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The Perfect Formula For Box Office Success

Posted by Hemos on from the and-for-my-next-trick,-lead-into-gold dept.

Julez writes "According to icLiverpool, the formula for creating the "perfect" film has been discovered by a UK academic. The research will be used to assess the potential success of possible film sponsorship deals. Apparently, the perfect feature must have: action 30pc, comedy 17pc, good v evil 13pc, love/sex/romance 12pc, special effects 10pc, plot 10pc and music 8pc "

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  1. How about 100% porn? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    How about 100% porn?

    1. Re:How about 100% porn? by Anne_Nonymous · · Score: 5, Funny

      That would be 110% love/sex/romance, -5% plot, and -5% music.

      Not that I would know...

    2. Re:How about 100% porn? by swordboy · · Score: 5, Funny

      How about 100% porn?

      This is nearly what the RIAA uses for the recipe for a chart topper:

      - 50 percent porn
      - 20 percent cowbell
      - 30 percent ClearChannel

      (all ingredients by volume)

      --

      Life is the leading cause of death in America.
  2. Just in the perfect Slashdot Artical. by Neck_of_the_Woods · · Score: 5, Funny


    38% Windows bash.
    22% Linux worship.
    16% Katz bash.
    13% OS penis messuring.
    8% punctuation correction.
    2% spelling correction.
    1% comedy.
    1% math correction.
    1% sig.

    --
    Neck_of_the_Woods
    #/usr/local/surf/glassy/overhead
    1. Re:Just in the perfect Slashdot Artical. by djward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Actually, halve all of those numbers - it's not a perfect article until its been duped.

  3. Waterworld got it wrong: by lovebyte · · Score: 5, Funny

    action 1pc
    comedy 0pc
    good v evil 1pc
    love/sex/romance 1pc
    special effects 1pc
    plot 0pc
    music 0pc
    water 96pc

    --

    I'll do it for cheesy poofs.

  4. The obligatory Simpsons quote by mlush · · Score: 5, Funny

    [Silverman draws a standard dog]
    Myers: No, no, no! He was supposed to have attitude.
    Silverman: Um... wh-what do you mean, exactly?
    Myers: Oh, you know, attitude, attitude! Uh... sunglasses!
    Lady: Could we put him in more of a "hip-hop" context?
    Krusty: Forget context, he's gotta be a surfer. Give me a nice shmear of surfer.
    Lady: I feel we should Rasta-fy him by... 10 percent or so.
    [the resulting dog is rather... proactive]
    [all stare at it w/o any expression]
    Myers: Hmm... I think he needs a little more attitude. [Silverman blackens in Poochie's sunglasses]
    All Three: [variously] Oh, yeah, bingo. Yeah, that's it! There it is, right there! I love it!
    -- Another cartoon character created in less than 15 minutes,
    "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show"

  5. Re:Good grief! by csteinle · · Score: 5, Funny

    Did anyone else feel it was an insult to those with intelligence that plot took only an 8% grab?


    No, but it is an insult to your reading ability. It says plot 10pc :-P
  6. Re:Good grief! by FurryFeet · · Score: 5, Funny

    1. You read and are a registered member of Slashdot, therefore your intelligence is likely at least 40 points above the average population.

    You never read at -1 do you?