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Day 62 - Saturday 16th May 2020

Location: London, UK

COVID-19 / Coronavirus Outbreak


Lockdown
I love a crappy film.  You know the kind, usually on Channel 5 in the afternoon, staring people you've never heard of, set somewhere in America that you haven't visited, with a storyline encapsulated in the title.  Here are some I've watched recently:

Girlfriend Killer
Who Stole My Daughter?
The Other Mother
Cheat
Sleeping with my Student

Can you guess the plot outline from the title?  Of course you can.

The thing is, these films aren't that bad.  The acting is usually pretty decent, the stories often have a good twist you didn't see coming and the production values are high.  So why do they have a bad rap?  I've seen plenty of over-hyped, big studio backed crap, with big stars that I'd happily swap for one of these little gems.

On a technical note, a title that tells you what the film is about is actually quite a skill.  "Four Christmases" - yep I have an idea what that's about.  "Father of the Bride" "Bend it Like Beckham" "Scream" - they all do what they say on the tin.  But "Quantum of Solace" "The Constant Gardener" or "Vanilla Sky" - ???  I'm not saying they're bad films, they just don't sell the film to me in an instant.


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