John Scalzi – An Experiment in Accurate But Misleading Movie Descriptions – AMCThere’s a famous television listing for The Wizard of Oz, written by newspaperman Rick Polito, which goes like this: “Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first person she meets and then teams up with three strangers to kill again.” It’s amusing because, despite not being the way that one usually describes The Wizard of Oz, it is, in fact, an accurate summation of the story. Accurate but misleading. And, of course, it’s easy to do it with science- fiction films as well. If nothing else, this sort of exercise makes you look at your favorite films in a new light. With that in mind, here are some accurate but misleading descriptions of popular science- fiction films. Enjoy. 2. 00. 1: A Space Odyssey. A well- meaning computer’s attempt to fulfill its mission runs afoul of a human crew with other plans. Alien. A rambunctious alien child invites itself aboard a human cargo ship; a memorable game of hide- and- seek follows. Aliens. Humans and aliens join together to raise alien youth, but the marines take exception to their methods. Alien 3. A lady and a stowaway change the lives of lonely prisoners forever. Avatar. A company attempts to solve the Earth’s ecological woes; unhelpful aliens interfere with the task. Back to the Future. A bewildered teenage boy fends off his mother’s disturbing and unnatural attraction to him.
Blade Runner. Poor product design leads to trouble for a manufacturer and one exasperated policeman. When the angle is just perfect, pictures can become extremely misleading. You'll have to look twice for each of these, you won't believe what you're seeing. Just when Hillary Clinton was stepping up her complaints about media bias, it turns out her bigger problem is media aversion. The way in which the Democratic nominee and her team utterly botched the belated disclosure of her pneumonia took a modest problem and made it a thousand times worse.It’s time for another “Misleading Product Roundup” recapping the food items I’ve shared with you on Facebook. I can’t stress enough how important it is to read the ingredients before buying any packaged food. It can feel tedious at first, but as you read through these examples below I. There’s a famous television listing for The Wizard of Oz, written by newspaperman Rick Polito, which goes like this: “Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first person she meets and then teams up with three strangers to kill again.” It’s amusing because, despite not. Series two of Merlin, is a British fantasy television series which began on 19 September 2009 and ended on 19 December 2009. Series two regular cast members include Colin Morgan, Bradley James, Katie McGrath, Angel Coulby, Anthony Head, Richard Wilson, and.
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