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Top Ten bullshit things about computers in the movies

10. (Independence Day only) Alien computer on mothership runs in English.
9. As characters are printed on the screen, this weird clicking noise comes out.
8. You can type in questions in normal English and you'll get at least a half-decent answer.
7. In fact, the computers always explain exactly how their operation fits into the plot in plain language, e.g. "Virus software uploading," "Analysing secret formula," "While you were out someone ripped off your bank account," etc.
6. (Especially old films) They have lots of flashing lights. They don't do anything, just flash.
5. They can always track the position of the bad guy through the city with cool zoom-in maps.
4. The printers always work.
3. They come with rotating 3D models of criminals' heads that can be aged 20 years at the press of a button.
2. No-one ever, ever has Windows on their computer.
1. If anyone types the wrong password, it beeps and flashes "ACCESS DENIED" in really big letters.


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