Currahee! Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 People getting out of bed and not looking like they've been dragged through a hedge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticJambo Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Duo against "baddie". Duo get split up or one knocked out. Baddie towers over one of our heroes, about to deliver killer blow. Hero 2 reappears at the last second to kill baddie from behind. The cliche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas-voss Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 The never ending bullets in action movies or the elite of the elite soldiers constantly missing their targets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas-voss Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 People getting out of bed and not looking like they've been dragged through a hedge. Or the women in the morning pulling up the sheets to cover themselves even though they have been naked with the guy all night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 All of the above and more at TVTropes. Just search for a TV show or movie: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/BREAKINGBAD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantjambo Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 When in a bar,a whiskey will always be ordered and downed in one go. A wimpish character will always cough and splutter afterwards while the macho hero will wince through clenched teeth. If a man and woman are running from the baddie,the woman will always fall and the man will pause to help her get back up. The woman will also never start running until the man grabs her arm or puts his arm around her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Whittaker's Tache Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 The fat guy always dies first. The final fight scene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 On a flight in a movie, it's always possible to overhear a conversation that takes place at normal volume (or in a whisper) three rows away. Never drowned out by the drone of the engines or the chatter of other passengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hansel Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 In horror movies the following people will die - the cocky guy, the callous slutty chick, the carefree black dude and the stoner. The neurotic, carefull, sensitive pretty girl with the big Boobs will survive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stupid Sexy Flanders Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 Duo against "baddie". Duo get split up or one knocked out. Baddie towers over one of our heroes, about to deliver killer blow. Hero 2 reappears at the last second to kill baddie from behind. I thought of this post as I watched the last episode of True Detective the other night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan Rom?n Riquelme Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 Cars/office equipment/anyone random paraphernalia being bullet proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMFC4ME Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 Indicating a new day/hours passing by zooming in on a clock face, said clock changing time, then zoom back out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 If two lesbians are having sex the chances are they are going to stop dead and become heterosexual in the event if any man walking in. And of course will invite him to join in with them. More of a specialist film thing I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Templeton Peck Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 Pregnant womans waters break, next scene woman is holding baby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimus Prime Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 Special forces/crack commandos called into help the "good guy" always turn up late just after said good guy had defeated baddy boss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawdust Caesar Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 When the good guy gets shot and can't go to a hospital because he is on the run after being wrongfully accused of something, goes to a friend's house to get help. The friend, who has minimal medical training, manages to extract the bullet which seems only about 2 inches beneath the skin and patch the person up without any complications. No damage to any vital organs or even a huge exit wound on the opposite side of where the bullet entered. And it doesn't even get infected afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 When the good guy gets shot and can't go to a hospital because he is on the run after being wrongfully accused of something, goes to a friend's house to get help. The friend, who has minimal medical training, manages to extract the bullet which seems only about 2 inches beneath the skin and patch the person up without any complications. No damage to any vital organs or even a huge exit wound on the opposite side of where the bullet entered. And it doesn't even get infected afterwards. To be fair, if there was an exit wound, the friend wouldn't have to be digging in to find a bullet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 If two lesbians are having sex the chances are they are going to stop dead and become heterosexual in the event if any man walking in. And of course will invite him to join in with them. More of a specialist film thing I suppose. Likewise when a fit bursd's washing machine breaks, the repair man usually gets his hole while repairing it. I thought of becoming a washing machine repair man specifically because of this. Apparently it only happened in the "movies". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 One male character has relationship troubles. His other half, through watching his actions on the TV suddenly decides she really loves him, cheers him on from home and meets him at the end of the film for an emotional reunion. Sickening. In the real world if you're in the papers after doing a good turn, your bursd still keeps you in the shithouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldar Hadzimehmedovic Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 Bar staff never measure spirits. Just horse it right in the glass, and always at least a double. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Cars that cartwheel in the air on the slightest of contacts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groot Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Cars that blow up after being shot several times into the engine / radiator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi must stay Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Dragging things out if you dont have any ideas, I guess that isnt a cliche. But theres a lot of films guilty of that right now. Some films have 10 minute scenes that could easily be 1 minute long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Likewise when a fit bursd's washing machine breaks, the repair man usually gets his hole while repairing it. I thought of becoming a washing machine repair man specifically because of this. Apparently it only happened in the "movies". Whenever I visited a mate, when in my late teens, and he was not in, I never once ended up having sex with his mum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Duo against "baddie". Duo get split up or one knocked out. Baddie towers over one of our heroes, about to deliver killer blow. Hero 2 reappears at the last second to kill baddie from behind. Star Wars Episode 1 in a tee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Star Wars Episode 1 to a tee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2NaFish Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Dragging things out if you dont have any ideas, I guess that isnt a cliche. But theres a lot of films guilty of that right now. Some films have 10 minute scenes that could easily be 1 minute long Could you give an example? There's a difference between pacing and fluff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawdust Caesar Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 When the good guy gets shot and can't go to a hospital because he is on the run after being wrongfully accused of something, goes to a friend's house to get help. The friend, who has minimal medical training, manages to extract the bullet which seems only about 2 inches beneath the skin and patch the person up without any complications. No damage to any vital organs or even a huge exit wound on the opposite side of where the bullet entered. And it doesn't even get infected afterwards. To be fair, if there was an exit wound, the friend wouldn't have to be digging in to find a bullet. Very true, but the point I failed to make was the bullet never does what a real bullet does whch is either exit the body or ricochet all around inside it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAlim Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 I ended up watching Sliding Doors last night and it was a god awful rom com, didn't even raise a smile let alone a laugh, it was trying to be clever with this sort of butterfly effect plot but the film itself had every rom com cliche in the book, girl leaves old partner who happens to be a dick and meets a guy who is stupidly nice, then the old partner comes back and she kisses him and the new guy happens to see that exact moment, also there's the classic, man who she thought was perfect lets her down and he has to redeme himself with a speech in the rain, to top it all off btw whoever wrote the screenplay suffered from writers block and decided that the best way to end the film was for Paltrow to get hit by a white transit van Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trotter Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 I ended up watching Sliding Doors last night and it was a god awful rom com, didn't even raise a smile let alone a laugh, it was trying to be clever with this sort of butterfly effect plot but the film itself had every rom com cliche in the book, girl leaves old partner who happens to be a dick and meets a guy who is stupidly nice, then the old partner comes back and she kisses him and the new guy happens to see that exact moment, also there's the classic, man who she thought was perfect lets her down and he has to redeme himself with a speech in the rain, to top it all off btw whoever wrote the screenplay suffered from writers block and decided that the best way to end the film was for Paltrow to get hit by a white transit van I ended up watching Sliding Doors last night and it was a god awful rom com, didn't even raise a smile let alone a laugh, it was trying to be clever with this sort of butterfly effect plot but the film itself had every rom com cliche in the book, girl leaves old partner who happens to be a dick and meets a guy who is stupidly nice, then the old partner comes back and she kisses him and the new guy happens to see that exact moment, also there's the classic, man who she thought was perfect lets her down and he has to redeme himself with a speech in the rain, to top it all off btw whoever wrote the screenplay suffered from writers block and decided that the best way to end the film was for Paltrow to get hit by a white transit van Slightly off topic, but I believe this explains the above perfectly : (and it's also funny as ****) http://youtu.be/L2cfxv8Pq-Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi must stay Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Could you give an example? There's a difference between pacing and fluff. definatly, and I like films alot that build things up. There Will Be Blood, is particularly good at that. But when a films opening scene is 5 minutes long, and all it is is 2 lines coming together then it starts getting frustrating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Templeton Peck Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 I ended up watching Sliding Doors last night and it was a god awful rom com, didn't even raise a smile let alone a laugh, it was trying to be clever with this sort of butterfly effect plot but the film itself had every rom com cliche in the book, girl leaves old partner who happens to be a dick and meets a guy who is stupidly nice, then the old partner comes back and she kisses him and the new guy happens to see that exact moment, also there's the classic, man who she thought was perfect lets her down and he has to redeme himself with a speech in the rain, to top it all off btw whoever wrote the screenplay suffered from writers block and decided that the best way to end the film was for Paltrow to get hit by a white transit van Was it not written by the guy who played Joey in Bread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currahee! Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Many horror's seem to be at night and in a thunderstorm. Why does it never happen in brilliant sunshine? Also in schools the bell goes and the teacher tries to keep talking while the kids leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky_26 Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 When a character gets some bad news or has a dilema they end up thinking about their problem while riding down the road on as Harley type bike without any helmet or any protective clothing, normally just jeans and a T-shirt all the while a soppy music track is played in the background Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantjambo Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 In action movies, the bad guys are expert shots,killing everything they shoot at until aiming at our hero when they lose the ability to hit a cows arse with a banjo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2NaFish Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Many horror's seem to be at night and in a thunderstorm. Why does it never happen in brilliant sunshine? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathetic_fallacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawdust Caesar Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 When a victim, usually a woman, is running away from a psycho who manages to catch them despite only strolling after them, usually after they stumble for a few seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Boy Named Crow Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Bar staff never measure spirits. Just horse it right in the glass, and always at least a double. To 've fair, are spirit measures not a bit of a British problem? Nowhere else seems to bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi must stay Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Before The Dark Knight, the bad guy and good guy always had a pointless chat halfway through the film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del1812 Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 When the person on the other end of the call hangs up we can then hear the dial tone from the on screen character's phone. This doesn't happen in real life unless you work in a call centre, and even then it takes a few seconds for the dial tone to come back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 The fact that nae ***** can fire a gun. Seriously. Hit the ******* target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldar Hadzimehmedovic Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 To 've fair, are spirit measures not a bit of a British problem? Nowhere else seems to bother. Could be. Never noticed before. Curious now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToYouToMe Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Cars that blow up after being shot several times into the engine / radiator To that add cars that explode when they fall off cliffs etc Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToYouToMe Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 The group of English pals (with one crazy Scots /Irish/Welsh pal) consisting of handsome but shy male lead (who always meets a stunning American girl) his wacky sister, an eccentric but loveable best friend and a plain but wise ex girlfriend and her new man. Or something like that. Although one film that starts off with some of those cliches and more but actually becomes a very thoughtful movie is About Time. Mark Kermode liked it too if that counts for anything. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hansel Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 The matrix move where Neo falls back to dodge the bullets in slow motion has been parodied beyond parody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haken Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Sometimes the comfort of watching films is to have one's cliche expectations fulfilled. Every Disney animation follows the same structure, central character overcomes adversity involving a spiritual and or physical journey with the assistance of some friendly characters along the way and at least one manifestation of danger. I don't care much for Disney cartoons as the formula bores me and the cliches grate (particularly the stereotyped characters). However chuck me a spaghetti western where the narrative is taken to an insurmountable level of repetitive cliche rip offs and I'm in celluloid heaven. At no point am I guessing whether the loner, of few words, who's just come into town, will turn out to be handy with a gun Duo against "baddie". Duo get split up or one knocked out. Baddie towers over one of our heroes, about to deliver killer blow. Hero 2 reappears at the last second to kill baddie from behind. One of my favourite films of all time is 'For A Few Dollars More'. The (almost) final scene where the Colonel and Indio are waiting for the chimes to end on Indio's (stolen) pocket watch is immense. We've seen it used two or three times earlier in the film and we know that Indio knows exactly when it ends. And then just as it's about to, in strides cool-as-you-like Clint and lays down the same watch that he's pocketed from the Colonel - the same chimes begin and Clint mutters, 'Now we begin.' Absolute genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Computers, particularly in police laboratories, make an awful lot of noise when they're searching for the likes of fingerprint matches. In the real world if you're in the papers after doing a good turn, your bursd still keeps you in the shithouse Sounds like you have a story to tell. I ended up watching Sliding Doors last night and it was a god awful rom com, John Hannah was cast as a charismatic, centre-of-attention, everyone loves him, nobody hates him sort of a guy. He recites Monty Python sketches from memory. If anyone did that in my company, they'd get suffocated by a comfortable throw pillow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollieheath Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 That stupid scene where it looks like the main character has died heroically but behold he is still alive under 3 tonnes of rubble! Hate it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 My current gripe is the trend to level whole friggin' cities so that, even when the good guys win, the devastation and presumably massive loss of life (which you never see on screen) makes it rather Pyrrhic victory. Almost always tied into a 9/11 allegory. Star Trek Into Darkness Avengers Man of Steel (which turns it up to 11) The destruction is not even mentioned afterwards! And this has become a bit of a Wilhelm thing by the looks of it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHtDpDuaiv4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Mentioning cities reminds me: Any movie set in London that involves a scene outside. The strange compulsion of the director to ensure that at least 3 of: Tower Bridge, St Paul's Cathedral, Buck House, Big Ben, the Gherkin, the Dome and Marble Arch appear in shot tends to result in completely impossible journeys and routes being taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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