Question:
After seeing the trailer for T3, it got me thinking about movie cliches.
* Why does every action film always end in a big fight at an abandoned factory/warehouse?
* Why are bad guys and their henchmen always such a lousy shot with a gun?
* Do bad guys never die of natural causes? Or do they all die in an elaborate, violent fashion?
* In Romantic comedies/Action films which start out with a mismatched couple, you just know by the end of the film they will be inseperable.
* Why do cops always get the most spectacular case of their career in the days leading up to their retirement?
* Is Guy Ritchie capable of making a popular film that doesn't involve cor-blimey cockney stereotypes?
Originally posted by wabznasm
* Why do cops always get the most spectacular case of their career in the days leading up to their retirement?
Police Captains/lieutenants are always angry at their star detective and yell at him, threatening suspension if he doesn't drop the case.
Corollary: it is only _after_ the detective has been suspended that he can properly crack the case.
Most homicide detectives are brooding, near-crazed loners, most likely divorced or widowed, borderline alcoholics. Of course, there are more respectable-looking detectives, but they are inept and not nearly as tough as their mentally-troubled colleagues.
:D
See http://www.moviecliches.com/ for loads more :)
A while ago on sky, I came upon Arnies "Commando" which i seemed to remember as not been too bad (hadn't seen it since the mid 80's when it first came out). Anyway after seeing the bit where he's fighting an entire army on the lawns of the kidnappers and they all miss him (even if they had shut their eyes and fired, by laws of chance he still should of been hit), I turned off.
Every time I see henchmen mentioned now, I automatically think of Austin Powers In Goldmember.
In particular
the bit where Nigel Powers (Michael Caine) goes up to one of Dr Evil's henchmen and just tells him to lie down. Hilarious! :D
In war films someone will go on about missing there mum and then a few minutes later they will get killed. Apocalypse Now and Saving Private Ryan just a couple of examples.
Originally posted by wayne42
A while ago on sky, I came upon Arnies "Commando" which i seemed to remember as not been too bad (hadn't seen it since the mid 80's when it first came out). Anyway after seeing the bit where he's fighting an entire army on the lawns of the kidnappers and they all miss him (even if they had shut their eyes and fired, by laws of chance he still should of been hit), I turned off.
You turned off the greatest action film of the 80's? :shocker:
Gary A
Most annoying cliche, is how someone is trying to get away from someone (murderer, rapist, bible salesman) and they turn the key in their car/truck and... :shocker:
Can anyone guess what happens next?
Originally posted by andybhoy
Most annoying cliche, is how someone is trying to get away from someone (murderer, rapist, bible salesman) and they turn the key in their car/truck and... :shocker:
Can anyone guess what happens next?
....and then the victim decides to run away only to trip over a twig which twists there ankel...
Similar, but everytime someone is being chased through the woods/forest they ALWAYS break the loudest twig in the world.
Gary A
Dammit, Commando is like the finest Arnie film ever. It has some of the best lines ever like
"I like listening to your little ****-ant soldiers trying to talk tough. It makes me laugh. If Matrix were here, he'd laugh too" :lol:
One of the worst cliche moments I saw recently was in black hawk down when the guy gets blown off the back of the hummer by a rocket and half his body is missing. He still manages to get off the line 'tell my daughters I love them' :P
I think the worst cliche movie ever though is Pearl Harbour. The classic star spangled banner floating in the water shot was a classic. Then at the end when Josh Hartnett is dying he's like 'its getting so cold'. I nearly wet myself
And talking of the 'cop on the edge' scenario, has anyway seen 'end of days' Arnie isn't playing the usual 'burnt out cop', instead hes playing the 'burnt out security guard'.:) Ohh there are some classic cliche lines in that film as well. 'If I have to choose between faith and my Glock 9mm' :lol:
Pearl Harbour is indeed very cliched.
That scene you described reminds me of 'Mask' where Jim Carry pretends to be dying., hehe
Gary A
Super hero films like Spiderman with the hero,who after finally getting the girl, decides that he can't love her because its so dangorous! The leaves after a kiss so she knows he is the superhero.
Disaster movies where everyone in power has the brain and charm of Tony Blair (anyone else think he looks like wormtongue?)
Steven Segal movies where the hero has some super gun and he has nothing, so the villian will always drop his weapon so he can go hand to hand with him!
Originally posted by PaulaB
Steven Segal movies where the hero has some super gun and he has nothing, so the villian will always drop his weapon so he can go hand to hand with him!
:lol:
-Bad guys can never be arrested, they always have to try once more when they are in custody and it gets them killed
-Don't ever mention your family or any future plans in a Hollywood film
-Don't wear white clothes in a John Woo film
-Don't be the hero's buddy in a cop film
Originally posted by wabznasm
Is Guy Ritchie capable of making a popular film that doesn't involve cor-blimey cockney stereotypes?
It would appear so (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0291502)
He's resorted to making films with Italian stereotypes now :D
A.
All computer systems can be hacked by a 9 year old with a laptop in 30 seconds...
On a related note "The Top 100 Things I'd Do
If I Ever Became An Evil Overlord" covers a lot of ground in this department :)
http://www.eviloverlord.com/lists/overlord.html
Originally posted by andymc
All computer systems can be hacked by a 9 year old with a laptop in 30 seconds...
:lol:
You've just reminded me of a classic scene in Jurassic Park I, where the kids are being chased by a dinosaur, and one of them walks up to a UNIX Terminal with the line
"I KNOW UNIX"... and within seconds he's hacked in to the whole system enabling him to activate the locks..
Classic!
:thumbs:
The main bad guy/guyette (esp. if a serial killer) always makes a spectacular comeback from 'being dead' to torment the hero/heroine at least one more time :oh-hum:
In Bollywood movies, the Police always arrive at the scene a few seconds AFTER the good guy has killed or beaten the bad guy.
:D
The bad guy always forgets to take the safety off the gun
Don't forget the guns with the never-ending supplies of bullets. But then just when the good guy/bad guy needs one more round to finish their opponent off...CLICK! Empty chamber. This is the most annoying cliche to me. But John Woo can get away with it because his movies are just so goddamn cool. Who doesn't want to see Chow Yun Fat fire 3,000 rounds from one gun? It's the average hollywood scene of gunplay that really annoys me.
PS
Totally agree about Pearl Harbor - the whole movie is one big cliche!
The police chief/lieutenant is always black, fat, and usually moustached. FACT. :p
Originally posted by Mandrill
The bad guy always forgets to take the safety off the gun
That also happens to anyone who helps a cop, and said cop gives him or her a gun to defend themselves.
When on the run or a chase, the good guys always find an easy-to-break-into car within seconds...
:zzz:
* Why does every action film always end in a big fight at an abandoned factory/warehouse?
* Why are bad guys and their henchmen always such a lousy shot with a gun?
* Do bad guys never die of natural causes? Or do they all die in an elaborate, violent fashion?
* In Romantic comedies/Action films which start out with a mismatched couple, you just know by the end of the film they will be inseperable.
* Why do cops always get the most spectacular case of their career in the days leading up to their retirement?
* Is Guy Ritchie capable of making a popular film that doesn't involve cor-blimey cockney stereotypes?
Answers:
Originally posted by wabznasm
* Why do cops always get the most spectacular case of their career in the days leading up to their retirement?
Police Captains/lieutenants are always angry at their star detective and yell at him, threatening suspension if he doesn't drop the case.
Corollary: it is only _after_ the detective has been suspended that he can properly crack the case.
Most homicide detectives are brooding, near-crazed loners, most likely divorced or widowed, borderline alcoholics. Of course, there are more respectable-looking detectives, but they are inept and not nearly as tough as their mentally-troubled colleagues.
:D
See http://www.moviecliches.com/ for loads more :)
Answers:
A while ago on sky, I came upon Arnies "Commando" which i seemed to remember as not been too bad (hadn't seen it since the mid 80's when it first came out). Anyway after seeing the bit where he's fighting an entire army on the lawns of the kidnappers and they all miss him (even if they had shut their eyes and fired, by laws of chance he still should of been hit), I turned off.
Answers:
Every time I see henchmen mentioned now, I automatically think of Austin Powers In Goldmember.
In particular
the bit where Nigel Powers (Michael Caine) goes up to one of Dr Evil's henchmen and just tells him to lie down. Hilarious! :D
Answers:
In war films someone will go on about missing there mum and then a few minutes later they will get killed. Apocalypse Now and Saving Private Ryan just a couple of examples.
Answers:
Originally posted by wayne42
A while ago on sky, I came upon Arnies "Commando" which i seemed to remember as not been too bad (hadn't seen it since the mid 80's when it first came out). Anyway after seeing the bit where he's fighting an entire army on the lawns of the kidnappers and they all miss him (even if they had shut their eyes and fired, by laws of chance he still should of been hit), I turned off.
You turned off the greatest action film of the 80's? :shocker:
Gary A
Answers:
Most annoying cliche, is how someone is trying to get away from someone (murderer, rapist, bible salesman) and they turn the key in their car/truck and... :shocker:
Can anyone guess what happens next?
Answers:
Originally posted by andybhoy
Most annoying cliche, is how someone is trying to get away from someone (murderer, rapist, bible salesman) and they turn the key in their car/truck and... :shocker:
Can anyone guess what happens next?
....and then the victim decides to run away only to trip over a twig which twists there ankel...
Answers:
Similar, but everytime someone is being chased through the woods/forest they ALWAYS break the loudest twig in the world.
Gary A
Answers:
Dammit, Commando is like the finest Arnie film ever. It has some of the best lines ever like
"I like listening to your little ****-ant soldiers trying to talk tough. It makes me laugh. If Matrix were here, he'd laugh too" :lol:
One of the worst cliche moments I saw recently was in black hawk down when the guy gets blown off the back of the hummer by a rocket and half his body is missing. He still manages to get off the line 'tell my daughters I love them' :P
I think the worst cliche movie ever though is Pearl Harbour. The classic star spangled banner floating in the water shot was a classic. Then at the end when Josh Hartnett is dying he's like 'its getting so cold'. I nearly wet myself
And talking of the 'cop on the edge' scenario, has anyway seen 'end of days' Arnie isn't playing the usual 'burnt out cop', instead hes playing the 'burnt out security guard'.:) Ohh there are some classic cliche lines in that film as well. 'If I have to choose between faith and my Glock 9mm' :lol:
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Pearl Harbour is indeed very cliched.
That scene you described reminds me of 'Mask' where Jim Carry pretends to be dying., hehe
Gary A
Answers:
Super hero films like Spiderman with the hero,who after finally getting the girl, decides that he can't love her because its so dangorous! The leaves after a kiss so she knows he is the superhero.
Disaster movies where everyone in power has the brain and charm of Tony Blair (anyone else think he looks like wormtongue?)
Steven Segal movies where the hero has some super gun and he has nothing, so the villian will always drop his weapon so he can go hand to hand with him!
Answers:
Originally posted by PaulaB
Steven Segal movies where the hero has some super gun and he has nothing, so the villian will always drop his weapon so he can go hand to hand with him!
:lol:
Answers:
-Bad guys can never be arrested, they always have to try once more when they are in custody and it gets them killed
-Don't ever mention your family or any future plans in a Hollywood film
-Don't wear white clothes in a John Woo film
-Don't be the hero's buddy in a cop film
Answers:
Originally posted by wabznasm
Is Guy Ritchie capable of making a popular film that doesn't involve cor-blimey cockney stereotypes?
It would appear so (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0291502)
He's resorted to making films with Italian stereotypes now :D
A.
Answers:
All computer systems can be hacked by a 9 year old with a laptop in 30 seconds...
On a related note "The Top 100 Things I'd Do
If I Ever Became An Evil Overlord" covers a lot of ground in this department :)
http://www.eviloverlord.com/lists/overlord.html
Answers:
Originally posted by andymc
All computer systems can be hacked by a 9 year old with a laptop in 30 seconds...
:lol:
You've just reminded me of a classic scene in Jurassic Park I, where the kids are being chased by a dinosaur, and one of them walks up to a UNIX Terminal with the line
"I KNOW UNIX"... and within seconds he's hacked in to the whole system enabling him to activate the locks..
Classic!
:thumbs:
Answers:
The main bad guy/guyette (esp. if a serial killer) always makes a spectacular comeback from 'being dead' to torment the hero/heroine at least one more time :oh-hum:
Answers:
In Bollywood movies, the Police always arrive at the scene a few seconds AFTER the good guy has killed or beaten the bad guy.
:D
Answers:
The bad guy always forgets to take the safety off the gun
Answers:
Don't forget the guns with the never-ending supplies of bullets. But then just when the good guy/bad guy needs one more round to finish their opponent off...CLICK! Empty chamber. This is the most annoying cliche to me. But John Woo can get away with it because his movies are just so goddamn cool. Who doesn't want to see Chow Yun Fat fire 3,000 rounds from one gun? It's the average hollywood scene of gunplay that really annoys me.
PS
Totally agree about Pearl Harbor - the whole movie is one big cliche!
Answers:
The police chief/lieutenant is always black, fat, and usually moustached. FACT. :p
Answers:
Originally posted by Mandrill
The bad guy always forgets to take the safety off the gun
That also happens to anyone who helps a cop, and said cop gives him or her a gun to defend themselves.
Answers:
When on the run or a chase, the good guys always find an easy-to-break-into car within seconds...
:zzz:
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