Stupid movie cliches and impossibilities

**gmcbee** · August 1st, 2009, 05:02 PM

Watching "Sneakers" at the moment, just realizing how inane it is for a guy to be scrambling around on top of a suspended acoustic tile ceiling.

doyle · August 1st, 2009, 05:25 PM

I think most film writers have done little or nothing else - and it shows. Their knowledge of practical matters comes mostly from other movies, the one thing they do have personal experience with.

Aitken Bonar · August 3rd, 2009, 10:05 PM

The rising laugh - a good way to get out of a confrontation but any screenwriter or director who uses one should be shot.

**imtrying** · August 3rd, 2009, 10:13 PM

A couple of my all-time favorites are "the gun that never runs out of bullets" and "oh no, the monsters behind the door and...whew, it's just a cat".

**TCO95** · August 3rd, 2009, 10:30 PM

How about heating ducts / air shafts that are always big enough for anyone to walk around. They are always made out of tin yet no one ever hears a thing and they never collapse or break. It may be my limited experience in heating and cooling systems speaking, but I've never seen a duct big enough for me or anyone else to get into comfortably and they certainly didn't look like they would hold my weight.

JerryFalwell · August 3rd, 2009, 10:44 PM

Most porn movies have numerous implausibilities. Repairman comes to fix appliance, ends up coming on girl's face. And so on. But, it sure is fun to watch!

**scoundrel** · August 3rd, 2009, 11:24 PM

In Mission Impossible II, there is a chase between two Triumph motorcycles in which the bikes handle brilliantly at high speeds both on tarmac and on dirt/grass. At no stage do we see them in the workshop being fitted with motocross tyres for the changeover to dirt.

Mission Impossible II: I could chew 35mm film and shit a better movie.

Blogrotica · August 4th, 2009, 12:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JerryFalwell

Most porn movies have numerous implausibilities. Repairman comes to fix appliance, ends up coming on girl's face. And so on. But, it sure is fun to watch!

I have to agree with you. I've never known this to happen to anyone outside of porn.

August 4th, 2009, 02:47 AM

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Originally Posted by scoundrel

... Mission Impossible II: I could chew 35mm film and shit a better movie.

I've seen detergents that left better film!:>)

**DTravel** · August 4th, 2009, 03:18 AM

You guys may want to check out the TV Tropes & Idioms site. You can literally spend days clicking on interlinked TV and Film idiocies.

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HomePage

August 1st, 2009, 05:02 PM	#1
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	Stupid movie cliches and impossibilities Watching "Sneakers" at the moment, just realizing how inane it is for a guy to be scrambling around on top of a suspended acoustic tile ceiling.

August 1st, 2009, 05:25 PM	#2
doyle Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: East Coast of US Posts: 435 Thanks: 5,820 Thanked 2,754 Times in 383 Posts	Lazy writers! I think most film writers have done little or nothing else - and it shows. Their knowledge of practical matters comes mostly from other movies, the one thing they do have personal experience with.

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scoundrel Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: England Posts: 26,237 Thanks: 162,388 Thanked 278,408 Times in 26,182 Posts	In Mission Impossible II, there is a chase between two Triumph motorcycles in which the bikes handle brilliantly at high speeds both on tarmac and on dirt/grass. At no stage do we see them in the workshop being fitted with motocross tyres for the changeover to dirt. Mission Impossible II: I could chew 35mm film and shit a better movie. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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DTravel Lean Mean Screencap Machine Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Better you don't know. Posts: 23,804 Thanks: 10,480 Thanked 207,279 Times in 23,707 Posts	You guys may want to check out the TV Tropes & Idioms site. You can literally spend days clicking on interlinked TV and Film idiocies. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HomePage __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. I rage and weep for my country. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. I can reup screencaps, other material might have been lost.

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August 3rd, 2009, 10:05 PM	#3
Aitken Bonar Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 232 Thanks: 456 Thanked 1,662 Times in 223 Posts	The rising laugh - a good way to get out of a confrontation but any screenwriter or director who uses one should be shot.

August 3rd, 2009, 10:13 PM	#4
imtrying Vintage Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,068 Thanks: 14,832 Thanked 17,239 Times in 1,043 Posts	A couple of my all-time favorites are "the gun that never runs out of bullets" and "oh no, the monsters behind the door and...whew, it's just a cat".

August 3rd, 2009, 10:30 PM	#5
TCO95 Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: This member is not allowed in your country. Posts: 5,176 Thanks: 47,615 Thanked 64,797 Times in 5,130 Posts	How about heating ducts / air shafts that are always big enough for anyone to walk around. They are always made out of tin yet no one ever hears a thing and they never collapse or break. It may be my limited experience in heating and cooling systems speaking, but I've never seen a duct big enough for me or anyone else to get into comfortably and they certainly didn't look like they would hold my weight.

August 3rd, 2009, 10:44 PM	#6
JerryFalwell Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 116 Thanks: 81 Thanked 724 Times in 114 Posts	Most porn movies have numerous implausibilities. Repairman comes to fix appliance, ends up coming on girl's face. And so on. But, it sure is fun to watch!