Stupid movie cliches and impossibilities - Page 95

Quiller · August 21st, 2016, 05:33 PM

Only just come across this thread. Started working through it and hope this one isn't already here, but:

If there is a door with an electronic lock that you need to force open - shoot it. On the other hand, if it's unlocked and you want to lock the bad guys in the room behind you - shoot it.

**KingKeigh** · October 25th, 2016, 04:17 PM

Watching James Bond' Spectre and thinking about this thread. The most laughable cliche in these types of movies is that they catch Bond but the ego of the villain is so overblown that instead of killing Bond, he first has to humble him, let him know that he's been beaten and by whom, and force him into a slow death with some kind of torture device, of course allowing Bond enough time to find a way out of it because they always leave him his watch, (you would think any self-respecting thug henchman would steal the fancy Omega watch he always wears).

Interestingly, the same thing used to happen with Batman but even more careless is they never think to unmask him when they had him.

**gordian_knot** · October 25th, 2016, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by KingKeigh

Watching James Bond' Spectre and thinking about this thread. The most laughable cliche in these types of movies is that they catch Bond but the ego of the villain is so overblown that instead of killing Bond, he first has to humble him, let him know that he's been beaten and by whom, and force him into a slow death with some kind of torture device, of course allowing Bond enough time to find a way out of it because they always leave him his watch, (you would think any self-respecting thug henchman would steal the fancy Omega watch he always wears).

Interestingly, the same thing used to happen with Batman but even more careless is they never think to unmask him when they had him.

I've mentioned this before somewhere. Bond is so incompetent that he's been caught at least 20 times. Anyone else would have been sacked.

**Sir Honkers** · October 25th, 2016, 09:00 PM

The hospital sends Amy home the next day still covered in Desi's blood. God I hate that stupid movie!

**GailFan** · October 26th, 2016, 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by KingKeigh

Interestingly, the same thing used to happen with Batman but even more careless is they never think to unmask him when they had him.

Actually, in The Dark Knight one of the Joker's henchmen tries to unmask Batman but gets an electric shock.

**KingKeigh** · October 26th, 2016, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by GailFan

Actually, in The Dark Knight one of the Joker's henchmen tries to unmask Batman but gets an electric shock.

Yeah that's one of the few times in the history of Batman that it happens. But throughout all the tv series, movies and even cartoons, that seems to be the last thing on their minds. You would think blackmailing Batman about his identity would be as effective as killing him since they constantly seem to fail at terminating him.

**electile disfunction** · October 26th, 2016, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by loosegoose

The hospital sends Amy home the next day still covered in Desi's blood. God I hate that stupid movie!

Who are Amy & Desi, please?

e.d.

**Sir Honkers** · October 26th, 2016, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by electile disfunction

Who are Amy & Desi, please?

e.d.

The movie Gone Girl.

**gmcbee** · October 27th, 2016, 12:19 PM

CPR is best accomplished by pounding violently on the victim's chest and screaming at them, while sappy violins play in the background.

**ManofKent** · October 27th, 2016, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by GailFan

Actually, in The Dark Knight one of the Joker's henchmen tries to unmask Batman but gets an electric shock.

Didn't that happen in one of the Spiderman movies? His friend Osborne somehow captures Spiderman (who he hates, not realizes that it's actually his friend Peter Parker) and discovers the truth.

Or am I thinking of something else?

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August 21st, 2016, 05:33 PM	#941
Quiller Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 47 Thanks: 16,278 Thanked 984 Times in 41 Posts	Only just come across this thread. Started working through it and hope this one isn't already here, but: If there is a door with an electronic lock that you need to force open - shoot it. On the other hand, if it's unlocked and you want to lock the bad guys in the room behind you - shoot it.

October 25th, 2016, 04:17 PM	#942
KingKeigh Vintage Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Southern NJ Posts: 514 Thanks: 1,834 Thanked 6,536 Times in 512 Posts	Watching James Bond' Spectre and thinking about this thread. The most laughable cliche in these types of movies is that they catch Bond but the ego of the villain is so overblown that instead of killing Bond, he first has to humble him, let him know that he's been beaten and by whom, and force him into a slow death with some kind of torture device, of course allowing Bond enough time to find a way out of it because they always leave him his watch, (you would think any self-respecting thug henchman would steal the fancy Omega watch he always wears). Interestingly, the same thing used to happen with Batman but even more careless is they never think to unmask him when they had him.

October 25th, 2016, 09:00 PM	#944
Sir Honkers Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Land Of Glorious Leader Posts: 30,341 Thanks: 286,789 Thanked 386,201 Times in 30,298 Posts	The hospital sends Amy home the next day still covered in Desi's blood. God I hate that stupid movie!

October 27th, 2016, 12:19 PM	#949
gmcbee Vintage Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Clinging to the rim of a crater on the dark side of Uranus. Posts: 1,065 Thanks: 3,961 Thanked 11,051 Times in 1,042 Posts	CPR is best accomplished by pounding violently on the victim's chest and screaming at them, while sappy violins play in the background.