Template:Did you know nominations/Triggermen

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The result was: promoted by Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:36, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

Triggermen

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• ... that the 2002 comedy crime film Triggermen, starring Pete Postlethwaite and Neil Morrissey, was described in reviews as "A comedy-thriller short on laughs and thrills" and "all a bit aimless"?

• Comment: Stub created 17 March and speedied, unspeedied, Prodded, unprodded, sent to AfD. Rescued at AfD after PamD added a couple of refs and nominator withdrew, then expanded by MQS.

Created/expanded by MichaelQSchmidt (talk), PamD (talk). Nominated by PamD (talk) at 09:34, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

• reviewed Milko Bambič for co-author/co-expander User:PamD. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 18:02, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

• For a movie to get bad reviews, isn't that rare.--Carabinieri (talk) 14:02, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

• I'm open to suggestions for an ALT hook.. and offer a couple below... but when an anticipated film becomes a stinker in the eyes of reviewers, that critical disappointmet can become THE interesting factoid that can serve our readers. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 08:14, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

• ALT 1: ... that even with their comparisons of it to Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Pulp Fiction, the 2002 comedy crime film Triggermen was poorly received by critics?

• ALT 2: ... that in the 2002 comedy crime film Triggermen, Neil Morrisey and Adrian Dunbar star as British con men caught up in a comedy of errors?

I agree that the irony of an anticipated film bombing is interesting, but there is nothing in the article that says the film was anticipated. ALT 1 assumes that people know of or like Lock Stock, and ALT 2 seems like a TV Guide listing. I think the opening line in reception is brilliant, and could be turned into a hook. ▫ JohnnyMrNinja 19:42, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

• ALT 3: ... that critics described the 2002 comedy thriller Triggermen as "neither noticeably comic nor remotely thrilling"?
  • In agreement, I like ALT 3 plenty. Definitely catches the eye. Thanks for offering it. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 22:52, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

Good to go with ALT 3. Long enough, new enough, well-referenced and no obvious problems with the text. Moswento (talk | contribs) 10:25, 24 April 2012 (UTC)