Nuke the Fridge

Maxx · Oct 27, 2011

Interview with Spielberg about the Crystal Skull. Which I have not seen. And he claims people now say "Nuke the Fridge". Instead of Jump the Shark. Which I doubt.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/27/showbiz/movies/spielberg-indiana-jones-4-ew/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

mirandashell · Oct 27, 2011

You leave William Perry alone! He's done nothing to you!

Chris P · Oct 27, 2011

I've heard people use "nuke the fridge," but not often. But the senses I've been hearing it have been more "stupid resolution to complex problem" rather than being in a decline from a height.

Zoombie · Oct 27, 2011

So basically, this is a classic example of an awesome filmmaker deferring to a decidedly less awesome filmmaker, purely out of friendship. (Sort of like whenever Quentin Tarantino works with Robert Rodriguez)

Article, you got that backwards.

Robert Rodriguez does not shoot on film reels. He shoots on AWESOME reels. Made out of concentrated COOL.

MttStrn · Oct 27, 2011

It's being used more and more often and is the "cinematic equivalent" of "jump the shark," according the The Urban Dictionary.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=nuke+the+fridge

And if you watch Crystal Skull, you'll see it is very apt.

Manuel Royal · Oct 27, 2011

I don't think it makes sense at all as an analogue to "jump the shark".

The Indiana Jones series of movies jumped the shark early in the second movie.

BeatrixKiddo · Oct 27, 2011

I have never heard, or read the term "nuke the fridge", anywhere.

I like "jump the shark" better. That's silly too but it sounds better.

scarletpeaches · Oct 28, 2011

Nuke the fridge? Never heard of it.

gothicangel · Oct 28, 2011

I've just been on The Guardian film page, and someone there refered to Crystal Skull as Indian Jones and Nuke the Fridge.

Torgo · Oct 28, 2011

MttStrn said:
It's being used more and more often and is the "cinematic equivalent" of "jump the shark," according the The Urban Dictionary.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=nuke+the+fridge

And if you watch Crystal Skull, you'll see it is very apt.

The Urban Dictionary is deeply untrustworthy. Anyone can make up a hilarious new phrase and pretend it has wide currency by posting it on TUD - it doesn't make it true.

Still, 'Nuke the Fridge' gets about 375,000 Google hits, so I guess people are using it to some extent...

MttStrn · Oct 28, 2011

I heard it long before I saw it on TUD, but I read a lot about films and the film industry so there you go.

Jump the shark came from an old episode of Happy Days where the Fonz jumped over a shark on his motorcycle for some reason. As most of us know, it refers to the point where a TV show has just got too ridiculous for words.

I like Nuke the Fridge in regards to films because when I hear Jump the Shark I immediately think of TV not films. Also, as I said before, Crystal Skull is so bad compared to the other Indy films, it fits perfectly. But that's me, YMMV.

GeorgeK · Oct 30, 2011

Maxx said:
And he claims people now say "Nuke the Fridge". Instead of Jump the Shark. Which I doubt.

I've never heard of it, but am a hermit, anyway, I think that it's a marketing ploy, or rather a test-marketing ploy.

MRevelle83 · Oct 30, 2011

Maxx said:
Interview with Spielberg about the Crystal Skull. Which I have not seen. And he claims people now say "Nuke the Fridge". Instead of Jump the Shark. Which I doubt.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/27/showbiz/movies/spielberg-indiana-jones-4-ew/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

I have heard that. Mostly in message boards, and it was mostly right after the movie came out.

I'm more surprised you all haven't come across 'nuke the fridge.' Though, it was more of an internet meme than a replacement for 'jump the shark.'

Maxx · Nov 1, 2011

Manuel Royal said:
I don't think it makes sense at all as an analogue to "jump the shark".

The Indiana Jones series of movies jumped the shark early in the second movie.

Very true!

Maxx · Nov 1, 2011

MRevelle83 said:
I have heard that. Mostly in message boards, and it was mostly right after the movie came out.

I'm more surprised you all haven't come across 'nuke the fridge.' Though, it was more of an internet meme than a replacement for 'jump the shark.'

I was surprised too. It looks like I should have heard it before.

Jcomp · Nov 1, 2011

Psh. Last Crusade was great, and Temple of Doom wasn't bad, just different (and the director's wife as an actress is almost always a poor choice).

But yeah, I've heard of "nuked the fridge," but to me it's more about a singular moment in flicks where things just went bad, as opposed to being entirely analogous with "jumped the shark."

Maxx · Nov 1, 2011

Jcomp said:
Psh. Last Crusade was great, and Temple of Doom wasn't bad, just different (and the director's wife as an actress is almost always a poor choice).

But yeah, I've heard of "nuked the fridge," but to me it's more about a singular moment in flicks where things just went bad, as opposed to being entirely analogous with "jumped the shark."

You're right too. You're tearing me appart. or apart.

Celia Cyanide · Nov 1, 2011

Jcomp said:
Psh. Last Crusade was great, and Temple of Doom wasn't bad, just different (and the director's wife as an actress is almost always a poor choice).

But yeah, I've heard of "nuked the fridge," but to me it's more about a singular moment in flicks where things just went bad, as opposed to being entirely analogous with "jumped the shark."

Yeah, I think the phrases mean 2 different things. Jumping the Shark is usually about an ongoing series, particularly a TV show.

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