Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Misleading Movie Titles

What they're calling it: Sugar
What it sounds like it may be about: A prostitute named "Sugar" (Halle Berry) who changes peoples lives while trying to make ends meet out on the streets.
Actual Synopsis: A talented Dominican pitcher faces a number of curveballs during his tenure on a minor league team in small town Iowa.
What it should be called: Slumpville

What they're calling it: Downloading Nancy
What it sounds like it may be about: A rom com about a computer nerd (Michael Cera) who creates his "perfect woman" only to find out she actually exists as a student in his high school.
Actual Synopsis: The story follows the fate of the unhappy wife Nancy who orders the guy she meets over the Internet to kill her, but the two of them fall in love.
What it should be called: Webstress

What they're calling it: Extract
What it sounds like it may be about: A retired Mercenary (Stallone) gets back in the game when his brother is taken hostage in war-torn Iraq.
Actual Synopsis: Joel, the owner of an Extract plant, tries to contend with myriad personal and professional problems, such as his potentially unfaithful wife and employees who want to take advantage of him (*directed by Mike Judge).
What it should be called: Blurg


3 comments:

Julie said...

You just wrote 3 Movies for Sale in the form of a List! Blurg is my favorite title, btw.

Questionable Taste said...

classic. sadly (and typically latley) i haven't heard of any of these. slumpville is my fav.

something tells me, however, i would be physically weaker after having watched only of these.

Questionable Taste said...

*any