Let's count all the movie trailer clichés.

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1) IN A WORLD PLAGUED BY FEAR...

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Thursday, 21 December 2006 09:23 (nineteen years ago)

2) Speed-cut action scened with "Carmina Burana" on the background.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Thursday, 21 December 2006 09:23 (nineteen years ago)

scenes

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Thursday, 21 December 2006 09:24 (nineteen years ago)

3) THIS SUMMER, ACTION HAS A NEW NAME...

― editio princeps (pato.g27), Thursday, 21 December 2006 09:24 (nineteen years ago)

4) Scenes fade to black to the rhythm of a heavy drum to emphasize their seriousness.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Thursday, 21 December 2006 09:25 (nineteen years ago)

scenes that aren't in the movie.

― piscesboy (piscesboy), Thursday, 21 December 2006 10:15 (nineteen years ago)

5) JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE TO...

― ailsa_xx (ailsa_xx), Thursday, 21 December 2006 10:16 (nineteen years ago)

6) HE WAS A COP ON THE EDGE...

― teh_kit (g-kit), Thursday, 21 December 2006 10:22 (nineteen years ago)

7) Soothing melody. Needle scratches across record. George Thorogood & The Destroyers.

― Øystein (Øystein), Thursday, 21 December 2006 11:14 (nineteen years ago)

LOCK THREAD

― Fat Lady Wrestler (Modal Fugue), Thursday, 21 December 2006 11:18 (nineteen years ago)

'Bad To The Bone' To Be Used In Film
April 22, 1998 | Issue 33•15

HOLLYWOOD, CA—In an inspired act of film soundtracking, Paramount Pictures announced Tuesday that its forthcoming family comedy Twerps will feature the rock song "Bad To The Bone" by George Thorogood. "We feel the song will greatly enhance the scene in which the 12-year-old protagonist and his two pals go on a shopping spree and dress up as tough kids," said Paramount executive Edward Wohl. "As the children outfit themselves in leather, denim and sunglasses, the song's bluesy riffs and 'don't-mess-with-me' lyrics will provide the perfect musical accompaniment to the kids' get-tough makeover." Paramount also intends to use James Brown's "I Feel Good" for the film's closing-credits sequence, moments after the lead character defeats the neighborhood bully in a climactic roller-hockey match.

― temporary enrique (temporary enrique), Thursday, 21 December 2006 11:21 (nineteen years ago)

8) SHE IS A VOLUPTUOUS CYBORG COP. HE IS A HOSTAGE NEGOTIATOR WITH A SPEECH IMPEDIMENT. TOGETHER THEY ARE... IMPERFECT PARTNERS.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Thursday, 21 December 2006 11:56 (nineteen years ago)

9) Serious, ominous beginning ... OH NOES, IT'S A COMEDY - YOU JUST GOT PUNK'D!

― Hurting (A-Ron Hubbard), Thursday, 21 December 2006 15:19 (nineteen years ago)

10) I'M GETTING TOO OLD FOR THIS SH-

― Nu-Edward III (edward iii), Thursday, 21 December 2006 15:21 (nineteen years ago)

rofl hurting otm

― Ste (fuzzy), Thursday, 21 December 2006 15:23 (nineteen years ago)

11) super fast montage: STARING/RUNNING/HUGGING/CRYING/ARMS OUTSTRETCHED IN RAIN/EXPLOSIONS/KISSING/LAUGHING/DRINKING COFFEE/WWII/BLACK SCREEN...

TITLE

― Hurting (A-Ron Hubbard), Thursday, 21 December 2006 15:25 (nineteen years ago)

12) TITLE & OSTENSIBLE END OF TRAILER--SCENE OF DUDE GETS HIT IN NUTS--COMING JULY 2007

― max (maxreax), Thursday, 21 December 2006 17:06 (nineteen years ago)

Scene of Autobot hit in nuts.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 21 December 2006 17:08 (nineteen years ago)

I would almost rather see Transformers-as-slapstick than Transformers-as-directed-by-Michael-Bay.

― max (maxreax), Thursday, 21 December 2006 17:11 (nineteen years ago)

13) anachronistic music that may not even be in film (Blur during '80s-set History Boys)

14) genre thriller/actioner setup reveals 'comedy' after 20 seconds (Reno 911! I'm lookin at you)

― Dr M (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 21 December 2006 17:17 (nineteen years ago)

15) FROM THE DIRECTOR OF...

and its bizarro equivalent

16) FROM THE PRODUCER OF...

'cause yeah it's really important to me who signs the cheques for a film.

― ledge (ledge), Thursday, 21 December 2006 17:21 (nineteen years ago)

Er, I think the producers used to have, and some of them still have, much more power over the film than signing the cheques.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Thursday, 21 December 2006 17:26 (nineteen years ago)

they use 'producer' merely to get name of hit film in yr head

― Dr M (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 21 December 2006 17:29 (nineteen years ago)

17. FROM THE STUDIO THAT BROUGHT YOU SHREK

― a.b. (abanana), Thursday, 21 December 2006 17:31 (nineteen years ago)

18. (American Trailers For Foreign Films): No dialogue whatsoever. Just shots w/music.

― Outcast Lemon Mode (sandglocks), Thursday, 21 December 2006 17:40 (nineteen years ago)

See the recent South Park ep where Stan coaches a peewee hockey team for every single one of these, including the record scratch.

― kingfish in absentia (kingfish), Thursday, 21 December 2006 17:43 (nineteen years ago)

19."Two Thumbs Up!"

― Outcast Lemon Mode (sandglocks), Thursday, 21 December 2006 17:47 (nineteen years ago)

11) super fast montage: STARING/RUNNING/HUGGING/CRYING/ARMS OUTSTRETCHED IN RAIN/EXPLOSIONS/KISSING/LAUGHING/DRINKING COFFEE/WWII/BLACK SCREEN...

TITLE

hahaha

― v (sleep), Thursday, 21 December 2006 17:50 (nineteen years ago)

20. "ONCE IN EVERY MAN'S LIFE..."

― Fat Lady Wrestler (Modal Fugue), Thursday, 21 December 2006 17:50 (nineteen years ago)

21. "Inspired by a True Story"

― Outcast Lemon Mode (sandglocks), Thursday, 21 December 2006 17:56 (nineteen years ago)

22. action montages w/ Kodo drumming
23. black screen + panic breathing -> split second gore images + glitched-up screams

― Venom 18, the autistic spy (flezaffe), Thursday, 21 December 2006 17:57 (nineteen years ago)

24. This is gonna be the best trip ever! -> whoa, guys did you hear that? what is that thing? -> OH MY GOD RUN! -> cue slashing, glinting/blood-stained knife/chainsaw and screaming.

― Roz (Roz), Thursday, 21 December 2006 18:15 (nineteen years ago)

25. (horror movie trailers): period of relative calm/darkness on screen/reduced movement...annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnndOMGSUDDENSTARTLINGSLASHINGNOISEWITHMILDLYDISTURBINGSPLITSECONDVISUALWHATWASTHATJESUS

― jo ga11ucci electrix (joseph), Thursday, 21 December 2006 18:54 (nineteen years ago)

26. revealing THE ENTIRE FUCKING MOVIE thus saving me $$$$

― latebloomer: glutton for PUNishment (clonefeed), Thursday, 21 December 2006 19:03 (nineteen years ago)

27. In a world full of douchebags, one website has them all, posting on a pointless board. . .

― Mr. Que (Party with me Punker), Thursday, 21 December 2006 19:15 (nineteen years ago)

28. in romantic comedies: 'is that all i mean to you?!!? a BET!?!!'

― and what (ooo), Thursday, 21 December 2006 19:17 (nineteen years ago)

29. helicopter turns into monster, blows up american fighting men to death with forcefield/shockwave

― TOM. BOT. (trm), Thursday, 21 December 2006 19:20 (nineteen years ago)

30. Elephants run at camera through orange savanna grass while orchestral arrangement of led zeppelin gets LOUDER and LOUDER, then a picture of a chalk body outline on a rainy street

― TOM. BOT. (trm), Thursday, 21 December 2006 19:21 (nineteen years ago)

31. Spaceships docking on the Rings of Saturn to pick up an intergalactic pizza at Grimaldi's.

― Mr. Que (Party with me Punker), Thursday, 21 December 2006 19:23 (nineteen years ago)

31. will smith quotes sartre while mugging a fat kid

― TOM. BOT. (trm), Thursday, 21 December 2006 19:23 (nineteen years ago)

33. peyton manning wears a fake moustache

― TOM. BOT. (trm), Thursday, 21 December 2006 19:23 (nineteen years ago)

34. My acquaintances passed a brown bottle from hand to hand.

35. "Better than a kick in the crotch."

― Mr. Que (Party with me Punker), Thursday, 21 December 2006 19:24 (nineteen years ago)

36. Datrha Vade and C-3PO yiffing while Han Solo watches

― Mr. Que (Party with me Punker), Thursday, 21 December 2006 19:24 (nineteen years ago)

37. Troller on message board decides he's had enough, will never be part of a community, feel rejected, wetc., mows down an entire cafeteria full of people with a sawed off.

― Mr. Que (Party with me Punker), Thursday, 21 December 2006 19:27 (nineteen years ago)

37. boom microphone hits hugh jackman in face, handheld camerawork spins us around awkwardly to reveal that the boom is being operated by none other than jack black, who laughs maniacally, then rips off his rubber mask and it turns out he is actually hugh grant pretending to be jack black

― TOM. BOT. (trm), Thursday, 21 December 2006 19:29 (nineteen years ago)

39. girls learn about sports

― TOM. BOT. (trm), Thursday, 21 December 2006 19:29 (nineteen years ago)

40. Helen Hunt bukakke

― Mr. Que (Party with me Punker), Thursday, 21 December 2006 19:30 (nineteen years ago)

41. Wayans brothers explain in the form of a rap song what happened to the caretaker of the hotel and his family the previous winter

― TOM. BOT. (trm), Thursday, 21 December 2006 19:32 (nineteen years ago)

42. Charlton Heston shooting himself in the face

― Mr. Que (Party with me Punker), Thursday, 21 December 2006 19:33 (nineteen years ago)

43. Fozzie Bear bukakke

― Mr. Que (Party with me Punker), Thursday, 21 December 2006 19:35 (nineteen years ago)

I demand someone create this putative trailer.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 21 December 2006 19:46 (nineteen years ago)

44. bourbon cat

― a_p (a_p), Thursday, 21 December 2006 19:48 (nineteen years ago)

45. Roadhouse blues band playing "Sweet Home Chicago" in a dive bar attacked by hedgehogs with light sabres.

― Mr. Que (Party with me Punker), Thursday, 21 December 2006 19:50 (nineteen years ago)

46. clips of football great Gino Marchetti instigating climactic Sister vs. Goo debate that goes terribly, terribly awry.

― a_p (a_p), Thursday, 21 December 2006 19:59 (nineteen years ago)

47. Dead hookers

― Jesus Dan (dan perry), Thursday, 21 December 2006 20:00 (nineteen years ago)

48. The Mummy accepts Jesus Christ as his personal savior

― latebloomer: glutton for PUNishment (clonefeed), Thursday, 21 December 2006 20:04 (nineteen years ago)

49. Dom Passantino

― TOM. BOT. (trm), Thursday, 21 December 2006 20:20 (nineteen years ago)

50. Sensitive girl becomes werewolf

― Nu-Edward III (edward iii), Thursday, 21 December 2006 20:38 (nineteen years ago)

51. American president falls in love with oddball crack whore

― Nu-Edward III (edward iii), Thursday, 21 December 2006 20:39 (nineteen years ago)

52. Language is a virus from outer space

― Nu-Edward III (edward iii), Thursday, 21 December 2006 20:40 (nineteen years ago)

53. David Niven crucifies a toddler

― Nu-Edward III (edward iii), Thursday, 21 December 2006 20:42 (nineteen years ago)

52. Language is a virus from outer space

Who *would* star in Snow Crash anyway?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 21 December 2006 20:43 (nineteen years ago)

BOOM!

― sexyDancer (sexyDancer), Thursday, 21 December 2006 20:46 (nineteen years ago)

Who *would* star in Snow Crash anyway?

Tiger Woods?

― elmo albatross (allocryptic), Thursday, 21 December 2006 21:03 (nineteen years ago)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 21 December 2006 21:07 (nineteen years ago)

(I mean, yes, I know why you suggest that, but still, UH.)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 21 December 2006 21:07 (nineteen years ago)

53. Ned Raggett reads the almanac

― TOM. BOT. (trm), Thursday, 21 December 2006 22:12 (nineteen years ago)

40. Helen Hunt bukakke

-- Mr. Que (pelagi...), December 21st, 2006

In the trailer for my dreams, maybe!

― Hurting (A-Ron Hubbard), Thursday, 21 December 2006 23:55 (nineteen years ago)

41. syphylitically mad roman emperor forced to choose between own sister, tough inner-city schoolroom full of urban children who might just deserve one last chance.

― kingfish in absentia (kingfish), Friday, 22 December 2006 00:05 (nineteen years ago)

Er, I think the producers used to have, and some of them still have, much more power over the film than signing the cheques.
-- Tuomas (lixnix...), December 21st, 2006 5:26 PM. (Tuomas)
they use 'producer' merely to get name of hit film in yr head

-- Dr M (wjwe...), December 21st, 2006 5:29 PM. (Dr Morbius)

you're thinking of "Executive Producer."

― step hen faps (Curt1s Stephens), Friday, 22 December 2006 00:25 (nineteen years ago)

54. Garfield's penis shot in night-vision

― step hen faps (Curt1s Stephens), Friday, 22 December 2006 00:29 (nineteen years ago)

55. Abraham Lincoln's brain in Gabrielle Union's body runs in a school-board election against a 12-year-old savant stricken with an alien cancer.

― max (maxreax), Friday, 22 December 2006 02:16 (nineteen years ago)

56. http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/1509/thatsourmarmaduke7nx5vf.jpg

― Allyzay is cool: with Blue n White, with Eli Manning, with NY Giants (Allyzay Ei, Friday, 22 December 2006 03:02 (nineteen years ago)

57. "trolls" bored with their cat-obsessed city thread decide to derail perfectly fine, if unoriginal, movie thread.

also, why does marmaduke dude have breasts?

― bliss (blass), Friday, 22 December 2006 03:20 (nineteen years ago)

I hate people who can't even follow trailers.

― Allyzay is cool: with Blue n White, with Eli Manning, with NY Giants (Allyzay Ei, Friday, 22 December 2006 03:22 (nineteen years ago)

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