Ya, this is my point.

Agreed.

If remade though he'd have to smash the radio and both Matt's and Martin's cellphones.

Spielberg does explain why contextually they don't call for help.

Guy who ran the gas station, towards the beginning.

https://youtu.be/Tt_mT9z1hmY

What do you think the yelp rating for the Harbinger's gas-n-go is?

> Ubiquitous

Like trying to ignore the fact, say, everyone in the movie isn't wearing pants.

You can ignore it sure, not address it, but someone is going to review or comment on how unbelievable it was that Jason Bourne was running around in his tighty whiteys.

Laundry day right? Everyone on the same day.

It was a regular family in the Times article, the boat was equipped, not them, with the satphone.

Roy also wasn't that far off shore, regular cell probably would've had service.

Science Fiction films too, where the protagonist isn't believed, he now has a camera where ever he goes.

Ya, like Cabin in the Woods.

That is why sat phones are now widely available, iridium makes phones just for this, emergencies, to call in the cavalry.

Article in the times, they used an emergency satphone (and an iphone) that brought this to mind: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/30/world/asia/sailboat-whale-rescue-pacific.html

John McClane walking across broken glass in his bare feet.

Ear sequence in Reservoir Dogs

The looks on the various faces as the reveal happens in Festen (1998)

Actually I think the dog was genetically engineered to be a soldier's telepathic partner during the war(s) that preceded the current landscape

A great Buñuel black and white film fits the bill, Exterminating Angel (1962), a dinner party goes awry and no one can leave.

More than two guys tho. Highly recommended as one of those non-horror horror movies.