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25 Cinematic Cliches I Never Wanna See Again - GeraldRice - 07-26-2006
Mike Hanson Wrote:I'd love to see a time-bomb set to actually explode at around 25 seconds left to go.
In most movies, this would guarantee detonation before the hero disarms it.
How about 25 seconds on a timer is more like 60+ seconds.
25 Cinematic Cliches I Never Wanna See Again - The Mad American - 07-26-2006
GeraldRice Wrote:How about 25 seconds on a timer is more like 60+ seconds.
Or how about the hero, while sweating and nervously deciding which wire to cut, cuts the wrong one and the movie ends with a lovely explosion?
25 Cinematic Cliches I Never Wanna See Again - jimbow8 - 07-26-2006
The Mad American Wrote:Or how about the hero, while sweating and nervously deciding which wire to cut, cuts the wrong one and the movie ends with a lovely explosion?The bomb in the X-Files movie went off. That was a bit unexpected.
25 Cinematic Cliches I Never Wanna See Again - Susan - 07-26-2006
Bluesman Mike Lindner Wrote:I wonder what the genesis of the cliche that Southrens are ignorant is? (BTW, Susan, I'm very proud you spelled both "friggin'" and "genius" correctly.)
Southrens? Hmm...
I'm not sure how it all started, but Deliverance didn't help!
*cue the deuling banjo music*
Susan
25 Cinematic Cliches I Never Wanna See Again - Keith the Elder - 07-26-2006
Just before the fatal injection or mad scientist mutation serum can be given, the hero/heroine/damsel knocks the syringe out of the bad guy's hand and it shatters because the syringe was made of glass. This might work in Eastern Europe, but around here where everything is plastic.
25 Cinematic Cliches I Never Wanna See Again - GeraldRice - 07-26-2006
How about when there's two guys arguing and the woman walks over and says something to the effect of, "Are you boys just about done fighting?"
25 Cinematic Cliches I Never Wanna See Again - GeraldRice - 07-26-2006
How about the action movie where shotgun blasts or high caliber guns have the ability to throw a person across the room with each shot?
25 Cinematic Cliches I Never Wanna See Again - Biggles - 07-26-2006
Mike Hanson Wrote:I'd love to see a time-bomb set to actually explode at around 25 seconds left to go.
In most movies, this would guarantee detonation before the hero disarms it.
To me those movies are like basketball games (in the interest of full disclosure, I'll admit that I'm not a basketball or baseball fan--too slow and not enough violence--it's football and hockey for me). Ten seconds are a lifetime. Enough already!
25 Cinematic Cliches I Never Wanna See Again - webby - 07-26-2006
Boy meets girl. Boy and girl can't stand each other. Boy and girl eventually realize they actually love each other very much. Happily ever after...
25 Cinematic Cliches I Never Wanna See Again - Ken Valentine - 07-27-2006
GeraldRice Wrote:How about the action movie where shotgun blasts or high caliber guns have the ability to throw a person across the room with each shot?
. . . and not the shooter.
"For every action, there is an equal . . . " You know the rest.
Ken V.