140: That is so Cliche

Published: Sept. 16, 2011, 2:14 a.m.

Movie Meltdown - Episode 140

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We\u2019re back! With the ridiculous news we\u2019ve all come to know and loathe. Plus the return of The Grind where we answer the question \u201cWhat cliches in movies drive you crazy?\u201d

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And as we coolly stride away from the explosion, we mention\u2026Mel Gibson, Joe Eszterhas, it\u2019s so Nabokovian, the fourth wall, George Foreman Grills, being a famous spy, hacking in movies, robots are the new zombies, kung fu vampires, Tom Sawyer, Judah Maccabee, charred by a fireball, alternate reality, hitting a fire hydrant, Bil Dwyer, jive-talking Jar Jar, falling off a building, Sucker Punch, The Dilemma, Mohicans with shotguns, poetry groupies, the least practical weapon, robot Zombie Aliens, what\u2019s his name\u2026John Updike, Shutter Island, the L-shaped sheet, Powder, the simultaneous orgasm, we\u2019re almost in!, Diablo Cody, Aaron Sorkin, Kevin Williamson, Quentin Tarantino, Beetlejuice, the singing knife, evil twins, The Passion Of The Christ, Real Steel, switching bodies, Mean Girls, the relationship montage, Memento, cave chicks with shaved legs, walking away from an explosion, Chris Tucker\u2019s 13 year run, Jamie Leigh Curtis IS The Cryptkeeper, Apocalypto, Michael Keaton, Huck Finn, Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots, Friday the 13th - The Series and getting mistaken for a God.

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\u201cIt\u2019s our own fault if we keep buying the tickets. We keep fueling this bullshit\u2026\u201d