Name: Anonymous 2006-05-14 18:32
I wanted to hate this movie, but it turns out it's a lot more competent of an action movie than the last two. It actually pays attention to secondary characters. The plot twists make sense, even if they are predictable. The action was fairly believable. Some questions:
Is the "camera switch" trick in movies even possible? It happens in a lot of movies, replacing the camera with a static image or a looping video of no activity. First you'd need video with the exact same camera angle, some media to store it on, some way to know the exact interface and wiring to get video in to the camera, and hope it shows correctly. Ocean's 11 is another example.
What happens when someone finds your disguise or gadgetry after you've used it? How easy can somoene track you down after you've left evidence of your mission? Eventually someone will figure out covert operatives are leaving cool gadgets around everywhere. The suit left on the wall, or the baseball equipment... and where did they get the necessary equipment in China if they came up with the plan later?
Is the "walk up walls" grappling hook possible? You'd need a motorized spool that would pull up with just the right amount of force and pull as fast running horizontally. It would have to be attached securely and be strong enough to support body weight, and have a strong enough motor that wouldn't generate tons of noise or be too heavy. I'm wondering how well it would work in real life.
Is the "camera switch" trick in movies even possible? It happens in a lot of movies, replacing the camera with a static image or a looping video of no activity. First you'd need video with the exact same camera angle, some media to store it on, some way to know the exact interface and wiring to get video in to the camera, and hope it shows correctly. Ocean's 11 is another example.
What happens when someone finds your disguise or gadgetry after you've used it? How easy can somoene track you down after you've left evidence of your mission? Eventually someone will figure out covert operatives are leaving cool gadgets around everywhere. The suit left on the wall, or the baseball equipment... and where did they get the necessary equipment in China if they came up with the plan later?
Is the "walk up walls" grappling hook possible? You'd need a motorized spool that would pull up with just the right amount of force and pull as fast running horizontally. It would have to be attached securely and be strong enough to support body weight, and have a strong enough motor that wouldn't generate tons of noise or be too heavy. I'm wondering how well it would work in real life.