Comments on: ScreenwriterGuy’s Top 10 Worst Cliché Lines of Dialogue http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2006/11/25/screenwriterguys-top-10-worst-cliche-lines-of-dialogue/ musings of a wannabe comedy writer Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:33:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2006/11/25/screenwriterguys-top-10-worst-cliche-lines-of-dialogue/comment-page-1/#comment-1619 Anonymous Wed, 02 Jun 2010 01:15:15 +0000 http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2006/11/25/screenwriterguys-top-10-worst-cliche-lines-of-dialogue/#comment-1619 Also, when the villain breaks in somewhere, for example, a deserted warehouse, looking for the hero/hostage/whoever, he'll often taunt them in a menacing tone. "Honey? I'm hooome!' Also, when the villain breaks in somewhere, for example, a deserted warehouse, looking for the hero/hostage/whoever, he’ll often taunt them in a menacing tone.

“Honey? I’m hooome!’

]]> By: Casp7 http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2006/11/25/screenwriterguys-top-10-worst-cliche-lines-of-dialogue/comment-page-1/#comment-1608 Casp7 Wed, 05 May 2010 13:32:47 +0000 http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2006/11/25/screenwriterguys-top-10-worst-cliche-lines-of-dialogue/#comment-1608 Additional instances of "Let's do this!" (at exactly the point in the movie identified above): Date Night; Yours, Mine & Ours. Additional instances of “Let’s do this!” (at exactly the point in the movie identified above): Date Night; Yours, Mine & Ours.

]]> By: Casp7 http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2006/11/25/screenwriterguys-top-10-worst-cliche-lines-of-dialogue/comment-page-1/#comment-1591 Casp7 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 02:17:41 +0000 http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2006/11/25/screenwriterguys-top-10-worst-cliche-lines-of-dialogue/#comment-1591 "Let's do this!" now seems to show up in about 90% of movies made. It comes three-quarters of the way through the film, when the characters have been through tough stuff together, bonded, and are now facing their biggest challenge. The line appears, for example, in The Hurt Locker and Blind Side, among many, many others. Like the other lines mentioned, no one EVER says this in real life. “Let’s do this!” now seems to show up in about 90% of movies made. It comes three-quarters of the way through the film, when the characters have been through tough stuff together, bonded, and are now facing their biggest challenge. The line appears, for example, in The Hurt Locker and Blind Side, among many, many others.

Like the other lines mentioned, no one EVER says this in real life.

]]> By: Eddy http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2006/11/25/screenwriterguys-top-10-worst-cliche-lines-of-dialogue/comment-page-1/#comment-1581 Eddy Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:14:44 +0000 http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2006/11/25/screenwriterguys-top-10-worst-cliche-lines-of-dialogue/#comment-1581 "Didn't see that coming" “Didn’t see that coming”

]]> By: niknock http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2006/11/25/screenwriterguys-top-10-worst-cliche-lines-of-dialogue/comment-page-1/#comment-1577 niknock Sat, 20 Feb 2010 09:17:26 +0000 http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2006/11/25/screenwriterguys-top-10-worst-cliche-lines-of-dialogue/#comment-1577 Said by a frustrated Sarge to an unorthodox detective who plays by his own rules: "The commissioner's on my ass...I'm taking you off the case" Said by a frustrated Judge to an unorthodox lawyer with an unusual line of questioning: "Counsellor you are trying my patience - it's only out of morbid curiosity that I'm letting you continue - get to the point!" Said by a frustrated Sarge to an unorthodox detective who plays by his own rules:

“The commissioner’s on my ass…I’m taking you off the case”

Said by a frustrated Judge to an unorthodox lawyer with an unusual line of questioning:

“Counsellor you are trying my patience – it’s only out of morbid curiosity that I’m letting you continue – get to the point!”

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