Things that instantly turn you off films

Mister Vain

For me its when a narrator introduces the characters. You often see this in gangster films.

"This is Tony, he works at the casino. He's a mad bastard."

It usually pauses for a moment and then the characters name comes up on the screen. The only film I ever liked that did this was Snatch because it was funny and I like Jason Statham's voice.

Fractured story telling is another one that annoys me. I don't like it when a film constantly goes back and forth. I just start to loose interest in it.

ts_editor

Steve Carell
Seth Rogan
Zach Galifianakis
Will Ferrell

Mister Vain

ts_editor wrote: »

Steve Carell
Seth Rogan
Zach Galifianakis
Will Ferrell

I'd agree with all of those except for Zach. I like him.

The Backwards Man

When people make a film that is an obvious rip off of something else, such as Snakes On A Train or this thread.

Mister Vain

The Backwards Man wrote: »

When people make a film that is an obvious rip off of something else, such as Snakes On A Train or this thread.

Ahh come on. It's a different topic man.

Junkyard Tom

Adam Sandler

Amy33

Cameron Diaz

The Backwards Man

Mister Vain wrote: »

Ahh come on. It's a different topic man.

Yeah, and Flesh Gordon was a porno and didn't have a rocking Queen soundtrack.

An actor with exclamation marks.

Whoopi Goldberg!
Cuba Gooding Jnr!

K4t

Any film with the words wolf and wall street in the title. Garbage.

whupdedo

No cum shots at the end

B2theT

Any type of comedy with Samuel L Jackson ... Need I say anymore..

Nicolas Cage.

Anything that sounds remotely like a "chick flick".

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

Nicolas Cage.

Anything that sounds remotely like a "chick flick".

A dick flick

catallus

whupdedo wrote: »

No cum shots at the end

It's like "What's the point???" right?!

garra

Watermarks

bb1234567

Starring nicholas cage

The Backwards Man

Any film that has 'Get ready for the funniest/biggest/scariest/most exciting movie of the year' as a promo tagline is invariably crap.

gramar

Jennifer Aniston.

Fr_Dougal

Glen Close
Meryl Streep.
Tom Hanks
That sour looking one from that vampire schite
Woody Allen

strobe

The presumption that the audience are slow witted. For example the need to have a 10 second close up on the business card left on the table that reads "Mrs Badguy". Just let it be seen in passing. We don't need it focused on with the sudden "dun dun dun!!" music kicking in. We're not idiots. And even if we are or we're maybe not paying too much attention or whatever right at that moment, we'll pick it up due to, you know, the entire rest of the movie. And maybe, just maybe, we'll want to watch your film a second time at some point. That's what you should want, no? Us to watch your film? You dirty fvcking sh1tbag! Not everything has to have all the interestingness (that's right, 'interestingness!) drained out of it in case one or two people in the cinema freak out at the fact they haven't understood something absolutely entirely and start flinging their excrement at the screen. Just make the movie you actually want to make! Just have the tiniest shred of artistic integrity you prick.

FunLover18

The Backwards Man wrote: »

When people make a film that is an obvious rip off of something else, such as Snakes On A Train or this thread.

Ah c'mon very different topic. I know cars don't explode on impact but it's not going to turn me off a film. If people were turned off by lies in films we'd only watch documentaries.

On topic I don't usually like gangster films or Zooey Deschanel

catallus

bb1234567 wrote: »

Starring nicholas cage

What about "Bringing Out the Dead"?

Best ever Scorcese film.

the evasion_kid

CGI

The Backwards Man

Pre 1990 Cage rocked. Actually, any Cage film with rock in the title also rocked. After that, yeah you're right.

For Forks Sake

B2theT wrote: »

Any type of comedy with Samuel L Jackson ... Need I say anymore..

Mutha ****a.

wendell borton

Nicholas Cage has been in a few decent films well worth watching.

GreatDefector

Deleted User wrote: »

Nicolas Cage.

Anything that sounds remotely like a "chick flick".

Deleted User wrote: »

A dick flick

A chick with a dick flick

Never again....

The Backwards Man

wendell borton wrote: »

Nicholas Cage has been in a few decent films well worth watching.

The best almost didn't get a theatrical release.

Dats me

Owen Wilson

LadyAthame

If you are going to watch a bad film ...it has to be epic bad....There are two types of people in this world......... those who haven't seen The Room, and those that have truly lived.
If you haven't seen The Room or its accompanying multimedia material....
NONE ...NO ONE NO ONE CAN BE TOLD WHAT TOMMY WISSEAU IS....YOU MUST SEE FOR YOURSELF...there are many theories ..is he like an Andy Kaufman?

He comes out with sweet drivel...

People say love is blind so maybe we should all close our eyes to be blind sometimes to see the love behind your eyes

YOU ARE TEARING ME APAHT LISA!! ..That is not a typo.

Worst film ever.:)

dark crystal

Films which have a fanboy following. Anything superhero related. Films based on toys or games.

Also, anything with Johnny Depp made in the last ten years. His popularity as an actor befuddles me immensely.

Mallagio

Steven Seagal.

Horrible waft of Pont l'Eveque.

eternal

wendell borton wrote: »

Nicholas Cage has been in a few decent films well worth watching.

Leaving Las Vegas. I love that film. He gets too much slack around here and Face Off was epic watching back in the day.

Mallagio

eternal wrote: »

Leaving Las Vegas. I love that film. He gets too much slack around here and Face Off was epic watching back in the day.

True, Cage has done the business on numerous flicks over the years.

For Forks Sake

The presence of Gwyneth Paltrow.

LadyAthame

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Pre 1990 Cage rocked. Actually, any Cage film with rock in the title also rocked. After that, yeah you're right.

Raising Arizona , Peggy Sue got Married. WILD AT HEART!
Leaving Las Vegas! Gone in sixty seconds was not soooo very bad...ok maybe...

Captain Corelli's Mandolin.

The Backwards Man

Mallagio wrote: »

Steven Seagal.

Horrible waft of Pont l'Eveque.

My oul lad thinks all movies should be like Steven Seagal vehicles, 'plenty of blowing up, no stupid riding scenes getting in the way and not too far-fetched'

Mister Vain

The Backwards Man wrote: »

My oul lad thinks all movies should be like Steven Seagal vehicles, 'plenty of blowing up, no stupid riding scenes getting in the way and not too far-fetched'

Yeah there was nothing far-fetched about this scene.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0plJYcF5asY

Gwynplaine

Hugh Grant
Steve Coogan

Sam Kade

Dats me wrote: »

Owen Wilson

That idiot can't even act, it looks like he just sauntered onto the set and wondering where he is and what he's doing there.

The Backwards Man wrote: »

My oul lad thinks all movies should be like Steven Seagal vehicles, 'plenty of blowing up, no stupid riding scenes getting in the way and not too far-fetched'

Seagal, blown up, have you seen him lately he's looks as if he's been pumped up and ready to explode :eek:

cazzer22

Keira Knightley-headwreck. ''I look quite pretty there actually''

tayto lover

Cars in cowboy films.

The Backwards Man

Mister Vain wrote: »

Yeah there was nothing far-fetched about this scene.

No vampires or spaceships in sight so he'd consider that alright.

Links234

Hollywood remakes of foreign language films that are only just a few years old

Ging Ging

Cool guys not looking at explosions makes my blood boil.

Captain Chaos

Michael Bay, 5 second screen cut action movies where you can't actually tell what the fxxx is happening and to who because the camera keeps changing scenes faster than your eyes can keep up.

DareGod

Any film with a man and a woman staring into each other's eyes on the movie poster.

The Backwards Man

tayto lover wrote: »

Cars in cowboy films.

That's half the films Steve McQueen ever starred in crossed off right away.:(

kylith

strobe wrote: »

The presumption that the audience are slow witted. For example the need to have a 10 second close up on the business card left on the table that reads "Mrs Badguy". Just let it be seen in passing. We don't need it focused on with the sudden "dun dun dun!!" music kicking in. We're not idiots. And even if we are or we're maybe not paying too much attention or whatever right at that moment, we'll pick it up due to, you know, the entire rest of the movie.

The exception to this being a Muppet film, which is where I not only expect a lingering shot of a card with 'badguy' on it, but for the villain to be called Mrs. Badguy at every opportunity, and to look like one of those moustache twirling cads who used to tie women to train tracks in old movies (female version of)

lizzyman

Lack of a good quality rip on Piratebay is usually a deal breaker for me