Film Clich�

[BigDogsWang]

Which one bugs you the most?

[n00dles]

Try "writes childrens books" DOH!

[n00dles]

When on the phone, they nod.

When on the phone, the person at the other end wouldn't even have time to grunt, but the caller carries on as if they are having a conversation.

[n00dles]

There's always a space to park the car, be it road, multi-storey or car park.

Pouring with rain/fallen in pond - go indoors and hey their not wet, hair is emaculate! I know it's not a cliche, but it always bugs me!!

[n00dles]

Like the reference to the soldier, when he shows a photo.... Witness tells hero they have some info and can they meet in secret....curtains for them, then!!

[joko]

the lead male is an A-list 60-65 year old...therefore he always has a 35-40 year old gorgeous wife, even though he is sometimes a real hogface.

never works the other way round though (well rarely)

[n00dles]

good one joko,

and when, as you say hogface is 60-65 (and counting), he's playing the part of a 40 yr old [who's very tired/overworked] !!

[joko]

when a guy has a stonking great fist fight, gets shot, punched and blown up and doesn't make a sound, yet winces and whimpers when a woman tends his wounds

and they will fight monsters, demons and zombies without a sound and be all tough, yet scream like banshees if they see a rat

[Jay_Jay]

Hey! This thread is doing well! (BTW Didn't Vincent Vega in 'Pulp Fiction' use the loo once? And spends an inordinate time in there because of his addiction and leaves his armoury outside?

Also would like to mention the location cliches in film: of course the "old spooky house" is a famous one, there's "the underground parking-garage" (where invariably "bad things" happen, and the "supply tunnel", the long passage with utilities pipes running down it.

[airbolt]

When theres a load of henchmen , they never pile in and Give the Hero a pasting. Instead they hang round in a Group and attempt to have him one-to-one.

Have we had the Vietnam flashback? ( sent up rotten in the Simpsons ) Usually involves sun through Blinds as the Hero thinks " I was 20 years old when I arrived in Vietnam...I became a man ..DMZ...firefight,,,Charlie...saw the lootenant get it..."

[Jay_Jay]

Whenever the hero is knocked unconscious, is wounded (or has had a night on the tiles), he wakes and always raises himself on one elbow, holds his forehead and utters "Uhhnn!" and falls back down again, despite the protestations of his friend to lie still. And when he and his group of friends are rendered unconscious by some means or another, our boy is the VERY first to recover. Heroes, eh?

[joko]

of course theres the old thumping on the chest with the side of the fist instead of doing the proper resusitation procedures

i have it on good authority that this will not work as it doesn't depress the ribcage

[JustSia]

Joko, don't bloody start me on the resuscitation. I don't think any of them did First Aid. They start compressions without even checking the pulse and the rest is just a joke.

Even ER had started changing their resuscitation techniques recently coz they were laughable.

Oh, and since we are on technicalities then the forensic procedures are just as bad. I wonder how they manage to solve any crimes at all.

[joko]

apparently the real cops DO NOT draw white lines around bodies.

yes! you heard right!

apparently it would just contaminate the scene and could destroy evidence

also the position of the body is largely unimportant and they would also have plenty of photos any way.

[joko]

lol justsia ;o)

[shammydodger]

Apologies if this is repeating an earlier post, but what about when a car goes over a cliff (and often not even that dramatic) and always manages to explode into an inferno. Have you ever seen this happen? Thought not.

[joko]

you 're right shammy - i have never seen that happen, ever....of all the times i have witnessed a car going off a cliff, here in liverpool, not one of them has exploded before it hits the ground - ....lol...;o)

[natalie_1982]

What a cool thread, I wasn't on tinternet all weekend so reading those has cheered my Monday up already!

Another thing is in martial arts movies, the good guy will usually have been picked on in school, so studies martial arts, has his first fight and loses, then his second fight against what is or was the school bully, and he wins. Also, the good guy wants to show that you don't have to hurt people to win. And he will probably give the medal to somebody who deserves it more than he does.

Best of the Best anyone?

[Joe Shmoe]

I have long been a fan of movie cliches . How about these ? :When the victim is being chased even if it is in a city they always run in to a deep forest.
If there is more than one person running away one usually the woman will fall over and hurt their ankle usually whilst saying "my ankle"
If someone borrows another persons clothes they always fit perfectly even if they are completely different sizes.
In a Pub the barman is always wiping a glass with a tea towel. When the hero walks in every one else in the pub stops and looks at them . Even the music stops.
I shall continue later:-D

[jessiedog]

Man : would you like to go for a drink/meal tonight?

Woman : yes, that would be lovely.

Man : I'll see you threr later then.

WHERE ???? WHEN????

[mrs zom]

In chick flicks the guy and girl always hate/annoy each other at first and then about mid way through they realise they love each other and spend the rest of the film trying to get together.

Of course about 20 minutes before the end they have a huge misunderstanding and think their relationship is over, but lo and behold...they get together again just in time for the credits...YAWN!