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Is a character ordering "a pint" or "a beer" and inside joke amongst film makers?

posted 4 years ago by RogueDemonHunter (2645)
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OK, so you want a pint. A pint of what? Water, orange juice, milk, cider, beer? What kind of beer? A pub will generally have a selection.

I appreciate they probably can't specify the brand perhaps but this could have been easily avoided in this instance with something like "a pint of my usual please" or ordering a fictional brand.

It's just something that really winds me and I'm sure they do it on purpose. I can't be the only one.

[–] JackTristao (43) 4 years ago

I get it. But my impression was that the waiter just knew what the boss usually drinks. That's all I could think of. It'd be weird if Mickey ordered the very same beer every day for years and kept saying the name of the beer to his waiter. That's my take. :)

[–] BeaSouth (2767) 4 years ago

Spoilers

I was too busy wondering why the assassin didn’t see / know that Mickey has backup. C’mon. Too many stupid behaviors by characters in this movie who would’ve known better

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

Ask for a pint in an english pub and get whatever's on tap.

[–] Satan2016 (23273) 3 years ago

They have lots of taps.

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

So they'll ask you what you want or, when you're a regular (like Mikey was), they'll give you your regular.

[–] Ace_Spade (9336) 3 years ago

I don't think they do it on purpose. I think it's honestly just that they can't say, "A pint of Guinness," because then either they owe Guinness money or Guinness owes them money or whatever. They have to get permission, as you've said.

But I doubt it's an in-joke. I think it's just that a lot of people don't notice/care, so they just say, "A pint of beer," so they can move on. Unless they're about to wax eloquent about their favourite drink (like a monologue about Scotch appreciation, for instance), it's not important dialogue. They have to order a drink or the scene would REALLY stick out, but they don't waste time figuring out the specifics of the line because they have to spend three hours lighting the set, making sure the set decoration matches continuity, and worrying about the dramatic tension of the scene, not to mention camera moves, wardrobe, make up... it goes on and on. So "Which beer is he ordering?" gets lost in the shuffle.

[–] RogueDemonHunter (2645) 3 years ago

I bet you can also guess I get irritated when a character orders a drink, takes a sip or two and then leaves. Leaving a perfectly good drink to be thrown down the drain. That happens a lot.

[–] Ace_Spade (9336) 3 years ago

Yeah, that's always weird. Sometimes, though, I do get it. If a scene gets heated before they can drink, then so keyed-up that they would naturally leave the room, then it's not weird.

These are things that I roll my eyes a bit at, but I kinda shrug off. They make me grin a little at Hollywood trope stuff, but they're not big enough as problems go to throw me off or make me dislike the movie. Maybe because they're so common?

The one I notice most often is the non-made dinner plans. A character asks out another character and that person says, "Yes," and it's remarkable the number of times they go, "So, I'll pick you up at 7?" and the person says, "Sounds great," but nobody knows anybody's address. Or they'll say, "Call me," and there's no number given. Or, the king of them all, "You want to go out on Saturday?" and an affirmative and...that's it. So, a vague "Saturday" is given - could be any time from 12:01 a.m. up until 11:59 p.m., could be a meeting place of literally anywhere.

So, yeah, eye roll or a chuckle, but not enough to derail it.

[–] alexjohans0n (2094) a year ago

He was served a Lore of The Land IPA ! Great beer btw. And a pickled eggs. The egg renders me personally a tad gassy.

[–] RogueDemonHunter (2645) a year ago

I've never had a pickled egg in a pub but how long they sit there has always intrigued me so I asked a bartender what their typical shelf life is once pickled "oh, they last quite a while". Got to wonder if there are eggs that have been in those jars for years ha.

[–] alexjohans0n (2094) a year ago

Pickled eggs from production to expiration date is about 60-70 days refrigerated depending of the manufacturer. Once an airtight jar is opened its 14 days refrigerated to expiration date.
Many pubs keep them on the bar in room temp or behind the bar in room temp. Fewer sacrifice fridge space eggs vs beer.
Pickled eggs taste best around 42F/6C.
Clearly many bars sell eggs past their shelf life.