37 Incredibly Distracting Things Hollywood Won't Stop Doing

Tom Cruise is almost always shorter than his co-stars. Never forget that.
37 Incredibly Distracting Things Hollywood Won't Stop Doing

Before watching a show or movie, it's natural for us to suspend our disbelief. The creators know this and work painstakingly hard to make sure we stay in that state -- making sure even the smallest of details don't take us out of the show's reality.

Which sucks, because sometimes all it takes is a minute for that suspension to be inadvertently shattered.

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Nothing reminds you that you are watching a asitcom faster than all the characters sitting on one side of their kitchen table.
When Mike Myers shows up for a quick cameo in BATC2US BASTERDS I can't help but see this...
GERRY LANE IS ENJOYING WORLD WAR A DELICIOUS PEPSI WHILE THE WORLD IS GOING TO SHIT. But IT REALLY JUST LOOKS LIKE BRAD PITT IN A PEPSI COMMERCIALE CR
CRACKED COM Whenever a character quotes another movie. THE DARK KINIGHT You complete me. Did The Joker just reference Jerry Maguire? Does that mean To
...or you live long enough You either die to see yourself become the a hero... villain. There's foreshadowing, and then there's contrived foreshadowin
CRACKEDCON TOM CRUISE IS 5'7 I REMEMBER THIS EVERY SINGLE TIME HE'S THE TALLEST PERSON ON SCREEN
37 Incredibly Distracting Things Hollywood Won't Stop Doing
CRACKED.COM Kelly's Heroes Saving Private Ryan Fury When Hollywood wants me to believe that World War Il was mostly fought by middle aged men rather t
Fake glasses with non-prescription lenses just remind you that you're watching an actor playing a character. Real prescription lenses refract the ligh
EVEN THOUGH THESE SCENES ON THE REVENANT WERE INTENSE EVERY TIME STEAM. SOIL AND SNOWFLAKES HIT THE CAMERA LENS. IT JUST DULLS YOU OUT OF THE IMMERSIO
This savage woman who lives in the jungle has clearly had an appointment with her beautician lately. CRACKED COM
The airport scene from CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR has explosions, falling building, and almost fatal injuries. But all of that is ruined by characters
A good actor will keep me engaged in a film. But, using the same actor in different roles kills the mood.
37 Incredibly Distracting Things Hollywood Won't Stop Doing
I'm always getting lost in the painstakingly accurate period costuming in film... and then there's the perfect, straight, white teeth. CRACKEDcO COM
37 Incredibly Distracting Things Hollywood Won't Stop Doing
Nothing like characters rocking perfectly placed, epic looking, fresh wounds (that don't bleed) to remind us that they aren't actually real people and
37 Incredibly Distracting Things Hollywood Won't Stop Doing
It's kind of distracting at times whenooo The special-effects look way too obvious.
37 Incredibly Distracting Things Hollywood Won't Stop Doing
Whenever characters tel each other things they already know THIS IS WHY WE'RE HERE. UNOBTAINIUM. BECAUSE THIS LITTLE GRAY ROCK SELLS FOR 20 MILLION A
GAME OF HRONES It's freezing outside, yet none of the characters are wearing anything on their heads/ears
WHEN I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, MAN, THERE SURE ARE A LOT OF WHITE PEOPLE IN ANCIENT EGYPT.
When characters CRACKED cO say something like: Cable Guy The scream This This is not a movie. This is real life! It reminds me that they ARE in fact
The meeting between young Spock and old Spock arueis underscores the fact that they're played by actors who could never pass for each .other, EVEN if

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WHEN A CHARAGTER, WHO IS OFTEN REGARDED AS A LESS ATTRAGTIVEGUY LIKE FRED FROM DROP DEAD DIVA TAKES OFF HIS SHIRT. THE ILLUSION IS INSTANTLY BROKEN, A
When 'Scientists' forget that they are scientists and stick their hands where they don't belong, just to advance the plot. PROMETH FANT STIC CRACKED C
I can't unsee the weird things done to car interiors to accommodate filming: ted2 Where's your rear view mirror? KNOCKED UP Where's your headrest? COL
Halfway through THE HATEFUL EIGHT, Quentin Tarantino baffingly adds his own Voiceover narration. If he had used a professional voice actor and appropr
Good old-age makeup will make you forget the actor isn't really the age he's playing. Bad old-age makeup will make you think: All that latex must be
37 Incredibly Distracting Things Hollywood Won't Stop Doing
37 Incredibly Distracting Things Hollywood Won't Stop Doing
Let's be honest, we all love seeing Stan Lee pop up in Marvel movies. GRACKODONT The Avenersy Hoax? FF However, every time he shows up, F start thinki
We should probablye Nothing pulls you out of a He's movie faster totally dead. I definitely don't need to make than when sure, a character makes a cho
During CRACKED cO COM Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Sentinel Prime says: YOU SIMIPLY FAIL TO UNDERSTAN THAT THE MEEDS FTHE MAIY OUTLEIGH THE DEEDS
37 Incredibly Distracting Things Hollywood Won't Stop Doing

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