Tuesday 10 April 2012

"You Just Don't Get It, Do You?"

Clichés. Lines we've all heard before. Lots of times before. Lines like, "We've got company!"  (Why do I hear that line in Harrison Ford's voice?) 

"You Just Don't Get It, Do You?" is a collection (created by Jeff Smith for FilmDrunk.com) of 102 examples of the most overworked cliché in screenwriting history. You might like to avoid it in future.

Thanks to Kathy for the link.

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The list of movie sources:
1. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
2. Breaking and Entering (2006)
3. Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007)
4. Annapolis (2006)
5. Daylight (1996)
6. Platoon (1986)
7. The Invincible Iron Man (2007)
8. Tooth Fairy (2010)
9. Hud (1963)
10. The General’s Daughter (1999)
11. Clockers (1995)
12. The Karate Kid, Part III (1989)
13. I Sell the Dead (2008)
14. Norbit (2007)
15. Cruel Intentions 3 (2004)
16. Danika (2006)
17. Meet the Browns (2008)
18. The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
19. Music Within (2007)
20. Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)
21. In the Cut (2003)
22. Laws of Attraction (2004)
23. Married to the Mob (1988)
24. Stigmata (1999)
25. Is It Fall Yet? (2000)
26. Space Truckers (1996)
27. Speed (1994)
28. The Hottie & the Nottie (2008)
29. The Hottie & the Nottie (2008)
30. Unthinkable (2010)
31. Dead Ringers (1988)
32. Crows Zero (2007)
33. It’s a Boy Girl Thing (2006)
34. My Cousin Vinny (1992)
35. The Rookie (1990)
36. Kangaroo Jack (2003)
37. Stigmata (1999)
38. Four Lions (2010)
39. Insomnia (2002)
40. Supernova (2000)
41. Coraline (2009)
42. Frat Party (2009)
43. Jumper (2008)
44. Jumper (2008)
45. Scary Movie 4 (2006)
46. Shaft (2000)
47. Toy Story (1995)
48. The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
49. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
50. So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)
51. Last Light (1993)
52. Eye of the Beast (2007)
53. Cliffhanger (1993)
54. ATL (2006)
55. Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)
56. Hitch (2005)
57. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
58. The Prestige (2006)
59. After School Special (2003)
60. Particles of Truth (2003)
61. 25th Hour (2002)
62. After School Special (2003)
63. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
64. Sugarhouse (2007)
65. The Terminator (1984)
66. Mission: Impossible II (2000)
67. Monsters vs Aliens (2009)
68. And Then Came Lola (2009)
69. The Final Season (2007)
70. Mandragora (1997)
71. Miss Conception (2008)
72. Racing with the Moon (1984)
73. Garage Days (2002)
74. Soldier (1998)
75. The Second Civil War (1997)
76. RKO 281 (1999)
77. Gabriel (2007)
78. Shadow of Fear (2004)
79. Pinocchio 3000 (2004)
80. I Witness (2003)
81. Side Effects (2005)
82. XIII: The Conspiracy (2008)
83. The Quiet Family (1998)
84. Loch Ness (1996)
85. Covert One: The Hades Factor (2006)
86. Throttle (2005)
87. Spartan (2004)
88. The Truth About Love (2005)
89. Unknown (2006)
90. Out for Blood (2004)
91. After Sex (2007)
92. Three Can Play That Game (2007)
93. 100 Feet (2008)
94. Black Knight (2001)
95. Hot Rod (2007)
96. Payback (1999)
97. How to Deal (2003)
98. Another Gay Movie (2006)
99. Cheats (2002)
100. Exam (2009)
101. Like Minds (2006)
102. The General’s Daughter (1999)

1 comment:

Kathy said...

Hey, I'm in print, how exciting. Did you identify all those movies yourself?