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The bottom line is that the series was on its last legs as a first-run series and this really looked like they dusted off this turkey and filmed it regardless of the absurdity of the premise.
Despite the potentially fascinating premise, Series 7 is weak attempt at attacking reality television.
The premise of the film sounds good.
This is a great premise for a movie.
The simple premise of Overnight is to try an communicate the message, "look at this guy, he blew it all", when in fact he has a strong underground following, dealt with harsh blows from friends and executives all in the name of getting a project done in the way he envisioned it.
The premise that one could steal a locomotive and "drive" from Arkansas to Chicago without hitting another train along the way has to be right up there on the Impossible Plot lines hit board.
The premise is such a good one and a chance to educate about black cowboys but the film is truly dire.
The whole premise of the show is a stupid idea.
The DVD sleeve explains the premise: "Three problem teens are headed for jail," and are "set to do time until Captain Greer offers them a deal to work for him - undercover."
I expect this film to be successful in Czech, where it will be welcome due to its obvious premise - "Them ex-pats may have money, they may even get our women, but they're old, soft and our women want to be satisfied,we may be poor, but ... .
From the start, its premise dooms it to be stereotypical.
But as so many animes have shown, a poor premise can be rescued by deep, realistic characters.
A serious rewrite and better editing might have saved it, as the premise and story outline are promising.
The premise sounds promising: a couple gets a visit from a mysterious person who offers them a million dollar.
Black Mama, White Mama, also known as 'Women in Chains,' is exactly the kind of trashy and crappy b-movie that the premise suggests.
Starting with a decent premise the whole thing just unravels and becomes a complete mess.
The premise is interesting, original, and has the makings of making a classic.
The basic premise is fine: what if a freak storm threatened to send the sea straight over the Thames flood barriers and engulf London so fast that most of the inhabitants would probably never get out in time?
The vagina dentata gimmick might well have made for an interesting horror movie, but "Angst" botches the premise.
The premise of the film was that, as with all societies or great civilizations, they are eventually doomed to fail.
While the premise of the film sounded unique and intriguing after watching the first 5 minutes of the film I could have stopped there and gone on with my life.
Horrid acting, unsettling mother/daughter moment, silly premise, if you want a bad movie here it is.
It wasn't the premise, or the theme that was a problem.
The premise had great possibilities for humor and pathos both.
A decent premise is wasted on a film that pretends it has surprises, twists and turns, even though it really doesn't.
The premise was interesting enough, a winning lottery ticket in a secluded area and people who have reasons why they want the money.
The premise is interesting and having Lance Henriksen in the cast (ALIENS)gave "The Untold" a promising outlook.
To my deepest regret "Land of the Minotaur" can hardly even be called mediocre, and that in spite of the cast, the exotic setting, the appealing title and the potentially great sounding premise.
The premise of giant rodents inhabiting the moon, a lifeless orb to be sure, is totally ridiculous, as is the construction of a giant mousetrap.
The premise of Sinatra as a sweet guy who tries to impersonate his late "bandito" father is okay, but he seems awkward in the role.
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