50 REPETITIVE MOVIE CLICHES, SEEN IT ALL BEFORE
Repetitive Cliches That Ruin A Movie by Baz Taylor 1) Villains have a virtually foolproof plan but haven't counted on the hero crawling down an airshaft. 2) The Villain used to be the hero's boss, mentor or best friend so knows everything about him. 3) The Villain smokes, drinks or swears excessively to show that he's a REALLY BAD CHARACTER. 4) The Hero's mentor gets killed in the first movie, only to return in the sequels as a ghostly apparition. (see Star Wars, LotR, Harry Potter) 5) The Hero ends up in bed with the damsel in distress because she needs 'comforting.' 6) The Hero kills various anonymous henchmen in grisly ways and then makes jokes about it. (see any James Bond or Schwarzenegger movie) 7) The sequels are more ambitious in terms of story but gradually get worse film by film (see Die Hard or Lethal Weapon for good examples) 8) The Villain will beat up or torture the hero, but we know the hero wins in the end. 9) The Villain uses a hard ...