Well, I'll be. Blind today it seems.

I guess that Temeraire and his kin would have blown the curve? :)

That doesn't even work if its taken to its logically sexist conclusion. I mean, yeah, a big-budget movie meant to appeal to male nerds could never have a supporting cast of attractive women in it. Men hate looking at attractive women especially when they're in an action sequence - more so when they're with each…

Lincoln is a good example - not every speaking part was given to a future President. Some small scenes that set mood in almost any movie could just as easily be rewritten to occur between women; they just rarely are.

For those who are quick to dismiss the test, ask yourself this - in "good" films that don't intentionally fail (Saving Private Ryan is a movie about men in combat in a historical situation, after all), would they pass the reverse test? For example, Gravity fails for what appears to be a valid reason, but (admittedly…