The 15 Worst Movie Cliches Ever
#15 Target Practice? Target, Practice?
If you ran a super secret evil organization, wouldn't you train your soldiers and guards to be top marksmen? Apparently they don't do such a thing in movies which is why almost every henchmen has a terrible shot, even when a few feet away.
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Target Practice? Target, Practice?
If you ran a super secret evil organization, wouldn't you train your soldiers and guards to be top marksmen? Apparently they don't do such a thing in movies which is why almost every henchmen has a terrible shot, even when a few feet away.
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There's No Such Thing As Teamwork
If our hero was being attacked by a group of bad guys, the bad guys would never attack all at once. Instead, they think attacking one by one will do the trick.
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It Ain't That Cheesy
From the beginning of time, the action hero was known for being indestructible. They were also known for very, very, very cheesy lines at the end of a movie.
12:
Makeup Is A Neccessity
While it's died down now, most teen dramas and romance films revolved around the not so prettiest girl in school becoming the prettiest girl in school with one simple makeover.
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Like Father & Son
Whenever a movie centralizes on the bond between a family and a son ends up living in his father's shadows, 100 per cent of the time, the son rebels.
10:
Nine Lives
In most action flicks, the main villain never dies during the first encounter with the hero. They could be caught in an explosion or a major catastrophe but they always seem to get away.
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Money Isn't Everything
No matter if they live in expensive areas such as New York or Los Angeles or don't have that much income, characters always seem to have a big spacious house and a really nice car.
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It's A Crazy, Crazy, Crazy World
No matter the genre, most films find themselves revealing a character that is actually crazy, thinks they're crazy or is pretending that they're crazy. Sometimes it's hard to say which one it is.
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A Real Surprise Party
Most thriller flick scenes start where a character comes home to find the door open/broken into at night and instead of there being a robber or a killer, it's just their friends unveiling a surprise party.
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Anger Management
In almost every movie based around cops, an angry police chief always threatens to remove a cop or hero's badge.
5:
Trapped In The Dark
No one ever turns on a light when they enter a dark room in a horror film. Perfect example, Scream - the killer isn't invisible!
4:
Advance Technology
Computer desktops and laptops in movies always look advanced and never relate to present-day technology. Ever noticed email accounts in movies? Gmail and Hotmail doesn't exist.
3:
Need For Speed
In every action movie, there will be a high-speed car chase. Today, that's moved to trains, motorcycles and buses.
2:
Things Are Larger Than They Appear
Whenever a private detective shows up at a crime scene to solve a simple case, they always get tangled up in a bigger plot/problem.
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Vehicles Always Explode Upon Impact
Every notice how a vehicle always explodes after it falls off a cliff or runs into a gas truck or gets shot at from really far away? We could go on and on but we won't.
