.

If you were waiting to kill someone, wouldn't you have your gun on you always

 

[unholyrevenger72]

Yea I would say Alien is a good one.

Lambert is pretty dumb, so is weyland/yutani if you want to count the company as a character.

 

[John Kowalski]

You take your Uzi into the bathroom with you? Eww.

what if it clogs tho, gotta have something to fix it and it helps if i can kill with it too

 

[unholyrevenger72]

Collateral is amazing for how quickly Max adapts to Vincent's ruthless cunning.

Vincent is pretty dumb for not immediately not killing Max, when Max starts showing signs of Defiance.

 

[unholyrevenger72]

2001 Space Odyssey

HAL is stupid for over reacting to his mistake

 

[……forgetit]

Eh, it's rare to have everyone act like an intelligent human being in life.

 

[WorldStar]

 

[shadyspace]

You take your Uzi into the bathroom with you? Eww.

It was Marcellus Wallace's uzi.

 

[liquidtmd]

Lambert is pretty dumb, so is weyland/yutani if you want to count the company as a character.

I hear this alot - how so?

She seemed, as a character, not unlike a few women I know. And if they saw equally an alien burst out of their mates chance, suspect would act identically.

What dumb things specifically?

 

[Aaron Strife]

It's like when romance subplots are derailed over simple misunderstandings

That is my favorite trope

 

[Ecotic]

Heat directed by Michael Mann

Great choice, every possibly illogical thing characters do in this film are clearly shown to be known to be illogical by the characters, they're just overwhelmed by emotion (Chris going back to get his wife), greed (Neil and Michael choosing the risky bank robbery), or hatred of their current lot in life (Dennis Haybert's character choosing the bank robbery). So they're really not illogical, just moments of human weakness.

 

[Pandaman]

You take your Uzi into the bathroom with you? Eww.

dont forget his lack of trigger discipline.

 

[NEO0MJ]

Eh, it's rare to have everyone act like an intelligent human being in life.

Yeah. And besides, it's kinda obvious to you watching a movie when something stupid is happening, less so to a character put in that situation.