# Poorly Done Moments in Otherwise Good Movies

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poorly-done-moments-in-otherwise-good-movies/515299>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 27, 2009, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poorly-done-moments-in-otherwise-good-movies/515299 "2009-10-27T14:29:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poorly-done-moments-in-otherwise-good-movies/515299/101 "2009-11-14T17:11:14Z")

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I love the movie **Fame** , but I can’t bear the cafeteria scene; I have to scan through it. It’s not just that it’s OTT; I also think it’s implausible, and that’s hard to accept in a film that’s otherwise trying to be gritty and realistic. I mean, there’s so much noise in the room before Bruno starts in on the piano, I’m not sure they would hear him, and I really don’t think they’d hear Coco singing. Beyond that, the whole number is just too well-coordinated for something that’s supposed to be spontaneous. And beyond that, this is the scene that causes other people to scoff and refuse to believe me when I say this is a powerful, well-made film.

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poorly-done-moments-in-otherwise-good-movies/515299/102 "2009-11-14T19:11:18Z")

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> [@Rilchiam](#):
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> I love the movie **Fame** , but I can’t bear the cafeteria scene; I have to scan through it. It’s not just that it’s OTT; I also think it’s implausible, and that’s hard to accept in a film that’s otherwise trying to be gritty and realistic. I mean, there’s so much noise in the room before Bruno starts in on the piano, I’m not sure they would hear him, and I really don’t think they’d hear Coco singing. Beyond that, the whole number is just too well-coordinated for something that’s supposed to be spontaneous. And beyond that, this is the scene that causes other people to scoff and refuse to believe me when I say this is a powerful, well-made film.

Actually, the LEAST plausible aspect of “Fame” Was that there was only ONE gay student at the High School for the Performing Arts.

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