Saw an advert last night for Samuel L. Jackson’s “Snakes On A Plane”. It is clear from the trailer that the title of this movie “does exactly what it says on the tin”, as the Ronseal adverts say. That is, the title is no clever metaphor for the theme of the movie - it really is about snakes on a plane. This has the advantage for a thriller that the potential customer can immediately visualise the concept and decide then and there whether the images that they conjure up appeal to them or not.
So it made me wonder what other movie titles could benefit from the Ronseal treatment….
- Under Siege = Die Hard on boat
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest = Empire Strikes Back with cutlasses
- Titanic = It Sinks
- The Matrix: Revolutions = The Matrix Confusions
- Charlie and The Chocolate Factory (2005) = Charlie and The Chocolate Factory (Same as the old one without the songs)
- Independence Day = War Of The Worlds versus Men In Black
- The Sixth Sense = He’s A Ghost
Aaah well my imagination and motivation are wilting at a rate of knotts. If you have any wittier ones (won’t be hard), send them to me…
