Because...
Someone would hide there cellphone
Computing devices such as game systems and ipod touch
The ability to get a wireless connection from a neighboring home or office
i thought about this stuff the whole time i watched this movie lol :)
It could still. They could use a scramling device. If I recall, I-Pods, cell phones and the internet etc... was not around back in 1990/91.
Cell phones and the internet most certainly did exist in 1990.
shareYes, but not the internet and cellphones we know today. The internet meant hours of uploading aol or some other such software and very few companies had a website then. Also, though there were cellphones they weren't wide spread. and certainly they were not cheap enough for a typical adult, much less student to afford. That is outside of Zack Morris, who was the only student I remember having one in the late 80s early 90s LOL!!!
No company had a website. The WWW didn't exist until 1992. AOL didn't hit DOS machines until 1991.
In 1990 the internet mostly meant FTP, Usenet, UUCP and IRC. If you don't know what those technologies were then you really don't have a place in this conversation.
Before you say anything: I was a senior in high school at the time, I knew what these technologies were and I most certainly had access to them. I knew a number of my public school friends who also had access, so it was not rare. Privileged kids probably had even more access to the internet in this time frame.
If you don't know what those technologies were then you really don't have a place in this conversation.
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Not really. If you want to talk tech history you should know tech history.
Or maybe we should just let people roam around and make false proclamations and entertain them like they're real? Are you by chance in politics?
You clearly don't know what you're talking about, because the OP's pouunt was that the movie could not happen with today's technology, not who knows more a about tech history. Your remarks about the WWW and AOL not existing even at the time of the movie only further proves their point. Moron.
shareIn the book Billy actually used a modem to make contact with the outside. It used a different system than the phone lines and the terrorists only cut one of them.
shareI was thinking it would be unlikely to be made today because of Columbine, etc...
Do you like having sex? Then DON'T buy a Nintendo!
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They install them in some movie theaters now.
it would be good to see a remake and see delta force attack the school.
in real life all terrorist hostage situations on American soil are handed over to the military and not the FBI, swat or the sheriffs office.
it would not be Delta force if would be a joint operation between FBI(A federal agency that would have the majority of jurisdiction even in the case of terrorists) and homeland security.
and even if the military were onsite it would not be Delta because Delta forces main job is overseas intelligence.
it would be handled by FBI and homeland security with qualified anti terrorist units.
and if any military was called in it would be Navy seals since seals handle all forms of warfare from intel to search and rescue
Delta force is a counter terrorism unit. Overseas intelligence is the CIA.
Delta operates just like the SAS do.
A bunch of crazies could take over a school anytime, anywhere.
shareHey common, there's a lot of movies that couldn't be made today. Take Home Alone... just imagine they all rush to the airport and "You need to be here 2 hours ahead of time for your international flight, no fluids, we need to check all your passports" and on and on. The movie would have pretty much ended in the driveway.
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that would not work because any professional group would simply count on that and have a cell jammer
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