The Rental Remix: The Winners!

As promised on October 13th

A French bulldog because the movie features a French bulldog

Remember this contest?

The challenge was to improve the second act of the film The Rental by replacing the in-fighting that fills that portion of the film. Well, one hundred twenty-seven comments later, here are our winners.

But first, let’s look at some options:

The story could’ve gone meta, like Cabin in the Woods where they find everything has been controlled for a higher purpose.

The Arab-American woman and the racist caretaker are in cahoots. Their enmity seems so overdone, I suspect it covered a huge lustful passion and they were conspiring in a Death Trap kind of way.

The dog, Reggie, is implanted with an alien embryo and explodes at dinner, releasing a huge, acid-for-blood predator that kills everyone.

They put the cameras in the house themselves, then pretended to “find” them.

Now the winners:

Atticus Blake — who touched on the age-old fear of seeing your own living room used as the set for a bareback orgy, complete with family heirlooms being fondled.

Hannah Simpson — who touched on the importance of Objects. That telescope is a metaphor for voyeurism, but it serves no larger purpose. Use it! At least make a spike jut out of it and impale someone in the eye.

Eric I — who touched on a larger use for the secret footage: slasher films.

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And thank you for playing the game. More to come.

As always, Congratulations!