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Not the movie blurbs on the back of the box, the quick little description you get with the cable box info button. That little description that sits next to the movie in the t.v. guide.

It is through the artistic and creative use of langauge that they try to capture your imagination, and get you to watch their movie. There must be a team of people somwhere who's job it is tho write these quick little snippets. Using few well timed and descriptive words to sum up a two hour movie in one quick sentence.

So I'm surfing through with the remote and I see a movie and I click info, and I get one of the worst blurbs I've ever had the sad duty of reading. This may very well be the worst movie blurb I have ever seen. My eyes could hardly take the shock when I went back for a doubletake. At first I thought I was just tired and had misread the thing, but there it was just sitting there on the screen in the most lame way possible. The most creative and enticing way they could think of describing this movie.

Read this only at your own peril:

"Ex-college friends get together in a big house after a funeral to play old records and talk."

Someone must have been paid to write this. I can only shudder when my mind tries to encompass that fact that this is the most flattering way they could describe this movie. If I was the producer or director of this movie, I'd be tempted to sue these dolts. Either that or put myself out of my misery when I came to the conclusion that this really was the best way to describe it.

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Originally posted by Nyxie
Not the movie blurbs on the back of the box, the quick little description you get with the cable box info button. That little description that sits next to the movie in the t.v. guide.

It is through the artistic and creative use of langauge that they try to capture your imagination, and get you to watch their movie. There must be a team of people somwhere ...[text shortened]... out of my misery when I came to the conclusion that this really was the best way to describe it.
I almost feel sorry for you. Almost, but not quite.

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Originally posted by Nyxie
Not the movie blurbs on the back of the box, the quick little description you get with the cable box info button. That little description that sits next to the movie in the t.v. guide.

It is through the artistic and creative use of langau ...[text shortened]... o the conclusion that this really was the best way to describe it.
Too bad they don't have blurbs for life...


Kevin

Watch our hero b*tch about Adrien Brody's acting while breaking apart Oreos and only eating the creamy side.

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Originally posted by Nyxie
Not the movie blurbs on the back of the box, the quick little description you get with the cable box info button. That little description that sits next to the movie in the t.v. guide.

It is through the artistic and creative use of langauge that they try to capture your imagination, and get you to watch their movie. There must be a team of people somwhere ...[text shortened]... out of my misery when I came to the conclusion that this really was the best way to describe it.
What was the film? It may actually have been *that* bad.

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Originally posted by seraphimvulture
Too bad they don't have blurbs for life...


[b]Kevin


Watch our hero b*tch about Adrien Brody's acting while breaking apart Oreos and only eating the creamy side.[/b]
The Kevin Show....

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I was waiting to see if anyone could guess the film. That is a somewhat accurate description.

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Originally posted by ETeach
The Kevin Show....
The Kevin Show.... YEAH BABY! 😀 Someone call PBS!

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Originally posted by seraphimvulture
[b]The Kevin Show.... YEAH BABY! 😀 Someone call PBS![/b]
Not even a guess as to the film kev?

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Originally posted by Nyxie
Not even a guess as to the film kev?
can I guess? Is it the one where these 3 middle aged women get together to get revenge on their ex-husbands?

Edit: The one I mean is "The First Wives Club".

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Originally posted by Nyxie
Not even a guess as to the film kev?
*puffs fancy cigar and leans back in fancy leather chair* I'm busy networking, woman. Come back when you've had a nose job. *puff puff* And bring me a coffee while you're out there. Two sugars. Toots.

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Originally posted by seraphimvulture
*puffs fancy cigar and leans back in fancy leather chair* I'm busy networking, woman. Come back when you've had a nose job. *puff puff* And bring me a coffee while you're out there. Two sugars. Toots.
Sorry kev, but I only like smart men.


Angie, no.

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Originally posted by Nyxie
Sorry kev, but I only like smart men.


Angie, no.
Where's my coffee, woman? 😠

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The power of Google is growing each day (edit - without the quotes this was on page 1 of the results- to me that is scary)

http://www.jerrycraw.com/B_1.html

The Big Chill

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Originally posted by rhb
The power of Google is growing each day

http://www.jerrycraw.com/B_1.html

The Big Chill
Well gee thanks rhb. I'm glad you used google to spoil this game.

Now go get kev some coffee.

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Originally posted by Nyxie
Well gee thanks rhb. I'm glad you used google to spoil this game.

Now go get kev some coffee.
It's just like using Databases in Chess. If you posted the rules against that first then I wouldn't have done it 😛

Kev - Milk 'n Sugar?

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