Outrageous, disappointing, or low point in a film series or individual film that diminishes the quality of the movie.
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Originating from the film "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" where Harrison Ford's character survives a nuclear detonation by getting into a fridge, and is then blown hundreds of feet, only to hit the ground, and then emerges safely.
The absurdity of this event in the film to be the best example of the lower quality of this installment in the series, and thus the phrase was coined.
The phrase is also a reference to the phrase "jump the shark", which has the same meaning, only applied to a television series instead of a film series.
Originating from the film "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" where Harrison Ford's character survives a nuclear detonation by getting into a fridge, and is then blown hundreds of feet, only to hit the ground, and then emerges safely.
The absurdity of this event in the film to be the best example of the lower quality of this installment in the series, and thus the phrase was coined.
The phrase is also a reference to the phrase "jump the shark", which has the same meaning, only applied to a television series instead of a film series.
"Star Wars really nuked the fridge when Jar Jar Binks was introduced."
"Indiana Jones 4 nuked the fridge when they nuked the fridge."
"Indiana Jones 4 nuked the fridge when they nuked the fridge."
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Lost "nuked the hatch" - "sunk the island"
TV terms to describe a moment when something that was once great has reached a point where the finale changed how you viewed the show.
The origin of this phrase comes from a Lost episode where the cast of Lost nuked the hatch and sunk the island and ended the show in purgatory.
Thus was labeled the lowest point of the show... May 23rd, 2010
TV terms to describe a moment when something that was once great has reached a point where the finale changed how you viewed the show.
The origin of this phrase comes from a Lost episode where the cast of Lost nuked the hatch and sunk the island and ended the show in purgatory.
Thus was labeled the lowest point of the show... May 23rd, 2010
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