I really want to see the sequel to Skyline. Originally, I didn't even want to see the movie. But once I checked it out from Redbox, suddenly, I thought, "I gotta see what happens next." Or maybe it was something like, "the next one can't end any dumber..."Originally Posted by Peegee
Naming movies after boardgames has never actually been a good idea. The mind is too incarcerated by nostalgia to accept a movie that isn't 100% true to the game of the same name, even if there's not a movie to be had from that game which is reason number two why movies should not be named for boardgames.
Or at least, it shouldn't be advertised at such. When I first saw the Battleship commercial, I just kind of assumed, it was named for the fact that most of the action takes place aboard a battleship. But then I read up on it and found that this sh is partially based on the game. Battleship, as a title, is fine (although I wish it wasn't battling aliens, that just doesn't compute to me). Trouble, as a title, is fine. Hell, Candyland and Monopoly, as titles for a film, are fine. You just need to separate the idea that the name and the boardgame are inherently linked. If you're not able to do that, or, in fact, like a mentally defunct head-trauma victim, decide to use the connection in some desperate attempt to appeal to an extremely narrow fanbase, you're film is SCREWED!
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