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Old 12-06-2008, 6:22 PM   #1
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Films That Really "Nuked The Fridge"

I think everyone is well aware now of a certain scene in a certain recent blockbuster that stretched the suspension of disbelief so far that it snapped.

"Nuked The Fridge" has quickly become common parlance on the internet for moments in films that were so absurd that the whole audience let out a collective groan.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...uke+the+fridge

The phrase is the movie equivalent of TV's "Jumped The Shark" which was coined after one of the last episodes of Happy Days showed Fonzie waterskiing with his leather jacket on and literally jumping over a threatening shark.

Check it out. Very stupid indeed:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpraJYnbVtE

So, anyone got some suggestions for moments of absurdity (in a bad way) in movies.

How about Escape From LA. Snake Plissken surfing alongside a speeding car with Peter Fonda? John Carpenter really "nuked the fridge" with that one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-YSiAawu5M

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Old 12-06-2008, 6:45 PM   #2
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Re: Films That Really "Nuked The Fridge"

The first thing that comes to mind for me is when I tried to sit down and watch Ultraviolet perhaps because Milla Jovovich was in it. I got as far as the gravity defying motorbike riding upside the skyscraper scene but then I'm afraid I had to switch off lol.
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Funny, but I find the first two Utube videos to be acceptable action sequences.

I think that the flying fights of Matrix Revolution were nuking the fridge.
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bruce in die hard 4 on the wing of the jet?
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Funny, but I find the first two Utube videos to be acceptable action sequences.

I think that the flying fights of Matrix Revolution were nuking the fridge.
That fight scene was fought within the realms of a computer program where anything is possible. Not the same thing.
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bruce in die hard 4 on the wing of the jet?
Yep. Defo agree. Not forgetting the worst jet pilot in history. He managed to destroy the entire freeway but couldn't hit a ruddy great truck.
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That fight scene was fought within the realms of a computer program where anything is possible. Not the same thing.
Not exactly. Earth is supposed to be a computer program, and you have to escape from your own programming to achieve flying, but at the same time, you could shoot flames out from your hands, or turn yourself into a nuclear bomb, but there had to be a point where the director said that it would be going too far, and so, the flying fight can also said to be going too far.
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Old 12-06-2008, 11:28 PM   #8
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"Nuked The Fridge" - I've never heard of that?

Can you tell me which film that is from in spoilers just in case anybody else doesn't want to know
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"Nuked The Fridge" - I've never heard of that?

Can you tell me which film that is from in spoilers just in case anybody else doesn't want to know
It's in the link at the beginning of the thread, and it is a bit of a spoiler for Indie 4.
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I remember thinking *** when the giant mechanical spider made its appearance in Wild Wild West many years ago
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bruce in die hard 4 on the wing of the jet?
Totally agree was really enjoying the movie up till that point yes that really nuked the fridge

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I remember thinking *** when the giant mechanical spider made its appearance in Wild Wild West many years ago
Granted sir! The Giant spider was producer Jon Peters idea. He originally wanted to have Superman fighting a giant spider in the film that eventually became Superman Returns. He also wanted Superman to not only NOT wear the infamous costume but he didn't want him to be able to fly either.

Watch below for the whole hilarious story as told by Kevin Smith.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgYhLIThTvk

Trust me. This clip is one of the funniest true Hollywood stories I've ever heard.

Jon Peters really knows how to nuke a fridge. Big style.



Please note that the above video features strong language.

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The ending of the movie IT! Seriously most random thing ever!
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Granted sir! The Giant spider was producer Jon Peters idea. He originally wanted to have Superman fighting a giant spider in the film that eventually became Superman Returns. He also wanted Superman to not only NOT wear the infamous costume but he didn't want him to be able to fly either.

Watch below for the whole hilarious story as told by Kevin Smith.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgYhLIThTvk

Trust me. This clip is one of the funniest true Hollywood stories I've ever heard.

Jon Peters really knows how to nuke a fridge. Big style.



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That's the funniest story about film I've ever seen, and also worrying that there are people who have power over the writers, that have no idea what they are doing.
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That's the funniest story about film I've ever seen, and also worrying that there are people who have power over the writers, that have no idea what they are doing.
It's great isn't it. Thought you'd like it mate. The end of the story is pure class.

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The ending of the movie IT! Seriously most random thing ever!
Yeah.. 'It' nuked the fridge.
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James Bond boarding down the ice in Die Another Day!!
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Kung Fu Hustle when they run up the road at 100mph. But I'll forgive that one.
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Granted sir! The Giant spider was producer Jon Peters idea. He originally wanted to have Superman fighting a giant spider in the film that eventually became Superman Returns. He also wanted Superman to not only NOT wear the infamous costume but he didn't want him to be able to fly either.
Dunno whether to laugh or cry that a deranged former hairdresser has that much power to virtually ruin such a huge franchise

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James Bond boarding down the ice in Die Another Day!!
Another ridiculous scene i remember from that movie was the ott car chase when Bond is driving a car that puts KITT to shame
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Kung Fu Hustle when they run up the road at 100mph. But I'll forgive that one.

That was an incredible film. I loved that scene.


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The bus jumping the bridge gap in Speed.

...and the bus jumping the bridge gap in Spiceworld-The Movie .
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nearly all of comando
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All good suggestions. Keep 'em coming. How about Ocean's 12? Steven Soderbergh dropped a 1000 megaton nuke when he had Julia Roberts' character pretending to be Julia Roberts.

Rubbish.
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nearly all of every arnie film!? how dare i slate the big man!!!


what about the vin diesel film when he's snowbaording the avalanche!?
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All good suggestions. Keep 'em coming. How about Ocean's 12? Steven Soderbergh dropped a 1000 megaton nuke when he had Julia Roberts' character pretending to be Julia Roberts.

Rubbish.
That is my personal worst thing i've ever seen in a film ever, ever.

Nearly made me walk out of the cinema.

Nothing i've seen in a film since has matched the sheer "WHAT????" moment than that scene had and i doubt nothing will.
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ive just seen a trailer on tv for a film called 'wanted' where they're curving bullets!! hahahah

i reckon this one could nuke every fridge on earth!
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ive just seen a trailer on tv for a film called 'wanted' where they're curving bullets!! hahahah

i reckon this one could nuke every fridge on earth!
They're so so can shoot round corners. What's wrong with that?

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Old 15-06-2008, 3:57 PM   #28
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ive just seen a trailer on tv for a film called 'wanted' where they're curving bullets!! hahahah

i reckon this one could nuke every fridge on earth!
I think you could really make curving bullets being as baseballs can curve. Even light can curve.
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Some weapons can do this. Krummlauf, was the first.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CornerShot

You can't do it as in the film will be though.
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