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Re:Amsterdam looks *incredibly* realistic in the new Call of... by kqr on Saturday October 22, 2022 @08:27AM (#33297760)
> - No people actually riding bikes.

This is a common trope in media where nobody in the production uses a bike for transport. There are bikes there for setting, but people never use them as intended. They either just stand around them, or do this weird thing where they take their bikes out for a walk.

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Re:Amsterdam looks *incredibly* realistic in the new Call of... by practice9 on Saturday October 22, 2022 @08:31AM (#33297780)
Except Stranger Things, but you could say bikes are essential to the plot
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Re:Amsterdam looks *incredibly* realistic in the new Call of... by jonwinstanley on Saturday October 22, 2022 @08:45AM (#33297877)
Grand Theft Auto San Andreas had a lot of bikes and were included in several plot lines
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Re:Amsterdam looks *incredibly* realistic in the new Call of... by codetrotter on Saturday October 22, 2022 @09:11AM (#33298042)
If we are listing games with bikes in them I feel that we should also mention the 1985 arcade game Paperboy ;)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paperboy_(video_game)

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Re:Amsterdam looks *incredibly* realistic in the new Call of... by jonwinstanley on Sunday October 23, 2022 @03:33AM (#33305273)
Haha yes very true. The OG bicycle game.
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Re:Amsterdam looks *incredibly* realistic in the new Call of... by jimbokun on Saturday October 22, 2022 @09:18AM (#33298087)
Maybe there are technical challenges shooting actors sharing dialog while in motion on bicycles?

For cars this is a solved problem, and walking people are moving slowly enough for cameras to easily keep pace.

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Re:Amsterdam looks *incredibly* realistic in the new Call of... by Aaargh20318 on Saturday October 22, 2022 @09:45AM (#33298256)
There is of course the iconic bicycle scene from Turks Fruit (1973) starring a very young Rutger Hauer and directed by Paul Verhoeven.

https://youtu.be/ze_Ncdy_igw

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