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Top 10 Clichés Suggested by: Breanne Shaboer Interesting suggestion by Ms. Shaboer. Yes, movie clichés; actions that were once original which have now become a standard cop-out for all genre followers. Sometimes these clichés can be outright mistakes (such as audible sounds in space) and other times they can be moments of inspired genius that audiences have simply seen one-time-too-many and now expect them. Strangely enough, Ms. Shaboer thought this list would be too broad so actually named genres for me to choose from - which was incredibly kind and a little patronising of her. As she didn't list them in any particular order, I have highlighted my personal favourite genre cliché and arranged them accordingly. Enjoy. 10. The Ultimate War Movie Cliché "Beautiful women, beautiful beach, beautiful sun. Could almost be a nice place to visit.. if it wasn't for this damned war" Whenever a soldier is stationed somewhere other than where they grew up they will always mention how nice the place is and a shame 'the war' had to ruin it. 9. The Ultimate Historical / Epic Movie Cliché "My chest can barely contain my joy" Women from the past will always have shaved legs and armpits... and often fake breasts. 8. The Ultimate Action Movie Cliché "How could you all miss him!? He was three feet away!" Every single bad guy is a terrible shot and couldn't hit the broad side of a barn; even the expert hit man will miss our hero / heroine. 7. The Ultimate Family Film Cliché "I'm in" Kids are much better with computers than adults, so much so that pretty much any spectacled child can hack into the Pentagon with their laptop. 6. The Ultimate Sports Movie Cliché "Gentlemen, the hopes and dreams of the entire school.. maybe even the whole world are riding on your shoulders. Now let's go out there and win this thing!" At half-time the coach will always belt-out a rousing speech to push the team to victory, which will usually come down to the last crucial seconds (bearing in mind this is usually always set in an American high school and doesn't really count for anything). 5. The Ultimate Drama Cliché "What's with this traffic!? We're running out of time!" The leads can travel back and forth on any road without incident but the second they uncover something there is a guaranteed traffic jam to slow them down... which clears up after a few rigorous cries of "Come on!" and honking the horn. 4. The Ultimate Horror Movie Cliché "It's just your imagination; relax, baby" Stupid promiscuous teens are the first to die (if no kids are available, just get any old sinner); because screenwriters didn't get any in high school and thought of the only revenge they could on their old classmates. 3. The Ultimate Crime Movie Cliché "If you got a problem with me, write me up or suspend me; but if you want this done then stay the hell out of my way" Breaking the rules is a good way for a cop to gain respect in his department... except with his disgruntled Sergeant / Lieutenant who has probably had 'the mayor on his ass.' 2. The Ultimate Science Fiction Cliché "He's on my six.. I can't shake him!" Every space ship flies on the exact same axis, whenever two ships fly by, they are always perpendicularly aligned and never at odd angles. 1. The Ultimate Romance Movie Cliché "Got a cigarette?" Women have sex in their bras. If they do remove them, the sheets always manage to lodge themselves under their armpits - to save exposing any naughty areas. BONUS The Ultimate Movie Cliché Yes, I have one of my own; the most persistent movie cliché that crops up in every single film across every genre is as follows: "Man, I gotta drop a twelve pound shit" Nobody goes to the toilet. And if they do it's always with hilarious repercussions. Other than that, most actors / actresses have bladders and bowels like camel's humps.