My bad, I knida figured that anyone who wanted to see it would have by now. Apologies to anyone who is pissed at me ruining the end of Jurassic Park, Half-Baked, and/or Bringing Down the House as well.
Y'know, I don't think I've ever been able to agree with this. Mainly for the reason you gave...totally different mediums. There are too many factors, too many things working against you, too many things that don't translate well...I can never bring myself to hold it against a movie that it 'wasn't like the book'. That's the reason I read the book. There have been a lot of films where I'd read the book beforehand. Many times waaayyy before the movie was made. And this has never bothered me. I guess because I just seperate them as two very different entities.
I have a long list, but on the top of that list got to be the bad guys always, I mean always, fail to kill the good guy out right when they get the chance, and then end up being screwed when they play around a little. FGS, just simply pull the trigue for once.
Wedding scenes that end at the alter...the 'lost love' showing up at the last minute...family, friends. groom/bride all dumbfounded as the bride/groom-to-be runs off excitedly...usually with a golden oldie music hit blasting in the background...
The bad team coming from behind to win the game, series, league, whatever. Has there been a sports movie where the bad team didn't win in the end besides Bad News Bears? Animals that can do eveything humans can.
Unrealistic football scenes. You know, when someone catches the ball and gets hit so hard that he gets spun around like a Tecmo player. Or when someone makes a long run and breaks 18 tackles. The defense looks like they've never tackled anyone in their lives.
Car chases. All car chases. They were good in the French Connection -- but that was 30 years ago. It's been done.
I used to date a Gymnst that just just loved this crapy gymnastic movie with Janet Jones. The main character comes in third in that one. It's the only one I can think of. BTW, Master Baiter I can already hear you thinking so this is a pre-emptive shush.
Who me????? What else do I have to do since I have soooo much to do here. Maybe you should have given me some apps to do before you left. Oh yeah, Mark M came by theis morning while I was playing Madden. He didnt see it but I almost **** myself.
When jocks are ALL depicted as stupid, or morons. In reality, every sports team has a couple smart guys on it. That's just stupid.
Well this is easy! OK, any character that is in a shootout, fight, whatever....can get shot up, beat up to a pulp, and is able to sustain ANY wound which would kill or permanently disable most...they take it and keep on fighting and WIN!!!! BRAVO! HOW VALIANT! WHAT A PAIN THRESHOLD!!!! However, when their lady friend, love interest, foe's sister tends to their wounds.....they wince and cry and whine like little babies.......thus leading to the love scene. HUH???
Enemies allowing the hero to have a last embrace with a fallen comrade in the midst of a battle. Any scene with a bad guy by occupation (gangsters, thieves, murders) is being portrayed as the good guy without internal conflict or skewed loyalties. Spoiler Warning*** Someone mentioned there hasn't been a good movie since Empire that the bad guy didn't win...I thought Fallen, Seven, and Usual Suspects were pretty good, but even they are pretty old.
How about those scenes where there's the African-American cop who doesn't say anything, but is holding Jeff Bridges just before they all get blown up in a government building? I'm so sick of those.
