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These Movies Were Explained So Badly, We Couldn’t Help But Laugh

It’s kind of wild how much movie trailers have changed. Back in the 1980s, the details a movie trailer would give you about a plot were so immense that you basically got the entire story told to you before you’d even seen the thing. Better hope there was a lot of spectacle, because otherwise the whole thing is pretty much spoiled, right?

Compare that to the blockbuster trailers of today, which are often little more than brief, out of context snippets, a little stirring music, and are a bunch of blackouts. They really hype up the mystery of the experience now.

I suppose either one is better than the approach taken by this subreddit, which intentionally explains the plot to you, but really badly.

Here are 11 movie plots hilariously misexplained (original taglines included for contrast.)

11. Titanic (1997)

“Nothing On Earth Could Come Between Them.”

10. The Lord of the Rings (2001)

“One Ring To Rule Them All”

9. Deadpool (2016)

“Sit on this”

8. Speed (1994)

“Get ready for rush hour.”

7. The Martian (2015)

“Help is only 140 million miles away”

6. Finding Nemo (2003)

“71% of the Earth’s surface is covered by water. That’s a lot of space to find one fish.”

5. The Shining (1980)

“He came as the caretaker, but this hotel had its own guardians – who’d been there a long time”

4. Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)

“There’s No Room for Mistakes”

3. Harry Potter (2001)

“Journey beyond your imagination”

2. WALL·E (2008)

“After 700 years of doing what he was built for – he’ll discover what he’s meant for.”

1. Every Adam Sandler Movie

“HURRBIDY DOOOO!”

Man. Can’t wait to get back in those theaters.

What movie would you like to explain badly?

Give it a shot in the comments.

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Hilariously Dumb Movie Character Tropes That Will Look Familiar To You

Wanna know what drives me crazy with movie characters?

When there’s some kind of conflict arising from a misunderstanding, and Character A says to Character B “How could you!” B and A have known each other for a while, and B has given A no reason not to trust him before now, but A jumps right to assuming the worst. “I can explain!” shouts B, “Save it!” says A, and leaves in a huff.

B really could have explained. But he won’t get a chance to, because we need to save that resolution for the final act. In the meantime, try to somehow not think of A as an absolute sociopath.

Oh look, here’s Twitter to pick apart some more tropes!

10. Phony phone

I also leave gaps in my conversation that are way too short for me to be getting the information I’m getting.

9. Carry on

I get everything I need with just the look on my face.

8. Shoot up

Yeah that’s not how guns work.

7. Afraid of the dark

“Let me just unload these groceries I’m carrying for some reason in the darkness.”

6. Period piece

What a perfect world.

5. Good police work

We’re all better cops than movie cops.

4. Seek and ye shall find

“Good thing they have it filed under ‘I’ for ‘incriminating evidence.’”

3. Do the twist

The first day you become cool they teach you how to do that neck thing.

2. Fit me in

Lose the attitude.

1. Secret surprise

GOTTA SAVE IT FOR ACT III.

Hows come movies so dumb, yanno?

What other tropes should we dig into?

Tell us in the comments.

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13 Cool Hollywood Facts From Behind-the-Scenes

The thing about movies is they’re incredibly hard to make. They’re complicated. And if you’re someone staffed on a film set, odds are you might spend days, weeks, or months hammering out details on a film that in the big picture will be invisible to the audience.

But not invisible to the people on r/MovieDetails – they thrive on the minutia. Here are just a few gems they’ve uncovered!

13. Troy (2004)

Brad Pitt and Eric Bana made an agreement to owe each other small amounts of money for each accidental hit on set during their fight choreography.

In the end, Bana owed nothing, Pitt owed $750.

12. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

It’s notable that Ginny is the only girl in the photo wearing pants instead of a skirt, likely a nod from the costuming department that she’d be in boys’ hand-me-downs.

11. Interstellar (2014)

The way they modeled the black hole was so complex that it took 100 hours of computing time to render each frame.

10. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

Everyone with a flower in their lapel tried to kill Indy.

He then marks Elsa with one.

9. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Bruce is the only person at the masquerade not wearing a mask.

Batman is his true identity, the maskless Bruce is the facade.

8. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)

The toothpaste brand Smilex is a nod to Smylex, the company that creates poisonous gas in one of Tim Burton’s other movies, Batman.

7. The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Terry the dog (“Toto”) was paid more than the actors playing munchkins.

6. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

“I am your father.” wasn’t spoken on set during the shooting of the scene.

It was dubbed in later along with the rest of Vader’s dialogue.

In order to keep the secret, the line as performed was “Obi-Wan killed your father.”

Only Mark Hamill knew what it would really be.

5. Rango (2011)

Rather than motion capture, animators used footage of the actors playing their parts live as detailed reference.

4. The Incredibles (2004)

Director Brad Bird had Spencer Fox (Dash) run laps around he studio in order to sound convincingly out of breath.

3. Scream (1996)

The phone Drew Barrymore was using to dial 911 had been left plugged in by mistake for a few takes.

The police called back to ask what was going on.

2. Inglorious Bastards (2009)

Colonel Landa subtly but repeatedly checks the pulse of those he’s interrogating in order to gauge how nervous they are.

1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006)

Mackenzie Crook wore two contact lenses on top of each other to pull off his character’s wooden eye effect.

“It’s uncomfortable,” he said, “but not painful.”

There’s more than just loads of money happening behind the scenes of these iconic flicks!

What’s your favorite movie factoid?

Tell us in the comments.

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What’s The Best a Person Has Ever Looked on Film? 10 People Weigh In.

Stop what you’re doing because Twitter user @texaninnyc has a very important question about hot people:

What’s the answer? I have no idea. But here are a few confident assertions

10. Robert Pattinson

In the very confusing Tenet.

9. Michael Fassbender

Making very bad look too good in Inglorious Bastards.

8. Audrey Tautou

In the ever-quirky Amelie.

7. Naveen Andrews

I’ve heard that I look (or looked?) a bit like this LOST actor, I’ll take it.

6. Angelina Jolie

Just being her wherever there’s a camera.

5. Catherine Zeta Jones

Cutting it up in The Mask of Zorro.

4. Janelle Monae

Saving the day in Hidden Figures.

3. Freida Pinto

Winning in Slumdog Millionaire.

2. Jessica Alba

In an apparently underrated flick called Idle Hands.

1. Audrey Hepburn

In literally anything she touched.

Are these even real people? It’s hard to tell sometimes.

Who would you submit for this honor?

Tell us in the comments.

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Let’s Settle This: Who’s the Hottest Person to Ever Appear in a Film?

Have you ever been on a film set? I have a few times. You can start to realize WHY movie stars look as good as they do on camera, they’ve got entire teams of people making sure that happens.

Of course, it helps to start off by being really, really, really ridiculously good looking. Like the folks Twitter user @texaninnyc was referring to in this tweet:

So, what does Twitter think? Let’s look at a few of their nominees.

10. Rufus Sewell

A Knight’s Tale.

9. Christopher Reeve

Superman.

8. Sam Elliott

Not sure what movie this still is from, but he’s stylin’.

7. Marlon Brando

A Streetcar Named Desire.

6. Salma Hayek

From Dusk till Dawn.

5. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Star of many Indian films.

4. Nicole Beharie

42.

3. Angela Bassett

In…everything.

2. Kate Beckinsale

Van Helsing.

1. Cybill Shepherd

The Last Picture Show.

Too many great choices…I don’t know who to pick!

Who would you nominate?

Tell us in the comments.

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Who’s the Hottest Person to Ever Appear in a Film? Here’s What Folks Said.

Have you ever noticed how they tend to put, like, hot people in movies? I’m sure I’m the first person to realize this. Oh wait, I’m not? This @texaninnyc person on Twitter beat me too it? Aw, man.

So, how can we answer their question? Let’s see what the replies had to say.

10. Grace Park

In whatever.

9. Brooke Shields

Holy crap, Blue Lagoon came out over 40 years ago.

8. Gal Gadot

She’s a true wonder woman.

7. Beyonce

She has actually been in some movies.

6. Hrithik Roshan

Not one of the more well known actors on the list, but a really good pick.

5. Idris Elba

Love me some Luther.

4. Gene Tierney

Star of Heaven Can Wait.

3. Cate Blanchett

In Ocean’s 8.

2. Margot Robbie

Tearing it up in Wolf of Wall Street.

1. Gregory Peck

Seen here in To Kill a Mockingbird.

Well, I’m a little hot and bothered. Excuse me, I need a moment.

Who would you nominate for this list?

Tell us in the comments.

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