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5. so dark you can't see what the hell is happening. I get it The lights are out or it is at night but,

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Fri Jan 4, 2013, 12:27 AM

Jan 2013

damn! I can't see a fucking thing!

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Movie gimmicks you can really do without [View all] dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 OP

Flashbacks every 5 minutes... n/t PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #1

Sound effects that make the dialogue incomprehensible. NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #2

Movie WITHOUT a closed caption feature dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #3

They'll usually do that on home video editions. sakabatou Jan 2013 #16

Shaking the camera to create intensity Dash87 Jan 2013 #4

YES! Auggie Jan 2013 #43

"Nobody ever swears that much naturally (F-bombs every sentence, multiple times)." Neoma Jan 2013 #56

I'm from the New York area. Dash87 Jan 2013 #58

I was thinking of a friend's childhood that she mentioned. Neoma Jan 2013 #61

so dark you can't see what the hell is happening. I get it The lights are out or it is at night but, Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2013 #5

I hate that. Huge parts of the movie Prometheus were dark/black and it just Flaxbee Jan 2013 #42

exactly - dark is such a cliche for omnious. we get it, dude. Now, put a little light on the subject Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2013 #45

That is one of the many reasons I like watching dvds in my computer. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #91

The new Lincoln film is that way. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #55

Lens flares MrScorpio Jan 2013 #6

Good example, that pic. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #8

Sometimes they can be used creatively Major Nikon Jan 2013 #15

Yep. Dr. Strange Jan 2013 #32

I watched that again last weekend Rob H. Jan 2013 #52

Over-dynamic voice and sound tracks kentauros Jan 2013 #7

Stunts which are so utterly impossible they insult my intelligence WhoIsNumberNone Jan 2013 #9

I just watched the opening scenes of Skyfall dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #24

Bio-pics where the actors are substantially better-looking than the subjects they portray. Aristus Jan 2013 #10

Or how about "Based on a true story"? WhoIsNumberNone Jan 2013 #11

But then Robert Shaw got that drum of gasoline up his nose... Archae Jan 2013 #12

My brother and I have had a long-running joke OriginalGeek Jan 2013 #30

They always use better looking people or we wouldn't watch. Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2013 #22

Interesting that Brit movies/tv use more "ordinary" looking people dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #34

Compare and contrast: Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2013 #41

Can't remember the reviewer's name, but... Orrex Jan 2013 #67

The Explication Guy. nolabear Jan 2013 #13

That's required as a plot device ,though. Incitatus Jan 2013 #14

Cool guys walking away from explosions sakabatou Jan 2013 #17

Such a classic siligut Jan 2013 #25

Snappy-dialogue scenes (usually in newspaper offices and police stations) TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #18

Horror movies that instead of JoeyT Jan 2013 #19

That is sadly true about Superman OriginalGeek Jan 2013 #31

Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #20

Inaudible dialogue, made worse by background music. Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2013 #21

I swear I thought it was me. Thanks for posting that.. monmouth3 Jan 2013 #27

Mumbling is the new way of speaking Auggie Jan 2013 #44

Absolutely agree with all the music vs dialog comments NV Whino Jan 2013 #23

Streets that are always wet Kingofalldems Jan 2013 #26

Any rain scene, kentauros Jan 2013 #36

The USA version of The Killing is such a nice exception to that. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #76

I'm not familiar with that, other than the Kubrick movie, "The Killing" kentauros Jan 2013 #78

The streets are wet for reasons of cinematography kwassa Jan 2013 #87

Using science and/or terms that aren't correct or false. sakabatou Jan 2013 #28

Maybe I'm a cynic, but I can't stand "inspirational" movies. Dash87 Jan 2013 #29

I have a few, starting with opening credits that drag on for several minutes LeftinOH Jan 2013 #33

Monkey sounds during the jungle scene RedCloud Jan 2013 #35

Morgan Freeman as the wise guy who knows everything about everybody. Initech Jan 2013 #37

Keira Knightly as every lovely European woman who ever lived. tblue Jan 2013 #38

Sort of like Graham Greene playing every Native American who ever lived Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2013 #39

I hate previews that tell you the whole plot of the movie and movies with Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2013 #40

I so totally AGREE! HeiressofBickworth Jan 2013 #59

All of these... Liberal Veteran Jan 2013 #46

What kind of movies are we talking about? Arctic Dave Jan 2013 #47

any kind that has the gimmicks that are annoying.. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #49

When characters tell you things instead of the director showing them Ava Jan 2013 #48

2 boys meet girl, fall in love with girl WolverineDG Jan 2013 #50

Rain at Funerals LynneSin Jan 2013 #51

Quarrelling Couple reunited over the course of the movie SfromCanada Jan 2013 #53

One more NV Whino Jan 2013 #54

Whoosh! Bang! Crash! Thud! frogmarch Jan 2013 #57

No serious injuries from fist fights mokawanis Jan 2013 #60

or fist ights that go on way too long after such damage would have incapacitated a person TeamPooka Jan 2013 #79

POV home video style Blair Witch type movies SEMOVoter Jan 2013 #62

That sweeping Steadicam shot with the subject at the center ... eppur_se_muova Jan 2013 #63

So, I am not the only one who gets vertigo from that? dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #65

Time lapse of clouds flying overhead and sped up 10x the speed Pretzel_Warrior Jan 2013 #64

Most scenes in which characters recite another character's resume Orrex Jan 2013 #66

Agreed, but there are rare occasions when it works. dogknob Jan 2013 #69

Great example! And see how it flows as part of the natural dialogue? Orrex Jan 2013 #71

Eric Da Re was crew on Wild At Heart dogknob Jan 2013 #73

Yes! Exposition and explanation are dialogue killers nt TeamPooka Jan 2013 #81

Pirates and Mobsters having their motivations fed to us until they become mainstream thinking. dogknob Jan 2013 #68

I thought zombies and vampires were metaphors for dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #75

Film Analogies. Great scene in an episode of Entourage with James Cameron: TeamPooka Jan 2013 #82

Sometimes a Titantic is just a Titantic, eh? dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #86

Music scores that are obviously manipulative pink-o Jan 2013 #70

I hate that too Populist_Prole Jan 2013 #74

Close up of person's eyeballs as they shift nervously Pretzel_Warrior Jan 2013 #72

Strobe lights nuxvomica Jan 2013 #77

sets off seizures, too, I have been told. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #84

People entering a dark house, and not turning on the lights NewJeffCT Jan 2013 #80

Gratuitous scene in the strip club. PassingFair Jan 2013 #83

You are right..when is the last time someone was chased thru a Petco dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #85

CGI has really ruined movies. kwassa Jan 2013 #88

I noticed it in explosions and fires. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #89

I have never understood lost-in-nj Jan 2013 #90