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Spot the cliche
Still Incognitas, Still Chairthingy, Still lurking, Still invisible, unnoticeable, missable, unseen, just haunting h2g2 Started conversation Jul 13, 2002
I play a game of trying to spot the cliche in every film I watch.If there are more than 1-6 I consider it a lousy film.
Some examples are
"You'll never get away with it".
"follow that car"
"What happened"
"who's there?"
"shooting is too good for you"
Can you come up with some more?
Incog.
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Potholer Posted Jul 13, 2002
There were a couple of excellent 'ask h2g2' conversations on film cliches ages ago (one on dialogue, one situations), but I think they have yet to emerge from moderation backlog. 
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Still Incognitas, Still Chairthingy, Still lurking, Still invisible, unnoticeable, missable, unseen, just haunting h2g2 Posted Jul 14, 2002
Well until they do lets start another one.
Incog.
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Kerr_Avon - hunting stray apostrophes and gutting poorly parsed sentences Posted Jul 14, 2002
"I'll always love you" "I promise I'll wait". And other slushly crap.
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kelli - ran 2 miles a day for 2012, aiming for the same for 2013 Posted Jul 14, 2002
Here is a picture of my girl back home, we're gonna have our first baby real soon KABLOOEY!
I've got a bad feeling about this...
k
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pheloxi | is it time to wear a hat? | Posted Jul 14, 2002
"whatever" "that is way cool" "cool, bro" "cool, sis"
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Still Incognitas, Still Chairthingy, Still lurking, Still invisible, unnoticeable, missable, unseen, just haunting h2g2 Posted Jul 14, 2002
What's a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?
Incog.
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Silverfish Posted Jul 14, 2002
It quiet. Too quiet.
I'll be right back (As pointed out in Scream, they never come back)
Danger's my middle name
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Mister Matty Posted Jul 14, 2002
"f**k you!" always appears when the scriptwriter runs out of clever comebacks for his characters.
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Apparition™ (Mourning Empty the best uncle anyone could wish for) Posted Jul 14, 2002
"c'mon we're getting outta here" Just before hero saves everyone from predicament: tall building, mine, jail, sinking boat, POW camp...
then cue mushy cr*p and then uplifting theme music
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Still Incognitas, Still Chairthingy, Still lurking, Still invisible, unnoticeable, missable, unseen, just haunting h2g2 Posted Jul 15, 2002
"who put you in charge?"
"What are you doing here?"
"I'll be back in a second" which usually means they won't or it's a set up.
Incog.
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Witty Ditty Posted Jul 15, 2002
'It's no use, we have the negatives.'
'But this cannot BE!!!!'
'You cannot be serious!' 
(often when the hero/heroine is about to suffer a nasty, protracted death, which they will invariably escape from)
'So, are you going to tell me what it's all about?'
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aonemantidalwave Posted Jul 15, 2002
In every Hollywood thriller...the bad guy dies.
In a horror/thriller after the bad guys dead, chick runs over to hero tearfully saying "It's over."
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It's all too much..... Posted Jul 15, 2002
''You saved my life.........how can I ever repay you?''
''Well there is one thing....''
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aonemantidalwave Posted Jul 15, 2002
...what is now known as the Star Wars:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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It's all too much..... Posted Jul 15, 2002
''But , it's you I love. I've loved you for as long as I can remember. Sure, I screwed up, but I'm ready to change. I'd do anything for you.
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Captain_SpankMunki [Keeper & Former ACE] Thanking <Diety of choice> for the joy of Goo. Posted Jul 15, 2002
"Well d'uh.."
Liam.
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It's all too much..... Posted Jul 15, 2002
''But , it's you I love. I've loved you for as long as I can remember. Sure, I screwed up, but I'm ready to change. I'd do anything for you. I.......I love you baby.''
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- 1: Still Incognitas, Still Chairthingy, Still lurking, Still invisible, unnoticeable, missable, unseen, just haunting h2g2 (Jul 13, 2002)
- 2: Potholer (Jul 13, 2002)
- 3: Still Incognitas, Still Chairthingy, Still lurking, Still invisible, unnoticeable, missable, unseen, just haunting h2g2 (Jul 14, 2002)
- 4: plato <surfer> (Jul 14, 2002)
- 5: Kerr_Avon - hunting stray apostrophes and gutting poorly parsed sentences (Jul 14, 2002)
- 6: kelli - ran 2 miles a day for 2012, aiming for the same for 2013 (Jul 14, 2002)
- 7: pheloxi | is it time to wear a hat? | (Jul 14, 2002)
- 8: Still Incognitas, Still Chairthingy, Still lurking, Still invisible, unnoticeable, missable, unseen, just haunting h2g2 (Jul 14, 2002)
- 9: Silverfish (Jul 14, 2002)
- 10: Mister Matty (Jul 14, 2002)
- 11: Apparition™ (Mourning Empty the best uncle anyone could wish for) (Jul 14, 2002)
- 12: Still Incognitas, Still Chairthingy, Still lurking, Still invisible, unnoticeable, missable, unseen, just haunting h2g2 (Jul 15, 2002)
- 13: Witty Ditty (Jul 15, 2002)
- 14: It's all too much..... (Jul 15, 2002)
- 15: aonemantidalwave (Jul 15, 2002)
- 16: It's all too much..... (Jul 15, 2002)
- 17: aonemantidalwave (Jul 15, 2002)
- 18: It's all too much..... (Jul 15, 2002)
- 19: Captain_SpankMunki [Keeper & Former ACE] Thanking <Diety of choice> for the joy of Goo. (Jul 15, 2002)
- 20: It's all too much..... (Jul 15, 2002)
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