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I know it's pointless...

posted 10 years ago by phixzet
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To further analyze the many ways the "over the top" action is just ridiculous, but I was really pretty disappointed in the movie.

1) Yes the runway is about 2-3x longer than any in the world, and that aircraft can easily take off with the tiny loads it had inside.

2) The stupidity of two people flying through the air each going 50-60MPH, catching each other, and landing safely on one of the sides (as opposed to slamming into each other, and each falling in between the two bridges)... Yeah I can almost ignore that too, even though it really is ridiculous.

3) The idea that "The Rock's" character would hold a gun to the head of a superior officer (true NATO versus US service, but still)... To allow something out that would potentially kill millions of people... Yeah I really see that happening.

4) Is that character so dense as to not see that this "mobile" assault team may want the gadget to be mobile - I mean after all, he came into the movie assessing the decimation of a Russian mobile transport... Oh and that transport seemed more substantial than just the two guard trucks they had with that chip (which was stored inside a tank for some reason)

5) So after Dom is confronted and Mr. Shaw knows everything about him - no one thinks to have their loved ones go into hiding? Seriously? Hell even before that they should have known they are playing "with the big boys" - a planner, who is going to work all the angles (insurance). Seriously - how ridiculous to not be concerned about your families after the Interpol breach.

6) What to me was the most stupid thing though - is after finding Mia in the hands of the monsters, Shaw was still in handcuffs and not talking to his team. He threatens not to follow him or Mia dies... So they let him go, just to immediately ignore his demand (and block cell calls to prevent him from calling in to have Mia killed) It's not like Shaw was holding a remote trigger that would have killed Mia - he wasn't even in contact with his crew... Unless I missed something, he didn't talk with them at all. So why the heck would you let him go with a chip that could kill millions, just to immediately follow him 1 minute later. I mean, why not just walk out the door 10 feet behind him and re-arrest him. Unless I'm missing something that was the most stupid part of a really stupid movie.

And yet I'll watch #7 when it's on Blu-Ray.

RIP Paul.

[–] samkaysam 7 years ago

3) This was the worst. Considering that the numbers were heavily against the Rock crew, that play should not have worked in the first place. Sure you can kill the commander to make good on your promise, but then you get full of bullet holes from his men immediately. Remember this is some kind of army base. Also, I've never been in any kind of army, but I'm pretty sure that there is some protocol that let's you override your commanding officer if he should turn out to be a cowardly, traitorous POS who would rather a million people die than call a bluff from people who were clearly never gonna shoot him.

6) They had him. Then let him go because of ridiculous play of kidnapped sister. Then immediately tried to apprehend him. Right there. Still dont understand that part.