Snipes couldn't throw. There is not a single scene in that movie of him throwing a ball. If you can't throw, I'm putting you in the "you may be good at exercising but you don't play real sports and aren't an athlete" bucket

This thread reminded me of this. Quick watch if yall are so inclined.

I HATE the "all-knowing" scientist. His number 3. The biologist who suddenly knows quantum or in depth electromagnetic stuff to get the movie to the next plot point. Kills me.

DannyDuberstein said:

---

Snipes couldn't throw. There is not a single scene in that movie of him throwing a ball. If you can't throw, I'm putting you in the "you may be good at exercising but you don't play real sports and aren't an athlete" bucket

---

Well they included Corbin and Tom "throwing" and they looked awful so they certainly weren't afraid of showing actor's flaws.

Look, I'm not saying Wesley was a great athlete but you can't be unathletic and scale a wall and make a catch. Major League is free on youtube, just go watch that scene.

The Wilhelm scream. You will be hard pressed not to hear it crammed into any action movie.

This is the most egregious ham fisting of it.

I have a thing with listening to people chew. I hate when people are unnecessarily stuffing their mouths full of food during a conversation in a movie.

Cromagnum said:

---

The Wilhelm scream. You will be hard pressed not to hear it crammed into any action movie.

This is the most egregious ham fisting of it.

---

nah

TXCityAggie said:

---

I have a thing with listening to people chew. I hate when people are unnecessarily stuffing their mouths full of food during a conversation in a movie.

---

You must hate Brad Pitt.

When two characters are talking and the camera shot is over the shoulder of one character and into the face of the second character; first character speaks with his back to the camera while the second listens. Inevitably the jaw movement of the speaker does not coordinate with the dialogue we hear. The jaw will move in silence, and then we hear the dialogue, or vice versa.

Any of these lines of dialogue - typically in action movies:
"Wheels up in five."
"What's our play."
"Roger that."
"I've got your six."

When a human body stops a bullet and the protagonist who is behind said body is saved from being shot

And my dad's peeve:
When a character digs a hole with a square point shovel.

Bazooka Joe said:

---

Over the top bad southern accents…especially for characters were it doesn't even matter

---

Everyone from Texas has to have a strong drawl, apparently.

I grew up in the suburbs of Dallas... I barely have any twang to my accent. Everyone I grew up around also didn't have much of an accent, at all.

Good guy is running from bad guy(s). Exhausted and running out of breath he finally reaches a large crate, building, wall, or other object perpendicular to the previously traveled path.
Good guy hides behind object but only six inches from the edge of it, just barely enough to be out of sight. Back always against object, hands both at his side, fingers splayed against object.
Bad guy(s) following good guy chase to within 2 feet of corner but decide that at that point they've lost the trail, give up, and turn around.

Great thread!

1) Star Wars empire facilities with no handrails and massive fall risks

2) henchmen that get 'knocked out' and stay unconscious forever…that normally last like 10-20 seconds in real life

3) lack of immediate physical damage during hand to hand combat fights. Anyone that has seen UFC knows how immediately faces bleed and swell when hit directly.

4) multiple cut scenes after marvel movies. One or none guys, c'mon.

Quote:

---

1) Star Wars empire facilities with no handrails and massive fall risks

---

You think this guy

gives a rip about whether his minions live or die?

I imagine he would rather spent the Imperial Credits on something more useful, like another planet-killing laser cannon.

SgtBarbarossa said:

---

I saw the movie The Strangers in theaters in 2008... at one point a character is about to eat some Blue Bell ice cream out of a half-gallon bucket but is interrupted by someone at the door. That ice cream just sat on the table the rest of the film... wasted.

---

I haven't even seen this and this irks the hell out of me.

SgtBarbarossa said:

---

I saw the movie The Strangers in theaters in 2008... at one point a character is about to eat some Blue Bell ice cream out of a half-gallon bucket but is interrupted by someone at the door. That ice cream just sat on the table the rest of the film... wasted.

---

God that movie was terrible. So many stupid, nonsensical decisions.

AJ02 said:

---

When they actually shake the camera and zoom in and out during a battle scene to make it seem more chaotic and intense. Worst I recall is in GI Jane.

---

The Bourne movies did this when there was not actual 'action' going on...they'd include 3 camera flips of him just walking 10-feet down the street. Annoying as hell.

Fortunately, Hollywood seems to have stopped this nonsense.