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Is this the fax?

posted 15 years ago by danielthegardner
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I have no idea why this was scripted, but I found it hilarious when Clooney has just finished speaking on the phone with the Russian general. Clooney then hangs up and walks past a machine and asks one of the staffers, "Is this the fax?" to which the staffer says, "Yes sir!"

Seriously? He doesn't know a fax when he sees one? I just thought it was lame scripting, that's all.

[–] danielthegardner 15 years ago

Lol, and another gaffe: if Nichole had emailed herself a copy of the computer files, why was she so insistent when the car was on fire to get the copies of those same files.

And thank you director for totally ruining the atmosphere between Nicole and George when she says, "I never watched anyone die before.." AOL's voice from perdition says, "WELCOME! You got mail!!"

dang it! Die AOL, die!

[–] danielthegardner 15 years ago

LOL this is just too good! How about the scene where Clooney's helicopter is approaching the truck on it's way to Iran, and there's a shot that clearly shows the truck is alone and on an empty highway. Seeing this, Clooney says, "All right gentleman, whatever you do, do not shoot any civilians do you understand??"

WHAT civilians?? On this empty stretch of highway?

And the irony is that previously in the movie, Clooney was taring through civilian streets and gatherings in a speeding car, and pushing other cars into civilian cafe's and restaurants.

I love Clooney's acting in this movie, but I wish he didn't have to recite these silly lines.

(Who's idea was it to make Nicole read off the truck license plate ending with "BM" - was I the only one that thought of the other meaning of BM?)

[–] SunNumberOne 14 years ago

And the irony is that previously in the movie, Clooney was taring through civilian streets and gatherings in a speeding car, and pushing other cars into civilian cafe's and restaurants.

And this isn't even his worst moment of complete disregard for public safety in the movie. At the end when they're chasing the terrorist through the school, the bell rings and kids flood the hallway. Clooney waits until AFTER the hallway is full of kids to fire his shot. It miraculously hits the terrorist. How no kids got their faces blown off in that scene is beyond me...

"My nose was chiseled by the gods themselves..."
-Dennis, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

[–] wojciechbogdan 14 years ago

I'm non-English so have mercy on my grammar. ;-)

Clooney then hangs up and walks past a machine and asks one of the staffers, "Is this the fax?" to which the staffer says, "Yes sir!"

Seriously? He doesn't know a fax when he sees one?

He asks "Is this THE fax?" not "Is this A fax?" because he wants to know is this is the exact machine he just gave the number for. He wants to make sure he is waiting by the right fax machine.

if Nichole had emailed herself a copy of the computer files, why was she so insistent when the car was on fire to get the copies of those same files.

Two reasons: first - to get these files they killed 4 people and lost one of their own. So it's understandable that she got emotionally attached to this briefcase and felt unconscious urge to protect it. But it was also logical - she couldn't have been sure if the e-mail will reach its destination and the briefcase was only two inches from tips of her fingers. It was worth the effort.

And the irony is that previously in the movie, Clooney was taring through civilian streets and gatherings in a speeding car, and pushing other cars into civilian cafe's and restaurants.

In Vienna Devoe was acting as an intelligence officer. Worst that could happen was him to be captured and accused of causing death of Austrian citizen(s). On Russian territory he was acting as an American Army officer leading a strike group. Any civilian killed by an unauthorized American military personnel on the Russian soil could have been considered an act of war. Devoe was not afraid of any wrongdoing to Russian people, he didn't want to spark an American-Russian war. He was not expecting any Russian ground forces anywhere around so his only concern were civilians (there is always a possibility of meeting someone even in most rural areas, probability is higher along the roads). It was just forward-thinking.

[–] Grizzly101 14 years ago

Another exchange I liked:

Kidman: Where are you from?
Security Person: Philadelphia
Kidman: Gimme the keys.

[takes keys to vehicle from security person and drives away]

There are a number of pointless/hilarious exchanges in this movie. Also, I found it interesting how easily characters resorted to violence and how the villain travelled from Sarajevo to New York in a matter of minutes!

There are no problems that cannot be solved with a can of brake clean and a lighter

[–] brightmidnight71 11 years ago

Um.
wojciechbogdan up there nailed it on both counts.

And ^^^ you, you jackass, that was a joke about the prowess of NYC drivers versus drivers from other cities. I love how you *beep* people don't understand something and immediately it's dubbed unnecessary or pointless.