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Possible shot of Parallax Product in the Movies....

RobotWorkshopRobotWorkshop Posts: 2,307
edited 2011-08-28 22:41 in General Discussion
I don't know of anyone else noticed yet but there seems to be an excellent shot of some Parallax Product in the Movie Spy Kids 4D. Look for the 'Spy Detector" gadget when it it open and being assembled. Took the kids to see the movie yesterday and noticed it in the film....

Robert

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  • MicrocontrolledMicrocontrolled Posts: 2,461
    edited 2011-08-22 13:21
    Well, I would never pay to see that movie, so I guess I'll try to spot it when it comes out on Netflix, just to see the Parallax product. :) Out of curiosity, what is it?

    Some other Parallax products in movies and TV:
    "Law Abiding Citizen" shows a HIGHLY mangled Propeller protoboard (well, the top half anyway) in the bomb building scene.
    An episode of "Monk" (one of the earlier ones) shows a scene of disarming a bomb, and there is clearly a BS2 controlling it, though it's hard to see details due to poor lighting.

    If there are any more Parallax spottings in the media, feel free to post.
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,259
    edited 2011-08-22 14:06
    Microcontrolled wrote: »
    An episode of "Monk" (one of the earlier ones) shows a scene of disarming a bomb, and there is clearly a BS2 controlling it, though it's hard to see details due to poor lighting.

    So BS2 stands for Bomb Squad 2. What happened to Bomb Squad 1, or should I not ask?
  • localrogerlocalroger Posts: 3,452
    edited 2011-08-22 17:39
    I recall a thread a year or more ago where there was a bit of wringing of hands that whenever you see Parallax product in a movie, it's being used to blow something up.

    Of course, this wasn't helped by the presentation at UPEW about the special effects for Spiderman 2 where it was revealed that Doc Oct's spinal implant was driven by visible on-camera Basic Stamps...
  • BeanBean Posts: 8,129
    edited 2011-08-28 18:48
    Just took my son to see this movie. And I watched for it.
    It is a EFX-TEK Prop-1 controller. It's only on the screen for a second.

    http://www.efx-tek.com/topics/prop-1.html

    Bean
  • wjsteelewjsteele Posts: 697
    edited 2011-08-28 21:17
    Curious... why would they call it a "Prop-1" controller when it's run by a BS1???

    Bill
  • RobotWorkshopRobotWorkshop Posts: 2,307
    edited 2011-08-28 21:46
    I think because it was meant to control movie Props. I knew I saw it in there!

    Robert
  • JeffaJeffa Posts: 80
    edited 2011-08-28 22:41
    erco wrote: »
    So BS2 stands for Bomb Squad 2. What happened to Bomb Squad 1, or should I not ask?

    he he :-) I like funny!
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