Cinema’s Most Overused Line? “You just don’t get it, do you.”

Our regular video editor, Oliver Noble, was all scabby and raw this week, so he sent in his understudy, Jeff Smith (whom you might remember from “Glove Actually“).  I thought it was a great idea because I like people with regular names, American names, such as “Mike Jones,” or “Jeff Smith,” or “John Brown.”  Makes a man seem trustworthy, you know? Jeff had an idea for a supercut based around “You just don’t get it, do you?”

I’ll admit, it wasn’t the first bad-movie cliché that sprung to mind for me, but after watching a full eight minutes of it, I realize holy crap, it might be the MOTHER of all clichés.  If you can find a more pervasive line than this… make a supercut of it and send it to me, these posts are really easy for me.  Anyway, it’s not as cheesy as, say, “We’ve got company!”, but it’s definitely one of those lines where you’re more hearing what a screenwriter wants to get a across rather than something a character might realistically say. “YOU JUST DON’T GET IT, DO YOU?  WELL! PERHAPS I SHOULD LAY IT OUT MORE EXPOSITARILY THEN! WOULDN’T THAT JUST BE MUCH BETTER FOR EVERYONE!”

(full list of films used after the jump)

You can also check out Jeff’s website at MoBetterBlogging for more Jeff Smithy goodness.

0:00 – 2:00
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1. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
2. Breaking and Entering (2006)
3. Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007)
4. Annapolis (2006)
5. Daylight (1996)
6. Platoon (1986)
7. The Invincible Iron Man (2007)
8. Tooth Fairy (2010)
9. Hud (1963)
10. The General’s Daughter (1999)
11. Clockers (1995)
12. The Karate Kid, Part III (1989)
13. I Sell the Dead (2008)
14. Norbit (2007)
15. Cruel Intentions 3 (2004)
16. Danika (2006)
17. Meet the Browns (2008)
18. The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
19. Music Within (2007)
20. Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)
21. In the Cut (2003)
22. Laws of Attraction (2004)
23. Married to the Mob (1988)
24. Stigmata (1999)
25. Is It Fall Yet? (2000)
26. Space Truckers (1996)

2:00 – 4:00
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27. Speed (1994)
28. The Hottie & the Nottie (2008)
29. The Hottie & the Nottie (2008)
30. Unthinkable (2010)
31. Dead Ringers (1988)
32. Crows Zero (2007)
33. It’s a Boy Girl Thing (2006)
34. My Cousin Vinny (1992)
35. The Rookie (1990)
36. Kangaroo Jack (2003)
37. Stigmata (1999)
38. Four Lions (2010)
39. Insomnia (2002)
40. Supernova (2000)
41. Coraline (2009)
42. Frat Party (2009)
43. Jumper (2008)
44. Jumper (2008)
45. Scary Movie 4 (2006)
46. Shaft (2000)
47. Toy Story (1995)
48. The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
49. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
50. So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)
51. Last Light (1993)
52. Eye of the Beast (2007)
53. Cliffhanger (1993)
54. ATL (2006)
55. Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)

4:00 – 6:00
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56. Hitch (2005)
57. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
58. The Prestige (2006)
59. After School Special (2003)
60. Particles of Truth (2003)
61. 25th Hour (2002)
62. After School Special (2003)
63. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
64. Sugarhouse (2007)
65. The Terminator (1984)
66. Mission: Impossible II (2000)
67. Monsters vs Aliens (2009)
68. And Then Came Lola (2009)
69. The Final Season (2007)
70. Mandragora (1997)
71. Miss Conception (2008)
72. Racing with the Moon (1984)
73. Garage Days (2002)
74. Soldier (1998)
75. The Second Civil War (1997)
76. RKO 281 (1999)
77. Gabriel (2007)
78. Shadow of Fear (2004)
79. Pinocchio 3000 (2004)
80. I Witness (2003)
81. Side Effects (2005)
82. XIII: The Conspiracy (2008)
83. The Quiet Family (1998)
84. Loch Ness (1996)

6:00 – ENDING CREDIT
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85. Covert One: The Hades Factor (2006)
86. Throttle (2005)
87. Spartan (2004)
88. The Truth About Love (2005)
89. Unknown (2006)
90. Out for Blood (2004)
91. After Sex (2007)
92. Three Can Play That Game (2007)
93. 100 Feet (2008)
94. Black Knight (2001)
95. Hot Rod (2007)
96. Payback (1999)
97. How to Deal (2003)
98. Another Gay Movie (2006)
99. Cheats (2002)
100. Exam (2009)
101. Like Minds (2006)
102. The General’s Daughter (1999)

Holy farts, that’s a lot of movies.

 

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