Picking Nits
Helicopter shooting; not killing Riggs; 1989 condom ads; taking the girlfriend home; deep-sea fishing magazine; neglected dog
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- In the opening helicopter scene the cops should just shoot at the blades.
- For cops who break every rule, they weirdly respect diplomatic immunity.
- Why not simply kill Riggs instead of a longer, escapable death; Taken does it too.
- Answer: the boss wanted it done quietly because guests upstairs would hear shots, and they wanted to learn what he knew; it is half-explained, since a silencer was available.
- Condom ads in 1989 are doubted and flagged.
- Riggs takes his girlfriend back to her apartment after the shootout even though the South Africans know where she lives.
- Riggs recognising the deep-sea fishing magazine issue makes no sense; Roger owns the boat and Riggs lives in a trailer watching the Three Stooges.
- The dog is poorly cared for while Riggs lives at the Murtaughs', a trope discussed before; a pet-hotel vacation anecdote contrasts with 80s attitudes where a kid was paid $2 a day to feed the dog.