ScourgiousJinx
Master Member
Crass and crude humor with minimal substance behind it in movies is just kind of boring. It's like going to a standup comic who swears a lot and doesn't actually have punchlines.
Things you're tired of seeing in movies
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drusselmeyer
Master Member
I know how that feels at work.
I love it when a main character is the one to die but you rarely see this happening unless they are playing the big bad. You also see it sometimes on TV shows when an actor is leaving the show so they kill them off.
Cephus
Master Member
You see it in a lot of low-budget movies where they've only got a big-name actor for a day or two, so they kill them off early on so they can explain why they don't appear anymore.
Ever see Executive Decision with Kurt Russell and Halle Berry? They did this with Steven Segal's character.
Or maybe they did that because Seagal is a douchebag.
Would he have voluntarily signed up to do the movie and die like that? No way. They must have sprung it on him during shooting.
drusselmeyer
Master Member
Stupid misuse of words and terms such as "theory" and "douchebag" and "gross" etc.
•There are no unproven theories in science.
•A douchebag is a container of sterile fluid.
•Gross is 12 dozen or 144.
Stupid repetition of phrases like "it's a game changer" or "I know right?"
We don't need to hear these in EVERY film, commercial and TV show.
This has gone on for over 30 years now. Like torn jeans with waistbands worn at inseam level, it's obsolete.
ENOUGH ALREADY!
•There are no unproven theories in science.
•A douchebag is a container of sterile fluid.
•Gross is 12 dozen or 144.
Stupid repetition of phrases like "it's a game changer" or "I know right?"
We don't need to hear these in EVERY film, commercial and TV show.
This has gone on for over 30 years now. Like torn jeans with waistbands worn at inseam level, it's obsolete.
ENOUGH ALREADY!
SergioWebster
New Member
Man, there are a few things I’m totally over in movies. First off, can we all agree that the whole “fake-out death” thing is way overdone? Like, we know the main character isn't actually dead 30 minutes into the movie, so why even bother with the dramatic pause?Also, I'm seriously tired of those forced romantic subplots that add nothing to the story. Not every action hero needs a love interest, especially when it's shoehorned in just for the sake of it. And don’t get me started on the whole “villain explaining their entire evil plan” trope. By now, you’d think bad guys would have learned to just keep their mouths shut and finish the job.
p51
Sr Member
In almost any WW2 movie, there's always that big map that was apparently made by Rand McNally themselves, with enemy territory and axis of advance of each. Never mind that big expensive map will be useless in a few days or week from then.
Nope, a real map back then is either going to have an overlay or crudely drawn over in crayons or such. Even episode of "The Pacific" had a ridiculous permanent map like that which would have been not worth the paper/canvas a month later. Even tactical maps are shown like this in movies, and my fellow veterans and history geeks will back me up when I declare THAT NEVER HAPPENED LIKE THAT!
Nope, a real map back then is either going to have an overlay or crudely drawn over in crayons or such. Even episode of "The Pacific" had a ridiculous permanent map like that which would have been not worth the paper/canvas a month later. Even tactical maps are shown like this in movies, and my fellow veterans and history geeks will back me up when I declare THAT NEVER HAPPENED LIKE THAT!
I tried to call Steven Seagal a different word (one that conflated his genitalia with his head). But it got auto-moderated.
drusselmeyer
Master Member
I was referring to H'w'd writers who have failed to develop vocabularies.
drusselmeyer
Master Member
Actually not. That is correct usage of the term Gross. Congratulations.
Valley Girl Speak was irritating when it was new -50 years ago. To see it overwhelm our language today is just nauseating. Like gag me with a spoon gross! ; )
Valley Girl Speak was irritating when it was new -50 years ago. To see it overwhelm our language today is just nauseating. Like gag me with a spoon gross! ; )
They need a cobbled together car with big hamster wheels on both sides with slaves running to power the car. 
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