#61 to 70 Annoying Trends

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61. One at a Time.
Ten men encircle a hero. Common sense says all should take him on right away. Yet the hero has the privilege of fighting them one at a time. When he wins the battle, he proceeds to fight the next man with enough energy. Why not shoot him dead while he's fighting?

62. The Power of DNA.
A murderer is on the prowl but leaves his DNA behind at the scene of crime. It's collected and analyzed pronto. Eureka! We know who's doing the killing. Cops go after him, and he's dead. The problem? DNA testing takes a long time. Worse, crime laboratories have a huge backlog which is to say, "Better take a number, and get in the line."

63. Hiding Behind Objects.
It's a gunfight. The hero takes cover behind a car, a barrel, a wooden bench, a sofa, or whatever. He's thankfully protected from gunfire before emerging intact to get the bad guys. In reality, none of them is strong enough to withstand all kinds of bullets.

64. The Unbelievable Defibrillator.
*rubbing two paddles together* Clear! *body jumps up in the air* It's the scene of a dramatic life-saving technique. Well, that's not how the defibrillator works. Nobody ever jumps in the air when it happens. What a defibrillator does is stop the heart while it's restarted by CPR if possible. Plus, rubbing two paddles together will damage the equipment for good.

65. Ka-rate.
It's Bruce Lee taking out his opponents with breathtaking martial arts skills. Steven Seagal uses Aikido to perform bone-breaking moves. And Jean-Claude Van Damme just cannot be stopped. The most obvious answer when it comes to dispatching these action stars is a gun. Just shoot them already.

66. Must Wait 24 or 48 Hours.
Somebody has gone missing. The worrier decides to go to the police right away, but they keep telling her the policy that 24 or 48 hours has to pass first before a report can be officially filed. Not true in real life. It can be done right away, and the police will start investigating. The sooner, the better to increase the chances of locating the missing person.

67. Can Go Underwater as Long as Fish and See Everything, Too.
A hero jumps in the water and looks for somebody to save. He is searching and searching. He is swimming further and further. And he is staying underwater for a longer and longer time. Sometimes, he can fight with bad people. An object might need to be retrieved somewhere, and it's important to keep going for it. He can see everything in the dark, and it doesn't matter if the color of the water is brown, black, or filled with dirt.

68. The All-Amazing Vehicle.
It's Arnold in a Bronco going downhill in the woods, and that thing can bounce all over the place and be perfectly intact, no matter what. A mass transit bus jumps 100 feet in the air to go from one part of the road to another. A Mercury coupe is flying hill after hill and landing without a hitch and can spin around and go in reverse to let Stallone shoot at the bad guys in a truck. In reality, the filmmakers tend to have many exact same vehicles on hand should they break.

69. Hot Damn! She's Hot.
A nerdy female has been wearing glasses all her life. One day, she decides to take it off and fix her hair some. Presto! She's the hottest-looking woman in fifteen states. An ugly duckling in high school has a makeover one weekend, and on Monday, all boys turn their heads around to fall in love with her. She can even change the color of her eyes from dark brown to hazel.

70. Complicated Never Made Easy.
A commander lays out the details of the mission. It makes no sense whatsoever, but no questions are asked. Everybody is ready to attack without going over the mission again and again to make sure all understand exactly what needs to be done. No diagrams, no pictures, and no models...just do the fucking job.