did u come up w/that? i hope so. great list, enjoyed it. thanks. go cats.
Yeah, I thought them all up myself.
Here are some more I came up with:
No movie character who catches on fire has apparently heard of “stop, drop and roll.” They assume the adage to be Panic, Run and Flail. Repeat until burnt to cinder. This is true even for characters whose professions would suggest they know better, like policemen, firefighters and soldiers.
Any ferocious animal, monster, etc., upon cornering its prey, will slow down to a menacing creep and begin to snarl, growl or otherwise attempt to terrify. Unfortunately for the beast, this always gives his quarry time to escape.
An ancient tradition. Any vehicular chase sequence must involve the upturning or smashing of a cart of fruit, such as one would find along a street or in a farmers market. These crashes (which may occur in mid-chase, or as the grand finale) precipitate much strategic leaping by merchants, shoppers, and other pedestrians (played by stunt persons) who fling themselves out of harms way in the nick of time.
In any movie where an athlete must raise himself to another level, there is always a scene in which he/she is seen working out in preposterous ways. This may involve running through crowds that throw fruit at you ("Rocky"), having champagne glasses set up on hurdles ("Chariots of Fire") or balancing on the bow of a rowboat in the ocean ("The Karate Kid"). A musical corollary is found in "Mr. Holland's Opus," in which a music student dons a football helmet while the music teacher drums his head with a mallet, an action which would lead to dismissal and litigation in real life.
Even though ghosts desperately want to keep anyone from occupying the houses they haunt, they never bother to show up until the new owners have signed on the dotted line. Since rattling chains during the Open House would save them a lot of trouble, it is obvious that ghosts are repelled by realtors.
Whenever an inexperienced or reluctant public speaker steps up to the microphone, he is greeted with a shrill blast of feedback when he begins to speak.
When a hand grenade falls near a good guy, he is able to: a) pick it up before it detonates and throw it back to the issuing bad guy, or b) run and leap out of the path of exploding shrapnel, usually in slow-motion. But when a bad guy is on the receiving end of a grenade, all he can muster is a shocked expression before being blown to bits.
The chances of a heroine conceiving a child with the hero from a one-night stand skyrocket if the hero dies later in the film ("The Fly," "Terminator," "Cold Mountain").
Whenever a scared, cynical woman who never wants to fall in love again is pursued by an ardent suitor who wants to breach her wall of loneliness, she will go grocery shopping. Her bags will always break to (1) symbolize the mess her life is in, or (2) so that the suitor can help her pick up the pieces of her life and her oranges.
Whenever one or more police officers stop for a bite to eat, usually at a hot dog stand or greasy spoon diner, a crime is about to be committed. The officer never gets to take more than one bite of his sandwich before dropping it to pursue the suspect.
If a hot tub is seen in a movie, people will take their clothes off and get in it. If the women have large breasts, its a T&A movie. If the women have small breasts, its a drama or a foreign film. If the women keep their underwear on, its a coming-of-age movie. If its a slasher movie or a thriller, there will be an electrical appliance located nearby.
This is a spot on the back of the human head or neck, which when struck renders the victim immediately unconscious. Mr. Spock just had to touch it, but even weak humans can make the mightiest warriors go lights out. To take just one film as an example: In "The Princess Bride," Wesley switches off Inigo after their swordfight, Rugen switches off Westley after the Fire Swamp, and Fezzik switches off the Albino outside the Pit of Despair.
Movie characters have an amazing ability to turn on the TV precisely at the moment when a newscaster begins a report on something directly relating to them.
