It's Time To Play - The Unoriginal Game!

It's fun to mock crappy films. Sometimes it's much too easy, but we typically forgive ourselves once we realize that the blame for crappness can be ultimately attributed to rich, Hollywood executive-types (this isn't always true, but it keeps the demons of sleeplessness away). Something I've become accustomed to doing with friends and family is describing an upcoming movie I'm excited about in terms of how it's similar to other movies that they know and like. It's a simple tactic, and one that's been used in Hollywood since forever to 1) Sell their new, original ideas and B) Cover up the fact that their new, original ideas really just aren't (which, of course, is what satisfies the former).

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