Timers in film piss me off

[scottie]

Onyxmeth said:

scottie said:

Onyxmeth said:

I just got done watching Independence Day on TNT, and minus any other of the thousand little quirks in the movie, it really got me thinking about the thing I hate most about some movies. Why is it when a bomb is on a timer, or a sports game in a movie is running through it's final minutes and seconds, that time seems to slow considerably? Will Smith had 30 seconds on a timer to get out of that silly mothership before this nuke detonated. Approximately 1 min. 30 sec. later, the bomb explodes. Why? The timer is of your own creation movie makers! If you need a minute-thirty to get the scene rolling, then just make the timer for a minute-thirty! I think it becomes even more overbearing that now we have a show like 24 that manages to keep a running clock for 24 hours and doesn't miss a beat. Sports movies, action movies, anything with a timer.

Make. It. In. Real. Time.

Rant over. Thoughts and opinions?

 

In alot of cases the 1:30 shows what 3 different groups of people do in the 30s before the explosion

What movie is that? It sure isn't Independence Day. It took them over a minute just to get out of the ship, and the camera never cut to any other scene.

 

 

I haven't seen ID in years, so I'll take your word for it.

 

as for what movies/shows do it well, I can't remember, but whenever there is a timer in movies/tv I keep an eye on how much time each character spends.

 

If I remember any, I shall let you know