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Post by Drake on Mar 29, 2009 20:58:24 GMT -5
Well, to me, not really, since that's what dinosaurs do, the bashing heads ones, I can't recall what they're called, but yeah, that's what they do as far as I know, and the others would've done it to help out Cera you know.
Although, I do have some of my own, well, it's one sort of thing done a few times in the movie, on "Flushed Away" the singing slugs, whom out of nowehere, start to sing a song, sure, it would be a song to do with the situation, but yet, the song would still come up randomly, and they never seem to talk about the slugs singing or anything like that. Like when Roddey is left behind by Rita, the slugs appear outside the window and start to sing "Lonely" by Akon, to which Roddy reacts by closing the wondow, and of course, they're not even mentioned again.
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Post by Belchic on Mar 30, 2009 13:16:34 GMT -5
Well, to me, not really, since that's what dinosaurs do, the bashing heads ones, I can't recall what they're called, but yeah, that's what they do as far as I know, and the others would've done it to help out Cera you know. I think you may need to reread the first post, Drake. Big-Lipped Aligator Moments are not scenes that are unusual in terms of nature. This scene qualifies as a big-lipped aligator moment because: 1 - it had nothing to do with the plot, 2 - there was no build-up to this scene; it just came right out of nowhere, and 3 - after the scene ends, nobody ever talks about it again throughout the rest of the movie. Also, I don't think the others were intending to save Cera. It's not like they knew where she was. I mean, for all you non-believers, check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_0px_sv8WoIt starts at about 2:18.
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Post by Drake on Mar 30, 2009 16:44:03 GMT -5
Actually, I had read it properly, I just don't believe that that certain scene would be considered a Big-Lipped Aligator moment, those things with nature don't have to givien something to work towards so to speak, it's nature, it happens and it can happen out of the blue as well. But yeah, that's just me anyway XD
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Post by Belchic on Mar 30, 2009 18:08:05 GMT -5
Have you seen the movie? If so, do you have another idea of a scene that would be considered a Big-Lipped Aligator Moment?
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Post by Drake on Mar 30, 2009 18:17:06 GMT -5
Yeah, I've seen that movie before, once or twice you know, but I'm not sure on other scenes myself really.
But I still stand by my other post on Flushed Away, I've seen that movie twice now and those slugs are still random to appear and sing with no real mention to them XD
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Post by Belchic on Apr 25, 2009 12:38:08 GMT -5
I just saw "Earth Girls Are Easy" last night, and there was a scene in it that made me automatically say, "Big-Lipped Aligator Moment!"
About halfway through the movie, the leading lady decides to have sex with one of the three aliens that came to visit her. Later that night, I don't know what happens, but she has this dream where everything is black and white, and she sees all these weird and surreal sci-fi things floating around. Also, everything's moving in slow-motion. Not to mention, the scene seems to go on forever!
This scene could also be considered a mindf**k.
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Post by Belchic on Apr 27, 2009 1:46:23 GMT -5
The 1984 Buttons and Rusty special, "Which Witch is Which" has a big-lipped aligator moment as well. Towards the end of the special, the film cuts to this music video of a song about witches, which has no bearing to the plot in any way, except for the fact that the song is named after the title of the special.
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Post by RaceFanX on Apr 27, 2009 13:50:50 GMT -5
The scene in the 2000 remake of "Gone in 60 Seconds" with Nicolas Cage where one of the car thieves brings in a Cadillac only to find the trunk is full of cocaine right as the cops show up to investigate them. The scene does nothing to further the story, while they'll need to steal 50 cars to "fill the order" the Cadillac in question was not on the list.
The only reason they had this season was to pay tribute to a similar scene in the original "Gone in 60 Seconds" although that one was vital to the plot.
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Post by Drake on Apr 27, 2009 16:28:14 GMT -5
And speaking of that movie, anther scene comes to mind from it for me, is basically, when that guy attempts to carjack the stolen car from the black guy.
I mean, the black guy who was on the team had just stolen the car, and then a car jacker comes along in an attempt to steal the car in which the black dude basically beats the car jacker up and it's not mentioned again. Basically, out of nowhere it had happened.
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Post by Trey_Vore on Apr 29, 2009 2:10:38 GMT -5
I just added those to the list, babclayman. I also added one that I think would qualify as a big-lipped aligator moment. In "The Land Before Time", there's a scene where the five dinosaurs get seperated. First, Littlefoot gets left behind, Cera leaves the other three behind, Littlefoot reunites with the others, but then suddenly, this scene happens. We suddenly out of nowhere cut to this scene where Cera has found herself in a brawl with these angry dinosaurs who are bashing their heads together, then this tar monster comes in and scares the hard-heads away, and it turns out to be the other four who are laughing over the whole thing, and Cera leaves. This causes then a big silence. I mean...what the hell was that all about? Of course, nobody ever speaks of the scene again throughout the movie, and it came out of nowhere, so...Big-Lipped Aligator Moment! The dinosaurs menacing Cera are called "Pachycephalosauruses" (pronounced "Pack-e-cept-alo-saw-russ-es"). I would know being a former child dinosaur authority. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PachycephalosaurusThey might have been attacking her for something she either did or said. It likely isn't food they were after because scientists bill them as herbivores.
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Post by Trey_Vore on May 4, 2009 2:18:46 GMT -5
Also, I don't think I would call that sequence "pointless".
It was necessary because it gave Cera a reason to swallow her pride and admit she needs help sometimes. Otherwise, when Ducky and the boys were trying to eliminate Sharptooth, why else would she come running in at the last minute if she still had no reason to take them seriously?
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Post by Belchic on May 4, 2009 12:18:40 GMT -5
There actually could be some logical explanations behind these moments that we're listing.
For example, the big-lipped aligator scene from ADGTH could have an explanation. There could be a backstory explaining where he came from and why he was down there. We just don't know what it is.
Also, some of the scenes like the pink elephants from Dumbo, the talking burgers from Good Burger, and the mindf**k from Beavis and Butthead Do America, may not count because they were all just dreams.
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Post by Belchic on May 21, 2009 14:50:34 GMT -5
This scene was kinda short but still considered a big lipped aligator moment in my book. In "Pinocchio", after Pinocchio performs "I Got No Strings", there's a scene where Stromboli is counting all the money he made off of that show and praising Pinocchio for how good he did. But then, suddenly, this happens: Stromboli discovers in his pile of money this weird little washer (I think that's what it's called). He then goes into an insane temper tantrum, then calms down, and decides to give it to Pinocchio. Of course, after Pinocchio thanks Stromboli, there's no talk about that washer ever again. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWinx0xxwUsIt starts like right at the beginning of that clip.
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Post by babclayman on Jun 11, 2009 4:43:43 GMT -5
I remember watching the Live Action "Flintstones movie" when i was younger and there was always one part i never got, even when i was 6.
There is a scene after Bam Bam destroys everything in an expensive store and they refuse to take Bettys card as it is no good. We then have her and Wilma let Bam Bam and Peebles play in the park, we then have Betty worried the adoption agency will take away Bam Bam as she can't seem to pay to look after him and Wilma says she & Fred will help the Rubbles as they can. That scene was ok but the next scene that followed. That's when the Big Lipped Aligator Moment happens.
Just after Wilma does this, a Pterodactyl then flys over head and everyone begins running and screaming, and then the Pterodactyl suddenly pukes on a car and after that it instantly cuts to the next scene.
What was the point of that Pterodactyl part? It came out of nowhere, served no use, was just silly and no one ever speaks of it again.
And that's why i think that should be a "Big Lipped Aligator Moment"
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Post by Belchic on Jun 17, 2009 2:47:41 GMT -5
I so remember that scene, bab! They also never explain who's car it puked on. If I remember correctly, there was something else odd about that scene:
After the pterodactyl pukes, we hear a kid say, "Uh..." That's it. Just "Uh..." It sounded like he/she was going to say, "Uh-oh", but it gets cut off as it goes to the next scene.
Seriously, WHO'S CAR DID THAT THING PUKE ON???
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