--- worn out movie cliches ---

[AZ Snake Fan]

--- have you noticed how many things are repetitive in so many movies?
--- they always eject the magazine from thier handgun and slam the clip back in ---
--- if there is a swordfight --- candles and drapes will be sliced ---
--- car chase scenes --- they always drive on the sidewalk and crash through fruit stands
--- the trail of clothes leading to the bed room ---
--- " you can go now, but don't leave town" ---
--- " stay right here" ---(they never do) ---
--- have you ever noticed the bottoms of actor's feet in bedroom scenes? --- thier feet are filthy from walking around the set in between takes ---
--- there are so many --- can you think of any more? --- az

[Jared]

credits.


I don't give a damn who did what. I'm already walking out. Seriously, do you care who the gaffer or best boy were?

If, for some reason there is a specific song that I REALLY want to know about from the movie, I hate that they put that at the END of the credits.

Let's see, what else?

This will sound odd, but as much as I like women, most of the nudity seems gratuitous. I have no objections to nudity, I hate when it is just in there and it serves no purpose in advancing the plot. Unless it's a rape scene, or the movie "Breast Men", its usually just there to get guys to rent the video or see the movie. As a matter of fact, the only time I can think of that nudity was actually needed in a movie, other that the disturbing rape scenes in "the Accused", and "A Clockwork Orange", was in the 80's cult classic "Just One Of The Guys" where a girl aspiring to be a journalist fails to win a writing competition. She is quite certain it is beacuse her teacher is a sexist. So, as a way to be taken more seriously as a writer, she switches schools and attends as a boy. She is planningon writing something about how boys and girls are STILL treated differently. Anyway, all of these odd and funny moments happen, typical fish out of water stuff. She doesn't know how to act like a guy, yadda yadda yadda, almost gets busted a few times, yadda yaddda yadda, and at one point, near the end of the movie, she is trying to tell the guy she likes, who happens to be her best friend, that she's a girl, because he is weirded out and thinks that she/he is gay. So she busts out her breasts:
(awkward pause)
Rick: Are those what I think they are?
Terry: I'm sorry...
Rick: (PAUSE) Where do you get off having ****?


If she doesn't whip em out, Rick thinks "Terry" is gay, not a girl in disguise, and the movie isn't resolved as cleanly as it should be.

Funny stuff.

But most movies don't use nudity in this fashion. Possibly the "nadia" scene in the first American Pie movie. That's about it, as far as I know.

So nudity is cliche.

[JWinn]

Oh Jared, sometimes you miss stuff walking out when the credits start.

Did you see Shrek 2? You missed the scene AFTER the credits where they were all at a party.

Doesnt happen very often, but sometimes they make you pay for leaving when the credits start to roll. When you start taking your daughter to animated movies, stick around for the credits.

[Jared]

Oh Jared, sometimes you miss stuff walking out when the credits start.

Did you see Shrek 2? You missed the scene AFTER the credits where they were all at a party.

Doesnt happen very often, but sometimes they make you pay for leaving when the credits start to roll. When you start taking your daughter to animated movies, stick around for the credits.


Didn't see Shrek 2, but the reviews had said to wait.

And again, if we don't KNOW it's there, we'd be blissfully ignorant anyway.

[Johnny Law Man]

When the slasher is chasing someone, they hop into a car and it never starts right away.

[RealBronco]

When the slasher is chasing someone, they hop into a car and it never starts right away.


That happens so often. And it's not just scary movies. It's any time they need a vehicle. It's rediculous. First of all in real life, if it's just some random car, it'd be locked anyway...and unless you know how to hotwire (most people don't) you're screwed.

However, if it's your car and you have the keys, you'd think you'd keep your car tuned up and if you don't, maybe it's an underlying message from auto mechanics to keep your car tuned. If you don't you deserve what's comin' hahaha.

I hate how they over use bullet-time now. I mean, every time they use it the person is doing an exact move from the Matrix. They can't come up with another way to use it? Grrr...

I don't like how a lot of people still smoke in movies.

I'm not going to like the explosion of copy cat Sin City movies that we're going to have to sit through.

Why can people never aim or hit anything when they're shooting? The good guys are really bad and the bad guys act like they've never shot a gun in their life. If you're using a machine gun at the range of most shooting scenes in movies, you're bound to hit somebody!!!

And why do they always fire more rounds than the gun can carry without reloading?

I guess those aren't cliche's, but more retarded things that no one has seemed to fix. When I can think of some cliches I'll report back.

[JWinn]

Why can people never aim or hit anything when they're shooting? The good guys are really bad and the bad guys act like they've never shot a gun in their life. If you're using a machine gun at the range of most shooting scenes in movies, you're bound to hit somebody!!!

And why do they always fire more rounds than the gun can carry without reloading?

This is the thing that always gets me in movies.

Two guys shooting at each other, bad guy has a machine gun, lets off a hundred or more rounds, all from a 20 shot clip. Good guy has a revolver, six shots, but manages to somehow let off 20 or 30 rounds before he's empty. Both are five to ten feet apart, neither can hit each other.

I just learned to shoot this past summer. I have only shot about 100 total rounds from a variety of guns. With an SSK (Chinese rifle) I can hit a dinner plate at 200 yards. (Scoped) With a 45, (pistol)I can hit a 1-2 inch round target at 30 feet.

I can shoot better than all these guys in movies? :confused:

What also get me in movies, is how nobody ever seems to have to use the restroom. I mean, after hours of shooting at each other, you'd think someone has to go! :eek:

[RealBronco]

What also get me in movies, is how nobody ever seems to have to use the restroom. I mean, after hours of shooting at each other, you'd think someone has to go! :eek:


hahahaha...that's true. they don't want their precious hollywoodesque being lost if we see them going to the bathroom.

[BroncosB2B]

The good guys always win

[RealBronco]

The good guys always win

i hate that...

I want a movie where the bad guy wins (Swordfish was close).

Coach Carter and Friday Night Lights were interesting. I didn't know the stories so I had no idea the teams lost their state championship games...

That's real life...why don't movies reflect that more?

[mattos]

i'm not sure this rises to the level of a cliche, but a lot of times when people find out big dramatic information, or they're sad about something or whatever, they will lean their backs against a wall and slowly slide down until sitting on the floor. WHO DOES THAT?! i tried the other day, and let me tell you, it is quite an awkward motion.

[Big Buck 1981]

i'm not sure this rises to the level of a cliche, but a lot of times when people find out big dramatic information, or they're sad about something or whatever, they will lean their backs against a wall and slowly slide down until sitting on the floor. WHO DOES THAT?! i tried the other day, and let me tell you, it is quite an awkward motion.

Call this my own crazy theory, but I think the reason they do that is because typically when people hear really bad news, they get weak in the knees...and will maybe fall to their knees as a result, but this could hurt your knees if on a hard surface...so in Hollywood's pathetic attempt to capture the drama of someone falling without hurting those precious little actors, they use the whole 'sliding down the wall' thing. I agree with you mattos, who in the heck actually does that...it is rather awkward.

[mattos]

Call this my own crazy theory, but I think the reason they do that is because typically when people hear really bad news, they get weak in the knees...and will maybe fall to their knees as a result, but this could hurt your knees if on a hard surface...so in Hollywood's pathetic attempt to capture the drama of someone falling without hurting those precious little actors, they use the whole 'sliding down the wall' thing. I agree with you mattos, who in the heck actually does that...it is rather awkward.

probably right. they'd have to use a stuntman if the script called for the person to just fall down.

[Fat Joe]

How theres ALWAYS that one lame guy who cant pull his own weight and always ends up dead despite the valiant efforts of his buddies to keep his dumbass alive.

[BlueDevilsDB]

Joaquin Pheonix.

Other than that, you know that scene where the bad guy throws a cig into a stream of gasoline or something and it blows a car or something of the sort up?

[dandaman23]

When someone is being chased and they get into there car..But the car NEVER starts..Or when someone is getting chased..They ALWAYS fall down..And then they NEVER get up for some reason, they just stay there and very slowly try to crawl away when there not even hurt..

Or, this may sound racist, but I swear to God I am not..But have you guys noticed..In almost every movie the black guy dies first..

[Elway]

Cop movies when there is a veteran cop and a young rookie, many times they will chase the bad guy... only to have the young cop run impulsively ahead of the veteran cop and to his doom as the bad guy pops him and the old cop swears revenge.

It takes three shots to blow a car up from behind.

If a good guy is driving the car, no matter how many shots are fired from behind, onl the back window will shatter is a dramatic fashion.

In chase scenes there is always the one scene where a baby, old woman or someone is in front of the speeding vehicles, only to be pulled or moved away at the last second.

[twotone]

"I'll be right back."

"Let's split up."

"Where are we going?" "I don't know but we're getting there fast/making good time!"

Every single romantic comedy ever made.

Hugh Grant.

Movies themselves are just worn out cliches. Any big movie is pretty much a rip of another one, a parody of something else, a sequel, or an old movie that's being remade with Brad Pitt/George Clooney/Julia Roberts or all of them together. Anything movie that isn't directly associated with another one is just the same old story with the same old ending wrapped up in a different cover (seriously, Pearl Harbor and Titanic were the same exact movie, just different actors/tragedies) . Movie plots are just mad libs with the who, where, and when not filled in; they don't even matter anymore. It's just whoever is in it and how much money they can spend.

I'm not saying there's no good movies out there, but these days they sure are few and far between.

Anyways, sorry for that tangent there, there are a ton of more cliches that I can't remember right now, if I think of any good ones I'll come back.

[antd700]

Not sure if it counts as a cliche... but happy endings. I mean jees guys how about you don't be so predictable... guy gets the girl, guy saves the world, baddie killed followed by a 'hillarious' one-liner... gimmi a sad ending please (and not neccessarily in horror films because theyre basically not the greatest films made but in proper dramas) the only semi-sad ending i can think of is the Green Mile (awesome film!!) and i thought it was greatly improved by his death... anyhoo yea more sad endings :mad:

[RealBronco]

Joaquin Pheonix.

Other than that, you know that scene where the bad guy throws a cig into a stream of gasoline or something and it blows a car or something of the sort up?


Joaquin Pheonix???? lol. There are plenty of actors out there that are in plenty more movies than he is. How is he cliche?

I think he rocks :D but that's funny.

[RealBronco]

"I'll be right back."

"Let's split up."

"Where are we going?" "I don't know but we're getting there fast/making good time!"

Every single romantic comedy ever made.

Hugh Grant.

Movies themselves are just worn out cliches. Any big movie is pretty much a rip of another one, a parody of something else, a sequel, or an old movie that's being remade with Brad Pitt/George Clooney/Julia Roberts or all of them together. Anything movie that isn't directly associated with another one is just the same old story with the same old ending wrapped up in a different cover (seriously, Pearl Harbor and Titanic were the same exact movie, just different actors/tragedies) . Movie plots are just mad libs with the who, where, and when not filled in; they don't even matter anymore. It's just whoever is in it and how much money they can spend.

I'm not saying there's no good movies out there, but these days they sure are few and far between.

Anyways, sorry for that tangent there, there are a ton of more cliches that I can't remember right now, if I think of any good ones I'll come back.

I agree. The actuality here is that Hollywood has run out of ideas. They are out of plots and characters and situations. They've done them all. There are only so many ways you can do a chase scene, or an action flick...and so many endings or ways to tell a love story. Hollywood is essentially and obviously recycling itself. It's sad, but we are getting some decent remakes and some pretty cool historical films (save the horrible, horrible catastrophe that was Alexander).

[AZ Snake Fan]

--- the bad guy gets the good guy cornered, and before he is about to kill the good guy, he always has to rant and ramble on about something, thus giving the good guy time to get the jump on him --- az

[JoRo]

How about the wooden bridges over canyons, they always seem to lose one step thingy when the actors are walking across, making them panic.

[welshbronco]

Not sure if it counts as a cliche... but happy endings. I mean jees guys how about you don't be so predictable... guy gets the girl, guy saves the world, baddie killed followed by a 'hillarious' one-liner... gimmi a sad ending please (and not neccessarily in horror films because theyre basically not the greatest films made but in proper dramas) the only semi-sad ending i can think of is the Green Mile (awesome film!!) and i thought it was greatly improved by his death... anyhoo yea more sad endings :mad:

Pretty good comments. Really sad sig though! ;)

[antd700]

Haha what can I say, my best mate is Welsh... so... of course i know how all Welsh are (yes everysingle one of you are the same... slash not but when it comes to England :P) Anyhoo did u see Jonathon Davis' Lions side... 8 Welshmen? sorry but no... They played well, but not that well and their style of rugby is completely different to the Irish and English and even the Scots... But their rugby is hardy any recognisable stlye.... :beer:

[welshbronco]

Haha what can I say, my best mate is Welsh... so... of course i know how all Welsh are (yes everysingle one of you are the same... slash not but when it comes to England :P) Anyhoo did u see Jonathon Edwards' Lions side... 8 Welshmen? sorry but no... They played well, but not that well and their style of rugby is completely different to the Irish and English and even the Scots... But their rugby is hardy any recognisable stlye....

Who is Jonathan Edwards? Do you mean the Olympic winning triple jumper? What would he know about rugby? Perhaps you mean Jonathan Davies? :D
Anyway I don't see more than a handful of Welshmen making the first fifteen on the British Lions tour. We've got to remember that it's an English man choosing and he will go for the type of players who played the kind of old fashioned boring rugby played by England. He wouldn't know how to handle the type of exciting rugby players Wales have who excel at playing the type of rugby played by open some of the World's best playing rugby teams such as New Zealand and France (what is known as the modern game and therefore unrecognisable to the English)

Anyway I won't go on as I don't want to hijack AZ's excellent thread topic but seeing as you mentioned earlier that you would like more movies with sad endings how about this one:
"JONNY THE MOVIE" - Jonny Wilkinson England's kicker almost singlehandedly hands them the world cup. Jonny gets injured. England fail miserably in the 6 nations championship. No more championships. No more Grand Slams and they fail to defend the World Cup. Heartbreaking isn't it?
Looks like you'll have to get a new sig soon! Enjoy it while you can! :cheers: