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I knew I was slow-pitching that one over home plate, but I couldn't resist.

Here's another: in just about any movie that features the President, he will eventually say "I am the President of the United States!"

If I were the president, I would say that every five minutes.

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05-20-2009 , 01:17 AM

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In every romantic comedy it takes the sage advise of a 9 year old for the adults to get there hearts pointed in the right directions.

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05-20-2009 , 11:47 PM

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In the event of a serious emergency the lives of family pets must be put before those of any family members.

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05-21-2009 , 12:05 PM

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bad guys who are terrible marksmen despite being career criminals. if bad guy does shoot good guy, good guy is wearing a bulletproof vest

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05-21-2009 , 05:25 PM

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Career criminals and cops are very physically fit and well trained in martial arts.

The final battle between good guy and bad guy will be a fistfight with no outside interference, despite the presence of multiple heavily armed 3rd parties who've spent the last 10 minutes trying to shoot each other.

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05-21-2009 , 05:40 PM

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to go along with bigpoppa...

recently at least...when you are transformed into a vampire you also inherit the ability to do all kinds of crazy kung fu ****...

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05-22-2009 , 04:39 PM

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Anyone who gets drunk in a major Hollywood film is always a silly, goofy, lovable drunk. No one ever turns into a violent bigot who wants to pan-fry a poodle.

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05-22-2009 , 07:50 PM

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Dystopian futures all have flares burning visibly from smokestacks and sparks from random arc-welders bouncing off the ground. Also, it is always night.

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05-24-2009 , 08:36 PM

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When somebody says to a injured (or dying) person or somebody in trouble don't worry, it'll be alright or it'll be ok. that to me is the one mostly used.

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05-24-2009 , 09:07 PM

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Any scene from Pearl Harbour.

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05-24-2009 , 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Nicefingcatch

When somebody says to a injured (or dying) person or somebody in trouble don't worry, it'll be alright or it'll be ok. that to me is the one mostly used.

Or when it isn't going to be OK....

Stay with me, STAY WITH ME!

Like the last freakin thing I want to hear is someone yelling at me

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05-24-2009 , 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Nicefingcatch

When somebody says to a injured (or dying) person or somebody in trouble don't worry, it'll be alright or it'll be ok. that to me is the one mostly used.

YOU'RE GONNA BE OKAAAAY
SAY THE GODDAM WOOOORDS
YOU'RE GONNA BE OKAAAAAAAY

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05-24-2009 , 10:54 PM

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Dystopian futures all have flares burning visibly from smokestacks and sparks from random arc-welders bouncing off the ground. Also, it is always night.

lol yes.

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05-25-2009 , 02:08 AM

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I never seen a car blow up into a fire-ball. Everything, no matter how impossible blow up in a huge explosion of flames: bridges, sail boats, trees.

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05-25-2009 , 10:07 AM

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Outrunning bullets.

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05-25-2009 , 07:55 PM

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Bad guy gives such a long speech to Hero that he recovers from the massive beating enough to make his escape. And every single time, there is a pipe available to swing on a kick someone in the face, followed by a round kick that stops 2 inches short of breaking a woman's nose.

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05-25-2009 , 09:46 PM

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surprised this hasnt been mentioned tbh

computers making absurdly many bleeping noises when anything is typed/clicked/searched etc

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05-26-2009 , 12:12 AM

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hero types 200 words per minute and a bunch of fake looking screens come up on the monitor and hero saves the day

or diffusing the bomb with 2 seconds to go because 1 second is too unbelieveable

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05-26-2009 , 05:45 AM

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Girl is being forced to marry a rich guy she doesn't love.
Romantic but poor alternative presents itself.
Rich fiance conveniently has an absurd temper tantrum that tells everyone in the audience that he will be a wife beater and thus cheating on him is morally acceptable.

When this happened in titanic I laughed aloud.

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05-26-2009 , 11:38 AM

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Good one.

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05-26-2009 , 11:10 PM

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Also on the computer theme...

No-one ever uses a mouse.

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05-27-2009 , 12:24 AM

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The federal government runs into an umbreakable code, so they run out to their go-to guy: the best hacker in the world, who is a fat male living at home. Female agent picks up jar and sniffs it. "Ew. What is this?"

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05-27-2009 , 11:36 PM

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guy sees his girl from afar sitting at a bus stop...bus pulls up stops and blocks his view ...bus pulls away girl still there...walk towards each other ..embrace...