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[[Cueball]] is looking through [[Black Hat|Black Hat's]] downloaded movies, which are all adaptations of non-literary works, improbable sequels, and/or crossovers between very disparate properties. Cueball reacts with increasing incredulity to Black Hat's collection, while Black Hat casually responds with equally unlikely (non-)explanations. Knowing Black Hat, his movie folder is deliberately weird just to provoke this kind of reaction. | [[Cueball]] is looking through [[Black Hat|Black Hat's]] downloaded movies, which are all adaptations of non-literary works, improbable sequels, and/or crossovers between very disparate properties. Cueball reacts with increasing incredulity to Black Hat's collection, while Black Hat casually responds with equally unlikely (non-)explanations. Knowing Black Hat, his movie folder is deliberately weird just to provoke this kind of reaction. | ||
− | In the real world, there are movies which can provoke similar shock. For example, many successful films get {{w|direct-to-video}} (or, now, {{w|direct-to-digital}}) sequels and spinoffs, often featuring none of the original cast and which get very little marketing. Therefore, someone might be surprised to know that there's an ''{{w|American Psycho 2}}'', a ''{{w|Starship Troopers 3: Marauder|Starship Troopers 3}}'', a ''{{w|Dr. Dolittle: | + | In the real world, there are movies which can provoke similar shock. For example, many successful films get {{w|direct-to-video}} (or, now, {{w|direct-to-digital}}) sequels and spinoffs, often featuring none of the original cast and which get very little marketing. Therefore, someone might be surprised to know that there's an ''{{w|American Psycho 2}}'', a ''{{w|Starship Troopers 3: Marauder|Starship Troopers 3}}'', a ''{{w|Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief|Dr. Dolittle 4}}'', or a ''{{w|Bring It On: Fight to the Finish|Bring It On 5}}''. [[Randall]] previously made fun of the proliferation of direct-to-video sequels in [https://what-if.xkcd.com/65/ What If: Twitter Timeline Height], with at least 27 ''Land Before Time'' films (in reality, there were 14). |
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− | + | Another source of weird titles are {{w|mockbuster}}s. When a film uses a {{w|public domain}} property as its basis, or a title that is too generic to trademark, other studios will simply create their own films and pretend that they're a sequel to the more famous film. Examples include ''{{w|Titanic II (film)|Titanic II}}'', ''{{w|Troll 2}}'', ''{{w|Troll 3}}'', the ''other'' ''{{w|Quest for the Mighty Sword|Troll 3}}'', and ''{{w|War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave}}''. | |
− | + | Marketing wheezes have also produced some crossovers almost as unexpected as those in the comic - ''{{w|Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde}}'', ''{{w|Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery}}'' and ''{{w|Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter}}''. | |
=== Black Hat's downloaded movies === | === Black Hat's downloaded movies === | ||
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− | | ''Lorem Ipsum: The Movie'' || ''{{w|Lorem Ipsum}}'' are the first two words of a common block of garbled Latin filler text used by typesetters to | + | | ''Lorem Ipsum: The Movie'' || ''{{w|Lorem Ipsum}}'' are the first two words of a common block of garbled Latin filler text used by typesetters to layout pages before real text is available. This title implies that this movie is entirely random filler with no meaningful content, although according to the Internet Movie Database, there is a 2011 movie titled [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2032487/ Lorem Ipsum]. |
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− | | ''Titanic XCVIII'' || The most famous film about the ship {{w | + | | ''Titanic XCVIII'' || The most famous film about the ship {{w|Titanic}} is {{w|James Cameron}}'s {{w|Titanic (1997 movie)|''Titanic''}} from 1997. But there have been {{w|List of films about the RMS Titanic|several since trying to cash in on the name}}, including one called ''{{w|Titanic II (film)|Titanic II}}''. Black Hat's dialogue implies the preceding films are about at least 97 different Titanics which all sank, creating an artificial reef, and this film is about the 98th hitting that reef (rather than an iceberg). |
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− | | ''Debbie Did 9/11'' || A combination of '' | + | | ''Debbie Did 9/11'' || A combination of ''Debbie Does Dallas'', a 1970s porn film about a young woman trying for a cheerleader squad, and a 9/11 conspiracy theory. Actual ''Debbie Does Dallas'' sequels include 5 numbered ones, two titled ''Debbie Does Dallas Again'', several with subtitles, and some parodies, unofficial sequels and spinoffs that - like the title quote here - change what Debbie does. IMDb lists, among others, ''Debbie Does Iowa'', ''Debbie Does Wall Street'', ''Debbie Does 'em All'' and ''Debbie Does Damnation''. |
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− | | ''Time Jam: A Connecticut Huskie on King Arthur's Court'' || A combination of | + | | ''Time Jam: A Connecticut Huskie on King Arthur's Court'' || A combination of ''{{w|A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court}}'' by {{w|Mark Twain}} and ''{{w|Space Jam}}''. Mark Twain's story is one of the first time travel stories, while ''Space Jam'' sees cartoon characters and real basketball players team up to defeat basketball-playing aliens. The mention of a husky is a reference to the University of Connecticut sports teams. |
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− | | ''Harold and Kumar Go to Howl's Moving Castle'' || A combination of ''{{w|Harold and Kumar go to White Castle}}'' | + | | ''Harold and Kumar Go to Howl's Moving Castle'' || A combination of ''{{w|Harold and Kumar go to White Castle}}'' - about the meandering and very adult adventures of {{w|Harold and Kumar|a pair of stoners}} - and ''{{w|Howl's Moving Castle (film)|Howl's Moving Castle}}'' - a tender, often philosophical children's {{w|anime}} film by {{w|Hayao Miyazaki}}, based on a novel by {{w|Diana Wynne Jones}}. |
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− | | ''A Million Random Digits with 100,000 Normal Deviates'' || This is actually {{w|A Million Random Digits with 100,000 Normal Deviates|a real book from 1955}} | + | | ''A Million Random Digits with 100,000 Normal Deviates'' || This is actually {{w|A Million Random Digits with 100,000 Normal Deviates|a real book from 1955}} - back before scientists had access to computers that could easily generate random numbers, this book was very useful for statistics and for setting up scientific experiments. The book is {{w|File:Random digits.png|literally just a list of numbers}}, so there would be no movie in it except for flashing numbers on a screen. |
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− | | ''Michael Bay's The Vagina Monologues'' || ''{{w|The Vagina Monologues}}'' is a famous play by | + | | ''Michael Bay's The Vagina Monologues'' || ''{{w|The Vagina Monologues}}'' is a famous play by Eve Ensler. All that happens in it is a series of women talk frankly about their bodies, their sexuality and their lives. There's no space in it for explosions, but Michael Bay (who is known for [http://www.thewrap.com/megan-fox-quit-transformers-over-michael-bays-abuse-17614/ rather unfeminist behaviour] and over-doing explosions in the movies he directs) found a way. |
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+ | Title text then talks about ''A Million Random Digits'' again and says that it is an adaptation of Japanese version. But in modern world digits are universal, so it is hard to understand how adaptation would be different from original, unless they used {{w|Japanese numerals}} (which are rarely used for mathematical purposes). | ||
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:Black Hat: Around. | :Black Hat: Around. | ||
− | :[In an frame-less panel Cueball is seen sitting in an office chair at a desk facing left. He is looking at Black Hat's computer while typing on the keyboard which is on a | + | :[In an frame-less panel Cueball is seen sitting in an office chair at a desk facing left. He is looking at Black Hat's computer while typing on the keyboard which is on a shelve lower than the regular desk surface. Black Hat replies to his queries from behind him off-panel right.] |
:Cueball: ''Lorem Ipsum: The Movie?'' | :Cueball: ''Lorem Ipsum: The Movie?'' | ||
:Cueball: ''Titanic XCVIII?'' | :Cueball: ''Titanic XCVIII?'' | ||
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:Black Hat (off-panel): Really underrated ''Space Jam'' sequel. | :Black Hat (off-panel): Really underrated ''Space Jam'' sequel. | ||
− | :[Zoom in on the scene so nothing beneath the keyboard is visible. The screen and | + | :[Zoom in on the scene so nothing beneath the keyboard is visible. The screen and Cueballs head almost spans the width of the panel.] |
:Cueball: ''Harold and Kumar Go to Howl's Moving Castle?'' | :Cueball: ''Harold and Kumar Go to Howl's Moving Castle?'' | ||
:Cueball: ''A Million Random Digits with 100,000 Normal Deviates?'' | :Cueball: ''A Million Random Digits with 100,000 Normal Deviates?'' |