Movie Cliché Supercut: "Let Her Go!"

Here's one of the most commonly used lines in action/thriller movies -- so common that I haven't even really thought about how often it is used -- made a lot more execrable and laughable seen in such quick succession. Highlights: Jon Lovitz in Loaded Weapon and Richard Gere's horrible Irish accent in The Jackal.

Don't Worry, It's Just a Cat

Cats: the source of all false terror. I'm sure there are way more examples but not a bad start, Vulture:

A Brief Note to Future Movie Prisons

The Most Overused Line in Cinema

In the tradition of It's Gonna Blow, No Signal, We've Got Company, Let's Enhance, etc., here's You Look Like Shit. Kudos to whoever has the time to compile these - always a good laugh. Warning: contains offensive language.

GET OUT OF THERE!

I have to say I love these compilations of cliched movie lines; the patience, the time, the perseverance required to put these together... they separate the fan from the super-fans. This one's a goodie (via Timpson):



My favourite bit: Isabella Rossellini discovering Kyle McLachlan in the closet in Blue Velvet. So good.

And while we're at it, how about a couple more:





See also: No Signal, Let's Enhance

Let's Enhance

Forgot to post this one a while back... in the spirit of the brilliant No Signal, check out Let's Enhance:

Damn, No Signal

Have cellphones ruined the movies? I think it's taken a little bit of magic out of the problem-solving aspect of film narratives. Everything seems a bit easier and lazier today with cellphones, though sometimes it's a necessity: just watch 24 and try to imagine it being made without them. In the realm of horror movies, it's become a tired device for generating tension and this great clip below shows you it's now as common a cliche as the car-that-won't-start or fumbling-key-drop. Lull in the narrative? No problem. Just strand your characters out of coverage area! Or give them a nearly empty battery! Perfect. They're screwed.