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All time greatest clichés part 2

posted 18 years ago by Ceer
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with the first thread being closed for some reason http://www.imdb.com/board/bd0000004/thread/49923 and being unbelievably long I'm starting it up again. I credit the original thread the poster by the name of Good-Will.
edited: looks like they eliminated the thread.

I'll start it out with the definition of cliché:
noun 1. a trite, stereotyped expression; a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or idea, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse, as sadder but wiser, or strong as an ox.
2. (in art, literature, drama, etc.) a trite or hackneyed plot, character development, use of color, musical expression, etc.
3. anything that has become trite or commonplace through overuse.
4. British Printing. a. a stereotype or electrotype plate.
b. a reproduction made in a like manner.

adjective 5. trite; hackneyed; stereotyped; clichéd.

So if you've noticed something in a movie that has been used, abused, and over used please add to the list.

I'll start it out with something I call Time passage measured by facial growth. This device is used to show how much time has passed by measuring the growth of beard and/or mustache. The growth usually doesn't last very long passed the initial scene with the character in it. It is a favorite used by television shows. It can be used with females and a new hairstyle but less successfully.

There are only 10 kinds of people. Those who understand binary and those that don't.

[–] abelt 18 years ago

If the police investigate a strip club, a woman has to go in undercover as a stripper. Not a patron, batender or waitress, but a stripper.
For that matter, no lead who strips in a movie is really a stripper. (In older movies, they would proudly be a stripper, but not strip.)
In the older list, someone wrote high schools only teach American History or Literature. The hero teachers teach these subjects in costume.

[–] Ceer 18 years ago

The exact bit of information pops up even when the search would return 999,999,999 matches.

There are only 10 kinds of people. Those who understand binary and those that don't.

[–] eightshayem 17 years ago

nobody ever says goodbye when they're finished talking on their cell phone.
instead, they close the phone after they've barely finished a sentence, get a determined look on there face and walk off like they're on an important mission, even if they're not.

TEAM HENRY =]
- youtube

[–] There_Is_No_Sayid 14 years ago

If people are writing something they will always narrate what they're writing for the benefit of the audience

"Unless Alpert's covered in bacon grease, I don't think Hugo can track anything."

[–] aquafunk 13 years ago

OMG the show "Life" (which i liked a lot) everyone always hung up on each other!! Ever since then I've noticed that exact same thing you described. :D

I eat.

[–] Whatthecurtain? (33) 8 years ago

Regardless of the show, on TV, there are now scenery shots of landmarks (generally buildings) to emphasize that the show is set in that city, even though it is shot elsewhere, like it even matters.