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fr00ti · 04-29-2003, 12:23 AM

Okay. Has anyone else noticed that almost every lifetime movie title describes the plot, and sometimes the end? Like "Student Seduction" I mean come on people!! What's the point of watching it??!?! LOL Im sorry I just wondered if anyone else noticed that.

pandora_spocks · 04-29-2003, 12:24 AM

No, but I do enjoy Lifetime movies.

¤I Love Clay Aiken¤ · 04-29-2003, 01:17 AM

And Homeless to Harvard! That what its called? With Thora Birch?

Cashodeen · 04-29-2003, 04:20 AM

I have totally noticed it! "Homeless to Havard" is a prime example. It's like for the whole movie you watch and she is homeless, and you just know what's gonna happen. I still liked it though.

-*Leah*- · 04-29-2003, 10:09 AM

I have seen several lifetime movies, and I think that they are pretty good. The "15 and Pregnant" one is sad..

dawsongirl · 04-29-2003, 12:27 PM

This wasn't a Lifetime movie, but in 1973, there was this Made for TV movie called..."She Lives." Gee, I wondered what happened at the end. Did she live???

*PinkLady* · 04-29-2003, 01:00 PM

Yeah, I've noticed that. You don't really have to watch the movie to see what goes on...which is good, because I don't.

¤I Love Clay Aiken¤ · 04-29-2003, 02:17 PM

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Originally posted by dawsongirl
This wasn't a Lifetime movie, but in 1973, there was this Made for TV movie called..."She Lives." Gee, I wondered what happened at the end. Did she live???

Mossopp · 04-29-2003, 02:39 PM

Lifetime is a TV channel, right?
We don't have the Lifetime channel in the UK but unfortunetly some Lifetime movies do make their way to British shores - either by 'straight-to-video' or on late night Channel 5. I've seen a few of them and they were all sh*te!

Crimson and Clover · 04-29-2003, 02:43 PM

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Originally posted by Cashodeen
I have totally noticed it! "Homeless to Havard" is a prime example. It's like for the whole movie you watch and she is homeless, and you just know what's gonna happen. I still liked it though.

yeah that was a good movie

Ravey · 04-29-2003, 03:18 PM

I haven't noticed it, until now...lol

Kay Scarpetta · 04-29-2003, 04:20 PM

good point

ABlairican Pie · 05-01-2003, 08:25 AM

Here's a good example of self-explanitory movie title: There is an actual British movie I read about called "The Man Who Went Up a Hill and Came Down a Mountain"--kinda long title, huh? Like to see that sign in the theaters

--which was about some guy who wanted to change the status of a hill in Wales to a mountain...sounds like a real popcorn flick, right? But you basically have the whole story plot line right there in that title.

The fun thing I do as a screenwriter is to try to think of clever names, puns, etc. that convey the idea of the movie without giving the entire plot away. That's the cool thing about movies like "Face Off" and "Con Air", they have catchy titles based on actual terms or objects (Con-Air phones, i.e.) that work well for the plot.

04-29-2003, 12:23 AM	#1
fr00ti Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 16, 2002 Posts: 12,846	Have you ever noticed...? Okay. Has anyone else noticed that almost every lifetime movie title describes the plot, and sometimes the end? Like "Student Seduction" I mean come on people!! What's the point of watching it??!?! LOL Im sorry I just wondered if anyone else noticed that.
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-Leah- Back for More Forum Fanatic Join Date: Jan 15, 2003 Posts: 10,563	I have seen several lifetime movies, and I think that they are pretty good. The "15 and Pregnant" one is sad..
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Mossopp asleep at the wheel Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 30, 2000 Location: Helensburgh, Scotland Posts: 3,726	Lifetime is a TV channel, right? We don't have the Lifetime channel in the UK but unfortunetly some Lifetime movies do make their way to British shores - either by 'straight-to-video' or on late night Channel 5. I've seen a few of them and they were all sh*te!
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Kay Scarpetta Defy Gravity 8.26.05 Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 04, 2001 Location: La Vie Boheme Posts: 28,013	good point
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04-29-2003, 12:24 AM	#2
pandora_spocks Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Nov 30, 2002 Posts: 21,532	No, but I do enjoy Lifetime movies.

04-29-2003, 04:20 AM	#4
Cashodeen Hi. Forum Star Join Date: Aug 30, 2001 Posts: 11,363	I have totally noticed it! "Homeless to Havard" is a prime example. It's like for the whole movie you watch and she is homeless, and you just know what's gonna happen. I still liked it though.

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dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	This wasn't a Lifetime movie, but in 1973, there was this Made for TV movie called..."She Lives." Gee, I wondered what happened at the end. Did she live???

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PinkLady Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jun 04, 2002 Posts: 7,457	Yeah, I've noticed that. You don't really have to watch the movie to see what goes on...which is good, because I don't.

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Ravey Member Forum Icon Join Date: Apr 02, 2003 Posts: 53,025	I haven't noticed it, until now...lol

05-01-2003, 08:25 AM	#13
ABlairican Pie Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 12, 2001 Location: Living where cats reign more Supreme than a pizza. Posts: 31,619	re: Gee, wonder what THIS movie's about...? Here's a good example of self-explanitory movie title: There is an actual British movie I read about called "The Man Who Went Up a Hill and Came Down a Mountain"--kinda long title, huh? Like to see that sign in the theaters --which was about some guy who wanted to change the status of a hill in Wales to a mountain...sounds like a real popcorn flick, right? But you basically have the whole story plot line right there in that title. The fun thing I do as a screenwriter is to try to think of clever names, puns, etc. that convey the idea of the movie without giving the entire plot away. That's the cool thing about movies like "Face Off" and "Con Air", they have catchy titles based on actual terms or objects (Con-Air phones, i.e.) that work well for the plot.
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