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33 Piping-Hot Movie Takes

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33 Piping-Hot Movie Takes

August 31, 2024

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... TELL US NOW. UNNECESSARY EXPLANATION Rhiannon S. hates when movies use unnecessary full names or shoe-horned relationships, such as Oh, sister, thank you so much for making me breakfast. What would a brother, like me, do without you, my sister? CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. SHAKY САМ FOOTAGE Heather P. says, I had to close my eyes during the chase scene of the second Bourne movie because I couldn't process what was going on at all. It was just visual noise. I didn't see the third one in theaters for that reason. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. FORCED ROMANTIC SUBPLOTS Amanda M. hates howalmost every movie wants to throw in a romantic subplot for no reason. Now a lot of time and energy of the movie has to be focused on the romantic subplot. A lot of time it adds nothing to the movie and is very boring/cliché. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. REMAKES AND SEQUELS Julie L. is frustrated when movies don't use original ideas, There are thousands of great books that would make amazing movies. But lazy sequels and all the Marvel movies are the only thing they have. Getting old. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. UNBELIEVABLE PROPS Mario C. doesn't understand Spending millions of dollars in special effects and famous actors, but not being able to spend 50 cents for having coffee in the mug. Every time an actor pretends that he's drinking a delicious coffee from an empty cup, it destroys all illusion. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. PRODUCT PLACEMENT BP.415S Richard В. thinks nothing ruins a movie faster than blatant product placement. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. THE INJURY REVEAL Corey F. doesn't like when movies include the obligatory 'hide that I got shot in the side until someone notices I'm bleeding and then suddenly being affected by it'. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. LOW CONTRAST Elizabeth H. complains about movies that are too dark, saying I get that it's supposed to be night but I can't see anything. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. OVERUSE OF JUMP CUTS Scott C. says, Jump cutting an action sequence all to hell... Marvel movies are notorious for this, butchering a fight scene to make it seem more 'dynamic', but it ends up looking like lazy editing. And once you notice it in one movie, you see it in every movie! CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. LAMPSHADE HANGING Gareth K. doesn't like it when movies use papering over ridiculousness by having the characters acknowledge how ridiculous it is. Formerly a lazy shortcut, now the core of many big franchise modern movies' comedy. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. DEAD DOG A.J.P. hates when movies use cheap emotional manipulation through killing off a main character or an animal. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. BAD SOUND MIXING Ed А. says a movie is ruined when there are huge sudden switches between quiet, whispered dialog and then deafening explosions or background music. Every movie today does it, and it might work okay in a theater with Dolby quantum thingamajig surround sound, but on a TV at home, it makes the movie hard to follow if you don't have the remote in your hand constantly changing the volume. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. UNNECESSARY DEATHS Andrew О. says a movie is ruined from the unceremonious or off-screen killing of major and beloved characters from previous movies. The deaths of Hicks and Newt (literally in the first five minutes!!!) were the unforgivable sin of Alien 3. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. INACCURATE ACCENTS Jesse А. can't stand when actors try to do Boston accents, and Danny M. says, Whoever the voice coach is that Hollywood uses has never heard an Irish person speak and should not be allowed to coach accents. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. EXCESSIVE ACTION SEQUENCES Robert C. says, An extended action sequence that's basically 45 minutes of nonstop explosions and screaming with no emotional beats to give it structure and purpose (see: Man of Steel, most of the Transformers movies). CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. ... Kevin T. says Labyrinth is cringeworthy now. Beyond the songs you actually remember and the fantastic puppets, the rest of the movie is just not great. Ed. Note: Jennifer Connelly was 14 during filming; David Bowie was 39. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. ... Jeff R. just re-watched Lethal Weapon, and holy sh*t. They never arrest a single person in the film, the cops... kill... everyone. Has not aged well in the current climate. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. ... Tim H. is sad to say the original Transformers cartoon hasn't aged well. I remember thinking the animation was the best I'd ever seen, but truth be told, the animation is crude and the plots are laughable by today's standards. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. ... Alex С. used to love Garden State - but life has changed that. I met people who actually have disorders and require medication. Now I have to go out of my way not to snap at people who insinuate that getting off meds is the beginning of 'healing' or similar bullsh*t. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. ... Mitch P. groans over Firefly & Serenity. FUGITIVE For a setting where the swearing is in Mandarin, there are very few Asian actors represented. Even the 'rich Asian family' (the Tams) are played by white actors. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. ... He-Man is looking like an ad for toys to James R., now. It seemed like a great Conan-style adventure. Now I can see it's a cheaply-made, moralistic commercial with a target audience of 3 years old. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. ... Hope В. just can't enjoy Mr. Bean, as an adult. It's just not as funny when he seems like a caricature of someone on the autism spectrum. What once seemed like hilarious quirks now look like social anxiety, inability to empathize, etc. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. ... For John К., re-watching Lost Boys was a rude awakening. When Sparkle Vampires were a thing, I was all like, 'Pfft- when I was a teen, teenage vampires were so COOL. Turns out, not so much. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. ... Karen M. loves 16 Candles, but has to admit it's pretty awful. It's very inappropriate culturally and on so many other levels. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. ... Tim S. says the worst is Dukes of Hazzard. GENERAL LE Loved it growing up, not exactly knowing the connotations that comes with the Confederate flag. So yeah, can't exactly say I love it anymore. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. ... Sohail S. says Airwolf has not aged well. AIRWOLF As a kid this super copter was the best thing in the world. But now, seeing it made me realize how much recycled footage and stereotypical villians it used. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. ... Steven D. is horrified by the old Tom and Jerry cartoons. Tom's early owner was a faceless character named Mammy Two-Shoes. When I was a kid I didn't pick up on the racism but holy sh*t watching it now makes my skin crawl. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. ... Radar О. can't believe she ever thought Ross and Rachel were romantic. What a dysfunctional and destructive circus that was. I remember thinking #relationshipgoals in my early teens but they were awful to each other. Toxic as hell. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. ... Marc D. is sad to say that The X-Files has aged very badly. It was a groundbreaking, great show, but They were opening a path. Now we're so far beyond that, it just looks rudimentary. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. ... London J. says Will & Grace got it wrong. Ca I used to see Jack as a stereotype - an effeminate user-and I saw Will as the 'Normal' one. But now I realize Jack was his authentic self and Will was a tool and a hypocrite, always bashing Jack for being Jack, but a much worse offender at times. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. ... Christopher H. would like to nominate The Matrix. I 07 X 8 I de ns 29 S 75 A OF 2 08 2 OF D E г X 9 D 1 31 0 f 60 43 D г - 0 S - 5 2 A Just rewatched, and the clothes, visual style, music, and tech jargon all feel really lame and overly dramatic now. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. ... Chloe P. has lost her love for Bond films. When I was younger they were full of gadgets, beautiful women and the ultimate witty super spy. Looking back, they're full of plot holes, misogyny, awkward acting, the worst puns, and lackluster villains. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. ... Courtney L. says watching Scrubs now is disappointing. Scrubs is like that high school friend that you see once in a while that can still bring some depth out of nowhere, but that also over-relies on outdated humor and doesn't understand the key elements of being an ally to ВІРОС, LGBTQ, and women. CRACKED.COM — Source

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