Things in movies/TV shows that annoys/frustrates you - General

I somehow just can't get used to seeing women getting killed in movies. It doesn't make me feel good. When most of the villian baddies can't fight/shoot for shit. And when innocent people just get killed off because its cool or something. when a character gets introduced is killed off 5 minutes later and when they introduce a character and totally ignores it yeah, just some of those little things

When the camera is behind and to the side of someone and their jaw movements don't match up with the voice audio. Happens ALL the time in movies and TV.

I sometimes hate it when character doesn't finish someone or make sure his opponent is dead only to get ambushed by him few moments later.

when a character stays in silence for some fucking reason when they have all the info to explain themselves or whatever.

I always skip them so I'm not bothered by them in that sense, but in TV shows I really hate recaps. You know the "Previously on..." I can't stand it. But alas, so easy to skip.

When certain things are shoehorned into movies they don't belong in, because studio executives wanted to tick a few more demographic boxes. Twilighty romances in particular seem to show up in movies they have absolutely no business being in, and usually ruin everything because of it. It's like somebody pitched the movie in it's original form, and some asshole in a suit who works for Fox said "We'll only greenlight this if you add this character type, this character type, and a romance so we can market it to 18-24 females."

When people fire guns in movies and there's no slide movement, nor shell ejection.

[QUOTE=The_J_Hat;40041557]When people fire guns in movies and there's no slide movement, nor shell ejection.[/QUOTE] Totally, I catch The Walking Dead doing this sometimes. No slide movement, no shell, the actor not even pretending there is any recoil, and a cheap CGI muzzle flash. Lame.

[QUOTE=stupid07er;40012587]When the camera is behind and to the side of someone and their jaw movements don't match up with the voice audio. Happens ALL the time in movies and TV.[/QUOTE] ADR continuity errors are my worst watching show, they drive a new model charger with the fully lit trunk up to a house, park, switch camera, they are standing next to a old model charger

The Wilhelm Scream. It's the equivalent of some guy yelling "Play Freebird!" at a concert. It's not even funny to use it ironically anymore. That's how overplayed it is.

When a superhero doesn't enjoy their powers, or uses them in a really dull way that the audience can't relate to.

Pretty much every single use of time travel ever.

[QUOTE=Drasnus;40047071]When a superhero doesn't enjoy their powers, or uses them in a really dull way that the audience can't relate to.[/QUOTE] This is probably the main reason that Chronicle felt so original. [editline]26th March 2013[/editline] Also I get annoyed when people's accents are wrong.

I'm not entirely sure if this counts, but I hate it when actors or actresses on a TV show reveal too much about an episode before it airs. For example, a couple of months ago one of the actresses of a TV show I watch retweeted an article that revealed an important plot point or two of their annual two-part episode weeks before it even aired. She (well, the guy she retweeted at least) didn't even try to word things carefully or give a spoiler warning, they just went "oh, these extremely important plot points are going to happen in a few weeks". It had me in such a bummer mood until the second part of the episode finally aired.

hate it when a TV show drags something on for multiple episodes that could be resolved in 1 really long intro sequences bug me aswell American TV shows seem to suffer from this a lot more than British shows, no idea why this seems to be the case

I really don't like lampshading, it's really dumb that clichés are suddenly 'OK' because the writers acknowledge them.

[QUOTE=Satansick;40050346]I really don't like lampshading, it's really dumb that clichés are suddenly 'OK' because the writers acknowledge them.[/QUOTE] I like humorous lamp shading, but only in less serious things

Unnecessary flips that break immersion. Like in "Fearless" for example, first there is some cool believable martial arts, and then suddenly Jet Li does a 2m jump double flip.

[QUOTE=Satansick;40050346]I really don't like lampshading, it's really dumb that clichés are suddenly 'OK' because the writers acknowledge them.[/QUOTE] lampshading. I had to look it up but it's funny how radically different it is from this urban dictionary: [quote]insertion of a cranium into a vagina. spread labia lips apart w/ hand and smash head inside. Galvy - what kind of Gel are you using? Badia - actually it's slime left from last night, I wore my GF like a fuggin hat Galvy - you mean you gave her a lampshade? Badia - safe. [/quote] [editline]27th March 2013[/editline] oh wait it's actually called Lampshade Hanging

Random song number from out of nowhere with no real relevance or importance to the story. Most of the time these just feel out of place and annoying to me. Mute/Animal comic relief sidekicks which contribute nothing to the plot. When a protagonist meets the villain in person and instead of killing the guy you've been hunting down and that has tried to kill you several times, you just question their actions trying to have some moral debate or make negotiations with them. Love interests and sub-plots in action movies.

[QUOTE=Violet Petals;40038070]I always skip them so I'm not bothered by them in that sense, but in TV shows I really hate recaps. You know the "Previously on..." I can't stand it. But alas, so easy to skip.[/QUOTE] The way The Walking Dead handles this. You can generally figure out what's gonna happen in the episode based on the [B]"PREVIOUSLY ON AMC'S THE WALKING DEAAAAAAAAADDDD"[/B] And then they show clips of a charachter we haven't seen in two seasons, ruining the surprise of that character's return.

Anachronisms in general. Especially glaringly obvious ones. And when death or sex is thrown in without any real contribution to the story.

I dislike it when action takes precedent over character development and story.

When the smart guy is a shitty character, and even though he's annoying as fuck he's always gonna be right because of the nature of the character

Why doesn't anybody ever close the door behind them on TV?

that "real camera" style of cinematography like in modern family and paranormal activity. modern family isn't even that bad a show, but the camera work really bugs me

The faux-found footage stuff? Or mockumentaries?

The new (?) trend in trailers of showing only one of the actors' names in a weird way for some reason, like the trailer for the new GI joe movie, when it goes [impact sound effect for each name]ROCK, CHANNING, WILLIS I mean, I've never seen anyone refer to Bruce Willis by his last name when talking about movies, or Channing Tatum's first either, it's just a little cheap strategy for extra impact or whatever, and it makes no sense to me

[QUOTE=shian;40012553]I somehow just can't get used to seeing women getting killed in movies. It doesn't make me feel good. When most of the villian baddies can't fight/shoot for shit. And when innocent people just get killed off because its cool or something. when a character gets introduced is killed off 5 minutes later and when they introduce a character and totally ignores it yeah, just some of those little things[/QUOTE] I just saw Olympus Has Fallen, and it's an offender of a lot of what you listed. To add to that, [SP]the invincible action protagonist with the big-guns and his endless library of one-liners, who single-handedly saves the world/president/America and takes down the main villain along with his army/henchmen. The movie was so disappointing because of that, among other reasons. At least I got to see Morgan Freeman technically be the president again.[/SP]

Bad guys get shot and they go straight down but when the good guys get shot they have a chance to say all the things they never did before taking their last breath and dying in somebody's arms. Fuck that shit, Tarrantino and Scorsese never get sentimental about such characters. It should be BAM! and down they fucking go. The end of [sp]The Departed[/sp] when some of the main characters [sp]get smoked[/sp] is the perfect way to get rid of people we have been watching for a while and had a chance to connect with. It was real and it hit hard.