Midnight Express (1978) |
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Cliché Scene #2
Washing your face!
Whenever someone in a movie is upset or nervous, he or she goes to the bathroom, looks in the mirror and does the obvious movie thing: Washes his or her face with water.
Monday, March 25, 2013
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Random Cliché #3 Tape recorder
Tape recorders
Intolerable Cruelty (2003) George Clooney, divorce attorney |
The Sessions (2012) Helen Hunt, professional sex surrogate |
Monday, March 18, 2013
Friday, March 15, 2013
Cliché Character #5
The Overprotective Dad
Liam Neeson in Taken (2008) |
This kind of father is so protective that even if his daughter were over 18 years old, he'd still get really suspicious when she had a new boyfriend.
Now, how about their sons? They'll survive, let 'em be boys.
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Random Cliché #2 Screaming Women
In old movies, women often have the most unnatural exaggerated scream, like in this movie for example: The Black Cat (1934)
Here's an example, at 4:28 into the video:
I'm really glad that this is not used in movies today. Except maybe in some really bad horror movies.
Here's an example, at 4:28 into the video:
I'm really glad that this is not used in movies today. Except maybe in some really bad horror movies.
Monday, March 11, 2013
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