Thread: What ticks you off when reading a book/story?

Originally Posted by obi_have

As far as the actual reading though... Dialog that leaves you thinking, "Nobody would ever say that in real life." I'm trying to think of a specific example, but the only one that keeps jumping out isn't a book, it's a line from Star Wars. Han Solo wordy explanation to Luke, "Traveling through hyperspace ain't like dusting crops, boy! Without precise calculations we could fly right through a star or bounce too close to a supernova, and that'd end your trip real quick, wouldn't it?" all the while trying to avoid being fried by Imperial turbolasers.

A more realistic thing to say would be something like, "Sit down, shut up and hang onto something."

Of course that's assuming anything said in a Star Wars film could sound realistic...

I need to say that most lines in Star Wars, at least in the new movies (read The Revenge of the Sith), are more or less something someone would never actually say. "It can't be. I can't watch anymore.", "You're going down a path I can't follow.". George Lucas might make good movies, but the dialogs... Oh god, the dialogs. That said though, I'm still a Star Wars lover!

I love Star Wars as well, but George really should have read some of his stuff to himself out loud. I read somewhere that the opening caption as he originally wrote it was "A long, long time ago, In the not too distant future..."

...wow. Thankfully he changed his mind about that one. Talk about losing your credibility right off the bat!

Don't you just hate the fact that when reading a good book you suddenly get that strange feeling that you just know they are going to make a lousy film out of this?