34theletterbetweenB&D Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Prompted by this, but veering off on a slightly different course: I was once dragged by a couple of friends to see Ted the movie. We got halfway through before we stood up and walked out, stepped into the pub next door, ordered beers, speed read the rest of the 'plot' on Wikipedia and spent the rest of the night enjoying ourselves. I managed about ten minutes of this unfunny car crash of a movie. Had it been funny it might have sustained the feeble plot a little longer. What would you nominate as the most transparently obvious plot (device) in a movie to the extent that it was intolerably boring? I nominate 'The Lakehouse' Five minutes in the plot device was clear, there was a timey-wimey portal in the post box and the protagonists were out of phase in time. So I wrote my plot summary on a piece of paper left in my wife's keeping, and went off to play with the trains. Near two hours later she looked in on me and gave me 10/10. So, is there anything worse lurking out there, that should be avoided? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted March 15, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 15, 2016 "Gravity" perhaps?Read the title - guess the plot! Excellent cinematic effects though - and it stars my niece too.... Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegheny1600 Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 I can't nominate anything as this is exactly the kind of film I avoid like the plague! I must admit, I have become much more discerning since Mrs E came along, previously I would watch rubbish "to see if it got better"!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jukebox Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Titanic. Once it hit that iceberg, I knew it wouldn't end well... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 The Grey - Boring, Boring, Boring with an awful predictable ending jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Abel Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Titanic. Once it hit that iceberg, I knew it wouldn't end well... Interesting choice Sadly, when it was release many of the much younger generation(s) here in the US stated they were intrigued to see it as the trailers got them excited and they actually wanted to know how it would end! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold griffgriff Posted March 15, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 15, 2016 Interesting choice Sadly, when it was release many of the much younger generation(s) here in the US stated they were intrigued to see it as the trailers got them excited and they actually wanted to know how it would end! How did it end? Better pm me I don't think anyone should put out any spoilers Griff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted March 15, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 15, 2016 Interesting choice Sadly, when it was release many of the much younger generation(s) here in the US stated they were intrigued to see it as the trailers got them excited and they actually wanted to know how it would end! Well sometimes the film is different. Dad went to see "The Battle of the Bulge". He said it must have been a different battle and bulge to the one he recalled. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Escape To Victory must be in with a shout. Firstly, the poster shows footballers, so it must involve football. Secondly, the title includes the words 'escape', which suggests that everyone will escape, and 'victory' which suggests that they will probably win. Spoiler alert - they don't actually win, it's a draw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Prompted by (Ted) but veering off on a slightly different course: I managed about ten minutes of this unfunny car crash of a movie. If you don't like "Ted", then "Ted 2" will certainly offend even more. I nominate 'The Lakehouse' Dreadfully tedious. I have to nominate one of my favourite movie studios for the 'most obvious plot'. The recent Disney/Pixar movie "The Good Dinosaur" was (from a plot standpoint) both obvious and tedious. Technically I thought it a tour-de-force of animation. Characters apart, the scenery rendering was truly beautiful. Despite the clever twist on the 'boy and his dog' motif, it was unremittingly dull. I can't and don't expect movies like "Up" or even the clever "Inside Out" every time but this one didn't meet what I hoped for from them. With Disney in control they are now working on a raft of retreads including "Finding Dory", "Incredibles 2", "Cars 3" and "Toy Story 4". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightengine Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Taken. I cant imagine where the scriptwriters thought up that a travelling daughter got kidnapped, found by her father and rescued in such an unbelievable way and in such a short time span. The scriptwriters need hunting down and killing! sadly the film Enigma must get into the obvious plot group because of the way it was changed to the US retrieving the machine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echo Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Apparently, most p@rn movies have a fairly predictable plot, but I would never dream of checking them all to make sure Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted March 15, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 15, 2016 Any American film? Mike. Edit to include my name, I lost the plot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted March 16, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 16, 2016 Interesting choice Sadly, when it was release many of the much younger generation(s) here in the US stated they were intrigued to see it as the trailers got them excited and they actually wanted to know how it would end! Well in Hollywood land, EVERY movie ends well. Perhaps the vast majority of those on board Titanic (there are always some token deaths), ended up drifting off to a tropical island & lived happily ever after. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium BR60103 Posted March 16, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 16, 2016 Walt Disney, asked to do a sequel to The Three little Pigs, said "You can't top pigs with pigs. I have to nominate one of my favourite movie studios for the 'most obvious plot'.The recent Disney/Pixar movie "The Good Dinosaur" was (from a plot standpoint) both obvious and tedious.Technically I thought it a tour-de-force of animation. Characters apart, the scenery rendering was truly beautiful. Despite the clever twist on the 'boy and his dog' motif, it was unremittingly dull. I can't and don't expect movies like "Up" or even the clever "Inside Out" every time but this one didn't meet what I hoped for from them. With Disney in control they are now working on a raft of retreads including "Finding Dory", "Incredibles 2", "Cars 3" and "Toy Story 4". Sorry, last section was supposed to be a quote. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kylestrome Posted March 16, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 16, 2016 Indepence Day, 2012, and anything else that Roland Emmerich has had a hand in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Emily Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Apparently, most p@rn movies have a fairly predictable plot, but I would never dream of checking them all to make sure Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted March 17, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 17, 2016 It would be interesting to see a film in which the hero(es) failed and the Earth was destroyed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Surely any Bond film is pretty predictable... steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jukebox Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 It would be interesting to see a film in which the hero(es) failed and the Earth was destroyed. You're living it now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian J. Posted March 17, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 17, 2016 Taken. I cant imagine where the scriptwriters thought up that a travelling daughter got kidnapped, found by her father and rescued in such an unbelievable way and in such a short time span. The scriptwriters need hunting down and killing! sadly the film Enigma must get into the obvious plot group because of the way it was changed to the US retrieving the machine. I don't remember that being 'Enigma', I thought it was 'U-571'? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted March 17, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 17, 2016 sadly the film Enigma must get into the obvious plot group because of the way it was changed to the US retrieving the machine. There has been some talk of the Dambusters film being remade by the US. I bet they use B-17s................ And don't mention Guy Gibson's dog. Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 And don't mention Guy Gibson's dog.Do you mean Snoopy? (Artistic license and all. It's not like that is really material to the plot!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatB Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 It would be interesting to see a film in which the hero(es) failed and the Earth was destroyed. Terminator 3? Deep Impact? (Not sure about that one as I've only seen bits and I'm not interested enough to look it up in Wikipedia). I don't think the ending of Invasion of the Bodysnatchers was terribly promising either. Or that of 28 Weeks Later (which was the most appalling rubbish most of the way through BTW). But yes, in general Hollywood saves the world. Again, the Euro filmmakers have a less optimistic view of things, although by the nature of their films, they use the imminent end of the world plot device much less frequently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium BR60103 Posted March 18, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 18, 2016 It would be interesting to see a film in which the hero(es) failed and the Earth was destroyed. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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