Movie Definition and 253 Threads

I saw movies with mathematicians, physicists, biologists... but i never saw a movie depicting engineers.This movie actually actually tries to show engineers in a positive light. I can t remember the last time there was a movie like this. Most often, engineers are depicted in the backgroud.

I'm not sure if a similar question has been asked before but here goes. I was watching Cliffhanger the other night, and right at the end, the John Lithgow character plummets to his doom on top of helicopter. This sparked a discussion with my housemate as to whether he could survive the fall...

So what is everybody's favorite movie?

Sounds like a must see. The first movie about and staring real Martians! :biggrin: http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/rovingmars/

I've been hooked on AMC the last few days and wondered what everyones top ten movie classics are (pre '75)? Roman Holiday Dr. Strangelove Julius Caesar Sunset Boulevard 12 Angry Men Casablanca High Noon Seven Samurai Chinatown Sullivan's Travels

Well I am watching it on AMC right now and something puzzled me (I guess i looked away). How did all the army people all of a sudden wake up after the gas attack and attack them knowing exactly what the bad dude's plan was?

I'm kinda confused on how I'm suppose to feel about this movie! What makes a good movie? I left wondering what happened to like... 5 of the characters in the movie... there was this huge web of lies and connections and inter-related interests... and none of them really were explored! So is a...

It looks pretty neat! I'm already hearing people say its inaccurate as hell but oh well! Now the problem is... who the heck can I take to this movie? I mean its pretty much about a bunch of assassinations and i can't figure out any girl who would think "wooo assassinations and middle east...

sorry, I don't think I'm posting this thread in the right section, but then I'm not sure which section this thread belongs to I would really like to discuss the movie "Back to the Future (1985)" coz I just saw it ... btw something I couldn't understand was the significance of 88 miles...

Not a live performance :frown: ALL LOCATIONS ARE ON SALE NOW: New York (Farmingdale) - Farmingdale Multiplex in Long Island http://www.movietickets.com/pre_purchase.asp?house_id=1095&movie_id=51759&showdate=7 Los Angeles - Universal CityWalk Theatres...

I think all of you remember honestrosewater's thread. Now I want to know hwich movie or movie character(even actor or actress) reminds you of each other? Danger: The Hustler yomamma: Home alone arildno: Serpico Greg: Harry Potter (can't say :blushing: ) : Gone with the wind Mr Wolram...

Has anyone seen it? Is it good? I heard it was about a physicst or something.

http://www.undergroundfilm.org/films/detail.tcl?wid=1017942 :biggrin: :-p :approve: :-p :smile:

I was watching a movie the other day, 007: The World is Not Enough In the movie a well known terrorist, Renard, stole weapons grade plutonium. He sent 6 Kilos to waste on Elektra's pipeline, and the other 6 Kilos he is going to use in a Nuclear submarines reactor. I just wanted to know, what...

Ok let's have some fun here :D What do you consider the #1 bad physics/common sense movie. Which movie demonstrates the absolute worst ideas about physics or that absolutely insults its viewers by how improbable various sequences are? independence day is absolutely #1 for me. Right off the...

Movie trailers... First, I would not recommend these to someone still on a 56k modem... For the first trailer we have a movie that I think the math people here will enjoy.. http://www.apple.com/trailers/miramax/proof.html And here is something that is pretty interesting...what would...

Movie " Open Water" I saw movie "Open Water" about american couple and how they were stranded at sea while diving, great movie anyway. but i have a question : was that yellow thing attached to his diving gear a underwater camera ? if yes then they should use camera flash light to signal...

lets talk the best movie scenes of all time. here's a few of my favorites: -The Sandlot: the scene where the kid with the glasses trys to put the moves of the lifeguard. -Ferris Buelers day off: The scene at the end of the movie where cameron's dad's sweet car is up on the jacks, and he...

Just wondering which actors played the very best movie characters and why... Mine are ofcourse Brando as Don Vito Corleone, but that will be the same for many of us, so let us not go too deep into that. However, apart from that, i found the Antonio Salieri character, played by F Murray...

Near the beginning of the movie there is a scene when Bond drives a motorcycle off a runway at the end of a cliff chasing a pilot-less plane that has fallen a second or two earlier. From there, he proceeds to fall as he closes the gap between himself and the plane, manages to get inside the and...

Here's the inside scoop on the backroom wheeling and dealing going on as we speak concerning Robert Altman's upcoming project, Physics Forums: For reasons that should be obvious to anyone who has seen Contact, Ivan Seeking will be played by Jodie Foster. The lovely, mischievous Math Is Hard...

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/28/national/28smithsonian.html Sell-outs. I can't believe this.

After watching Donnie Darko I was curious about a scene where a 747 Jet Engine (just the engine) falls out of the sky and onto the corner of a rather large suburban house. In the movie the house was intact (minus some damage to the side it landed on). Assuming something like this happened in...

http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/thehitchhikersguidetothegalaxy.html

On t.v, I saw part of a movie, or what looked to be a movie. Anyway, there was a tribe of North Americans living in an idyllic atmosphere. They communicated with a series of clicks, and they were uninfluenced by technology; furthermore, they were unaware of the metropolis several miles away...

Okay, I'm doing a movie review, and I need some helpful critiquing on how to perfect it. Thanks for any help you can provide. Thanks ***************************************************** Before you even buy your ticket for Meet the Fockers, you know you are in for a lot of “focker” puns...

Recently was asked to make a presentation on some math involved in a movie. I chose the Men In Black. The scene I selected was the part where the 2 are in the Queens tunnel and they go on the ceiling of the tunnel and continue to go at an unusual high speed on the ceiling and eventually get down...

Question about the movie "Paycheck" I was watching this movie last night "paycheck" and got to a point in the movie which made me kinda confused. They said something about building a new type of lens that could basicaly curved around the earth. For example- your on top of Mt. Everest and...

Quantum physics movie -- What the *$@! are we thinking? And upcoming movie.. My friend who is learning calculus and physics, and I teach him what I know, works at movie theatre. He told me about a new movie in 2004, called "What the fuc* are we thinking?" It's about quantum physics and...

So does anyone know around when blu-ray will become the new standard for media? Also how much of a difference will the quality be?

I recommend that everyone here, regardless of political ideology, go see The Motorcycle Diaries. The movie is about Ernesto "Che" Geuvara and his companion, Alberto Granado, on a motorcycle trip with the goal of exploring South America. The movie shows Ernesto (Che) and Alberto in their...

Has anyone of you seen "This is Spinal Tap" movie? What do you think? I have seen that movie again for the 4-th time and in my opinnion it is one of the best movies of all times, simply hillarious and yet deep and thought provoking. One sentence says it all --- "It"s such a fine line...

http://www.mpe.mpg.de/ir/GC/images/movie2003.mpg four stars photographed (timelapse over years) doing various type orbits around the million-solar-mass hole at the center of Milky one doing elliptical, one kind of long skinny parabolic, one on what looks like a one-shot hyperbolic...

MOVIE: "What the #$*!(bleep) do we know" Have any of you had the chance to see this film yet? Apparently it is a documentry concerning modern physics, neuroscience, and mysticism. Seems like it might be a really interesting one to get others interested in our ecletic endevours. Here is the...

this is a small video about a minute long where a car drag races with a scooter and in this movie there's a song playing that i want to know the name of but alas i can't find any credit to the artist = \ heres the link...

Ok so I've been trying to think of this movie I saw back in April (around there) 2004 in theaters. It was pretty weird. That's all I remember about it, that it was weird. I'll do my best to remember some scenes, maybe someone will remember and be able to give me the title.. It started out...

I found a brilliant site that picks out the bad physics portrayed in many movies. It even has ratings like, GP (good physics), XP (physics from an unknown universe), ... http://www.intuitor.com/moviephysics/ Enjoy!

I saw I, Robot last night. I haven't yet read the book, so I can't say whether it has much to do with the book or not. But it was definitely better than I expected. Nice action scenes, an okay story, and the robots were done very well. I'd say it was worth my AU$9.

I just saw Troy today, what's a great movie ! I haven't got a chance to read The Iliad yet, what happened after Troy falls, what happen to Paris, Helen and etc...

Just announced that the Sci Fi Channel is making a movie based on Niven's Ringworld - one of my all time favorite sci fi books. Yay! I think Jenning's Aztec would make a great miniseries as well. I always expected to see this happen but oh well, at least they finally got around to Ringworld...

Has anyone seen awakin life? if not i suggest you see it!

While trying to think of my favorite star of all time, this question naturally followed. When I can think of an answer for this one I will chime in. The first that come to mind are characters such as R2D2 and Darth Vador, Jaws, God in [Oh God], Hal [2001], Kahn, but that's only because I'm...

This really is a hard choice for me, as there were several, but considering fan appreciation, money making, and quantity of movies made, I would pick JOHN WAYNE.

The movie came out in Europe a few weeks ago (I know, really late) and I watched it yesterday and it was SOO FUNNY! That character of the shortterm memory fish was just so funny :) But wasn't there some kind controversy about the movie which I missed?

What is your all time favorite movie scene? I happened to think of this when thinking about the songs thread. At least several of my all time favorite movie scenes were in Metropolis by Fritz Lang; and "reconstructed" by Georgio Moroder. One is where the evil robot "Hell" seduces the...

..someone had too much time on their hands. Hit start Go to command prompt Type in: Telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl Enjoy! EDIT: If you're paranoid. It's just a full Star Wars movie in ASCII.

This thread has two purposes: 1) Can anyone tell me of a site (or sites) that deal with the accuracy of the science in modern movies? 2) If anyone would like to discuss, take apart, or ask questions about the science of any movie, they may do that here. As always, any and all...

i just saw this movie last night for the first time and thought it was pretty good. have you guys seen it? did you like it? http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/nash/ (click on the link that says EXPLANATION) i found that to be pretty interesting, and has sparked my interest in game theory...

My wife and I own a small video store and there are several movies that are less than popular, but are still great films. What are some of your favorite movies that aren't that well known? I have a few examples: "Lady in White." It's a great little ghost story set back in the late...

what do you think is the best movie of these three movies: 1.spider man. 2.daredevil 3.the HULK for me i think the hulk was the most butifull interesting movie in them all