Whenever the dad changes the baby for the first time, the baby pees in his face. When a white character goes to the "hood", rap music will ALWAYS be playing. When a male character tells a female character that he loves her and touches her on the nose, I HATE THAT.When somebody dies someone ALWAYS brushes down the face to close the eyes. WHY NOT CLOSE ONE EYE AT A TIME FOR VARIETIES SAKE! I HATE THAT."You wanna talk about it?" "Let's get outta here" "Your dad is weird" "Put it in my a..!" I'm a bit miffed at the current movie landscape.
While not scenes, per say, here's what I'm tired of: The whole freaking racing genre. Every one of those trailers looks like they're for the same movie. Vin Diesel The "guy suffering from intestinal distress" shot they stick in every third trailer nowadays And not related, but I must've seen that Final Fantasy commercial twelve times during Raw last night. ----- I find it hard to believe that all these advertisements have been effective. I missed out on several entertaining films during their theatrical run because the marketing for them was so repulsive.
The police seargant calling in the cop who plays by his own rules to lay down the law/take his badge and gun.
I don't think it's okay. I just think that's one of the reasons you see that in so many movies. It can be distracting to see someone's hairstyle change eight or nine different times during the course of a scene. Though the bigger reason is probably not wanting to make the actors look unattractive.
Specifically - "Say hello to my little friend!" I hate 'Scarface' and that scene is especially stupid. Generally - any movie where a character (male or female) must choose between a super hot jerk/beeyatch or a 'homely but nice' person as a boyfriend/girlfriend. Of course, the so-called 'homely' person is usually equally good-looking but just less glamorous. - Funny bad guys who spout one-liners non-stop. Most evil people are not funny - they're weird and creepy. - One-liners after someone is killed. - Non-supernatural villains who survive multiple gunshots - Any violence in slow-motion (exception: Clockwork Orange - which originated it - and Office Space - which parodied it perfectly). - a score by John Williams (not technically a scene, but usually accompanies unnecessary melodrama).
I am beyond sick of the "feisty" elderly women (and the occasional guy) cracking all the jokes about being horny and stuff like that. Does anyone know a 75 year old-plus person who talks like these phony people in films and on TV?? Of course, having said that, I'm sure I'll be the foulest-mouthed person around if I live that long.
I get sick of the big movie stars because no matter what film they're in, they're always The Same Character. Tom Cruise in whatever movie. Julia Roberts in whatever movie. Same facial tics. Same loving camera shots and angles. Grimace then smile, Tom. Look waifish and distressed, Julia. Give us the horse-gummed but teary-eyed and endearing smile, Julia. That's what sells tickets. Million-dollar pose, Tom. Oh, that's good. Yes, I know you're only 5'7". That's why we've hired short actors to surround you, Tom. In Japan, even you're tall. Another thing: The word "hope" in The Lord of the Rings movies. ENOUGH! We know they're fighting impossible odds but is there anyone in the audience who actually believes (even those who did not read the books) that the good guys won't win, regardless of who lives, dies, or emerges a basket case? "Sauron is too strong." "We still have HOPE." "I have to go to the bathroom. Hold my Elven-sword." "Uh, here? Now?" "No, dummy, hold my sword while I go crap." "I HOPE everything comes out OK." ARGH!
I'm sick of... - Computers that run a generic operating system that can magically do EVERYTHING in 2 keystrokes. Just once, I'd like to see a BSOD in a movie... - Car chase scenes (usually in a comedy) where the main characters go through an intersection and narrowly miss two cars passing each other going different directions. - Action characters who get shot in the arm or leg, only to carry on perfectly fine. - Michael Bay's highly annoying (and ultra-cheesy) patriotic shots. - Quickly-edited "training" scenes in action movies where the main character prepares to take on the bad guys (either by training, stocking up on ammo, etc.). Forceful music is usually playing, and the main character has this look of absolute determination on his/her face. Puh-lease. - Scenes that involve money transactions, yet the main character always has perfect change (in the form of bills ONLY). - The stupid slow-mo ending of sports movies where the main character hits the winning shot/hits the winning home run/catches the winning pass/crosses the finish line first.
