History Main / MilkingTheGiantCow

* TropeCodifier: The animated ''[[Animated/TheLordOfTheRings Lord of the Rings]]'', thanks to [[http://flyingmoose.org/tolksarc/bakshi/bakshi.htm this infamous review]] originally posted on alt.fan.tolkien, from which the page quote is taken. Gandalf does a lot of milking the cow in the actual film, but not as much as Boromir:

** His [[InternetMovieDatabase IMDb]] page actually lists "dramatic hand gestures" under [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0386944/bio#trademark his trademarks]].

-->He raises both hands into the air, squeezes his fists and lowers his hands whenever he wants to make a point, a ludicrous overdramatic gesture which beginning drama students refer to as "Milking the Giant Cow". -->''(later)'' the Fellowship stops and converses without lots of unnecessary dramatics or hyperactive gesturing (except for Boromir, who milks at least one Giant Cow in his conversation with Frodo)...

** In the same dialogue, some lines hence:
--->[[NoExceptYes Be not too tame neither]]:... ''[but]'' [[TropesAreNotBad suit the action to the word, the word to the action]]; with this special o'erstep not the modesty of nature: for any thing so overdone is from the purpose of playing, whose end ''[is to hold]'' the mirror up to nature... Now this overdone, or come tardy off, though it make the unskilful laugh, cannot but make the judicious grieve... O, there be players that I have seen play, and heard others praise... ''[that]'' have [[LargeHam so strutted and bellowed]] that I have thought some of nature's journeymen had made men and not made them well, they [[TakeThat imitated humanity so abominably]].

-->''Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus; but use all gently...'''

If it is done in order to FeedMe, it may be [[RuleOfCool necessary]] to Milk The Cow.

Not to be confused with HamAndCheese. Unless the actor chooses to milk ''while'' ordering HamAndCheese.

If it is done in order to [[ChewingTheScenery chew the scenery]], it may be [[RuleOfCool necessary]] to Milk The Cow.

Not to be confused with HamAndCheese. Unless the actor chooses to milk ''while'' ordering HamAndCheese. Or if the giant cow's milk is used to [[IncrediblyLamePun make the cheese.]]

* TropeCodifier: Boromir in the animated ''[[Animated/TheLordOfTheRings LOTR]]'', thanks to [[http://flyingmoose.org/tolksarc/bakshi/bakshi.htm this infamous review]] originally posted on alt.fan.tolkien, from which the page quote is taken. Gandalf also does a lot of milking the cow too but not as much as Boromir.

--->'''Frodo:''' See if I care. All I'm going to do is... move my arms and gesture... like this!\\

* Possibly not quite the spirit of the trope, but at one point in ''{{Fablehaven}}'', the two main characters ''literally'' milk a giant cow.

[[quoteright:285: [[Animated/TheLordOfTheRings http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Boromir_cow_1.jpg]] ]]
[[caption-width-right:285:{{Mordor}}'s giant cows are no match for Boromir's forearms.]]

->''Gandalf just can't sit still. He won't just sit down and talk to Frodo; ...instead he paces around meaninglessly, gesturing like a rabid stork. He raises both hands into the air, squeezes his fists and lowers his hands whenever he wants to make a point... Eventually Bag End becomes too confining for all these gestures, and so Gandalf and Frodo must go and walk in the night air where they can move around more.''
-->--'''[[http://flyingmoose.org/tolksarc/bakshi/bakshi.htm FlyingMoose.org]] film review''', illustrated right.

* TropeCodifier: Boromir in the animated ''[[Animated/TheLordOfTheRings LOTR]]'', thanks to [[http://flyingmoose.org/tolksarc/bakshi/bakshi.htm this infamous review]] originally posted on alt.fan.tolkien, from which the page quote is taken. Gandalf also does a lot of milking the cow too but not as much as Boromir.
** The {{YouTube}} [[GagDub fan dub]] of [[RalphBakshi Bakshi's]] [[SoBadItsGood animated]] ''Lord Of The Rings'' was inspired by the Boromir example, mentioned above:\\
[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmHx4XB-6Rw#t=2m00s Boromir gets mad]] (2:00).
--->'''Frodo:''' See if I care. All I'm going to do is... move my arms and gesture... like this!\\
'''Boromir:''' But Frodo, this is animation, not live action. Why are we moving so much? It's ridiculous!\\
'''Frodo:''' But it's {{rotoscoping}}. It's genius! KanyeWest will want to make a music video with Bakshi in the future. It's glorious, I say! It's dramatic acting.\\
'''Boromir:''' I can't believe it. Look at us! We're expressing so much with our arms and our bodies! I'm sick of milking this giant, invisible... cow all the time.

* Possibly not quite the spirit of the trope, but at one point in ''Fablehaven'', the two main characters ''literally'' milk a giant cow.

-->''Do not saw the air too much with your hands, but suit the action to the word, the word to the action.''

* Old Snake in MetalGearSolid4, complete with SkywardScream. "LIQUIIIIIIID!"

** [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome His IMDb page actually has "dramatic hand gestures" under 'Trademarks.']]

** [[GallowsHumor His IMDb page actually has "dramatic hand gestures" under 'Trademarks.']] WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome?

** [[CrowningMomentOfFunny His IMDb page actually has "dramatic hand gestures" under 'Trademarks.' It's awesome.]]

** The {{YouTube}} fan dub of [[RalphBakshi Bakshi's]] [[SoBadItsGood animated]] ''Lord Of The Rings'' was inspired by the Boromir example, mentioned above:\\

* Duke Red often does this while monologuing about his various mad science schemes in various OsamuTezuka productions, especially ''Metropolis''. It's actually rather effective there, since he's supposed to be completely unhinged.

* Virgil from [[Xenosaga]] is seen doing this in episode one when lecturing about the expendability of realians.

* Both Kevin Richardson and Mark Hamill did this while voicing their [[TheBatman respective]] [[BatmanTheAnimatedSeries versions]] of The Joker. This is usually carried over into the animation.

-->'''NostalgiaCritic:''' Let's celebrate by.....pretending to make a pizza!

* Vocalist Kamijo has always been [[ChewingTheScenery partial to a nice piece of stage]], but he takes it BeyondTheImpossible in the last couple of minutes of {{Versailles}}' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne423XWtjf4 Ascendead Master PV]]. The rest of the band join as well- if they can get away with taking their hand away from their instrument for a minute, they do just that and make it worth it.

*In the crossover episode of ''CaptainN'' and ''[[TheLegendOfZelda The Legend Of Zelda Cartoon]]'', everyone celebrates by ''lifitng their arms up and down''. [[ThatGuyWithTheGlasses The Nostalgia Critic]] gleefully points this out.
-->'''[[ThatGuyWithTheGlasses Nostalgia Critic]]:''' Let's celebrate by.....pretending to make a pizza!