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private joker
10-20-2005, 12:30 PM
JBB brought up the cliche of cocking a gun to Get Serious. That started the thread leading to Ebert's glossary of movie cliches. But the glossary doesn't touch on dialogue, and I get consistently annoyed by the cliches writers keep harping on in their scripts. Post your (least) favorite movie dialogue cliches.
2 examples:
* Someone is saying or doing something, and they think their significant other is not around. But then they look over the shoulder and there he/she is at the doorway:
A: How long have you been standing there?
B: Long enough...
* Two characters are having a heart-to-heart talk that helps one of them get over some psychological drama. When the talk is over, the sage is walking out of the room, but gets stopped.
A: Hey, Dad...?
B: [turning around] Yeah?
A: Thanks.
B: [nods, walks out]
TheBlueMonster
10-20-2005, 12:49 PM
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* Two characters are having a heart-to-heart talk that helps one of them get over some psychological drama. When the talk is over, the sage is walking out of the room, but gets stopped.
A: Hey, Dad...?
B: [turning around] Yeah?
A: Thanks.
B: [nods, walks out]
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yeah, that's probably the most common one
xadrez
10-20-2005, 12:51 PM
Pizza?!?
I didnt order any Pizza!?!?
CUE:Bad Funk Music
swede123
10-20-2005, 01:16 PM
I was watching Kingdom of Heaven this weekend, and overall I like the movie, more for the action and visuals than for the story and acting. Anyway, one thing that frequently occured in this movie, and many others kind of bugs me.
This is where a supporting character asks the hero a kind of obvious question like "When will they attack?" and the hero looks out into the night, ponders for a minute and answers "soon" or something equally silly. Seriously, if you can't develop the hero in other ways don't resort to this cheap crap.
Swede
shant
10-20-2005, 01:25 PM
My favorite is.
Guy 1: Boy, it sure is quiet out here.
Guy 2: Yes... A little toooooooo quiet.
imported_The Vibesman
10-20-2005, 01:29 PM
Whenever someone is called "a killing machine."
swede123
10-20-2005, 01:31 PM
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Whenever someone is called "a killing machine."
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...except for this fella.
http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/warner_brothers/terminator_3__rise_of_the_machines/arnold_schwarzenegger/terminator5.jpg
SossMan
10-20-2005, 01:34 PM
"Yeah, so what's the point?"
"The point iiiiissssssss...."
drewjustdrew
10-20-2005, 01:39 PM
A: You're shot!
B: I'll be OK. Go get him!
jdl22
10-20-2005, 01:39 PM
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Pizza?!?
I didnt order any Pizza!?!?
CUE:Bad Funk Music
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I was thinking of making a thread after watching this bit on the daily show when they had the republican porn star. I know the cliche but how common is this in porn really? I can't recall having seen it. Can you name some titles that have this bit?
imported_The Vibesman
10-20-2005, 01:44 PM
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Pizza?!?
I didnt order any Pizza!?!?
CUE:Bad Funk Music
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I was thinking of making a thread after watching this bit on the daily show when they had the republican porn star. I know the cliche but how common is this in porn really? I can't recall having seen it. Can you name some titles that have this bit?
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I think even this setup is too complicated and involved for porn today.
Not a line of dialogue, but the bit where someone is devastated, so they put their head back and scream (sometimes NOOOOOO!!!!, sometimes just a scream) while the camera gets the shot from above and spirals away. SOOOOOo annoying.
drewjustdrew
10-20-2005, 01:48 PM
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Pizza?!?
I didnt order any Pizza!?!?
CUE:Bad Funk Music
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I was thinking of making a thread after watching this bit on the daily show when they had the republican porn star. I know the cliche but how common is this in porn really? I can't recall having seen it. Can you name some titles that have this bit?
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there's a website where this is the main concept. every video is of a pizza delivery hookup. I can't remember the name though. It's f'ed up though cuz the delivery guy always puts his joint through the pizza box.
DMBFan23
10-20-2005, 01:56 PM
"I can do this thing for you, but I'll need a top secret level 5 code red clearance"
...<10 second staredown...>
"Ok, you can have your clearance...just don't tell anybody"
actually this one is kind of hilarious because of the hyperbole. but it's also really really stupid.
drewjustdrew
10-20-2005, 01:58 PM
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"I can do this thing for you, but I'll need a top secret level 5 code red clearance"
...<10 second staredown...>
"Ok, you can have your clearance...just don't tell anybody"
actually this one is kind of hilarious because of the hyperbole. but it's also really really stupid.
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This reminds me:
A. Have you cracked the code yet?
B. I'm almost there...Got it!
Aces McGee
10-20-2005, 02:04 PM
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I can't remember the name though. It's f'ed up though cuz the delivery guy always puts his joint through the pizza box.
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Because there's nothing sexier than a girl giving head surrounded by pepperoni, cheese, and the resulting grease.
I believe the site is called "Big Sausage Pizza."
-McGee
hero: "Take the wheel!"
female: "Are you nuts?"
hero: "Just do it!"
housenuts
10-20-2005, 02:08 PM
a: asks any question
b: if i told you, i'd have to kill you
private joker
10-20-2005, 02:20 PM
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a: asks any question
b: if i told you, i'd have to kill you
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I don't think this is a cliche. When was the last time this was in a movie and was not a joke?
TheCroShow
10-20-2005, 02:20 PM
"hey (insert name here)....."
(person stops, long pause, long pause, long pause, no eye contact, back turned to person)
"you're welcome"
(first person lets out sigh of relief as he does not have to actually mutter the words "thank you")
drewjustdrew
10-20-2005, 02:22 PM
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a: asks any question
b: if i told you, i'd have to kill you
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I don't think this is a cliche. When was the last time this was in a movie and was not a joke?
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The joke itself is a cliche.
housenuts
10-20-2005, 02:26 PM
your name is a cliche
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Not a line of dialogue, but the bit where someone is devastated, so they put their head back and scream (sometimes NOOOOOO!!!!, sometimes just a scream) while the camera gets the shot from above and spirals away. SOOOOOo annoying.
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Except when Family Guy did it. Then it was comedic brilliance.
Stewie: Aahhhhhhhh!
Mayor West: So, it's a yelling contest you want? Well game on! Ah! Ah! Ah! I'M BEATING YOU! AHHHHH!
Dominic
10-20-2005, 03:08 PM
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Pizza?!?
I didnt order any Pizza!?!?
CUE:Bad Funk Music
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i invented this.
Whenever a character drinks/smokes/uses drugs and are told to stop doing so by another character. The drinker/smoker/druggie either becomes sick or dies by the film's end.
swede123
10-20-2005, 03:39 PM
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Pizza?!?
I didnt order any Pizza!?!?
CUE:Bad Funk Music
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Not alot of people could make a claim like this without sounding ridiculous. You are one of the few...
Swede
i invented this.
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private joker
10-20-2005, 04:21 PM
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Whenever a character drinks/smokes/uses drugs and are told to stop doing so by another character. The drinker/smoker/druggie either becomes sick or dies by the film's end.
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We're spanning time. But don't touch. We're a couple that spans time, but doesn't touch each other.
Sponger15SB
10-20-2005, 04:25 PM
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Pizza?!?
I didnt order any Pizza!?!?
CUE:Bad Funk Music
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Not alot of people could make a claim like this without sounding ridiculous. You are one of the few...
Swede
i invented this.
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swede123
10-20-2005, 04:26 PM
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Pizza?!?
I didnt order any Yes, I realize I kinda [censored] that one up Pizza!?!?
CUE:Bad Funk Music
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Not alot of people could make a claim like this without sounding ridiculous. You are one of the few...
Swede
i invented this.
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swede123
10-20-2005, 04:26 PM
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Pizza?!?
I didnt order any Yes, I realize I kinda [censored] that one up Pizza!?!?
CUE:Bad Funk Music
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Not alot of people could make a claim like this without sounding ridiculous. You are one of the few...
Swede
i invented this.
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Georgia Avenue
10-20-2005, 04:35 PM
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Pizza?!?
I didnt order any Yes, I realize I kinda [censored] that one up Pizza!?!?
CUE:Bad Funk Music http://www.paratype.com/pictures/help/term/281.gif
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Not alot of people could make a claim like this without sounding ridiculous. You are one of the few...
Swede
i invented this.
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Georgia Avenue
10-20-2005, 04:41 PM
I was just thinking about this actually...
One of my least favorite movie cliches is when a couple is broken up because of one problem--that gets solved, but then the other person has a problem. And yes, I hate this in Romeo and Juliet too.
In terms of dialogue, I don't like the fake-ironic BS low-chemisty movie couples spew before fake-smooching: re: Elizabethtown: "Please don't take this as rejection..." "Oh <dotdotdot> I don't!" Snogsnogsnog. Yech.
On a postitive note: Think of how gracefully a movie COULD handle this: ie: Good Will Hunting...mouth full of cheeseburger, "Let's get this over with..."
private joker
10-20-2005, 05:31 PM
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In terms of dialogue, I don't like the fake-ironic BS low-chemisty movie couples spew before fake-smooching: re: Elizabethtown: "Please don't take this as rejection..." "Oh <dotdotdot> I don't!" Snogsnogsnog. Yech.
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Yes. Also:
A: I hate you
B: I hate you too!
A: You disgust me!
B: I never want to see you again!
Then they make out furiously.
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