Things that cause you to nerd-rage.
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I don't care if people don't like the original trilogy. But I've had more people call me a moron because I DO like the movies. There seems to be a lot more hate towards fans of them then haters.thecoreyhlltt said:
Whenever a movie proves it knows nothing about mythology. Or a book. Or a person. Mostly Greek myth. I think the original details are interesting enough without changing them for "mass appeal."
Troy being one of the worst offenders, (that I actually saw) in my opinion.
Troy being one of the worst offenders, (that I actually saw) in my opinion.
When I was doing first aid a few years ago, the course was changed from checking for a pulse to checking for 'lifesigns' (pass the tricorder Mr. Spock!) because med-students in their 3rd year couldnt find a pulse on a life subject, but could on a plastic doll. Just sayin'.Quaxar said:
Umm, then surely you'd know that Frankenstein's monster had no name. I can see where the Adam could come from (and how it would be a very appropriate name), but the fact is that it doesn't have a name.000Ronald said:
OT: What causes my nerd rage?
Nerds not using their apparent intelligence actually reading or watching classic books/films etc. and instead spend it memorising all the minutia of the Star Wars expanded universe or collecting copious amounts of anime and starting hundreds of threads on internet forums about it.
Huh? I seems to have paraphrased this entire forum. My bad.
I didn't think Troy wasn't that bad for inaccuracy. Firstly, they were going for a more realistic take on the book, thus omitting the Gods from the story, the characters still believe in and refer to them but they don't actually exist in real life, so yeah. Not in the film, same with the myth that Achilles was actually invincible, save for his heel.larysalove said:
Secondly, they only changed a few events around (such as Patroclus' role in the story) but I reckon that was just to make the story work better as a film, rather than a thousand year old epic poem.
Thirdly, we can't really berate the film for inaccuracy, seeing as we don't actually know what happened during the Trojan War, besides what Homer wrote (and even then, did Homer really exist? Was he the pseudonym for a group of writers?). I myself highly doubt that the Greeks somehow managed to sneak into Troy in a giant wooden horse at all.
When I make a joke about something in pop culture (for basic example: "It's not like little junkyard slaves ever grow up to be someone like DARTH VADER!!") and someone insists on demonstrating their intense knowledge of the subject in a way that ruins any humor or conversational value. (example: "Actually, Anakin wasn't the only one who did that. If you read some of the extended universe, blab blah")
People bitching about their cell phones. Really, take out your cell phone right now. Now look at it. Do you have any idea just fucking amazing what you're looking at is? Wanna[i/] know how amazing? If you took that fucker back in time a couple centuries, you'd be burned at the stake for being an agent of the devil. How crazy is that? That bastard sends a message to space. Just let that sink in. SPAAAAAAAACE[i/]!!! But you just can't for the life of you wait for five goddamn seconds for it to do that? Know what? Fuck you. Hard. With something large. And shiny. And spiky. And...purple.
(this is not aimed at people who don't ***** at their phone)
(this is not aimed at people who don't ***** at their phone)
I still think they could have at least asked the eagles. After all, people have known where they live ever since The Hobbit...though I suppose they live so far up that there's no way to get up there without wings. But couldn't they just bring Gandalf and have him amplify his voice with magic? (Can wizards do that in the books? Saruman did it in the Fellowship movie at Cahadras, but that scene was absent in the book) My point is, I think the Eagle's would probably listen if you told them Middle Earth will likely be destroyed and/or enslaved unless a ring is thrown into a volcano. Middle Earth is their home too, after all.Aetera said:
Moving on, I'm not sure if this truly counts as 'nerd rage' in the common sense, but it's still a bit nerdy. I am sick of seeing argument over argument over the correct definition of irony, especially since the post/comment that sparks it usually uses it right. But then some stuck-up asshole always has to come and say it wasn't ironic, even if it really was ironic. I mean good god, can people at least look up the definition before calling people out on it?
People who accuse other people on not being 'true gamers" because they don't like to play the same games or are not very good at games. Also, people who claim to be "true gamers."
Anything to do with only using 10% of the brain and that using more would give us some sort of powers. It's entirely bullshit.
Also, bees wings not being explainable by science. For starters, being completely unexplainable by science doesn't make sense. Secondly, we know how they work, it's just not like how most wings work.
Also, bees wings not being explainable by science. For starters, being completely unexplainable by science doesn't make sense. Secondly, we know how they work, it's just not like how most wings work.
Every time someone demands Blood Elf Druids or Undead Paladins on the WoW forums I just want to slap them.
Contrary to popular belief, Blizzard still somewhat cares about the lore, and Belfs just don't work. Blood Elfs focus on arcane magic, not nature, their culture is built on arcane magic. Then they always cite the same boss who turns into a tree while screaming "Nature bends to my will!". Yeah, that guy totally sounds like a nature loving Druid. Half the Horde are Blood Elfs already, do we really need more of them? Roll Alliance if you must be an Elf Druid.
As for Undead Paladins, that works even less then Blood Elfs. The only reason you can use holy magic to heal Forsaken is due to a gameplay mechanic, in lore all Forsaken Priests are Shadow Priests. Final Fantasy rules apply, healing hurts undead, if a Forsaken Paladin decided to cast exorcism he'd burst into flames. There's also the little matter that Paladins can only use the light if they believe what they are doing is right and for a higher power. Forsaken are pretty well aware of the fact that they're evil and only do things for themselves.
Contrary to popular belief, Blizzard still somewhat cares about the lore, and Belfs just don't work. Blood Elfs focus on arcane magic, not nature, their culture is built on arcane magic. Then they always cite the same boss who turns into a tree while screaming "Nature bends to my will!". Yeah, that guy totally sounds like a nature loving Druid. Half the Horde are Blood Elfs already, do we really need more of them? Roll Alliance if you must be an Elf Druid.
As for Undead Paladins, that works even less then Blood Elfs. The only reason you can use holy magic to heal Forsaken is due to a gameplay mechanic, in lore all Forsaken Priests are Shadow Priests. Final Fantasy rules apply, healing hurts undead, if a Forsaken Paladin decided to cast exorcism he'd burst into flames. There's also the little matter that Paladins can only use the light if they believe what they are doing is right and for a higher power. Forsaken are pretty well aware of the fact that they're evil and only do things for themselves.