Things you're tired of seeing in movies.

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  • goldenswissroyalegoldenswissroyale Switzerland
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    When a character is able to say one last sentence before he/she dies. (It was okay in OP but I didn't like it so much in SF) it's annoying in many action films
  • goldenswissroyalegoldenswissroyale Switzerland
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    ToTheRight wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    ToTheRight wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    Superhero movies. Seriously can we get a break?

    I'm also sick of hearing that the latest Superhero movie has broken box office records opening weekend. More often then not it's based on some comic hero I wouldn't have even bothered to read when I was a kid.

    Oh I feel your pain @ToTheRight. They just become one big blurry spectacle after a while. I long for the day of sober action movies with sober action scenes, low on cgi and other fx, when relatable characters were put in plausible situations and lived somewhat plausible stories in movies that had atmosphere. I'm all for the return of western, crime films and throw in a few swords and sandals for good measure.

    I 'd love to see more westerns made in this day and age. Or detective film noir mysteries.
    Often, today Superhero movies tend to be shot in such a style that emulates classic noir. Nolan's Batman films for instance.
    I suppose I'm tired of the overall digital look of superhero films: digital color timing, digital CGI sets and effects, and CGI actions scenes. I liked WONDER WOMAN, except when it came to an action scene I got bored.

    I absoluetely agree.CGI action is very boring. The last 30-minutes of Wonder Woman were definitely the weakest and a reason that I will never watch it again.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    ToTheRight wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    ToTheRight wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    Superhero movies. Seriously can we get a break?

    I'm also sick of hearing that the latest Superhero movie has broken box office records opening weekend. More often then not it's based on some comic hero I wouldn't have even bothered to read when I was a kid.

    Oh I feel your pain @ToTheRight. They just become one big blurry spectacle after a while. I long for the day of sober action movies with sober action scenes, low on cgi and other fx, when relatable characters were put in plausible situations and lived somewhat plausible stories in movies that had atmosphere. I'm all for the return of western, crime films and throw in a few swords and sandals for good measure.

    I 'd love to see more westerns made in this day and age. Or detective film noir mysteries.
    Often, today Superhero movies tend to be shot in such a style that emulates classic noir. Nolan's Batman films for instance.
    I suppose I'm tired of the overall digital look of superhero films: digital color timing, digital CGI sets and effects, and CGI actions scenes. I liked WONDER WOMAN, except when it came to an action scene I got bored.

    I absoluetely agree.CGI action is very boring. The last 30-minutes of Wonder Woman were definitely the weakest and a reason that I will never watch it again.

    That's a hard judgement. I think WW is more than just its final 30 minutes. IMO, it's a film that keeps giving.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    For a drug analysis: Stick your little finger nail into the substance, then touch the tip of your tongue.
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    Totally agree. Recently watched Aquaman and there was much to enjoy, not least a fun Jason Mamoa, but I actually found myself fast forwarding the action stuff. One CG character beating the hell out of another CG character was internably boring. No emotional connection to the action at all.
  • sandbagger1sandbagger1 Sussex
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    Okay, here's something I'm totally fed up with seeing from films set in medieval times:

    Chainmail which doesn't function as armour.

    In contrast with what Hollywood films show you, chainmail was not easily penetrated by swords. If it was, people wouldn't have worn it. It wouldn't protect against concussive force damage, but most cutting edges wouldn't go through it - not most swords, and certainly not your standard dagger. There were daggers designed to pop open chainmail rings, but they don't look like normal daggers.

    Axes, I understand, could be pretty effective against it, and war-picks, war-hammers and maces, and lances with the force of a horse behind them; but when you see a guy in a film casually slide a blade across the belly of someone wearing chainmail and it draws blood... no.

    I get why it's done and respect that sometimes you need to suspend your disbelief and go with an iconic visual, but really, if you need a character to stab a chainmail-wearing guard with a little dagger, choreograph it so they go for exposed areas like they would have done in those days.
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    Okay, here's something I'm totally fed up with seeing from films set in medieval times:

    Chainmail which doesn't function as armour.

    In contrast with what Hollywood films show you, chainmail was not easily penetrated by swords. If it was, people wouldn't have worn it. It wouldn't protect against concussive force damage, but most cutting edges wouldn't go through it - not most swords, and certainly not your standard dagger. There were daggers designed to pop open chainmail rings, but they don't look like normal daggers.

    Axes, I understand, could be pretty effective against it, and war-picks, war-hammers and maces, and lances with the force of a horse behind them; but when you see a guy in a film casually slide a blade across the belly of someone wearing chainmail and it draws blood... no.

    I get why it's done and respect that sometimes you need to suspend your disbelief and go with an iconic visual, but really, if you need a character to stab a chainmail-wearing guard with a little dagger, choreograph it so they go for exposed areas like they would have done in those days.

    I'm a medievalist myself and the amount of absurdities and inaccuracies in "medieval" movies is just appalling. About the chainmail, getting rid of one is actually a plot point in the play Lorenzaccio by Alfred de Musset.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    After seeing F9, I'm sick and tired of villains being imprisoned in those big, glass boxes. Bond and the M:I series have done this lately too - let's come up with something new, please.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    After seeing F9, I'm sick and tired of villains being imprisoned in those big, glass boxes. Bond and the M:I series have done this lately too - let's come up with something new, please.

    Maybe they do it with a eye to merchandising? A villain action figure in a box. Yours today for only $79.99
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    After seeing F9, I'm sick and tired of villains being imprisoned in those big, glass boxes. Bond and the M:I series have done this lately too - let's come up with something new, please.

    Maybe they do it with a eye to merchandising? A villain action figure in a box. Yours today for only $79.99

    Why didn't you say so? I'll take 70, please!
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    After seeing F9, I'm sick and tired of villains being imprisoned in those big, glass boxes. Bond and the M:I series have done this lately too - let's come up with something new, please.

    Maybe they do it with a eye to merchandising? A villain action figure in a box. Yours today for only $79.99

    Why didn't you say so? I'll take 70, please!

    Great! First order in! It'll be a pleasure doing business with you. :)
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    After seeing F9, I'm sick and tired of villains being imprisoned in those big, glass boxes. Bond and the M:I series have done this lately too - let's come up with something new, please.

    Maybe they do it with a eye to merchandising? A villain action figure in a box. Yours today for only $79.99

    Why didn't you say so? I'll take 70, please!

    Great! First order in! It'll be a pleasure doing business with you. :)

    I'll be sure to PayPal this mysterious Nigerian e-mail account you've sent my way. I can't pass up such a lucrative deal.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    After seeing F9, I'm sick and tired of villains being imprisoned in those big, glass boxes. Bond and the M:I series have done this lately too - let's come up with something new, please.

    Maybe they do it with a eye to merchandising? A villain action figure in a box. Yours today for only $79.99

    Why didn't you say so? I'll take 70, please!

    Great! First order in! It'll be a pleasure doing business with you. :)

    I'll be sure to PayPal this mysterious Nigerian e-mail account you've sent my way. I can't pass up such a lucrative deal.

    I just need your sort code and bank account details and you will then receive your exclusive villain action figures. If you could also send me as many personal details as possible that would also be appreciated. Thank you for your custom, valued patron. :)
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    After seeing F9, I'm sick and tired of villains being imprisoned in those big, glass boxes. Bond and the M:I series have done this lately too - let's come up with something new, please.

    Maybe they do it with a eye to merchandising? A villain action figure in a box. Yours today for only $79.99

    Why didn't you say so? I'll take 70, please!

    Great! First order in! It'll be a pleasure doing business with you. :)

    I'll be sure to PayPal this mysterious Nigerian e-mail account you've sent my way. I can't pass up such a lucrative deal.

    I just need your sort code and bank account details and you will then receive your exclusive villain action figures. If you could also send me as many personal details as possible that would also be appreciated. Thank you for your custom, valued patron. :)

    But of course!

    Oh, and another one I've noticed lately, though it's not necessarily new to film or television, and that's lazy, lazy exposition that's explaining something anyone with half a brain could've already pieced together with context clues or blunt evidence shown on screen.
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    This pretty much applies only to Bond, but here it is...........

    The one thing I'm most tired of seeing in movies is the headline:

    NEXT JAMES BOND MOVIE DELAYED.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    edited August 2021 Posts: 45,489
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    After seeing F9, I'm sick and tired of villains being imprisoned in those big, glass boxes. Bond and the M:I series have done this lately too - let's come up with something new, please.

    Maybe they do it with a eye to merchandising? A villain action figure in a box. Yours today for only $79.99

    Why didn't you say so? I'll take 70, please!

    Great! First order in! It'll be a pleasure doing business with you. :)

    I'll be sure to PayPal this mysterious Nigerian e-mail account you've sent my way. I can't pass up such a lucrative deal.

    I just need your sort code and bank account details and you will then receive your exclusive villain action figures. If you could also send me as many personal details as possible that would also be appreciated. Thank you for your custom, valued patron. :)

    But of course!

    Oh, and another one I've noticed lately, though it's not necessarily new to film or television, and that's lazy, lazy exposition that's explaining something anyone with half a brain could've already pieced together with context clues or blunt evidence shown on screen.

    Agreed, but this is far from new as you say.It s been with us for ages.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    After seeing F9, I'm sick and tired of villains being imprisoned in those big, glass boxes. Bond and the M:I series have done this lately too - let's come up with something new, please.

    Maybe they do it with a eye to merchandising? A villain action figure in a box. Yours today for only $79.99

    Why didn't you say so? I'll take 70, please!

    Great! First order in! It'll be a pleasure doing business with you. :)

    I'll be sure to PayPal this mysterious Nigerian e-mail account you've sent my way. I can't pass up such a lucrative deal.

    I just need your sort code and bank account details and you will then receive your exclusive villain action figures. If you could also send me as many personal details as possible that would also be appreciated. Thank you for your custom, valued patron. :)

    But of course!

    Oh, and another one I've noticed lately, though it's not necessarily new to film or television, and that's lazy, lazy exposition that's explaining something anyone with half a brain could've already pieced together with context clues or blunt evidence shown on screen.

    Agreed, but this is far from new as you say.It s been with us for ages.

    Sad but true. It just feels so prevalent these days, though perhaps it's due to how many generic, forgettable Netflix (and other streaming) titles I've been watching in my free time.
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    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    After seeing F9, I'm sick and tired of villains being imprisoned in those big, glass boxes. Bond and the M:I series have done this lately too - let's come up with something new, please.

    Maybe they do it with a eye to merchandising? A villain action figure in a box. Yours today for only $79.99

    On a more serious note, I think it's done for visual practicality: the villain is thus easy to see and they don't have to cut back and forth between the actors. Also it allows the villain to retain some menace even I'm custody. That trope is at least 20 years old. The earliest example I can think of is with Magneto in the X-Men movie, bit I'm sure there are earlier examples. Back then I thought the plastic jail was a super cool idea.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    It makes sense from a technical point of view, I'm just tired of seeing it so often. It feels lazy to me after seeing it so damn often in films the last 10 or 20 years. It feels even more prevalent these days.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
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    They could do it like in The Silence of the Lambs and only have one side of the prison cell be transparent.

    75% improvement guaranteed!
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    It makes sense from a technical point of view, I'm just tired of seeing it so often. It feels lazy to me after seeing it so damn often in films the last 10 or 20 years. It feels even more prevalent these days.

    They should just get rid of the "villain gets captured" trope for a while. Except maybe, maybe, MAYBE at the end of a movie.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Ludovico wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    It makes sense from a technical point of view, I'm just tired of seeing it so often. It feels lazy to me after seeing it so damn often in films the last 10 or 20 years. It feels even more prevalent these days.

    They should just get rid of the "villain gets captured" trope for a while. Except maybe, maybe, MAYBE at the end of a movie.

    Too right, that's fine with me - like Mission: Impossible. When it's happening in the first or second act, it's already clear they'll be escaping that box eventually.
  • Posts: 15,110
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    It makes sense from a technical point of view, I'm just tired of seeing it so often. It feels lazy to me after seeing it so damn often in films the last 10 or 20 years. It feels even more prevalent these days.

    They should just get rid of the "villain gets captured" trope for a while. Except maybe, maybe, MAYBE at the end of a movie.

    Too right, that's fine with me - like Mission: Impossible. When it's happening in the first or second act, it's already clear they'll be escaping that box eventually.

    They might as well give them the key.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    Chris Pratt being a leading action “hero”.

    Scarlett Johansson being called a great actress when she only has three at most facial expressions. And stealing roles meant for other ethnic people. For me, she and her career are an example of everything wrong with Hollywood right now.

    Movies being politically motivated and bent by their makers, when they don’t need to be.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Oh man, I'm glad I'm not the only one who's tired of leading man Chris Pratt, @MaxCasino. I'm sure we're in the minority with that line of thinking, considering he's everywhere these days, but I haven't enjoyed him in anything beyond Take Me Home Tonight. Seems he's had a ton of duds under his belt lately when he's not operating within the Marvel universe.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Tired of hearing:
    "Your left! No, your other left!"

    Was funny the first time, the 56th not so much.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    Tired of hearing:
    "Your left! No, your other left!"

    Was funny the first time, the 56th not so much.

    And they say "the old ones are the best". Oh, the cheek of them!
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
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    I'm tired of seeing James Bond die.
  • Last_Rat_StandingLast_Rat_Standing Long Neck Ice Cold Beer Never Broke My Heart
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Oh man, I'm glad I'm not the only one who's tired of leading man Chris Pratt, @MaxCasino. I'm sure we're in the minority with that line of thinking, considering he's everywhere these days, but I haven't enjoyed him in anything beyond Take Me Home Tonight. Seems he's had a ton of duds under his belt lately when he's not operating within the Marvel universe.

    I love his role in Parks and Rec.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    mattjoes wrote: »
    I'm tired of seeing James Bond die.

    It's the new normal I'm afraid.
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