22 pet peeves in films that could have you reaching for the off switch
12.
"No, wait. Rewind that tape. Hold it there. Zoom in… zoom in… zoom in… THERE!" What you've got there is not a piece of vital plot-advancing evidence. What you've got a is a mass of unreadable blurred pixels caused by zooming in too far. https://t.co/lQMeLUeOTM
— Walter Dunlop (@waltydunlop) September 29, 2024
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When a present isn’t wrapped around the whole box and the person just lifts the lid. I’ve waited my whole life for the chance to express this!
— Evelyn M. (@EvelynMaryW) September 27, 2024
14.
Dead people that you can see breathing. Loving Tulsa King, but his Dad was all but snoring at the wake. I was annoyed the whole day after that. https://t.co/PkXpFnMSCe
— (@castewar) September 28, 2024
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i don’t expect every actor to fully learn how to knit or crochet when playing a character who does but is it really too much to ask to at least watch some beginner tutorials to learn how to hold a hook/needles & get an idea of what the movement is supposed to look like??? https://t.co/wytxWNmhmc
— feral& (it/its) ☭ ♿️️⚧️⚢⚣ (@Ibushi_Hanyuism) September 28, 2024
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When non-asthmatic actors use inhalers. They suck in the medicine, and then blow it all out. One must hold their breath for a moment. https://t.co/CwPZoIjsF1
— Witney Seibold (@WitneySeibold) September 29, 2024
17.
The idea that moving a few feet away people can’t hear what you’re saying https://t.co/2KCY8DQZIh
— Rain – Premise Beach! (@rainmc) September 28, 2024
18.
moving the steering wheel slightly when driving straight https://t.co/T6P86TMcU5
— Sara (@stateoftay16) September 29, 2024
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Obvious photoshop in movies, as seen in family portraits, photo albums, etc etc. Filmmakers can create photo-realistic squid monster men with sentient tentacles for a beard, but they can't conjure up plausible pictures of people? https://t.co/5Hhk3jMi6j pic.twitter.com/zszPcFUMG2
— NostalgiaCast / Back To Bluey (@DWLundberg) September 28, 2024
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depicting the inside of military and gov buildings as high-tech, well-maintained spaces and not the holdover spaces from the '60's and '70's that are overdue for some serious asbestos abatement that they usually are https://t.co/LnNkvwJ9GE
— Peter Musser (@the_musser) September 28, 2024
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When it's raining in a wide shot and you can tell the rain is only falling in a 20 ft ring around the actors https://t.co/IBixRZmNGY
— Jack the casual fan (@JackieHTreehorn) September 28, 2024
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People who talk while driving and don’t watch the road while still steering.
— Johnny Miles (@JohnnyMiles62) September 27, 2024
Over to you, Specsavers.
I find more and more movies are showing text screens. I'm old. I can't see it.
— bonnet713bn (@TVGirl1957) September 27, 2024
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