Things you're tired of seeing in movies.

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  • edited January 2019 Posts: 17,744
    Ludovico wrote: »
    Superhero movies. Seriously can we get a break?

    This would be great, IMO. I'm surprised how interested people are in yet another superhero movie every other month or so.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    Marvel Studios are the ones to blame. Humor lowered to the lowest common denominator.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    edited January 2019 Posts: 40,960
    Ludovico wrote: »
    Superhero movies. Seriously can we get a break?

    Just avoid them like I do. They make a killing at the box office and until people start voting with their wallets and not their mouths, they're only going to increase in frequency.
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
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    Yeah, I'm sort of tired of Superhero movies as well. But then, I never really considered them a genre until finally, with at least ten years of delay, watched those X-Men films (the first four or five or so). Enjoyed them, too. But I'm tired of those Marvel and other franchises now. Same same but not different, sort of. Can live without them.

    I may get back on certain tropes in other movies that I am deadly tired of but I think I should keep that separate from this issue.
  • Posts: 15,106
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    Superhero movies. Seriously can we get a break?

    Just avoid them like I do. They make a killing at the office and until people start voting with their wallets and not their mouths, they're only going to increase in frequency.

    I try to avoid them, although I want to see the one with Cate Blanchett in it, because of her.

    The sad thing is, thirti years ago, when I was a young boy, I wanted superhero movies to be made and be successful. I was desperate to see a Spider-Man and a Captain America movie on the big screen and would have never hoped that an Avengers movie could be made. Now I'm just... bored.
  • Ludovico wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    Superhero movies. Seriously can we get a break?

    Just avoid them like I do. They make a killing at the office and until people start voting with their wallets and not their mouths, they're only going to increase in frequency.

    I try to avoid them, although I want to see the one with Cate Blanchett in it, because of her.

    The sad thing is, thirti years ago, when I was a young boy, I wanted superhero movies to be made and be successful. I was desperate to see a Spider-Man and a Captain America movie on the big screen and would have never hoped that an Avengers movie could be made. Now I'm just... bored.

    Thor: Ragnarok is definitely one of the better ones of the crop, thanks to the comedic writing, Waititi's pitch-perfect direction, and the all-in performances of Blanchett and others. A majority of these superhero films I could do without, but, at least on the Marvel front, they do actually seem to be getting better and better as they go along.
  • NicNacNicNac Administrator, Moderator
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    I'm not much of a super hero film watcher.

    I do wonder though if we know of any big film star who has categorically refused to take a part in any of these movies.

    Also, is there any big super hero franchise or film that isn't a product of either DC or Marvel?

    These may be obvious questions to some, but not to me.

  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    Ludovico wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    Superhero movies. Seriously can we get a break?

    Just avoid them like I do. They make a killing at the office and until people start voting with their wallets and not their mouths, they're only going to increase in frequency.

    I try to avoid them, although I want to see the one with Cate Blanchett in it, because of her.

    The sad thing is, thirti years ago, when I was a young boy, I wanted superhero movies to be made and be successful. I was desperate to see a Spider-Man and a Captain America movie on the big screen and would have never hoped that an Avengers movie could be made. Now I'm just... bored.

    Thor: Ragnarok is definitely one of the better ones of the crop, thanks to the comedic writing, Waititi's pitch-perfect direction, and the all-in performances of Blanchett and others. A majority of these superhero films I could do without, but, at least on the Marvel front, they do actually seem to be getting better and better as they go along.
    I agree. It's one of my favourites in the genre. It's a really fun film, although I think I should mention that Blanchett's role isn't all that large in it.
    NicNac wrote: »
    I'm not much of a super hero film watcher.

    I do wonder though if we know of any big film star who has categorically refused to take a part in any of these movies.

    Also, is there any big super hero franchise or film that isn't a product of either DC or Marvel?

    These may be obvious questions to some, but not to me.
    Not that I can think of offhand, unless you count Tom's films ;).

    Regarding someone who has declined a role, again I'm not aware of any but I'm sure some have said no. I'm trying to think of what might have been the first instance of a heavy hitter casting in this sort of entry. Perhaps Brando in the original Superman?
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    Also, is there any big super hero franchise or film that isn't a product of either DC or Marvel?

    Hellboy. Started as a comic book by Mike Mignola way back in the 90s. Then, there's The Incredibles.
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
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    Gerard wrote: »
    Also, is there any big super hero franchise or film that isn't a product of either DC or Marvel?

    Hellboy. Started as a comic book by Mike Mignola way back in the 90s. Then, there's The Incredibles.

    Absolutely. There's been a few throughout the years but very few of them stuck around for very long. THE CROW is another example.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    Gerard wrote: »
    Also, is there any big super hero franchise or film that isn't a product of either DC or Marvel?

    Hellboy. Started as a comic book by Mike Mignola way back in the 90s. Then, there's The Incredibles.

    Absolutely. There's been a few throughout the years but very few of them stuck around for very long. THE CROW is another example.
    Aren't Hellboy and The Crow a bit niche though? I think their box office was a bit limited.

    Definitely agree on The Incredibles.

    There's also some of the Fox and Sony released Marvel products (such as X Men and Spiderman) in the early 00's, but perhaps that doesn't count.
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
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    bondjames wrote: »
    Gerard wrote: »
    Also, is there any big super hero franchise or film that isn't a product of either DC or Marvel?

    Hellboy. Started as a comic book by Mike Mignola way back in the 90s. Then, there's The Incredibles.

    Absolutely. There's been a few throughout the years but very few of them stuck around for very long. THE CROW is another example.
    Aren't Hellboy and The Crow a bit niche though? I think their box office was a bit limited.

    Definitely agree on The Incredibles.

    There's also some of the Fox and Sony released Marvel products (such as X Men and Spiderman) in the early 00's, but perhaps that doesn't count.

    The Crow, yes - certainly more of a cult film. But Hellboy has a larger following than you might think. It's never going to join the Billion Dollar club, but both films turned a tidy profit.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    bondjames wrote: »
    Gerard wrote: »
    Also, is there any big super hero franchise or film that isn't a product of either DC or Marvel?

    Hellboy. Started as a comic book by Mike Mignola way back in the 90s. Then, there's The Incredibles.

    Absolutely. There's been a few throughout the years but very few of them stuck around for very long. THE CROW is another example.
    Aren't Hellboy and The Crow a bit niche though? I think their box office was a bit limited.

    Definitely agree on The Incredibles.

    There's also some of the Fox and Sony released Marvel products (such as X Men and Spiderman) in the early 00's, but perhaps that doesn't count.

    The Crow, yes - certainly more of a cult film. But Hellboy has a larger following than you might think. It's never going to join the Billion Dollar club, but both films turned a tidy profit.
    Thanks. I've never actually seen one of those. I may get to it once the new one is out.
  • Posts: 1,916
    Superhero movies are there and I can take or leave them. There may be oversaturation, but I think back to when I was a comic-mad kid in the '70s and all we had were the Incredible Hulk and Spider-Man television series and Captain America TV movies that just didn't do it for you, along with reruns of the '60s Batman series.

    Superman the Movie changed that somewhat. So at least there are high-quality films out there within the genre rather than the cheapies.

    I'm tired of all the horror movies that seem to come out each weekend. But when you can actually discover a gem like Get Out it makes it worthwhile.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    People opening their bathroom cabinet, then closing it again only for some creepy person to have arrived in the background in the meantime. Wonderful idea the first time it was used (anybody knows where and when that was?), but we have seen it a thousand times now.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    edited March 2019 Posts: 40,960
    People opening their bathroom cabinet, then closing it again only for some creepy person to have arrived in the background in the meantime. Wonderful idea the first time it was used (anybody knows where and when that was?), but we have seen it a thousand times now.

    Agreed. Now when I see it in film, I appreciate when nothing happens, if only to throw a curveball at the audience.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    People opening their bathroom cabinet, then closing it again only for some creepy person to have arrived in the background in the meantime. Wonderful idea the first time it was used (anybody knows where and when that was?), but we have seen it a thousand times now.

    Agreed. Now when I see it in film, I appreciate when nothing happens, if only to throw a curveball at the audience.

    Yes, exactly! Same here.
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    People opening their bathroom cabinet, then closing it again only for some creepy person to have arrived in the background in the meantime. Wonderful idea the first time it was used (anybody knows where and when that was?), but we have seen it a thousand times now.

    I seem to remember first seeing this done in An American Werewolf in London (1980)

    Not sure if there's an earlier example...?
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    People opening their bathroom cabinet, then closing it again only for some creepy person to have arrived in the background in the meantime. Wonderful idea the first time it was used (anybody knows where and when that was?), but we have seen it a thousand times now.

    I seem to remember first seeing this done in An American Werewolf in London (1980)

    Not sure if there's an earlier example...?

    There is such a scene in Repulsion from 1965. It isn t a bathroom mirror, but a mirror on a closet door if I remember it right. Same scare technique anyway .Any earlier?
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    edited March 2019 Posts: 40,960
    People opening their bathroom cabinet, then closing it again only for some creepy person to have arrived in the background in the meantime. Wonderful idea the first time it was used (anybody knows where and when that was?), but we have seen it a thousand times now.

    I seem to remember first seeing this done in An American Werewolf in London (1980)

    Not sure if there's an earlier example...?

    There is such a scene in Repulsion from 1965. It isn t a bathroom mirror, but a mirror on a closet door if I remember it right. Same scare technique anyway .Any earlier?

    Yes, it's the closet door that swings closed showing a man in the background, with that same high pitched music cue to further add to the jump scare.

    Here's one for me: the phrase "there's a storm coming," whether that's literal or metaphorical.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,161
    "Things you're tired of seeing in movies."

    - Jai Courtney
    - PC mentality impositions including lame swear words (if you don't want to swear, then don't), the proper percentage of female characters, ethnic minorities, LGBT characters, disabled characters regardless of what the story requires, ...
    - a camera suffering from epileptic seizures while we're watching two people sitting down for a conversation
    - Young Adult stuff
  • Posts: 7,653
    bondjames wrote: »
    Gerard wrote: »
    Also, is there any big super hero franchise or film that isn't a product of either DC or Marvel?

    Hellboy. Started as a comic book by Mike Mignola way back in the 90s. Then, there's The Incredibles.

    Absolutely. There's been a few throughout the years but very few of them stuck around for very long. THE CROW is another example.
    Aren't Hellboy and The Crow a bit niche though? I think their box office was a bit limited.

    Definitely agree on The Incredibles.

    There's also some of the Fox and Sony released Marvel products (such as X Men and Spiderman) in the early 00's, but perhaps that doesn't count.

    The Crow, yes - certainly more of a cult film. But Hellboy has a larger following than you might think. It's never going to join the Billion Dollar club, but both films turned a tidy profit.

    Dis somebody mention "The Shadow" there is movie that definitely needed a sequel.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,960
    Game of Thrones has solidified this one for me lately: people conveniently being saved or rescued a split second before death. This seems to happen once an episode/every other episode, and I see it constantly in other shows and films. Utilize a little more originality, please.
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    People going into their homes at night, making a drink, getting food from the fridge, sitting down to read their police reports/case files/txts or whatever. All without switching on a single frickin light. What normal person does that
  • NS_writingsNS_writings Buenos Aires
    edited March 2019 Posts: 544
    1. Break-ups in romantic movies (like, "we are not meant to be together for whatever").
    2. Personal plots in action movies (the past of someone haunting him back, etc).
    3. Agenda imposing films where you can smell where are they going.
    4. Open endings when you are not playing a sequel.
  • edited March 2019 Posts: 377
    I’m getting really tired of seeing birds in movies.
  • Remakes, CGI, dumbed-down scripts, superheros, blue-color filters instead of natural colors, studios overtaking creative control from producers/writers and directors.
  • Posts: 377
    Mumbling actors. Case in point Maharshala Ali in new True Detective. All the other cast were fine but couldnt understand half of his dialogue
  • Posts: 16,149
    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.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
    edited March 2019 Posts: 15,423
    There’s also the case of overrating and overpraising a film that’s only average or slightly above average. Or going down the opposite route of giving the film an overhaul of negative reviews because it doesn’t politically align with their viewpoints. This decade has been full of them. Both of the instances.

    Take John Wick, for example. I love it. I love the whole series and I’m ready to watch the third one as soon as it comes out. But, it’s nowhere near the godly magnificence people are making it out to be. We have had action films in the eighties and nineties just as good, if not better. But, I didn’t hear the roaring positive reviews about them. Why is that? I’d say the bar has been lowered quite a lot!
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