Sci-Fi's Biggest Cliché!

[dignan]

Voice-over narration that in no way clarifies what the hell is going on.

1. Dune
2. Blade Runner
3. The Creeping Terror
4.  A Scanner, Darkly
5. The Beast Of Yucca Flats

[BBQ Platypus]

Entire planets with only one biome:

1. Star Wars
2. Star Trek
3. Dune

[Action Batch]

Entire planets with only one biome:

1. Star Wars
2. Star Trek
3. Dune
4. South Park: Canceled

[BBQ Platypus]

Almost forgot one!

Entire planets with only one biome:


1. Star Wars
2. Star Trek
3. Dune
4. South Park: Canceled
5. Transformers

[therul]

The bad guy falls down a giant shaft of some sort.

1. Return Of The Jedi
2. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
3. Star Trek (2009)
4. Alien 3
5. Total Recall
6. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
7.  Star Trek: Nemesis
8. X-Men Origins: Wolverine
9. Iron Man
10. Robocop
11. TRON

[Darth Geek]

I know this isn't the exclusive cliche for sci-fi, but:

Romantic subplot that is not needed, badly shohorned in, serves no purpose except to pad the film.

1. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

[Action Batch]

Romantic subplot that is not needed, badly shoehorned in, serves no purpose except to pad the film and attempt to make it appeal to girls.

1. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
2. Star Trek (2009)
3. The Empire Strikes Back

[Darth Geek]

Romantic subplot that is not needed, badly shoehorned in, serves no purpose except to pad the film and attempt to make it appeal to girls.

1. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
2. Star Trek (2009)

Good addition to the description. And women still complain because in the end if they didn't want to see a sci-fi movie and got dragged there by their boyfriend, it's still a sci-fi movie. But it got ruined for us by the hamfisted romance pereating it.

Oh, and when the actresses go on interviews they say it's really a love story at it's core, which is BULLSHIT!

[bettertomorrowamy]

Romantic subplot that is not needed, badly shoehorned in, serves no purpose except to pad the film and attempt to make it appeal to girls.

1. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
2. Star Trek (2009)
3. The Empire Strikes Back
4.  Star Wars:  Episode II (especially since you can skip every other chapter and just watch the action scenes and you don't miss any story)

[Sideswipe]

its not often I agree with bettertommoramy, but I have to in this case.  Ol' George really didnt put any thought into the "romance" in episode 2.  I George Lucas' mind the best way to get chicks is to slaughter an entire village of sand people.

[Sideswipe]

And I have to concede

Romantic subplot that is not needed, badly shoehorned in, serves no purpose except to pad the film and attempt to make it appeal to girls.

1. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
2. Star Trek (2009)
3. The Empire Strikes Back
4.  Star Wars:  Episode II (especially since you can skip every other chapter and just watch the action scenes and you don't miss any story)
5.  Transformers

[Darth Geek]

its not often I agree with bettertommoramy, but I have to in this case.  Ol' George really didnt put any thought into the "romance" in episode 2.  I George Lucas' mind the best way to get chicks is to slaughter an entire village of sand people.

And to dress up the only female character like a prostitute for the scene where she tells Anakin they can't be together.

[Action Batch]

How was it integral? It had to be there so Han could cock block Lando later in the movie? 

[Rude]

How was it integral?

To prevent incest between Luke and Leia?

-Rude

[Action Batch]

How was it integral? It had to be there so Han could cock block Lando later in the movie? 

So that Han's capture could have some emotional impact? Would you rather have him tell Chewie he loves him?

Don't you dare bring Chewbacca's love for Han into question!