the new - improved - most cliché/unrealistic things done in movies thread

[dark_b]

Artists with no discernable source of income get to live in expensive lofts in New York City and wear designer clothes. The rent control must really be something.

hahahahha thats a good one. t:

 

[Pink Ranger]

hahahahha thats a good one. t:

Yeah, unfortunately that cliche has led to the X and Y generations having a completely skewed view of how the real world works economically.

 

[ultimatefan]

Bartenders are the least busy professionals in the world, they always have plenty of time to listen to the protagonist tell about all his troubles and tribulations. They should consider changing their career to professional therapy, cuz they always have great advice to give.

 

[Octoberist]

OMG, you're right. The bartenders I've seen are always overwhelmed by the patrons.

 

[Rowsdower!]

Superhero movies - The villain's nameless goons have Brooklyn accents, no matter where the movie takes place.

Romantic comedies - After the couple (both of whom hate each other for the first hour and 15 minutes) finally realize they're actually in love and f**k like rabid animals, the guy inexplicably does something stupid that jeopardizes everything, so he has to make up to the girl in some ludicrous way that is so over the top, that in real life he'd probably get slapped with a restraining order.

Teen movies - The central nerdy girl character (whose only nerdy quality is that she does well in school) is always a total knockout and NO ONE ON EARTH EXCEPT ONE EXTREMELY SHY GUY seems to notice.

Horror movies - The person who can't communicate with anyone due to some sort of physical or mental disability is always the one who really knows the truth.

 

[ultimatefan]

eit double

 

[ultimatefan]

People can solve complex scientific/technologic problems overnight, such as finding a new element, the antidote for a toxin, or build a weapon to counter an imminent threat.

 

[Vengeance]

When somebody zooms in closer on an image, clears it up, then sharpen it up a little, & they have a perfectly recognizable face/license plate number, etc

 

[Darkness Falls]

that part in the mummy returns where rick catches a snake in mid air and throws it back at the bad guy

 

[ultimatefan]

Women who just had sex and are alone with the guy in the bedroom still feel the need to wrap themselves in sheets to cover their nudity from no one. Also, a couple has hot and steamy sex, but for some reason need to do it under the sheets, or conveniently cover strategic areas with them.

 

[dark_b]

Women who just had sex and are alone with the guy in the bedroom still feel the need to wrap themselves in sheets to cover their nudity from no one. Also, a couple has hot and steamy sex, but for some reason need to do it under the sheets, or conveniently cover strategic areas with them.

studios dont want a N17 rating.

 

[ultimatefan]

studios dont want a N17 rating.

I know. But still, some movies get the R-rating without the sheets trick.

By the way Darkness, love both your avvy and your sig.

 

[ultimatefan]

In action movies, cars hit posts or trees and their rear jumps up. Mythbusters actually tested that and it totally doesn´t work.

In the 80´s, in all car chases in movies and TV shows, cars could partially hit their front on anything and do a full spiral in mid-air, and usually fall on their roofs. Or anything could be used as a ramp to jump over stuff, and the car´s suspension could always take the impact and keep working fine, no matter how high the jump was.

 

[the_ultimate_evil]

Artists with no discernable source of income get to live in expensive lofts in New York City and wear designer clothes. The rent control must really be something.

exactly i studied art and design for 6 years, live at home still and work in a shop


movies gave me too high an expectation


this is sarcasm to avoid the inevitable questions about me being serious

 

[Mace Bloodstone]

When somebody zooms in closer on an image, clears it up, then sharpen it up a little, & they have a perfectly recognizable face/license plate number, etc

csi does that a lot

 

[ultimatefan]

That´s another one, police labs can find any clue with absolute precision almonst instantly, run DNA tests overnight, etc.

 

[Kevin Roegele]

I think Xmen did a good job though. Ian Mckellen being old seems to serve more as a point of wisdom and intelligence than anything else. We have Cyclops a pretty much blind fellow, and chick who can't touch people like she has a disease and Captian Picard in a wheelchair, bald and old. Saying that though, them being diffrent is sort of the point, init?

The concept of beautiful = good and ugly = evil is very evident in X-Men.

X-Men

Jean Grey - Famke Janssen
Storm - Halle Berry
Logan - Every woman's favourite Hugh Jackman
Cyclops - James Marsden
Rogue - Anna Paquin
Iceman - teen hearthrob guy

Brotherhood

Toad
Sabretooth
Vinnie Jones
Old man Magneto
Supermodel with red hair and blue bodypaint and scales

It blurs a bit with Beast and Nightcrawer, admittedly. But the X-Men are in the main people who would be considered attractive in the street, whereas the Brotherhood are monstrous.

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

Oh wells, I guess ugly people are forever doomed to be the baddies.

 

[Kevin Roegele]

As I say, it's a visual medium. It's the quickest way to get it across.

 

[bullets]

When they basically hand a character a keyboard and he's ready to hack into any system.

When someone bravely walks away from an explosion without worry of shock waves or shrapnel.

 

[ultimatefan]

In a restaurant, the protagonists are the only ones who seem to have any kind of issues, everyone around them is always laughing and talking cheerfully. No awkward silences, no annoyed/irritated stares, not even mild arguing, just pure joy.

 

[ultimatefan]

As a non-american, I´m curious about certain things you see in American movies that you feel misrepresent you. For instance, all American sheriffs seem to be incompetent hillbillie bigots.

 

[DarkSovereignty]

as an American I find it funny to see what other countries think of us. just look at this clip from godzilla final wars. its hilarious.
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[Donnie Darko]

as an American I find it funny to see what other countries think of us. just look at this clip from godzilla final wars. its hilarious.
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But isn't that true?

 

[DarkSovereignty]

that's what makes it hilarious.