{"id":162,"date":"2009-06-25T15:46:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-25T15:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/omeoflittlefaith\/2009\/06\/winner-name-your-own-toy-based-movie.html"},"modified":"2009-06-25T15:46:00","modified_gmt":"2009-06-25T15:46:00","slug":"winner-name-your-own-toy-based-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/omeoflittlefaith\/2009\/06\/winner-name-your-own-toy-based-movie.html","title":{"rendered":"Winner: Name Your Own Toy-Based Movie"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanks to all of you<\/span> who entered yesterday’s Slate-inspired<\/a> contest. Lots of great entries<\/a> and, well, a few ruined childhood memories.<\/p>\n

Here are my the honorable mentions, which don’t win anything but which I liked anyway and wanted to acknowledge.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Hungry Hungry Hippos: Fleshfeast<\/span>
I doubt I’ll ever enjoy chomping marbles in this game again<\/span>. Thanks for THAT, Matt<\/a>. Horrifying.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span><\/span>Hula Hoop the Movie: Curse of the Devil’s Ring<\/span>
Funny, evocative title. Sounds scary, but also sounds like a religious movie. So I doubt it would be a very good film for that reason. But anyway, nice title. Good job, T-Bone<\/a>.<\/p>\n

<\/span>\u2022 <\/span><\/span>Tinker Toys: Round Peg, Round Hole, and the Rise of Mephisto<\/span>
The title is too long, Bryan<\/a>, and when I first read it I thought you might be headed to Smutville. But I was thrilled that you connected Tinker Toys and “the Rise of Mephisto” in a title. A fun surprise.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span><\/span>The Teddy Ruxpin Story: A Thug’s Life<\/span>
Another surprising connection. I immediately pictured a cut, shirtless Teddy Ruxpin with a Tupac-style stomach tattoo. Thus destroying my last vestige of childhood innocence. Thank you, Nick<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span><\/span>MAD LIBS: the MOVIE<\/span>
This one gets mentioned for its creative tagline:
The (adjective) (noun) (body part) movie of all time!<\/span> (exclamation)<\/p>\n

<\/span>If this were a fake tagline contest, Dan<\/a>, you would have won.<\/p>\n

————-<\/p>\n

<\/span>\"\"<\/a>But the winning submission<\/span> was able to both surprise and entertain while remaining a believable movie title. It’s brief (only four words!), explanatory, and funny. That it also evoked a real movie<\/a> was a bonus. Also it’s weird, which earns extra points around these parts.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Congratulations, Chase<\/a>. You win for:<\/p>\n

Chia: An Inconvenient Pet<\/span><\/p>\n

Nice job. Hit me up with your shipping address and book request and I’ll get something shipped out to you.<\/p>\n

Thanks everyone for participating. Now you should go submit your entries to Slate<\/a>.
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