What movie cliches must stop?

[battleknight24]

My opinion:

- The football/basketball/baseball coach knocking over a gatorage jug/table of cups of gatorade, yelling at his team and then somehow inspiring them to play better and win the big game.

- The pretty girl and the non-gay guy friend (is he?) who don't find out till the end of the movie that they are a perfect couple.


There are many more, but these are my favorites... or, uh, not...


What do you think?


Peace,

[Catch22Dem]

1. Women saying "I'd like that"

He: Maybe we can get a coffee sometime.
She: I'd like that.

No one fucking EVER uses that phrase. It's a movie only phrase.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

12. Actually, my Australian gentleman friend of many years ago

said that when I invited him in for a glass of sherry. :evilgrin:

[Catch22Dem]

13. I ain't buyin' that cockamamie story of yours!

:D

[Lydia Leftcoast]

17. Of course, he wasn't a woman, either, so maybe your theory is

partly correct.

[Wickerman]

2. That Dukes of Hazard is a compelling movie topic

and that Jessica Simpson should be anwhere near a movie set?

[swag]

3. Beautiful female prostitute with a heart of gold.

[ThoughtCriminal]

4. Terrible secret is exposed

by someone else just before protagonist has opportunity to explain to boyfriend/girlfirend/spouse/child/parent/authorities.

[MalibuChloe]

5. the big loaf of french bread sticking out of the grocery bag

it makes me feel inadequate that my bag of groceries never looks so romantic.

[ThoughtCriminal]

6. One of the list of cliches

Someone else posted it recently:

http://www.nostalgiacentral.com/features/20moviethings.htm

[MalibuChloe]

9. ha i also love this one from that list...

31. Plain or even ugly girls can become movie stars pretty simply by removing their glasses and rearranging their hair.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

16. Siskel and Ebert once mentioned The Talking Killer

The Bad Guy has the Good Guy(s) cornered with a loaded gun, but before shooting, he tells his whole life story and goes into extended details about why he's being a Bad Guy. This leaves just enough time for the police to arrive and burst through the door.

[jobycom]

18. "The Incredibles" makes several jokes about "monologuing"

It's a repeating joke in the film.

[Left Is Write]

14. French bread and celery. Always French bread and celery.

Sometimes carrots with beautiful green leafy tops.

[Rabrrrrrr]

7. "Let's rock and roll!"

[Ready4Change]

8. Defusing bombs at the last second.

And having to pick between two wires, 50/50, disarm or blow up.

[gbwarming]

10. And WHY are they always red and blue?

Some kind of international wiring standard for terrorist bomb makers?

[Rabrrrrrr]

11. Tom Cruise's character

always a cliche, and acted in a cliche way.

[MetaTrope]

15. "And only one man can...etc."

:smoke:

[jobycom]

19. A camera zooming in on the hero's face as he spins to look over his should

shoulder, usually with a very concerned expression.

Or quick clip scenes where one character jerks his head towards a forest, and then a quick clip of the enemy's boot stepping on a log or in a puddle as he runs through the woods, then a return to the hero screwing up his face in consternation...

Basically every damn scene in LOTR was a cliche I was sick of before seeing the movie.

Oh yeah, and the dumb kid always being cool and the smart kid always being an unpopular nerd who has much to learn from the dumb kid.

[Mutley]

20. The geeky girl who becomes super hot

once some guy makes a bet that he'll take her to the prom and shows her how to dress and act like a popular girl.

[WCGreen]

21. In a world......

Whee all hope has disappeared.....

One man comes along....

And brings back hope.....

that kind of bullshit.....