7 movies plots ruined by modern technology

Never let a good plot hole spoil a movie, as many director would say, but some films no matter how good they are, are ruined with the advance of technology leading younger audiences wondering why they didn't just grab their smartphones to dial for help.

Of course it is not the fault of the screenwriter, just that technology is constantly moving forward. Could you really contemplate having to go through that lengthy You've Got Mail scenario of getting your gmail? Gah.

Dude, Where's My Car? (2000)

The film features two stoners spending a day adventuring around town looking for their car because they've forgotten where they left it. Sadly for them they didn't have Google's latest tech built into Google Now. In the latest roll-out, a Now card automatically remembers where you left your car and can guide you to it using maps. Dude, there's your car.

Die Hard (1988)

The first thing that Alan Rickman, aka Hans Gruber, does when he and his band of terrorists walk into the building is cut the phone lines.

That leaves Bruce Willis having to steal a radio and get to the roof to send a call for help and even then he's mostly ignored.

If John McClane (Willis) et al, all had smartphones the problem would be over before it started with a quick call to the police or a message out to Twitter. And if they didn't believe the callers then an accompanying photo or video of maniacs with machine guns should do the trick.

An Affair to Remember (1957)

A couple meet but are both in relationships, they fall for each other and agree to dump their other halves and meet again in 6 months atop the Empire State building. How romantic.

In today's technology filled world trying to avoid someone is hard and you just know that neither would have been able to not track each other down via Facebook, LinkedIn, Tinder and other social networks. See you in six months, pah, more like stalk you for the next 6 months.

Memento (2000)

A man with no short-term memory, on the hunt for his wife's killer, tattoos his body to remember the clues he's uncovered.

If our lead character was wearing one of the many camera wearables like the Autographer then he would have simply been able to plug in the camera to his computer and watch back all that had happened over the course of the last day. Murder solved.

High Fidelity (2000)

John Cusack plays a record shop owner who, after being dumped, recounts his top five breakups including the one that is ongoing in order to work out where he's going wrong.

With Facebook he could have easily trawled his past relationships and experiences for a more balanced perspective outside of his own memory. He could also probably contact the ex-girlfriends and just ask them directly rather than having to go through each and every awkward ordeal in person.

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

After George Bailey loses the money he owes to the big bad bank he preys he didn't exist to catastrophic consequences. If only Kickstarter or a number of other crowd funding services where around to help he could have turned to the rest of the town to dig deep rather than having to run through the streets at the end.

Misson impossible (1996)

Tom Cruise on Eurostar trying to stop the NOC list being sent from the train is helped by the fact that the train enters the tunnel and the signal is lost. Phew.

If Tom and the IMF team tried to pull that stunt today the NOC list would have been sent even faster when it went underground as Eurostar now has 4G connectivity in the Tunnel.

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