Posted February 16, 2011 I always see cliches in movies, it's a thing that can make a movie a movie. What cliches can you think of? I have one: whenever someone looks at the clock, the clock will show a minute passing. Share this post Link to post
Posted February 16, 2011 Are you familiar with the TV Tropes website? Probably only best to visit if you have some time to spare Share this post Link to post
Posted February 16, 2011 Are you familiar with the TV Tropes website? Probably only best to visit if you have some time to spare By time, they mean anywhere from a week to the heat death of the universe. Share this post Link to post
Posted February 16, 2011 I think I created a thread like this some time ago. Probably died a horrible slow death. Or how about in those stupid horror/suspense movies there's always one guy that knows what's going on, but nobody believes him? And even after people go missing nobody believes him? That just irritates the hell out of me. Share this post Link to post
Posted February 16, 2011 Or how about in those stupid horror/suspense movies there's always one guy that knows what's going on, but nobody believes him? And even after people go missing nobody believes him? I know, right? I usually laugh hard at those kind of movies. And after. X'D Like there was that movie with a woman holding an axe and going after some possessed zombies who became possessed by looking at a certain sign. And there was this sequence at the end where she meets with a policeman he tells him the whole story and he doesn't believe her(obviously!) then you're going to think 'hey. this policeman is going to die anyway... and we'll get to see what a policeman has in his head' - well, the next thing happened: some zombie came, hit the guy in the head, brains splattered. And yeah... the brains were 'brownish'. ROFLcoptered through the whole movie altho it was a lot blood and guts and meat. >.> Share this post Link to post
Posted February 16, 2011 (edited) LOL, I remember watching... I think it was the third Jurassic Park movie? on TV. My sister and I were having so much fun with the predictability of it, going along from the beginning saying, "Okay, first ones to die will be X and X." Then, when that happened - "And next it'll be X." He does so. "And next... Hmm, probably one more person needs to die. It'll be X, but he'll have to do so in a self-sacrificial manner, to make up for being a general jerk/idiot." It got to the point where, halfway through, our mom asked if we'd seen the movie before, because we could pretty much point out each step of development along the way before it happened. Edited February 16, 2011 by Imbecamiel Share this post Link to post
Posted February 16, 2011 Ugly guy always gets the hott girl, but never the other way around(probably because ugly girls are nearly non-existent in movies). Share this post Link to post
Posted February 16, 2011 Oh, how about when then hero defuses a bomb, he will always defuse it when the timer says 00:01. Share this post Link to post
Posted February 16, 2011 Unbelievable meetings between a guy and girl who were separated for some reason and notions of a happy life after-the-movie as the end titles roll. Share this post Link to post
Posted February 16, 2011 In a movie, if someone compliments/talks about/complains/just bought a chandelier. It will fall. Share this post Link to post
Posted April 18, 2011 Anytime someone says "How could it get any worse?" the writers show them just how much worse it can get. Share this post Link to post
Posted April 21, 2011 LOL, I remember watching... I think it was the third Jurassic Park movie? on TV. My sister and I were having so much fun with the predictability of it, going along from the beginning saying, "Okay, first ones to die will be X and X." Then, when that happened - "And next it'll be X." He does so. "And next... Hmm, probably one more person needs to die. It'll be X, but he'll have to do so in a self-sacrificial manner, to make up for being a general jerk/idiot." That's exctly what my brother and I do while watching horror movies! Betting whi will die when and how. It's quite funny... if you know 'the rules' you won't bet on the wrong one very often. At first the b**** dies in some kind of disgusting way. Then it varies between the nerd and the (omigosh only) black person. The nerd dies in a little 'sexy' way... because he didn't get any when he was still alive. Poor guy. When the ugly guy gets the hot girl they will probably stay together and survive or at least die last. Oh! And every time a bad thing suddenly comes out of nowhere to kill someone ther is this sound... you know which one I mean, don't you? That's what's maing you startled in the first place. Not the monsters or axe murderers. But hey! It works! Share this post Link to post
Posted April 21, 2011 I don't like how if a man and a woman start the movie off by not liking each other, they will become an item later on. Share this post Link to post
Posted April 25, 2011 (edited) By time, they mean anywhere from a week to the heat death of the universe. You mean this: Trope: Cliche Storm THE PAIN WILL SOON PASS> I love the chunky salsa rule. Edited April 25, 2011 by DarkEternity Share this post Link to post
Posted April 27, 2011 Are you familiar with the TV Tropes website? Probably only best to visit if you have some time to spare Incredible resource. Also incredible time-waster- never mind heat death of the universe, that thing is going to be picked up by aliens and continued in another. Has anyone ever played a drinking game for a movie? Watch, drink whenever something utterly ridiculous happens, see if you're still capable of recognizing anything by the end? :'P Share this post Link to post
Posted April 27, 2011 (edited) This is why I love Scary Movie films. They play on all the different cliches of horror movies. I particularly enjoy the cliche that there is a huge group of people running from a monster or what have you, and all die in the first half of the movie except for a man and a woman, who somehow survive and (usually) defeat the creature attacking them. What is this an Adam and Eve kind of ploy or what? lol. The monster almost always survives after it gets "killed", either to suggest a sequel or to kill everyone in the movie right before the credits roll. And if the monster IS to die at the end of the movie (after being practicly invincible throughout) it usually dies by some stupid act of luck on the part of its slayer. ie: Anyone here remember Signs? Having the aliens' weakness be water was tacky. It made no sense at all what so ever. Why try to take ove a world made of stuff that'll kill you? Its like humans trying to inhabit the sun.. not gonna work. Technology always has a hiccup around horror films. Like the car won't start, or the Tv gets possessed. Or the flashlight dies... *lame* Why is it the power always goes out when someone is trying to call for help? Or their cell phone gets no reception? It's something that happens so much it's expected. The one exception I can think of is Scream, because the bad guy uses the phone to locate and kill people One of the worst horror movie cliches out there is the random sex scene: you just watched your sisters' intestines get ripped out and the monster is searching for you, why are you trying to make a baby? Run dangit!! The bomb never kills the main characters.. or the monster for that matter (except for rare occasions). Ok I'll stop before I get too caught up in this o3o Edited April 27, 2011 by emetib92 Share this post Link to post
Posted May 25, 2011 Err... handsome tough guy with good heart. though Ford DOES do it REALLY well. 'I am your Father' cliche. Great when Lucas did it for the first time. Now, stop copying people. Love story tragedy= good guy gos bad. There has got to be a better reason. (I liked Marvel's, even though that was part of it... But it was more everything on top of everything for Magneto.) Other cliches.... Hmmm.... Movies ruining the books. Grr... Why do they have to do that? Bad guy wants to take over the universe. Don't they EVER think of anything else???? Share this post Link to post
Posted May 25, 2011 Typical one. No matter how HORRIBLY beaten the bad guy is, he will be coming back again and again for the last 15 minutes of the movie. They can fall off from a building into a huge fire and have half a ton of rubble collapse over them that, somehow, they'll come back and try to kill the good guy once more until being finnished off in whichever manner the director sees fit. Another one. Cars exploding. Erm... no, that's not very usual. Otherwise, everytime there is a car crash a fire would start, and it'd be tragedy. Share this post Link to post
Posted July 1, 2013 (edited) Whenever there is a car crash in a movie or TV show, there's a big, loud, high-pitched SMASH!, then a lot of other smashing sounds, then a tinkle-tinkle-tinkle as a hub cap falls off or something. I've heard a number of real car crashes, and it sounds like this: THUD! That's it. Well, that and the screaming and/or swearing depending on how many people are hurt or killed. Oh, and cars rarely explode on impact. :-) Edited July 1, 2013 by Jennie Share this post Link to post
Posted July 1, 2013 Do you mean something like these 101 rules for being in a horror movie? Particularly... "Never stand in, on, above, below, beside, or anywhere near a grave, tomb, crypt, mausoleum, or other domicile of the dead. " "DO NOT go into the dark room." "Never bathe, especially when in the house alone. " "Mentioning any goals in life, anything to look forward to, or any loved ones will get you killed. " "Never, under any circumstances, go to summer camp" Share this post Link to post
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