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Started by kyo, July 18, 2007, 06:25:11 PM

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call_me_nuveena

-The obviously vacuous blonde woman with breasts the size of infants who somehow managed to get a degree in nuclear physics before she turned twenty-one.

-The villain who is reformed seconds before his death (This is a Japanese thing, I think.  Japanese filmmakers don't like to let people die unredeemed.  Not everyone was wronged by the world; sometimes people are just f#$!ing evil.  Japan must not have sociopaths.)

-The underdog, period.  Haven't we seen enough films in which the underdog wins at life that they no longer qualify as such?  As far as I'm concerned, the big, muscular, rich, powerful, handsome, popular guy is the underdog now, because he NEVER wins anymore.

call_me_nuveena

#31
Oh, I forgot one (at least):

-College students who obviously possess the mental capacity of brain-dead jellyfish, as they will wander into dark rooms to get naked and have sex with each other even though they are fully aware that there is a PSYCHOPATHIC KILLER ON THE LOOSE.  There's a very good chance that I am a wimp, but you couldn't get me out of my bathroom, let alone my underwear, with a machete-wielding headcase wandering around picking off my group of conveniently clichéd friends. 

I've been to college!  It's not THAT damn easy to get in!

Pak-Man

Want a sequel? Well send some of your most unlikely characters to "the city". :^)

Just off the top of my head:
Homeward Bound
Babe
Short Circuit
Muppets
Predator
Jurassic Park
Beastmaster
Crocodile Dundee

Dr.Impossible

Quote from: Pak-Man on July 20, 2007, 12:03:08 AM
Want a sequel? Well send some of your most unlikely characters to "the city". :^)

Just off the top of my head:
Homeward Bound
Babe
Short Circuit
Muppets
Predator
Jurassic Park
Beastmaster
Crocodile Dundee
Crocodile Dundee went to the city in the original
You can't spell manslaughter without laughter.

Junkyard

Ham fisted environmental messages placed awkwardly in a movie to make it seem more important than it is.

RVR II

Quote from: call_me_nuveena on July 19, 2007, 10:27:02 PM
Oh, I forgot one (at least):

-College students who obviously possess the mental capacity of brain-dead jellyfish, as they will wander into dark rooms to get naked and have sex with each other even though they are fully aware that there is a PSYCHOPATHIC KILLER ON THE LOOSE.  There's a very good chance that I am a wimp, but you couldn't get me out of my bathroom, let alone my underwear, with a machete-wielding headcase wandering around picking off my group of conveniently clichéd friends. 

I've been to college!  It's not THAT damn easy to get in!

HMM...
Sounds like you're Quite Knowledgable in this subject...
Tell Us More!!

call_me_nuveena

Quote from: RVR II on July 20, 2007, 08:13:01 AM
HMM...
Sounds like you're Quite Knowledgable in this subject...
Tell Us More!!

I plead the fifth.

RVR II

Quote from: call_me_nuveena on July 20, 2007, 08:58:14 AM
Quote from: RVR II on July 20, 2007, 08:13:01 AM
HMM...
Sounds like you're Quite Knowledgable in this subject...
Tell Us More!!

I plead the fifth.


Aww Gee Wiz! :'(

call_me_nuveena

Quote from: RVR II on July 20, 2007, 09:08:06 AM
Aww Gee Wiz! :'(

What do you expect?  I just woke up, for crying out loud.  I haven't had any coffee yet, and my brain still thinks it's 1994.



RVR II

Quote from: call_me_nuveena on July 20, 2007, 09:11:20 AM
Quote from: RVR II on July 20, 2007, 09:08:06 AM
Aww Gee Wiz! :'(

What do you expect?  I just woke up, for crying out loud.  I haven't had any coffee yet, and my brain still thinks it's 1994.



Good Gawd!! 12:00pm (or 11:00am yer time ov'ere...)
You've Got be 'Snap'n Right To It' when you enter the Forum..
Or do we need to bring in the Drill Sargent


Tripe

Come on nuveena  RVR just wants to know about the college application process.

I mean it's sad to be so keen to learn about filling out forms and academic requirements but whatever floats his boat I suppose.

RVR II

Quote from: TripeHoundRedux on July 20, 2007, 10:09:53 AM
Come on nuveena  RVR just wants to know about the college application process.

I mean it's sad to be so keen to learn about filling out forms and academic requirements but whatever floats his boat I suppose.
HEH!
After 10 & 1/2 years of part time college, I'M SOOO DONE WITH COLLEGE B.S. FORMS!!

J-Proof

Has anyone mentioned this one?

Little kids easily take out armies of supervillains.
This one happens all the flippin' time.... From Harry Potter, to Hook, to Three Ninjas and countless others
J to the Pizzo
P to the Jizzay...

Tyrant

Quote from: Pak-Man on July 20, 2007, 12:03:08 AM
Want a sequel? Well send some of your most unlikely characters to "the city". :^)

Just off the top of my head:
Homeward Bound
Babe
Short Circuit
Muppets
Predator
Jurassic Park
Beastmaster
Crocodile Dundee

  Home Alone 2.

mrbasehart

Quote from: Tyrant on July 20, 2007, 10:32:04 AM
Quote from: Pak-Man on July 20, 2007, 12:03:08 AM
Want a sequel? Well send some of your most unlikely characters to "the city". :^)

Just off the top of my head:
Homeward Bound
Babe
Short Circuit
Muppets
Predator
Jurassic Park
Beastmaster
Crocodile Dundee

  Home Alone 2.

Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason takes Manhattan.