"You Just Don't Get It, Do You?"

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NOTE: I apologize for the recent technical difficulties. All links have been repaired and the "You Just Don't Get It, Do You?" montage is back online - it can now be seen here (alongside the rest of the Bottoms Up Productions archive), or simply on the article below. Sorry for the inconvenience! - Jeff Smith, 6/6/11

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The latest Bottoms Up Production is finished and online, so I think that warrants a pumpkin bomb special alert, don't you? For those who don't know, I've been trying my hand at movie montages/mashups/supercuts as of late, and this edit is my second foray into the field (after Glove, Actually - An Ode to Cinema's Greatest Slaps, which appeared back in January). The success of that initial montage got the attention of several different websites, including acclaimed movie blog FilmDrunk.com, which commissioned me for the video I present to you now.

Little backstory: There's kind of a joke within the film industry that you know you're in the midst of a poor script if, at any point, a character utters the phrase, "You just don't get it, do you?". Usually this clunky bit of dialogue is reserved as a sort of fallback for lazy screenwriters, acting as a preface for when their characters become overly expository (breaking down the plot in the simplest terms possible for the audience, rather than anyone in the actual film/story). When trying to decide what montage to chase Glove, Actually with, my good friend/fellow cinephile Josh Eckert and I quickly decided on this cliche. Now, not all the films in this video are rubbish - the point is simply to illustrate just how widely this particular line has spread across cinema, both good and bad (mostly bad, though). And although I don't expect it to blow up like Glove, Actually did (it's certainly not as in-your-face funny as seven minutes of slaps, but hey, few things are), I do think all the examples cobbled together provide some fun, out-of-context yuks. So, without further ado, I proudly present: "You Just Don't Get It, Do You?" - A Montage of Cinema's Worst Writing Cliche - both the actual video (also embedded below) and original FilmDrunk article, which was posted today by Mr. Vince Mancini. Enjoy!


P.S. For the first month (so, until July 3rd, I believe), my additional compensation is determined by the number of hits, so definitely feel free to spread this thing around if you know someone who would get a kick out of it (or hell, even if you don't). Let's get me paid!