We shouldn't stand for it anymore! :)

[A Black Falcon]

DJ, you know sometimes fantasy is more interesting than reality... like, doesn't it make an action movie look cooler to have all those cars blowing up instead of just being broken? Though yeah, some conventions (like that "dust or something and invisible beams become visible") are kind of lame, but movies on the whole have never pretended to be accurate... I know, 'it's just entertainment' doesn't excuse it all away, but it explains it.

I guess the question is how much it should be excused... and I'm not sure. Somewhat, because some things really do help make things more interesting (like hyperspace flight or sound in space, for instance), but others... yeah, some of those things (like the crate... :D) really should go away... usually-slower-than-light visible-light lasers? I'm conflicted. I mean, if you made them follow the real rules for lasers (instant hit, invisible beam, etc) fights would probably be a lot quicker and perhaps less interesting... I don't think it'd be right for all scifi. Maybe some of the more realistic stuff, yeah, though...

Oh and DJ, how about Star Trek-style exploding consoles? :) Those are so stupid...