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Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #63)

Thu Aug 23, 2018, 07:56 PM

Aug 2018

Keys stay in pocket the entire time.

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Movie Cliches That Piss You Off? [View all] Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 OP

Handguns Glamrock Aug 2018 #1

Hell yes! And, they out shoot everything else!🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #5

Yeah man Glamrock Aug 2018 #12

And he's 007! Imagine how bad ass 001 - 006 are! Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #16

Hahahaha! Glamrock Aug 2018 #21

And nobody's hearing is ever affected. JDC Aug 2018 #75

Huh? Glamrock Aug 2018 #79

At least they got that right in The Fugitive. n/t sarge43 Aug 2018 #99

And sometimes in live-action TV sakabatou Aug 2018 #144

Then, when the shooter runs out of ammo... OilemFirchen Aug 2018 #94

A woman is running away from a bad guy and she falls down. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #2

Yep! 🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #6

The countless women I have stepped over True Dough Aug 2018 #7

Usually because the man is trying to drag her along by the hand bigbrother05 Aug 2018 #10

That is not the appropriate rule mythology Aug 2018 #164

The hand holding while they're running. sarge43 Aug 2018 #100

Anything involving major coincidences True Dough Aug 2018 #3

unless it is a comedy detective show all about coincidences lapfog_1 Aug 2018 #8

Yep! 🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #9

Conversely (or maybe as a follow on) lapfog_1 Aug 2018 #4

Without fail! 🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #11

yeah but it was cool when Batman did it in the '60s. mucifer Aug 2018 #150

Goldfinger, laser lapfog_1 Aug 2018 #152

Two cliches bug me: FSogol Aug 2018 #13

I know, I know! 🤬🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #17

Two of them: "As you know, Bob..." and also never saying goodbye on the telephone htuttle Aug 2018 #14

Also, a character will just walk away after speaking their line. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #19

Yes! 🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #20

That type of dialogue is frowned upon in screenplays. John Fante Aug 2018 #37

I've heard that htuttle Aug 2018 #45

Yes, but when somebody just walks away it looks unrealistic - people don't do that The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #65

As a director I'd probably include a few here and there. John Fante Aug 2018 #73

Yes, the bad guy explains his plot in great detail The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #15

If only! 🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #22

Bomb timers that tick down to 1 second before being defused. LonePirate Aug 2018 #18

And why does it always have to be red or green wire FFS? It's not like the bomber expects to see Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #23

Gotta know your wires to get into bomb maker's union... HopeAgain Aug 2018 #42

That is done to build tension. John Fante Aug 2018 #85

Galaxy Quest did it perfectly. hunter Aug 2018 #137

Overhead shot of someone shouting "NOOOOOOO!" gratuitous Aug 2018 #24

Hate it! 🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #32

The roar! spicysista Aug 2018 #25

Hahahaha! 😂 Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #33

The Nazis running out into the middle of a wide-open field and taking their positions there. mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2018 #26

True! 🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #34

I'd get a clip from a movie, but yikes! I don't need to hear from IT. NT mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2018 #38

Whenever people escape by crawling through suspended ceilings or ductwork... kmla Aug 2018 #27

Also, those huge, slow-turning fans in the walls, running at about 20 rpm. mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2018 #29

The giant see-through glass computer screens floating in mid-air. Atman Aug 2018 #35

That's what I mean. Also, instantaneously being able to find things on the computer. mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2018 #43

And the computer displays are huge and multicolored The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #49

Why on earth would anyone want a see-through screen even if they were possible? hunter Aug 2018 #123

You Grabbed Mine! ProfessorGAC Aug 2018 #98

And steam coming off hvac equipment. Unless it's an exterior cooling tower and low temps Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #36

Oh yeah. ALL the sprinklers. blaze Aug 2018 #136

Hahaha!! Thank you!! blaze Aug 2018 #135

Like this? targetpractice Aug 2018 #162

Repeating a dramatic line The Blue Flower Aug 2018 #28

🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #39

I guess to make sure we heard it the first time. NT mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2018 #44

Repeating a dramatic line dbackjon Aug 2018 #124

Car wreck that explodes 15 times vlyons Aug 2018 #30

From different angles! 🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #40

A trope of those "America's Most Shocking Videos!" shows. NT mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2018 #46

As long as we're discussing explosions sarge43 Aug 2018 #101

Character orders "a beer." Takes one sip, then leaves. Atman Aug 2018 #31

🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #41

The close sister of that cliche is the character who lights up a cigarette, takes one puff, and Midwestern Democrat Aug 2018 #88

Doing a back flip/front flip or any flip HopeAgain Aug 2018 #47

Now that you mention it! 🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #48

I got another one: The good guy gets into a brutal fist fight The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #51

When somebody gets shot they go flying backwards about 10 feet The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #50

True! 🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #53

Or if they're hit by something really big like a cannon ball, sarge43 Aug 2018 #103

The monster that lumbers along at .3 MPH, but is always overtaking the fleeing victims. NBachers Aug 2018 #52

Similarly, when someone gets thrown through a large window The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #54

Yes, yes, yes, yes, etc! 🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #55

Sick or injured people in hospital beds The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #56

And if a lead, perfect hair and makeup! 🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #58

Yup, hospice nurse here. Almost never see someone on a ventilator puffy yellow with mucifer Aug 2018 #155

Loud explosions in space travel movies. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #57

Indeed! 🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #60

Don't forget the obligatory low rumbling space ships make while transiting . . . space hatrack Aug 2018 #76

Come on! Turn the volume up... targetpractice Aug 2018 #163

People who just had sex but when they get out of bed The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #59

Spotless at that! 🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #61

And with perfect hair and makeup! ms liberty Aug 2018 #80

Yep! Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #81

And how about the modest women who wrap themselves in a sheet when going to the bathroom afterwards? Kaleva Aug 2018 #92

I Hate That! He's Already Pretty Much.... becca da bakkah Aug 2018 #111

And that sheet... Xolodno Aug 2018 #166

People having sex and the woman never takes off her bra. nt LAS14 Aug 2018 #117

Yeah, I was watching "The Tale" on HBO TexasBushwhacker Aug 2018 #120

I assumed they just had really boring sex :) patricia92243 Aug 2018 #149

The old character that can barely walk... Wounded Bear Aug 2018 #62

Hahahaha! 🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #64

Guy who's running away jumps into his unlocked car and starts it immediately The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #63

Hell yes!🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #66

Noticed that just this week in the latest Mission Impossible. nt LAS14 Aug 2018 #116

I can do that - Push Button locks and starter dbackjon Aug 2018 #125

This happened all the time in movies and TV dating back to the '60s. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #126

The ex-military Super-secret Special Forces specialist who just wants to live a quiet life & be left NBachers Aug 2018 #67

Absolutely! 🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #69

People outrunning an explosion. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2018 #68

True, true, true! 🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #70

Stealing one from Ebert hibbing Aug 2018 #71

I think you're right! 🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #72

LOL! Taco trucks, yes; but I've never seen a fruit cart The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #74

When women are portrayed as silly, simpering, dependent, weak characters. Drives me crazy Cousin Dupree Aug 2018 #77

Ripley! Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #83

Kate Capshaw in "Temple of Doom" immediately comes to John Fante Aug 2018 #87

And she was always perfectly groomed n/t sarge43 Aug 2018 #104

I just saw a little of that movie on teevee, betsuni Aug 2018 #169

....and that is exactly why sdfernando Aug 2018 #78

Well yeah! 😯 Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #84

Oh you weak and puny humans! Wolf Frankula Aug 2018 #82

Hey! I know this program! 🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #86

Cars that are able to do spectacular jumps - like jump over a downed bridge - and then just peel off Midwestern Democrat Aug 2018 #89

Yep! Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #112

Bad Guys Who Fire Hundreds of Bullets Leith Aug 2018 #90

Or the women all spend half their income on clothes and shoes TexasBushwhacker Aug 2018 #122

Sometimes the good guy gets two or more with one bullet! 😂 Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #159

Old Westerns are like that to a ridiculous extent. betsuni Aug 2018 #170

Someone on foot who is being chased by a car and they run in a straight line. Kaleva Aug 2018 #91

The deep woods are so well lighted in the middle of the night. Kaleva Aug 2018 #93

Shooting at a gas tank, or dropping a match into it... OilemFirchen Aug 2018 #95

James Bond is a Secret Agent. edbermac Aug 2018 #96

In romantic comedies, the female lead usually has the same three careers. IrishEyes Aug 2018 #97

She's living in an apartment that she couldn't possibly afford. n/t sarge43 Aug 2018 #106

Of course, it is set in NYC which is famous for its reasonable rents. IrishEyes Aug 2018 #108

Size 6 does have a life. It's centered around Size 0, as is the rest of time/space continuum. sarge43 Aug 2018 #109

You can't imagine how many people were upset that Mindy Kaling dated handsome white guys TexasBushwhacker Aug 2018 #121

The Ensign Ricky/red shirt Mendocino Aug 2018 #102

Nobody is ever taking a piss. DetlefK Aug 2018 #105

A woman takes off her glasses and miraculously doesn't need them any more. raccoon Aug 2018 #107

Getting really nitpicky here. Why does Tarzan always wear a loin cloth? sarge43 Aug 2018 #110

Because Tarzan was a British Aristocrat Wolf Frankula Aug 2018 #113

More discreet rather decent sarge43 Aug 2018 #114

They agree to meet for dinner but part before setting a place and time. nt LAS14 Aug 2018 #115

Running around on the tops of moving trains - hate that! nt Kashkakat v.2.0 Aug 2018 #118

Phone numbers with a 555 area code. LAS14 Aug 2018 #119

The pushy journalist jayschool2013 Aug 2018 #127

Die Hard, Dick! Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #128

Person has 12' of rope on their shoulder DashOneBravo Aug 2018 #129

People living in homes that they could never afford Vinnie From Indy Aug 2018 #130

People who have a pet (usually a dog) that you see in only one scene, The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #131

Character in (whatever altered state) hugging a commode & barfing into it. UTUSN Aug 2018 #132

"Only you have the skills, powers, talents, etc. to do something or save the world" Yavin4 Aug 2018 #133

When a TV or radio comes on with just the right story at just the right time. VOX Aug 2018 #134

My biggest pet peeve jrandom421 Aug 2018 #138

A woman hiding her breasts from the guy she just had sex with Zing Zing Zingbah Aug 2018 #139

I do - after sex nips are super sensitive and pnwest Aug 2018 #156

Lol, never been a problem for me. n/t Zing Zing Zingbah Aug 2018 #157

Well... Iggo Aug 2018 #140

Cell phone batteries seem to last forever. JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2018 #141

Hitting someone's forehead with your forehead.A headbutt suckerpunch like rams. Snellius Aug 2018 #142

I HATE that cliche! liberaltrucker Aug 2018 #143

Where is the "pass" anyhow? What IS a pass? I've never found one to cut someone off. Snellius Aug 2018 #147

All Girls Want Bad Boys sakabatou Aug 2018 #145

sterotypes brettdale Aug 2018 #146

The hero hits the bad guy with one punch ... lpbk2713 Aug 2018 #148

And Our Hero can still use that hand. n/t sarge43 Aug 2018 #161

The hero, who we are supposed to admire, puts his kid lowest on his list. He misses the baseball Squinch Aug 2018 #151

Grocery bag with French bread and leafy greens sticking out underpants Aug 2018 #153

Don't forget the spaghetti. sarge43 Aug 2018 #160

"Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings" gopiscrap Aug 2018 #154

Girl has hot, drunken sex all night - pnwest Aug 2018 #158

Car chases and foot chases across roofs. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2018 #165

Sound effects of fist fights... Xolodno Aug 2018 #167

Carrying empty luggage and bags grantcart Aug 2018 #168