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* ''Film/CasinoRoyale2006'': James Bond sneaks onto the tarmac at Miami International Airport, and promptly gets arrested by the Miami-Dade Police Department.
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* ''Film/WarOfTheWorlds2005'': For both the humans ''AND'' the invaders. First and foremost, any alien race capable of interstellar travel, coming here to exterminate us before ''we'' can have our own CoolStarship, is going to just roll right over us. [[spoiler:But, they quickly discover that our planet is actually not suitable for their needs, and they start getting killed by microbes and germs we humans are immune to once the crews start exiting their war machines to explore.]]
** Happens again in the span of two minutes towards the end when one Tripod is caught in an urban environment, with its shields down, by infantry packing heavy anti-tank weapons. But while the military is very quick to haul their carcasses away from the tripod the moment one of their missiles delivers the killing blow [[note]] As per the training of Javelin teams [[/note]]... several civilians who stay and watch the CurbStompBattle find out that where ''they'' are standing is [[OhCrap where a 100-ton mech is about to fall like a tree]], and get smashed because they couldn't run away fast enough.
*** Tripods are somewhat analagous to human tanks. In urban environments, tanks require infantry escort otherwise they're very vulnerable to man-portable anti-tank weaponry, as seen in the film, where the tripods didn't have any alien troops on foot escorting them and were swiftly dispatched when the shields gave way.
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* ''FIlm/MyCousinVinny'': As a courtroom comedy that tries to be accurate on the legal side, this is a given:
** Making statements to police officers without your lawyer present can easily get you charged with a crime, though in their defense, the guys thought they were discussing a shoplifting charge - a misdemeanor at worst.
** Vinny lies about his history as an attorney (or lack thereof) to Judge Haller. Of course, Vinny, lacking any real experience, would never think he would contact the State of New York to review his history. Wrong, as after his terrible first day, he ends up getting in trouble for lying.
** Vinny's antics in the courtroom get him found in contempt of court, and send him directly to jail. Three times.
** Mona Lisa mentions that having to bail Vinny out of jail is wiping out their budget.
** Since Bill and Stan can only be convicted if the prosecution can prove their guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, Vinny's strategy mostly consists of discrediting all of the prosecution's witnesses and causing the jury to doubt the state's case.
** Vinny comes up with a reasonable objection to the judge, pointing out that he's had no time to interview this surprise witness or review the evidence that will be presented, and wants it thrown out. The judge admits he's right, but overrules Vinny anyway. Any lawyer can tell you that not every judge is fair and unbiased and can easily have a case hit a brick wall if the judge is an asshole and even otherwise fair judges have their limits when dealing with someone who has regularly shown a disregard for the trial procedure as Vinny has.
** Any lawyer will tell you to be absolutely thorough in vetting and preparing a witness for expert testimony because it can backfire badly. If the opposing counsel can find a way to discredit your expert's argument, they may have to admit this on the stand and thus strengthening their case against you. This is exactly what happens with Wilbur after Lisa's testimony.
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* ''Film/{{Bridesmaids}}'':
** It's revealed at the end of the movie that Helen's extravagant ideas for Lillian's wedding ended up raising the price far beyond what was predicted, and her father can no longer afford to pay. This contributes to Lillian's breakdown at the climax.
** Annie also constantly forgets to get her tail lights fixed, which eventually culminates in her car getting badly rear-ended. Rhodes is pretty quick to point this out to her.


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* ''Film/YoureNext'':
** Whenever the killers get hurt, instead of staying silent like a MadeOfIron ImplacableMan they scream and whimper in pain. For that matter, the killers are not some InvincibleVillain and can not only just be easily hurt but can actually be overpowered when confronted by someone that is just as dangerous.
** Wearing a [[MalevolentMaskedMan spooky mask]] while you're trying to kill a bunch of people is going to make your job much harder, since it restricts your vision and breathing.
** [[spoiler:When you're [[EverybodysDeadDave the last person alive in a house full of corpses]], and [[BrickJoke the trap you set up at the front door earlier kills a policeman]], of course you're going to look like the perpetrator.]]
** Erin sets up a pot of boiling water to throw at one of the killers. Unfortunately, by the time she actually gets to use it, so much time has passed that it's barely lukewarm, though the killer learns the hard way that water makes tile floors slippery.
** Imagine what ''Film/HomeAlone'' would be like as a straight-up home invasion movie. AmusingInjuries go right out the window.
** SoftGlass only exists in the movies, and [[SuperWindowJump going through a window]] in real life is going to leave you cut to ribbons from glass shards.
** When Drake tries to [[WorstAid pull an arrow out of his back]], he immediately passes out from the pain.
** It doesn't matter how tough or psychotic you are, being strangled for several seconds by someone will knock the wind out of you for a several moments as you try to recover your breath and leave you utterly helpless, as [[spoiler: Zee]] found out.
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* ''Film/EscapeRoomTournamentOfChampions'': Just because Ben and Zoey made it out of their game with no lasting physical injuries doesn't mean the others didn't. Brianna has a noticeable facial scar (obtained in an exploding hall of mirrors), which cost her her social media influencer career, and Theo suffered a burst eardrum in his game (as a result of being in a submarine and a burst of air pressure while escaping), necessitating his use of a hearing aid and a long slash on the side of his face.

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* ''Franchise/JohnWick'':
** ''Film/JohnWickChapter3Parabellum'':
*** In the armory fight scene, John and his opponents throw several knives at each other but many of them fail to land point first. In additions, the ones that do stick in don't penetrate very deep, so it takes multiple knife hits (or one directly to the head) to fully down an assassin.
*** Bullets that aren't designed to be fired upon underwater wouldn't work like they are supposed to, as their lethality and velocity would drop drastically. In addition, guns are more likely to jam underwater since they can't eject bullet casings efficiently. [[spoiler:John must shoot from no more than point-blank range to actually take down his enemies underwater.]]
*** Both times someone goes up against someone larger, it takes some time to defeat them one on one. [[spoiler:John only manages to beat the ''very'' tall Ernest with some improvised weaponry, and later on beats Zero's best students once he manages to separate the two, as he's at least a head taller than either]].
*** There are a few shots where Wick staggers heavily armored goons by shooting them in the mask and throat so he can close the distance and get a confirmed kill. The masks can block the bullet but it's like being pelted and the throat and other joints in any armored suit must necessarily be exposed to allow movement. Also during the fight even though shots to the head with standard bullets don't pierce the helmets they're still bullets and hit with more than enough force to stun and knock them flat on the ground.

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*** ** In the armory fight scene, John and his opponents throw several knives at each other but many of them fail to land point first. In additions, the ones that do stick in don't penetrate very deep, so it takes multiple knife hits (or one directly to the head) to fully down an assassin.
*** ** Bullets that aren't designed to be fired upon underwater wouldn't work like they are supposed to, as their lethality and velocity would drop drastically. In addition, guns are more likely to jam underwater since they can't eject bullet casings efficiently. [[spoiler:John must shoot from no more than point-blank range to actually take down his enemies underwater.]]
*** ** Both times someone goes up against someone larger, it takes some time to defeat them one on one. [[spoiler:John only manages to beat the ''very'' tall Ernest with some improvised weaponry, and later on beats Zero's best students once he manages to separate the two, as he's at least a head taller than either]].
*** ** There are a few shots where Wick staggers heavily armored goons by shooting them in the mask and throat so he can close the distance and get a confirmed kill. The masks can block the bullet but it's like being pelted and the throat and other joints in any armored suit must necessarily be exposed to allow movement. Also during the fight even though shots to the head with standard bullets don't pierce the helmets they're still bullets and hit with more than enough force to stun and knock them flat on the ground.
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** A lesser example is when Del, seeing that Neal could get a motel room for about half the cost of rent plus his expensive watch, offers the motel clerk a couple of dollars and a cheap watch hoping for the same result. The clerk (politely) declines Del's offer. The next scene is Del sitting in the burned remains of his rental car on a snowy night, with no windows or roof.

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** A lesser example is when Del, seeing that Neal could get a motel room for about half the cost of rent plus his expensive watch, offers the motel clerk a couple of dollars and a cheap watch hoping for the same result. The clerk (politely) declines Del's offer. The next scene is Del sitting in the burned remains of his rental car on a snowy night, with no windows or roof.roof before Neal decides to let him into the room.
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* In ''Film/RoboCop1987'' [[CastTheExpert the director hired paramedics]] and told them to do what they would ''actually'' do if presented with a dying patient with fatal gunshot wounds. Most of the dialog was written (or ad-libbed) on the spot, and the scene holds up very well.
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** Revolvers hold a maximum of 6 bullets and usually one chamber is left empty as a safety measure. After going dry, both Book and McFee can't shoot anymore and are forced to flee from each other.

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** Revolvers hold a maximum of 6 bullets and usually one chamber is left empty as a safety measure. After going dry, both Book and McFee [=McFee=] can't shoot anymore and are forced to flee from each other.
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* ''Film/{{Witness}}'':
** Without access to modern medicine or a trained doctor, John spends two days just regaining consciousness after getting shot, barely living through the heavy blood loss and fever. It takes another few days for him to get back on his feet.
** Revolvers hold a maximum of 6 bullets and usually one chamber is left empty as a safety measure. After going dry, both Book and McFee can't shoot anymore and are forced to flee from each other.
** When he's confronted by the entire Amish community, Schaeffer realizes he has no chance of escaping justice with so many witnesses and gives himself up rather than try to kill everyone in town.
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* ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartII'': When the Western Union delivery guy arrives with Doc's message from 1885, he tells Marty that there was a betting pool in the office as to whether Marty would actually be there (he lost).
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* ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartII'': When the Western Union delivery guy arrives with Doc's message from 1885, he tells Marty that there was a betting pool in the office as to whether Marty would actually be there (he lost).
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* ''Film/Commando1985'': A group of terrorists sabotage Matrix's truck and run away with his daughter, leaving him in middle of a mountain with no other vehicles to follow them; Matrix decides to improvise things by pushing the broken car down the hill to gain momentum and taking shortcuts to get ahead of them. An over-the-top car chase scene followed by an epic CarFu? Nope. Matrix's chase is cut short as his truck quickly loses control of itself, further busted by rough shortcuts, and eventually tips over onto its roof. The terrorists take this chance to capture Matrix, instead. It's a surprising display of realism in an otherwise unrealistic and incredibly campy movie.
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* ''Film/GriffTheInvisible'':
** Three dates is not enough to consider yourself in a relationship, especially if one of the parties has clearly been ambivalent about it from the beginning.
** Being late all the time, breaking into your place of work after hours, and hacking your coworker will get you fired.
** The police actually have better things to do than prosecute a wannabe superhero who hasn't been hurting anyone.
* ''Film/{{Highlander}}'': Connor Macleod heals overnight from what should have been a fatal stab wound, a sword through the chest. In fact as one of the clansmen points out, he was verifiably stone-cold dead on the slab the previous evening. Rather than being in awe or overjoyed at his miraculous recovery, Connor's uneducated and superstitious kin believe it to have been the Devil's handiwork and they banish him from the village, and it's only through the mercy of a cousin who still held sympathy for Connor that they didn't kill him (or at least put a lot of effort in trying).
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* ''Film/{{Highlander}}'': Connor Macleod heals overnight from what should have been a fatal stab wound, a sword through the chest. In fact as one of the clansmen points out, he was verifiably stone-cold dead on the slab the previous evening. Rather than being in awe or overjoyed at his miraculous recovery, Connor's uneducated and superstitious kin believe it to have been the Devil's handiwork and they banish him from the village, and it's only through the mercy of a cousin who still held sympathy for Connor that they didn't kill him (or at least put a lot of effort in trying).
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* ''Film/Deadpool2'':
** Wade has a habit of making jokes while fighting thanks to being near unkillable. Unfortunately, as he is in the middle of a quip and backthrows a knife to kill a mook, he misses and Vanessa is killed by the mook. Wade is unable to laugh about this mistake.
** When Cable fires a barrage of bullets ar Deadpool, the merc uses his swords to deflect them. While he manages to succeed at the start, he fails to hit a majority of them and is instead riddled with bullets.
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Not surprising if they admit it ahead of time.


* ''Film/TheParentTrap1998'': Annie and Hallie give each other a crash course on their lives and how to pretend to be each other at summer camp, but they can't learn how to perfectly mimic each other in a few weeks. They even admit ahead of time that it's only a matter of time before they're found out. While their parents don't realise they have the wrong daughter, the people around them do quickly notice that the girls aren't acting like themselves and figure out what's going on within days. The twins were actually counting on their impersonations not being perfect, as it would force their parents to reunite in order to switch them back.
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No, compressed gas and magnets work too.


* ''Film/BlackHawkDown'': One of the helicopters unleashes a hail of minigun fire to ward off some Somalis on a rooftop. Unfortunately, Eversmann is crouching directly underneath the helicopter and receives superficial burns from the spent shell casings; it takes fire to shoot a gun.

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* ''Film/BlackHawkDown'': One of the helicopters unleashes a hail of minigun fire to ward off some Somalis on a rooftop. Unfortunately, Eversmann is crouching directly underneath the helicopter and receives superficial burns from the spent shell casings; it takes fire to shoot a gun. casings.
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* ''Film/JennifersBody'': Needy's ultimate fate. She doesn't get away with killing Jennifer nor achieves a victory of any kind, nor is she hailed a hero. She's put in a prison psych ward, likely to spend there rest of her days there, and probably only avoided general population due to her absolute conviction she was fighting against a succubus and the fact she's still a minor, which surely got her deemed psychotic. On top of that, all the trauma and suffering she went through the movie turns her into a bitter, cynical person with a particularly bleak stance on life and fellow humans who beats up orderlies regularly, then violently murders several men (who all [[AssholeVictim definitely had it coming]], but still). At the end she's free, but will likely have to remain as a fugitive for the rest of her life.
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** ''Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoningPartOne'':

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** ''Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoningPartOne'': ''Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoning'':
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* ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'': After over a decade of turmoil, Scarlett and Rhett's separate loves for Ashley and Scarlett herself wear out. Hers upon realizing that she never really loved him and was only in love with the illusion she created, and his after years of her cruel rejections. When they're both separately presented with the chance to have what they've wanted all this time, they're utterly apathetic about it.
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* ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'': After over a decade of turmoil, Scarlett and Rhett's separate loves for Ashley and Scarlett herself wear out. Hers upon realizing that she never really loved him and was only in love with the illusion she created, and his after years of her cruel rejections. When they're both separately presented with the chance to have what they've wanted all this time, they're utterly apathetic about it.

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Character reaction and plot happens.


* ''Film/Thanksgiving2023'':
** Scuba is not familiar with firearms. As such, when confronted with the killer it takes a while for him to even remember to take it out, and it ends up being useless since [[NotWithTheSafetyOnYouWont he forgets to take the safety off]]. The main characters in general aren't all that good with weapons, since they're teenagers in high school, and even if Jessica has been trained so that she knows how to fire a musket in the climax it takes her a bit to realize it's there and consider it as an option. [[invoked]][[spoiler: [[FridgeBrilliance Which might also be a clue that the Carver is not a civilian]], consider how casually he handles weapons.]]
** As noted elsewhere on this page, Scuba has a very subdued and heartbreaking reaction to [[spoiler: Yulia's death.]]
** The Carver avoids the police during the parade by simply using a different and completely unrelated disguise.
** Even after [[spoiler:she survives the events of the film, Jessica has PTSD and nightmares about Newlon coming back to kill her]].

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''Film/Thanksgiving2023'': Scuba is not familiar with firearms. As such, when confronted with the killer it takes a while for him to even remember to take it out, and it ends up being useless since [[NotWithTheSafetyOnYouWont he forgets to take the safety off]]. The main characters in general aren't all that good with weapons, since they're teenagers in high school, and even if Jessica has been trained so that she knows how to fire a musket in the climax it takes her a bit to realize it's there and consider it as an option. [[invoked]][[spoiler: [[FridgeBrilliance Which might also be a clue that the Carver is not a civilian]], consider how casually he handles weapons.]]
** As noted elsewhere on this page, Scuba has a very subdued and heartbreaking reaction to [[spoiler: Yulia's death.]]
** The Carver avoids the police during the parade by simply using a different and completely unrelated disguise.
** Even after [[spoiler:she survives the events of the film, Jessica has PTSD and nightmares about Newlon coming back to kill her]].
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* ''Film/Thanksgiving2023'':
** Scuba is not familiar with firearms. As such, when confronted with the killer it takes a while for him to even remember to take it out, and it ends up being useless since [[NotWithTheSafetyOnYouWont he forgets to take the safety off]]. The main characters in general aren't all that good with weapons, since they're teenagers in high school, and even if Jessica has been trained so that she knows how to fire a musket in the climax it takes her a bit to realize it's there and consider it as an option. [[invoked]][[spoiler: [[FridgeBrilliance Which might also be a clue that the Carver is not a civilian]], consider how casually he handles weapons.]]
** As noted elsewhere on this page, Scuba has a very subdued and heartbreaking reaction to [[spoiler: Yulia's death.]]
** The Carver avoids the police during the parade by simply using a different and completely unrelated disguise.
** Even after [[spoiler:she survives the events of the film, Jessica has PTSD and nightmares about Newlon coming back to kill her]].
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Not an outcome.


* ''Film/HarryAndTheHendersons'':
** One at two different points regarding the "Bigfoot-mania". First when George mentions how the situation is drawing the attention of a lot of people unqualified to carry loaded firearms. Second when the police chief worries that someone wearing a monkey costume might accidentally get shot.
** As pointed out in the film itself, the amount of guns taken from the arrested men for processing would indeed cause delays in the release of LaFleur from jail.
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* ''Film/HarryAndTheHendersons'':
** One at two different points regarding the "Bigfoot-mania". First when George mentions how the situation is drawing the attention of a lot of people unqualified to carry loaded firearms. Second when the police chief worries that someone wearing a monkey costume might accidentally get shot.
** As pointed out in the film itself, the amount of guns taken from the arrested men for processing would indeed cause delays in the release of LaFleur from jail.
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* ''Film/GriffTheInvisible'':
** Three dates is not enough to consider yourself in a relationship, especially if one of the parties has clearly been ambivalent about it from the beginning.
** Being late all the time, breaking into your place of work after hours, and hacking your coworker will get you fired.
** The police actually have better things to do than prosecute a wannabe superhero who hasn't been hurting anyone.
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* ''Franchise/JohnWick'':
** ''Film/JohnWickChapter3Parabellum'':
*** In the armory fight scene, John and his opponents throw several knives at each other but many of them fail to land point first. In additions, the ones that do stick in don't penetrate very deep, so it takes multiple knife hits (or one directly to the head) to fully down an assassin.
*** Bullets that aren't designed to be fired upon underwater wouldn't work like they are supposed to, as their lethality and velocity would drop drastically. In addition, guns are more likely to jam underwater since they can't eject bullet casings efficiently. [[spoiler:John must shoot from no more than point-blank range to actually take down his enemies underwater.]]
*** Both times someone goes up against someone larger, it takes some time to defeat them one on one. [[spoiler:John only manages to beat the ''very'' tall Ernest with some improvised weaponry, and later on beats Zero's best students once he manages to separate the two, as he's at least a head taller than either]].
*** There are a few shots where Wick staggers heavily armored goons by shooting them in the mask and throat so he can close the distance and get a confirmed kill. The masks can block the bullet but it's like being pelted and the throat and other joints in any armored suit must necessarily be exposed to allow movement. Also during the fight even though shots to the head with standard bullets don't pierce the helmets they're still bullets and hit with more than enough force to stun and knock them flat on the ground.
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* In ''Film/RoboCop1987'' the director hired paramedics and told them to do what they would ''actually'' do if presented with a dying patient with fatal gunshot wounds. Most of the dialog was written (or ad-libbed) on the spot, and the scene holds up very well.

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* In ''Film/RoboCop1987'' [[CastTheExpert the director hired paramedics paramedics]] and told them to do what they would ''actually'' do if presented with a dying patient with fatal gunshot wounds. Most of the dialog was written (or ad-libbed) on the spot, and the scene holds up very well.

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