In a world where summer blockbusters loomed right around the corner…
Only one website could hold a contest to celebrate…
Is that animated GIF giving you a seizure yet? Good. You will need to build up your tolerance to rapid-fire explosions if you plan on surviving summer movie season.
Summer movies are all about… good Lord, that thing is annoying. Okay, everybody click “More” to get rid of it. I’ll see you on the other side…
Is it gone?
Okay, good.
Let’s face it: summer movies, and especially their most sublime manifestation, the big-budget action movie, are all about cliche. The comparison to thrill rides is apt. Thrill rides aren’t about originality. They all have a long period of anticipation at the beginning while the coaster creaks up that first big drop, then a mix of sudden falls, twists, and loops. We know the formula well, but we still put our arms up in the air and go “Wheeeeeeee!”
And so the Overthinkers have written these ten cliches for you, with carefully placed blanks. Use the comments to fill ’em in and impress us with your wittiness. Feel free to just do one or two (make sure to reference your entries by number), but the true multiplex samurai will tackle all ten.
On Friday, May 1 (Wolverine day) I’ll be posting my favorite suggestions for each one.
CLICHEMAGEDDON!
- “You forgot one thing.” “What’s that, hotshot?” “________.”
- “Leave the ______ out of it. This is between ___ and ___.”
- “In case ________, there’s something I want you to know. I’ve always ______.”
- “You’ve never given up on anything in your life! Now stand up and ______!”
- “We have to go back for him!” “Forget him! He’s ______!”
- “If I ______, they ______. And I won’t let that happen.”
- “Only ______ can save us now.”
- “So it’s true what they say. You are ______.”
- “In every man’s life, there’s a time to ______ and a time to ______. I feel like ______. Who’s with me?”
- “What do we do now?” [dramatic zoom] “We ______.”