1. The guy didn't sell the house. He died.
2. No one (besides the three robbers) knew the money was in the panic room, so no one would miss them. Besides, they wouldn't have to walk into a bank to turn them into cash.
"But the movie never explains why they don't just leave and come back another time once they found out there are people inside."
They were on videotape. VCR's inside the vault recorded everything. That is another reason they needed to get into the vault.
"the super-secret phone doesn't work"
Did you even watch the movie? The phone didn't work because the homeowner never hooked it up.
"The ventilation system is hardly self-contained"
I agree with that one. With all that protection, you would think it would have it's own air supply.
"here is where Hollywood movies just can't contain themselves -- Foster's daughter starts slipping into a diabetic seizure almost instantly."
It took hours. That type of reaction from a diabetic is not unrealistic. That is why she had orange juice in the fridge next to her bed. Diabetes isn't uncommon either.
"And no safe room would fail to have a Net connection (this one doesn't); a working cell phone or some secure means of communicating with the outside world. Like, say a silent alarm? (Duh)."
Again, it was her first night in the house. The secure outside line DID exist; she just never had time to hook it up. Like any other phone/cell-phone it needed to be activated before it would work. If the robbery took place the next night, she would have been able to call the cops. Furthermore, I hate to be redundant, but the security system was disabled by Whitaker (Duh!).
I would have to agree that the plot was fairly corny, but after all, it is a Hollywood movie not a real life account. You should expect to see this when you go to the movies. Otherwise, I don't even know why you go to see them. After all, a person with such a high IQ would have been able to tell from the previews that it was going to be a typical Hollywood motion picture. Did you go see it just so you could complain about it?
Despite the main stream Hollywood plot, I enjoyed the movie. At least they didn't release a virus that brought people back from the dead and turned the whole town into zombies.
How many of you actually believe that the world is overrun by robots and we are all a bunch of batteries? What is the point of a Fight Club, if they don't blow up a bunch of buildings?
It is a story guys, If you don't like stories don't go to the movies.
Some of you guys claim to have higher IQ's than the average person, but in reality, you have no imagination.
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That was my point. A movie doesn't have to be realistic to be good.
1. The guy didn't sell the house. He died. 2. No one (besides the three robbers) knew the money was in the panic room, so no one would miss them. Besides, they wouldn't have to walk into a bank to turn them into cash.
"But the movie never explains why they don't just leave and come back another time once they found out there are people inside." They were on videotape. VCR's inside the vault recorded everything. That is another reason they needed to get into the vault. "the super-secret phone doesn't work" Did you even watch the movie? The phone didn't work because the homeowner never hooked it up. "The ventilation system is hardly self-contained" I agree with that one. With all that protection, you would think it would have it's own air supply. "here is where Hollywood movies just can't contain themselves -- Foster's daughter starts slipping into a diabetic seizure almost instantly." It took hours. That type of reaction from a diabetic is not unrealistic. That is why she had orange juice in the fridge next to her bed. Diabetes isn't uncommon either. "And no safe room would fail to have a Net connection (this one doesn't); a working cell phone or some secure means of communicating with the outside world. Like, say a silent alarm? (Duh)." Again, it was her first night in the house. The secure outside line DID exist; she just never had time to hook it up. Like any other phone/cell-phone it needed to be activated before it would work. If the robbery took place the next night, she would have been able to call the cops. Furthermore, I hate to be redundant, but the security system was disabled by Whitaker (Duh!). I would have to agree that the plot was fairly corny, but after all, it is a Hollywood movie not a real life account. You should expect to see this when you go to the movies. Otherwise, I don't even know why you go to see them. After all, a person with such a high IQ would have been able to tell from the previews that it was going to be a typical Hollywood motion picture. Did you go see it just so you could complain about it? Despite the main stream Hollywood plot, I enjoyed the movie. At least they didn't release a virus that brought people back from the dead and turned the whole town into zombies. How many of you actually believe that the world is overrun by robots and we are all a bunch of batteries? What is the point of a Fight Club, if they don't blow up a bunch of buildings? It is a story guys, If you don't like stories don't go to the movies. Some of you guys claim to have higher IQ's than the average person, but in reality, you have no imagination.