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pepperbear
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Tue Apr-20-10 01:59 PM Original message |
10 movie cliches we should all be sick of by now. |
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rurallib
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Tue Apr-20-10 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
1. This looks like the makings of an excellent musical |
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Richardo
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Tue Apr-20-10 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
2. Anyone with less than a month until retirement will be dead by the end of the movie. |
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Bucky
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Tue Apr-20-10 04:11 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. When cop's partner gets shot, but not killed, in the line of duty, he quits to become a teacher |
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Tue Apr-20-10 06:24 PM Response to Reply #13 |
21. i work with 2 (that i know of) cops that used to be teachers |
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wickerwoman
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Tue Apr-20-10 10:09 PM Response to Reply #2 |
39. Anyone who discusses any plans for the future will die. |
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grace0418
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Tue Apr-20-10 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
3. Pretty much any cop character is a cliche by now. Oh, I have a good one (not cop related)!. |
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redqueen
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Tue Apr-20-10 02:08 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Yet the converse is true also. |
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BurtWorm
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Tue Apr-20-10 04:18 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. then he becomes a big star and his big problem in every movie |
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deutsey
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Wed Apr-21-10 12:32 PM Response to Reply #15 |
88. Or to be with the plain jane friend he discovers he's really loved all along |
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redqueen
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Thu Apr-22-10 09:12 AM Response to Reply #88 |
109. Really? |
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Rosie1223
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Tue Apr-20-10 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
4. Female police officer wearing a low cut blouse and high heels |
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CBGLuthier
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Tue Apr-20-10 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
6. 11. James Cameron |
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pepperbear
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Tue Apr-20-10 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
7. nobody can tell that the superhero's alter ego is merely the superhero with glasses. n/t |
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unpossibles
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Thu Apr-22-10 02:32 PM Response to Reply #7 |
112. I used to think so too, but this has happened to me in real life many times |
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Richardo
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Tue Apr-20-10 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
8. A perky pop song montage makes any crappy, tedious and/or overwhelming work fun! |
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paulsby
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Tue Apr-20-10 06:27 PM Response to Reply #8 |
22. "it's a montage! a motherfuckin' montage!" - Team America nt |
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KG
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Tue Apr-20-10 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
9. when animals appear on the screen, they immediately make their sound |
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sarge43
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Wed Apr-21-10 06:09 AM Response to Reply #9 |
46. Rural sounds cliches |
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Aristus
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Tue Apr-20-10 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
10. Every time any character, good or bad, brandishes a gun without firing it, the gun |
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pokerfan
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Tue Apr-20-10 04:28 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. movie gun cliches |
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Recovered Repug
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Tue Apr-20-10 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
11. 5A. Instead of cutting to the locals, the person answering |
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pepperbear
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Tue Apr-20-10 06:05 PM Response to Reply #11 |
20. "yeah....he was just here. what do you want me to do?" |
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Bucky
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Tue Apr-20-10 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
12. The hero runs away from the bad guys' gunfire yet the bullets hit the ground around his feet. |
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Fire Walk With Me
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Tue Apr-20-10 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
14. Oh come on, you COULD have said "Spoiler alert" |
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Alexander
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Tue Apr-20-10 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
17. Guns never run out of ammo unless it's for plot and suspense purposes. |
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Aristus
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Tue Apr-20-10 06:34 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. If it's the damsel in distress who fires the saving shot into the villain, she will then |
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chrisa
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Tue Apr-20-10 10:17 PM Response to Reply #23 |
42. That's the stupidest plot device ever. |
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gratuitous
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Tue Apr-20-10 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
18. Obligatory "Noooooo!" shot from high angle |
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BurtWorm
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Wed Apr-21-10 09:21 AM Response to Reply #18 |
64. Now that shot being made fun of is an annoying cliche. |
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Dr Morbius
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Tue Apr-20-10 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
19. Here's another: the lonely hero falls for a woman who sets him up. |
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GirlAfire
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Tue Apr-20-10 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
24. It's Probably Already Been Mentioned... |
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CBHagman
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Tue Apr-20-10 08:55 PM Response to Reply #24 |
36. I think Donna Britt did a whole column on that... |
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grace0418
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Wed Apr-21-10 09:28 AM Response to Reply #36 |
68. You forgot chubby friend. Same deal. Not full-fledged characters, just a mascot to |
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sarge43
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Wed Apr-21-10 10:45 AM Response to Reply #68 |
77. All overweight people will be portrayed as fools, comic relief or evil. n/t |
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CBHagman
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Wed Apr-21-10 08:05 PM Response to Reply #77 |
100. Unless it's the schlubby protagonist who gets the hot babe. |
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GirlAfire
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Wed Apr-21-10 06:24 PM Response to Reply #36 |
96. I'm Going to Have to... |
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GirlAfire
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Tue Apr-20-10 06:36 PM Response to Original message |
25. The hired hitman falls in love with the Asian schoolgirl daughter of his target |
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chrisa
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Tue Apr-20-10 10:12 PM Response to Reply #25 |
41. If somebody gave me "The Transporter" as a gift, I would set the DVD on fire. |
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GirlAfire
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Wed Apr-21-10 06:20 PM Response to Reply #41 |
94. That's Funny! I Think... |
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pepperbear
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Tue Apr-20-10 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
26. hero is about to die when the perp collapses to reveal "the least likely character" pointing a gun. |
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GirlAfire
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Tue Apr-20-10 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
27. Chances are, anything with Jason Statham in it is chock full of... |
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undeterred
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Tue Apr-20-10 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
28. All romancing couples have a clawfoot bathtub big enough for the two of them |
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Phentex
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Wed Apr-21-10 08:07 AM Response to Reply #28 |
55. with no mention of how the bubble bath is going to cause a urinary tract infection! |
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Dr Morbius
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Tue Apr-20-10 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
29. Liv Tyler's in the movie. She has a crying scene. (nt) |
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trof
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Tue Apr-20-10 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
30. They separate in a horror flick. |
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GirlAfire
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Tue Apr-20-10 06:53 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. So True! |
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HughBeaumont
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Tue Apr-20-10 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
32. Ridiculouls and unlikely romcom cliches: |
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WildEyedLiberal
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Tue Apr-20-10 08:48 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. #2 and #3 (but especially #2) really piss me off |
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Ghost of Tom Joad
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Tue Apr-20-10 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
33. mine deal with cinematography |
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woo me with science
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Tue Apr-20-10 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
34. The villian is dead, slaughtered, motionless on the floor |
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chrisa
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Tue Apr-20-10 10:04 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. That's the worst one ever. |
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woo me with science
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Wed Apr-21-10 12:30 AM Response to Reply #34 |
43. All little kids are cute smart alecks and wiser than the adults. nt |
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deutsey
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Wed Apr-21-10 10:14 AM Response to Reply #34 |
72. God, I HATE that one. |
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pepperbear
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Tue Apr-20-10 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
37. In slasher films, music gets ominous, the camera zooms in fast on the "victim" as if to attack.. |
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chrisa
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Tue Apr-20-10 10:09 PM Response to Original message |
40. Stupid ones --- |
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Orrex
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Wed Apr-21-10 07:24 AM Response to Reply #40 |
52. The Wilhelm scream is beyond reproach |
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BurtWorm
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Wed Apr-21-10 09:28 AM Response to Reply #40 |
69. The villain decides to kill the hero slowly |
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woo me with science
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Wed Apr-21-10 12:32 AM Response to Original message |
44. All grocery bags being carried home have a baguette sticking out the top. |
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sarge43
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Wed Apr-21-10 06:12 AM Response to Reply #44 |
47. When the bag is dropped and it always is, spaghetti spills all over the sidewalk. n/t |
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Enrique
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Wed Apr-21-10 12:35 AM Response to Original message |
45. can we enhance that? |
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mikeSchmuckabee
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Wed Apr-21-10 06:17 AM Response to Original message |
48. How about the charming villain |
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Phentex
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Wed Apr-21-10 06:29 AM Response to Original message |
49. Car chase scene always knocks over a fruit or flower stand... |
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woo me with science
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Wed Apr-21-10 07:09 AM Response to Reply #49 |
50. And the funny thing about that for me is that |
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deutsey
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Wed Apr-21-10 10:18 AM Response to Reply #49 |
73. Also, when the car tilts onto two wheels after hitting a parked car |
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Phentex
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Wed Apr-21-10 10:23 AM Response to Reply #73 |
74. exactly! |
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PassingFair
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Wed Apr-21-10 07:18 AM Response to Original message |
51. For reasons completely unrelated to the plot, someone MUST be interviewed in a strip club. |
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Orrex
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Wed Apr-21-10 07:31 AM Response to Original message |
53. I have a few minor complaints to add: |
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lunatica
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Wed Apr-21-10 07:56 AM Response to Original message |
54. The main protagonist's family is murdered in the first 2 seconds |
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sarge43
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Wed Apr-21-10 08:21 AM Response to Original message |
56. I'm surprised no one mentioned the Exploding Car! |
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lunatica
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Wed Apr-21-10 08:29 AM Response to Reply #56 |
57. you forgot car flying into the air and crashing and car crashing |
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sarge43
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Wed Apr-21-10 08:34 AM Response to Reply #57 |
58. Car cliches are a subset all of their own. |
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dixiegrrrrl
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Wed Apr-21-10 03:05 PM Response to Reply #58 |
89. Car chase thru a city downtown |
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sarge43
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Wed Apr-21-10 03:52 PM Response to Reply #89 |
90. Yup and I'd love to have the tires and suspension in those cars. |
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Starbucks Anarchist
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Wed Apr-21-10 06:28 PM Response to Reply #56 |
97. I saw a hilarious variation on that in "Eye of the Tiger." |
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ScreamingMeemie
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Wed Apr-21-10 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
59. A washed up baseball/football/hockey player returns at the behest |
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Richardo
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Wed Apr-21-10 09:13 AM Response to Reply #59 |
62. Variation - the aging master criminal/con artist planning their 'last job' to retire on. |
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Tommy_Carcetti
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Wed Apr-21-10 08:49 AM Response to Original message |
60. Rom Com cliched plot supreme: |
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deutsey
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Wed Apr-21-10 12:28 PM Response to Reply #60 |
87. Very true |
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Zomby Woof
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Wed Apr-21-10 05:21 PM Response to Reply #60 |
92. "The Graduate" skewered that cliche ahead of its time |
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Tommy_Carcetti
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Wed Apr-21-10 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
61. Sports team is full of wacky misfits, has a reluctant coach take control of the team. |
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ScreamingMeemie
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Wed Apr-21-10 09:19 AM Response to Reply #61 |
63. ...AND, why would Bob Uecker agree to call the game???? |
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ScreamingMeemie
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Wed Apr-21-10 09:22 AM Response to Original message |
65. Guy falls in love with maid/ prostitute/ salesclerk/misfit... |
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deutsey
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Wed Apr-21-10 10:28 AM Response to Reply #65 |
75. That brings up the "prostitute with a heart of gold" cliche |
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Orrex
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Wed Apr-21-10 06:55 PM Response to Reply #75 |
98. Yeah. That one's as pernicious and pervasive as the perennial Cinderella archetype |
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BurtWorm
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Wed Apr-21-10 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
66. In a moment of triumph, the hero stands on top of a hill or platform, arms outstretched Jesus style |
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BurtWorm
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Wed Apr-21-10 11:48 AM Response to Reply #66 |
82. I forgot to mention that Jesus boy is also twirling. |
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WolverineDG
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Wed Apr-21-10 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
67. There's always an open parking space |
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Tommy_Carcetti
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Wed Apr-21-10 09:32 AM Response to Reply #67 |
70. Similarly, people living in New York City (a city of 7 million people)... |
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Wed Apr-21-10 09:34 AM Response to Original message |
71. I disagree about number 4. That just seems like proper chronology. Why would |
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sarge43
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Wed Apr-21-10 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
76. Dumb guard cliche |
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Wed Apr-21-10 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
78. A kick in the nuts is SOOOOOOO funny. |
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Tommy_Carcetti
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Wed Apr-21-10 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
79. Whenever something comes falling down, you'll hear a cat screech (off camera). |
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pepperbear
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Wed Apr-21-10 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
80. Rich girl brings poor boy home for a fancy dinner, Dinner is catered by servants at a long table.. |
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deutsey
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Wed Apr-21-10 12:25 PM Response to Reply #80 |
86. "Fenwick" |
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pepperbear
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Wed Apr-21-10 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
81. crazy new girl in town thinks she sees demonic face on a passerby. she looks again, back to normal. |
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Tommy_Carcetti
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Wed Apr-21-10 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
83. All hotel rooms in Paris will have a direct view of the Eiffel Tower. |
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bookworm65t
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Wed Apr-21-10 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
84. One person (or a small team ) has to save the planet |
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bookworm65t
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Wed Apr-21-10 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
85. If the HS senior wants to go to college, it's always Harvard |
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Dr Fate
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Wed Apr-21-10 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
91. Very funny- but in some cases you want to eliminate basic, archetypal story devices. |
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lunatica
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Wed Apr-21-10 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
93. The elevator door miraculously opens just as the punchline is delivered |
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The Velveteen Ocelot
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Wed Apr-21-10 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
95. When the hero has to drive somewhere in a hurry, |
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bookworm65t
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Wed Apr-21-10 07:37 PM Response to Original message |
99. Good foreign films aren't good enough for US audiences |
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Orrex
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Thu Apr-22-10 07:22 AM Response to Reply #99 |
105. Conversely, unimpressive foreign films are considered fantastic (apparently) because they're foreign |
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Wed Apr-21-10 08:09 PM Response to Original message |
101. Anything directed by Michael Bay. |
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AmyDeLune
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Wed Apr-21-10 09:57 PM Response to Original message |
102. DAMMIT!!! You Stole my Script!!1! |
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Thu Apr-22-10 03:11 AM Response to Original message |
103. Woman takes off clip on earing to talk on the phone |
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pepperbear
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Thu Apr-22-10 03:49 AM Response to Original message |
104. Everyone inexplicably fails to notice that the superhero is merely a colleague without glasses. |
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Thu Apr-22-10 07:39 AM Response to Original message |
106. The leads fall passionately into bed fully clothed. |
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sarge43
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Thu Apr-22-10 08:32 AM Response to Reply #106 |
107. Caper |
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BlueIris
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Thu Apr-22-10 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
108. No one ever looks before crossing a busy street. |
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Orsino
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Thu Apr-22-10 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
110. In the course of the investigation, it becomes necessary to visit a strip club. n/t |
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Thu Apr-22-10 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
111. Yeah, those are pretty bad |
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Thu Apr-22-10 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
113. Car chase involving car going over drawbridge going up |
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