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Movie Cliches I Can Do Without

September 16, 2008 -

A quick list today of movie and television cliches.

  • "He's either very smart or very stupid" - This may or may not have started with The Pink Panther, but it's been severely overused since then. When you think about it, it really makes no sense whatsoever.
  • "This time, it's personal." - This one could only have come from the eighties.
  • "So crazy it just might work" - You know there are tons of movies that have used this line, but try to name one.
  • "There's a storm coming" - I'm not sure if Terminator was the first movie to use this particular metaphor, but it's been used similarly in more places than I can count. American Gods, anyone?
  • (The fortress collapsing as the heroes narrowly escape) - This last one, rather than a quote, is a device. I saw Conan the Destroyer recently, and it brought to mind just how cliche this one is.

That's all. Told you it was short.

Comments on Movie Cliches I Can Do Without
 
Comment Tue, September 16 - 9:30 PM by pmd
Doctor Who does all of these fairly often. Ranked pretty much in that order too... No wonder why you don't like the programme.
 
Comment Wed, September 17 - 6:53 PM by tagger
Being a Doctor Who fan of some 35 years standing, I can only conjecture that the frequent use of overworked cliches can only be intended to be comical or satirical. If that seems a bit dry or subtle, keep in mind we are dealing with Brits (or, more specifically and recently, Welsh) humor (humour?)