TBF if I came to you and say that there is a giant green vortex of doom in the sky churning out demonic hellspawn, would you believe me?
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I'm sorry...me too, common movie lines that annoy you
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TBF if I came to you and say that there is a giant green vortex of doom in the sky churning out demonic hellspawn, would you believe me?
Ok THIS is what I'm talking about. Like, no shit the revenge won't give the character back what he lost. It's not about reclaiming back what was lost, it is done to have some sort of satisfaction no matter how fleeting. I never really understood this one.
HellforLeather
Member
"I didnt start ___ but Im going to finish it"
Fuck. Right. Off.
Fuck. Right. Off.
dragonchild
Banned
As an aspiring writer this thread makes my eyes bleed.
I'm OK with basically being a tech support grunt with unrealistic dreams that will never be realized. I'm in good company, and I pay my bills. But I would expect that if you're entrusted with writing the script for a production with a nine-digit budget you should at least write better than me, yet these lines are such common cliches even today that. . . aargh.
To add one of my own (if it was mentioned earlier sorry I missed it), variations of "Trust me, you want to stay out of this." Or its close cousin, "You have no idea what you're getting into."
I can understand that line if we're talking about plans for the protagonist's ex-wife's wedding with a guy younger, richer and more handsome. Or maybe NeoGAF (j/k). But it'll often be something like a friend vanished without a trace or the protagonist's kid shows up catatonic or whatever, which makes it an absurdly unconvincing argument. I mean, if your goal is to get the guy to walk away, that's probably the stupidest thing to say.
I'm OK with basically being a tech support grunt with unrealistic dreams that will never be realized. I'm in good company, and I pay my bills. But I would expect that if you're entrusted with writing the script for a production with a nine-digit budget you should at least write better than me, yet these lines are such common cliches even today that. . . aargh.
To add one of my own (if it was mentioned earlier sorry I missed it), variations of "Trust me, you want to stay out of this." Or its close cousin, "You have no idea what you're getting into."
I can understand that line if we're talking about plans for the protagonist's ex-wife's wedding with a guy younger, richer and more handsome. Or maybe NeoGAF (j/k). But it'll often be something like a friend vanished without a trace or the protagonist's kid shows up catatonic or whatever, which makes it an absurdly unconvincing argument. I mean, if your goal is to get the guy to walk away, that's probably the stupidest thing to say.
I always thought this originated from Star Wars because the first time I heard it was from the video game "Bounty Hunter" for the PS2.
FUBAR McDangles
Member
I kind of want to watch something that is intentionally nothing but these common tropes and sayings.
It would probably be hilarious.
It would probably be hilarious.
PeakPointMatrix
Member
"I gotta get me one of those"
I feel like every Marvel protagonist has this tattooed on their chest.
I feel like every Marvel protagonist has this tattooed on their chest.
dragonchild
Banned
Grudges are insanely consuming and usually unproductive. Once it's done, assuming it's done, it's not so much that no one's coming back to life but all the resources it took to hate someone, hunt someone, and eventually end someone snap back and it's like, great, your loved one's still dead AND you spent your life and everything in it for someone you hate. It's basically a one-sided marriage to your sworn enemy, at the expense of your surviving loved ones, who are now even more eff'd up because they were just as hurt and you'd been neglecting them for so long. So it's like the guy you hate wins twice, only the second time you're even more the fool.
Thing is, that overused line is the least convincing argument against revenge, since all it does is remind the grief-stricken about the loss. Also, the futility of revenge is almost never explored in cinema (everyone wants to see the hero win and the bad guy suffer and revenge is part of that) so the line is just cheap. When it's used in an action film it's not like the film plans to prove the line right or even dip its toe into the complexity of revenge, so it sounds stupid and IS stupid.
D'ultimate
Member
So annoying. Takes all the drama out of these fights.
I'm in for the "I don't have time to explain". Rarely is it followed up by a situation in which there was no time to explain. In fact, it's more often than not followed up with so much time that I'm left thinking 'why the fuck didn't they just say that?"
dragonchild
Banned
"You'll want to take a look at this."
Melon Husk
Member
I've heard "It's just..." ad nauseum
Unimaginative actor's choice to fill silence.
Unimaginative actor's choice to fill silence.
This. This is what I liked about Amazing Spiderman. Peter and Gwen had "real" conversations with stutters.
Theres a super funny SNL digital short about this one, cant find it right now for some reason
EDIT: actually from with Bob and David:
https://youtu.be/WJHkyAGk1zk
Lightning Count
Member
"You're the only one that can stop (insert villain name here)."
Fuck right off with this.
Fuck right off with this.
This was horrible in The Order: 1886 (I know it's a game but it might as well not be):
"Welcome to the 1000th meeting of the Round Table. You are all immortal, none of you are new and this meeting is not very important at all..."
"...so I shall explain to you in detail the founding and purpose of our organization. There's no other ways to get exposition off in a video game so we must shoehorn it in now. Very sorry, everyone."
Not a quote but it also had the
fucking GUNSHOT CUT TO BLACK
Berserking Guts
Member
Unnatural exposition. I don't have a particular line that comes to mind. But nothing annoys me more then two characters who explain their situation or motivation to each other for the benefit of the viewer. It's lazy, and uninspired.
This is my most hated trope really.
dragonchild
Banned
Ah, but you realize the point of this thread is to discuss common movie lines that annoy us.
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
Yeah. You don't need us to explain this to you, NeoGAF poster Berserking Guts, but the point of this thread isn't to talk about any kind of annoying trope, but specifically, dialogue lines, preferably short ones, that are overly common to the point of cliché.
You just don't get it, do you?
I'm sorry
Berserking Guts
Member
Haha, I'm sorry! I'm trying to think of one.
Modern military movies:
"RPG!"
Modern military movies:
"RPG!"
Me too.
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
Vincent Grayson
Member
Alternately "He/she's right behind me, isn't he/she?", while the other characters make a "oh shit" face.
When Character A is talking privately to Character B about character C, while unbeknownst to them, Character C is either right behind them or eavesdropping. Suddenly, Character A notices Character C:
Character A: Character C! How long have you been listening?
Character C: "Long enough to know (insert plot point here...)
Edit: Beaten, somewhat.
Character A: Character C! How long have you been listening?
Character C: "Long enough to know (insert plot point here...)
Edit: Beaten, somewhat.
weemadarthur
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Yes, I hate it with a passion and think less of every film that uses it.
Vincent Grayson
Member
I'd buy it, if the line was delivered properly.
RuinerPrime
Member
The Pronoun game. its used everywhere.
"Using pronouns in dialogue to force other characters to ask for an explanation or conceal info"
"He's coming for you!"
"Who?"
"They're going to kill him"
"Who is!?"
"Using pronouns in dialogue to force other characters to ask for an explanation or conceal info"
"He's coming for you!"
"Who?"
"They're going to kill him"
"Who is!?"
LookAtMeGo
Member
"You know ___, we really are ____"
Every damn time.
Every damn time.
MagnaderAlpha
Member
"I'm getting too old for this shit!"
It was good when Murtaugh did it, but every additional time, in every other movie, in any other variation ("I'm getting too old for this", "I'm getting too old for this bullshit", "I'm getting too old for this fuckin' bullshit"....), stop, just stop.
It was good when Murtaugh did it, but every additional time, in every other movie, in any other variation ("I'm getting too old for this", "I'm getting too old for this bullshit", "I'm getting too old for this fuckin' bullshit"....), stop, just stop.
That, or the longer "We'll cover more ground if we split up.", which other than professions like Search and Rescue and such, I never hear people commonly refer to area as "ground". Hell, split up, if people did that in real life, they'd more likely say, "We are going to go in groups, you and them, search _, you other two who are more familiar with _, go search _..." by planning it out. Nobody just "splits up". Not only does that make for dumb characters, it makes for bad writing.
LookAtMeGo
Member
But I have been saying this almost daily since I turned 30.
cyborgnumberblue
Member
"It's just... " or sometimes "Nothing, it's just... "
Hear this in almost every English language TV show and movie.
Hear this in almost every English language TV show and movie.
"I'm no actor...."
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
...It's a common expression? Come on lol
It's not a coincidence that "what!?" and "that's impossible!" are the first two Japanese phrases I learned when I got into anime.
MagnaderAlpha
Member
That reminds me of the annoying answer (and its many variations):
"Improbable, maybe. Nothing's impossible!"
*Gives you potentially world-destroying doodad*
That's when i mentally checked out of True Detective.