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[–]ThatsNotSixInches 1315 points1316 points ago

I want to see the dotted-lines-charting-progress-across-a-map making a comeback.

[–]cybergeek11235 1209 points1210 points ago

"Wait - how did you get here before us?"

"I dunno. By all accounts, it doesn't make sense"

-The Emperor's New Groove

[–]ahnuts 507 points508 points ago

Lets travel by map!

[–]Lots42 172 points173 points ago

The most recent Muppets movie

[–]talk_to_me_goose 881 points882 points ago

the muted audio between when a big thing flies into the air and hits the ground

[–]trampus1 364 points365 points ago

That's the soundtrack taking a deep breath to do the explosion.

[–]Exaskryz 95 points96 points ago

It moves away from the mic to breathe in.

[–]Ted417 48 points49 points ago

If you have played the game "Split Second" there's this one level where a plane crashes.

ffffffsssssssshhhHhhHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEWWWWWW -mute- BOOOOOOOOOMM!!!!!

Love it

[–]thxtonedude 43 points44 points ago

don't forget to add in a little ringing

[–]opsomath 986 points987 points ago

Showing you the scary-ass thing indirectly, through the eyes of another, a security camera, or a mirror. My favorite example: the alien reflected in the glass near the end of "Signs." Or, the scene in Breaking Bad Season 1 where he realizes the guy in his basement has a blade by putting the rest of the broken plate together.

[–]ellis_goes_meow 572 points573 points ago

I loved that scene in Breaking Bad. I kept saying "don't do it, Walt. DON'T DO IT!" then he pieces things together... literally.

[–]HardCorey23 204 points205 points ago

My favorite part is how they take time to show you how he cuts off the edges of the sandwiches in the later seasons as well.

[–]iShouldBeWorkingLol 38 points39 points ago

De-crusts his sandwiches

Won't replace his hubcap

[–]Upvotesftw 23 points24 points ago

Still drinks Gale's coffee

[–]shutta 28 points29 points ago

OH my god fuck Signs. The part where you first see the aliens, from the shot of that birthday.. fuuuck man, I shit my 12 year old pants watching that.

For the record, I was not wearing pants that were 12 years old, I was 12 years old myself. And no, I wasn't wearing myself, pants version.

[–]jwilsonjx 450 points451 points ago

Wet streets for night time scenes. It just looks better.

[–]mincerray 1429 points1430 points ago

vertigo zoom / dolly shots, like this one or this one

long, uninterrupted shots, like this one

[–]jonuggs 162 points163 points ago

On that second point - Watch Hitchcock's, Rope (1948), if you haven't already.

[–]devidual 481 points482 points ago

So you like uninterrupted shots?

You'll really enjoy this fight scene from Oldboy

[–]TheyCallMeStone 1042 points1043 points ago

Children of Men has several long shots, I highly recommend it.

[–]koeserm21 259 points260 points ago

Great movie, I watched it by accident when I was trying to sleep, it was the best accident that ever happened to me. Including myself.

[–]Deaden 387 points388 points ago

I LOVED the camera work in Children of Men. Definitely one of my all time favorites. In fact, I think it's about time I see that movie again...

[–]thespadeinator 184 points185 points ago

Here is a great long shot from children of men: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfBSncUspBk

[–]beard-of-bees 129 points130 points ago

Russian Ark (2002) is an impressive hour and half single long take.

[–]Rejzorlight 66 points67 points ago

Commercial but well worth a watch because of the long continuous shot and Robert Carlyle's magnificent accent.

[–]pablogrb 26 points27 points ago

This is the 8 minute long take from The Player

[–]We_are_all_Kosh 1339 points1340 points ago

When someone is looking for an exact location, and they hold a photograph. They move it out of frame, and the guy happens to be at the right distance and angle.

Example

[–]dorkyboy 416 points417 points ago

Was not expecting that particular example. One of my favourite moments of the series.

[–]HARRRR 619 points620 points ago

LE GRILLE? WHAT THE HELL IS LE GRILLE?

[–]bodycounters 460 points461 points ago

I like reflection shots, where the camera is pointed at a mirror or window instead of right at the actor. There was a good one in Blue Valentine where it was a double reflection and it looked like Michelle Williams was in the shot twice.

[–]DukeBerith 955 points956 points ago

Want to see your brain explode? Watch this reflection shot from the movie Contact.

http://youtu.be/sCTGdhXCSks

[–]backtoaster 89 points90 points ago

How did they do that?

[–]bodycounters 128 points129 points ago

That's a great example!

[–]Spacecow 58 points59 points ago

I love the subversion of this from Airplane!, which many people don't even catch unless it's pointed out to them. For some reason I can only find it in Polish (?) though...

[–]chakazulu1 61 points62 points ago

That movie broke my goddam heart.

[–]uneditablepoly 646 points647 points ago

My favorite is when a high-energy scene is played without its sound and a seemingly contradictory melody is played over the top.

Very modern editing technique, although it got a bit overused. Still never tire of it.

Not a movie, but favorite example.

[–]fairly_forgetful 372 points373 points ago*

Part of this = one of the most moving parts of LotR. Starts at 3:03

[–]Grantisgrant 226 points227 points ago

Fun fact: Billy Boyd (Pippin) composed that song from lyrics that the writers gave him, and when he performed it for the first time in front of them everyone just stood in shock.

[–]CheapTheWillow 65 points66 points ago

I love that you can't hear Gothmog giving the order to fire, don't know why.

[–]Telsak 27 points28 points ago

Yeah that bit is awesome. Maybe it's because the audience knows what he is shouting and then the loud swooshing sounds of the bows come in as a strong contrast to pippins singing. I'd think that if he had yelled "fire", the sound of the bows wouldn't have been as effective.

[–]ssjumper 221 points222 points ago

Should watch Firefly.

[–]theoreticalphysicist 415 points416 points ago

Everyone should watch Firefly.

You forgot a word but I fixed it.

[–]KhamanV 1923 points1924 points ago*

Fake news footage. Zombie coverage in Shaun of the Dead, the awesome CNN-style footage of the Brazilian alien in the otherwise meh Signs, the newsbreaks in Robocop. God, I love the newsbreaks in Robocop.

[–]superjono 736 points737 points ago

I kind of love when they've commission real life news studios/anchors to do it. Or even things like fake E! segments as well.

[–]Aesthete 339 points340 points ago

Oh yes. I especially love it when they use famous talk show hosts like Jay Leno or David Letterman. Nothing beats Rocky Balboa in the Muppet Show in Rocky II though.

[–]GraphicNovelty 82 points83 points ago

or Jim Cramer in Iron Man

[–][deleted] 131 points132 points ago

Jim Cramer in Arrested Development is even better.

[–]stoonskcan 1055 points1056 points ago

How about the news scenes in Starship Troopers. Would you like to know more?

[–]Secatura 331 points332 points ago

The only good bug is a dead bug!

[–]Scraw 86 points87 points ago

I'm doing my part!

[–]snaxxx 212 points213 points ago

every single movie cliche' is used properly in that film.

[–]WarmTaffy 201 points202 points ago

Service guarantees citizenship.

[–]planetmatt 213 points214 points ago

I'd buy that for a dollar!

[–]bilbravo 428 points429 points ago

How about District 9?

[–]KhamanV 386 points387 points ago

That whole movie was my type of amazing.

[–]darth_chocolate 46 points47 points ago

There are people who don't "get" District 9. They don't see why it's such a good movie or why anyone would like it. They think it takes forever for anything to happen and then when it does, they think the action is pretty meh.

These people I keep on a list I have...

[–]beeeeeps 41 points42 points ago

I love when they have ESPN reports in fake sports movies. ESPN the Ocho in Dodgeball was a hilarious concept overall.

[–]spunky-omelette 494 points495 points ago

Dramatic music scores with a choir singing/chanting. It has been used so many times, and I should know by now that just because people are singing in ominous Latin it doesn't mean the scene is more dramatic.

Oh. And the "TIME TO GET EVERYTHING DONE" montage. If only I could do that in real life...

[–]Theon 114 points115 points ago

Then you might enjoy Death Note.

This music plays when the main character eats a potato chip, and I'm not kidding. Okay, I kind of am, Death Note isn't that overdramatic, the music in the scene was actually pretty justified, but it became a meme because it was absolutely ridiculous with the english dub.(A little less ridiculous in the original, but not much.)

Death Note still uses ominous latin chanting all the time, though... and it's absolutely awesome.

[–]Generic_Redditor_13 38 points39 points ago

I don't watch anime, but that show was really good

[–]Eliot_2000 1252 points1253 points ago

I love seeing a fruit stand, a pile of crates or two guys carrying a pane of glass, because you know sooner or later that stuff is getting smashed.

[–]N0V0w3ls 1595 points1596 points ago

MY CABBAGES!!!

[–]mq2thez 464 points465 points ago

I just hope it's in Legend of Korra.

[–]prances_with_pantses 741 points742 points ago

"MY CABBAGES THAT I INHERITED FROM MY GRANDFATHER!!!"

[–]Pearsonator 318 points319 points ago

Those are some fucking old cabbages

[–]BluShine 141 points142 points ago

Why do you think they kicked him out of Ba Sing Se?

[–]SchuyGuy 130 points131 points ago

I just stopped in the middle of this article to log on so I could upvote all of you. Avatar was the shit.

[–]takemetoglasgow 179 points180 points ago

I won't even be mad if they pretend Cabbage Man is immortal and just wholesale stick him in Korra.

[–]Ptylerdactyl 34 points35 points ago

Cabbage Man can't die. Cabbage Man is a force, an unerring truth in the world. Cabbage Man represents the drive and sheer will of the inhabitants of the four kingdoms. Cabbage Man is immortal, because Cabbage Man is everyman.

[–]hentercenter 507 points508 points ago

I will never, ever get tired of that joke

[–]inferno719 78 points79 points ago

"[...]surprisingly knowledgeable merchant of cabbage..."

[–]R3luctant 170 points171 points ago*

Waynes world 2 does an excellent parody of this

[–]brandonw00 57 points58 points ago

"What is your job?" "We just walk back and forth with this giant pane of glass."

[–]van_benson 340 points341 points ago

I like it when people talk on phones and they just hang up without saying "bye!" I want to be that hardcore.

[–]ryoga415 86 points87 points ago

when in reality it goes more like: "okay yep see ya. Alright yeah. Later dude. Bye. Later. click"

[–]Roton7 58 points59 points ago

Guy is on the phone, trying to find out details about a case

Girl is talking on the other end about some new information

Guy notices something in the room (such as a newspaper article) that seems to be slightly more interesting than the phone call

Guy hangs up phone

[–]G_Morgan 830 points831 points ago

Self narration. But instead of cliched it is awesome.

[–]bvanman 1016 points1017 points ago*

Especially if it's Leslie Nielsen doing the narrating. "Like a blind man at an orgy, I'd have to feel things out."

[–]ahusin 838 points839 points ago

"Like a midget at a urinal, I was going to have to stay on my toes."

[–]bvanman 943 points944 points ago*

I can quote Leslie Nielsen all day.

"It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day."

"Goodyear?"

"No, the worst."

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[–]MigratedCoconut 476 points477 points ago

I read that as Liam Neeson... You can imagine my confusion.

[–]leavesontrees 342 points343 points ago

I first read that as Liam Neeson (in his voice, of course) and was trying to think of what movie that could possibly be from.

Leslie Nielson makes a lot more sense.

[–]zelmerszoetrop 563 points564 points ago*

Liam Neeson: "Well, Herr Stern, something's gone wrong and they're taking all our workers to a concentration camp."

Ben Kingsley: "What is it?"

Liam Neeson: "A big compound with Jews and gas chambers, but that's not important right now. The Nazis suspect our munitions don't work, and they're coming to arrest us!"

Ben Kingsley: "Surely, you're not serious!"

Liam Neeson: "I am serious. And don't call me Shirley. We'll need to call Amon Goethe. When can we get in touch him?"

Ben Kingsley: "I can't say."

Liam Neeson: "You can tell me. I'm your boss."

Ben Kingsley: "No, I mean I don't know."

Liam Neeson: "Can you take a guess?"

Ben Kingsley: "Maybe in two hours?"

Liam Neeson: "You can't take a guess for another two hours?!? That's far too long."

Ben Kingsley: "Perhaps we could go all the way up to Hitler?"

Liam Neeson: "Hitler?"

Ben Kingsley: "You know, leader of the third reich, mustache, about 5'10''?"

Liam Nesson: "Awfully big mustache!"

[–]Lightfoot 221 points222 points ago

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, best self narration ever.

[–]MaxTheMad 136 points137 points ago

OP if you love that, watch the episode of LOST where they play around with Diegetic and non-diegetic music by incorporating it into Hugo listening to his walkman.

[–]Ausrufepunkt 1282 points1283 points ago

slow ballad during action scene

;)

[–]NoNeedForAName 696 points697 points ago

Good slow classical music during a slow motion action scene gives me fucking chills. I've seen it a million times, and I can't get enough of it.

[–]DrJohnBatman 420 points421 points ago*

The first ten minutes of the 2009 Star Trek reboot did this to me, for exactly that reason. Every time I watch it, I still get chills.

EDIT: And by "get chills", I mean "shed manly tears."

[–]TheRedTzar 61 points62 points ago

Hell just thinking of the theme is doing it for me now. Especially when it picks up after the Kelvin hit the Narada and the title appears. Ah! The hairs on my neck typing this.

[–]rawr359 56 points57 points ago

you must have a disgustingly hairy neck if you can type with your hair

[–]mr_harbstrum 430 points431 points ago

The original commercial for Gears of War with Gary Jules' cover of Mad World playing over it was just the same. Made me buy the game and his CD.

[–]ThePieWhisperer 52 points53 points ago

The GoW2 ad with Devotchka - How it Ends made me want to buy that game so fucking hard. But then I realized that the game could never actually be as good as the trailer :\

[–]truesound 63 points64 points ago

Gearing up. The Crow and Rambo First Blood Part II are great examples for this. I think there was a good one in either Escape From New York or Escape From LA. I used to get dressed every morning to the Cure's "Burn".

[–]N0V0w3ls 121 points122 points ago

The "Good-guy Was a Step Ahead All Along". I actually loved this in the Sherlock Holmes films.

[–]EggDung 451 points452 points ago

Smash cuts. I can't get enough of them. Especially if it's one of those, "who would ever think that was a good idea" immediately cuts to some dumb fuck doing exactly that, smash cuts. All hail Edgar Wright.

[–]Autokeith0r 2174 points2175 points ago

Bonus scenes AFTER the credits. Makes me think I'm getting my money's worth at the movies because I get to sit through the entire end credits.

[–][deleted] 1509 points1510 points ago

And it feels like you got one over on the people who left early. Like you're part of a secret club.

[–]noimnotaddicted 824 points825 points ago

Like the hover lines on an XKCD cartoon

[–]mystikraven 357 points358 points ago

Or on Reddit hyperlinks in comments.

[–]TheOnlyNeb 441 points442 points ago*

It's even better when it's well hidden, like in a dot.

Edit: Tactileneck sent me some Reddit gold! He's a cool dude.

[–]Mitchamaya 50 points51 points ago

You people are going to have me hovering over every character in every comment I see looking to join the secret club.

[–]MMAPhreak21 1151 points1152 points ago

My personal favorites are the bloopers that used to play during the credits in the old Pixar movies. Why did they stop?

[–]Sneaky_Zebra 547 points548 points ago

Same with Jackie Chan movies....

[–]stinkmeaner92 170 points171 points ago

Those are incredible. Some of the behind the scenes stuff you see in his movies are unbelievable.

[–]unsensible 303 points304 points ago*

Those just proved how tough that son of a bitch was

EDIT I meant how they used to show the bloopers at the end of his movies, not that he's dead or isn't doing movies anymore...

[–]crookedparadigm 91 points92 points ago

Rush Hour 2

"Jackie! Jackie...are you okay?"

"...Jackie always okay."

[–]DukeBerith 1069 points1070 points ago

because they are now perfect and make no mistakes

[–]twofishestwo 808 points809 points ago

Ahem... Cars 2.

[–]kesa_maiasa 725 points726 points ago*

The whole movie was a blooper reel, didn't you know?

[–]RogueNine 779 points780 points ago

A lot of people worked hard on this film, and all they ask is for you to memorize their names.

[–]christhetwin 568 points569 points ago

There will be a quiz as you leave the building.

[–]Torisen 224 points225 points ago

My wife is a tad irritated that I do this every time.

FYI: It's called a stinger.

We were both surprised that there was one after "The Grey" though, so I win. Ha.

Ha Ha.

[–]enginerd11 164 points165 points ago

The panning of a city or fly over mountains to set the scene. It always looks pretty cool.

[–]lostaruban 1592 points1593 points ago

A team of specialists getting together. They are all living their own lives while they get called up to help out in this cause.

[–]DukeBerith 340 points341 points ago

Like the beginning of Mighty Ducks 2!

[–]minikites 199 points200 points ago

"They're called enforcers Gordon, and when you play Iceland you're going to need them."

[–]tweedyimpertinence 1116 points1117 points ago

YES. They could make Ocean's Twenty-Seven and I would still be throwing my fucking money at it. Oh god it's like an illness.

[–]bonestamp 756 points757 points ago

They should keep going until it has literally every actor in it.

[–]Lots42 316 points317 points ago

Oceans 2000

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Oceans 2001: A Space Odyssey

[–]fizziebob 148 points149 points ago

[–]jessiedoll 175 points176 points ago

News team.. Assemble!!

[–][deleted] 563 points564 points ago

A team of specialists

Can't tell if deliberate, or coincidental ...

[–]RIngan 185 points186 points ago

Yes! "Getting the band together". Detailed here (WARNING: TVTropes!)

[–]DrAnachronist 23 points24 points ago

Oh God The Avengers has no excuse not to do this better than any movie ever.

[–]Tamlar 538 points539 points ago

I love when the camera not only zooms in (and almost always includes slowing down), but zooms in to enough detail that you could never realistically capture.

This includes things like showing a man firing a handgun at distance - and zooming all the way inside the gun to show the action of the spring before zooming back out to continue the action - and hey if they want to go to cellular level, that's even better.

If i had to guess a name for this technique then probably "action-building enhancement"

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[–]nowonmai 253 points254 points ago

Also, engine internals in The Fast and the Furious.

[–]Lightfoot 64 points65 points ago

I wanna go fast.

[–]360walkaway 332 points333 points ago

Similar to OP's...

In The Big Lebowski, when The Dude is in the fireplace room with Lebowski and there's this epic opera music playing to go along with Lebowski's rant about what makes a man and what cowards will do.

Then when The Dude and Brent leave the room and close the door behind them, the music suddenly gets quieter. Wasn't background music, just playing in the fireplace room.

[–]hatteshizzle 29 points30 points ago

Fun fact about the Big Lebowski: EVERY song on the soundtrack ends up being played "In Real Life" at the end of them.

[–]Ichthasen 1823 points1824 points ago

I love when they add "what happened to the characters after the events of the movie" narratives at the end of films it's usually in a slideshow format. Perhaps I feel it adds closure to the film, but any movie that does this is instantly better

[–]agarnold88 267 points268 points ago

My favorite example is at the end of That Thing You Do. For the longest time I thought it was based on a true story because of that bit. That and how crazy catchy that song was.

[–]wefandango 38 points39 points ago

I love how Ethan Embry never gets a name. The slideshow refers to him as "T.B. Player."

[–]mofinn58 636 points637 points ago

Loved this in The Sandlot

[–][deleted] 315 points316 points ago

He got really into the 60s and nobody ever saw him again...

[–]portablebiscuit 976 points977 points ago

I kept waiting for it at the end of "Passion of the Christ"

[–]FuriousJ 318 points319 points ago

Its in the bonus edition.

He gets resurrected three days later, and then goes up to heaven. They totally hint at a sequel because he promises he will return.

[–]confuzzledfather 1505 points1506 points ago

When they say the name of the movie in the movie!! The universe feels right when that happens

[–]TheDoctorIsDying 956 points957 points ago

"...Like some kind of..." (Stare directly into camera) "Hot tub time machine!"

[–]bitingmyownteeth 106 points107 points ago

My thought exactly. The stare is what makes this for me.

The scene

[–]StillConfused 195 points196 points ago

One of my favourites, right towards the end of the film - "Welcome to the Layer Cake, son."

[–]RadicalRaid 1581 points1582 points ago

"The only way for me to solve this crisis is to be Superman 4: The Quest for Peace."

[–]MyNameCouldntBeAsLon 981 points982 points ago

Oh yeah baby, this is how The Dark Knight Rises...

[–]ifodge 1034 points1035 points ago

"Oh, I forgot which Jews we're saving today. Better check Schindler's list."

[–]goatserevival 501 points502 points ago

"Meesa have a bad feeling about these Star Wars starting now."

[–]dentttt 266 points267 points ago

"I don't know. Part of me thinks the kid's right. He asks what he's done to deserve this. He wants to stay here, fine. Let's leave him and go home. But then another part of me thinks, what if by some miracle we stay, then actually make it out of here. Someday we might look back on this and decide that saving Private Ryan was the one decent thing we were able to pull out of this whole godawful, shitty mess. Like you said, Captain, maybe we do that, we all earn the right to go home."

Gets me every time.

[–]falling_sideways 249 points250 points ago

That's a hell of a long title.

[–]FailingUpward 54 points55 points ago

"We're gonna have to get you registered as a Lethal Weapon."

[–]I_Quote_Spaceballs 49 points50 points ago

How can there be a videocassette of Spaceballs the Movie?! We're still in the middle of making it!!

[–]The_Intrepid_Fool 152 points153 points ago

similar to the OP, but I enjoy scenes where there is no sound other than the music. Bonus points if the music is completely dissonant to the action.

example - Star Trek (09), Kirk's Mom is flown out of the Kelvin, gives birth as Kirk's dad takes on the Narada and saves the escaping pods. All silent except for a beautiful soundtrack.

[–]Girricane 56 points57 points ago

Training montage. If someone could splice a movie together of nothing but training montages I would be set.

[–]shays 469 points470 points ago

I love when somebody throws a random object off-screen and a cat shrieks .

[–]2coold 55 points56 points ago

Gun purchasing scenes. When the character goes to some weapons dealer in an unremarkable room, then at the push of a button all the walls flip over and shows off an entire arsenal on chrome based wall.

[–]sqazm 582 points583 points ago

Bullet time.

YOU DON'T KNOW ME, DON'T JUDGE.

[–]hobbit6 296 points297 points ago

I remember being 14 and seeing "The Matrix" on my birthday. The rooftop scene was, at the time and for several years later, to coolest thing I had ever seen in cinema.

[–]sqazm 145 points146 points ago

I also remember seeing it in the theater. My favorite was the last fight with Smith, after which he stops bullets like it's no big deal.

[–]Nrksbullet 349 points350 points ago

What are you saying? That I can dodge bullets?

No Neo...I'm saying that when you're ready...you wont have to.

[–]efischerSC2 90 points91 points ago

I remember "playing guns" with my little brother after that movie came out. We argued so much.

Brother: "BANG BANG BANG!" I got you! You're dead!"

Me: "No I'm not, I did the matrix!"

Brother: "No, I shot a machine gun at you, you can't dodge 500 bullets."

Me: "YES I CAN! I WAS DOING THE MATRIX!"

[–]Lightfoot 39 points40 points ago

I think for most of us, the Matrix was the greatest cinematic cool-factor we could imagine. Great mile-marker in cinema there.

[–]pedro1191 563 points564 points ago

When Morgan Freeman does the voiceover.

[–]sir_weasel 234 points235 points ago

Breaking the fourth wall always makes me smile, I wish I could think of an example right now but I just woke up...

Also, as others have mentioned in different ways, if the music throughout the movie always does a good job setting the mood I am happy. Wes Anderson always has a strong impact for me with this technique, although my wife falls asleep during his (and all others', she doesn't discriminate!) movies.

[–]RoseRedd 158 points159 points ago

Ferris Buller?

[–]mxt920 331 points332 points ago

In comedies, I love the smash-cut. "What could possibly go wrong?" Cut to things going horribly, hilariously wrong.

[–]calfonso 36 points37 points ago

I like the way that Always Sunny approaches this. Like "what could possibly go wrong?" cue the episode title "frank sets sweet dee on fire"

[–]TheBlaggart 234 points235 points ago

The villain, or his main henchman, dying by falling from a great height. It must be the most overused cause of death in action movies, and despite that it never seems out of place.

[–]ScumbagMatt 145 points146 points ago

i love that. in diehard, gruber took like ten minutes to fall out of that window. they really used that technique for all its worth.

[–]Metal_Lyrics 125 points126 points ago

As much as I wanted McClane to win, I also really wanted Hans to get away... ಢ_ಢ

[–]slugtrooper 281 points282 points ago

Yeah and I bet you hate FREEDOM too, you commie

[–]Morphenomenal 77 points78 points ago

Long artistic inspired opening credits, they can be like miniature films within the film.

[–]fizgigtiznalkie 446 points447 points ago

impossible escape sequences where the hero gets away from his captors.

Bonus points if the enemies outnumber the hero but decide to be gentlemanly and fight him one at a time.

[–]Metal_Lyrics 363 points364 points ago

Assassin's Creed.

[–]bloodwrage 129 points130 points ago

... Counter Kill ... Counter Kill ... Attack, get blocked, Attack, get blocked, get hit by guy behind you ... Counter Kill ... Grapple last guy, Throw him against a wall, Stab him while he's down, Run

[–]chafe 329 points330 points ago

Counter kill counter kill counter kill counter kill counter kill counter kill

[–]username_generator 136 points137 points ago

People walking in slow motion to cool music. Master Class

[–][deleted] 194 points195 points ago

The call is coming from inside the house!

[–]fench 75 points76 points ago

When cars take off with only the minimum of ramps...... generally when action movies take a massive dump on accepted notions of physics is something I enjoy. Shit you, Newton.

[–]Tobislu 74 points75 points ago

Cross-cutting between dialogue. If you can merge conversations together without losing story in the process, this is the most exciting thing you can see on screen.

Archer does it constantly, one of the reasons why it's my favorite show.

[–]Herborist 616 points617 points ago

Basically how women act in horror movies.

"Billy? Billy is that you? No? Ok, I'm gonna take a shower..."

[–]TheFAJ 163 points164 points ago

Like the Pablo Fransisco bit

[–]daren_sf 45 points46 points ago

(refering to the Friday the 13th movies) "Those kids are so easy to kill, you could kill them with a cordless phone." — P.F.

[–]WastingMyYouthHere 26 points27 points ago

Is somebody there? I better go out in the dark with this flashlight. Hmmm battery is dying, I better move faster into the woods to find that thing that's making the noises before it stops working.

[–]Sneaky_Zebra 659 points660 points ago

Time remap - Slow mo then spead up back to slow mo all the time with that WwwwHHoooooooopm sound Basicly the woodland scene from the new Sherlock.

[–]TheyCallMeStone 70 points71 points ago

When it's well done, it highlights the important actions and adds emphasis to the scene. When done poorly, it looks shitty.

[–]bdubaya 160 points161 points ago

That's the thing from 300 right? So badass

[–]NeilPoonHandler 86 points87 points ago*

I'm guessing we'll see a lot of this in Zack Snyder's upcoming Superman movie. He really has popularized this technique. I don't really mind it either as long as it's utilized well, and Snyder used it to great effect in both 300 and Watchmen.

[–]Scottland83 212 points213 points ago

A happy ending. Usually you need it to justify the rest of the movie. A tragic play, on the other hand, has to be meaningful from start to finish.

[–]LieutenantUnicorn 867 points868 points ago*

Witty banter/rants between characters that is funny and clever and people would never talk like that in real life because we're not cool enough.

Like Sherlock Holmes. Everything he says. I haven't seen the second one...is it any good?

EDIT: Wow! Wasn't expecting so many replies! :) Thanks for all the recommendations people! Gunna rent some Kevin Smith stuff and possibly Pulp Fiction this weekend.

[–]stayunknown 505 points506 points ago

Watch the BBC show...blows the movies (only saw the first movie) out of the water...and I like the movie a lot.

[–]gwhandle 346 points347 points ago

Cannot over-recommend the BBC show - they've produced 6 Sherlock "movies" in 2 years that are each better than the Downey Jr movies.

[–]Machinax 59 points60 points ago

Hmmm....Benedict Cumberbatch's Holmes and Robert Downey Jr.'s Holmes going one-on-one. Interesting.

[–]xyqxyq 116 points117 points ago

There exists a person named Benedict Cumberbatch?

[–]Machinax 60 points61 points ago

Ohhhhhhhh yes.

[–]AnticitizenPrime 140 points141 points ago

If you liked the first one, you'd like the second one, pretty much.

[–]Uncoolio 212 points213 points ago

The only thing I hate about characters like Holmes and House is when it convinces antisocial neckbeards that being an asshole is some sign of intelligence. These characters can afford to be caustic, sarcastic and cynical because they live in artificial universes that always vindicate their behavior. In the real world, these people are just dicks, and no one likes them.

It's the same way that every guy wants a manic pixie dream girl to be his muse, but in reality those chicks are psycho hose-beasts.

[–]DesCo83 30 points31 points ago

This is one of the paradoxes of my life. I want to be so good at something that I can be as big a dick as I want, and no one can say shit about it...but I don't actually want to be a dick, just to have that option.

[–]serout7 26 points27 points ago

Fake Bloopers in animated films - especially Monsters Inc. The bit with Rex's audition in brilliant

[–]gwyd 258 points259 points ago

I love when two people have a comically awkward conversation because they're talking about two different things, but they both think the other is talking about what they are.