Film Cliches (2 Viewers)

[Catwoman]

I can't think of any film where a dorky girl takes off her glasses and reveals her beauty

I think it's a cliche that that's a cliche

I can only think of Brewster's Millions at the mo - there's a good few others though...

 

[chutneyfarmer]

I can only think of Brewster's Millions at the mo - there's a good few others though...

Yeah I was trying to think of ones where it happens. I KNOW I've seen loads with it. Does it happen in clueless with Brittany Murphy. Not exactly with glasses but don't they do her up for a dance or something and she's all hot and stuff?

 

[snakybus]

shoulda happened in that Lisa Loeb video, Stay

Way ahead of her time, LL. An early champion of ironic glasses.

 

[snakybus]

they are just standing their shouting, waiting for their turn. You would think one of them would just chop here head off from behind while she was fighting another one.

it's about honour, Wil

if you were a chinaman you'd understand

 

[Kid Lovebeach]

Yeah I was trying to think of ones where it happens. I KNOW I've seen loads with it. Does it happen in clueless with Brittany Murphy. Not exactly with glasses but don't they do her up for a dance or something and she's all hot and stuff?

 

[Jimmy Magee]

I can only think of Brewster's Millions at the mo - there's a good few others though...

Batman Returns - been a while since I seen it tho

 

[Stereobaby]

When a person is annoyed at somebody or disappointed they turn their back to them while the offender tries to apologies while talking to the back of them. See pretty much every episode of Eastenders. That shit NEVER happens in real life.

 

[Unicron]

Sex in films is always mindblowingly amazing for the participants and the girl comes really hard but the dude never does.

HOWEVER

The scene only last about 3 minutes at most.

 

[SadieOutlaw]

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i could go on!

beginnings, middles, ends. !zed

 

[nlgbbbblth]

more common of tv drama/soaps but the guy's stag party is always the night BEFORE the wedding.

 

[cpr]

more common of tv drama/soaps but the guy's stag party is always the night BEFORE the wedding.

If yr poor and come from a bad bad neighbourhood all yr dreams will magically come through by meeting a positive teacher/coach character. See- friday night lights, dangerous minds, sister act 1 and 2, coach carter, mr hollands opus repeat ad nausem!

 

[Shay HT]

...ending with the reformed character getting shot/stabbed just as he is getting out of the "bad" neighbourhood!

If yr poor and come from a bad bad neighbourhood all yr dreams will magically come through by meeting a positive teacher/coach character. See- friday night lights, dangerous minds, sister act 1 and 2, coach carter, mr hollands opus repeat ad nausem!

 

[cpr]

...ending with the reformed character getting shot/stabbed just as he is getting out of the "bad" neighbourhood!

hate when a film does that, if its a feel good movie, keep it fucking feelgood!

 

[It Will Never Last]

An older man playing in the garden with his children or grandchildren is just about to have a heart attack.

Or a wank.

 

[It Will Never Last]

Edit: Have found. http://www.moviecliches.com/cliche1.html
Did I just wreck the thread?

My favourite:

All beds have a special L-shaped top sheet, which reaches up to armpit level on women but only to waist level on men.

 

[RSJ]

If you're uptight, your anger will reach a peak just as someone who embodies everything that irks you sits next to you in a restaurant/on a bus/plan/train. He will drive you nuts but due to some sort of wacky coincidence/mixup with car rental you will spend the next week or so with him, while you have some sort of family crisis. Just as you start to like him he will die. You will have new outlook on life.

See: most of the 80s/90s.

 

[cpr]

If you're uptight, your anger will reach a peak just as someone who embodies everything that irks you sits next to you in a restaurant/on a bus/plan/train. He will drive you nuts but due to some sort of wacky coincidence/mixup with car rental you will spend the next week or so with him, while you have some sort of family crisis. Just as you start to like him he will die. You will have new outlook on life.

See: most of the 80s/90s.

I fucking love plane,trains and automobiles

 

[Wilbert]

it's about honour, Wil

if you were a chinaman you'd understand

It also happens in western films and I am a "chinaman", as you well know.

 

[Cormcolash]

I love the bit in Commando when Arnie jumps off the plane, then he looks at his watch to see how much time he has, and it's beeping and counting down the hours. Like, did he have his watch beeping the whole fucking time? Brilliant!

 

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While I kind of admire your question-everything stance, oh shit, it really does give the impression of looniness