NiceDefinitely Not A Cop said:
No, he asked to be given a gun, had never used one before, and Amos let's him. He then loses his cool and draws on them, but as soon as he chambers one, the bad guys start shooting.
IIRC, he also left the safety on.
Cromagnum said:
Not a movie trope, but a dumb movie-watching one.
Cheering loudly when the main characters show up for the first time , so that nobody can hear the dialog.
I do the same thing, so if my wife asks me, "what did he say", I can just rewind and read it to her.ABATTBQ11 said:Cromagnum said:
Not a movie trope, but a dumb movie-watching one.
Cheering loudly when the main characters show up for the first time , so that nobody can hear the dialog.
To add, and this isn't a trope either, but poor volume balancing and sound mixing. I can't stand it when dialog is super quiet and mumbly. There's nothing worse than having to turn the volume up to 50 to hear something clearly and then turn it down to 15 ten seconds later because of the loud music or sound effects. I've gotten to a point where I keep the closed captions on, and I'm not even old.
Cromagnum said:
You aren't lieing. Chris Nolan movies are notorious for it, with the worst offender so far being Tenet.
That is the worst, especially when watching tv late at night.ABATTBQ11 said:Cromagnum said:
Not a movie trope, but a dumb movie-watching one.
Cheering loudly when the main characters show up for the first time , so that nobody can hear the dialog.
To add, and this isn't a trope either, but poor volume balancing and sound mixing. I can't stand it when dialog is super quiet and mumbly. There's nothing worse than having to turn the volume up to 50 to hear something clearly and then turn it down to 15 ten seconds later because of the loud music or sound effects. I've gotten to a point where I keep the closed captions on, and I'm not even old.
Cinco Ranch Aggie said:
The chick in a horror flick who falls because of seemingly nothing while trying to escape the madman with the knife/axe/machete. Expand this to any of the stupid decisions that typically teens make when they know a killer is running around - hey, there's a nut out there with a chainsaw, let's go hide in this creepy house. (This has been made fun of in some Geico commercial when the dumb blonde suggests getting into the running car, but instead her idiot companions suggest hiding in the barn with all the cutting devices - and the guy in the mask has a WTF look on his face).
Although I see its place in 007 movies, the villain who explains his entire plan to the hero. Wouldn't the villain just kill the hero and go do his dastardly deeds? (This was made fun of awesomely in The Incredibles - monologueing.)
Cinco Ranch Aggie said:
The chick in a horror flick who falls because of seemingly nothing while trying to escape the madman with the knife/axe/machete. Expand this to any of the stupid decisions that typically teens make when they know a killer is running around - hey, there's a nut out there with a chainsaw, let's go hide in this creepy house. (This has been made fun of in some Geico commercial when the dumb blonde suggests getting into the running car, but instead her idiot companions suggest hiding in the barn with all the cutting devices - and the guy in the mask has a WTF look on his face).
Although I see its place in 007 movies, the villain who explains his entire plan to the hero. Wouldn't the villain just kill the hero and go do his dastardly deeds? (This was made fun of awesomely in The Incredibles - monologueing.)
Or even worse, handguns:Cromagnum said:
Shotguns that blow people across the room.
Brian Earl Spilner said:Cinco Ranch Aggie said:
The chick in a horror flick who falls because of seemingly nothing while trying to escape the madman with the knife/axe/machete. Expand this to any of the stupid decisions that typically teens make when they know a killer is running around - hey, there's a nut out there with a chainsaw, let's go hide in this creepy house. (This has been made fun of in some Geico commercial when the dumb blonde suggests getting into the running car, but instead her idiot companions suggest hiding in the barn with all the cutting devices - and the guy in the mask has a WTF look on his face).
Although I see its place in 007 movies, the villain who explains his entire plan to the hero. Wouldn't the villain just kill the hero and go do his dastardly deeds? (This was made fun of awesomely in The Incredibles - monologueing.)
You meant Austin Powers.
EclipseAg said:
Dialog things that bug me:
1. Characters who make plans without any details. Guy asks girl, "Dinner tomorrow night?" Girl answers "Sure" and walks away or hangs up.
2. Characters who are asked a basic question that would help explain their actions and they either refuse to answer or do so in a convoluted manner that makes things worse. This happens a lot in romcoms to set up the conflict between the lovers that is inevitably solved in the third act.
It's kinda old-school but there used to be a lot of situations where a character would say "Turn on your TV" and the news item or show in question was always just starting. Perfect timing!
David Happymountain said:
Once you stop glorifying Hollywood, you don't even think about tropes.
Entertainment is meant to condition you. Tropes are patterns meant to keep you mentally locked into the outcome Hollywood wants for you.
This biggest one is any form of parenting on screen.
On this occasion, it was acceptable and perfect:aTmAg said:
"Let me explain!"
"We don't have time!"
"Oh okay... then let's do go this thing " (that would be totally unnecessary if only I grabbed you by the face and explained this to you in the first place.)
