Madness
05-23-2004, 02:16 PM
This site has the complete list of movie quirks. And I think that all of them are pretty accurate to what happens in movies.
Movie Cliches (http://www.moviecliches.com/)
Here's my favorites.
character turns on the radio just in time to hear a special announcement or some important news item. Then turns the radio off.
ex.:
CLICK
"Three escaped lunatics have been spotted in . blah blah blah."
CLICK
In film, no one uses the restroom, except as a venue for escape. If there are multiple people in the restroom, expect a minor character revealation while they stand at the mirror
When men drink whiskey, it is always in a shot glass, and they always drink it in one gulp. If they are wimps, they will gasp for air, then have a coughing fit. If they are macho, they will wince briefly, flashing clenched teeth.
Medieval peasants always have filthy faces, tangled hair, ragged clothing - and perfect, gleaming white teeth. (cf. Braveheart, any Robin Hood movie).
If a person gets shot they have plenty of time to tell all kinds of things except the most important information (like the name of the murderer).
Any vehicle, including clunkers, can make the trip down from Manhattan to Washington D.C. in just a few hours in gridlocked end-of-the-world type traffic
All movie mothers will prepare a breakfast, usually consisting of scrambled eggs, bacon, etc. Dad and the kids will invariably arrive at the table 30 seconds before Dad has to leave for the office and the kids have to catch the school bus. Each will have time only for a sip of coffee/juice and/or one bite of toast.
At some point in a duel, the hero and villain will cross swords at face level, allowing them to grip each other's weapon while making nasty/sarcastic comments before they break the clinch and continue fighting
Incriminating evidence can be found either as photograph number four in a stack, or in the next to bottom drawer.
Movie Cliches (http://www.moviecliches.com/)
Here's my favorites.
character turns on the radio just in time to hear a special announcement or some important news item. Then turns the radio off.
ex.:
CLICK
"Three escaped lunatics have been spotted in . blah blah blah."
CLICK
In film, no one uses the restroom, except as a venue for escape. If there are multiple people in the restroom, expect a minor character revealation while they stand at the mirror
When men drink whiskey, it is always in a shot glass, and they always drink it in one gulp. If they are wimps, they will gasp for air, then have a coughing fit. If they are macho, they will wince briefly, flashing clenched teeth.
Medieval peasants always have filthy faces, tangled hair, ragged clothing - and perfect, gleaming white teeth. (cf. Braveheart, any Robin Hood movie).
If a person gets shot they have plenty of time to tell all kinds of things except the most important information (like the name of the murderer).
Any vehicle, including clunkers, can make the trip down from Manhattan to Washington D.C. in just a few hours in gridlocked end-of-the-world type traffic
All movie mothers will prepare a breakfast, usually consisting of scrambled eggs, bacon, etc. Dad and the kids will invariably arrive at the table 30 seconds before Dad has to leave for the office and the kids have to catch the school bus. Each will have time only for a sip of coffee/juice and/or one bite of toast.
At some point in a duel, the hero and villain will cross swords at face level, allowing them to grip each other's weapon while making nasty/sarcastic comments before they break the clinch and continue fighting
Incriminating evidence can be found either as photograph number four in a stack, or in the next to bottom drawer.