Film cliches you actually don't mind.

[Tom Samborski]

Yeah, cliches can be annoying from time to time, but I think there are actually some that I don't mind at all, sometimes I actually think it adds effect to a film.

One cliche that I don't mind at all is when a serial killer in a movie brutally beats his victim to death while a really happy and upbeat song is playing in the background. I think it really adds to the scene by making it so damn twisted.

[Adornado]

The staple of 80's action movies:

The mandatory visit to the strip club!

[Romero's Dead]

The action movies where the protagonist finally gets to go face to face with the man who killed (instert close person here). Then the bad dude says "You can't kill me.... you're afraid!". Good guy ends up not doing it.

Nah, just joking. That's definitely one of the more annoying cliches out there. :p

I guess the "everything goes wrong for this character" kind of comedy never gets old for me. A la Ben Stiller films (for the most part).

[ComeNightfall]

Someone who sees/hears/discovers what they shouldn't and they get stalked by the bad guys.

[Criminal Rock]

My favorite cliché is the typical ugly, yet smart, nerdy, skinny, little outcast freak becoming the Superhero, or becoming the 'hero' in general, which can be implied to practically anything.

[Strider]

Well, I can only think of one. A common film cliche I don't mind is when the protagonist is on to something or discovers a huge secret, but everyone the protagonist tells doesn't believe him or her. At least, they don't believe the protagonist until it's too late.

A recent example of this cliche --- I, Robot.

Strider

[MacReady]

Originally posted by Tai Mai Jew
My favorite cliché is the typical ugly, yet smart, nerdy, skinny, little outcast freak becoming the Superhero, or becoming the 'hero' in general, which can be implied to practically anything.

That's my choice.

[Badbird]

Say it with me:

Dance Club Shoot Out.

It just looks so damn cool.

Was there a 90's action movie that didn't have a dance club shoot out?

[X-Nightcrawler]

The mandatory french bread sticking out of every grocery cart.

The guy in war movies that shows a pic of his sweetheart/family back home and gets killed shortly after.

:)

[ANavissi500]

Originally posted by X-Nightcrawler
The mandatory french bread sticking out of every grocery cart.


That is a great one - I was actually thinking about that today because I had to buy french bread for dinner.

[chasingbanky]

I never get sick of the Cliche' that a main character in a prison movie is somehow tied into sexual assault.......That's prolly the main reason I dig prison flicks...........:D....I mean :(

[cup_of_beef]

"the classic" bad guy telling good guy all his secret plans instead of just killing him (dont these guys watch movies??) then leaving him to a slow inescapable death... that he of course escapes from :confused:

[X-Nightcrawler]

What about the one that the absolute BEST way into or out of a building is through the ventilation ducts.

Or that you can always find parking space right in front of the building that you want to go.

[Dignan]

I'm a big fan of the action movie slow mo jump into the air to escape something that is blowing upbehind the hero. Or heros( it is especially effective in "buddy" movies).

[cstroman]

Sorry if it's been posted already:

The "Confessional"

The Bad guy revealing all the "evil" stuff he's done to the good guy as a confessional because the Good guy is about to die. "yeah I did this, and that, etc." and then the good guy gets the upper hand on the bad guy who has just admitted all the bad stuff he's done.

Doh! It was mentioned already.

[SpongeBod]

I like it when a friend or relative is killed the survivor always yells "NOOOOOO!".
I fun to yell it along with them.

[cstroman]

I don't mind that all chicks in movies, whether good or bad, are usually physically"appealing".

How I wish that were a reflection of real life.

I feel sorry for the women movie goers who have to put up with the Jack Black's and Napoleon Dynamite's of the film world.

Steve Buscemi as a sex symbol?

I feel for ya ladies.

[SykkBoy]

I love a good old fashioned shower scene in a horror movie or a Jim Wynorski film...they never get old

I also love the Andy Sidaris cliches of big boobs, big guns and big explosions

[chasingbanky]

Originally posted by cstroman
I don't mind that all chicks in movies, whether good or bad, are usually physically"appealing".



Yea I know what you mean.....Nothing like working one out to Bette Midler, or a naked Kathy Bates.

[Kefner]

How about sports movies, where the team really sucks, made up of misfits and has beens, and just basically have no chance of winning a thing. Then suddenly they come together, play great, and either win it all, or come up just a hair short. Gotta love that underdog!!!

[jaymx]

I'm a big fan of the old fashioned cliche where fit girls in horror movies and teen comedies HAVE to show their goods. It makes me feel good being a man. Yeah

[Jon Lyrik]

Originally posted by chasingbanky
Yea I know what you mean.....Nothing like working one out to Bette Midler, or a naked Kathy Bates.

http://www.aboutschmidtmovie.com/images/p_kathy_hottub.jpg

I'd tap that shit any day.

As for a cliche that doesn't bother me, it would have to be when a character says he'll be back during a dangerous situation, and ends up getting killed.

[Shockwave]

I usualy dont mind happy endings.

Im a sap, i know.:p

[Mentiroso]

100 bad guys with machine guns cant hit 1 good guy and the good guy manages to wipe out all 100 of the bad guys (usually using only a 9m or other small handgun!).

Somehow shooting a car and causing it to explode with only one shot. Because we all know that shooting a car in the windshield will cause a ruptured gas line and then the huge explosion, duh!


Always coming down to having to choose the red or blue wire and they always get it right and with only 1-2 seconds left.

[Tayzlor]

I'm indifferent on this cliche..

Where usually in some "arty" film the opening shot is of something that catches your attention and/or something you see later on in the film followed quickly by the film logo. It was used nicely in 21 Grams and Lost in Translation but reeked of pretentions in L.I.E. and Thirteen, both horrible movies.

[Metallica4702]

My favorite cliche is the gratouitis sex scene with Carmen Electra and lots of nudity!!![Female Nudity that is]

[Jon Lyrik]

Originally posted by Tayzlor
Where usually in some "arty" film the opening shot is of something that catches your attention and/or something you see later on in the film followed quickly by the film logo. It was used nicely in 21 Grams and Lost in Translation

You better believe it! :eek:

This one is found in a lot of silly gross-out comedies: right in the middle of the movie, the characters are at the peak of their happiness and there is a montage of comedic mini-scenes set to a rock/pop song. Remember the part between Mary and Harry in the Rocky Mountains in Dumb and Dumber? That's what I'm talking about.

[general_taste]

Originally posted by Jon Lyrik
right in the middle of the movie, the characters are at the peak of their happiness and there is a montage of comedic mini-scenes set to a rock/pop song. Remember the part between Mary and Harry in the Rocky Mountains in Dumb and Dumber? That's what I'm talking about.

The day is approaching to give it your best
You've got to reach your prime!
That's when you need to put yourself to the test
And show us the passage of time
We're gonna need a montage (Montage)
A sports-training montage (Montage)
And just show a lot of things happenin' at once.
Remind everyone of what's goin' on. (What's goin' on?)
And with every shot, show a little improvement
To show it won't take too long
That's called a montage (Montage)
Even Rocky had a montage (Montage)
In any sport, if you want to go
From just a beginner to a pro
You'll need a montage (Montage)
a simple little montage (Montage)
Always fade out (Montage) into a montage (Montage)
If you fade out it seems like a long time (Montage) has passed in a montage (Montage)
Montage (Montage)

South Park says it all.

[kweber24]

so many movies are just fuckin rediculous with the good guy not getting shot, at least make it believable, id say one out of 5 movies i see has that happen in it.

[kweber24]

just came up with a perfect one that conen o'brien pointed out. superhero disguises, like catwoman with the little streak of leather over her eyes, thats hilarious!

[neco82]

Whenever an action movie shows the hero walking (or running) away from an explosion (or flood, or whatever) in slow motion. Gotta love those moments.

[phelonious]

I don't mind when the bad guys get the drop on the good guy and they ask him to drop his gun, and he does.

Then they ask him to give up the other one also ... and it takes him 10 minutes to take out all the knives, grenades and hold-out pieces he's got strapped on his body.

[The Postmaster General]

I don't mind any cliche, per say.... m'kay?

My favorite cliches has to be that the good guy always gets the girl. That is great. Also, how the super tough guy -- those people who can say ridiculous things and not get their ass kicked.

Harry Callahan: "Maybe I'll start my own dead pool and put your name on it."

[Pvt. Joker]

My favorite cliche is the never ending supply of ammo our heros tend to posess. You can see they have no banana clip on their handgun so WTF! I love it though, speeds everything up having a neverending clip.