#81 to 90 Annoying Trends

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81. Outrunning a Car.
A crazed motorist is stalking a guy, and he's running as hard as possible to get away from the car. It's going so fast at the speed of 30...40...50 miles per hour. The chase lasts anywhere between one and five minutes. How is that even possible when world-class sprinters can only reach up to 25 MPH for mere ten seconds or so?

82. Death Is the Only Way Out.
An employee knowingly ships faulty plane engines that eventually kill pilots during war time and has to answer for it in public. A psycho is stalking a husband's family after he ends their adulterous affair because she wants to continue what they had. How to solve these thorny issues? They either get murdered or kill themselves. The end. Some examples are Fatal Attraction, The Good Son, and Enough.

83. Good Talk.
A supervillain literally has James Bond by the balls but wants to talk. He covers a lot of ground such as why he hates him, his purpose in life, what he plans to do next, and how things will improve. This takes a while. In the meantime, James Bond is thinking and looking around and finally finds a way to get his man with seconds left.

84. What a Cool Guy.
Travis Bickle drives a cab in the middle of night and watches porn. He says profound stuff like "You talking to me? You talking to me? You talking to me? Then who the hell else are you talking... you talking to me?" in front of the mirror in his rathole apartment. Depressed loners like him are instantly likeable in the eyes of the audience.

85. Looks Matter.
Brad Pitt, George Clooney, and Paul Newman...handsome = good. Rick Aviles, Amrish Puri, and Art Malik...dark-looking = bad. That's how people identify the heroes and the villians. Handsome and traditional = good. Dark-looking and foreign = bad. White hat. Black hat. Very simple.

86. Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!
A murderer is getting closer...the girl is trying to start her car...he's getting closer...she's becoming desperate. Come on! Come on! Come on! Start the car! His hand is on the window. She's trying, trying, trying...the axe is in the air, and he's about to make a swing for it. The car finally starts...

87. Slow vs. Fast.
A woman is running as fast as possible to get away from the slasher. At the same time, he takes his sweet time walking. Three minutes later, he's suddenly in front of her and knives her in the belly. Sometimes, she can be climbing a tree or a pole, and boom...he's right on top and immediately slashes her face.

88. Persistence Pays Off.
A guy keeps asking a woman out and goes to extreme lengths including calling her home, stopping by her office, stalking her wherever she goes, breaking into her home, and/or forcing himself on her. The whole time, she has said "no" countless times. Afterwards, she falls in love instead of slapping him with a restraining order and/or a sexual harassment lawsuit.

89. The Art of Defusing a Bomb.
Never mind the fact that bombs are rare and almost never occur in real life. They are unbelievably sophisticated and intricate. The good guy comes over to take a look at everything and thinks he just might have it. The timer keeps ticking down. 8...7...red or blue wire? 6...5...which one is it??? 4...3...red red red! 2...1...the blue wire is cut, and he saves the day!

90. Are My Eyes Being Deceived?
I pop a DVD into the player. It was made in 2017. The movie is playing. The first thing I notice is the cheap film quality. Have I gotten a bootleg? Is this for real? *stops the movie* *getting on the internet* It turns out that's how the director wanted the image to be. What the hell? Are you telling me they spent $100 million to produce a shitty-looking movie?