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The Heist Genre Cliche Thread
By: Chiprocks1 Date: December 9, 2012, 12:01 am
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The Heist Genre is one of my favorite genres and this should be
a fun one to break down. So, what are some common cliche scenes
that seem to work their way into every Heist?
One Last Job - This seems to be the mandate of the main
character that is looking to get out of the business, but for
whatever reason, he is pulled back in to do one last job for the
Big Score that will finally set him up financially to live out
the life he always wanted.
Old Lion / Young Tiger - There always seems to be a pairing of
the hardened, wise thief that has been doing this for years is
suddenly partnered up with a rookie looking to learn the ropes.
Usually, this pair is also the set up for a double cross at the
end where the new kid tries to cheat the Master, only to get
schooled in the art of deception.
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Re: The Heist Genre Cliche Thread
By: Neumatic Date: December 9, 2012, 12:29 am
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Did you see that Simpsons episode where they were trying to
write a Harry Potter rip-off and the whole set-up was as a heist
movie? Including the double cross and the one guy running off
with all the money (in that case, Neil Gaiman). That was
actually a pretty decent episode for later Simpsons.
How often in these movies is there only one chick? And how many
times is our first view of her naked in bed, answering a phone?
Beats getting out of prison right at the start although mixing
that up might be interesting, have the guy in bed and the sexy
girlfriend getting out of the slammer?
And the big black guy is the muscle, unless he's had a change of
heart and has renounced violence, except when he actually needs
to use force at the end to save the day. And there's the geeky
"van" guy who's usually a comedic actor who isn't normally put
in movies like this, and usually winds up being the only
entertaining thing in the movie. Which isn't always a
guarantee.
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Re: The Heist Genre Cliche Thread
By: Chiprocks1 Date: December 9, 2012, 5:46 am
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All of your cliche scenes are spot on. Also have to add.....
Master Of Disguises - The more elaborate the Heist, the more
disguises there are. This can range from fake mustaches to nerd
glasses. You get the idea.
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Re: The Heist Genre Cliche Thread
By: Mac Date: December 9, 2012, 10:51 am
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I think most heist stories have to include the expert safe
cracker and the expert planner. And the more elaborate the heist
whether with complicated security building and/or city running.
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Re: The Heist Genre Cliche Thread
By: Chiprocks1 Date: December 9, 2012, 10:54 am
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Without googling, can you name the best Heist movie that doesn't
even show you the heist itself....or any of the cliched scenes
that come with it?
*Jeopardy Theme Music*
Tick tock......
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Re: The Heist Genre Cliche Thread
By: Mac Date: December 9, 2012, 11:03 am
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Alien?
;D
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Re: The Heist Genre Cliche Thread
By: Chiprocks1 Date: December 9, 2012, 11:06 am
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F u c k e r !
You're correct.
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Re: The Heist Genre Cliche Thread
By: Mac Date: December 9, 2012, 11:29 am
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No seriously.... what movie are you thinking of?
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Re: The Heist Genre Cliche Thread
By: Chiprocks1 Date: December 9, 2012, 11:31 am
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No seriously.... what movie are you thinking of?
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This.
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Let's see if Neumatic can guess it before clicking on the link.
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Re: The Heist Genre Cliche Thread
By: Mac Date: December 9, 2012, 12:02 pm
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