Thread: How NOT to shave with a straight razor!

Are you kidding me?!

Try being a computer guy and having seen movies since you were a kid attempting to depict one computer operating system or whatever after another. Or, how a hacker goes about doing his/her thing on period, networked computing systems.

I am talking maybe 10 orders of magnitude worse than an improper shaving angle on a beard knife.

I’ve long since gotten over this, but man, this thread just made me realize how utterly pathetic Hollywood generally is when it comes to computers.

Love that part in one of those Avengers movies where Stark calls out a crewman for playing Galaga in the background. That was epically awesome!

There was a guy got a job in Hollywood by writing to all the moviemakers about how inaccurate their military uniforms were in war movies

For me it's martial arts movies. Been doing M.A. for near 50 years & cant stand the BS portrayed in movies but hey it's entertainment not fact.

Hollywood caters to the lowest common denominator so these folks don't know. Heck most of these folk's only tie with reality is what they see in movies.

If hoards of folks wrote to the producers to complain about details they would change but that ain't gonna happen.

No wonder I’m much less, er, almost completely disinterested in what Hollywood churns out these days after they went all out nutso with comic book movies following the wild success of Nolan’s Batman reboot.

Trouble is most directors are not Christopher Nolan. Give me the indie leaning types like the Coen brothers. But, I’m an odd duck that way.

At least they tried to get it right in Sky Fall. Apparently they sent Naomie Harris to barbers school for 3 weeks to learn how to give a shave with a straight razor. I think that it is about the best shaving scene in a movie that I have seen. Most other times they fall far short on the subject.

Bob

I always enjoy watching a female shave a male with a straight. Inevitably she nicks him and, well, you can guess what this leads to...

Originally Posted by captainhx

Obviously, the actors have read the straight razor shaving guide on wikihow :

https://m.wikihow.com/Shave-with-a-Straight-Razor

I just realized this...whatsup with that brush?...and in related note - step#6 picture/video

Also - who strops a shavette? And this isn't just this howto using a shavette for the sake of demonstration or smthg...straight razors having is popular enough in india that many movies still depict it, and to relative (compared to hollywood) accuracy because many people have first hand experience going to a barber for a shave with a shavette. Now they always depict shavettes, because that's what barbers have always used in india for a very long time...but there's also stropping scenes!

Originally Posted by BobH

At least they tried to get it right in Sky Fall. Apparently they sent Naomie Harris to barbers school for 3 weeks to learn how to give a shave with a straight razor. I think that it is about the best shaving scene in a movie that I have seen. Most other times they fall far short on the subject.

Bob

She appeared in the Graham Norton show shortly after that movie and actually demoed her shaving skills with a straight razor, some cream and a balloon ...

Looks to me like she's holding the razor at a 90 degree angle.

Originally Posted by captainhx

Obviously, the actors have read the straight razor shaving guide on wikihow :

https://m.wikihow.com/Shave-with-a-Straight-Razor

So many things wrong I lost count. But since this the internet I could make a blog saying hold razor with the blade at 90 degree angle to your face and use saw like motions and I guarantee someone would try it.