Poor track record

300
Xerxes looks familiar—wasn't he part of Sigue Sigue Sputnik?
THE NANNY DIARIES
Beware of any story with a character named "Harvard Hottie"
MRS. SKEFFINGTON
Bette Davis channels Margaret Sullavan, and then channels Bette Davis

BECOMING JANE
Painstakingly researched dance sequence in which couples mutter barbs? Check!

ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
Maxwell, Jojo, Dr. Robert—all your favorite Beatles characters, together

THE WIRE, SEASON ONE, DISC TWO
Incredible depth of characterization...intricately layered dialogue...stupefying, oppressive boredom

THE WIRE, SEASON ONE, DISC THREE
Manufactured to ensure that our Netflix flow halts for weeks

RATATOUILLE
Directions: Take name of French dish. Remove first syllable. Presto!

PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM
It takes a half hour before you realize: San Francisco?!

HOT ROD
Confused producers put Andy Samberg in vehicle for Adam Sandler