A Complete Inventory of Clichés From the New Killer Elite Trailer
When the teaser trailer for Killer Elite arrived in June, it presented a wealth of ridiculous awesomeness (Jason Statham jumping out a window while attached to an interrogation chair) and even more ridiculous facial hair (Clive Owen's villainous moustache; Robert De Niro's Saddam Hussein beard). Both traits are still present in the new full-length trailer, as well as a host of clichéd one-liners that would even make Arnold Schwarzenegger groan with delight. Ahead, Movieline's complete inventory of the madness.
1. "You ready for this?"
2. "Game's over."
3. "We have to do something!"
4. "Close it down."
5. Text: Based on a true story.
6. "You have no idea who you're messing with."
7. "He's like a father to you, right?"
8. "If you don't do this, he's a dead man."
9. "Danny is gonna come back for me. When he does, you're out of here."
10. "He's your worst nightmare."
11. "This kind don't scare easy."
12. Text: When the hunter, becomes the hunted, may the best man live.
13. "This ends today."
14. "The war isn't over until both sides say it is."
15. "Now the gloves are off."
16. "It's over."
17. "Let's finish this."
18a. "This guy's good."
18b. (Shot of Statham grabbing co-star Yvonne Strahovski's butt.) "You have no idea."
19. "You really are one crazy son of a bitch."
20. (Looking at cash) "So that's what this is all about."
21. (Holding cash) "I've got to cover my expenses."
VERDICT: I ain't got time to bleed -- just to see this movie on opening night.
Killer Elite opens on Sept. 23.
[via IMDb]
Comments
I know this is not a cliché line, but I feel you forgot to mention the soundtrack featuring Scorpion's "Rock you like a Hurricane."
Good point! That can be 22.
Let's face it, this trailer had me at Statham. The notion that this absurdity is "based on a true story" increases my enjoyment by a factor of ten.