the whole bling bling thing is overdone, I hate it when guys have more jewels than girls. Since when are pinky rings and furs a sign of masculinity?
*** Warning, spoilers ahead, do not read if you don't want to know what happens in any of the aforementioned movies. *** Kevin Spacey hardly wins in Seven. He is shot in the head by Brad Pitt. I thought Fallen was pretty crappy, and they kinda cheated a little because they never established the fact that the demon could inhabit animals as well as humans before the end, very cheap way to have the villain "win". The Usual Suspects is a good counter-example.
This is also my #1 per peeve. These bad guys are dumb! If I was the bad guy, Bond would have been dead 5 minutes into the movie !
I agree on Fallen. **** More Seven Spoilers ***** I would disagree about Seven though because Spacey gets what he ostensibly wants and everything plays out just as he said it would. He controlled events. So, I think you can say that he 'won'.
**** More Seven Spoilers ***** In a movie where Gwyneth Paltrow dies, nobody is a winner. And in a world where Gwyneth Paltrow gets knocked up, only Chris Martin is a winner.
When sit-coms become a drama and obvious product placements. Just about everything else has been listed.
Off the top of my head this might even be considered a slight spoiler but if folks are tired of the same old movies, try Elephant, Y tu mamá también, Read My Lips, and Man on a Train.
So true! But come to think of it, without this obvious flaw, there would be no movie. Also, what about the hero rescuing the girl from the bad guys, dodge bullets, rockets and car chases etc and when they get a quiet moment, they start going at it even though they've only known each other for only a short time.
how about the dangerous object hurling uncontrollably at our hero . . . only to stop inches from the hero Rocket River
I have a few pet peeves(I haven't read the posts so I may be repeating some things)... - In any kids sitcom when the nerd character says anything over 3 syllables, the rest of the people(even the "college educated" adults) are dumbfounded and ask for an explanation. That pisses me off to no end. It's like the writers are saying, "that's right, I'm smarter than you." - When somebody tries to sound smart by saying "E=mc squared" without bothering to learn what it means. Just reciting it doesn't make you smart, dumbass. - The scene in the teenage chick flick where the guy cheats on his girlfriend but still gets make-up sex because "he made a mistake." - The "unpopular" girls are always beautiful girls that would never be unpopular in real life. - In love movies, people always know that it's true love within 5 minutes of meeting someone. - There's always a horny old person in comedy movies for some reason. I've never met a spunky old person and I doubt they exist outside of Regis.
- good guy(usuallt cop) pointing a gun at unarmed bad guy wanting to shoot him rather than have him arrested, but some other character talks him down.
Another peeve: I call it the Sandra Bullock syndrome. Clumsy chicks. You've seen them in movies...chicks that try to look cool but end up tripping or falling over in the seat. Sandra Bullock is the queen of pratfalls.
One that I forgot - 'The Graduate' finale shot In this scene, the guy has managed to steal the girl away from her wedding, prom, whatever. As they make their escape (in a bus, limo, etc.), the guy sits there looking straight ahead while the girl looks at him with dopey eyes. The guy never looks back, as if he is more pleased with his accomplishment than he is with the girl. Meanwhile, a popular love song is played in the background. I call it The Graduate shot because that's where I first saw it, but you see it in alot of dumb romances (Valley Girl is the one that comes to my mind).
I thought in the Graduate, they looked more like they are scared and worried they've now done the right thing, rather than pleased with their accomplishment, at least toward the end of the shot. I absolutely hated that movie, though. Too much parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.
