[RiderKamen]

List as many annoying, illogical, stereotypical, gimmicky things found in movies.

e.g. a cop doing a foot chase. Typically the cop: jumps over a fence; runs by a barking dog; in and out a house with unlocked doors; or all of the above lol.

[theedqueen]

Cinderella stories (although I tend to like these)

someone you don't suspect is the actual evil mastermind

poor girl becomes a hooker/stripper/etc.

someone at the post office/nurse/etc. is a sassy black woman/latina woman/etc. (yay for stereotypes...)

there's more, but my mind is not being creative enough

edit:

the wife/mother of the rich dude is always an alcoholic with a fake tan and designer clothes who looks down on the servants (who happen to be latina)

In car chase scenes, the one in the front always goes through and intersection and the other car gets stuck behind it b/c of traffic

[adiavoy]

Only one I can think of at the moment...

the maids are always latina.

[I_play_with_dolls]

Most popular boy in school falls in love with the school's outcast/loser.

[mintcracker]

kissing in the rain
arguing in the rain
the whole misunderstanding thing that happens 7/10 through the movie and then they make up
The whole thing how often the girl is so perfect and sweet and pretty too, supposedly an o utcast?

[KuYA II]

There is ALWAYS (well not always) a big speech in the end.

pretty annoying especially after seeing shrek the third.

[Regina Rae]

In horror movies there are always fluorescent lights.

In movies about interracial couples, if a girl falls for a black man she's always a blonde.

Little kids can always talk to/see the ghosts before everyone else.

Any person waking from a nightmare will sit bolt upright ("boing!") in bed. Instead of just lying there going "what a bad nightmare" as most of us do.

When people are on the phone, they never say "Goodbye"

A character turns on the radio just in time to hear a special announcement or some important news item. Then turns the radio off right after.

When someone gets wet either by walking in the rain or falling into water, they look drenched. Then in the next scene they look only slighty damp.

In movies when a character is brushing their teeth, they never get toothpaste on their mouth or rinse out their toothbrush when through cleaning their teeth.

Anybody eating chinese food always eats it out of the box with chopsticks.

If you see something, then turn away, it wont be there the next time you look.

If a person has an occupation that involves spending most of their working hours at weddings, their love life will be a disaster or non-existent.

The janitor of a school is either a frightening old guy who hates children or he is a unbelievable friendly person who is always there for the underdogs.

People never hickup, sneeze, or cough during movies.

Whenever you see kids playing video games, they're always pressing random buttons constantly on the controller and making facial expressions while tilting their bodies side to side.

The boss is always a cynical jerk.

In teen movies, the football player ALWAYS goes out with a cheerleader.

In the morning when a character walks out to pick up the newspaper, there's always a neighbor watering the yard there to greet them.

School lunches look like slop.

In horror movies the people having sex or stripping are most likely to be the ones murdered next.

Something very very bad always happens after someone says "Things can't get any worse"

When the main character breaks out into song and dance, everyone around him/her knows the song and dance perfectly and always joins in.

A librarian will always let you stay late.

A person watching security screens is always either sleeping, listening to music through head phones, or reading porno magazines.

All movie babies are born HUGE, usually the size of the average two month old.

Villains can walk at a relaxed pace and still catch up to the heroes that are frantically running away.

[rapunzel283]

Black guy (if not lead role) usually is funny one with good/funny lines

[res0nate]

Black dude usually dies first

[Malice_Kaiser]

Vampires

Vampires vs Werewolves

There's always a montage where the underdog goes through some sort of transformation (like training for football, the Navy Seals, whatever), where they beat the odds and prove everyone wrong. There's usually inspirational music playing during the montage.

Making puns, especially during fight scenes.

They always cast really attractive girls or guys to play the "loser" in high school movies (unrealistic)

There's always a spunky girl who can kick butt and beat up even the beefiest of men. Sassy!

The goofy best friend accidentally reveals information the main character was trying to keep secret, initiating the main conflict in the film.

A sexy villainess attempts to seduce the main hero.

Main characters are always AMAZING at sex. (for movies with sex scenes)

Avoiding a flood or rush of flames about to engulf you or something of the like at the last second (ie, Will Smith's wife avoiding an explosion with her dog just in the nick of time in Independence Day)

[hungrycollegeboy]

In most korean movies I've seen, there's always a scene where the guy gives the girl a piggyback ride.

[blahblah87]

Anybody eating chinese food always eats it out of the box with chopsticks.

That is soooo true.


A big cliche I see a lot is the person you realized that you like/love is really your best friend or someone close to you.
IE: Clueless, My Best Friend's Wedding, Definitely Maybe, A lot like Love, etc...

[Chalk-Bandits]

Someone turns on the radio or TV just in time to hear a special announcement or some important news item. Then turns the radio or TV off after.
A ringing phone is usually picked up within 3 seconds.
3 seconds after saying "I Love You" --------> Sex.
People never answer the door until the doorbell or knocking has sounded at least three times.

[rectitude*]

-Whenever they buy groceries, they always use the brown paper bags & there's always a loaf of bread sticking out or something like lettuce or w/e hanging out from it.
-Girl & Guy argues, girl runs & guy chases.

there's actually a whole lot...just can't think.

[etoile]

evil people always have a monologue.

good people always have snazzy one liners right before they beat the crap out of the bad guys.

in slasher movies(texas chainsaw massacre jessica biel)/action movies (transformers megan fox anyone?) the girls wear bras with minimal support.

[RiderKamen]

When it comes to gay characters they always doing something that is comical.

Minor characters that hate their jobs tend to be young teenage or 20's women.

Wives, GFs, Daughters, or Female relatives "rarely" dies before or at the beginning of the current story.

Asthma pumps indicate whether your a nerd (nerds are usually kids) or a kid going through a trial of faith.
Somehow its comical to take a pump of steroids to breathe?

Somebody dies or something gets battered in a dance movie (chairs, brother, couches, girlfriend)..

[RiderKamen]

Animated movies today always have some character dancing lol

Today's kung fu movies there's no such thing as the main character getting whooped and taking revenge.
They are more persistent than the antagonist lol.

Blatant references to pop culture, i.e. can't talk about michael jackson, you gotta do the michael jackson dance.

You can't out run a serial killer in a horror film lol

bad guys with guns=horrible aiming and a waste of a lot of ammo. They shoot better when the protagonist is behind something lol

[*.:AnGeL*BAbII:.*]

when theres a misunderstanding between the guy and girl. (and usually one of them is looking for the other blahblah) they pass each other on the streets, practically 2 metres from each other, yet at the the EXACT moment they pass each other, they BOTH look at OPPOSITE directions of each other = passing each other without noticing.

^ and even if the streets are empty, they just seem to not see each other....?

[mintcracker]

^ lol run frantically around the airport and always miss them


when they turn around and there is the guy/girl they are in love standing behind them.

[reallyAmused]

-When guy and girl first meets they hate each other and by the end of the movie they fall in love

-The best friends of the main characters fall in love with each other

-In bed the blanket is always apparently long enough to cover the girl's chest but not the guy's (not really a cliche but it annoys me ^^;; )