tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post1278807967031100774..comments2024-03-28T06:14:54.076-04:00Comments on And So It Begins...: Top 10 Movie Clichés (that I’ve never experienced in real life)Alex Withrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-5252112991017307272016-02-19T21:04:01.566-05:002016-02-19T21:04:01.566-05:00Haha, thanks! Now if you'll excuse me, I have ...Haha, thanks! Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go get my shine box.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-19570033154446006392016-02-07T21:23:29.614-05:002016-02-07T21:23:29.614-05:00You are one very funny dude. Now, don't go all...You are one very funny dude. Now, don't go all Pesci on me! I mean funny as in you have a great sense of humour. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-7514786911195573552014-11-03T19:47:14.885-05:002014-11-03T19:47:14.885-05:00That's a cool video right there.That's a cool video right there.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-71462460952694699672014-11-02T15:29:47.049-05:002014-11-02T15:29:47.049-05:00Wow, great choice. Also the one tear cried. Nr. 10...Wow, great choice. Also the one tear cried. Nr. 10(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYziL5oeyiM).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00059813680559966539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-14841549849332348242014-10-30T11:21:34.520-04:002014-10-30T11:21:34.520-04:00Ha, nice one. Also, the best uses of The Wilhelm S...Ha, nice one. Also, the best uses of The Wilhelm Scream.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-72196667262182886052014-10-30T08:41:46.963-04:002014-10-30T08:41:46.963-04:00A new list of over the top Clichés but fun to watc...A new list of over the top Clichés but fun to watch. "Bond. James Bond"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00059813680559966539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-72803947180295253112014-04-07T14:41:53.766-04:002014-04-07T14:41:53.766-04:00Thanks Dan! Why is it that bodily injury is treate...Thanks Dan! Why is it that bodily injury is treated so nonchalantly in movies? Very odd to me. It's as if filmmakers (or studio heads) want to create the perception that we're all invincible.<br /><br />That's actually one of my biggest movie pet peeves, only because when violence <i>is</i> depicted accurately, a lot of people think it's fake. I always recall The Apostle with Robert Duvall. Dude hits another guy in the head with a small baseball bat, and the guy ends up dying, which could very well happen in real life. Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-42347418306279192592014-04-05T12:29:18.762-04:002014-04-05T12:29:18.762-04:00The glass one is the most revealing because pain a...The glass one is the most revealing because pain and often bodily injury is the biggest cliche in the movies. Rarely, if ever, is it portrayed realistically. <br /><br />..if someone gets shot anywhere other than the head or through the chest it's a survivable "flesh wound" - "it's okay, you'll be okay" ...so the character stands up, brushes himself/herself down and gets on with whatever it is they are doing. In reality, a gunshot wound, or any sort of deep invasive wound to the leg or arm could potentially be just as life threatening and hastily physically debilitating. <br /><br />Great top 10 though Alex...had fun reading through these and nodding in agreement as I read each one. :)Danhttp://www.top10films.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-87608543335838040082014-04-03T14:50:27.173-04:002014-04-03T14:50:27.173-04:00Thanks! Yep, gotta watch that precious duration ti...Thanks! Yep, gotta watch that precious duration time. Haha. But yeah, the rain thing... that should be put to rest.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-55266983113397349562014-04-03T14:49:25.441-04:002014-04-03T14:49:25.441-04:00Hahhaha oh shit, a pie and a Bible. That is hyster...Hahhaha oh shit, a pie and a Bible. That is hysterical. Nothing tops The Good Book and a delicious dessert.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-21360775573874605362014-04-03T14:45:47.386-04:002014-04-03T14:45:47.386-04:00Thanks man! I love that you just wander off... tha...Thanks man! I love that you just wander off... that's hilarious. Keen on the Irish Goodbye, you are. As for the cupcake thing, that is really, truly, a very kind gesture from you, and I’m sure your neighbors appreciated it. But man, if I just moved into a place and some dude showed up with cupcakes, I’d be weirded out haha.<br /><br />Also love your explanation for the talking in the mirror thing. Priceless.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-83062806850677350512014-04-03T14:42:16.227-04:002014-04-03T14:42:16.227-04:00Ha, thanks man. Yep, I've done both of those t...Ha, thanks man. Yep, I've done both of those too!Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-31208430660891142362014-04-03T14:41:44.301-04:002014-04-03T14:41:44.301-04:00The phone thing to me feels terribly abrupt as wel...The phone thing to me feels terribly abrupt as well. I do think it’s an attempt for directors to capitalize on the drama, but it always throws me off for a bit. However, if you read back through the comments some of my lovely readers have left here, a few of them openly admit to doing that in real life so… who knows. To each their own!<br /><br />Your car ones are perfect. I love when characters easily get parking spaces in big cities. I’m like, “No, actually, you’d be driving around for 20 minutes looking for a spot.” And in addition to the leaving the door open thing, movie characters never lock their damn cars either. So frustrating!<br />Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-76481282282236912732014-04-03T11:35:37.309-04:002014-04-03T11:35:37.309-04:00Ahah, great topic :) I'm kind of tired of the ...Ahah, great topic :) I'm kind of tired of the washing face when you're stressed. Or saying something important during the rain (that's quite lame now).<br /><br />Not saying goodbye over the phone probably to cut precious duration :)) will be rude in realityAndinahttp://www.inspired-ground.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-56745671573186064262014-04-03T11:10:38.956-04:002014-04-03T11:10:38.956-04:00Ha, nice. Aside from telling someone they look lik...Ha, nice. Aside from telling someone they look like shit, I haven't experienced any of these either. My dad's neighbor showed up at his door and gave him a pie and a bible when he first moved into his house. That's about as close as I get. lolBrittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-44558525487712412912014-04-03T05:51:39.041-04:002014-04-03T05:51:39.041-04:00A lot of these I've seen/done simply because t...A lot of these I've seen/done simply because they're in movies, and they've ingrained themselves into my life. I've told people they look like shit (and been told the same too, maybe I should shower more?), taken a batch of cupcakes around to new neighbours once and I've undertaken several spit-takes, though generally on purpose. As for face washes? Barely does a day go by when I don't do this. I don't think I've ever hung the pone up without saying goodbye, but I do this in person a lot instead. I'll occasionally just wander off instead of announcing my departure, which apparently is quite annoying. I rub the sides of my nose like Juror #4 as well, and every time I fall off a cliff I do a Wilhelm scream.<br /><br />I've also had the stern conversation/pep talk with myself in the bathroom mirror, most memorably in the teen-comedy cliche of pre-virginity-losing. "Calm down, you can do this, be cool." etc.<br /><br />Great list Alex, very original idea (despite being about highly unoriginal things).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371393071401885223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-87745732258471299592014-04-02T21:14:24.057-04:002014-04-02T21:14:24.057-04:00Haha, I love this! I've never experienced any ...Haha, I love this! I've never experienced any of these cliches either. I've talked to myself in the mirror though, and I've said "I'll be right back."Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596682195753811295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-88091898366397066502014-04-02T20:10:46.595-04:002014-04-02T20:10:46.595-04:00"Disarmed a bomb with two seconds left. (Not ..."Disarmed a bomb with two seconds left. (Not really, but that’d be awesome)." I loved that haha. This list is really great. I’ve had some laughs watching some scenes that looked ridiculous, like the phone thing or the “you look like shit”. I think it was while watching Homeland the other day, they said it and I thought: does anyone really say that? It’s good to see other people feel the same way about it. Talking about weird things, the phone thing is the weirdest to me. Specially when they’re in the middle of a serious-dramatic conversation and then they just hung. And you feel like wtf? Are you not gonna say any other word to that person? You’re gonna leave us like this? I think it's a bad thing from the script - or maybe the director wants to cut the scene - it feels like they don't have any other good line, but it feels terribly abrupt. A funny one is the spit thing. Does anybody really do that? And the washing your face thing, I haven't realized till now that Leo does it a lot. They have a tendency to make people go to the bathroom and wash their faces in stressful moments, specially men. Or at least I remember more male characters doing it than female. The answering machine thing is weird too... and the big loft is quite common specially in big productions and it also bothers me. Another one you haven't mentioned and that I find weird is how they always find a parking spot. Everywhere they go, even in crowded cities with plenty of cars in the streets they find a perfect place for their car just in front of the place where they were going. Another one with the car: they usually leave the doors open. They get out of the car and they never close the doors. Even when they can do it with the remote control. I guess they’re not afraid of someone getting into or taking their cars.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-33249106692185212472014-04-02T19:29:30.407-04:002014-04-02T19:29:30.407-04:00I completely agree. Unnatural is the best word for...I completely agree. Unnatural is the best word for it, and it always manages to take me out of the film for a moment or two.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-41527932460258082272014-04-02T17:56:26.028-04:002014-04-02T17:56:26.028-04:00The phone thing still bugs me, and I've been s...The phone thing still bugs me, and I've been seeing it for decades. Yeah, I know it saves a few seconds of filming and editing not having them say goodbye to each other, but it's so unnatural that it usually takes me out of the movie for a little bit.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-34421010191926138002014-04-02T15:09:46.176-04:002014-04-02T15:09:46.176-04:00Glad you liked the list! Really appreciate you sto...Glad you liked the list! Really appreciate you stopping by and commenting. I think getting cut by glass is a glass issue, not a weight issue. It's funny, when you look at Die Hard... during that feet scene, his feet get all cut and bloodied from the glass. But 15 minutes, the dude jumps through a fucking window and is <i>fine</i>. The hilarity of Hollywood contradictions. Thanks again for stopping by!Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-89563342353070709032014-04-02T15:06:48.285-04:002014-04-02T15:06:48.285-04:00Ha, thanks! Yeah, rain romance is not my thing, it...Ha, thanks! Yeah, rain romance is not my thing, it just seems so cold and, you know...messy.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-83046878519427698072014-04-02T15:00:28.376-04:002014-04-02T15:00:28.376-04:00Haha! This is a great list. I've actually done...Haha! This is a great list. I've actually done several of these things. I guess you tell people you are really close to when they look like shit. And face palm with water, check. And not say goodbye, boy I must be one abrupt person on the phone. People must say goodbye ten ways, I say thanks and hangup. I've received stuff from neighbors, probably not wine though - you have to live on a ritzier neighborhood. Actually I've seen someone step on glass and not get cut but I've definitely gotten cut myself. Is it a weight issue? Anyway, love it was all about what you've experienced. CheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-62718904798562534662014-04-02T14:56:11.095-04:002014-04-02T14:56:11.095-04:00Omg this is so awesome. I've definitely spit a...Omg this is so awesome. I've definitely spit a drink out due to laughter or shock multiple times. But seriously...who has done anything romantic in the rain?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-61358324729028618362014-04-02T13:06:39.831-04:002014-04-02T13:06:39.831-04:00You know, when a movie accurately shows what a cit...You know, when a movie accurately shows what a city apartment looks like (in relation to the job the character has), then I automatically appreciate it. Even if I don't end up liking the film as a whole. I know you detest Girls, but that's something that show does really well. They all live in tiny shit boxes.<br /><br />I LOVE when female characters do the face wash thing because it makes No. Sense.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.com