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(40,425 posts) Wed May 23, 2012, 10:57 AM May 2012

A couple of peeves I have about the movies (add your own,please). [View all]

When someone is dismantling a timebomb,they always get down to the blue and red wires. There is no color code for bomb making! FFS.
Also,when someone is escaping capture,they jump a guard and knock him out. But never,ever take his gun.

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A couple of peeves I have about the movies (add your own,please). [View all] Swede May 2012 OP

Peeve about the industry. Movies are only made for their 1st week totals NightWatcher May 2012 #1

Amen to that. nt raccoon May 2012 #9

You nailed it. geardaddy May 2012 #10

One thing that annoys me is that too many films try to hit every demo they possibly can RZM May 2012 #13

Oops. MiddleFingerMom May 2012 #16

hear, hear. n/t Scout May 2012 #44

In nearly every case where there is a snake OriginalGeek May 2012 #2

If you corner a bullsnake ashling May 2012 #51

Very loud obtrusive scores on adventure type movies Populist_Prole May 2012 #3

I second that NV Whino May 2012 #33

i find that to be more and more of an issue across the board fizzgig May 2012 #39

The CW is one of the worst stations for this. Behind the Aegis May 2012 #40

my sister is also deaf in one ear fizzgig May 2012 #46

I third that. zeemike May 2012 #53

Title credits that continue for several minutes into the action LeftinOH May 2012 #4

Yeah that really IS annoying Populist_Prole May 2012 #6

Add to that the 1,000 production company logos that appear before the movie. Initech May 2012 #67

The protagonist can always out-drive the bad guys. HopeHoops May 2012 #5

concerning the driving SCantiGOP May 2012 #15

"The Blues Brothers" when Bob and the "Good Ol' Boys" are chasing them in a camper pickup. HopeHoops May 2012 #18

HopeHoops: SCantiGOP May 2012 #20

Oh, that scene would be the one at the end of the overhead subway. HopeHoops May 2012 #43

"overhead subway"? (nt) harmonicon May 2012 #47

Also, one of the cars always knocks over a fruit stand, The Velveteen Ocelot May 2012 #22

Somebody runs out of ammunition sharp_stick May 2012 #7

The Twisted Ankle of Certain Doom in any chase scene gratuitous May 2012 #8

sarge response "Damn thoughtful of ya. See ya." n/t sarge43 May 2012 #66

Lots, but... Wait Wut May 2012 #11

The only Vin Diesel movie I like kentauros May 2012 #70

Horror movie pet peeves. white_wolf May 2012 #12

Concerning knocking out the guard to escape... SCantiGOP May 2012 #14

Also, bad guys who get shot just drop dead, while good guys who get shot petronius May 2012 #32

Ahem -- it's called "suspension of disbelief". Look it up. Assimilate it. Resistance is futile. MiddleFingerMom May 2012 #17

There is always a parking spot in front of wherever whoever in the scene is going. Time's Square at ohiosmith May 2012 #19

And when the good guys run to their car to chase the bad guys, The Velveteen Ocelot May 2012 #24

Except when the hero (or victim) is being chased by something nasty LeftOfSelf-Centered May 2012 #56

Fruit stand Ron Obvious May 2012 #21

Ha! GMTA! The Velveteen Ocelot May 2012 #23

Yup! Ron Obvious May 2012 #25

"Family Guy" explains this in the episode "And Stewie was his Bang-o." Behind the Aegis May 2012 #38

When hordes of evil minions, used by the Evil Overlord to devastate worlds & conquer entire galaxies baldguy May 2012 #26

Oh, man, that video's hilarious! harmonicon May 2012 #49

When the bad guy is running away from the good guys, he always Lydia Leftcoast May 2012 #27

One peeve I have always had about "Titanic": Brigid May 2012 #28

Rose was an idiot. Bertha Venation May 2012 #31

Truer words were never spoken. greatauntoftriplets May 2012 #64

Hahahahahaha Bertha Venation May 2012 #68

Mine is Mendocino May 2012 #73

Stupid violence and threats without any human connection. Manifestor_of_Light May 2012 #29

I didn't realize that Bruce Wayne had any friends in that movie Orrex May 2012 #36

To be fair Vicki Vale wasn't in the movie either. mythology May 2012 #61

The bad guy corners the good guy, then proceeds to explain The Velveteen Ocelot May 2012 #30

Girl in house, in undies, in dark, hears sound outside. So she goes outside to investigate! Honeycombe8 May 2012 #34

Hearing the sound track do the next scene before the previous s ene ends NV Whino May 2012 #35

Despite hundreds of rounds being fired, one rarely sees spent shell casings... Kaleva May 2012 #37

And they never seem to run out of bullets... Behind the Aegis May 2012 #41

Movies where humans have the technology to travel to Recovered Repug May 2012 #42

And sound travels in space! Kaleva May 2012 #48

The "sound in space" thing kentauros May 2012 #71

The main character JonLP24 May 2012 #45

I know it's a gearhead thing, but incorrect engine sounds make me crazy. bluesbassman May 2012 #50

Previews that tell the whole story of the movie Lydia Leftcoast May 2012 #52

1 -Medical examiners eating 2- You know frogmarch May 2012 #54

Not a crime show (well, under a very broad definition, it kind of is) Withywindle May 2012 #69

White on White LeFleur1 May 2012 #55

"Confession" time in a murder mystery... pink-o May 2012 #57

Geographical screwups piss me off A HERETIC I AM May 2012 #58

In the trailer for the upcoming Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter hedgehog May 2012 #59

Lol. Everyone knows Lincoln built it! A HERETIC I AM May 2012 #60

In the book there's a flash forward to Dr King's speech at the Memorial. sarge43 May 2012 #62

The hugh explosion behind Our Hero as he slo mo walks/runs toward the camera. sarge43 May 2012 #63

The Stormtrooper Effect sakabatou May 2012 #65

In Cop/FBI shows or movies FloridaJudy May 2012 #72

Remakes beknighted May 2012 #74