Yeah...

[av3rnus]

I think I can get behind the use of this term:

Nuke the fridge

Nuke the fridge is a colloquialism used to refer to the moment in a film series that is so incredible that it lessens the excitement of subsequent scenes that rely on more understated action or suspense, and it becomes apparent that a certain installment is not as good as a previous

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[unlimitedblack]

Aside from the original instance, though, can you think of any other films that have nuked the fridge?

[av3rnus]

Oh, yeah, the link actually has some examples:

"Star Wars didn't really nuke the fridge until Jar Jar Binks was introduced."

"Peter Parker dancing around the bar in Spider-Man 3? Kinda nukes the fridge!"