Things on occasion will bother my sensibilities. Here is a short list of 5 issues that drive me crazy in films.
1) Unnecessary Romance: It does not matter if it is a comedy, action film, horror movie or a commercial for cereal; If you do not need romance in the story – do not throw it in. Nothing bogs down a movie like unneeded romance. I am guessing they do this to make all movies date movies – and it is retarded, 300 focused on macho action and the gals loved it! Quit thinking tagged on, sappy table scraps are going to cause females to drag all their friends to your film.
2) Twist Endings: When they are good and fitting they can be great, too often they are overdone and are horrible. Shamhammer I am looking at you.
3) Casting Kids: Young children better be important to the story to have them in it. Often they will wreck a movie with shitty acting and most of the time they come off as annoying rather than endearing. Remember The Phantom Menace? Now picture Phantom Menace starting with Vader at 16 instead of 8.
4) The Film Is Too Long: Most movies would be better if they stuck to 90 min or less. It should be all killer, no filler; boil it down, boil it down, boil it down.
5) Sequels: When a movie is great and has an amazing standalone story – leave it alone. Highlander is the ultimate example of this. I will often skip sequels just so they do not taint my experience of the first film. I have only seen the original Highlander to this day, and will never stray.
International Friends the door is now open to you – What things drive you crazy when you see them in films?
