The Silver Screen
What's in a Name?
We mentioned stupid film titles a little while ago. James Bond seems to have started something in Hollywood and now there are all sorts of ridiculous titles cropping up.
They don't make us think 'ooooh, we wonder what that's all about.' Nope. We just think 'we could not care less what your poncy film is about even if Tommy Lee Jones is in it.'
We might go and see these films. We might not. But believe us, it'll have nothing to do with Quantums or Valleys of any kind.
So what are this weeks best worst titles?
- In Valley of Elah: "A Masterpiece Thriller" according to Sight and Sound. But we don't know where Elah is, or what's there. Or if we want to go. We don't think we do.
- Before The Devil Knows You're Dead: Can you really imagine typing that into a spontaneous text message? Nope. Us neither.
- No Country For Old Men: Country? Old Men? We're bored already.
- 4 Months, 3 Weeks And 2 Days: Exactly how long this title makes us want to sleep for.
- Lust, caution: Well, that just sounds kinda fun.
And for bad reasons:
- Penelope: We've nothing really against the name. It just looks a bit shit.
Flickr image from Al-Fassam's photostream.
