Movie Cliches that need to be Retired.

[micdavis]

I guess you guys just don't get it. There are rarely ANY original plot devices ever.

Eliminate the ones you've listed and you have no movies at all.

The trick is to make it interesting anyway.

Take BTTF. Three movies, all the same story in each one, but entertaining none the less.

If it were easy, everyone would be doing it.

 

[Contec]

well the human centipede seems like a original idee......well sort of....

 

[Seabass]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqz5dbs5zmo

 

[DarkHelmet]

I guess you guys just don't get it. There are rarely ANY original plot devices ever.

Eliminate the ones you've listed and you have no movies at all.

The trick is to make it interesting anyway.

Take BTTF. Three movies, all the same story in each one, but entertaining none the less.

If it were easy, everyone would be doing it.

Yep, this pretty much sums it up.

Star Wars contained about every cliche there was, but Lucas made it new.

 

[howlingwind13]

How come in a movie NO ONE ever says Goodbye when they hang up the phone...ever! Look for it next time you watch a movie...they never say goodbye.

 

[DarkHelmet]

How come in a movie NO ONE ever says Goodbye when they hang up the phone...ever! Look for it next time you watch a movie...they never say goodbye.

:lol Been a pet peeve of mine for a long, long time.

 

[terryr]

If a door has an electric lock just smash it and the door will open. Unless it's open, then it'll close.

Bad guys with cool armor that doesn't protect them in any way from any weapon.

The cute kid with 'a helmet of hair', this big blow dried hairdo that never gets dirty or has a hair out of place. He could climb out a septic tank and it would look perfect. Liar Liar is one example.

 

[Betamin]

The cute kid with 'a helmet of hair', this big blow dried hairdo that never gets dirty or has a hair out of place. He could climb out a septic tank and it would look perfect. Liar Liar is one example.

It's like "Starship Troopers" in the scene where Denise Richards ship gets hit, and you see her literally engulfed in flames in the cockpit. Later, her long hair that was up in a bun is untouched and she has no burns, only some scuffs and smoke smudges on her. I half expected Forrest Gump to pop out and say "Lt. Ibanez, you got magic hair!"

 

[feek61]

Genius "cute" kids that are smarter then the adults! Blah!! I almost threw-up on "The Day The Earth Stood Still." It's not often I root for a kid to die but I did during that painful movie. Don't get me wrong, I love kids and have a couple. If you have to have a cute kid in a movie try not to make him so obnoxious or just please kill him off early in the picture. Gotta go, child services is knocking at the door, lol.

 

[cayman shen]

Michael Bay

 

[PHArchivist]

How come in a movie NO ONE ever says Goodbye when they hang up the phone...ever! Look for it next time you watch a movie...they never say goodbye.

Because its cool...!

It demonstrates such strength of character and self-confidence that you (the character) are above the bull**** niceites if life, and don't have to pander to the sensitivities of the person on the other end of the line.

Or, at least that's what the directors and actors think.

 

[James Kenobi 1138]

Every time someone rings the doorbell or knocks on the door, it's answered in less then 4 seconds. TV is the worst offender of this one, but movies do it a lot too.

 

[Nataku]

Corollary -- Airducts which are fastened to ceilings with materials that are structurally sound enough to hold the weight of an average adult male. And that don't make noise as you move through them.

Actually most ducts could probably hold a few people on them. They can also be 8' wide and 3' high spanning multiple floors.
You would never be able to crawl in one or on one without making any noise though. In fact you would probably be heard through the whole building but would be hard to pinpoint unless you were right above the bad guys head.
Another thing about ducts is that you can't enter one through the vent. You'd have to find an access door, and usually they're buried in a wall or ceiling somewhere. And normally the access doors are only 1x1.

 

[blewis17]

Why is the slovenly, New York Italian just about always named Louie?

,,,or Vinnie?

 

[Sluis Van Shipyards]

I haven't read the entire thread so I don't know if these were mentioned. I REALLY hate when they portray U.S. military funerals. They always zoom in to someone who jumps when they do the 21 gun salute. Yet when you see a real funeral, noone does that. It really aggravates me! :lol

Oh and another good one where the hero is beaten half to death, shot clean through, etc., but has time to have sex with the girl at the end before seeking medical help.

 

[defstartrooper]

Why is it people being chased in buildings always head for the roof ? where do they think they're going to go once they get there ?

Another one is the sneeze or cough cliche when hiding from the bad guys just as they're walking past where you're hiding.

 

[Dustin Crops Boy]

Oooh, I got one: Michael B.... oh wait.

Michael Bay

Michael Baysplosions.

Any movie Michael Bay directs. (Has it already been said?)

Michael Bay

 

[cayman shen]

Guess I should have read the thread before submitting my witty and original joke! :lol

 

[Zombie_61]

BTW, has anyone mentioned Michael Bay?

 

[terryr]

Hip flasks. I've seen several movies lately where someone pulls out that same silver curved flask with the little screw on cap. "Oh look, they must be a real boozer. They have a HIP FLASK!"