July 15, 2009
How many times have you found yourself watching a movie that's so predictable you know where the story is going after watching for just the first five minutes? These stale films would benefit from just a few changes to clichē ridden scenes. Here are some examples:
The Revenge Movie
Arthur Milktoast is a soft spoken liberal lawyer who abhors violence, until one night he comes home to find that his apartment has been trashed by thieves. Not only that, but Arthur's beautiful wife and daughter have been raped and then murdered. The police catch the four men responsible, but all four go free because the police mistakenly violated their civil rights during the arrest. Something in Arthur snaps when he hears the news. He gets a gun and then tracks the culprits to an abandoned warehouse down by the waterfront.
Just before he blows the bad guys away, Arthur snarls, “It took five years to build the music CD collection that you guys stole from me.”
The Sorcery Movie
Harry Punter is a cute lad who has gone to magic school at Barfworts to learn to be a wizard. As our scene opens, Harry and his girlfriend Hermione are searching for Professor Dumbledork who has disappeared. The evil Lord Holdthefort has cast a spell that has stripped Hermione of her magical abilities, so she is relying totally on Harry. Suddenly, the two young wizards find themselves surrounded by an army of flesh eating zombies that have been summoned by Lord Holdthefort.
“Quick, Harry,” Hermione says, “Use your powers to get rid of those creatures before they tear us apart.”
“Uhhh... Hermione, did I ever tell you about how I cheated to pass all of those wizard exams?”
The Cop Movie
Detective Dan Murphy is a Boston cop who is secretly working as a mole inside the police force while he supplies information to local crime boss Bugs O'Bannion. Dan's partner Detective Lou Costa has been suspicious of Dan for some time now. Finally, Lou confronts his partner.
“Don't bother to lie to me, Dan. I know you're on O'Bannion's payroll because I saw you giving files to him, last night, in that underground parking garage.”
“All right. It's true, but I won't go to prison, Lou. You'll have to kill me first.”
“What are you talking about? I just want to find out whether Bugs needs any more informants. I hear the guy pays great.”
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So, what about you? Are there any scenes that you'd like to see?
George
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