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Post by babclayman on Jul 18, 2009 3:20:51 GMT -5
Yeah, i agree with Tac for that movie. However if there is one scene from that movie i would call a BLAM. It would be that "West Side Kitty" scene when those Alley Cats sing this rough and terrible song to Tom and while Tom runs about their singing faces seem to appear on Neon Signs.
The scene ends with Tom & Jerry opening a manhole cover and the Singing cats falling into it. And then, they are never mentioned ever again.
So let's see the tick list.
1. It came out of no where. 2. Not a single bit of it relavence to the plot. 3. Was over the top in ridiculousness. and 4. No One EVER speaks of it again (nor do the cats show up again)
So yeah. Tacs right. It is THE BIG LIPPED ALIGATOR MOMENT.
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Post by Belchic on Aug 25, 2009 14:34:06 GMT -5
Okay, this one I'm positive is a Big-Lipped Aligator Moment!
In the movie, "School of Rock". Just after Dewey Finn comes in as the substitute teacher, he tells his kids to forget about the rules and go out and have recess. Immediately after that, we cut to the principal's office where Miss Mullins is lecturing a little girl named Emily because she was in trouble for something. She then scares her and dismisses her to assure she'll be on good behavior.
Now, for the tick list:
1. The scene does come right out of nowhere, because we never found out what happened or why Emily was in the office in the first place. 2. Emily was not in Dewey's class, so it has no bearing to the plot. 3. When Miss Mullins yelled out, "Do you want a hug?!" and Emily said, "I'll be good! I swear!", that made it over the top in terms of ridiculousness. 4. After it happens, does Miss Mullins ever talk about it again? No. Does Emily ever talk about it again? No. Do we even see Emily again? No. Does anyone ever speak of Emily again? No.
So, there you go:
BIG-LIPPED ALIGATOR MOMENT!
Just a note to all who contribute, try as best you can to not list any scenes from movies the Nostalgia Critic has already reviewed.
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Post by Belchic on Sept 14, 2009 16:34:28 GMT -5
Last weekend, I watched "Oliver & Company" for the first time in a while, and I found a possible Big-Lipped Aligator Moment from it, although, I'm probably going to get some arguments on why it shouldn't count.
After Oliver and Jenny first meet, Jenny brings him to their home, and the butler says that Georgette isn't going to like this. He then goes to wake up Georgette, who then breaks into a song...to be more precise, "Perfect Isn't Easy".
The tick list: 1. I could say that it comes right out of nowhere, because it's this instance in the movie where we're first introduced to Georgette, and usually, a character is not introduced in a film immediately with a song. 2. Well, the song pretty much gives an idea of what the character's personality is like, but I don't think it bears anything to the plot. The plot is about Oliver finding a decent home, and f*gin getting enough money to pay for...whatever he wants to pay for. I really don't think anybody who watches this movie would really give two sh*ts about Georgette, as she doesn't serve much purpose to the film. 3. While she's performing this number, there are all these other dogs and birds going ga-ga over her. Or should I say "bow wow" and "tweet tweet"? That is quite ridiculous, especially since Georgette isn't that important of a character. 4. The only way I can see anyone talking about this moment again would be if we saw a bird or another dog hoot and holler over how much of a hottie Georgette is. Aside from Tito, we don't ever see anyone else flirt with her, and Tito wasn't in the number, nor had he met Georgette yet. So, it's true that nobody ever talks about it again.
Here's the vid:
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Post by babclayman on Sept 14, 2009 16:38:27 GMT -5
Yeah, that sounds a BLAM Belchic I was considering as posting this as one myself =P
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Post by Road House FanX on Sept 14, 2009 23:22:19 GMT -5
I'd disagree, I think the "Perfect isn't Easy" is a nice addition to the film. While Georgette isn't the main focus of the film, her growing to accept others (living with Oliver, potentially hooking up with Tito) is a recurring element of the film. The song sets her up a pompous **** who needs to be taught a thing or two which she learns over the course of the film.
On the behind the scenes front it helps the film in two ways. One, it gets Bette Middler singing (she was popular at the time) and that helps the box office. Two, he scene also serves as good animation demo for the cartoonists unused to working with computer animation (They used it to create the staircase at the end of the film.
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Post by Belchic on Sept 15, 2009 13:31:35 GMT -5
See? I KNEW somebody was going to do this! You people and your loopholes.
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Post by babclayman on Sept 21, 2009 1:26:06 GMT -5
I know one.
Every single Giant Chicken Fight in "Family Guy"
Tick list. In most episodes the giant chicken appears he comes right out of no where The entire fight has little to no affect on the actually story The things that happen go over the top (like crashing a cruise ship through a city or breaking a ferris wheel) and once Peter finsihes the fight, he goes back to the scene before and resumes like notiong ever happened (aside from some injuries which he doesn't care much about) and no body speaks of it for the rest of the episode
So every single Giant Chicken scene "Big Lipped Aligator Moment"
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Post by Belchic on Nov 19, 2009 16:43:12 GMT -5
Last night, I just saw the new "Get Smart" movie, and you're not going to believe this, but I find the movie has TWO Big-Lipped Aligator Moments that play consecutively!
It starts sometime after Maxwell Smart gets thrown into his prison cell, and the other agents are talking about meeting the President in Los Angeles. Then, suddenly out of nowhere, it cuts to a scene where it shows the president reading a story to kids in a library.
Tick list:
1. We would not expect to see the president doing that, so it does come right out of nowhere, a lot like those flashbacks on "Family Guy". 2. It really doesn't have any bearing to any of the events in the plot. 3. It is quite ridiculous, especially when he shoves a kid away after he criticizes on his story-telling. 4. I don't think we even see the president again after this scene.
Now, immediately after that scene comes this scene: It cuts to Maxwell's cell, and the security guards come over with a birthday cake for him and try to shove it through the slot. Max rushes over to however much of the cake got into his cell and starts eating it, and it is revealed that he's really fat. Then, he wakes up to discover that it was all a dream.
Tick List: 1. Anyone who watches this movie would not expect to see this come up. 2. While it does sort of remind us of Maxwell's back story, it doesn't have anything to do with the plot. Now, if it involved the Russians planting bombs in his cell, then it would have had relevance to the plot. 3. It is definately over the top in terms of ridiculousness, and not to mention quite disturbing. 4. Of course, since it was all a dream, Max never talks about it again.
Can you believe that? Two BLAMs in a row in one movie! Sure, they are both only a couple seconds each, but still, what the hell?
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Post by Belchic on Feb 15, 2010 3:22:42 GMT -5
I think something that I would consider a BLAM is the frog hunters scene from "The Princess and the Frog".
The tick list:
1. This scene does come right out of nowhere, because we're never introduced to the frog hunters earlier in the film, and we never know about their backstories and whatnot. 2. It definately has nothing to do with the plot, because the plot is about Navine and Tiana wanting to turn back into humans, Navine getting married and Tiana getting her restaurant. I mean, sure, Navine and Tiana do develop some chemistry in this scene, but that doesn't mean it serves relevance to the plot. 3. The scene is really long and extremely goofy, so I would call it "completely over the top in terms of ridiculousness". 4. When it's over, Navine had a little laugh about it, but after that, none of the characters ever talk about this scene ever again. Not to mention, the frog hunters never come back in the film.
I don't know how many of you have seen the movie, but if you did, would you agree with me into saying that this counts as a BLAM?
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Post by Nemo on Feb 15, 2010 10:57:33 GMT -5
I think something that I would consider a BLAM is the frog hunters scene from "The Princess and the Frog". The tick list: 1. This scene does come right out of nowhere, because we're never introduced to the frog hunters earlier in the film, and we never know about their backstories and whatnot. 2. It definately has nothing to do with the plot, because the plot is about Navine and Tiana wanting to turn back into humans, Navine getting married and Tiana getting her restaurant. I mean, sure, Navine and Tiana do develop some chemistry in this scene, but that doesn't mean it serves relevance to the plot. 3. The scene is really long and extremely goofy, so I would call it "completely over the top in terms of ridiculousness". 4. When it's over, Navine had a little laugh about it, but after that, none of the characters ever talk about this scene ever again. Not to mention, the frog hunters never come back in the film. I don't know how many of you have seen the movie, but if you did, would you agree with me into saying that this counts as a BLAM? I would agree that it counts as one
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Post by Dana on Feb 15, 2010 17:37:02 GMT -5
I'm positive that I know one (I think):
The Siamese Cat song in Lady and the Tramp.
Well, it leads to Lady getting muzzled, but the cats only appear in that scene, and after that, poof! They're gone. I mean, what the heck?
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Post by Belchic on Feb 15, 2010 19:12:52 GMT -5
Wow! I never thought of that! Kudos to you, Dana. Although, while it may seem like a BLAM, I do see that it doesn't count because it developed Aunt Sarah's grudge toward Lady, which she kept pretty much throughout the rest of the movie. Not to mention, they are in the sequel and have kind of a bigger role in that film too, I might add.
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Post by Belchic on Apr 7, 2010 2:23:04 GMT -5
I just got some more info to share with you guys. I don't have a new BLAM to talk about, but this is something that I think should be discussed.
If you see something that seems like a Big-Lipped Aligator Moment, but it doesn't fully meet all four of the qualifications, then it's called a "Random Bald-Headed Canadian Moment". I got this from one of the guys on ThatFellowInTheCoat. It's supposed to be named after "Whose Line" performer, Collin Mocherie.
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Post by babclayman on Apr 7, 2010 3:46:33 GMT -5
Hehe, i know who you're talking about! =3
Might i ask though, why is the "Not-Quite-A-BLAM-But-Close" thing named after him? If it's about what he did on Whose Line, be fair since they're improvising comedy of course it's random.
So what was the reasoning may i ask?
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Post by Dana on Apr 7, 2010 12:26:59 GMT -5
Alright, I started to dowload KaBlam! episodes, made a few DVDs (not selling), and found a BLAM. In the episode "Won't Stick to Most Dental Work!" (goes by the back of the comic book at the end) AKA "Henry Quits", one of the most popular episodes in the show (due to Henry and June shipping), there's a scene right after the Action League Now! short that has June singing this song for some reason. Yes, it's good (though it ends quickly due to her slamming into the fourth wall), but it has nothing to do with the plot itself! 1. It came COMPLETELY out of nowhere. I never belived a tomboy like June would WANT to get all dressy (other times she has to for the occasion) and sing a slow-paced song. 2. It pretty much has NOTHING to do with the plot (although she did say that she did it to "spread her wings" and make the show "intimate", but again, out of nowhere) 3. Wasn't exactly ridiculous, but just plain out-of-the-blue. 4. It's never mentioned again, though after the next short she's wearing a neck brace after her crash into the fourth wall. It was a funny scene, but I was just sitting there, going "WHAT? "
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